In Every Universe

We are more than friends

I was in my bed when I got a message for friendship from Atlas or Atlas Corrigan. I heard his songs but never saw him because I'm not allowed to watch TV and I have no network connection in my phone. I didn't reply him back but I'm happy that I met that boys who was worried for me when I was a child. I still have that memory. I want to dance, I want to sing but what if mom know about all this. what if she'll know about him. my parents about taught me not to talk to strangers and not to make friends they will destroy you. if u want to be successful you should learn to live alone but it's hurt now. I feel alone.they don't pay attention to me what I feel, if I'm happy or not..I want to meet him..I will meet him tomorrow and will tell him to not tell about us to Moana or anyone.

Next morning I went to school..I was happy though but nerve too but all the time at school I'm looking for time. I gonna crazy. I liked him when I 1st saw him at the cafe. his eyes were recognizable but I didn't compare them with his childhood photo which I made but wait how could I was unable to recognize his childhood photo on Moana's photo. I though I'll never meet him. I know u left a small letter for me when we were small have that Atlas but Why didn't you write your name in it. You completed your promise to come back Atlas..You are the only reason of my hope in love but I can't happen and I hate myself for this every time.but you now what you are the only one whom I have loved all this time in this heart there was a hope but when the condition become more miserable I stopped myself to think about u what whenever I got hurt I played to God to send you to me. I was busy thinking when dismissal bell ring. I didn't get up from my desk. I was still sitting when whole was rushing toward the door and I was the last one who got out of the school main gate. when I came out I thought he would not be there but this time he was front of me in a black t-shirt and a jeans with wite casual shoes. he was looking handsome. that boy..that 10 year old boy for whom I was waiting all this time is standing front of his car looking at me.it will take only 15 steps to reach him. I look my right and then my left there was noone only we were there..He and I....and some cars or can say some people who were busy in their world but it was looking like everything was in sloe motion. He remove his mask from his face, he though I didn't recognize him but this time I'm going to accept u Atlas. I'll follow my hurt. just like Lilly did in Colleen Hoover novel "it ends with us" but in my life it will start with us Atlas and this love will never end. I was busy thinking when someone blow horn because I was standing front of a car. Atlas was still stand there front of his car. he gesture me to come.this time I didn't look right or left. I run to him as speed as I could. he was moving to the driver side when he saw me running..then he stopped on his tracks. It took only 10 steps when I just on him. he caught me and I cried while hugging him and said I missed you..I missed you so much.. you took 15 years to come to me..he didn't put me down he was holding me like i were a baby. I cried and he was consoling me by putting his hand on my head and repeating a single word I'm sorry..I'm sorry..

when I stopped crying he place me on the front of the car and asked me Are u okay? I didn't look at him when I nod him yes.

he put his hands on my cheeks and made me to look into his eyes and removed few drops of tears from my cheeks with his t-shirt. when I closed my eyes, he kissed me on my forehead. I was happy that he know how to make me comfortable. then I look around people were looking at us from their cars. the I hear Atlas voice he curse in low voice "Damn" this damn word was also musical for me, new for me and memorable to me. then he embrace me and lift me up..open the door of car and place me down ..put the safety belt and said I'm just coming and kissed me again on my forehead and took a mask and went to the near by car while wearing it at the same time. I didn't answer him anything because I was still in surprise that I ran all the way and jump on him and he kissed me.

He came back and sit on the driver seat. he didn't look at me but I was busy staring him when looked at me and hold my hand in his. he didn't say a single word. He looked at me and I can see the happy Atlas now. He stopped the car at red light and looked at our hands which were interlinked together. I was observing his every expression when he opened his mouth and asked me where should we go Ritu? and then he looked at me and I turn my head straight and answer him wherever you want to I'll follow you,After Completing my sentence I looked at him and he was looking at me like this is the answer, for which he was waiting all these years without me..all these days after meeting me. we were busy staring at each other when we were distracted by the voices of people who were shouting move ahead, what the hell are u doing? and start blowing horns after us.we looked around us and he speed up the car then we start laughing together.