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41. Teenage Crush
Tessa broke up with me." Ryan says.
We are sitting in the hospital's cafeteria after finishing our snacks just to chatter about our lives. I'm planning to spend the night here and then go to the foster home to get some rest and Ryan has decided to accompany me. I don't mind. I want to talk to him because it has been almost a year we last saw each other.
"Wait, what?" I question in astonishment.
"Yeah, she left me. She said she needs some time to sort out her feelings." He shrugs, trying to hide his sadness.
"What kind of reason is that?" I wrinkle my nose in confusion, "Did you do something?"
Ryan looks more mature and manlier than before. He has warm brown hair, craggy, fair skin and grey eyes. His grey eyes have light bluish flecks, looks ice blue in the sunlight. I've seen Ryan growing up. I have observed how he transformed from a skinny, teenage boy to a full-grown man. It was tempting at that time when I started looking at him as a man. Even o
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Am I married? 43. The False Hopes
I sit on the passenger seat of Ashar's car. Resting my head on the seat, I gaze at the road traffic through my side of window as he starts the car."You shouldn't have come here." I say."Why?"I look at him, "Ryan has already seen you. These people are like a family to me. It's not easy to pretend or lie to them.""Why are you scared? Is it because they have never seen you with a guy before?" He gives me a brief glance.I widen my eyes, "You're talking nonsense.""You're avoiding the question." He smirks."That's not my point, Ashar." I sit upright, "I'm too stressed out to argue with you. Just tell me why are you doing all this when in our every conversation you showed your strong resentment for me? Why are you donating money to my foster home? Why are you here and bothering yourself for my problem?"I want to know why he's doing all this. He should be in his office or doing his work, but he's here with me.
Am I married? 44. Go To Sleep
I move my watery eyes and notice Ashar is still there. He is talking with someone on his phone. When his eyes catch me, he gets staggered. He put his phone down and runs to me.He examines my face, "What happened?""Not now, Ashar." I warn, wiping some of the water from my face, "I'm really not in mood. Leave me alone."I turn around and start walking away, but he comes forward and blocks my way, "Sanaya, I can't leave you crying. Please tell me what's wrong."My nostrils dilate. He doesn't understand my simple words, "I don't want to see your face, Ashar. Didn't you get me before?" I yell.For some reason, I feel a flood of tears rising in me and then they begin stream down my face. I'm tired. I'm sick of living this way. I want to be happy too."Get lost." I shout out my frustrations at him, "Get out of my life. I don't want to see you. Why my life is full of unfortunate events?""Please calm down." He gets worried. He lessens the s
Am I married? 45. Forget about Warnings
I blink my eyes open, look around. Chilly feeling and car's room replay the last scenario. I immediately rise, settle my hair and come out of the car. When I drifted to sleep, it was day time and now it's night. I search for Ashar through my eyes. Five minutes later, I see him talking on his phone and coming towards his car. He stops when he sees me. I don't know what he did during the time I was sleeping in his car. He didn't even wake me up. However, sleep helped me. My headache is gone and I restore my strength also. I'm feeling better. "You woke up." He says when he comes to me. "Yes." I get nervous. "How are you feeling now?" "Better. You should've woken me up. I slept long." "No problem. You looked peaceful." Did he see me sleeping? Now I'm embarrassed. "You would've a hard time because of me." He shakes his head, "No. I've another car. I called my driver. I went to meet some people, you know offic
Am I married? 46. The Apology
Ashar comes to the hospital as he said so I go out to see him. He called me outside. He's leaned against his car. When he sees me, he stands straight and passes me a smile. I smile too, feeling light goosebumps on my arms. I walk to him. "Hey." I say, don't know how to start the conversation. He rubs his forehead, looks uneasy. "I..." I frown. He looks into my eyes straight, "I haven't done my lunch. Will you accompany me?" I couldn't hide my surpise, "Yes?" Is he asking me out? I'm surely dreaming. He looks to his left for a second, then me again, "There's a good restaurant nearby on walking distance. Come with me." It's actually four in the evening in my watch and he's talking about lunch. "I'm...I'm not...hungry?" I say, unsure and hesitant. I don't feel ike eating anything. "Okay. You can accompany me, just sit with me." "That's fine." I agree tentatively. He locks his car and start walking f
Am I married? 47. The Blissful Moments
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Am I married? 48. Orphan Again
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Am I married? 49. Another Mistake
Distractedly, I push open the door of his bedroom and we both step inside. I move my eyes around. It's my first time coming to Ashar's room. The familiar scent of his minty cologne touches my nostrils. Room is furnished with light and dark shades of purple, make me think that he has some sort of likeness for the purple color. It has large glass doors, led to the small balcony. At the end of the bed, a white rug covers the space on which two geometrical designed arm chairs are placed. There are few pictures of him and some paintings hanging on the walls. His room looks clean and peaceful. Everything is placed on its rightful places. "Do you like purple?" He let out a breathy laugh, "Yes. Purple is warm." Purple is warm, just like him. Sometimes he's warm and thoughtful too. I bring him near his bed. He moves his arm from my shoulder and sits on the bed, still massaging his forehead. "Get some rest. You'll feel better." I say.
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