Aria

I took the glass of gin Rahul gave me and went into my bedroom. Why did Rahul ask me about Deepak? Did they talk about this?

His question hit me off guard, so I  immediately changed the topic and got up to leave. Is Rahul asking me all this because he is drunk or does he actually think that we have something going on?

It is true that Deepak cares for me a lot and so do I, but I never thought about Deepak in that way. There's no way I'll be able to get some sleep now.

Stupid rahul with his stupid questions.

I placed the glass on my bedside table and opened the drawer to take out my half read novel. When I opened the page I last read, a photo fell out of the book.

It was a picture of Deepak, shreyas and I.

Not a good time universe.

Not a good time at all!

It was a picture clicked in Australia when we had the bonfire at the beach.
I sat in the middle while shreyas hugged me from one side and deepak was on my other side with his head on my shoulder.
I looked from Deepak to shrey, my mind running a marathon.

I looked at shrey. All our happy memories came flooding in. The hours of calls and video calls, cooking together, our kisses, the way he always looked at me, lost in each other's eyes. Tears formed in my eyes looking at him.

I truly loved him. Every moment I spent with him was so special.

For a moment, just for a moment, I wanted to go back in time and yank that stupid laila off shrey and ask her to fuck off and leave my man alone.

But isn't shrey the one supposed to be doing that? He should have pushed her away. He should have thought about us before letting her in into his bed room.

It's okay Aria. It's over. Shrey and laila are having a baby and you need to be happy for them. But will that be possible? The more I saw him the more my heart ached.

My eyes moved to see Deepak. He has been the best friend a girl can ever ask for. Supportive, understanding, calming, dealing with my every possible mood. He's been with me through all my ups and downs.

Is Rahul right about us? If he is, does Deepak feel anything for me?

He has always been the one to bring a smile on my face. I already lost one person. I'm not ready to lose another one.

I sighed and kept the photo away and started reading the book.

Not two pages into it, my phone started ringing.

"Hey. How come you're not asleep?", Deepak's voice echoed.

"Couldn't fall asleep", I said closing my book.

"Rahul?", He asked.

"I don't know. I think he's asleep", I said. I didn't hear any sound from outside so he must have passed out.

"Did you like the cupcakes I baked for you today?", He asked.

"Deepak aren't you supposed to be spending your time with your sister. We can talk tomorrow", I chuckled.

"She's making maggi in the hotels kettle. So I thought I'll check up on you", He whispered.

"Why deepak?", I said lowering my voice. I have no idea why I'm asking him this.

Ugh! Rahul's statement is getting to my head.

"Because I care a lot about you Aria".

"Um.. okay". Fuck this is getting awkward.

"Do you want me to get you breakfast in the morning? Masala dosas from our favourite place?".

"Yes pleaseeeee", I screeched.

"Haha okay darling. You sleep now I'll see you in the morning. Good night", he said cutting the call.

He needs to stop being such a gentleman! I'm still not over shreyas and I'm not ready to start anything with anyone right now.

Yes I do like Deepak but not like that. Right?

I don't wanna be the kind of person that uses their best friend as rebound to heal the broken heart. Nope, not happening.

Finally deciding to not think about this anymore, I got up to go check on rahul and found him passed out on the couch with his phone on his face.

How? God alone knows.

I picked up his phone to see multiple messages from shreyas.

Rahul you ass pick up the phone!

Tell me you're joking rahul! Tell me she's not getting married!

What? He told shreyas about my marriage?
I expected sober rahul to say it, so I'm not surprised that drunk Rahul blurted it out.
Some day or the other he had to know right.

I got a blanket for him and went into my room again. I need to get some sleep before my head explodes.

Shreyas

That's it. It's all over.

I'm having a baby with someone I loath and Aria is getting married to someone else.
This is not how I imagined my life to be.

Everything is going downhill for me. Every single thing in my life.

My cricket is not taking off. I was supposed to make my test debut for the New Zealand series but my performance in the net practices has been so bad, I got dropped.

Shresta and ma got to know about laila and her fucking pregnancy. They hate me. Ma doesn't even look at my face properly. Shresta ignores my existence.

My friends think I'm a cheat. Deepak and Rahul won't talk to me properly.

And Aria. I'm completely out of her life.
I can't stop thinking about her.

I need to stop this marriage. Just because laila is pregnant with my child doesn't mean I have to get married to her right? I have a strong feeling that this is not my child in th first place and I will fucking prove it.

I will prove it that it's not my child, I'll stop Aria's marriage and I will get her.

But I don't even know where she lives. I don't have her phone number and Deepak and Rahul won't tell me.

Fuck! I know the Hospital she works in! Even if she left that place, they can tell me where she is.

I quickly packed my bag and took my car and left.

It's time to set my life straight.

Mumbai to Bangalore is a 1000 kilometres and it's going to take me 14 hours to reach on road but I don't fucking care.

I need her back in my life.

I drove like a mad man. It was almost morning and I am only 50 km away from reaching Bangalore. For the speed I drove, it took me less than 12 hours to reach. If Aria was here with me she would have whacked my head for being irresponsible.

My eyes were tired and drowsy. C'mon shreyas. One hour more.

I was currently on the highway to Bangalore and my eyes started drooping.

I forced myself to wake up and continued driving. That's it. I'm close to getting my love back and that's when everything went numb. I lost control of the car, the brakes weren't working.

I could hear glass shattering and a sharp sting on my head.

And just like that, everything was black!

Hey guys. Sorry for the short one.
I know the ending sucks. I could have done better but let me know how you like it. ( Should I kill him? 😈)
See ya
Love,
S❤️