Destiny or Coincidence?

Chapter 48

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Athira Patel

"Hai Abhi, Hai Athira" she wished looking at us with an expression of sadness and a forced smile on her face. 

I was so shocked to see her sad face that it tugged at my heart repeatedly making me feel guilty for an unknown reason. But somehow i think i know the reason behind her sadness and it was partly because of me. If Abhi didn't like me in the first place, then maybe he would have accepted her feelings. 

Before, I never felt guilty for her, but today after seeing her emotionally drained face like this, it's making me rethink my thoughts and opinion about her. 

"What are you doing here?" Abhi asked looking at her with a stone expression while i was feeling sympathy towards her. Maybe i was the one who came in the middle of them? I know that i am having seconds thoughts here, but I can't help it. 

"Oh look, The great Abhilash graced me with his presence altast. What a pleasant surprise Abhi. You still remember me?" Asked Omisha with a fake surprise and shock by keeping her hands on her heart gasping, while we all can see her hurt face behind her hard facade. 

"Omisha... I asked you a question" he repeated the words with force like he was controlling himself from lashing out at her. 

"Don't overthink yourself Abhilash. I just came to meet my childhood friend. That's it. It was a coincidence to meet the both of you here" she spat looking at him with an angry expression on her face. But i think that anger is reflected due to the hurt feelings she is hiding smartly behind her hard exterior. She is good at hiding her feelings though. Even I would have thought the same if not for her betraying eyes a little earlier for a fraction of seconds when she saw us together. I don't know if Abhi saw the sadness in her eyes earlier or not but it's clear to me as daylight now. 

"Fine. Let's go Athira" he said giving a curt nod towards her by cutting her off without giving a second glance at her direction and turned towards me by taking my hand in his to resume our walking towards the entrance. But all the while I was watching her expression to see her wall crumbling little by little due to his harshness and ignorance towards her. 

I realised at that moment that maybe she was a bitch to me but she truly loved him from the bottom of her heart and the friendship between the both of them was much stronger than I thought up to now. It made me realise one more thing that he too was hiding his hurt behind his anger. I can now clearly see that he was missing his best friend and was not able to do anything in return. And it was his frustration that is coming out at this moment because of his helplessness. 

"Wait Athira. I want to say something" she said stopping the both of us and I turned towards her with an expression of confusion because up to now she was totally talking to him by ignoring me completely and now all of a sudden she called my name. So it definitely made me confused but I was willing to listen to whatever she has to say. I think I need a closure between us to clear out negative feelings towards each other. 

"What is it?" He asked rather harshly making her flinch back with surprise but recovered herself quickly and stood rooted on her spot with determined eyes. It made me even more curious to know about what she has to say. 

"I envy you Athira. But at the same time, I pity you too" she said making me look at her in shock while Abhi fisted his hands on his side without uttering a word. "Because you are so oblivious to everything around you" she continued making me even more confused that I furrowed my eyebrows not getting about what she is trying to say.