chapter 7

The next day Aarav is waiting for her, whenever his room door gets opened he thought that she’s there. Even though she always annoys him, gets on his nerves, and was an extremely strange girl but without realizing anything Aarav started to like that weirdness of her. She is the first person who tried to break that ice castle he built around himself, and somewhere in his heart, his little heartbeats were already surrendering to her. Without him realising she entered his heart...so… the day has passed and he is still thinking about her, ‘that she’ll come at any moment’, he eagerly awaited her but she did not come... His desperation turns into anger, and he started shouting over the nurse again…Then a beautiful morning came again, Aarav seemed upset, he is still waiting for her and because of that just when his anger is about to burst his room’s door opened and he heard a familiar voice, a familiar greeting…“Hey, Mr Crybaby”A greeting that once make him angry now became a relief and this time it brings a smile to his face, but he hid that smile immediately and replied “You are late”“Huh?” Manu was shocked. These aren’t his usual words.“Ohhhhh…where did that come from?” she chuckled.“You did not come yesterday?” he tried to change the topic.“I was bu…. did you wait for me?” She teased him.“Oh… I am so touched” she chuckled again.But instead of getting angry, or saying ‘get out’ he said something really out of his character.“I didn’t wait for you, it’s a peaceful day for me” he tried to cover up.“Oh really?” she said“Yeah, and that’s why I remember” he replied.“Why don’t you just accept, that you waited for me” she teased him again.“Because I didn’t” he replied with mixed emotions.“Mr Crybaby, you are a terrible liar,” She said with a smile.And just like this Aarav started to open up again, he started waiting for her every day… and they became friends.One day when she is there with him, he is resting as always on his bed and she is sitting on the sofa writing something in her diary.He called out her name several times but she is too lost in her world.“Manu….. Manu” a faded voice strike her attention.“Huh?”“Did you say anything?” she questioned“Where are you busy that you can’t even hear me” He complained“What are you doing?” Aarav asked