13. HAPPY MOMENTS

Next morning Arlen came near my gate and pick me up for the college I was happy with his efforts to impress me. I attended classes with him also he dropped me to my academy. He was always caring for me from my meal to medicine. One day I was in library studing and he arrived i was shocked to see him in library when i inquired he said " I need your help?" I asked " tell me what can I do." " actually I asked one girl to be my girlfriend but she rejected and gave ine condition to me that if I will score good in academic she will say yes. so will you help me with my studies." he said keeping his books on my table I controlled my laugh and said " okay i will help because i don't want to see you single for whole life." he giggled and sat near me. I started teaching him literature for sometime he was attentive then he started staring me then our gaze met and I asked " do you have any doubt? " he nodded " what i did in my past that i got you?" he said putting my hairs behind my ear. i felt a sudden chill in my body and felt little ticklish. i closed my eyes and smiled then i controlled myself and said " well i don't think it's right place to flirt." he smiled and I continued teaching him. he joined me I was shocked he asked me to teach him I agreed and started tutoring him.

In evening when my practice ended and i was standing outside of the academy waiting for Laurens arrived in his car. He was leaving too. He stopped in front of me and said " come I will drop you." " no I had already called someone. " i denied. " listen rose i know you don't like me but it's already late and even brother Alex will get upset of me if he will come to know i left you alone." laurens tried hard to make me agree but he was right Alex only trusted laurens when it came about me and kate. i agreed and sat beside him. I texted arlen not to come to pick me up. after couple of minute of silence he said " you are doing amazing in practice you are going to win for sure." he smiled and looked at me I was looking out of the window i turned towards him and said " Laurens we talked about it before it's not easy to get back normal as if nothing happened." I don't understand why people think it's easy to let it go those memories still haunt. " I know but..." he was about to say something but I interrupted " can we please stop this discussion because it won't it come to any conclusion and i am really tired of this now." I said frustratingly. He was quite for a while then he said " i just want you to know that i and michelle are not together we never were I know i committed a sin and i am regretting but just for once think from my perspective too Rose." his eyes were filled with tears but he controlled himself soon we reached my home I left his car without saying anything and he too left quietly. We both were in pain but could not explain.

At midnight my phone buzzed I saw the name it was Arlen I looked at kate she was in deep sleep I went to the balcony and closed the door and received the call " hey Rose were you sleeping?" I looked at my phone and said " it's 2'0' clock at night any normal person would be sleeping by now." I was giggling then he said " ohh I see can I ask you one question pleaseee" he was stretching the words too long I asked " Arlen are you drunk?" firstly no one replied then I asked again " Arlen are you there?" " yes I am here with my best friend my love NEON " he said fumbling. I was now completely sure that he was drunk I said " i think you should rest we will talk tomorrow." saying this i cut the call and went back to my bed. I layed down thinking it's strange that he was heavily drunk. i made my mind to ask him about this tomorrow.

The night went in hurry and it was a shinny morning after having breakfast I left house early and asked kate to drop me. Soon i reached the gate and was waiting for arlen to arrive after sometime he came and I waved at him I went near him and said " i need to talk to you." I slipped my hand into his hands and started walking soon we reached near the basketball stadium I said " tell me now " "what?" he asked pretending not to know anything but his eyes were expressing his uneasiness. " really Arlen don't try to act to be so innocent. " i said folding my hands " sorry I was drunk yesterday night." he said "okay but what was the occasion" i inquired he looked at me surprised and said " you won't mind me drinking " " no why would i do so I am glad you accepted what you did." I said smiling then he said " no special occasion just me and neon went to the club so." i giggled and said " but why did you called me?" he looked around then said " uhh Actually... you.. texted...me but " he was stammering alot I said" let's go to canteen and grab a coffee." he nodded and we left.

I took sip of my coffee and said " now tell." he hesitated then asked " you told me not to come to receive you but i saw you left with someone in his car." I recalled everything instantly and said " It was laurens." he thought fir a while then saud " isn't he your e..." he stopped and I nodded " yes my ex he just wanted to sort out things between us." " if he is troubling i can talk." he said putting his hand on mine. " no nothing like that it's just hard to accept and move on." he nodded and smiled. After sometime he said " leave for practice early today we will visit Neon's garage." i accepted and we left for the class.