Chapter 16 Chance?
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Riya's P. O. V
Today is the day where I am gonna meet Arjun and clear everything about our feelings for each other. He asked me to meet him during breaks he said he has something important to tell me. I have a feeling that I might know what is it about.
Unfortunately I cannot meet him during breaks because I have already promised Abhish a lunch. He said he has something very important to say too. It might be about that secret crush he has for so long.
Anyway, I am on my way to the cafe. Lets hope for an awesome day.
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" I love you.."
" WHAT "
"YES, its true"
"No no no"
This is not right. This cannot be right. Its not supposed to be this way I mean. How can this be true. No no no no. A big No.
"Riya please"
"But you are my friend Abhish. I see you just as my friend. Nothing more."
" I know that. Look I know you have always seen just a friend in me always. And I...I respect that. I really do but.. now its getting difficult for me since I have come back. Seeing you all the time... its difficult you know to suppress my feelings for you."
" But Abhish I don't ununderstanall this.. everything.. its so confusing.."
"You don't have to answer right now..lets talk first for some time you can decide later. You tell me now? You wanted to share something as well right?"
"Umm.. yeah..its "
Oh god how do I tell him now? I never even thought for a sec he might have feelings for me. This is shocking. And he had to say that too on the day I am about to talk the same thing with Arjun.
Arjun. He might be waiting for me. I told him I'll meet him after dismissal and here I am talking to my friend. Abhish said its very important and he just needed to talk to me so urgently.
Its getting late Arjun must be waiting for me. Oohh I need to see him so badly. I want to hug him so tight and never ever let him go. Not this time. I hope he doesn't disappoint me this time. I really hope.
"Hey?" Abhish snapped me back to reality.
"What?"
"You didn't answer me."
"Umm what was your question again?"
"Uhh you said you wanted to share something"
"Umm I dont really think you are gonna like it."
"What is it"
"Umm let's just order something first?"
"Uh okay"
We ordered our usual coffee and some french fries with some hot sauce. I am really not sure if I should tell him about me and Arjun or not?
Considering the fact that he just said he loves me. So, I am really not sure.
"Now tell me..."
" Are you sure its really love that you are feeling for me? I mean it can be a brotherly love or a love of a friendship. Sometimes people confuse between such love. They give the name of love to every feelings they encounter. This love which you feel for me is actually the love and care a friend feels for another friend."
"No Riya I am quite sure about my feelings about you. This. What I feel is far far away from what a brother would feel. This is a genuine feeling for you. It has always been there but I never had the guts to express."
"But Abhish I have never felt this way. I have always seen you as a big supportive brother and nothing more..."
"But why Riya why can't you see me as your boyfriend. I am just asking you to give me just one chance...."
"You know I can't "
"I know.. its about him isn't it ?"
" I have always loved him.."
"Open your eyes Riya. For god's sake. Why are you destroying your life. He isn't the right person for you.
I am.
Just give me a chance. Please."
"I have always loved just one person and that is him. Even if my choice is wrong, even when I faced the consequences I have always loved him. I can't help it. I can't help this feeling. I love him and its true."
"You are gonna regret this Riya. He will disappoint you again."
"Stop saying that please.."
"I will stop if you stop making the same mistake again and again."
"Okay now enough.. this time its not a mistake I have seen love in his eyes. He genuinely have feelings for me. Now you stop this or it will affect our friendship."
I really don't like how Abhish only talks negative about Arjun. I know what he did was wrong but we all are human being at the end of the day we are not god. We make mistakes. Thats what he did and told me about it. He was the one who admitted when he realised his mistake that he cheated on me. He broke up with me because he thought I deserve better. Even when I begged him to not to leave me, he did. Now I feel this unnecessary distance between us should end. I suppress this feeling anymore. I can't.
"I'll stop once and for all. Only if you promise that if this time he breaks your trust you will never give him another chance. I want you to promise me that you will never even look at him. Will you?"
" I know Abhish you care about me and this time I won't compromise either. I promise I won't forgive him if anything happens again."
"Good.. because I have to tell you something.."
"What is it?"
"Look before I tell you this you should know that I only mean good to you and this why I am telling you... last night.. I saw Arjun kissing someone."
"What? Uh no no. It was me.. I was with him last night... uh he came to my house and we um we had a moment... but how did you see it you were at a party weren't you?"
"WHAT? he kissed you that night? He came to your house when?"
"Around 10 I think. He was outside our house. I met him out the house."
"That BASTERED .."
"Hey..why are you.."
"RIYAAA HE WAS WITH ANOTHER GIRL. I am telling you why don't you understand? He kissed some other girl that same night. I was there at the same party Riya I saw it with my own eyes."
"No Abhish? Its not funny okay? Its not funny"
"I am serious I saw it." He pleaded.
This is being too much now.
"If you think saying all this will make me fall in love with you then you are wrong."
" I knew you won't believe me. Thats why I have brought proof. I clicked some pictures. See."
What I saw flipped my world upside down. I didn't expect this. At least not so soon.
I saw him kissing a girl. I cannot believe this happened again. That too this time its has come to and end even before it started. I dont know what to say now. Or do?
Shattered, betrayed, stabbed are the words i am feeling right now.
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