It Was Only You

❣ It was Only You [10] ❣

The moment was shocking. Both Aditya and I couldn't help but wonder what just transpired between us. Suddenly the sky thundered loud and the pouring rain increased its momentum, cold-bloodedly touching the grounds, announcing of an upcoming storm. Perhaps in our lives or for my bad luck, bad destiny. I couldn't believe my own eyes when I ended up slapping my best friend across his face. It was the outburst of the frustrated emotions that I've been keeping to myself all along which made me lift my hand against Aditya and I knew that in my heart, what I did was completely wrong. Aditya's horrifying glare burned my heart and I couldn't face him anymore.

With a surprised look on my face at my own blunder, I immediately turned around without facing Aditya, closed my eyes tightly while clenching my fists unconsciously making my palms get hurt in the process. But the pain I felt was mainly of Aditya's betrayal, not because my palm was getting hurt. Aditya didn't utter a single word and I didn't expect him to say anything either. With the next thunder clapping and echoing through the city, I wiped away the water again from my cheeks and walked ahead in the road without looking back.

"Zoya...!"

I had taken only ten steps when I heard Aditya calling me. His voice was full of pain but that didn't stop me from moving.

"Zoya, you can't just slap me and go away without telling me why you did so! What's wrong with you? Kya mera itna bhi haq nahi hai ki mujhe ye patha chale ki tumne mujhe thappar kyun maara? Mera gunaah kya hai Zoya?"

I felt a fresh bout of sobs trying to reach my eyes but I controlled my emotions and without heeding to Aditya, I continued my pace. I could hear the sounds of water splashing behind me all of a sudden but I didn't stop to look behind.

Suddenly Aditya held my left wrist and turned me around to which I lost balance and hit his body with a 'thud'. The moment that transpired between the two of us could have made my face feel warm if the situation had been much more different and I hadn't mistakenly slapped Aditya. I immediately backed off understanding that I was clutching on to him and observed his face. He was gawking at me with a shocking stare at my hazel orbs continuously. Both of us were soaked with the downpour of rain and our clothes were sticking to our skins but that wasn't important to me as much as the agonizing pain inside my heart which was caused by the guy who was ogling his eyes at me. Aditya held my shoulders and I moved my eyes to look at his hands and then at his face with a deadened expression.

"Zoya, tumhe ho kya gaya hai? Pehele tumne mujhe thappar maara aur jab main tumse us thappar maarne ki wajah poocha toh tum mooh mor kar jaarahi ho? Aisi kaunsi galti kardi maine jiske wajeh se tumhe mujh par itna gussa aaya? Aur tum, aisi mausam mei mere ghar aakhar, Maa se aisi kaunsi important baat ki jo tum baad mein bhi karsakthi ho? Tum bheeg chuki ho, poori tarah! Tumhara chahtha kaha gaya? Tum mujhe aise ignore kyun kar rahi ho yaar, I want to know!"

Aditya's desperation was visible in his voice but his questions irritated me. After so much happening between us he asks me about my umbrella? Without thinking further I held his hands firmly and dropped them with such an extensive force that Aditya was stunned with the change of my behaviour. But I knew that he deserved the cold-treatment after hurting me.

"Hum aapko ignore kar rahe hai? Really Aditya, really? Humne kya aapko humara best friend maana toh iska matlab ye hua, ki aap apne faide keliye hume jab chaahe paas bula sakthe hai aur jab chaahe chodh sakthe hai? Humara jo mann kahe, hum woh karenge. Aur rahi baat chhate ki toh humne aapko chhata isliye maara Aditya kyun ki you deserved it!"

Aditya's eyes widened with astonishment and looking at his expressions, I could understand that he wasn't able to grasp what I meant.

"What the hell Zoya! You visited my house in this bad weather, I coincidentally came out of my room to make a call to Arjun but then I saw you with Maa in the garden aur main tumhe dekh kar bohot khush hogaya tha trust me. Maine Arjun ko baad me call karneka faisla bhi karliya taaki main neeche aakhar tumse miloon, tumhare saath baatein karoon kyun ki bohot din hogaya tha tumhe dekh ke. I couldn't hear the conversation you were having with Maa but maine Maa ko tumhari taraf ungli utathe huve dekha tha and I couldn't understand what was happening. I was surprised to not see you when I came downstairs right away. That's why I decided to follow you and when I finally caught up with you, tumne mujhe thappar maara? Why are you saying that i deserved it? Tum mere ghar se, mujhse baat kiye baghair nikhla tha ya main? Batao Zoya!"