Short story on Rikara.
"I hate you" she shut her eyes and screamed at him.
"But I love you" he confessed for the first time.
Her eyes widen on his confession. Her heart skipped a beat when he confessed. She had been expecting him to say those word...
"We don't make mistakes, just happy little accidents"
- Bob Ross
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He waited for her at bus stop. He could sense that she is not happy and is feeling guilty. Her guilt is making him to feel remorse.
He knew he didn't force her to do it, but he took the responsibility. He felt as if he snatched her innocence.
When she got down form the bus, he got up and went towards her.
"Gauri?" he called her. She stilled for a moment but then resumed her walking.
He walked in long strides to walk beside her. Man, she is walking too fast.
She whispered once again without turning towards him, "I am not interested in giving another pose."
He shut his eyes in pain. She is afraid of him.
"I don't want to either." he clarified her thoughts.
She stopped walking.
"Then why are you following me?" she asked him suspiciously.
"I... I came to give this. Here." he extended his hand to give her a cheque of 50 grand.
She didn't lift her head up. After that incident, she felt ashamed of herself. Now she doesn't have the guts to look into his eyes.
"What is it? You paid me enough." he actually paid what she required. But she forgot about the last part of the dealing.
"I won the exhibition. As I promised I brought you 10% of the prize amount."
She wanted to refuse, saying that she doesn't need any money. But she remembered that, she refused the first time he asked saying that, she has enough money, but next day itself she was in front of his house begging for the same money.
But now she really didn't need money. She will be needing money to pay for her exam fee, after that she will get a job as an architect in some company. Then there won't be much of financial issues.
He could see her contemplating over the money. He took her hand and placed the cheque.
"You deserve it. You completed my art. Take it as me thanking you." he said.
Unknowingly he reminded the topic which she wanted to erase from her memory.
A traitorous tear fell from her eye. She nodded and placed the cheque in her bag.
"Thank you." she whispered and started to walk. Om understood that she needs time and space for herself. So he didn't follow her after that.
After one week he stood in front of her college itself. At sharp 5 in the evening she came out with her head bent down. She felt someone's gaze on her for which she turned to find him half sitting on his bike and looking at her keenly.
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