It was the day of his shift. The day where his unnamed bond with Kriti would break. She wasn' he same since she'd heard the news of him shifting to ahmedabad, her parents also noticed tha hange. The way sparkle in her eyes had dimmed, how she would skip meals and changes i er sleep schedule which was visible through her dark circles. Some part of her wanted t ccompany him but she knew she couldn't tell her parents that otherwise it would turn out bad fo oth of them also, she had responsibilities and priorities in Surat.

Kriti wanted to meet him before he left but she knew if she met him then waterworks wouldn' top. Other than that, his parents would also be there so it was a big no.

She desperately missed him even before he was gone. She hastily walked towards the colony' ark to reminisce on their shared memories. She sat on their reserved bench, deep in he houghts.

"Is this seat taken?" He asked.

Hearing his voice she hugged him, nuzzling her face in his neck, wetting his shirt with her tears.

He also tightened his arms around her and tried soothing her.

"Is it necessary for you to go? Do you want to go?", she asked, hiccuping in the midst of sniffing.

"It is my duty. It doesn't matter what I want. ", he said with a shaking voice, trying to control hi ears.

In an effort to divert the topic Kriti said, " Oh look at you! Wearing the shirt I gifted. If your mu new I gifted it, she wouldn't allow it".

"She likes this shirt and she assumes that my friend ‘ Kritik’ gifted it to me", he says referring t heir code names for each other at their homes. Kriti was termed as kritik assuming he was riend of Aarav in Odedras and Aarav was ‘Aaravi’ at Patels. The parents hadn't met the friend therwise it would be a disaster.

Kriti giggled remembering how they came up with that idea in this same park, her moo ampened but she didn't let it affect her and continued, " listen, even if you are going, we will tal n video calls and text each other because apart from you I don't have any good friends."

" It's the same for me. And it's not like I'm going for forever. It's just five hours away. If possible I'l ome home every weekend just to meet you. When I come we'll meet. I promise.", he said, tryin o convince her or rather himself.

Kriti couldn't take it anymore, she desperately wanted to go home and unleash all her tears in he oom's vicinity. "Come on now, get into your car. I don't want you to get late because of me." Sh aid pushing him slightly towards his car parked outside the park.

He knew her well to know how she was controlling herself right now. He obliged and got into hi ar. Still unsure about his decision but duty calls. She nodded at him as if saying 'drive'. He di hat she said and started his car to drive away from her because he couldn't behold the sight o er green eyes on the verge of crying.

He drove away.

At the age of twenty one she was heartbroken.

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