Ishut the chat window with a quick goodbye out of shock. Simultaneously, I smartly opened a random ppt to avoid getting caught. Shreya lovingly came towards me but, without touching or hugging me, asked, “Why are you awake? Or is it that you didn"t sleep the whole night, or have you woken up early to surprise me?”
I hesitated to reply for the first time in all these years. I didn"t want to break Shreya’s heart by telling her why I was awake. At the same time, I was not in favour of sharing with her my new hobby of chatting. Why was I hiding it? What"s wrong with sharing the one thing that is giving me pleasure at the moment? I was confused!!
Somewhere, I realised I was doing something wrong. My heart was signalling me to stay safe. I felt uneasy, but same time, I was excited. So I shut t
