A LOVE STORY OR NOT PART 2

#14

Guess the first thing that I did after coming back from my exam!

Sidharth stopped in his tracks as soon as he heard her voice. She was here, near him.

Her voice was like a rhythmic tinkle that led to his heart beat again. His soul came back to his body and he no longer felt lifeless.

She is okay. She is near him. Shehnaaz is fine and now he is just gonna meet her.

He couldn't believe that even in this condition, she had faith in him. She believed that he would come for her.

She was so sure that no matter what, he is going to find her at any cost. This is what he needed in life and he has it.

She loves him to the core and he knows it but whenever she says it out loud, something in his heart stirs and it flutters.

Whenever she says how much she trusts him, whenever she says how much faith she has in their relationship, he feels himself drowning in all the love that he has for this girl.

Almost 19 hours ago, he didn't even know whether he is gonna meet her or not. And now he is standing near her, he was so close to her.

Sidharth couldn't move because he had been dying to hear her voice and now when he did, he was just overwhelmed with happiness of finding her.

The very next moment he felt himself getting sad. The happiness was vanishing. The voice he heard right now definitely belonged to her but it didn't sound like Shehnaaz.

Her voice is chirpy and happy. She speaks volumes even if she says just a few words. Her voice is always full on emotions.

The usual 'full of life' tone in her voice was missing. She sounded stone cold and emotionless. She seemed fully exhausted and lifeless.

It was scary to hear a girl who is as naughty and chirpy as Shehnaaz like that. He didn't know whether he could face her or not.

He was blaming himself. Sidharth felt that he could have avoided all of it happening to her.

If only he had acted on how was he feeling, she would have been fine. When Shehnaaz was leaving, he felt that she was going away from him.

If only he had gone with her, if only he had not let her go alone, if only he had paid more attention towards his fear.

But he didn't do that. He shrugged away every negative thought that came to his mind. Why did he do that?

Sidharth seemed lost in thought, Arjun and Varun kept on waiting for him to move forward.

But he didn't. He wasn't ready to see her. He wasn't ready to see in what condition  Shehnaaz would be in.

It's justified to nit be able to act all strong in front of the people you love. No matter how strong you are are, you can show your weaknesses in front of them.

But Sidharth couldn't see Shehnaaz because he felt that he was a part of all of this happening to her. He could have been more careful than he already was.

"Sidharth chalo!", Arjun whispered.

Sidharth was still lost. He was deciding on whether he should go or not. He was deciding whether he was ready or not. But Shehnaaz didn't have time.

Before Sidharth could panic further, Arjun seemed to have understood the dilemma he was gong through.

"Sidharth she would want you to be the first person she sees. If you come after us, she would be disappointed", Arjun spoke, finally gaining Sidharth's attention.