# Chapter 1 – Getting Close
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Rudra: I was in college, the first year of my graduation and the first day is usually the orientation day. I had made friends on the first day itself,
So, this girl's name is Maya.
The teacher formally introduced everyone to each other and a little session where everyone tells their name and all other stuff which is totally irrelevant.
So, coincidentally, the friends I made were common to both of us and so this little group got formed and she was in the group too.
We started talking, hanging out together with everyone. She always used to sit behind my bike or most of the time.
Everything was going well, talking and chatting became more frequent and we started to enjoy each other’s company even more day by day.
One day, I went out with my other non-college mates and they had introduced some people to us and one of the guys who I had newly met turned out to be her boyfriend.
I didn’t feel bad because I had not developed strong feelings for her by then, but I am also grateful for that incident because no one in my class knew about her boyfriend and it kind of brought us close, as we shared a secret between us.
Me: (I chuckled.)
Rudra:Chatting and talking became more intense and quirkier as well.
It was lunch and our group was in the canteen having lunch, a little game we played as
Who would you rather choose?
Maya was asked to choose between me and my friend. She chose the other one.
I expected her to choose me because I had started to enjoy her company and to spend time with her and we were close too, but she didn’t choose me.
Instead of feeling jealous, I didn’t react to it nor did I give any hints of being jealous in our talks.
I still feel she wanted me to feel jealous and did it wantedly, but she always denied it and said that she didn’t do it intentionally.
We got really close to each other and the conversations we started having were like we had a special bond with each other.
Skipping classes, hanging out a lot, sharing drinks together.
She was hilarious, was brutally honest, sultry and entertaining when she was drunk,
Just imagine the combination.
I always wished how soon she would break up with her boyfriend so that I could tell her what I feel about her.
Me: Well, that’s one expectation Ha.
Rudra: One day one of my friends called me and said that Maya was crying and wanted to talk to you.
Don’t know how fast I drove that day to reach out to her. She told me that she had a big fight with her boyfriend.
Deep inside, I was not so sorry as the way I felt sorry.
If I had smiled that day in front of her, then I’m pretty sure she would have kicked me so hard.
With lots of difficulty, I had to put sorrow on my face and feel sorry. I consoled her,
One thing I have noticed is that when boys console girls they have this magic power, they use such emotions and heavy words.
When it comes to a boy consoling a boy, they become so stupid and talk nonsense and the only word that comes out is, let’s get drunk.
Me: (We laughed so hard at this; I had never seen this side of Rudra before)
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