Yours forever

~7~

'Oh no,shit!'Aradhya got up from the chair quickly cleaning the mess in Aryan's shirt with a tissue paper.

'You're always such a pain in the ass,you know,'She was annoyed,'Can't even function properly.'

'It's okay,'He took the tissue from her,'I can manage.'

But it's not!

He could already feel his heart hammering loudly against his chest.

'Aradhya going out with another guy!'Even the thought made him dizzy.

But he knew he had to support his best friend,he couldn't just burden her by imposing his feelings on her.

'So tell me about this guy,'He tried to act cool,when the fact was he's already screaming inside.

'Forget it!'She stood up suddenly,'I'm going.'

'What..no..wait,'He grabbed her wrist,'Why are you being so mad suddenly?'

'Cuz I knew you wouldn't be happy about it,'She shot back,'Just look at you mahn,you changed..you changed so much.'

'Woah..woah just let me explain at least before you jump into conclusions.'

'I don't need explanations,'She looked at him sadly,'You are my best friend,I recognize every expressions of you.Just one look & I know what you are thinking.'

'Oh wow!'He was angry now,'Now you are the mind reader also.So why don't you just tell me what I'm thinking,'He stood up to face her.

'It's like..'She started slowly,'You don't act like before anymore.There's been so many strange behavioural changes in you.You don't even talk much now.It feels like there's something going on in your head but you're too afraid to show it,so you just shut yourself up from the world & pretend everything's normal.I would really like to have my old Zero IQ back,'She touched his cheek & smiled softly.

'I...'For the first time Aryan found himself at a loss for words.

'Shhh..you don't need to say anything.I understood.Sometimes it's hard to accept the truth,'She took his hands into hers.

'Can I be lucky enough to know about your difficulties,Aryan?'