This chapter is dedicated to my cute friend.. CutEandAwkwarD

RITIKA'S POV

I didn't want to feel bad. Why would I.? It was not like he meant those. What if he meant.?. What makes difference? Nothing. He didn't know anything. It was just for his idiotic behavior. Nothing more. But how many times I told it to myself, the reality was always bitter. Suddenly I faced it again, which was buried deep inside for a long time. And it hurt.

I cleared my thought. And opened my laptop. There, sometimes, I wrote something. Like stories. But I never published them. It was only my secret. Even Shan didn't know this. I went for Microsoft word and then something took my attention. A cup landed on the table. One cappuccino coffee, and the most beautiful thing was there was a smiley over it.

I frowned at it and looked over finding Mr arrogant standing there awkwardly. I didn't order. Moreover he had never served me. More more moreover that was a self service cafe. Why was he serving me!?.

"I didn't order.?" I said it though more like I was asking. He looked away kinda nervousness was playing on his face. Was he regret for his word!?.. It was impossible. I mean he was always this harsh toward me. What was the new here?

He didn't say anything further. So tell me what can I do. Awkward silence. Nothing. So I smiled at the coffee and remained my work. He was still standing there. I sighed and pointed him to the chair across my table to sit. " would you like to sit with me.?" He frowned at my word. Couldn't believe I just said it. If you ask me I also didn't thought he would sit.

But to my wonder he actually followed my word. Full of surprises. But that's it. Again silent. Seriously he had some problem. So I had to break it. "Nice coffee" I said it smiling at him. He looked at me with such a disbelieved. "How could you smile at me!?.. How. I had told you so many things. Where you didn't have any fault too.!?.. Then why are you behaving like this.?. Like like.. I don't know. It's over my mind.. Why are you sweet at me?"

Oh ho.. Finally he spoke up. I thought he had vocabulary problem. As always used only get lost , get lost, get lost.. So he could talk then. Good. I lowered my head toward him. And called him close by my hand. I headed right then left then again right, so can assure no one was hearing us, then whispered. " it's all about extra butter and sugar. Try it.. You can be sweet too."

For two second he didn't say anything. Then back of. I also rested my back comfortably by the chair. He blinked sometime to resister what I said. Then smiled. Oh my Allah. He really smiled. And that was actually happy smile. Showing his dimple. If there would anyone, they would be burst out laughing. But it's the Mr. arrogant I was talking. So obviously normal rules couldn't apply on him..

But he actually smiled. I'm so proud of myself. So I smiled proudly. But then he gathered himself and made the atmosphere silent again. What was his problem.!?? By the way why he was here?. I mean I was sure he was not going to say sorry neither thank you. So what's the deal..

"That was my mom's" I heard him to say this breaking my thought. I frowned, what was his mom's. Oh the watch?. Okay... May be he was grateful that I found it... Though it was one kind of impossible thing. If you ask me.

"The watch?" I asked to clear my assumption. He nodded in affirmative to conform me.

"She gave this on my 14th birthday." He said lowering his head. May be it was not easy to explaining himself. But I couldn't understand why was he saying this.?

"And that was her last gift." He said more like a whisper. Holly shit.! That made sense. He.. He was really going through a lot. I should comfort him. I mean whatever I could do that time. But to my astonished I end up asking a question that I never thought would do.

"What does make difference?" I seriously spilled out!?. Oh Allah save me. He looked at me like I said most horrified thing.

"You ...you asking.." He couldn't finish his word before I spoke of.

"You are caring about some objects relating toward your mom. Don't you think you are missing the most obvious things here. " I asked on his blank expression. Though he didn't say anything return.

So I carried on. "You know what, the most precious thing of your mom is you. And here you are wasting yourself. And you thought your mom would be happy to see you terrifying about a stupid watch when you don't even care a little about you. Wow I appreciate your thought."

I gave a long speech. Shouldn't I be a therapist. May be. I didn't want to hurt him but he had to see the truth one day. Better of today. Everyday he was cursing himself. That was not healthy. And for the first time he had taken back at my word. Somehow it reached him.

"You don't know. You are not in my place. You can't feel what I am going through... I .." I stopped him holding my hand.

"And you don't know me .. Do you!? No." I said in a rush. Though I didn't want to talk about it.

He stared at me for some second. I looked away. Don't want him to catch me.

"No? Say I'm wrong. You..." I sarcastically laugh at his word. Seriously I didn't have same problem as him. "It's OK. I didn't even see her. Because I was the reason for my mother's leaving. Don't you think it's pathetic!?" I asked with a smile. That I was sure made me worse.

"I.. I'm .. S..sorry." Oh no. The great arrogant person was sorry. Sorry for me. Wow. Shouldn't I get a noble for this. I laughed at his word. That made his puzzle.

"Don't. Cause I'm not. Abbu says I'm her treasure. Her strength. Her achievement. Though I highly doubted on those. But feels good thinking like this. She gave her life only for me. What could I do is only respect her decision. And that I'm doing. I don't know what you feel, Abeeg. But you have some memory of your mom. You could imagine her. Not everybody have this luck. So be happy with that." I told it finishing the coffee. And looked at him straight.

He smiled at me with such like encouragement. And I liked that. "Okay, I'm not going to say you are totally right. But I can think something like that. You are right it feels good. And so.. Thank you , thank you for everything." Wow wasn't that day epic. I grinned like ear to ear.

"Thank you seriously. I'm offended. Mr arrogant." He narrowed at my word and then it hit me. Shit I blurted out it openly.

"You c..call me what!?.. Arro..." Was there no body calling him that. That word was perfect for his stupidity. I giggled just so he could let it go as a matter-of-nothing .

But he didn't let it go. Glared at me with intensity. I swallowed hard. "Come on. We are friends now. So... You know it's common." I tried to defense myself. But it didn't work.

"We are not friend. No way." I was going to protest but he cut me of. " whatever happened today, it was okay. I appreciate you but it doesn't matter. We are not friends. Not for you. I'm not a friendly material. So it will be good for you to be away from me. May be the battle between us will be over. But not friends."

Battle,.. Where this came from. " we were not enemy!" I spat to my astonishment. He shifted his weight. " look I'm not saying this. It's just that we can be OK. But nothing more. To be honest. You still annoying me with your behavior. I can try to tolerate you but nothing more than that."

Wow, obviously you couldn't wish the devil would turn into angel in one night. He was still that stupid moron. " that's your choice. You were never my enemy so if anything would change between us that would be only friendship, otherwise nothing. I just turn off one of my enemy, that thought is disgusting. "

"OK if that you chose" he said standing up his chair" but making friend is terrifying. I would rather survive this situation." He starting to walk away saying this. But it made me smirking mischievously. " let's see. I'll be counting." I winked making him groaned.

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A/N

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