Christmas has come early, enjoy the story. Forgive the errors.
After work he waited for her outside, when she arrived he requests to have a drive with him.
First she denied that she was supposed to help her maa to which he replied
"I sought her permission permission to take you to dinner."
With no option left she entered in his car and they drove of to Hilltop Hotel. They merely walked in and took a sit, ordering food for him she only orders for hot chocolate and a crossaint. She didn't want to let herself get comfortable around him again.
They had their meal in silence with music playing in the background. He didn't want to spoil the appetite so they quietly enjoy their food, clearing the bill they went away.
Driving from the hotel he parked at the beach, coming out he requested her to join him which she did with alot of hesitation. Shewalked behind him trying to figure out what they were doing here at this hour.
She hadn't bothered to confirm with her maa as she knew he wouldn't lie to her.
"Am sorry I walked out on you with no reason. I had a phase I was going through and I needed to clear my head first."
Turning to look at her she had been looking at up the sky when he turned to look at her.
"Their was much on my mind that I needed to clear it. It was very rude of me to leave with out informing you let alone my being silent even when you tried to reach out to me."
She said "Abhi, you don't need to explain yourself to me. You had your reasons and as a friend I should try to know my limits and avoid crossing them" while still looking at the sky.
Taking her by her shoulders he said
"you have all right to know everything about me. I have never let in anyone in my life before. None I have told all I have said to you, not even my siblings. Please try not to draw lines between us, I hold you close to my heart and I would never want us to part." his voice was deep and intense yet sincere and she avoided looking into his eyes.
She was lost for words taking his hands into her hands she said "apart from my little family no one have i let in my life. I have never brought anyone to my home, you were the first person to meet my maa and the only friend I had to think through alot to make meet my brother because I know how protective he is of me" gazing into his eyes with mixed emotions
"I really don't know your reasons for your actions but what I can say is it really hurt, it was disappointing and heartbreaking especially when my messages were never answered. You left me with many questions that started to doubted if I was a good friend, if i was worth of your time, if I had done or said something that led to you going away."
By the time she finished this statement she had let go of his hands and had walked a bit far from him.
He knew he had hurt her but didn't think it would be this deep to an extent of doubting herself.
He heard her say "trust is like a new clean straight paper after its been trampled upon and folded it can never be made perfect straight like before no matter how much you try."
He rushed to her holding her hand he said "please don't say this, please. I was confused with my feelings, which I wasn't able to put a name too. It was not easy for me as well yet I needed to do this, I could have chosen to ignore it but it wasn't easy for me Pragya. I left to a very remote place to try and change environment because I wanted to know what it would be like once I knew you were not nearby."
Taking her face into her hands he continued "it was the hardest thing I have ever had to do. I needed to put myself inorder before i come to you.
I wanted to know who you are to me and I would be lying if I said you were just a friend because in you I have found a mother, who by the way is very alive but too busy for me. I have found a sister, a friend and what I want is to spend my life with you."
