Thursday, 14 November 2019

Chapter 16- Life Away from Home


It has been a year since Amrita left for Sarawak. She eventually got used to the idea of being away from home. She also has finally got used to the lifestyle. She does continue texting Shivaensh but they are too busy to talk often. Amrita has her time fully filled with never ending assignments and assessments. She has a group of friends who was able to fill the emptiness she felt because of staying away from her family. Amrita was able to be exposed with the surrounding and the lifestyle of people in Sarawak.

Amrita often called home because even though she has friends around. She still misses her father’s voice, her mother’s cooking and warm hugs, her siblings’ playfulness. She went back home last month for her semester break and was able to spend a month with her family. Though she just came back to Sarawak, she is already missing them so badly.

She was supposed to also meet Shivanesh during the break, but she was too busy to go out. Being able to text Shivanesh is not enough for her because she felt like it has been years since they met the last time. She is very curious of how he looks now, how tall has he grown. She saw some pictures uploaded by him and his friends on Facebook. She saw how handsome and grown he has become. She saw how he has grown to look like a matured young lad. He seem to have not changed much, only grown much more of a man. Amrita felt a sense of attraction towards Shivanesh since the day he confessed something really surprising to her. She thought that she is done with having weird feelings in her heart. She never thought that she could still feel tingly in her stomach over a guy.

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Shivanesh finally finished his Diploma. He did want to continue his studies like his friends, bu situation does not allow him to do so. Things were not going as planned for Shivanesh. He decided to put a temporary stop to his studies and support his sister’s. He applied for a job as a waiter at a restaurant. He was asked to work for 14 hours a day. He could not complain because he really needs the job and money to help his mother and his sister. Sumithra finished her SPM and she managed to get good results. She decided to not trouble her brother and mother. She acknowledged the fact that her brother gave up his studies to help her with her studies. Therefore, she decided to continue her studies by doing STPM in a school.

Shivanesh is so caught up with his work that he barely had time to text Amrita. But he still tries to keep in touch with her. He does miss talking to her very much if he does not do it in 3 days. Shivanesh remembered the day he sent something silly and utterly stupid to Amrita. Shivanesh was aware that he has not had any interest in any girls for the past years and he clearly knows why. His heart was already occupied by one girl and it has always been only one. This girl had all the control on his emotions. She has the tendency of making him go haywire and also of making him stay in place. He finally told her about it but her reaction was unexpected.

Shivanesh remembered the day he sent her such message. He just ended his Diploma and was looking for a job on internet when he saw a notification of message on his computer. He saw Amrita online and he suddenly felt really excited. Amrita has been messaging him and always told him about her life in Sarawak. Shivanesh was just glad that she accepts him as a friend that she can talk to.

Amrita:
Shiva!! I can’t wait. I am coming home in 2 week!!

Shivanesh smiled to himself and replied to her.

Shivanesh:
Great. I can actually see you jumping around.

Amrita:
Hihihi. Yeah, Shiva. I miss you a lot. Do you think I can see you when I am back?

Shivanesh was shocked to see what Amrita just sent. He could not believe that Amrita said she missed him and she wishes to see him. He read it many times just to be sure he read it right. After what happened a few years back, he could not believe that she would want to see him again. He then replied to her what he had in his heart.

Shivanesh:
I really do miss you. I really hope we can. I might be busy but I will try to think of something.

Amrita:
Make sure you do.

Shivanesh wanted to find out what is Amrita’s real feelings towards him. He wanted to try to find some clues. He decided to send a message to see her reaction. But he only sent it a day after.
Shivanesh:
Amrita, I really wished you were my girlfriend

Amrita was jumping around because she was excited about coming home and also the chances of meeting Shivanesh. Just yesterday she told Shivanesh that she missed him and she wishes to see him. She was busy telling her roommates about Shivanesh when she heard a notification tone on her laptop. She checked her message and saw Shivanesh’s message. She was shocked to see the message.

Amrita was wondering what should she reply. She does not know if she should ignore it take it as a joke. She does not even know what she wants from Shivanesh. The message made her feel butterflies in her. But she was afraid to love again.

Amrita was back home 2 weeks after but she was doubting whether or not she should contact Shivanesh. She knows he likes her. She knows that he has some special feeling for her. She knows she has some attraction to him. But she is afraid that she might hurt him because she herself was not sure of her feelings yet. She did not want to give him any fake hopes or make him confused because she herself was confused about how she feels and what to do. So, she just waited a message from Shivanesh about them meeting up.

Amrita was torn between two options. She really wants to meet Shivanesh but at the same time she is not so sure and definite about her feelings towards Shivanesh. But she knows that there are guys pursuing her in university, she is not very interested because she tend to compare them to Shivanesh and she feels as though no one can make her as happy as Shivanesh. She remembered how he made her forget the pain she had when she was with Suresh and when she was curing from the breakup. She is totally confused whether the feelings she has for him is either just attraction, or she really likes him.

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