Written On Her Skin(On Hold)
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Aarav Oberoi
(leans against the coffee machine)
Aarav Oberoi
(scrolling through his phone out of habit)
Aarav Oberoi
Aadhya's message sits unread in his inbox
Aadhya (7:15 AM): Let’s have lunch together today? Aarav.
Aarav Oberoi
(jaw tightens)
I don't open it. I don't need to
I already know what it says
Aarav Oberoi
(fingers hover over the screen before he locks it)
Aarav Oberoi
(shoving the phone into his pocket )
I have no energy for this today
For her. For the quiet way she looks at me, searching for something I never planned to give.
Ananya
You look deep in thought(tease voice )
Ananya
(standing too close)
Aarav Oberoi
(doesn't move away)
Like I do every every time with Aadhya
Ananya
(grinning) thinking about work or anything else?
She is fishing, but I let her
Aarav Oberoi
(smirking) may be both
Ananya
(reaches out, fingers lightly brushing his hand )
The contact is natural and effortless
Aarav Oberoi
(doesn't pull away )
With her, it was different too real ...
The few times she tried to hold my hand
I found myself making excuses
Like adjusting my watch, checking phone
Stuffing my hands into my pockets
Because every time she touched me , something inside me recoiled.
Aarav Oberoi
(glances at his phone again)
Aadhya is probably still waiting for a reply. Hopeful. Clueless.
Aarav Oberoi
(exhales sharply , then nod)
Aarav Oberoi
yeah let's go
As we walk out together, I don't think about Aadhya. Or at least,I tell myself I don't
Comments
Gouri Jangid
don't leave in middle, give more updates y
2025-03-15
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