After 3 months

Shweta Pov

Sipping my coffee, sitting at the balcony railing is one of the best things to do at midnight. Watching the snow covering up the ground, the cold breeze blowing hard in Kashmir just makes you feel heaven.

But still that didn't make me smile. It has been three months....three months, two days, seven hours, twelve minutes and thirty seconds since he started avoiding me like a deadly virus.

After that night, when he told that I was faking my concern, I just couldn't take it. I shouted back at him and I was quite sure that I'll regret it, but I had no idea I'll regret it so freaking much.

He completely ignored me and my presence. As a doctor, I checked him a couple of times, which he rarely allowed me to. He always asked Akshaya or his so called buddy Avinash to treat him. And his buddy would never let him down.

Why is he doing so?
What is his problem?

There, two more seconds! Urghh!
Can this be any more frustrating?

I worked on many other plans to get him on track and confess the truth, but he turns deaf ear to all of those.

I tried many times to come near to him but he's totally not interested in it. Many times he made me think to give up on him.

So many times I cried because of him. I went so insane that I couldn't concentrate on my job.

Sometimes I think that why can't we switch places? So that he can see how much I'm in pain.

Definitely he had to taste him own medicine. I'll make him so that.

Yet, I don't know why he supports Yash. Maybe because he's innocent.

I don't completely agree to that fact that he's a traitor. I haven't seen him once in person. Trust me when I say girls have that special talent to assess boys just in their first meet.

I should have at least talked to him but Kavya's condition forced me to take such a drastic decision.

If Harish is supporting him means he must have known something about him.

But my question is how come Harish is so sure that he's innocent? He must have known something more than us about Yash. I want to know that.

I'm going so insane these days and the only credit goes to my arrogant The great Harish, cheif commander of army batch 502.

Thankfully other than him, everything else is normal and in its proper place.

The soldiers, who were in critical stage, are almost cured and the ones in initial stage are diagnosed completely. I couldn't be more happy though the fact that he's still the reason for my frown.

Everyone congratulated me and I was in cloud nine. But, can't he just say one word or even nod positively?

It hurts... It hurts so much to know that the person is ignoring you, whose attention means the world to you. Unknowingly a tear drop dropped down and I wiped it off.

I brushed off my thoughts on hearing the door bell ringing. I quickly tightened my jacket around me, feeling it's warmth. I reached the door and opened it to see Akshaya grinning like an idiot.

And I know the reason behind her grinning.

"Hey"
She squealed in happiness. The stupid smile on her face made me smile too.

"Happy birthday angel" she screamed her lungs out, pulling me for a bone crushing hug.

"Thank you dear" I said and hugged her back. She smacked my arms. She doesn't believe in sorry and thank you between friends.

Suddenly paper bombs were blast in air and hundreds of people surrounded the passage, near the room. They are none other than all the soldiers who I treated.

"Happy birthday" they shouted and definitely everyone in the nearby building would have woken up.

I moved inside to let them come in. Suddenly Avinash appeared with my favourite red velvet cake and placed it on the table in front of me.

My heart was exploding in joy. This is the magic of friends. They can change your mood in seconds.

"A very happy birthday beautiful" he came forward to me and kissed my forehead and I closed my eyes.

Akshaya pushed him aside and he stumbled on his feet. Everyone laughed at him. She pulled me to that cake and handed me a knife.

"Happy happy birthday to you dear...
We hope you'll be happy all the years..
As you blow the candles, we all sing...
Happy happy birthday to you...to you"

All sang together when I cut the cake. I fed the first piece to Akshaya and she fed a large piece to my face.

Adding to it, Avinash took his revenge for making him work late night, by smacking the whole cake on my face.

Urghh!!

I wanted to eat it!

Now I understood what Kiran felt when we did that!

I rushed to the washroom before they take pics of mine and upload it on Instagram like we did to Kiran.

When I returned, there was another red velvet cake on the table and I couldn't be more happy. I ran to the cake and my eyes beamed with happiness looking at it.

"It's like she's meeting her Boyfriend after years!" One of my friends cracked a joke and I smacked him hard.

Everyone digged their hands into the cake and ate how much ever possible. I have to thank whoever brought almost 5kg of the cake.

Finally, some was left for me. I took it and sat on the chair in one corner of the room, licking the cream in my fingers.

Can't he just show his face once?

Suddenly my phone rang and I know it's from home.

We spoke for half an hour, where my parents and my grandma blessed me, my brother telling me that he brought a gift for me and is very excited to give it to me. My ear drum almost teared the moment my devils grabbed the phone from dad.

After our call, I hung up the phone and started eating the cake. I gazed around to see many involved in the football match on TV, some engrossed in their phone, including Avinash and Akshaya talking, or should I say, flirting with one of the soldiers. She's become quite a woman and Avinash is the sole reason for it.

But my mind was filled with one and only thought...

Harish!

Idiot, can't you just show up once and wish me happy birthday?

I remembered the last birthday I celebrated with him.

He didn't wish me till 10 at night and I was so mad at him.

He sneaked into my hostel and pulled me to the terrace of my hostel. Luckily no one was there. He tried to talk to me but I ignored him and was about to take the stairs down when he did something took me by surprise.

The whole sky was covered with crackers and lanterns.

There were many heart shaped balloons flying.

When the lantern was high enough, I could read something was written on it. It said

Happy Birthday Selfie!

I couldn't be more excited and grinning. I rushed to him and hugged him so tight that he couldn't balance and as a result, we both fell on the ground with me on top of him and his back on the ground.

His arms we're secured around my waist while he held me close to him. There wasn't even a small gap for air to pass through.

I didn't know what took over me, but I leaned on and pecked his forehead. Shock was written all over his face and the next moment it turned into a smirk.

I blushed brick red looking at his smirk. I tried to get out of his grip, but the more I tried, the more he held me close to his heart.

Sighing, I hid my face in his chest, to hide my embarrassment. He chuckled seeing me like that.

He bent his face and pecked my cheeks. Electric sparks were all over my body and he hugging me this tight wasn't helping me.

I struggled and finally got out of his grip and stood straight. He too got up and tugged my hand.

I questioned him through my eyes and he just pulled me with him to the other corner of the terrace.

There was a dim light at the corner and it took some time for me to realise what it is.

I ran to the table, jerking his hand and he ran behind me calling my name.

My mouth involuntarily hung open to see the sight in front of me.

It was a huge teddy and my heart was flattered.

I hugged it so tight that I could feel it's softness.

I stayed there for sometime till I heard him clearing his throat.

I looked at him and smiled widely. He knows what I want. I once told him in a truth and dare game that I like big teddies to be gifted on my birthday.

That moment I had no idea he would actually plan for it. I ran to him and hugged him once more.

"Thanks" I whispered.

He circled his arms around me and smacked my head lightly.

"Idiot" he said and I smiled.

"Happy birthday sweetheart" he whispered still holding me as tight as possible. A shiver ran down my spine and I hugged him more, melting in his arms.

That was the best night of my birthday.

Later I asked him why was he the last one to wish me.

He said that we always remember the last thing happened to us more that the first thing. He said that wishing last was also special and I couldn't help but agree.

He also said that he wanted to be the first one to wish me good luck on the first day of my year. He very well knows how to make my heart race.

A tear dropped down my eyes when I recalled what he promised. He said that he will wish me first on my next birthday if we were together. I didn't understand what he said that time but I just nodded.

Little did I knew that he was giving me an hint that he won't be there for in my next seven years.

Since that year, on my every birthday I would constantly look at my phone hoping for a message of a call from him. But all that was my stupid belief.

Suddenly I felt someone's hand on mine and I realized it was Akshaya. I guess she sensed my pain.

She pushed me to the washroom again and I washed my face with cold water ignoring the cold weather outside. I want nothing other than a clear and peaceful mind now.

After I came out, she handed me a towel and I wiped my face quickly.

She pulled me to the door and I realized no one was in my room.

"Where are we going?" I asked her as she locked my room.

"Let's have some fun"

What?

"Let's hit to the pub" she squealed.

Oh god!

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Menaka ❤️