A much awaited chapter is here. Kabir and Adi's talk for something great to come. I was excited writing this.
After I was discharged Kabir took care of me.
It felt warm.
I got to know what family feels like.
I was a little tense too because I was planning to say something to Kabir but how? I don't know.
Then I thought to talk to him out rather than thinking it over and over. Just when I was planning Kabir came in
"Adi let's go out for a walk; you will feel better" he said
"Only us?" I asked out of curiosity
"What you want the whole town to walk with you?" he mocked
I thought great timing. I was thinking about when and where to say and Kabir gave me those answers. I quickly changed my clothes and asked Kabir also to change quickly. Then we went out to the park.
"You have something in your mind?" he asked breaking the silence.
"Me? no...nothing." I said stuttering.
"I don't believe you. You were making a face when the doctor suggested taking a walk twice and asked to talk only once in a while and today no excuse." He said looking over at me. it was as if his eyes were asking me the truth.
"Ok, fine I have something to talk about. I don't know how to say that though..." I said
"Kabir you remember what I said there?" I asked
"What?" he asked as if he forgot what I said there. Now how should I say that again I am feeling nervous but I have to. 'courage Adi courage' I reminded myself and said "Kabir I want to be your best friend." With my eyes closed.
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Neither a verbal reply nor a physical reply. I opened my eyes and saw him looking at me with a straight face.
"Umm...can you speak because I am not able to read your face," I said
He said, "Let's sit." I followed him to the bench and waited for him to say.
After a big sigh, he said "After my mom, I never thought I would be close to someone. Dad got himself busy to avoid all those sad days so I had no one and then I closed myself up completely. Until one idiot landed at my house." He said looking at me. I guessed he was talking about me still preferred to listen to him. "I thought it's better to go with the flow and everything but then it never went as planned. you came, irritated me, cared for me, protected me and all my closed locks got open. I think I am again going back to that earlier Kabir who had desires, who had expectations from people around him, who wanted to be happy. I have a desire to trust someone and that someone is you. The day I got kidnapped, for the first time that day I felt fear filling up me. I thought I would not be able to see you and Dad. I wanted to release myself and come to my family. when you came there, I felt happy and protected."
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"Kabir you said I am an idiot but you know you are the biggest idiot," I said hugging him
"You had so much in you still you never said anything. You have gone through so much. I thought you hated me so much and didn't want me following you."
"For god sake stop crying Adi, you are a boy," Kabir said patting my back
"And who said boys can't? They too have emotions."
"Yeah yeah," he said
"You can be my best friend on one condition – never to leave me alone"
"Done," I said happily agreeing to him.
How did you feel reading this one?
Did those emotions penetrating between Kabir and Adi touch your heart?
