Chapter 9

Gauravi 's POV

" Gauravi, I am sorry to say this but I can't stop myself from doing it... You know how much Mihir loves you, right?? Then why did you break his heart? I know, he has been in love with you since we all were in kindergarten. I swear, if I had someone who loved me so much, I would have died for him. " Roohi got emotional saying that, Vihan was looking at her with a weird expression.

" Oh, please, don't exaggerate! A child in kindergarten doesn't even know about this emotion called love. " Vihan said.

" I am talking about normal people, everyone is different, Mihir has been in love since then, he is not like you, as you don't know about that emotion even after your post-education." Roohi rolled her eyes and said sarcastically.

" You are being mean now. I love everyone, every girl has something better than the other so how can I choose one, I want all of them. And I don't chase them they do it. I just don't turn them down. I love all of them. " Vihan said with a smile and winked.

" You are insensitive... Playing with girls' hearts gives them hope... They get hurt when they see you with others. Someday, you might crave someone's love but you will not get it. " Roohi said.

" I will never fall in love with a woman and leave this lifestyle. I can't even imagine choosing one when I can have all of them. " He said with a smile.

" All the best! " She said to him and I also wished the same to him as I wanted to see him craving for someone.

" Thanks. Anyway, we should talk to Gauravi at the moment... I can relate to you, Gauravi, but I know that Shaurya is like me... he would not like to be tied to one girl, how can you fall for him?? Shaurya?? Why him? You never even liked him... " Vihan said.

" That's because she is a fool to fall for such a Casanova. Such men don't want someone who loves them from the bottom of their heart because they think and feel from some other body part. " Roohi said sarcastically.

" Hey!! You are getting too worked up. And don't forget you are saying that about me as well, though it is indirect." Vihan said.

" Well, of course, I am saying it for you directly. I don't care about Shaurya, but you are... A friend. So I am saying it for you. " Roohi retorted.

" Say whatever you want, I like the way I am. " Vihan shrugged.

" I am sorry, Gauravi, but I have to say, this is sheer stupidity, to leave Mihir for a man who is not bothered about feelings. I am sure, he would not like to accept publicly that you both were together or if he would agree to marry you. Have you talked to him? " Roohi said.

" Can we please talk about something else? I am sick and tired of this discussion. I don't care what Shaurya feels, I don't want to get married to Mihir if I don't feel romantic in his presence, I know he loves me, but it would not be fair to him if I can't love him back. I am already feeling very guilty for breaking his heart, but that is better than binding him to me when I can't reciprocate his love. " I said and just then I saw Mihir coming into the cafeteria, he had not seen us as he was talking to someone on the phone.

I didn't want to face him today so I excused myself and got up to leave.

Roohi asked me to wait but I shook my head and turned to go in the opposite direction.

" Hey, why are you leaving already, okay, we will not talk about all these things. " Vihan caught my hand.

" Vihan, leave my hand, I need to go. " They both were confused and then they saw Mihir coming. He also saw us and stopped on his way.

" It's okay, I think you both need to talk, can't avoid each other forever. We all are friends, he has been your best friend... Since we all were toddlers. " Vihan said.

" Maybe some other time. I need to go. " I said as my eyes got filled with tears. Both Vihan and Roohi were shocked to see me like that as I have always been very strong and they had never seen me crying like this.

" Gauravi?? What happened? " Roohi rushed to hug me.

" Nothing, let me go." I shook my head. I didn't want to be confronted by anyone.

" Not before you tell, why are you crying?? " Vihan asked. Mihir also looked shocked and started coming towards us again.

" Let me go! " I pushed Vihan as he had embraced me. He stumbled and I rushed away from there. I was running in the opposite direction of where Mihir was coming from. My eyes were full of tears.

I rejected Mihir's love and Shaurya rejected mine. It was a perfect punishment for me. I could feel what Mihir must have felt when I said that I didn't feel any romantic feelings or any physical attraction for him. I loved him as a best friend, but could not see my life partner in him. Moreover, I could not marry him when I was pregnant with another man's baby.

I was cursing the day I decided to go on that damn trip. If I had not gone on that trip, I would have been getting married to Mihir by now. I know that I could not see him as my husband at the moment, but I was sure that I would have fallen for him eventually as he loved me so much. But I knew that he deserved... Someone who liked him in the same way he wanted me. Someone who could love him.

My whole life had turned upside down... I was thinking about all of that when I heard my name, " Gauravi!! " and saw that Mihir was calling my name. He must have seen me crying and I knew that he wanted to talk.

" Gauravi, stop! We need to talk... " He was saying. I didn't want to talk to him especially today when I was already feeling so bad, so I rushed away and the very next moment I bumped into someone near the staircase, and before I could regain my balance or hold onto something, I fell off the staircase.

Oh, godddd!!!