Soha's point of view:

The text notification popped up on the home screen while I was savoring a few minutes of peace and solitude. It was a long tiring day. Finals were coming up next month. It was pretty hectic managing the company as well as preparing for the tests.

Unlocking the cell phone, I saw that Rahat had texted me. I didn't know why it felt so good whenever he texted me. I had been having this weird feeling in my stomach when we chatted.

I shrugged off the thought and read his text.

Him: What's up? And don't say- the ceiling.

Me: I'm outside. So, it's the sky. :p

Him: It's 11:56pm, right? What are you doing out so late?

Me: Eh. . . Counting the stars.

Him: How many did you count?

Me: I lost count after forty seven.

Him: Wow! :p

Me: Stop making fun of me!

Him: Okay, sorry.

Him: Hey?

Him: Soha?

Him: I'm sorry. Please forgive me?

Me: There was no need to apologize. I was doing something else. That's why I couldn't reply sooner. But, apology accepted. So, you're forgiven. 😁😋

Him: Thanks. 😒

Him: I was wondering. . .

Him: What do you look like?

Me: Like homo sapiens.😝

Him: Haha funny. No, really. I wish I could see you you.

Me: Why?

Him: What do you mean why?

Him: I want to know how do you look.

Me: I told you I look like a human, a female to be specific.

Him: Really? I had no idea!

Me: What's with the sarcasm today?

Him: You tell me. 😏

Him: Okay. Let's get back to the main topic

Me: Yeah. OK.

Him: Describe yourself in five sentences.

Me: Well, I'm average looking. 5'4. I've raven hair. And black eyes.

Him: Look at us talking about our features after chatting almost six months.

Me: That's because you didn't ask before. Why are you asking today then?

Him: I've been thinking about this. . . about how you may look like for the past two months.

Him: I wanted to know how the girl I talk to everyday looks like. But I was afraid to ask, I guess.

Me: So, you're not afraid anymore?

Him: I am.

Me: Hahahah. . .

I don't know why his words made me laugh.  "Why would he be afraid of me?" I questioned myself.

Him: What?

Me: It sounds funny that you, a almost twenty six years old guy are afraid of me.

Him: Actually I'm not afraid of you. I was afraid that I might hurt your feelings by asking this.

I cooed over his text and reread it four times. It also reminded me what I was going to do in the near future. I was going to hurt this guy's feelings. I had been lying to his face for five months! Guilt was eating me alive.

"I've to tell him." I thought to myself. "I can't drag this any longer."

Me: You're wrong.

Him:  So, you won't mind if I ask for your pic?

Me: No.

Him: Okay.

Me: Okay.

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Ten minutes later

Him: You there?

Me: Yeah.

Him: Well, where's the pic?

Me: What pic?

Him: You were gonna give me your pic, remember?

Me: When did I say that? 😁

Him: uh. . . Ten minutes ago?

Me: You said whether I'd mind or not. I said no. But, I never said I was gonna send you one. 😝

Him: You're so evil! Urgh!

Me: But you love me.😁

"Oh shit! What did I write! Oh my god!  What do I do now?" I panicked.

Me: As a friend.

Me: only because I'm your friend.

Me: Yeah that's right.

Me: A friend.  Yup.

Him: Soha! Stop rambling. . . well, in this case texting like crazy.

Him: Even if you're evil, naughty little girl, I do love you. You're my evil, naughty little friend okay?

Me: Okay. 😊

"Only if he knew." I sighed.

Him: Hey, remember our game of twenty questions? We still have four or five questions left.

Me: Okay, let's play.

I was more than happy to get rid of my embarrassing moment.

Me: I think it was your turn to ask.

Him: Yep. Okay.

Him: Are you phobic to anything?

Me: I've haemophobia. It's known as fear of blood. I faint every time I see blood.

I had this phobia since ammu's accident. That was the reason I never donated blood in my life. I didn't even watch news on TV about accidents. This also was the sole reason I avoided going to hospitals.

Him: Okay. Your turn.

Me: What was the last thing you ate?

Me: p.s Random. I know. But don't you dare laugh at me. 😏

Me: I won't. I had coffee.

Him: Do you want to go abroad and get settled there or you wanna live your whole life in Bangladesh?

Me: I don't know. I've never thought about it up until now.

It was the truth. I've never thought about it before. I didn't need to. "Do I want to leave my homeland, and live in another country?" I asked myself.

I had everything I need here. My family, my best friend, my business.

Me: What's your plan for the future? Are you going to live rest of your life in the USA? Or you plan on going back to India?

Him: I do plan on going back home when I retire. Not anytime soon though.

Me: Okay.

Him: Tell me something about yourself. Something that you haven't told me before.

Me: I. . .

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