Chapter 1- Sudden confession


"Isn't it late?" Harsh asked Shruti. 
"No, it's totally fine," Shruti replied. While the cool breeze of air was flowing around them, both of them were sitting on the sand near the sea shore. 

Back story : It was around 9 PM and an awkward silence between them after their very long talk. They met each other at 4 PM and went out suddenly after college. You know, unplanned trips are always more successful than planned ones. Harsh and Shruti were class mates and both used to vibe along with each other, but as the time passed, Harsh started to develop feelings for Shruti. 

In the present: They went out to have coffee at 4 PM after their college lectures were over. They were supposed to take the group along with them, but Harsh convinced Shruti not to because he wanted to have some conversation with her. As they went along with each other, they enjoyed their coffee time and had conversations about how their college days were going to end soon. They also had some gossip about their own classmates and all the stuff happening around them. Indeed, they spent some good time there, though. An hour passed while they were talking. They both came out of the coffee shop and suddenly Shruti had an urge to go to the beach. "Harsh, let's go to the beach?" Shruti asked with a puppy face and Harsh, being a one-sided lover, couldn't avoid that puppy face and said "yes". Shruti had a smile on her face. It was evening time and breezing cold in the atmosphere because of the rain. Just to chill on the beach, they purchased some beer and came walking on the Dadar beach. It was getting dark and both of them were sitting and having their never-ending gossip. Suddenly, Shruti stood up, turned back to Harsh and ran into the waves. Harsh felt something. something very deep inside. She signalled for him to come with her right hand. As she walked away, Harsh smiled and went as she called. Getting lost in her laughter and the brizzling drops in the air made him want to join her in this relaxed moment once again. In the water, they played with water. Harsh laughed as she sprinkled the droplets on him, and Harsh sprinkled them back on her. As she protected herself, Harsh brizzled by wrapping her own arms. They were them, just them. They did not care about the existence of the universe tomorrow; it was all about that night, that moment. Harsh felt an urge to let his heart speak and whispered in her ears, "I love you! I always did, even if you didn't realise it.I didn't know I was falling for you but I did, "Harsh said. Laughter changed into awkwardness. Because Harsh knew that letting her know his feelings would ruin their friendship, he was afraid of it. Shruti returned to the place where their sandals were kept and sat down with her head down, her fingers rounding the sand in front of her.
As Harsh stared at her, he sat beside her. As creepy as it sounded, he understood. The starry night, the melancholy of the waves, the smiling moon, or the frictional breeze, he felt none of them that night. He was lost. She appeared to be more beautiful than ever, with longer eyelashes, a tiny black spot on her cheek, black earrings, and a tipped nose. "Isn't it late?" Harsh asked Shruti. "No, it's totally fine," Shruti replied. "Sorry if I ruined our friendship." He said "No, you didn't." Shruti replied, and a moment of silence took place with the sounds of the ocean waves. Harsh gathered some courage and asked her, "You didn't answer me over my confession." scared from inside, looked at him. What did she answer? Was it a yes or no? Or did they ruin friendship? Or what happened next? will be in part 2. Comment: What do you think Shruti said ? Was it a yes or no? Let me know your views and thoughts on it. 

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