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Rain had been one of her favorite seasons. Whenever it would rain, she would run outside and drench herself into the rain. She loved the rain. Rain made her happy and the rain was one thing in which she could camflogue herself in. No one in the rain could figure out that she had been crying. She was a strong girl but he made her cry. He made her cry more than she had ever known to cry.
He stood outside the door as she watched the rain from outside. He knew she was crying and thinking of him. He didn't know how to wipe her tears. He didn't know what to do. but her tears shattered him. "Why was she making a difference in his life?" he thought to himself.
He walked into the room and decided to speak to her. She hadn't spoken to him much from that day onwards.
"Shrishti" he said with a clear voice.
His voice jolted back to her thoughts and she realized she was back into the reality.
She turned around and stared at him.
"Ji" she responded slowly.
"Chalen" he said
She shook her head and followed him downstairs. The entire Luthra family had been having a lunch with Aroras. Her mom was there, and even her dadi was. She was happy to have them and rushed to hug her mother. Her mother patted her back. Sarla was proud of the step Shrishti had taken.
Her dadi high flied her and She sat down. In front of her, was the world's best couple, her di and her jiju. They were so in love and they deserved every bit of happiness. Her sister was glowing and she was really happy for her sister that after all this time, she found her soulmate.
The table was getting crowded with everyone fighting over that paratha. She stared into the empty chair besides her. Tears overwhelemed her. She didn't want anyone to know her feelings. She had done such a good job of hiding her feelings that she knew that no one understood the pain. Just as she was about to wipe her tears, he handed her a tissue. She was stunned. and grateful as she was, she took the tissue and wiped the tears. She noticed that no one had paid much attention to her crying.
The lunch was done. She was grateful. She didn't want to be any crowded places. She wanted to be left alone after all that has happened.
He understood her feelings. He didn't know what had been the cause of it. Was it him? What was bothering her so much that he couldn't figure out?
She walked back into the room surrounded by the rain. She opened her box of memories.. She smiled at the pictures in her hand. a tear drop fell down her eyes and into the pictures. She held the picture close to the her heart. and she shut the box again.
He saw her open the box and shut it down. What was inside the box? He had never known about it and he never asked her. But he wanted to know. He walked in.
"Shrishti?"
" Ji"
"I wanted to talk to you"
"Ji"
"Shrishti, you have known me for a while now. You don't need to address me as ji. You can call me by my name"
She let out a smile.
"Ji" she said and laughed.
It took a while but a smile creeped on her face. Her smile had a childlike innocence . Something he couldn't help but fall for.
"Friends" he extended his hand out
"Friends " she smiled.
After a long time, she had spoken few words with him. He wanted to know what was in that box? What had she kept so precious to her? His curiousity got to the better of him and he asked her finally.
"Shrishti, whats in that box you carry with you all the time"
She was stunned with the question..
"Kuch nahin..just some memories that will never come back"
"Please tell me Shrishti, we are friends right?"a
He was getting impatient and he wanted to know the truth now. It had been 6 months since that incident happened.
That incident had happened 6 months back but it felt like it just had happened now. The entire incident flashed back into her mind.. How impactiently she waited for his call and then his call came. She shut her eyes and remembered those last words he told her...
FLASHBACK
" Hello duffer. Where are you? You finally remembered my birthday? You will have to treat me now " She responded.
"Shrishti...I love you.. and I'll love you until I take my last breath"
She was stunned. She had waited for this moment but there was something else in his voice that bothered her...
"I love you too duffer" She responded but he didn't respond..
"Hello"
"Hello mam"
"Who is this?"
"Mam, the person whose phone is this has you on hold"
"That's my duffer.. I mean he's my friend. Why isn't he talking?"
"I am sorry Mam. He's no more"
She was stunned. She had no words to describe the feeling she felt at that moment. Before she could react, she felt her body fall down..
There he lay in a pool of blood and there she laid on the cold hard surface of her room...
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