WITHERING ROSES

Bye?

She had stopped crying. Catherine was looking at me with a pleased smile.

"awww. That is so cute and dramatic and meaningful and philosophical!!!" Catherine said.
"at the same time huh*laughs* it's not philosophical though." I said.
"yeah ok not philosophical but definitely cute an-"
"it's Kalya...-ish." Ankita said.

        That warmed my heart. It was so heartwarming I hugged her tight!! She seemed to laugh for the first time. It was honeydrops on my eardrum(I know it's eww). I squealed in happiness while I hugged her and she hugged me back.

       We spoke about how long Catherine was staying in the city and what had happened till the moment we met Ankita. Then Catherine and Ankita started talking about new york. They were gossiping basically.
".........aand I broke up." Catherine said.
"Catherine I-I'm sorry to hear that." Ankita replied.
"it's ok, I wouldn't be this normal if it wasn't for Kalyan. He has a way with words.*smiles*"
"no, you should thank Ankita*smiles*, she's the reason I have a way with words!" I said.

            She gave me the look that she gave when she complemented my looks in the park. I guess you could call it the stare of love(you can feel her looking at you through these words, it was that intense!!). That's when Ankita's  mini cooper arrived.

"do you have to leave?" I asked.
"yes."
"*sad sigh*"
"actually no. he can wait."
"Ankita you can leave if you have to..."

                 NO STAY!  I wanted to shout but no. I knew it was wrong, we just met after a long time. I was hoping she'd stay here forever, hoping that the car never came.

"Kalyan*turns to me* I want to be here. My driver will wait." she said and smiled.

            She went from baby-ish frequent breakdowns to smiling more and making me happier.

"you sure?"
"yes Kalyan, I'm sure."
"Catherine how do you leave?"
"uh...um...... in Ankita's car!!!!!!!"

Catherine beamed.
I reminded myself to hug Catherine tight and tell her a million thank you's later. I gave her a thankful look before she got in the car. I guess Ankita really did want to spend time with me. She let Catherine go without question or without hesitation. We agreed to meet each other again after which Catherine got into the car. Me and Ankita watched as the car left.