CHAPTER 22 : I WILL NOT LEAVE HIM

I cupped Sneha's face and told her " I don't leave my friends alone when they are going through such a bad phase "

sneha smiled and hugged me again , she broke from the hug and looked at me with a smirk on her face

" trust me " I said to assure her that I am not lying

"friend?" , she asked me by raising her one eyebrow

I blushed, and nodded my head

"you are so cute" , she said and pinched by cheek making me blush more

"she is blushing, look at her ", seema said

" she is looking so adorable" , Anjali also joined them and started teasing me

"i am not blushing, I said with an angry pout

" do you like him"? , Anjali asked me directly

I looked at her in shock and confusion

"i have never seen you trusting a boy so much before" said seema

"so true" , Anjali replied

I looked at them with a confused expression

"he is a very good friend,he takes care of me so much,I feel protected and safe with him, I like him so much " , I replied with a huge smile on my face

Sneha - that means you like him

I nodded my head with a smile on my face

"he is a very very good human being , when I first met him I didn't like him, the way he shouted on me , I got scared of him, when I told him about my fears, he understood it, he became so caring towards me, I like to be with him" , I said the last sentence unconsciously and bit my lower lip

I am so happy, sneha said and hugged me tightly I hugged her back

I broke from the hug and said, I like him as a friend

And here comes the most typical line of girls, said seema

you like him as a friend? , sneha asked again to confirm it

Yes, I replied

she hit her hand on her head

AT THE SUN SPOT

Raj was still sleeping on the bench when his mobile rang again

Raj got up immediately and look at his mobile, it was almost 6:45 pm

There were so many missed calls of his mom and his friends

he got up from the bench and started his bike and left from there

He reached at his house , he parked his bike, and went inside , he knocked at the door, his bhabhi opened the door

bhabhi - raj kidhar te tum, tumhe pata hai mom kitni tension mai hai, you should have at least pick her call

Raj didn't speak anything and went inside his bedroom and locked the door

he removed his shirt, and started to push ups, this is his way to calm himself down, after few minutes, someone knocked his door, he opened the door, it was his mom , he immediately hugged her tightly, his mom got worried

she broke from the hug and looked at him worriedly

Raj Kya huwa? his mom asked

Raj turned around and replied, kuch nahi huwa, wo thak gaya ho bahut so

His mom inside the room and asked him to look at her

"you are running away from your feelings aren't you? , his mother questioned him

Raj hugged his mom again and started crying

His mom patted his back slowly and asked him to calm down, they broke the hug , his mom made him sit on the bed, and she sat beside him

Raj, don't hurt yourself like this, hatred gives you nothing,it will destroy you,don't live in past, jo hai aaj hai , kal pata nahi rahega ya nahi , don't make it difficult for yourself and for others, life is unpredictable Raj, it hurts to see you like this Raj, 3 saal beet gaye, how many more years you want to move on?

Raj looked at his mom, she was in tears

mom I am sorry, said Raj

sach sach bol Raj, tujhe Simran pasand haina? asked his mom

raj looked at her and nodded his head

" tho baat khatam, you like her, be with her, understand her, past mai jeene se kuch nahi milega beta, kuch nahi " said his mom and left him alone

Simran friends left simran's house after spending some quality time with each other , Simran came to meet her mom who was busy in kitchen ,she hugged her from behind

"Kya huwa aaj bahut pyaar aa raha hai apni mom pe", said her mom

"mom I don't want to go to meet a psychiatrist tomorrow", said simran by biting her lower lip

"Simran, you know your dad very well", said her mom

"but mom I am fine, trust me pls", said Simran with a pleading eyes

"you should talk to your dad about it " said her mom sternly

SIMRAN'S POV

I didn't want to visit the psychiatrist, I was scared , so I tried to convince my mom but she didn't listen to me, so I went to talk to my dad directly, I saw my dad sitting his study room , I went towards him and sat beside him

Simran : dad

Dad : hmm

simran - dad I don't want to visit the psychiatrist tomorrow

Dad looked at me and smiled

dad - are you scared

I bit my lower lip

Dad - it's just for a normal check up

simran - but dad I am fine

Dad - I know you are fine but normal check ups are important, almost 5 months ho gaye and we didn't visit him

Simran - dad pleased

I literally pleaded with my eyes

dad looked at me and cupped my face with his hand

Dad - there is nothing to be scared of, if you don't want to visit him, it's ok, but promise me you will not stay out of the house till late night, you will inform me if you go somewhere out with your friends, promise me you will take care of yourself properly

"I promise , thank you so much dad" , I said and hugged him

it's too late did you eat your dinner? asked dad

"I did with my friends", I replied

"ok, go and sleep it's too late" , he kissed me on my forehead and I went to my room

I changed my cloths and sat on the bed, I was still thinking about raj, I thought of calling him, I took my mobile and dialed his number

his mobile rang and my heart started beating loudly, every single ring made my heart beat faster

he picked up the call after 4 rings

I kept quiet , my voice was not coming out, I was quiet and was waiting for him to speak

"Simran", he said

my heart beat got faster and faster

his voice sound like he was crying

"Raj aap theek tho ho na" , only this sentence came out of my mom

he remained silent, I could hear his heart beat getting faster than mine , after few minutes he answered

"It's too late you should sleep" , he said

"but raj" , before I could speak, he disconnected the call , I layed down on my bed and kept thinking about him until I fell asleep

RAJ 'S POV

I was feeling so restless after the convo with my mom, I kept thinking about her, I looked at myself in the Mirror

what's so special about you, why my heart can't stop thinking about you, why I feel my heart will stop beating if I stay away from you , Kya jaadu kar diya hai tumne Simran, I said loudly to myself, I held my head with my hands and sat on my bed

FUCK THIS FEELINGS, I SAID LOUDLY

I went to bathroom, I stood under the shower, every drop of water on my body was making me more restless

what's wrong with me, I murmured

You are in love a voice came from behind, it was a familiar voice,

Simran? I turned around to look at her

it was Simran

Simran tum yahaan Kya kar rahi ho? I asked her

I was standing half naked infront of her and she stood there in front of me with a smirk on her face

aap baat kyu nahi kar rahe mujhse she said and was coming towards me slowly, I took a step back

aap naaraaz ho mujhse, she came closer to me, I moved back again

koyi aa jaayega pls jaao yahaan se, I replied

jab tak aap mujhse baat nahi karoge mai nahi jaaogi yahaan se, she said and came towards me I moved back my back hit the mirror behind me , she came close to me, I froze there , my heart beat increased, I looked at her in shock , she moved closer and closer, I had enough of her torture, she was testing my patience