This is super short because I didn't want to unnecessarily drag the story. Hope you guys like it. Thanks for all the appreciation this TS got! ❤

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Slurping on a Vanilla Mocha Latte in a cafe near their school, Annika sat staring at her boyfriend who was busy sipping on his own Espresso. His white school shirt was now full of colors, scribbled on with markers of various shades by his classmates and school-fellows. Out of all, the writing near his heart with a bright red pen stood out the most- I love you. Annika smiled as she saw it, a sad smile that Shivaay noticed as he finally looked up.

"Annika, what's wrong?" He asked, worried. She shook her head.

"Nothing," She sighed. If she told him what was bothering her, it would unnecessarily upset him, and she didn't want that. But then again, when had she ever been able to hide things from him before...

"Anni, tell me what' wrong," He said a bit sternly, and she gave up.

"It's just," She started, her lower lip trembling as she looked down and fiddled with her fingers, "You're going to leave for USA soon, and I'm going to miss you so much. School is going to be so empty without you." Today had been the last day for Grade-12, meaning that school life was over for Shivaay. In two months, he would be leaving for the USA to study at Harvard University.

"Aww, baby," Shivaay whispered, moving his chair to sit beside Annika. The past few days, the thought of being away from Annika had been eating him alive and amidst all this, he hadn't thought about what she must be feeling. 

"I'll miss you too, love," He said, caressing her hair as she kept her head on his shoulder. "But don't worry, I'll keep visiting in every break, alright? We'll also video call every day. And last year of school will keep you busy so I'm sure you won't even get time to think about me."

"That's not true," Annika sniffed. How could she possibly not think about him? He meant the world to her. "And listen," She continued, looking up now, her face tear-stained, "You better not find any other girl for you there, okay? Unn angrezi ladkiyo ke chakkar mein mat par jaana, warne you'll see what I'll do!"

Shivaay laughed.

"Calm down, my sherni," He said. "You know I can't possibly even think about anyone other than you, right? I'll always be only your admirer."

Annika giggled at that. The journey from how he had been her secret admirer to how he had become her boyfriend was a crazy yet beautiful one. In fact, this was the cafe where they had had their very first date, and their relationship had evolved from being strangers to friends to finally, dating.

"Now come on, give me a smile," Shivaay urged, wiping away her tears. "We still have our two-month break to enjoy, okay? And you better forget all about your friends and spend this summer break with just me."

Annika rolled her eyes at her boyfriend's demands but nodded nonetheless. Shivaay leaned down to peck her cheek, making Annika blush, and they spent the rest of the evening munching on some delicious pastries.

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The End