Somewhere, Beyond The Dark Cloud (Complete ✅)

9. Forever

A/N: A quick reminder that this is the final chapter and it's gonna be a bit longer because I have to warp things up and I don't think I'll be able to do it with a few limited words. So yeah- I hope you enjoy.
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Chapter track
I was made for loving you- Tori Kelly ft Ed Sheeran
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"You broke your promise," Aahana said, not bothering to remove herself from my enclosure. "You promised me that you'll never leave me."

"But I'm back." She quickly glanced up at me—her honey eyes still glistening with tears with few streaks of red.

"For good?" She asked.

"For good." Her lips curled up into a weak smile and she buried back her head into my chest again—her shoulders shaking with soft sobs.

"But I'm mad at you." She whined.

"I know."

We walked silently by the pavement next to each other—trying to ignore the tension growing between us.

There were a lot of things to be said, questioned, explained and it couldn't be kept a secret anymore.

"Why are you staring at me?" She finally spoke, her eyes fixed on the path ahead.

"I'm trying to believe my eyes." She suddenly punched me on my arm. "What was that for?"

"Really? You don't know?" She said with sarcasm in her tone. "I did it to make you believe your eyes and to make you realize that all these things happened because of you."

"And I regret that."

"Then why?" She stopped her pace and looked at me. "Why did you push me away? What did I ever do to deserve such punishment?"

"You deserve no bad, Aahana. It's me and my insecurities." She looked away and started to walk again. "I was afraid!"

"Afraid of what?!" She spat as she turned around to look at me, her face reflecting annoyance. "What do you expect from me Nikhil? Do you think I can read your mind?"

"No, I'm sorry but-

"Sorry? You confuse me Nik, do you even have a single idea how I've spent all these years? Did a thought ever strike you to explain? No calls, texts, no replies, you blocked me from everything that could connect us and now you return all of a sudden with a sorry? I don't even know if I should be happy and now I feel betrayed. I-" She turned back and walked faster.

I ran faster behind her and yanked her arm to make her look at me.

"Aahana, please let me explain." She wiped her tears with the back of her hand and I had to cup both of her cheeks to make her look at me. "Don't run away like that! Please listen to what I have to say. I accept I made a mistake but let me improve this situation. "

"I'm listening. "

"This is the exact reason why I had to push you away. "

"What?"

"Do you remember the day we said goodbye? When you waved me off? I remember that face vividly. I remember the way you cried. I could see through your soul, that strong emotion you held for me and that made me afraid. "

Her brows furrowed with more confusion.

"I never believed I could recover and looking at you made me realize how selfish I was being. I would have never been able to give the life you would want and I never wanted to remain in your life as a burden."