20 Facing Ana

" Did you talked with him, did you got a chance to confess.

What happened, tell me.

From the time you arrived here, you are not maintaining eye contact with me.

Just tell me what happened "

Hearing that Ria's face crumpled and she started crying.

Ana was in shocked to see her cry, she didn't know the reason for her crying but one thing was clear in her mind, it was related to Kevin.

Ria then wiped her tears, saw Ana in her eyes and said,

" When you love someone,

truly love someone, then you lay your heart open to them.

You give them a part of yourself that you always keep preserved,

you let them inside making it vulnerable.

Literally, you hand them with a razor and a map for where to cut the deepest and most painfully on your heart and soul.

And when they do strike, it cripples like having your heart carved out."

Hearing that Ana was quiescent.

She thought that she understood the situation so she said,

"Oh!

You confessed him,

(pause)

Don't worry he really is an idiot to reject you. "

" Don't worry, he doesn't know his own feelings.

Today he must have said something that might have hurt you but I am sure he will apologize for that.

He is an idiot, but he is very kind.

I'll ask him to......"

"STOP!

don't say anymore.

(pause)

The thing is more severe than you think.

She paused for a few seconds and then in a slightly upset tone she said

"And don't talk about him like you know him from very long."

She was mad, and she said all that to her without thinking once.

Hearing that Ana was startled.

" You are too lucky to be loved,

by the person that I love the most. "

After hearing that she went blank. She could not believe her ears.

"Yeah, I know you can't believe that but that's the truth.

(pause)

He likes you.

He unknowingly told me that he loves you. "Ria said that after seeing Ana's blank face.

Ana still could not believe that.

She was quiet.

Ria again said,

" I know Kevin, he will never confess you because you are a guest in his house.

Also, he would think that it would be really awkward to confess a girl who lives at his house.

(pause)

I am so dumb, I should have understood that by know that he loves you.

Whenever I saw Kevin near you, he seems extra conscious. Also, he looks very happy whenever he is talking to you or is near you. "

She said a lot in front of Ana and her tone was slightly rude but Ana was not upset at her behavior.

Inside her mind, there was a flood of emotions.

She was kinda worried about Ria and was shocked after knowing the feelings of Kevin towards her.

Also inside that emotional flood, there was a place where things were calm.

She didn't know that but at some corner of her heart, she was glad to know how he feels towards her.

That uneasiness that she had in her heart after hearing that Ria was going to confess Kevin was disappeared.

Then suddenly Ria said,

" I should go now.

And sorry if I said things rudely. "

She went near the door and turned back and said,

" Now it's up to you,

You know that he loves you and someday or the other he will confess you.

So be prepared."

With that, she ran outside.

Ana also stood up and run behind her, but till then Ria left.

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Downstairs Kevin was waiting for Ana and Ria,

There when he suddenly saw Ria running on the stairs.

He called her, but she ran out of the house without replying.

Kevin was confused, but then Ana came from the first floor and she was also upset.

Kevin asked,

" what happened between you two.

Did you guys fight? "

Ana didn't reply, she took a plate from the cupboard and put some fried rice over it and gave that to Kevin quietly without saying a thing.

She then left the living room by saying,

" If you need more, you can take that from the kitchen.

I'll go and rest, "

Now Kevin was confused even more.

She went to her room closed the lights and tried to sleep, but she couldn't,

She then started thinking about what she could do to help Ria.

After nearly an hour

Ana Talking to herself:

Now after thinking about all this, I know what I have to do.

I'll reject Kevin if he confesses.

Also, I cannot come in between the friendship of Ria and Kevin.

So before he could confess me I'll somehow try to convince Kevin to be with Ria

I'll make them a couple.

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Inside Ana's mind, things were totally different.

She could not face Kevin after knowing that he loves her and also she feels regretful that she was somehow the reason for Ria's behavior.

She was considering herself the reason for all that happened.

After thinking for an hour or so she came to the conclusion, she thought if Kevin confessed her she will reject him.

She took that decision half-heartedly and the reason being that she doesn't know what her feelings were.

She always thought Kevin as a great friend that's all she believed but in reality somewhere, at some corner of her heart, there were some feelings towards Kevin.

When Ria said she is going to confess, she became uneasy because of the feeling of loss.

But she didn't think that much, she didn't dig her emotions to know herself more.

So at that time, she concluded that if he confessed, she will reject.

Also, she thought that before he could confess her, she will somehow make him feel for Ria

and will make him confess to Ria

She thought she could not just be a wall in the relationship between Kevin and Ria.

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