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The conversation - 7 (v2.0)

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*** Missed part 6? Click  here Want to know from the start? Click  here *** Abha walks into the park where she usually meets her brother. The park is constructed around a water body surrounded by steel fence grills. Within a small distance to grills are benches and a walking track. As Abha enters through the gate and reaches the end opposite it, she finds that Rohan is already waiting for her. He is leaning on the grill and looking at the water. Hearing her footsteps, Rohan turns back and looks at her, only for a moment and then looks back at the water. When Abha comes beside Rohan, he starts speaking without looking at her. "I want to tell a story sis," he continues, as Abha looks at him. "There was a college-going guy, whose life was good and straight, but boring and uninteresting. He was among everyone but with no one. He was living for the sake of it. He was never responsible. He was escaping from tough situations. He adjusted whenever things went out of hand. He was

The Conversation - 7

*** Missed part 6? Click  here Want to know from the start? Click  here *** He saw Apoorva for the first time during college. One day, when he entered his class, instead of no one, this girl was sitting on the last but one bench, resting her head on the hands crossed on the desk. He thought that she was sleeping, but she woke up as he walked towards his desk. The sunlight from the window filtered through her hair as she adjusted it before falling on him. Her eyes looked tired, which concerned him and made him talk to her. "Hi, are you okay? You look tired." "Hi, yeah I am fine. Thank you." "My name is Rohan." "Apoorva." Their journey started with Rohan helping Apoorva catch up syllabus in the college and had developed to both working in the same city so they could meet frequently. As their friendship flourished, Rohan began to have a feeling of something more than just a friendship. He was always better when Apoorva was around. Better organized,