CHAPTER 7 -I MISS YOU

"For each and every moment

Every second I exist

I live and breathe for you

Your love I can't resist

To live and love this lifetime"

📍GEET'S ROOM, HYDERABAD

⌛10PM

~•GEET's POV•~

It has been more than a week since I deactivated my account. But why am I not able to control my feelings? I have just talked only once and why am I feeling bad for him. I know he won't be bothered because of this deactivation.

I am neither able to concentrate on anything from the past week nor am I able to live my life as I used to be. Suddenly I heard my phone ring. It was from Anaya. I know what she is going to talk about. I answered her call.

"Geet, Why are you not picking up my call? Why are you not coming to college for two days? Is your health fine ?" she asked one by one.

"Yeah. I am good. I had a fever." I replied as everything is alright.

"Don't lie, Geet! From the day of the presentation you are not behaving normally. One second , have you stressed about something? You know very well that stress is only the reason for making you ill" She asked in a serious voice.

"There is nothing to worry about. I guess maybe it is due to climate change in Hyderabad." I made an excuse because I am not someone who will share personal secrets to anyone as I don't like to do that. Even though she is my best friend, I don't want to share that I have stressed about him which has made my condition worse.

"I know you don't like to share your personal life and I don't want to know. But will you come tomorrow to college? Sir has alloted us to do a presentation tomorrow, " she asked calmly as she knows I won't open my mouth to reveal it no matter what .

"OKAY, I WILL!! " Saying this, I hung up the call.

It was 11pm. It was my time to go to bed. I brushed my teeth and washed my face. I already wore my blue night dress. I lay down on my bed but there was no sign of sleep. It was 1 am at midnight.

The thoughts of him were running in my mind. I was not able to control my tears as I felt their presence on my cheeks.

"I wish I could tell you why I am so afraid to be close to you? I don't want myself to fall for you. I don't want you to suffer just because of my trust issues and insecurities. Nobody knows the Geetanjali which is hidden behind the bright smile and stubborn heart."

" Why am I feeling like I have committed a sin by pushing you away from my life? Please stay away from me. Please Don't try to enter into my life because it is nothing but a bed of thorns. I hate myself for who am I. You will hate me when you will come to know the crime I have committed in my life "

I wasn't able to control myself. I was crying with no control over my emotions. I knew if I stressed or cried more, I would fall sick but that's the only way I could make myself stay at home.

***TIME SKIP***

Morning 7 am

" Geet, beta! Uth jaa!! Anu (Anaya) ka call aaya h. " my mumma tried waking me up by running her hands on my hair.

[Geet, my child , Wake up! Anaya has made a call! ]

"Usko bolo mujhe nahi aana college,meri health sahi nahi hai '', informed in a sleepy voice, hiding in the blanket. She felt my head burning like a fire.

[Inform her that I won't come to college ,I am not well ]

My mumma called Avanti to bring a thermometer which was in her room. The Avanti room is on the left side of mine. She brought and checked the temperature. It was a fever of 101 degrees fahrenheit.

Aapsa suggested that we should go to the doctor. I denied it at first but they made me understand that I shouldn't risk my health. Aapsa, Mumma and I went to the hospital. Mumma informed my sisters that they should leave for their school without any delay

We met the doctor and he prescribed medicines and asked me to not take anything cold and informed me about complete bed rest. He gave me an injection and we left.

While returning , on the way, I saw a bookstore. I asked them to stop the car. Aapsa refused first but I gave an excuse for my college material and it was urgent for me to get it.

We went inside the shop, I asked "Bhaiya, aapke pass The Ride to Moon by Peter Salt hai? "

[Brother, do you have the book The Ride to Moon by Peter Salt? ]

He showed me a book and asked whether the book is the same as what I have asked for. I nodded and we paid for that.

I bought the book and we returned home. Mumma asked me to rest and I did.

📍JAIPUR

⌛ EVENING

~•DHRUV'S POV•~

"Dhruv tu aise chupchap rahega, toh kese chalega? kya so raha hai? 1 week se dekh raha hu. Typical lover mat ban jo books mai hote hai" my friend Garv was trying to pull my blanket out of my face.

[If you remain silent ,it is not going to work.Why are you sleeping? I have been noticing this for one week. Don't act like a typical lover from a book.]

"Chod yaar " I refused to remove the blanket.

[Leave it]

He was successful in snatching the blanket and he was shocked "Dhruv, kya shakal bana rakhi hai , yaar, woh ladki waha par maje se life jee rahi hai! Tu yahan par aise!"

[ See your face, what have you done? She is literally enjoying her life there and you have been suffering here. ]

I didn't say anything .I went to wash my face and I asked him shall we go outside for a walk . I was feeling suffocated in this room.

We thought of going to a park which was near to our hostel. We were on the way when I saw a chai stall.

"Garv, chal chai peete hai? " I asked , pointing towards the stall.

[Come, let's have some tea Garv ]

"Bhai, tu pakka thik hai na? Tune chai taste tak nahi kari, aaj peene ka keh raha hai !" Garv was shocked as I am a person who doesn't like chai.

[ Bro, are you sure you are okay? You have never tasted tea and you want to have it today. ]

I asked him to come and we both went there .

I asked the uncle to give me 2 cups of it. I gave one to Garv. Garv stood as if he saw something unusual.

"Dekh kya raha hai, pi chai, warna thandi ho jaegi " I asked him by giving it in his hand.

[Stop looking and have it otherwise it won't be same after a while. ]

We were drinking and suddenly I realized that I have been so wrong for not allowing myself to drink it.

"Sach kehti hai, chai sach mai achi hoti hai. '' The words came involuntarily out of my mouth and Garv's eyes widened.

[She is right , it is definitely good to drink.]

"Don't say you are talking about Geet?"He asked in one breath.

I nodded. But he didn't respond as I know he doesn't want me to think about her by asking again and again.

After that, we went for a walk and he told some funny incidents to lighten up my mood.

The sky was turning dark and it was our sign to go to our hostel. But Garv being Garv asked me to go to Punjabi dhaba for dinner. I resisted at first but then I agreed to give him a company .

We reached the Dhaba and as usual ordered his favorite chole bhature. We washed our hands and had our seats. After a while, two plates were served at our table and Garv told me he would feed me with his own hands as he did during school.

I can't say NO . He gave me the first bite and said he had some surprise for me.

"KYA HAI, JUTH MAT BOL!!!? "

[What, Don't try to lie ?! ]

I told him that I will eat by myself but he excused "Tu patla ho gaya na, mere ghar wale muje kahege ki Garv beta tu toh isse bada hai 3 months , ye chota hai. Dhyan nahi rakh sakta " acting like his mother.

[If you lose weight, my family will scold me that Garv ,you are older to him by 3 months, he is younger. You can't look after him]

I said I will eat myself and I won't cheat by not completing my food.

"Tu surprise bata, kya hai? " I asked him to have a bite of chole bhature

[Now tell me what is the surprise? ]

"Whatsapp kar di hai, dekh le " he winked at him.

[ Check your whatsapp]

I was puzzled. What is he talking about? I checked my phone and he sent me her email ID.

"How did you find it? " I asked him as I was speechless how to react to it. I tried my best to not smile.

"Simple, Shivu jija. I asked her to get me her mail ID so we can send her some event invitations. I know it was a lie.I thought asking for a phone number wouldn't be a good idea and I had no other option ,I was not able to see you in this condition " he said, controlling himself.

I realized that what I did with him for a week was totally wrong. We had our dinner and left for our hostel. On the way, I asked him to stop and hugged him.

"Sorry Garv!! I treated you so badly. Sorry for troubling you "

.He hugged me tightly and said "No problem. You are my best friend. If you want to do something for me, just fix my engagement with Avanti after 10 years "

Hearing this, we laughed and reached our hostel. I changed my clothes and Garv asked me to send her a mail. I was gathering all the efforts and was trying my best to not cause any problem to her.

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📍GEET'S ROOM HYDERABAD

⌛ 11PM

~•GEET's POV•~

I am feeling much better now. I had my medicines. I informed my professor about the reason for not attending the lectures. He understood and granted me permission to do whenever my health condition is good .

Kavya was sleeping in my room tonight as she wanted to stay nearby and she asked me to wake her up whenever I needed something. I slept for the whole day and I wasn't able to find any reason to sleep now.

I noticed the book on my study table I bought this morning while returning from the hospital.

I opened the book I remembered him mentioning this book when we talked. He was reading this when we texted each other for the first time.

I read the preface, introduction and skimmed the index part. It is a love story . It is about a girl who falls in love with a boy who shift to another country when they were young. As a child, her mother told her he went to the moon to live. This is the only thing I was able to recall about what Mr. Book Magnet told me about the book .

I read Chapter 1 and I heard a ring on my phone. It was a mail I guess. I thought of ignoring it as a spam message. Then I thought it might be something important.

I took my phone and unlocked it.

It was from him. How did he get my email ID?

I was nervous that I was not able to know how I should react to this.

I clicked the message and he wrote

"Hi, Ms.Rainbow. I hope you are doing well. I hope you are not caught in any trouble if I am the reason for it. Please tell me why you have deactivated your account. I know I should not interfere in your life but I am really worried because of your sudden disappearance from the app. I don't have any right to know what you are doing and what is the reason behind your actions. But if I am one of your reasons , please let me know. I am really sorry if my words have hurt you. Please give me a chance and don't worry ,I won't cross any boundaries and I will respect you and your choices with all my heart! Waiting for your reply."

Reading this, I was not able to control my tears. Why is he worried about me? I thought he might be busy with his life but he was worried, just because of me. How I could be so selfish and I was not able to control my heartbeat at that moment. I don't want to wake up Kavya. I wiped my tears.I realized , he is not a guy who will use my emotions as a toy.

I logged in and activated my account. I sent him a message taking a deep breath that

"I had some college related work and assignments. There is nothing to worry about. I will text you tomorrow afternoon after returning from college! Good night! And sorry"

I received a message at the same moment from him

" It's OK but please inform me once if you do the same in the future. Forget the past . Let's build our friendship. Good night!"

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