Unconditional

I don't trust the situations

Next day Dec woke up to see his roommate's empty bed. He knows Ant will be on the terrace sketching something. He brushes his teeth and gets dressed and walks into the cool air blowing on the roof. Ant was under the usual water tank and Dec sits near him with a book in his hand.

Ant: "It's too cold.. you just got rid of your cold"

Dec: "Are you okay to be here in this cold?"

Ant : "I am not a baby, you don't have to patronise me" he snaps

Dec: "Same here"

Ant just sighs at him

Dec: "What are you drawing? "

Ant: "Will show you once I complete it"

Dec: "Promise? "

Ant : "I will never change my word"

Dec: "You won't lose anything if you promise me"

Ant : "It's easy to break.. I don't believe in promises"

Dec: "Sometimes promises are all we have in life"

Ant: "Exactly. So don't lean on them more"

Dec looks at him with curiosity

Ant: "Why are you looking at me like this?"

Dec: "Have you ever trusted anyone in your life?"

Ant: "No"

Dec: "Your family...friends?"

Ant: "It's not the people that I don't trust . It's the situations"

Dec: "Do you believe that people can change according to situations?"

Ant: "Yes "

Dec: "Why?"

Ant: "That's what I believe..and It's always good to be careful"

Dec: "What if no one trusts you?"

Ant: "I don't want anyone to trust me..I don't care"

Dec: "Still you asked me to trust you yesterday"

Ant : "That's different. I wouldn't have cared if you hadn't trusted me"

Dec: "Then why were you keen to make things right between us?"

Ant: "Are you in a mood for interrogation right now? Well I am not. I let you sit near me with one condition that you will be silent . Keep that word"

Dec pouts at him and turns away "You do care...." he whisper-shouts

Ant doesn't reply to him but somewhere inside him, he knows what Dec said is true...... he won't let Dec know that.

They reach the college on time and this time, Dec didn't mind the curious stares he got . He got down from behind Ant and after a swift goodbye, walks to the cafe.

Ant parks his bike and as he gets down, he sees his friends surrounding him

Ant: "Good morning "

Robbie : "You took him here on your bike?!"

Ant: "Yes . Thanks to you three"

Gary: "Thanks to us?!"

Ant: "Well..your brilliant plan did work eh?? Now I have to do whatever he asks me to?"

Gary: "You could deny"