TOMBOY FALLS FOR FLIRT

Ch-10-One more Shocker

"OH MY GOD!", came in a not so girly but chorus of a shriek from the next balcony.
Their heads snapped around to see Zee and Sam.
"You two!?", Zee asked with wide eyes.
"Yeah..So what?", Keya said rolling her eyes, thinking of why it shocked her so much to see them together.
"You in his shirt!? What about Sonali? You two!? Wait, when did this relationship start!?", Sam asked as Keya's eyes now widened realising what the other two were thinking.

"Oh god! You idiots! I just stayed over for a night out at his place and I had no extra pair of clothes so I borrowed his shirt.", she said rolling her eyes at the other two.
"Yeah. She just stayed over.", Aarav said taking Keya's side.
"What is wrong with these two? Why aren't they fighting?", Zee asked Sam.
"They have unstable minds.", Sam reasoned and almost immediately received a pillow on his face that came from across the balcony.

"The real question is, what is Zahra doing at your place?", Aarav asked wiggling his brows.
"I stayed for a movie marathon.", Zahra said showing him the finger.

"Okay now I will leave Vee must be waiting for me.", Keya said.
"I will drop you home.", Aarav said taking the keys.
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"I thought we were going home.", Keya said as Aarav drove away from the city side.
"We are going at a special place.", he said smiling.
"You are planning my murder!", she fake gasped.
"Damn! The plan failed.", he said playing along and parking on one side of the road.
"Aarav, we are really in the middle of nowhere." She said looking around on the road with trees on both sides and a little bit of jungle like environment.
"Come on.", he said walking off road into the woods.
"Wow you are sure planning to kill me.", Keya said following him.
He remained quiet and kept walking and Keya followed him.
Keya could now hear sounds of water  falling from a height.
"Here we are.", Aarav said and moved aside for Keya to see.
It was a clear blue pond in middle of woods with a waterfall and rocks all around.
"Lets sit there.", he said pointing to one of the rock.
"Why are we here?", she asked as soon as they sat down.
"Sh..", he said putting a finger on her lips.
"Be quiet, close your eyes, getting into a stable breathing pattern and just listen to the surroundings.", Aarav said.
Keya did as told.
Slowly, along with her breathing pattern, she could hear the waterfall, the birds chirping and the winds blowing.
They stayed like that for a few minutes. Stable and comfortable in silence.
"Slowly open your eyes.", he said and she did as told.
"How do you feel?", he asked.
"Refreshed. Recharged.", she replied looking at the waterfall.
"Whenever I feel demotivated, homesick or something happens which I cannot handle on an emotional level, I come here. Rarely people know about this place, you are the first person I have ever got here from all my friends.", he said keeping a hand over her shoulder.

"Why me?", she asked looking at him.
"You needed this. This place is where you cannot be yourself Keya. I know generally people say that one can be themselves at such places but not you, your original self has tornadoes inside and tornadoes are okay if they are driving you to your destination but in your case it is destroying you. Stop destroying yourself Keya. Your mom and Aakash wouldn't have appreciated it. You lie to the world and say that you are happy and jovial but how will you lie to the ones who reside in your heart?", he said it all looking directly in her eyes.
"I...I really don't know what to say. Thanks for looking out for me.", she said with a small smile.
"Don't self harm yourself ever. Promise me?", he asked extending his hand.
"Promise.", she said keeping her hand into his.
"I have questions, do you mind if I?", he asked.
"Go ahead.", she said patting on his shoulder.
"Are you in touch with Akash's mother?", he asked.
"I met her in Delhi. She gives service and lives in Delhi's Gurdwara Sis Ganj Sahib Ji. She is so calm and serene. She has made peace with herself.", she said looking in the water.
" Do you..Do you s..till lo..ve Akash?", he asked hesitantly because he was not sure if it would be nice to ask such a question.
"I won't do Karate on you for this question. Don't worry.", she said with a small forced chuckle.
" I never stopped loving him. I don't know if I will ever be able to love someone again but if I do, that person has definitely to do some sharing. I would never be able to love anyone else fully. My love will always be shared. Trust me, no person, will ever be comfortable with that idea. So, I try to keep myself away from people. After my graduation, my radio jockey job, this is the first time I have made friends. I keep myself away from people. I don't want anyone to get hurt because of me.", She said with a sad smile.
"No one is going to get hurt because of you K. Chill a bit. Is Maahi, I mean Avani, Is Avani fine?", he asked further.
"You can call her Maahi, if you want. I have filed her student visa papers. She will be here soon." She said with a sigh of relief.
"Everything will be fine. Trust me.", he said squeezing her hand in support.
"I hope it does.", she said keeping her other hand on their intwined ones.
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"Don't drop me home. Drop me on this address, I have to take some notes from Zee.", she said showing him the address of the Paying Guest residence where Zee lived, while driving back home.
"Okay.", he said concentrating on road once again after reading the address from her phone.
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"I will also meet Zee.", Aarav said parking the car on the front porch of the house where Zee stayed as PG.