The One I've Loved 38 Starry Nigh

Why are you alone here , I asked him .

Thought of giving  a try , he said leaning backwards placing his hands behind and rested his head   on his hands .

Try what ? , I asked him.

Spending a night listening to  sound of the waves and looking at the sky filled with stars  , he said glancing at me and then at the sky.

I was the one who told him  about the waves and stars .

Oh , I replied  as I didn't know what to say. 

I sat on the rock and enjoyed the cool breeze blowing and the view . He laid on the rock looking at the sky filled with stars  .

It was a starry night  , the cool wind was blowing and  and the silence between us was filled with the  cras.h.i.+ng  sound of the waves on  the sh.o.r.e .

Slept well yesterday ?, he asked me .

I had Flashes of my dream of that night when he asked me  . The way he kissed me and his words were lingering on my mind . 

I slept well , I said and asked him why he asked me about yesterday because the way he asked me and looked at me  seemed like he was enquiring me. 

I had a dream and  then after that I couldn't sleep because of Aaron , he said .

Oh really , even I had a dream . I said .

He  asked me to tell about my dream .

I didn't expect him to ask  me about my dream . How would I even say that I dreamt about him kissing me .  That would sound really ... really bad . 

You know what ... I woke up very late today , I diverted the topic .

Why ? , he asked me. 

We slept late last night after watching movie , I said sheepishly .

Since I was a kid I always wanted to wake up late and finally for the first time I woke up late .

When I told him about my wish he didn't tell anything but had a smile on his face and   'People have such  wishes too '  kind of expression .

I know it sounds funny , I said.  

What are ur other wishes ? , he asked  me.

Mmm , being in different places at a time , I said . 

He let  out a chuckle .

In order to divert the topic  I felt like I  embarra.s.sed myself telling  them to   him . I literally felt like  digging  a hole and bury my face in it when I heard him chuckle  .

I was biting my nails I wanted to escape from that embarra.s.s situation. I don't know when he got up and came close to me , he tucked my hair behind my ear which made my heart skip a beat . Before I could react to his action  he got   down and stretched his hand for me to take his help while getting down the rock . 

Follow me , he muttered in a low voice  . My heart started to beat faster . He held my hand and I followed him wherever he was taking me like a puppet  .

The place we went  was filled with trees , I saw only  two people standing near the bushes   . I couldn't see them clearly because the lights were dim  .  There was a gate through which we went out . I was standing on a road ,it was empty.  Only we were on the road .

Where are we going ?, tell me , I asked but he didn't reply .

He stopped walking and told me to look at him and I did what he told   . 

He held both of my hands .

You are straddling on a state line  , he said pointing at a board .

And I thought he was going  propose  me when he held my hands and told me to look at him . I over expected things. Aarrghh!!!

It was written 'Welcome to C city' and the place we were till then was S city .

You are in two places at a time , he said .

This is crazy , I said out loud .

My voice echoed.

So was your wish , he shrugged and smiled .

Thankyou , I said .

He had a smirk on his face as if he achieved something  when I thanked him .

It was crazy straddling on a state  line and saying that I was in two different places but the best part was he was with me holding my hands in that silent night .

I couldn't take my eyes off him , I was constantly staring at him until he said , let's go . It's late already .

While returning he asked me what was my first wish .

I can say but I'd have to make you disappear , I laughed .

I saw Rachel running . I called her but she didn't turn back .

I guess you should go now , Austin said . 

Thankyou so much , I will never ever forget this night in my life , I said before leaving .

When I found Rachel I saw her sitting on a bench . She was crying . I ran towards her and asked her what happened. 

She told me that after she left , she searched for Justin but didn't find him neither in  his room nor in the restaurant. She wiped her tears and continued that she saw Cindy and Justin walking towards the bushes . Then it struck my mind  that the two people I saw while going with Austin was none other than Cindy and Justin .

I asked her if she heard anything . She shook her head .

You can't a.s.sume things just by looking at  something , your eyes betrays you  sometimes .

I  consoled her saying few words  and finally she let out a dry smile and then we went back to our room after she stopped crying .

The very next day we packed our bags to return . Rachel stayed quiet since the time she woke up . Instead of having our breakfast in the restaurant we bought few chips packets and soft drinks and stood near the bus. We got into the bus after our teacher told is to get in .

She sat near the window seat and I beside her . After sometime people got into the bus one after the other. Even the guys were in the bus while returning . All the students literally begged the teachers not to separate guys and the girls .At first they didn't accept but later they gave us permission. ThankG.o.d our sports teacher wasn't there . He is a psychopath .

As soon as Justin got in the bus Rachel closed her eyes . He came and sat in the seat which was next to us .

Did you girls eat anything ?, he asked me .

I nodded to his question .

I was talking to Justin when Austin came and sat in the seat which was behind Justin .

We didn't talk anything but we had a greeting smile on our faces. It was like we were communicating through our eyes. Since that night I felt that there was something between us which we both were not saying to eacthother.

After the bus started people who were in front seats played songs and danced .

And the people who sat in the last rows were talking and cracked all sort of double meaning jokes .

Everybody agreed to Aaron when he proposed the idea of playing Dum charades .

They included Rachel and me too but there was one person less in Justin's team .

Justin called Cindy who was sitting in front with Ca.s.sie and Stella .

Rachel turned her head and looked at them the moment he took Cindy's name and then gave me a look of helplessness .

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I don't know if I should say that the night was magical because we were near the beach or it was magical because he was by my side in that starry night . But I started to think that there was something more between us since that night .