aurore - an unusual love story √

part fifty three

Bhoomi and Som sat making serious faces at a cafe near Som's office.

Som had called Bhoomi, and wanted a meet up. Hence she was here, after finishing her job at hand.

" I don't understand what exactly you wish to point out. " , Bhoomi spoke after sometime.

" Nothing in specific. Just that, Jai looks like drifting apart a huge lot suddenly. I had wished to change his notion against Muslims only. But it seems he has clung to a new notion so ardently that he can forget old goodies. "

" It's his choice. " , Bhoomi sipped in the coffee, looking unaffected.

" Really? "

" Of course. Did you involve him in planning my birthday surprise? What's the big deal if he doesn't take us along, to his friend's place? "

" Bhoomi, I just wanted you to ..... " , Som gulped in words.

Bhoomi kept staring into his eyes.

" Anyways, I would not have mind if Jai went along with other friends. But he's taking Sonara everywhere! "

" Sonara? " , Bhoomi shrinked her eyes.

" Yes. He went to Sushant's place with her. He takes her to places like the flying club. His favourites. "

Bhoomi kept quiet for a long time.

Som could not gather if Bhoomi was hurt. Because he himself definitely was. But also... this was his chance to make out if Bhoomi had really gotten over Jai.

" I find nothing wrong in that, honestly Som! 

Sonara is a nice girl, and fate hasn't been good to her. Everyone needs a chance to live a beautiful life, with friends who help to cherish the world as a whole.

I don't literally know why you are overthinking. If you are so jealous of the attention he's giving to someone else, meet up and talk. But don't behave like his girlfriend. "

Bhoomi got up. And throwing a smile,  said.
" Plus, if you have nothing else to talk, I'm afraid I'll have to leave."

She walked away.

And Som kept staring at this strange woman.

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Jai sat motionless in the lounge.

His thought process had completely jumbled up since last night.

Neither could he react on what Maya said, nor decide what he should do next.

The only thing he did was sit for long hours at different corners of the house like a ghost stricken human.

Sonara....needed to be saved.....

And the single most way to do that was to get her......married!?

Jai couldn't think anymore.

Was Sonara that weak?

The one thing he wished for... was to not let her walk back into the world again, alone. But did that really mean he wanted her to be someone's bride?? 

Wait a minute. Why would, what he wanted, matter even!

Would she herself even want that?? 

A sudden anger gripped him. A tremendous one.

The same woman who was being so thankful to him yesterday evening, the same woman who heard how he too was good to have her in his life.....
wished to leave again, all of a sudden??