Burden

"Finally, I got my work done sooner than I had expected." I said while stretching my arms. I switched my desktop off and was ready to leave when I saw my boss was also leaving at the same time. I thought of going back to my desk and waiting until he gets away but before I could have even taken a step forward, I was pulled back a little and I looked at him.

"This is quite inappropriate for you to touch me suddenly." I told him but he wasn't letting my hand go at all.

'`Isn't this how you stop someone from going away from you?' He kept looking in my eyes and I could tell one thing that this person wasn't feeling anything at all which I was feeling and that was embarrassing or awkward but he was all fine as if he says the same line to every other day.

I came out from my thoughts and started to wriggle my hand out but I didn't have to struggle more because he left me on his own.

"Didn't we agree that there is no need for you to ignore me?" He asked me and I looked at him.

"We did but I am still not ready in the way you want me to behave. I think you should give me some time." I said and looked down on the floor. I heard him sighing.

"Didn't think that I was rushing the things in my way. I should have thought about this." That made me look at him. "I just didn't want to get ignored by you but I guess I haven't thought that you would also be feeling uncomfortable because of my confession out of nowhere." After saying that he took a few steps back. "Right now, this is my distance from you." He said while pointing the distance between us and I was confused at his action. "But it won't be for long. This distance will surely be reduced." After saying that he went towards the lift and I followed him. We both entered the lift and he was still maintaining the distance.

If you ask me what I want to say at that moment then there is only one thing that is going in my mind. 'Is this guy real? Why did he have to like me out of many people?'

"Arushi…." I turned around and gave him a look. Did he already go back to his words? "I almost forgot." He took out his phone and typed something on it and then looked at me and at the same time my phone vibrated. I took out my phone and saw a pdf which was fifty pages long. "Take this as the reference for creating the presentation for the coming meeting. The meeting will be next week and the CEO especially wants our department to perform well and I am trusting you with this. If you complete that then send it to me as soon as possible." After saying that he went away while I was frozen over there as if the thunder had fallen on me only.

'What was I even thinking?' I took my head in my hand as I saw his back fading slowly. My phone rang and it was from Megha and I picked it up right away.

"Hello Megha." I said and for a while there was no voice from the other side which was breaking my heart. I walked out from my office building and stood nearby. "I am sorry for not choosing you. I am sorry." If she can't forgive me then I can understand because there is no reason within me as well which can explain anything to her. I can only say sorry to her in order to not to lose her. I heard her sighing.

"Don't be like that." I heard her voice which was saying that she was somewhat annoyed by it but was also worried. "You also know that I can't be mad at you for long and I know that you would be choosing them over me anyway so what am I supposed to me angry about and knowing your parents' personality if you would have left them than we would have heard that you are already dead and that would have broken you more. I am just doing a favor by not getting upset over that matter." I smiled while tears were slowly flowing down my cheeks.

"Thank you for the favor."

"Are you crying?" I looked up at the sky and smiled more when I saw thousands of the stars in the sky.

"No, I am not crying. I am just so happy to get you in my life that my tears can't stop themselves from celebrating them."

"You are dramatic." I chuckled at that.

"Di." I heard the familiar voice and looked at my side and found my brother.

"What are you doing over here?"

"What is wrong?"

"Arvind is over here." I said in a low voice.

"I will call you later." After saying that she hung up and I went towards him and saw him all dirty and was also bruised.

"What have you done?" I asked him while caressing his bruise.

"Nothing, someone needs to know what their place is." That was one of the dangerous voices which I had heard for the first time in my life from him. "Don't worry about that. We should go home and have breakfast together."

"Ma wouldn't like that if you go like this."

"Don't worry about that, she wouldn't say much to me anyway."

"But I want to know what caused you this injury."

"That is not important. Let's go." He put his hand around my shoulder and then we walked towards the home. When Ma opened the door, she was looking hell worried and asked me about that many times but all I can say was that I didn't know which made her burst her anger on me but Arvind held her back and she didn't scold me further but treated Arvind wounds.

I don't know if what I am feeling is correct but whenever I see Ma and Papa, they both look so lovingly at Arvind and other relatives' kids but when she looks at me, her eyes say one thing and that is 'I am a burden to her.'