Chapter 03

'You are not the one you look like,' Rahul complimented for her helping hand to those kids.

'I know my savior,' she smiled getting on to his bike.

'My savior?' He turned looking at her with a mixture of feelings.

No one was sure what he felt... shocked...?surprised...?hurt....?dejected?

'Hey what happened?' Nisha worried as she saw his eyes turning glassy.

'No you reminded me of someone,' He turned away from her.

The journey started silently,

'If you don't mind you can share your it with me?' She finally spoke after struggling within herself for a while.

'I am fine,' his answer didn't answer any of her questions.

'Who's the girl?' She asked placing her hand on his shoulder as he started to narrate still with a glint of hesitation.

It all happened few months ago, I knew her from my school days, we thought we were best friends forever. I never felt any feelings for her until she showed some interest in me during our college days. Our unnamed relationship continued even after college and I got settled in my dad's company. I wooed her every time and she always gave me that one smile which answered all my questions about our bonding. When ever she needed me I was there, I felt it as more than a love and started considering her as my life, she always regarded me as her savior, who puts his life in risk just for her but I failed to see another face of her's...and ....as said betrayal always comes from the most trusted person right!!

She used me in the name of love and enjoyed my money while I took too long to see and realize her realities even when they were clearly unveiled.

I planned an amazing dinner for us one day and waited for her, to confess my love for her on her birthday, which was few months before. I brought her favorite imported chocolates as a gift and most precious diamond piece to promise my love and happiness to her till the end.

But.... waiting for her arrival lasted longer and longer and I didn't realize that I was not waiting for her but for an unwanted dusk. Still without any regrets I went to her place and couldn't find her there. I searched for her everywhere like an idiot whole night and after being restless for two days I got a call from her. She said she had a family emergency. Without any delay, I got ready to dine with her late in the evening.

With the same feeling of a kite flying high in the sky I went to meet her but only a chain of shocking events awaited me there. She gave up on me for some reason which she denied to tell me.

'Rahul, it's about my life. I felt I deserve more better things so took this sudden decision and moreover we never had that kind of relationship between us and I don't know why you took it soo seriously, it's your fault not mine,' her answer was clear and sharp enough to break my heart into millions of pieces.

'No one knows about it in my family,' Rahul stopped his bike in front of a huge apartment and he started wondering about his sudden confessions to a girl whom he just met.

Questions are still veiled!!

Once questions become clear, man will be able to find the answers about things haunting him.

'That's okay, Don't be sad about it,' Nisha said not knowing what to reply.

'So, you stay here?' He asked brushing away his thoughts, staring at the huge building.

'Hmm...yeah and by the way thanks for everything today,' she said with a heavy voice.

'My pleasure and I too had a nice time with you today,' He replied with same awkwardness which he had since the very beginning of their meeting.

Were they still strangers??

Was that an adios??

Are they going to part away??

Both didn't wish to leave the place, they don't know what held them back but all they wanted was some more time to be with each other for no particular reason.

'Okay, I will be leaving now as my place is quite far, I will be late, if I wont leave now' He finally said with lot many questions popping inside of him.

'Hmm' came a reply from her which she didn't intend to say.

Both looked at each other and smiled remembering the quality time they had spent with each other.

To turn a relationship between two people from one level to another, from strangers to known; known to friends; friends to lovers; lovers to couples and so on.... one of the two should take a step further so that another can also step in.

This time Nisha took that step fearing about losing him for an unknown reason forgetting the facts about her haunting past. Little did she know that her one step which she took will take her life into some other place which wasn't her destination.

'Rahul, how about a coffee?' She stopped him.

'Huh?' Poor soul he was little confused but delighted.

'Yeah... as you said your home is very far, Why can't you come stay up for now? It's quite late,' Nisha said in a convincing tone pointing at her watch.

Yes it was quite late...2.30am

'Is it okay for you?' Rahul asked.

'That's ok no problem,' she replied.

'Are you sure?' He asked again when she nodded with a smile.

The lift stopped on the 9th floor and both of them headed towards her flat.

She took out her keys and tried opening the lock, forgetting the fact that she moved out of the same flat with the decision of killing herself. And the person next to her was also in the same condition, who should be dead by now is going to face much more harsh realities as well as the most beautiful things together.

Happiness and sadness are the two combo packs. One you get and the other will follow you.

'Come in,' she said but little did she know that welcoming this person inside her home had their own consequences, previously she had welcomed (several) other people into her home but this felt different in every level.

Was she inviting him just into her home? Or into her life?