FEELING SO BETRAYED BY HIS FRIEND AND HAVING CONFIRMED THAT VAMSHIKA HAD EELINGS FOR AARAV, ARYAN WAS JUST TOO BROKEN. HE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO FEEL. HE NOW WAS STANDING AND WATCHING A BLANK AARAV. AARAV WAS SEATED AT THE BACK OF THEIR TEMPLE. ALTHOUGH ARYAN WANTED TO HATE AND BE JEALOUS OF HIM, HE DIDN'T WANT TO RUIN THE ONLY FRIENDSHIP HE DEEMED TO BE MOST VALUABLE. " I DON'T HATE YOU " HE FINALLY SPOKE AFTER DEBATING WITH HIS MIND FOR A FEW MINUTES. AARAV WAS STARTLED BY THIS AND HE LOOKED TO HIS RIGHT TO SEE ARYAN. AARAV HAD BEEN AVOIDING ARYAN FOR TWO DAYS. THOUGH THIS BROKE AND SHATTERED BOTH OF THEIR HEARTS AARAV WAS NOT READY TO FACE ARYAN. " I'LL JUST-' " DON'T LEAVE " ARYAN PLEADED. AARAV LOOKED AT HIM WITH AN UNREADABLE EXPRESSION, GAVE A TIGHT NOD AND JUST SAT DOWN. AARAV SAT DOWN NEXT TO HIM AND SAID " I'M NOT ANGRY. ALTHOUGH I WAS". " I'M SORRY. I DON'T KNOW WHY I LIKE HER. ALL OF THIS HAPPENED-"" JUST LET ME SPEAK. I AM NOT MAD. I JUST FEEL A LITTLE BETRAYED. YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVED HER AND NOW YOU LIKE HER. I KNOW I HAVE NO RIGHTS OVER VAMSHIKA. SHE CAN LOVE ANYONE AND ANYONE CAN LOVE HER BUT I JUST FELT AS IF MY HEART WERE THROWN INTO THE DEEPEST DEPTH OF THE SEA. THAT IS HOW MUCH MY HEART SANK WHEN I HEARD YOU". "I'M SORRY. I WOULD HAVE NEVER DONE THIS ON PURPOSE. I DON'T PLAN ON CONFESSING."'YOU SHOULD". THIS WAS SOMETHING AARAV HAD NOT EXPECTED. "WHAT?" "YEAH. YOU SHOULD. I WAS TOO AFRAID TO DO THAT. HENCE WHY I LOST THE CHANCE. THERE IS NO POINT FIGHTING OR BEING COMPETITIVE. SHE'S A WOMAN NOT A PRICE FOR GOD'S SAKE". THIS MADE AARAV FEEL SO EMOTIONAL HE WANTED TO HUG ARYAN. NEVER DID HE THINK THAT ARYAN WOULD BE SO COOL ABOUT HIM LIKING VAMSHIKA. I CAN'T DO THAT " AARAV CONCLUDED. " DUDE, I WON'T BE MAD OR ANGRY OR JEALOUS. I FORGIVE YOU EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NOTHING TO BE FORGIVEN. I CAN'T CLAIM VAMSHIKA TO BE MINE. SHE DOESN'T LIKE ME. I ASKED HER THIS AND SHE SAID SHE DIDN'T LIKE ME. I CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. AND NOR CAN BE ANGRY OVER THE PERSON SHE ENDS UP WITH. I SHOULD HAVE CONFESSED EARLIER. THIS IS NOR YOURS OR VAMSHI'S FAULT "." NOR IS IT YOURS " AARAV SAID. " IT IS NOT YOURS EITHER ARYAN. YOU WERE SIMPLY SCARED OF YOUR HEART GETTING BROKEN. WHICH DID EVENTUALLY HAPPEN. BUT NO ONE IS TO BE BLAMED FOT THIS. AND I WANT TO BE-" " FRIENDS AGAIN ?" ARYAN COMPLETED IT FOR HIM. AARAV NODDED WORDS GETTING CAUGHT IN HIS THROAT. " DON'T WORRY. ALL OF THIS NEVER HAPPENED. I DON'T LIKE VAMSHI AND YOU LIKE HER ". " HOW ARE YOU SO-" " COOL ABOUT THIS. I'VE HAD MY FAIR SHARE OF DEPRESSION FROM THE TWO DAYS. I KNEW ME AND VAMSHIKA HAVING A CHANCE WAS SLIM SO I WAS PREPARED EITHER WAY BUT NOT JUST FOR THIS".AARAV GOT UP AND HUGGED ARYAN. HE HUGGED BACK. AARAV HAD MISSED HIS FRIEND. HIS PERSON WHO UNDERSTOOD EVERYTHING. WHO NOW HAD GIVEN AWAY HIS LOVE FOR VAMSHIKA OF 9 YEARS JUST TO AVOID HIS AND AARAV'S FRIENDSHIP HAVING A CLASH. AARAV KNEW ARYAN WOULD HURT ABOUT THIS TILL SOME DAYS. HE WANTED TO BE THERE FOR HIS FRIEND ONLY IF ARYAN AGREED. WHICH HE DID. TWO MONTHS HAD PASSED AND ARYAN AND AARAV AND THE GIRLS PRETENDED NONE OF THAT HAPPENED. ARYAN AND AARAV WERE FRIENDS. VAMSHIKA WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO HAD NOT KNOWN ALL OF THIS. NOW TO CLEAR THE MOOD ALL WERE ENCOURAGING AARAV TO ASK VAMSHIKA OUT BUT HE FELT IT WAS NOT FAIR. ALTHOUGH A SLAP FROM ARYAN CHANGED
THAT NOW, AARAV KNEW IF THEY WERE MEANT TO BE A SITUATION WOULD ARISE.
