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ABEEG'S POV

It's so darkness in the kitchen. Shit where is the switch of light. It's almost midnight. Why I was to hungry now!? Oh yeah didn't have dinner. So it was the punishment. Dad called me several time. Was busy watching a movie. It finished almost at 12. And now I was dying. Had almost given up when suddenly the light came on.

I turned and saw her standing at the doorframe of kitchen. "Abeeg, do you need anything?"

My first instinct was screaming for food. But I gulped the thought. "No, nothing." I passed her cursing my fate. Why she had to come now. "So you are roaming like thief in the midnight just for nothing." She smiled walking to the freezer. "Just give me five minutes, I am warming up the food."

"No need to bother. I'm fine. "

"Please eat something, it's not good to sleep with empty stomach. " her concern didn't look that fake.

"Oh please, keep your advice for your hospital. I'm not your patient." The smile was her face turned into something else. Some hurt, some anger.

"It's not for my patient, it's for my son. " I raised my eyes to understand her calm face. Looked like she just said the most common thing in this world.

Before my any responding she said with a pleaded voice "Don't let anger on foods. Eat something."

I sighed, how much I wanted to deny her, it seemed impossible. "You don't have to warm up them. Just give me some snacks. It Will be fine."

I waited on dining table when she served food. I noticed rosgolla also there. It reminded me Ritika and her word. Was silently finishing my meal when by the corner of my eyes I noticed her smiling. "Thanks for wearing the panjabe. It means a lot."

"I didn't do it for you. " I said it purposely to hurt her, though it was true. I wore it for Ritika. But it was not to necessary to tell her. Was it?

I expected to see a hurtful face. But to my utter astonishment she was terrified. It made me curious but I didn't bother myself to ask. "She is a nice girl."

I didn't have to ask whom she was referring. But still by frowning my eyes I asked "who?"

"Ritika, is she your friend?" She asked smiling but something was not easy in her. I nodded better than any audible answer. Friend. Was she friend!? It's OK for me now to accept friendship with her. But still it didn't sound good. Weird.

"Did she say anything to you." Her face was clearly horrified then. I couldn't understand suddenly why she was so curious about me and why did she expect I would share anything with her. And what the hell Ritika would say me? She was always blabbering. Though it didn't bother me much. Hell I think it was cute now.

I wanted to ask what she meant when her phone started to ring. "Hello.." I remained with my food when she almost screamed.

"What..."

"Shit... Of course I'm coming."

"Yeah.. Yeah.. If it necessary we have to shift. I will arrange everything."

She hanged up when I was staring at her forgetting my meal. "It's an emergency. Have to go right now. Would you Please tell your Dad that I had to go?. I will call as soon as I get time."

She marched up to her room for getting her purse. But paused looking at me and that happened which I didn't expect in my dreams too. She hugged me. I was soo surprised to react. I remained still when she tightened her grip and even so when left me muttering something like everything will be fine. Have to be. Making me completely clueless.

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I hurried to the lab as it was little late. Last night was full of shocking. Dad told me, she called to say that she had to fly for Singapore. It was that emergency. But that was not problem. Actually nothing was wrong I think. Ugh not really I was comfortable in her hug. And that was awful. Repeatedly reminded me of Ritika. May be she was right. All those things were not fake. May be she cared... May be...

Ugh it was clouding my mind. Just wanted to refresh. I wanted to talk with Ritika. And that's why I almost got a heartache when she didn't come for lab. I didn't know which section she belonged. Whole day I was searching her and I even didn't know her friends circle. The only best friend I met yesterday was also missing. Even didn't find her in canteen. Where I had seen her few times from last few days. That's when I understood she didn't ditch lab. She didn't come university that day.

I didn't know I built a range of hope to see her in cafe, and when I didn't find her there that hope shattered. If that is called missing then I was missing her desperately. Yeah like hell. I cursed myself for never bothering for her number neither any contact. So the only way was just waiting.

Hell waiting. She didn't appear the next day, the next next day, the next next.... Next day. It was almost 1 week I last saw her. Everyday I entered the chemistry lab with little hope of her appearing. That things didn't happen. Neither in cafe. I had let go my ego to ask Merry Aunty about her. But she also didn't know much. More like she was uncomfortable to say anything.

I couldn't find a single way to calm down me. Nothing was right. Was she OK.? Was everything fine.? Did she get any hurt.? Bloody hell. If it would continue like this I..I would be mad literally. It was already hard to breath. I couldn't find any way to comfort me. Dad was busy in his office and his wife didn't return yet. So maximum time I was alone in home. It was first time in my life I was not comfortable in my self company. I wanted his wife to come back soon.

May be... May be she could give me Ritika's number. But destiny, such a shit. I was cursing, Allah knew whom, entering the cafe. I sat at the counter grabbing my head, no mood for working. And then some soft voice came from kitchen counter. I peeked there with heart hammering in my chest. I knew this voice from like forever.

"So.. Everything is fine now, right?" Merry
Aunty asked from the opposite side of the kitchen table to a girl whose back was just allowed for me to see. I let the breath go which I was holding back. Cause I knew who she was.

"Yeah... For now. It's OK." Merry Aunty noticed me when the answer came. May be by following her gaze Ritika turned to me. And nervously smiled.

"Hey, Abeeg. What's up?" Her face was pale. Seemed like she didn't sleep which caused the black circles. But as usual the smile was still there. She was missing from 1 week and behaving like nothing happened.

"Where were you!?" I asked holding my hands on chest. She looked at me nervously when Merry Aunty left the room giving an assuring smile.

"Just a little leave. Abbu went abroad for some day, I accompanied him." What the hell!? They were enjoying while here me passing days like a shit.

"You didn't inform. Isn't it good to inform friends after all that you prefered me." Her smile dropped hearing this.

"I didn't think it this way"

"You didn't think...... I.. I.. Leave it. Sorry for bothering you." I walked to the cash counter when she followed me.

"I'm sorry. I don't have any contact of you. Don't be angry with me. Please."

I couldn't hold myself anymore. Warping my arms around her I pulled her a tight hug. "I missed you, so much." I inhaled in her scent saying this. My ego caught some problem I think. The way I was feeling was terrible. She slightly patting my shoulder. Didn't say anything.

Her little body was so perfectly matched in my arms. It was warm. Was intoxicating. I could hold her for forever. I stepped back as the thought was so horrible.

"Finally you admit, you missed me. All my friends were missing me. I'm so popular." She grinned and I smiled back.
Though I didn't like her comparing me with her all friend.

"Didn't you miss me.?" I asked hopefully may be a little more than her other friends. But my heart ached at her word.

"Yeah I missed all of you."

And that hit me. Friend. Just friend. Nothing more than that. But why I was behaving like this. She was also my friend. Really!? The way I was feeling whole week and just before was not normal. Was it!???

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A/N
hey cutie pies. It's little boring story, right? Sorry for that. I can't say I will make it interesting over night. May be at least can try.
Will be glad if you support.
next chapter will be soon.
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