Two to three weeks as passed. Lia's relationship with Helen is improved. He started talking to Lia and he is comfortable with her. In these three weeks chris tried to talk to you but you just replied to him. You didn't gave him your full attention. But you never miss a single day to meet Helen.
At office
Lia came to the office
Lia : Hi
Manager (Chris) : Hi Lia.
Lia : what's my work today
Manager : I've already sent a mail about that
Lia : Ok then.
Lia started doing her work
Manager in his thoughts ; ( Omg! What happened to her. Why she is behaving like she don't even know me. What's with this attitude. I have to clear it today with her. For Sure)
After your work hours.
5 pm you're leaving your office .
Manager : ( i have to watch her today)
So chris follows lia
Lia is parking her car in the art gallery
Chris : (Why she is comming here, this the gallery we came here together before 5 months)
Lia entering the gallery. Chris follows her.
Lia came to Helen's table and sat. Helen said hi to Lia. And they both start talking.
Chris : OMG ! She is comming here to meet him ? The artist ? Wait.. I knew him. He is Helen. What she is doing with him.
After some time you came out of the gallery. It's raining heavily
You're walking to the parking lot to take your car. Suddenly someone grabbed your hand. You turned
Lia : CHRISS ??? What are you doing here
Chris : I wanna ask it to you
Lia : I just came here to see my friend
Chris : Oh ok. You come here daily ?
Lia :Hm yes!
Chris : but whyy ?
Lia : what why ? Can't i come here ?
Chris : not like that. But daily you come here to meet your friend. What's so special about that person. Made you meet them daily ?
Lia : ( got angry ) Stop! Stop questioning me chris. It's none of your bussiness don't interrupt.
( thunder storm ) ( raining ) ( you both got wet )
Chris : ( teared up ) what ? None of my bussiness ? ( his voice is shuttering )
Lia : hey why are you tearing up now. What happen to you Helen. Sorry 'Chris'
Chris : He... Helen ? What's so special about him Lia ? Why do you always care about him ? Meeting him daily ?
Lia : Chris please stop questioning me. You're not my parents.
Chris : ...
Lia : you don't have any rights to enter into my life. Yoy don't have the rights to question me. You don't want to select the people in my life. It's me ! Only i should decide. Not others .
Chris : I.... i just care about you Lia. Why can't you understand.
(Raining heavily)
Lia : YOU DON'T HAVE TO CARE ABOUT ME CHRIS ! ( shouting ). Why do you even care this much about me. Why?
Chris : BECAUSE I FU**ING LOVE YOU LIA! ( shouting) I do care about you a lot .,
( Thunder storm)
You both went silent for a minute
Lia's eyes widen. She didn't expect these things from chris.
Both are crying..
Lia : chr... Chris.. Iam.... Iam so sorry.. But.. I... I don't.. Love you chris.. I.. Iam sorry..
Chris ; why Lia why can't you love me. I can give you the world lia. I love you so much. I have dreamt many things about us.
Lia : Chris please do understand. I... I don't love you.. There is someone i love chris. I really don't need... You in my lifee... ( crying hard ). Sorry chris. I didn't mean to hurt you. But.... But i don't love you.. I can't chris. You... You're my friend. And my co staff. I know you're a good human. But... I.. I can't love you chris. Iam sorry....
Chris : There is someone you love ?
Lia : ( nodding your head while crying )
Chris : ( he stopped crying.)
Chris : Is That Helen ?
Lia : ....... It's none of your bussiness
Chris : I know ! I know lia ( shouting ) i know you love that brat !. Why lia. He don't have anything. He don't have emotions , he don't have family , He is an orphan Lia. Why do you even care about him this much ?
Lia : Don't you dare to talk to me like that !. Shut you bloody mouth chris . what if he is an orphan.Iam an orphan too, why do you love me then. He has feelings. No one understood him. He is also a human. I knew him. " I LOVE HIM" . so don't you dare to talk about him. You have no rights chris. I don't love youu. That's it. That's over. There is nothing between us. Stop these nonsense you're doing! Just stop.
Lia left to take her car. She drove away to her home.
Chris crying hard at the place while kneeling down. HIS HEART WAS CLENCHED 💔. He did love Lia as no one did. He thought Lia will accept him one day. But everything went wrong.
Lia came to home and still crying hard. She don't love chris..but its hurt her that she did behave harsh to chris. But she couldn't leave Helen.
Lia spent her whole night without sleeping.. She is just crying hard and hard. Same is going with chris.
At chris home
Chris dad : why are you wet ?
Chris went straight to his room and locked the door
Chris mom : ( shouting and calling him )
Chris dad : let him. We will talk in the morning..
Chris parents were worried about him.
At Helen's home
Helen don't know what happen in the parking lot. He just came home. Talked to his mom and slept.
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Clenched Heart 💜
General FictionLove with an artist People who can cry can read !!!
