Three Months Contract (On hold for a while)

Chapter 9

It's 1 o'clock in the night and I closed the laptop on which I was working. Not so sure about anyone, but I am clearly having an idea that in a few days, I will turn into an Insomniac. Ever since breaking up with Shanaya, everything turned upside down for me. I never thought that she will cheat on me with one of my rivals, but the thing that hurt me the most was the fact that she had always thought that I will cheat on her with Avantika.

Ever since Avantika joined our company, Shanaya had always made snarky comments about her. She even accused me of cheating on her behind her back while she did the same to me.

But did I get mad at her for that? Maybe yes. Because all she did was not trust me in the first place and was with someone who was already trying to compete with me.

Do I still love her? Yes.

Yes, I still love her. She was my first love, and it's hard to forget about your first love this easily. I still love her because regardless of how she cheated on me, I can't forget about all those small things we did together.

Those dates usually start as a normal one but end up with us cuddling each other in my bed or those surprise dates we had when she surprised me while I come back here in my apartment and we ended up watching movies in my living room with the blanket covering us and so on. That small date, which was special for me, will always have an attachment to me. Regardless of the fact that she cheated on me, I will still love her.

I looked at the bed, which we used to share in a grimace, and turned my head away to look at the couch where I have been sleeping in the past few days. That bed reminds me of the time I have spent with Shanaya and I can't get rid of those memories this easily. Even though that couch was small, it was a kind of comfy.

I sighed a little and stretched my arms when I heard the creaking voice of the door outside my room. I slowly sneaked up, opening the door ajar and saw Avantika getting out of her room. She had her hair made up in a bun and a few strands of her hair was caressing her cheek. She must have noticed me looking at her and when she turned back, I hide behind the wall in my room. I started counting to ten and when I realized that she made her way downstairs; I tried to follow her.

I was barefoot, so there was no chance she will realize I was tailing her. She turned up the light of the kitchen and started rummaging around the kitchen. She got an onion, frozen peas & frozen sweet corn. She put them on the counter and started looking around the cabinets for something. I slowly walked towards her and stand behind her. She must have noticed my presence, and she turned herself towards me. She almost stumbled on me and was going to fall on me when I put my hands on her waist to save her.

Her eyes were closed, maybe because of the impact she was waiting for, but she got none. She slowly opened her eyes and looked at me. I may haven't noticed it before, but she has freckles on her face. Huh? It's weird to see freckles on someone's face who has come from India. Or maybe, Freckles are kind of common there as well.

Her brown eyes bore into mine, the way her chest rose and down. Maybe she got scared and the way she wasn't blinking her eyes for a minute. Catch my breath away. I never noticed that Avantika looked this beautiful.

Stop that! She is your friend, Siddhanth!

I reminded myself and distanced myself from her. I flustered her with the closeness. That's why she didn't look at me for once. I coughed up a little and ask, "What are you doing here?"

She turns her gaze towards me and glares at me. "I could ask you the same question, you know." she says and started searching in the cabinet for something. I stand beside the counter and put both of my behinds me to support myself, "If you will tell me what you are looking for, I might help you, you know?"