It started with an Accident...

Chapter 90

Mahi's POV.

Raj went out of the room, after making me promise that I would not avoid Ron and would talk to him.

After about 5 minutes, Raj came back... Wait!! I think this one was Ron as Raj was wearing a white shirt and denim while this one was wearing a check shirt.

" Raj... " I said deliberately.

" Ron!! I just saw him rushing to the office as Dad called him urgently, so he told me to help you with their room. " He said.

" I don't need your help, I got the designs that she selected. I will brief my team and they will work on it. " I said and was going to pick up my bag and stuff.

He took a deep breath, feeling the weight of his unspoken emotions.

" Hey! Love, you may not need me, but I need you as much as I need oxygen and water. Please don't deprive me of you or I may not survive. " He said.

" Stop talking like that, I need to go... " I said. 

" No! We need to talk and you are not going anywhere till we talk about it. It is high time, we stop playing hide and seek and talk to each other like grown-ups. " he caught my arm.

" I have heard enough of your nonsense. Let me go." I tried to get my arm out of his grip. And took a few steps back to get away, but at the same time, he came forward. I kept taking the steps back and He kept coming towards me till my back touched the wall and I could not back further.

" Ranveer! Stop it!! Let me go! " I said.

" Over my dead body... Today you will not leave till we talk, there's something I've been meaning to tell you. It's been on my mind for a long time, and I can't keep it to myself any longer."   He said. 

" Fine! Say whatever you want to. "

" You know very well, what I want to say but I will still tell you as I have been dying to tell you my feelings. I am madly in love with you. "  He said.

" You are a liar!! " Though my heart skipped a beat, I said looking away.

" I know, I am a liar and lied to you in the past saying that I don't feel anything for you. But I swear to God, I am not lying to you now. I have been struggling to put my feelings into the words that have been brewing inside me for years, I can't help it and need to tell you about them. "  he said.

" For years?? Don't talk rubbish... You never loved me. In fact, there were so many girls around that you never bothered to even look at this stupid girl, who hero-worshipped you. " I said sarcastically.

" All that was a lie...A pretention."  He said.

" What the hell!! There is a limit of telling lies. You are crossing that too." I was getting annoyed at him.

" I swear, I am being absolutely honest with you. I knew you had feelings for me, do you think I was so blind that I would not see all your sweet gestures to gain my attention??  I know that you deliberately jumped into the pool when you didn't even know how to swim. How could you do that?? What if something has happened to you?? I liked you by then as just a sweet sister of my friend. But that day I got to know the intensity of your feelings for me. " he said looking into my eyes.

" That was because I was jealous to see you flirting with another girl. I know it was stupid on my part but if you understood, then why didn't you stop flirting? "  I asked

" Because, I was scared of your obsession to win me over, and I could not even discuss it with anyone as I didn't want anyone to gossip about us or think wrong about you. I didn't know what to do, but you were just Manik's sister to me till then. I had no feelings for you and you were too young to understand anything, so I continued to pretend that I was a playboy so that you see that I was not worth it and forget about me. "

" I was jealous of all those girls who had your attention, but I still loved you, could not help thinking of you, and did all those stupid things like those girls to gain your attention. I hated myself for that... " 

" Please don't say that... that made me fall in love with you. I saw each one of them and was getting affected by all of them. You were Manik's sister and there is this unwritten code somewhere between friends to not flirt with friends siblings and girlfriend... So I kept avoiding you while I was getting drawn to your sweet antics and I was shocked with the sweet confession of your love for me. "

" Don't pretend now that you were pretending to be a playboy at that time as I saw you kissing that girl in the school. "  I said.

" I saw you talking to Raj about me, I knew that you were coming to share your tiffin with me, so I went to that class with that girl and asked her to flirt with me but she kissed me. I was shocked that you saw me kissing her. I felt very guilty about it as I knew you cried after that and didn't even come to school for the next two days, so I came to apologize at that party on the weekend. But you confessed your love and asked me to kiss you. I was shocked as you were too young and I felt guilty all over again. But that day, I fell for you. I kept thinking about you despite every effort I took to avoid it. "  he told me.

" You knew my feelings, you could have talked to me, and I might have understood. "

" I tried telling you that you were too young for all that and we can't get involved but you didn't listen to me, I was scared that you might do something wrong after that incident where you had jumped into the pool. I could have told you that I liked you, but you were still Manik's sister and I felt that he would not accept my feelings for you. "

" I am still his sister and will remain so till I die. Then why are you telling me now? "

" I am telling you now because now I can't take it anymore. I want you in my life. Even Manik wanted to marry Myra and he understands now that love can happen anywhere, I don't think, he will be too offended. And since we all are grown up, I think, I can handle everything. "

" If it was the case, why didn't you tell me about it earlier?

" I am sorry sweetheart but I wonder how my heart has kept this secret for so long. For all this time, I've watched you from afar, admiring your grace, your intelligence, and the way your smile lights up the room. I've been entranced by your presence, but a silent observer due to the unwritten rules of our friendship."  He said.

I pushed him away as I wanted to leave because I didn't want to cry in front of him. But he placed his hands on either side of the wall behind me.

" You see, my love for you began to blossom that very moment when you asked me to kiss you. It wasn't something I planned or even expected. It was as if the universe conspired to place you in my life, a beautiful twist of fate that I never could have foreseen.

But here's the truth that has weighed on my soul: I am deeply, irrevocably in love with you. Every stolen glance, every shared laugh, and every memory we've created together has only deepened my affection. I love you with all my heart, everything that happened between us has only deepened my feelings. It's a love that's grown with time, becoming a force I can no longer contain in myself.
I must confess, the reason I've been unable to speak these words sooner is the incredible bond I share with your brother, my best friend. He means the world to me, and I treasure our friendship more than words can express. I've grappled with the fear of betraying him, the fear of losing the friendship that's been the anchor of my life."  He said.

" The unwritten code of friendship has changed now? Won't that stop you from accepting your feelings now? " I asked sarcastically. 

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Good morning 🌞

Sorry for being late, I was not feeling well, I came back after meeting the doctor by 11am  yesterday and took the medicine and I slept for 12 hours continuously. Then at night also I could not work. Slept again at one at night and got up at 9:30. The medicine put me to sleep.

So here is my today's chapter. I hope you liked it.

Bye, take care. Have a nice day.

Thanks
Chhavi