My Tom-Boy Girlfriend

#5 : A Step Forward

Raghav's POV

🎶🎶
You held me up, held me down
Made me crazy, then you brought me around
Were my darkness and my light
You were my blindness and my sight
🎶🎶

I just froze in my place, I was surprised to see her at this time, over here, in this lonely parking lot. I gave a quick glance to my watch and looked around to see if she had company, a sudden concern for her well-being had taken over me. Her car was parked a few slots away from mine. I was as still as a board, pinned down to its place, not able to move my damn feet towards her.

On the other hand, she was oblivious to her surroundings, and like it was just any another day for her, she went towards her car. Her face was leaning to her right side clutching her phone between it and her shoulder, as she was rummaging her backpack for her car keys. Don't know what took over me, and I kept on pressing the automatic lock on my key, repeatedly locking and unlocking my car. I guess, even though my feet were not moving, atleast my hands were doing something useful and trying to give her whatever little light that could be provided, in this pitch black ambience. The parking lot was poorly lit, but the place we were at was not ideal. When she found her keys, a warm smile spread across her face and she locked eyes with me and blinked, as a token of thanks.

🎶🎶
Were my shelter and my storm
Made me cold then you made me warm
You were my fever and my cure
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The imaginatory frozen ice surrounding me, making me immobile, had melted with her gaze. It felt like the unintentional, freeze game, I was playing with myself was over and I returned her smile. I took a step forward, while watching her switch from phone to her Bluetooth device on her ear. I stopped when I heard her laugh, with her head bouncing backwards. I was able to hear her side of the conversation and watching her at ease, I realized I was not needed there.... atleast not for her and not now! Bummed and sad, my heart sank. I turned abruptly towards my car and watched her speed off.

🎶🎶
Made me doubt then you made me sure
One step forward and two steps back
Nobody gets too far like that
One step forward and two steps back
This kind of dance can never last
🎶🎶

While manoeuvring my car to get out off the multi-storied parking lot, her words and reactions were replaying in my mind.

"Dude, ... you... are... on fire", her words were bearly heard, amidst her rolling laughter.

She shrugged innocently and said, "I'm fine, just the usual, no problem."

Her eyebrows forrowed together to and questioned, "Anyways, you are gonna be on the line with me the whole time, right?"

" Ya ya ya, I know we shouldn't use the phone while driving", she rolled her eyes and stated like it was an oath.

"I won't talk, just be my background music, alright! Guess what, this is your lucky day?", she chirped enthusiastically.

"I will give you liberty to talk all the nonsense you want, and the cherry on the top, I won't interrupt you.", she proudly declared, wiggling her eyebrows mischievously.

Tap! Tap!

The sound against my glass window, made me turn to the security guard standing next to me. I looked at the car in front of me, making its way out of the gate. I was wondering what kind of security check they are doing at this hour of the day. Might be checking for drunken driving,.... but at office?, my mind questioned. Nevertheless, I rolled down my window.