DQ#1 Thousand Reasons Why

The Stalker

Aradhya's POV

" Hold my hand." Asher said to me and I nodded smilingly holding his hand.

We were walking down the street of the beautiful city of Amsterdam. I was really mesmerized. We were here in Amsterdam on a trip. It was a beautiful experience for me. Last year we went to Dubai. I miss my friends there as well. Specially Rukhsar. They are my childhood friends. No matter what they will always be very close to my heart.

" Asher!!" I called him.

" Yes? You need anything?" He asked me and I smiled shaking my head.

" Where will all we be 10 years from now?" I asked him. He kept looking at me for awhile. "I mean will we have time for each other then?! We all will have our own works, families, near and dear one to spend time with. Will our friendship die then?" I asked him and his hold on my hand tightened.

" Friendship never dies if it's the true one. No matter where we are we will definitely find out time for each other." He said and I chuckled.

" What if your wife doesn't like you to meet us often?" I asked him.

" She will." He said looking away.

" How are you so sure?! Girls are very jealous of each other. Your wife will be jealous of you having 6 girl friends." I said.

" Girlfriends?!" He asked weirdly.

" I meant girl friends... 6 girls as friends." I said and he nodded.

" I will manage. No worries. I am sure she will never ever complain about that. Instead she will be angry if I don't spend time with my friends." He said.

" How are you so sure, Asher?" I asked him.

" I will find out someone who can match my lifestyle." He said.

" But love just happens. There can't be any reasons behind that." I said to him and he chuckled.

" Love definitely needs a reason. There is no love at first sight. That can only be happened in stories or movies. There can be an attraction at first sight. If the attraction grows that means you like that person. And if your attraction toward that person grows more than that then you have already fall for that person. Now attraction do need a reason, it can be appearance, beauty, personality or anything else. When you fall for someone you just love him or her no matter if that reason of your attraction toward that person still there or not. It becomes less important than to have the chance to be with the person. So, love do need reasons but you don't need a reason to keep loving someone you can't live without." He said and I kept looking at him weirdly. In all these 2 years this is the first time I heard him talking that much words at a time.

" You broke your scale today, Asher." I said to him and he rolled his eyes and turned silent once again. " Asher, talk to people who love to listen your voice." I said to him. He shook his head.

" Yeah, right." He said. I smiled and found the girls working before us.

Ardeyn and Juliet was bickering as always. I was looking trying to figure out on which topic they were bickering about when I felt Asher pulling me aside gently and wrapped his arm around my shoulder. I looked at him and found him looking at someone coldly. I followed his gaze and saw a man in his early 30s.

" Keep your hands to yourself before you lose them." Asher said very coldly and I kept looking at him weirdly.

This calm boy can get angry as well!!! I have never seen him being angry before. Even now when he is angry there is no expressions on his face. How can someone control his emotions like this!!!

" What happened, Asher? Everything ok?" Cole asked coming toward us. Asher nodded.

" What happened?" Ardeyn asked me and I shook my head.

" No idea." I said.

That guy left and Ardeyn walked toward Asher. I couldn't understand actually what happened to Asher. Why did he react like that!!!

" Everything ok?" Ardeyn asked him. He nodded.

" I will talk to you later about it." He said to Ardeyn. God knows what Ardeyn understood he nodded and dropped the topic.

" What happened, girl?" Juliet asked me. I shrugged.

" No idea." I said. She nodded.

We were going to the theater but I think Asher's mood turned off already. But I don't understand why is he that angry suddenly.

" You ok?" I asked Asher as I sat next to him in the theater. He smiled a bit.

" Yes. I am fine." He said and I nodded.

We went back to the hotel and got freshen up. Juliet was already in bed as soon as she had dinner. I shook my head as she was on my bed. I know she will sleep there. She doesn't like to sleep on her own bed. I chuckled.

" Can you do me a favor?" She asked me and I rolled my eyes.

" Do I have any other options?" I asked her. She chuckled. 

" This is Ardeyn's headphone. Can you return it to him?" She asked me. I sighed.

" You can return it tomorrow." I said.

" He needs it. Go. Give it back to him." She said. I sighed deeply and walked out of the room locking it behind.

I reached Archer and Ardeyn's room. I was about to knock but I heard them talking and stopped.

" He was following us since we reached here." Asher said. Are they talking about something important??!

" Why was he following us?" Ardeyn asked him.

" I don't know. If it was London he would regret doing such a thing. I don't want to spoil the trip making a mess here. I will take care of this when we reach London. We will talk about it at home." Asher said.

What was bothering them that much?!! The door opened as soon as I was about to knock.

" Ari!!!" Ardeyn said completely shocked.

" Hey!!! Your headphones." I said to him smilingly. He nodded taking it back.

But I was confused who is the person was following us?!! Who is this stalker?!!