• A A R A D H Y A  •

Some people are not meant to be, no matter how much they love each other or no matter how much they care for each other, if we tend to fall apart then we will, nothing stops that, even love.

A thing I realized after the first day of my divorce, but unlike every other person who got divorced, I was happy, I was happy to get out of the relationship once I cherished the most and I felt the peace of being alone without him, it was peaceful but just for few days, slowly loneliness started to creep inside my soul, memories of each other came to vision again and again, I felt breathless and restless. It feels suffocating to live every day without him, the same suffocation I felt when I was in a relationship with him.

" I am sorry sir; I don't think we have anything named you in this restaurant, " I say as I watch him watch me through his brown eyes. My eyes flickered to his lips before going to his eyes.

" I need five minutes of yours," he says.

"I'm afraid I can't, I don't think it's appropriate, it's my workplace- "

" How are you? " He interrupts.

I feel my heart warm at his question, no one had asked me this, not even my parents who didn't bother to contact me after my divorce.

" What can I get for you? " I ask again while he stares at me for a second before he says.

" A Vanilla latte. "

" Right away! "

I turned and headed towards the kitchen, I couldn't stand there, standing there and being captured in his intense gaze seemed like hell to me.

" Suja! " She turned towards me and smiled but her smile flattened when she saw me on the verge of having an anxiety attack.

" What happened? " She asked but I ignored her question and her concern-filled eyes.

" Can I go out for a walk? " I ask her.

" Sure..." Though she said sure, I can sense the uncertainty in her voice.

I quickly grabbed my cardigan and opened the door of the back entrance. Fresh droplets of water hit me as I stepped out, it was drizzling.

The rainy season has always been my favourite, the freshness of the atmosphere and the smell of the soil and when the droplets hit me still manage to bring a smile to my face no matter how sad I am, I feel the nostalgia hit me.

I looked at the people running to hide from the rain, I followed them to find a shelter, more like a street-side tea shop.

It was small but big enough to cover more than six people, I stood among the people and stared at the rain which started to speed up.

Suja and Maya might be worried about me or might not, I don't care about it now. All I can think about is Aahan. He's been all over my mind, nothing could help me to get out of my mind.

Numerous unanswered questions are running through my mind. Why do I keep running from him? When I have nothing against him, we were good and agreed mutually to the divorce then why do I behave like he was the one who was the reason for our separation?

Is it because I am afraid? Afraid to hear him say that he moved on while I am right where he left me.

Or maybe it is because of the way he looks at me, the same way which makes me feel the spark, I don't want to feel anything towards him.

Everything seems like a blur to me, everything passed so quickly, I hate when I realize, I am not living in the present, I hate it.

The rain had now stopped, and it was time to go back as it's been a while since I came out of the restaurant.

I headed back to the restaurant and met the concern-filled eyes of Suja, and I blinked my eyes in assurance and started my work there.

Soon, I saw the sun setting down and it was already nine which made me wonder, Am I really here?

I got into my former dress and picked up my bag, " Bye sweetie! Text me when you get home " I smiled at Suja and replied.

" Sure. "

The very cold air due to the rain earlier hit me, it made to pull my cardigan to me and walk down the street, I saw very few people in the street which wasn't surprising as the area am living is not populated as the major part of Ooty, it's more of calm and peaceful.

" Aaradhya..." My legs halted on their own, I knew it was him, I could identify him even if I go unconscious.

I felt the very familiar sensational feeling in my heart when I realized, he waited, he waited for me.