Our Unspoken Words
10th Grade
Kunjs’ POV
As I sat there in English class, I stared at the girl next to me. She was my so called ‘best friend’ Twinkle. I stared at her long, silky hair, and wished she was mine. But she didn’t notice me like that, and I knew it. After class, she walked up to me and asked very cutely to me for the notes she had missed the day before. I handed them to her as I never had the courage to deny anything to her…
3rd person POV
T: Hey kunj listen naa actually u know naa I missed my classes yesterday and I have not written the notes…So please please can u give me the notes of yours…
Kunj pretended to be angry
K: U didn’t tell me that u r going to take a leave so I didn’t know that I had to give the notes to you so I didn’t revise them…
T: (Pulling his cheeks) Oh my baby…upset with me but yr I was not in a mood to come to school…please give me your notes or your bestie would fail…
K: (adoring her cute antics) Fine fine…stop your nautanki I know u (giving her the notes) Here take them and don’t dare to draw your stupid drawings on them…last time also u did this…
T: (taking the notes) Oh thank you baby… (gives a peck on his cheeks and go away)
After Twinkle goes Kunj touches his own cheeks and smiles like idiot
Kunj’s POV
When she pulled my cheeks I felt too good…whenever she pecks my cheeks my happiness always crosses all its limits…from childhood she had a habit of pecking my cheeks before saying good bye to me and it really feels heavenly…I want to tell her, I want her to know that I don’t want to be just friends, I love her but I’m just too shy, and I don’t know why.
11th Grade
Kunj’s POV
I was sitting in my room and probably studying business management books when my phone rang. On the other end, it was her. She was in tears, mumbling on and on about how her love had broke her heart. She asked me to come over because she didn’t want to be alone, so I did. It took me minimum 5 minutes to reach her house a she didn’t want to be alone or should I say I didn’t want her to be alone. As I sat next to her on the sofa, I stared at her soft eyes, wishing she was mine. After 2 hours, an Akshay kumar’s comedy movie and 3 packets of Chille lemon chips made her mood again and she was again laughing…She looked at me, said ‘thanks’ and gave me a kiss on the cheek.. And then went to kitchen to bring something for me to eat as finally she realized that she had not even offered me a single chip also from her packet but its okay. She said a cute sorry with by pouting her lips and exclaimed that I’m her friend so I should not mind her stupid acts and then ran to kitchen….I want to tell her, I want her to know that I don’t want to be just friends, I love her but I’m just too shy, and I don’t know why.
Senior year:-
One fine day she walked to my locker and told “My date is sick so he wont go with me…so right now I don’t have a date and as per the promise made in 7th standard that if neither of us had dates, we would go together just as ‘best friends’”. I agreed as their was no point of disagreeing with her…though I had a date but I refused her as nothing seemed more good to me rather than going as a date of hers in a party….That night, after everything was over, I dropped her home which was probably half an hour away. The whole journey she slept as she was too tired after dancing the whole time on her favorite song Kala Chashma… As we reached she ran inside her home and after 2 minutes came back just to find me standing at her front door step. I stared at her as she smiled at me and stared at me with her crystal eyes with a cute ‘SORRY’ look…
Then she said- “I had the best time, thanks!…U r indeed my best friend…” and gave me a kiss on the cheek. I want to tell her, I want her to know that I don’t want to be just friends, I love her but I’m just too shy, and I don’t know why.
Graduation:-
A day passed, then a week, then a month. Before I could blink, it was graduation day. I watched as her perfect body floated like an angel up on stage to get her diploma. She was giving her thank you speech and mentioned my name as her best friend who supported her in each phase of her life…she thanked me several times in her speech and when she looked towards me I just blinked my eyes to say her that there’s no need of thank you… Then it was my turn to go their and get my diploma…In my thank you speech I didn’t mention a single thank you to her also but just mentioned her name as a reason of my success as I’ve topped in the college in Business Management and I’ve been selected as an employee in the best company of London… Ad I got down I received a hard punch in my stomach…as I looked up as expected I found her and she started exclaiming the same words which I had expected from her…
3rd Person’s POV
T: Kunj are you idiot insane duffer…u didn’t dedicated a single thank you to me…Me ‘ THE GREAT TWINKLE TANEJA’ dedicated u so many thank you’s but you are so egoistic Kunj
As she was continuously blabbering Kunj kept his hand on her mouth by pulling her close to him by her waist…
K: Sshhhh… Kitna Bolti ho…suno actually maine thank you is liye nhi bola kyuki I thought that thank you was not enough for the things you had done for me…if I used to call u up at 3am also…u would solve my problems…U had to miss so many dates with your boyfriend just to clear my doubts which eventually led to your 7 breakups…So according to me u id a lot for me so rather than saying a mere word I would love to thank you by doing something which would be worth your real happiness…
As he said these words he turned twinkle back and there she could see her sister Mahi who had been away from the family for 12 years as she had gone to abroad for her studies standing their with her husband and a son rehaan of 5 years…She ran to her and hugged her. They had some emotional convo and suddenly she came and hugged Kunj so tightly.
K: hey stop crying and yaa thank you for everything..
T: (still hugging) Shut up I don’t want your thank you…today you gave me something which I longed for…thank u thank u thank u so much… Then she lifted her head from my shoulder and said- ‘you’re my best friend, thanks’ and gave me a kiss on the cheek .we both were crying as it was the last day of our college life…Finally she again kissed my cheeks and we both bid a bye to each other
Kunj’s POV
As both both bade bye to each other she sat in her car with her parents and drove off…I felt someone stabbing my heart…I wanted to go and stop her…I wanted her to be mine-but she didn’t notice me like that, and I knew it. I want to tell her, I want her to know that I don’t want to be just friends, I love her but I’m just too shy, and I don’t know why.
Marriage:-
Kunj’s POV
It had been 7 years to our graduation…we used to be in touch…whenever she used to feel bad she used to call me up and I would definitely console her…Now I sit in the pews of the church. Twinkle is getting married now and drive off to her new life, married to another man Yuvraj… They had been in a relation for 5 years… Before fixing up the marriage she do called me up and asked me if I felt that he was appropriate for her…I instantly said yes…she asked me the reason for my assurance to which I replied that the first time she told me about him I had enquired about him and allowed her to date within him for 5 long years… She replied: I knew it… and she asked me to tell her my free time so that she could fix her up wedding to which I replied that I would be life long free for her and she finally fixed up a wedding date of 2 months after…Today I’m here to attend her wedding…wishing her lots and lots of happiness for her future…. But before she drove away, she came to me and said ‘you came…!!! ‘thanks’ no one can be a better friend than you and kissed me on the cheek. I wanted her to be mine, but she didn’t see me like that, and I knew it… I want to tell her, I want her to know that I don’t want to be just friends, I love her but I’m just too shy, and I don’t know why.
Death
Kunj’s POV
25 Years passed, I looked down at the coffin of a girl who used to be my ‘best friend’ and there stood a girl of around 21 years was standing their in a white suit to bid her mom a final bye…She had lost her dad around 3 years before and today it’s her mom… I still remember when twinkle saw me at yuvraj’s mourning time she ran to me and hugged me as tight as she could and cried her heart out…I let her cry as I knew the pain of hers of losing the person whom you loved the most… Aft some time she made me meet Kiara her daughter of 18 years and told her about our story…our eternal story of friendship… But today I had to console Kiara…I went up to her and said” I would be always there for you… to which she replied…” mom also said me that’… I let a small laugh out as she knew me more than me I know myself…
After I took her to my home she handed over me a diary and said” mom said not to give you but I want to give you because 3 years back when u came to meet me you forgot to give a cheeks on my face and left for airport as u had an urgent meeting and I called u up and u asked for a sorry but after 1 hour u rang up the doorbell came in hugged me and kissed me on my cheeks…it had been 5 years…everyone must have forgot that u had been late for a meeting 5 years ago but I didn’t forgot u as u came to me and kissed me on my cheeks…
At the service, they read a diary entry she had wrote in her high school years.
I was overwhelmed listening to her and she ran away giving me a kiss on my cheeks and saying thanks…I opened up the diary and instantly I knew uit was twinkle’s personal diary as she didn’t allow anyone to open it not even me…
This is what it read:
Hi diary
10th grade…
He was sitting in the class reading his book in the English period and I was staring him like idiots with the corner of my eyes…After class I walked up to him and asked him for notes just to initiate the talk as I know he was angry on me for not telling him before taking a leave…I kissed him on his cheeks and thanked him and I know his anger definitely melted…I love kissing him on his cheeks because it makes me fell him mine…‘Before leaving I stared at him wishing he was mine, but he doesn’t notice me like that, and I know it. I want to tell him, I want him to know that I don’t want to be just friends,
I love him but I’m just too shy, and I don’t know why.
11th grade
I rang up to him as my so called boyfriend broke up with me…actually I broke up with him and called him and he came to me in hardly 5 mins…he cheered up my mood, I kissed his cheeks and I again stared him with the corner of my eyes wishing he was mine, but he doesn’t notice me like that, and I know it. I want to tell him, I want him to know that I don’t want to be just friends,
I love him but I’m just too shy, and I don’t know why.
Senior Year
I walked up to his locker and asked him to accompany me as my date and he agreed…I know for me he refused his date and I felt happy as he cared for me. I kissed his cheeks and I stared at him wishing he was mine, but he doesn’t notice me like that, and I know it. I want to tell him, I want him to know that I don’t want to be just friends,
I love him but I’m just too shy, and I don’t know why.
Graduation
I mentioned him in every word of my speech and thanked him but felt very sad as he didn’t thanked me in his speech but whatever he did afterwards made my thank you worthless…I cried a lot before leaving him. I kissed his cheeks and I stared at him wishing he was mine, but he doesn’t notice me like that, and I know it. I want to tell him, I want him to know that I don’t want to be just friends,
I love him but I’m just too shy, and I don’t know why.
Marriage
We stayed in contact though It had been 7 years to our graduation… I would call him up as I had my many break ups… nd he always had tym for me… Finally I found a person Yuvraj who was like my kunj but haa not better than him…I told about him to Kunj and he didn’t object me for continuing the relation and I also continued as I know he would have enquired properly…after 5 long years I asked him about getting married to yuvraj and he agreed instantly…I knew the reason but then also wanted him to tell…Whenever I got into the relation with any one kunj used to enquire everything about the person and if he found anything fishy he used to call me up at nights and used to call me on the time when I got ready for my dates so that it could eventually lead to a break up so that I also don’t feel broken and he protects me from those idiotic guys… Before going he handed over a letter to yuvraj… I was curious to know what is there in the letter…He came to my wedding and before driving off I kissed him on his cheeks… I sat in the car and I stared at him wishing he was mine, but he doesn’t notice me like that, and I know it. I want to tell him, I want him to know that I don’t want to be just friends, I love him but I’m just too shy, and I don’t know why. Before going he handed over a letter to yuvraj… I was curious to know what is there in the letter. As we sat in the car I requested him to open the letter and the letter read
“Congratulations, you have won the love of one of the most amazing human beings that presently walks the Earth. I guess that means you are a pretty special guy. However, there are some things you should know about my best friend before you promise to love her for the rest of her life.
She has been through more than her fair share of heartbreaks; she has been led on and used; and she has been lied to more times than it is possible to count. Despite those things, she had enough strength to continue looking for you and enough faith in fairy tales to believe that her happily-ever-after would one day come. Don’t ever underestimate her ability to be your partner in life. She is there to support you just as you are there to support her. Should you ever decide that you are superior to her, she will be more than strong enough to show you just how wrong you are.
She has one of the largest, softest hearts of anyone I have ever met. She loves everyone she meets, and she will ignore any and all opinions that are presented to her on one of her new “friends.” When she ends up getting hurt by her new friend and figures out that she probably should have listened to everyone’s warnings, she will do the most frustrating thing: She will forgive them. Her heart has a way of only seeing the best parts of people and pushing out all of the rest. She puts others before herself always and will do whatever she can to help someone in need. As her husband, it will be your job to make sure she is taken care of too.
She is a dreamer. She has dreams that are larger than life, and her eyes can see things that are too far away for anyone else’s to focus on. There have been times when she told me of her dreams, and I responded by telling her that those dreams were too large for her. Over time, though, I have had the distinct pleasure of being proven wrong. I have seen those dreams become her reality, and I know that in time you will too. So do not make the same mistake that I did. Believe in her, and push her towards those goals. Do not be one more person that she has to prove wrong, because she will.
She is my best friend and I love her. I know that it is not in the same way you love her, but my love is just as important. There will be things that she will go through that you will not be able to understand, and there will be times when she will choose to call me and not you. When those times come, do not be upset with her for choosing to come to me instead of you. It does not mean that she loves you any less; there are just some things only a best friend can fix.
If you cannot love and cherish these parts of her, then you do not deserve her love. But if you see all of the wonderful things that I see in her and love her more because of those things, then she will love you more than you ever imagined was possible. She is a rare and beautiful person, and I am glad she has you in her life.
Sincerely,
Her First Other Half
After reading the letter I was in tears… and thanked god for making him my bestie…
Yuvraj’s death
Yuvraj died in an accident and as kunj came I hugged him as tight as I could and he consoled me like always… I made her meet Kiara and we both told her the story of our eternal friendship…I stared him through my corner of eyes he was busy playing with Kiara .I stared at him wishing he was mine, but he doesn’t notice me like that, and I know it. I want to tell him, I want him to know that I don’t want to be just friends,
I love him but I’m just too shy, and I don’t know why.
After he went Kiara complained that he didn’t gave a kiss on her cheek and she called him up and he apologized but he came back delaying his meting and kissed her and again went back to the airport…Kiara said that will he always be there for me to which I instantly replied ‘YES’…
Before going he bid me bye and I stared at him wishing he was mine, but he doesn’t notice me like that, and I know it. I want to tell him, I want him to know that I don’t want to be just friends,
I love him but I’m just too shy, and I don’t know why. I wish he would tell me he loved me…!!!!
Sanskaar closed the diary and his eyes were swollen and said that I wish I did tell u that I loved you but our unspoken words were our enemy…
Then only he heard Kiara calling his name as she wanted to go to the garden for relaxing her mind…he took here there and at they sat near a lake dipping their legs in water when Kiara asked” did u have any enemy… to which I relied yes ‘OUR UNSPOKEN WORDS’