Riya's POV

"Riya, Careful" I heard a voice and turned around to look at the source of the voice.

I found it so real and familiar.

Is that Arjun, my heart fluttered at his thought.

Listening to his voice after six long months I eagerly turned around to see his charming face and enchanting smile.

I truly miss them, I miss them very badly.

He saved me again from faltering and that feeling just brought me back to our good old days.

We were a happy couple in those days.

Nothing bothered us, society, norms, our parents, nothing stood in between us except our ego.

I am fumbled in with my bag in the middle of a very crowded restaurant and bumped into a waiter.

Moreover it is our favorite place where we used to hang out all the time.

He caught me in time from falling down encircling his hand around my waist.

I instantly hugged him for a brief second trying to find some solace in his arms.

Out of blue, I experienced the cruel Epiphany of my life and can't resist the impulse to push him away from me, from my life.

Ah! Not again, I muttered under my breath trying to look at the person infron of me.

Arjun smiled at me a bit but his face fell off soon he saw my grumpy face.

Why the hell I am messing up the things since the morning, I questioned myself in a hurry.

Why the hell? I am thinking about Arjun all the time, Why so suddenly?

I started feeling his face, smile, touch, and love.

Yesterday I didn't have any sleep, I just wanted to be with him again and reconcile our relationship.

I know it's so bizarre and impossible, But why do I think such?

Why can't my heart accept the truth that he has moved on?

All these feelings are pouring out from the moment I learned about his new girlfriend.

I blamed myself for my mistake, Don't I know he is a dream to me now?

No use of talking about him as our relationship, it's all water under the bridge now.

"Riya" I listened to his fervent tone once again and lifted my head up hastily trying to catch a glimpse of his handsome face.

For a brief moment, he stood looking straight into my eyes.

"Arjun" I looked at him in sheer disbelief.

Everything seems to be the same, I felt nothing has changed.

Nikki who came running to me the next second caught us both exes sharing an eye lock.

My eyes roamed at the girl standing beside and my gaze roved over her Pettite physique from top to toe.

Arjun stood like a rock, looking at my pale face, I felt a pang of guilt for leaving this man and gulped down in extreme pain.

I tried to look into his dark brown eyes but failed miserably at reading his hidden expression.

I know how great he is at masking his feelings. I alone know it

"Why? Why did you leave me?" For a second I felt his heart asking me for a single lame valid reason.

Don't he know? I felt like catching his collar and laugh at his face, asking the same question.

I quickly shut my eyes squeezing them heaving a deep sigh out of pain.

Nikki faked a cough asking me to pay my attention to her.

I shook my head realizing my mistake, hurriedly averting my gaze away from his face.

Why did he look so helpless?

Why? Am I assuming? I asked myself.

"Hey, Arjun!" Nikki broke the awkward silence between us and he smiled at Nikki answering her question.

"Nikki, After a long time buddy."This time he pulled her into a warm comforting hug, surprising both of us.

Finally, I could get my smile back after a lot of struggle and grinned at the couple standing in front of me.

I know I shouldn't envy her, he has moved on and accepted her, What's wrong with you, I asked my emotional heart to stop pestering my practical brain.

He smiled back and hugged me without any intimation. I tried to think of it as a normal friendly hug but my heart started to somersault at his touch and warmth.

I quickly got myself released from his hug gently pushing him away smiling awkwardly.

It took a second for him to realize what he did, Did he still hold some feelings for me? I asked myself with a broad smile dancing on my lips.

"Arjun" The girl with him tugged his hand and grabbed it quickly.

"Keerthi." He turned her head quickly towards her smiling and before he could turn completely towards her.

She pecked a kiss on his lips showing me her love and right on him.

Literally faltering for a second I looked at Nikki who caught my hand firmly realizing the pain I am facing.

I got the answer, I got the answer to my question. He has clearly moved on.

He smiled at his girlfriend stealing a glimpse of her face and shivering lips openly.

"Hey, She is Keerthi, my girlfriend."

"Keerthi, my friends Riya, Nikki." He introduced us to her.

"Keerthi" I spoke her name slowly and forwarded my hand for a shake.

"Riya....!?"

"Means are you his Ex?" She asked straight on my face without any hesitation.

It took a second for me to grasp the fact.

I literally have no idea what to answer to her question, I worriedly looked at Nikki reading her reaction asking her to rescue me.

"Keerthi, Riya is not Arjun's Ex, She is Ayush's fiancee' now."Nikki came to my rescue, I felt so glad for shutting her mouth like a pro, but why the hell she lied.

Though she never saw Ayush but heard a lot through me, and She knows Ayush is the police officer.

Ayush, Ayush is a good friend of mine, What will he think if he learns about this lie, I got worried at the same time.

"Oh!That..... That's great, Con...gratulations."Arjun got tensed and said stammering, trying to wipe the beads formed on his forehead.

"Hun! We are getting late, Let us go!"

"See you both girls!" She declared wrapping her hand around his waist, slightly hugging

Arjun looked at me as if he wants to say something to me.

I got off guard due to the presence of his new girlfriend. I don't want to irk them with my presence.

"See you guys, Hope everything is fine with you, ping me later, I need to talk to you Riya once." He said surprising me.

"Okay, Later after my office, "I mumbled.

"Sure.."He whispered.

I saw Keerthi glaring at him with a sulky face.

Why? I got surprised, What does he want? What?

Didn't he believe it? He knows Ayush is my best friend and he is well aware of the fact.

Nikki dragged me from there without any mercy, She knows well why to invest my time and emotions on this relationship which has no future and present with this relat

It's evident he has moved on.

And that evening both of us ditched the meeting, He didn't come, Neither I do.

Now I think I should've talked to him once, I cried hugging my pillow.

I felt someone stabbing my heart so deep, my breath drifting apart from my soul.

The fact that I can't see him and talk to him ever is just breaking my heart.

I just want to see him once and ask him why he did it?

Didn't he think about his parents?

Didn't he know how helpful his friends are?

Why? you did this? Why? I quickly opened my phone and looked at his picture.

Those are the days we cherished

To be continued.