Re-Union Pt22 Pg44 'Acceptance' - Page 18

Kripa had forgotten what it felt like to be in Angad's arms, she lets herself feel comfortable with her arms wrapped around his neck and her head resting against his broad chest, her eyes are closed and her breathing is soft, the tears had stopped flowing a while back but neither Kripa nor Angad have realised that, both of them are lost in their own world, the world where there's no fights between them, no misunderstandings, only them and their love. Angad hadn't known what to do when Kripa suddenly hugged him but now as his hands rest firmly across her waist he feels like a teenager again, he feels the way he felt when he first held her in his arms. His eyes are closed too but slowly he opens them and speaks softly.

"Kripa….Kripa"

She also opens her eyes and tilts her head upwards looking at him, there was no more grief on her face or in her eyes but, dare he say, there was a small smile, the last time he'd seen a smile like that was in Scotland, before the fiasco happened between them. He's happy to see her smile, he would do anything to keep that smile on her face, he smiles back at her and opens his mouth to speak but alas he is stopped by Kripa, she places her index finger on his lips not wanting him to speak only wanting to bask in the moment.

A second later the finger is replaced by Kripa's lips, she tiptoes a little and kisses him softly, he doesn't know whether to back away or kiss her back, the last thing he wants is to cause more problems, he assumes she'll move back herself but when she doesn't he can no longer contain himself, he kisses her back, first softly then passionately, he dips his head lower so she doesn't need to tiptoe and presses his lips harder on to her, he forces her mouth open with his tongue and she happily allows him to explore her mouth and does the same to him.

His hands which were kept on her waist begin trailing up to her back, he's hesitant, being careful, one wrong move and everything would be back to where it was. She senses the hesitancy and replies by pulling him closer as if she is giving him the green light, the go ahead to do whatever he pleases. Angad acknowledges her invite by sliding his hand underneath her top feeling her bare skin, she shivers but he keeps his hand in the same place, Angad stops kissing her lips and kisses her neck softly, Kripa uses this moment and brings her hands from behind his neck and begins unbuttoning his shirt then pulls the shirt open revealing Angad's bare chest, she pulls the shirt off of his shoulders and he assists her by discarding it altogether, his hands trail along her back as he lifts up her top slowly but not quick enough for Kripa as she pushes his hands away and sheds the top off herself, she pulls him towards her and begins kissing him again only this time stepping back at the same time, when she feels the outline of Angad's bed she begins to lower herself while taking Angad along with her.

He looks at her lying underneath him, he stares into her eyes and sees the love, she had hidden deep inside away from him, begin to surface, he always knew she loved him and his suspicion has been confirmed from the look in her eyes. He trails a finger along side her face to her lips, he touches them softly before leaning down and kissing her again, his hands begin exploring her body and hers did with his body.

The hatred she has had for him for all those years is coming to a stop, she is feeling nothing other than love for Angad and he continues to love her, she feels like the wall which is between them has finally been broken down by some unknown force, she allows him to rid her of her remaining garments and waits patiently for him to do the same, she clings to him like her life depends on it and slowly as the clock ticks away Angad and Kripa give themselves away to each other.

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Angad cringes at the sound of the mobile ringing, the wretched tune had been ringing earlier as well but he had ignored it but now it's ringing again and its constant ringing is annoying Angad big time, he reaches out his right hand and picks the phone up and without even glancing to see who is calling he disconnects and turns it off, he rolls over and warps his arm around Kripa and snuggles closer to her when the phone rings again, a frustrated Angad curses and sits up in bed and picks up the mobile and yawns before looking at the caller ID, he sees "Rahul" flashing and silently apologises for the cursing, he presses the answer button and hears a frantic Rahul on the other side.

"Angad, are you there? Angad….Angad?"

"Yeah I'm here Rahul, chill, what's up?"

"Kripa didn't come home last night, you were with her last night, do you know where she is? I'm really worried Angad, what if…"

Angad smiles to himself at Rahul's state.

"Slow down dud, there's nothing to worry about, Kripa's fine, she's……she's here with me"

"With you? But what is she doing with you? I thought you two hated each other?"

"I never hated her, she hated me but…it's a bit complicated, its better if you here it from Kripa, wait a second ok"

Rahul mumbles a quick ok, still in shock and confusion hearing the news that Kripa had spent the night at Angad's.

Angad puts the phone on the side table and softly shakes Kripa, she moans and shakes him off, he grins and shakes her softly again and leans closer, kisses her cheek and whispers in her ear telling her that Rahul is on the phone, she quickly sits up in bed and looks around the room, she sees Angad smiling at her while holding the mobile, she pulls the covers towards her to cover herself realising what had happened the night before, she hesitantly takes the phone from Angad and slowly speaks.

"Rahul?"

"Sis I've been so worried! What the heck are you doing at Angad's?"

Kripa glances at Angad and sighs.

"I'll explain later, I'll see you at home ok, bye"

Kripa hangs up and shoves the mobile back in Angad's hand, she hurriedly pushes the covers off herself and gets out of bed and frantically searches the room for her clothes which Angad had carelessly thrown on the floor when they were…..she mentally curses herself for letting things get out of hand and doesn't waste time in dressing herself, she watches as Angad picks up his boxers and slips into them then walks over to his cupboard and pulls out a pair of jogging bottoms and puts them on.

Angad rummages through his cupboard and gets out a decent t-shirt and pulls it over his head when he feels Kripa push past him, he looks confused and spins around to find Kripa hurriedly leaving the room, without a second thought he runs after her calling out her name but Kripa doesn't listen, he quickens his pace and manages to get hold of Kripa's arm just as she is about to leave his house, he turns her around.

"Kripa what's wrong? Why are you leaving in such a hurry?"

"I should never have come here, this was a mistake"

Angad doesn't know what to say, how had things changed so suddenly from the night before? He tries to reason with her but Kripa manages to release her arm from his grip and marches off, Angad calls behind her

"At least let me drop you off"

Kripa refuses to even reply and continues to walk down the driveway and away from Angad, he sighs as he watches her leave him, he runs his hand through his hair then shuts the front door and goes back upstairs to have a shower.

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Kripa rummages through her bag looking for her keys as she approaches her house, it is only when she stops at the front door she recalls that Angad had taken her house keys from her and given them to Rahul, she mutters under her breath before ringing the doorbell. The door opens and there stands a very worried and angry looking Rahul, before he has a chance to say anything Kripa sticks her hand up and tells him to not say a word, she shoves past him and heads to her bedroom, Rahul follows her and calls out her name but Kripa shuts the door in his face as a reply, he shakes his head and decides to wait until she is ready to talk.

Kripa leans back against the door and takes a deep breath, she notices herself in her mirror and frowns, she takes off her jacket and puts it on the bed along with her bag. Lots of thoughts are racing through her mind, she tries to block them out but her mind keeps throwing questions at her, she shakes her head and walks over to her cupboard and gets out a t-shirt and some jogging bottoms and leaves the room to go to the bathroom. Rahul sees her and rushes over to talk to her but Kripa quickly shuts the bathroom door, Rahul sighs and walks off.

Kripa quickly strips off her clothes and puts them aside to be washed, she then runs the shower and steps into the cubicle and allows the water to drip over her, she grabs the sponge and pours the shower gel onto it and begins to wash herself, she soon tries to scrub herself clean as if to wipe the feel of Angad's hands on her but no matter how much she tries she still feels him, she still has the images clear in her head of the both of them spending the night together. The sponge drops from her hand and Kripa slouches to the bottom and holds her knees against her chest and lets the tears flow. How could she have gotten so carried away? How could she forget everything that happened between them? No matter how hard she tries to believe that the night was a dream, she knows it wasn't, she allows Angad to make love to her, now Angad would think that everything is ok between them. Kripa shakes her head, she wipes away the tears and stands up to shut turn the sap off, she opens the cubicle door and wraps herself in a towel, she dries herself and slips her clothes on, she looks in the mirror and forces a smile, she won't let anything of the sort happen, next time she sees Angad, she'll make it perfectly clear that nothing has changed between them, nothing at all.

Kripa opens the bathroom door and finds Rahul sitting in the living room watching TV, she sits down next to him causing him to switch the TV off and give her his attention, he touches her arm softly.

"What happened?" Rahul speaks as he notices how red Kripa's eyes are.

"After we left, An…." Kripa stops speaking, unable to say Angad's name, she takes a deep breath and forces herself to continue for the sake of her brother.

"Angad and me went to his house, I still don't know why I wanted to go there, things were ok at first, we were just having coffee, we went to his room so he could show me what it looked like after the changes he had made"

Rahul nods his head and urges her to continue.

"I spotted a photograph of us from years ago; it didn't surprise me that he would still have photographs of us both but it surprised me that he knew exactly when it was taken even though I had no clue. He still remembers all the little things we shared when I had hid them deep away in my memory, he started asking me why I told him to take us to his house and I didn't have the answer, I don't know why but tears just started slipping from my eyes, all the feelings I felt when we were together came back so I hugged him and I didn't let go"

Kripa's eyes began to water, Rahul frowns seeing his sister in this state, he shuffles closer and wraps his arm around her shoulder and pulls her closer to him and tells her to continue.

"Why didn't I let go? I'm the one who is meant to be hating him but still I couldn't let go, why Rahul? Why didn't I let go?"

Rahul doesn't know what to say, he rubs Kripa's arm softly to calm her down, the tears get worse and Kripa begins to sob, she looks at Rahul with fear on her face.

"Then I…..I kissed him. I kissed him Rahul, I kissed the guy that broke my heart and I let him kiss me and I let him…"

Rahul shakes his head as he knows what Kripa's about to say and pulls her closer to him and wraps both his arms around her, she puts her arms around his neck and begins to cry. Rahul stands up and helps her up then takes her to her room and makes her lie down in bed, she continues to sob but Rahul soothes her by patting her head softly, he tells her to close her eyes and she obeys, he continues to pat her and soon she falls asleep. Rahul wipes the tears on her cheeks and gives her a soft kiss on the side of her head then pulls the covers over her. He stares at her for a brief second then leaves the room, he picks up her phone on the way out so she doesn't get disturbed then shuts the door and goes to the living room.

Rahul sits down and sighs, he gets his phone and dials Angad's number, he lets it ring then hears Angad's voice on the other side.

"Angad"

"Yeah Rahul, what's up" He hears Angad speak

"You and me need to talk, meet me at The British Oak in half an hour"

Before Angad asks any questions Rahul hangs up. Rahul goes to check on Kripa and finds her still sleeping, he gets a pen and paper and writes a note and leaves it on her bedside table for her to read when she wakes up. He then gets his jacket and Kripa's car keys and leaves the house.

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Angad opens the door to the British Oak, he looks around but only sees the local punters there, those who drink during the day, he ignores them and takes a seat in a booth, he orders two beers, one for himself and one for Rahul and begins to wait. He has no clue why Rahul wants to meet him, but he has high suspicions that it has something to do with Kripa. He sips his beer slowly when he spots Rahul, he ushers him to sit down and Rahul sits opposite Angad. Angad hands him the beer and Rahul thanks him and sips it slowly.

"So what's the matter Rahul?"

Rahul puts the beer down and speaks.

"I know what happened with you and my sister"

"Look I didn't do anything, she kissed me, I just kissed her back" Angad says defensively

"I know" Rahul replies

Angad nods his head and again asks Rahul the reason for them meeting.

"Kripa is very upset at the moment because of what happened with you two, so I just want you to leave her alone for a while"

"Why would she be upset? She's the one who..."

"Yeah I know Angad, but right now she's feeling vulnerable, she keeps blaming herself saying it shouldn't have happened. I don't want her getting more upset, so please; at least until she's ready to talk to you, just stay away from her"

Rahul finishes his drink and stares at him, Angad wants to argue but he knows Rahul is right; Kripa needs time to herself so he agrees for Kripa's sake. Rahul thanks him and leaves, Angad finishes his drink and breathes deeply wondering how Kripa is.

hey...gret part...omgdey slept tugeda n kripas regretting it nw...uggghh she shuld jus tlk tings thru wid angad

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One Month Later

"So what would you like to drink?"

Kripa smiles and requests the handsome blue-eyed, golden haired stranger to buy her a Coke, he happily obliges and orders a beer for himself and a Coke for Kripa, she takes the drink from him and takes a sip as he leans forward

"So what's your name?" He asks as he sips his beer

"Kripa, and you?" She replies putting her glass on the counter

"James, I must say Kripa is a very beautiful name" James uses this as an excuse to move closer to Kripa, he sips the remnants of his drink and yet again moves closer to Kripa, he casually slips his arm around her waist and leans closer to her ear

"What's say we get out of here?"

"Sure, why not?" Kripa replies before gulping down her Coke and grabbing her jacket.

James takes Kripa's hand and leads her through the crowd to leave the club, the minute he gets her out he gets hold of Kripa's waist and pulls her closer to him and kisses her, Kripa allows him for a brief moment but changes her mind and puts her hand on his chest and pushes him away slightly

"I'm sorry, this is a mistake, I'm just going to go home"

"Bye why? Look forget the nerves and let everything play out naturally" James responds as he tilts his head forward to kiss her again but this time Kripa is adamant, she releases herself from his grasp and puts her jacket on and heads to her car, James shrugs his shoulders and heads back inside to hunt for another girl more willing to spend the night with him.

Kripa breathes deeply when she sits in her car, what was she thinking, well she knows exactly what she was thinking, any reason to get her mind off Angad. Their night of passion was almost a month ago, she had seen nor heard from Angad since she left his house that morning and she had a very good idea that Rahul had told Angad to back off. She had taken a week off work claiming she wasn't well enough to get out of bed which wasn't entirely untrue, the thought of that night had made her feel too weak to do anything, Rahul has stayed with her but after a week of wallowing in guilt she returned to work and made Rahul go back to his own apartment.

Although now that she thinks of it sending Rahul away hadn't have been her best idea, she felt lonely without him there so after coming back from work to an empty house she resorted to going out at night to clubs, at first she laid low, sitting in the corner hoping for no one to see her or recognise her, she would buy a drink, slowly drink it then get up and leave, but recently she had begun having her drinks at the bar, men would catch her eyes and she'd flash them smiles but that would be it, in fact today is the first time she initiated conversation with a man, and although things had gone well and he'd liked her and wanted to take her back to his place, Kripa stopped herself, they both knew where the night would end and both knew they would either regret it or forget it in the morning.

After all that has happened with Angad, she should know better than to jump into bed with a stranger and complicate her life even more, heck what would Rahul say if he found out.

Kripa starts her car and drives off home, while taking a turn into her street she sees Angad's car parked outside her house, what does he want?, she wonders as she slows down. She looks for him and finds him walking down the steps of her house towards his car, she breathes deeply, get a grip Kripa, she reminds herself, she had mentally prepared herself for their next meeting, she had gone through everything what she wanted to say to him but it all flew out of her head the second she saw him, he has that effect on her, making her forget everything but, she wonders, does she have that effect on him? Had he been planning out their next meeting as well? Is that why he's here?

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Angad unlocks his car and opens the door ready to get in and drive away but the sound of a car pulling up forces him to look up, he sees Kripa's car pull into the space behind his car, he shuts his door and locks the car waiting for her to get out of hers and lock hers too. She gets out and he stares at her, she looks different but he can't place it, he stares as she walks towards him and as she stands underneath the lamp post that's when he realises, her hair is shorter, now with blonde highlights in them, he smiles to himself and wonders, why the new look? She was perfect how she was, heck Kripa's perfect full stop. He notices her outfit and guesses that she has been out to a club, she normally wears these sort of clothes when she goes out, it may have been a while since he's seen her but he still knows her.

That night is of course, as much fresh in his mind as it is in Kripa's. When she had left in the morning he had wanted to call her after but Rahul had advised him to leave her alone, and he did. It may have been the hardest thing he could have done but then again he was slightly used to being without Kripa, 7 years of not being with her had done that to him, but each and every day he assured himself, 7 years may seem like a long time but it would be nothing compared to the lifetime he would spend with her if they got back together. It seems impossible considering the circumstances, but Angad still isn't ready to believe that the fat lady has sung and all is at loss for him and Kripa.

It had been hard for him to stay away from Kripa at first, he would go to her work place during the day just to see her, although during the first week she hadn't been there, but after that he would go, stand the other side of her floor and just look at her but he soon stopped himself from doing so. He didn't want Kripa seeing him, and he didn't want Rahul catching him looking at Kripa like he had done one of the days, but luckily for Angad, he had spotted Rahul and had quickly hidden himself and Rahul hadn't spotted him.

Angad decided it was best to keep himself busy so he indulged in what he did best, work, he would be one of the first people to come into the office and was amongst the last to leave. Although the work was, what someone else would define as boring, he found it soothing especially in situations where he needed to keep busy, besides he was getting good at what he did, if he kept things up they way they were going they he would be promoted in no time. And he needed the promotion, there was only so much a person could do as a trainee, he needed to expand his knowledge and if all went well then he could join his dream company and if all went great then he could very well open up his own company.

And when he wasn't at work he would keep himself busy at home, he stuck to watching DVDs or reading or generally lounging around but despite the things he did to keep him busy, the only thing on his mind was Kripa, and all the time away from her was beginning to takes its toll on him so he decided Kripa had had enough time to herself and he would go see her.

So he'd begun to get changed in his room, he stood in front of his mirror eyeing up the jeans and t-shirt he was wearing and shook his head thinking it was too casual, he didn't want Kripa thinking he'd been wallowing in misery over her, so he changed the outfit and checked himself out in the mirror again, this time wearing beige trousers, a white shirt, a matching beige jacket and a beige tie, he shook his head again realising it looked too formal, he took the tie off and undid the top two buttons of his shirt then un-tucked his shirt and straightened himself out, perfect, with that he left.

He drove to Kripa's house but was amazed at how quickly he had gotten there, he wasn't even aware of what he was going to say so he drove around the block a few times and when he had figured out what he would say he drove to her house again, only this time fear overcame him and he drove past her house ready to drive home, but his heart forced him to go back to her house and this time he stopped the car in front of her house and got out. He had rang the doorbell and waited for Kripa to answer but when she didn't he assumed she wasn't there and turned to leave.

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Kripa places the two mugs of coffee on the table in front of the sofas then sits on one and brings her legs up close to her, Angad is sitting opposite her on the other sofa, she can tell he looks nervous as he reaches out to pick up his mug of coffee, Kripa also reaches out and takes hers and keeps it with her while Angad puts is back down after taking a sip. Angad glances around the room and forces a weak smile.

"Where's Rahul?" He asks finally breaking the awkward silence between them both

"He went back to his own place" Kripa replies looking anywhere but at him.

Angad nods his head and picks up his mug of coffee taking another sip then places it back down. He glances at Kripa and grins.

"Nice haircut"

"Yeah, it was time for a change" Kripa touches her hair briefly and smiles.

Kripa puts her mug down and finally looks at Angad, she sighs and stands up

"What do you want Angad? Why are you here?"

Angad stands up and walks over to her, she steps away from him creating some distance, she did not want a repeat of what happened before, he senses her worry and stays where he is.

"I just wanted to see how you were, I wanted to come before but I figured you needed time alone"

Kripa had wondered why he hadn't come to see her, she half expected him to be on her doorstep the next morning, but when he didn't show up for a week she assumed he had decided to give her some space.

She looks at him and frowns.

"That night shouldn't have happened Angad, it was a mistake"

Angad shakes his head and moves forward grabbing hold of her arms pulling her closer.

"It was not a mistake Kripa, it was love, it was the love that you and I share"

Kripa avoids his gaze but Angad forces her to look at him.

"Come on Kripa, don't try and pretend that what happened means nothing to you, don't act like I mean nothing to you"

Kripa shakes her head and tries to move away from Angad but he doesn't allow her, he cups her face with his hands causing her to feel nervous, she looks in his eyes and sees what she's always seen in his eyes, the love he has for her, and she knows, deep down, that whenever Angad looks into his eyes he's searching for the same thing but she never allows herself to be that vulnerable, she doesn't allow him to see deep into her heart, he inches closer to her face, she wants to move but is unable to.

"If you tell me that you don't love me, I'll go" Angad softly tells her, she can sense the truth in his voice, they both know that if Kripa does tell him she doesn't love him, he would never bother her again, but then Kripa would be lying, try as she might to deny it but she does love him, in a weird but wonderful way, she does still love him. She touches his cheek softly and holds back the tears that want to break out of her eyes and roll down her cheeks.

"I do love you Angad"

The words are music to his ears, the happiness clearly shows on his face as a huge smile just suddenly appears from no where, only he knows how long he had waited to hear those words from her, he wishes it was under better circumstances but he is happy none the less. He inches forward slightly to kiss her but Kripa's hand trails from his cheek to his chest firmly stopping him, he looks confused as she moves his hands away from her face.

"But it doesn't change anything, I'm still hurt from everything that has happened, just because I do love you it doesn't mean I've forgiven you for what you did"

Angad huffs and moves away from her, he runs his hand through his hair and looks at her.

"How many times do I need to tell you the truth? How loud do I need to scream to get you to believe that I never betrayed you? What do you want me to do? If I could take you back in time and show you what happened, I would, please Kripa believe me"

Kripa stares at him for a brief second, she can see the sincerity in his eyes forcing her to believe him but how could she forget what she had seen, her mind is telling her to believe what she saw but her heart is telling her to believe Angad. She sighs and reaches out and takes her hand in his, she makes him sit on the sofa and sits next to him.

"Angad, I'm ready to believe you"

Angad's face lights up but when he sees the lack of enthusiasm on Kripa's face he frowns.

"I feel a "But" coming"

"But only if you prove it"

Angad feels like beating his head against a wall, he runs his hand over his face and sighs looking at her.

"How do I prove it? There was one person who could have told you the truth but she's dead, I don't know how else to prove it"

Kripa stands up and opens the front door.

"Then it is best you leave"

Angad stands up and walks over to the front door feeling sad and dejected, he tries to think how to change Kripa's mind but they both know how stubborn she is, he turns to head out when he stops, he turns and looks at her with a smile on his face.

"Prithvi!" He exclaims heading back into the room.

Kripa looks confused, Angad makes her sit down and kneels before her.

"Prithvi is like my brother, he wasn't there that day but I told him everything that happened, you can call him and ask him, he'll tell you"

Kripa looks at Angad and sees the helpless look on his face, she breathes deeply and nods her head.

"OK, I'll call him"

Angad thanks his stars for remembering Prithvi, Kripa gets her phone and hands it to Angad who keys in Prithvi's number, he puts the phone on speaker when he hears it ring, they both sit down while Kripa holds the phone in her hands.

"Hello?" Prithvi speaks.

Kripa glances at Angad who urges her to say something, she nods her head.

"Hey Prithvi, its Kripa"

"Oh hey, how are you?" Prithvi says

"I'm good, listen I wanted to talk to you, you remember our high school prom right? The one where…"

"You and Angad broke up? What about it?" Prithvi finishes off her sentence.

"Yeah, well I know you weren't there but Angad was crowned king, but he never showed, I wanted to ask you if you know where he was?"

"Kripa, why all this now?" Prithvi wonders.

"Please Prithvi, I need to know"

"Well from what I remember, he called me telling me Mishty had gotten drunk so I told him to make sure she was ok since mum and I weren't there"

Kripa bites her bottom lip, she closes her eyes.

"Is there anything else you remember?" She asks

"No, not really, look Kripa, I'm not the best person to ask about that night, the best person would have been Mishty but since…sorry Kripa"

"It's ok Prithvi, thanks anyways" Kripa replies ready to disconnect

"Wait Kripa, Mishty did used to keep a diary, maybe she wrote something in there"

Angad's face lights up

"Do you mind if I come round to read it?"

"No of course not, why don't you come here now, I'll find it for you"

"Thanks Prithvi"

Kripa hangs up, Angad looks at her excitedly, they both stand up and head for the door.

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Angad stops the car around the corner from Prithvi's house, Kripa looks at him

"Aren't you going to come?" She asks while she unfastens her seatbelt

"No, it is best if you go yourself"

Kripa nods her head and gets out of the car, Angad watches as she disappears around the corner. Kripa stands in front of Prithvi's house and rings the doorbell waiting for him to answer. The door opens and Prithvi greets her warmly with a hug, he ushers her inside and offers her a drink, they share some small talk but Kripa gets down to the point.

"Did you find her diary?"

Prithvi nods his head and tells her to follow him upstairs, they go into Mishty's room, Kripa finds it slightly weird at first, the room has a huge photo of Mishty on the back wall with a garland of flowers on it, the bed is neatly done and everything is fairly tidy. Prithvi opens a drawer on the desk and hands Kripa the diary.

"I'll leave you to it"

Kripa nods her head as Prithvi leaves the room closing the door behind him. Kripa hesitates to sit on the bed but decides its better than standing, she runs her hand over the diary and opens to the front page where she sees, in Mishty's handwriting, a warning for Prithvi or anyone else not to read. Kripa feels slightly guilty going through Mishty's diary as if she's invading her privacy but Kripa reminds herself of the reason for doing so, with that she turns to the first written page.

8^th February 1998

Dear Diary, this is my first entry, mama gave me this diary for my 13^th birthday, she told me that if there are some things that I can't share with her then I should write them down in this diary. So that's what I'm doing, right now I'm 14 years old, I attend St. Mary's with my older brother Prithvi who is one year older. But enough about that, the real reason for writing in this diary now is one person……Angad Khanna….

Kripa shuts the diary not wanting to read any more, she puts the diary on the bed and walks over to the window, she looks outside and can just about see the outline of Angad's car, she reminds herself that she's doing it for him and sits back down picking up the diary turning back the first page.

Angad Khanna, he's just moved here and he's the same age as Prithvi, they both became friends straight away and I find him very cute, he's very quiet and calm, he's a nice guy.

Kripa skips a few pages

5^th September 1998

Dear Diary, it is the first day back to school and I have just found out the worst news anyone could ever find out, my sweet Angad is dating Kripa Sharma! He doesn't even know her properly….hoe come hasn't he noticed how much attention I pay to him but he's noticed her? I hate seeing them together!

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17^th May 2001

KRIPA HAS BEEN ELECTED PROM QUEEN!!!!! How did this happen?? Tell me Diary! This is only because she and Angad have been going out the past few years! I hate this!!!!!!

28^th June 2001

Dear Diary, its Prom Night tomorrow, but I'm not going to go, I haven't even bought a dress, why should I? Just to see that ***** Kripa take my crown? Was it bad enough seeing her take my Angad away that now she has to steal my crown? I hate her!!! And I hate Angad for going out with her! NO! I can't hate Angad…..I hate Kripa Sharma!!! I am going to make this her worst Prom ever!

1^st July 2001

Dear Diary, 1, I have a huge headache, maybe I shouldn't have drank all that whiskey and 2, Angad and Kripa have broken up! It is all over campus, Angad stood Kripa up at Prom so she dumped him! Aaah I can't believe it, I only planned to get drunk and gatecrash party and tell Angad how I felt but the best thing happened instead! I found Angad sleeping on the sofa next to me, I vaguely remember calling him telling him I needed him and guess what…..he came running! I don't remember much else as a result of being too drunk to do anything but seeing Angad lying next to me this morning was heaven. He'd quickly jumped off the sofa when he woke mumbling about how Kripa would kill him for not showing up to Prom, but hey the best thing is Kripa hates Angad!

The book falls from Kripa's hand, it lands on the bed and a few drops of water fall onto it, but they're not water, they're Kripa's tears, feeling emotional Kripa begins to sob, Angad had been telling the truth the whole time, why hadn't she believed him? Because her ego and stubbornness got the better of her, she tells herself, Kripa gets up from the bed and walks over to the window to look at his car, he had tried so much to convince her but she never listened, how much time had she wasted being mad at him, believing that he'd betrayed her? But she knew him better than that didn't she? Or at least she thought, he was her Angad, so why did think he'd do something like that? Her Angad, the same guy who'd spend 7 years without knowing why she hated him, but now she hates herself, Kripa smiles whilst the tears keep falling, the night they shared, Angad was right, it wasn't a mistake, it was their love. Hers and Angad's love….her Angad, Angad….the same guy waiting in the car.

Kripa hastily wipes her tears away and turns on her heels, she runs as fast as she can down the stairs and out the door without even saying bye to Prithvi, but she doesn't have time for that. Angad sees Kripa running from around the corner, confused he gets out of the car and begins to walk over to her and when he's about to say something he feels Kripa's lips on his, she wraps her arms around his neck and kisses him like she's making up for all those years, Angad slowly puts his arms around her waist but pulls back and looks at her face gleaming with happiness.

"What did you read?" Angad asks with a huge grin on his face.

Kripa replies by kissing him again, she pulls back and asks him to take her home, Angad agrees and asks her the question again but Kripa's tells him she'll tell him when they get home.