Chapter 19 - Can we be friends???

At the same night at Piya's house,

Piya was cleaning the dishes, but was lost in her own world. It was like that since she returned from her work, Jess who was observing her was like, ' Did she left her brain at work or something? '

Jess was feeling kinda weird, that the always calm and collected girl who whatever was the matter never lost her cool was acting like this today.

At last she thought, 'Enough is enough, for how long this big sister of mine is going to wash the same dish? Girly at least consider the feelings of that dish ,which is being washed for almost half an hour now.'

" Yo girly I'm going to open the store next week on Monday, almost everything is done preparing. You will be coming for opening ceremony, right? ", Jess tried to start yet another conversation with Piya.

" Oh OK, I'll take leave on that day. " , she said and went to her own fairy land again , at least that's what Jess thought.

Piya's pov :

'Taking a leave? Am I even going to work there after what happened today? '

When Mr. Kartik lifted his hand to touch me I flinched, and stepped back. But the disappointment and sadness in his eyes didn't hide from me, so I averted my eyes.

No I don't want to feel this same thing again, I know what it feels to love someone and then loose that person. I know the pain, the endless torture of night, the suffering of not getting loved back.

"Piya I know it's sudden for you, but believe me I'm not asking anything in return from me. I loved you through all my heart, I don't want you to love me back. .. But please don't... Don't hate me for all this, just stay by my side as a employee or something else. I'm not a bad person, I promise you I'll worship you like a God. Don't leave this company, you don't know how much I've suffered in your absence." in his speech and in those words was the sincerity and the promise of never betraying me.

And in those same words of his I saw myself, when I was begging in front of Alok . I know if I say know to him now how much he will break from inside. But I know that too If I say yes to him and stay by his side, this time I won't be able to join the peaces of my heart.

I didn't know when tears started streaming down my eyes, I only knew that when he got panicked and said, "Hey Piya please don't cry, please if you don't want this you can say no. It won't hurt much but your tears and silence is killing me slowly, please stop crying. Or I'll start crying" .

With that said he really started to cry but in a child like manner, and with loud noise.

" Haha hahaha hey, stop it your nose is running" , I said unable to control my laughter.

He stopped crying and smiled at me, "Piya you don't know the effects you make on me. When you laugh it feels like all the world is turned into a beautiful scenery of roses. And when you cry it feels like a knife is piercing through my heart , making it bleed slowly. "

My laughter died with his words, I said " Sir I can't, I can't love you I'm sorry. I'm not the same girl you loved you when we were in school. That girl was pure, and full of happiness. I'm not pure anymore, so much has happened in this years. Please forgive me. "

" You are the same girl Piya , no matter what happens. And don't say that you are not pure, you are as pure as the lotus in a mud. The dirt can't touch your heart, even if you grow in it. And I don't want you to love me back, just don't resign from this office." , his words were like the exact thing I wanted in that time .

"Thank you sir, I'll think about the resignation thing and tell you later. I'm gonna go now. ", I said and started to get out of his office.

"Piya, I know it's a bit weird and crazy. But will you be my friend? I promise I won't ask for more, just consider it. I was hoping to be your friend since the first time I saw you. Please consider it at least. " , he said sheepishly , scratching his head .

A boss of such a big company is acting like a teenager. "I'll consider it, Bye. ", I said and came out of his office .

I never thought out of all the things ,this things would happen, my mind is a mess now. I don't remember much of the things which happened in that day , and for how much time I was conscious.

What should I do about him? Should I accept his feelings and be his friend ? or pack my emotions in a luggage and resign from work?