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"Are you going somewhere?"
"I have to leave. I've outstayed my welcome."
"You only just got here."
"It doesn't matter."
The suitcase was zipped shut, the echo of the zip reflecting upon the finality of the decision.
"Running away again won't solve anything."
"No, but it will heal her pain. What was I even thinking, following her here?"
"You were thinking with your heart for once, not your head."
"She'll still be here. I can come back when she feels ready, when she's willing to give me a chance to rectify everything."
"What makes you so sure? What makes anything a certainty? Life isn't set in stone. No one expected her to fly off halfway across the world, for a new identity and a new life. Who's to say she won't pack up and leave once more? After all, aren't you doing just that?"
He released his grip on the handle and leaned back against the wall. "She's still the same. I can see it in her eyes. Behind her imaginary walls is the girl I fell in love with. How do I get her back?"
"You built her walls. You have to be the one to break them."
***
Evening fell, bringing the end of a day once more. Pari had left for work, spent seven hours there and returned, and Geet still hadn't left the four walls of her bedroom.
She contemplated interrogating her again, but she knew her sister better than anyone. She wouldn't cave in.
So when she found herself at Maan's doorstep, she mentally willed herself to stay firm and remain persistent on unveiling the true nature of their relationship. But when an unrecognisable man opened the door and informed her he had left, the whole game plan was thrown into disarray.
"Would you like to come in for a coffee?" The stranger had offered, flashing her a polite smile.
Pari nodded and found herself setting foot into the apartment once more. Perhaps the game plan was still very much alive, after all.
***
A/N: The handsome young 'stranger'. Who else did you expect?
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