It's hard to forget

3.The trip

Maya's POV:

Watching them coming downstairs happily made my stomach clench with sadness. But it's all my doing so I can't do anything now. Sameer looked at me making me feel more bad and worried. I really don't know why he would behave like this in front of Saira and all my friends. No one knows the truth behind our relationship except Shrestha.

Shresta touched my hand and that made me look at her. She moved a little closer to me and whispered " Stop looking them like that. You are making it pretty obvious that you are not happy for them. It's been two years and it's you who decided not to give him a chance. So please let him be Maya."

I smiled a little and answered her in my best voice possible as I was feeling all choked up with tears " I am trying Shres. I am really trying but you don't know how difficult it is when he won't let me be away from him."

Shresta was about to say something when Saira came and sat beside me making her stop her statement without even starting that.

She looked at me with a small smile and said " Hey Maya.. we all will go in one car now. You, me Samy, and Shrestha. That way we can be together and have more fun okay??"

There was so much hope in her face and words and that made it pretty difficult for me to deny her. But the way she called him Samy made me feel cursed as I was the only person who called him like that.

I looked at Samy hoping he would correct her and ask her not to call him Samy as that name is only reserved for me. But to my disappointment, he was not even looking in my direction. His eyes are on Saira alone and that made me very angry and hurt at the same time.

I turned back to Saira as I had already decided what to say to her. " I don't have any issue with coming with you guys. Let's start now and get ahead with this trip now."

Saying so and without waiting for their response I got up from the couch and started moving towards the car. Once I was outside I noticed that all my friends started following me and in some time everyone was outside.

As decided earlier we got into the same car me sitting in the back seat with Shresta beside me and Samy in the driver seat followed by Saira beside him. As soon as the car started Saira started talking about random stuff. When we were in the middle of the conversation I noticed that Sameer remained silent for most of the ride and this made me look at him wondering where his mind was.

To my surprise, he was looking at me through the mirror and even though he saw me staring at him he didn't divert his eyes. There were so many words in his looks and so many questions but even though I knew he wanted to talk with me I didn't dare to respond . Those eyes made me remember all the happy things we did years back and all those memories that I have hidden deep inside my heart.

This is my Sameer. Samy who knows everything about me. Who knows how much I like dancing. Who knows how much my dad means to me? One night everything changed. His one decision made me cry for several days for 2 whole years.

"You mean the world to me, Maya... No one in this world does that charm that you do alone with a look" This is what he used to say whenever he looked into my eyes. But now.. everything has changed now. My look is not enough for him anymore. He has Saira. His fiancee. My best friend.. All because of what?? I am not sure.

"It happened, Maya. I didn't do that on purpose. I was sad.. broken.. and she.. I mean it's not her fault but.. it's not my fault either.. I love you still. but. It's not right for her.. " those words. I can never forget them.. every night I used to cry because of them.

He was there for me. Always and every time when I needed someone he was there for me. But the one time I needed him the most he was with someone else doing things I can never imagine in my lifetime.

These thoughts alone made me cry without even knowing that I was crying. I might have made some noise that made Shres extend her hand toward me making me lose eye contact with Samy and look at her. That was a mistake. Looking at my best friend made me lose control and I burst into tears.

"What happened? Why is she crying?" Saira asked with concern written all over her face turning completely back to look at my crying self. Shresta hugged me tightly making me lose all the control I might have restrained somewhere deep inside me making me cry like a child.

After some time what felt like years I noticed that the car ceased. I heard the door opening when I was about to turn and see what was happening I felt two strong hands pulling me out of my seat making me shriek in horror. Immediately I was pulled into a tight hug and without even looking up I knew whose hands were those.

I have been in these arms so many times and being again in his hold made me feel like I am home. I missed him and I missed his hugs and comfort. I forgot all the things that happened and I forgot all the things that might happen in the future and hugged him tightly with all the lost love and present pain that I had now.

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