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The girl answered in a hurtful manner,
“He can, if he is a jerk, which he very much seems to be right now!” Adding in wonderment,
“Why do jerks and asses have such delicious bodies?!”
Her friend Umber, laughed, asking in a teasing voice,
“Would you ever fall for a good-looking jerk?”
She chuckled dryly,
“Depends...If he is a heartless jerk. Otherwise, sure I would. Because jerk or not, everyone have their pains, their reasons...Can’t judge them without knowing them.”
“Do you have any such hidden pains or secrets?” Umber sounded intrigued.
She responded taking a hell of a long time,
“Everyone has secrets. Some are out in the open without will...Some are hidden behind a smile. The point is love happens. We can't choose whom we fall for.”
I did not hear their banter anymore. My heart had rather stopped, realizing she understood pain, she understood the reasons that were beyond our control. She made me pissed and fascinated at the same time. As her words about love and unavoidable turns of life, got me thinking something I had tried not to, every minute of every day. It stuck in my heart, taking me back two years ago-
It was the day; life had completely shaken me. Made me regret the time I wasted behind someone, I had thought was special.
I was beyond angry. The worst part was she did not regret it one bit on confrontation.
I told my parents that I changed my mind. Stating, I did not feel we were compatible. After all, they did not need to know the dirty details. And it was not my truth to tell. She could give the truth, or any version of it to the world. I was done.
I hated her...Not for betraying me, but for giving a tight slap to my heart. For the regret, which her doing brought to me, the realization that in her wake, I lost someone I dearly wanted...Someone whom I had longed to pursue.
My Dad blasted me for that girl, saying, how could I just change my mind and break someone's heart?! He regretted the boy he raised. I remained silent, because nobody's regret could match that of mine.
“Aariz, how could you do that to a girl?! I'm ashamed of you.” Dad had yelled those words for the first time in my life.
I disappointed him. More so, I had disappointed myself.
That year, was the best and worst of my life. As if in the blink of an eye, my world had ended. I was devastated.
Finally, after a long time of staying depressed, I had moved here to my home.
“I have lost everything. Can’t have it all back. Yet sure as hell, I can correct my mistakes. I had made the wrong decision then. I will not repeat that again. I had waited too long then
and lost her. This time I won’t. I will have her. I will have what is mine. Could have been mine, had I not wa
sted my time behind that girl.” I promised myself, and turned around to find Zidaan's terrace was vacant.
I needed to see her, but it is all right. I knew the spark inside me would not subdue so easily. Surely, the universe would let me smile again too. If my instincts were correct, which I hoped they were, then the universe would not let me stay unhappy for long. Things will turn around. They’ll have to. My silenced heart would find a beat.
2-Reunions and Hotties
Sani
“What the h...Donald Duck?!” I glared at my cousin, throwing daggers at her, as we came out on the front porch.
My mood was already off due to the hottie on the neighbourhood terrace, who did not even grace me with his face, nor allowed me to drool over that swing. Ass! Now Umber was making it worse.
“Donald Duck?” Umber’s deep black orbs squinted at me in curiosity.
I looked around sheepishly,
