I called Rii with joy and yelled in excitement, "I met Tae, and..."
I narrated him the whole thing.

"Yn, this isn't right", he said from the other side. I got a little frustrated.
"What do you mean?", I asked while controlling my anger.
"He isn't a right guy for you", he answered and I hanged up.

What does he think about himself? Who is he to judge my Tae? I shouldn't have said him anything.

.......

Few days passed.

I was good with Tae. Besides, Rii was also behaving okay.
"What are you doing?", a message popped on my notification screen.
It was Rii.
"I'm talking to Tae", I texted back.
"He isn't picking my call. Inform him that I'm waiting ", Rii replied.

I did as he said.
"Are you still in contact with Riyaz?", Tae asked.
"Amm, yes", I answered.
"Just asking", he said but I could feel something in his voice.
"If you don't want me to, I won't. I promise", I said desperately.
"I didn't mean that. It's your life, you can do whatever you want to", he stated.

.......

After that day, he started avoiding me. He didn't want to talk to me. He was all changed. I was again hurt and I didn't know what to do. If I complain Rii, maybe he will taunt me back. So, I clearly decided to talk about this to Tae. We held a meeting.

"Tae, why don't you come back to me?", I asked with my teary eyes.
"Yn, it's too late now", he replied.
"I can fix up everything for you", I pleaded.
"Riyaz loves you and he have been my best friend since years. His feelings for you have grown stronger now. I can't cheat him for a girl. He was the reason I left you earlier and he will always be the reason for us not being together", he explained.

I was shocked after listening those words. A tear fell down.
"I don't love Riyaz. Tae, I love you", I said while holding his hand tightly.
"Yn, please try and understand. I want to be with you, but I can't", he replied and left my hand forever.

.......

Why? Why me? I always loved him with a pure heart. I always forgived him even when he didn't ask for it. I cried for him day and night. I asked him in my prayers. I tantalized him and did everything to be closer. I crossed my limits, broke my own rules and even didn't bother about my self respect. For what? To get this thing?
Riyaz, he is also my best friend and also the reason of my distance from Tae. In what kind of situation am I stucked?