CHAPTER 15

Ira woke up the next morning, drained out. She never feared death, but the possibility of the return of her cancer bothered her a lot. It was maybe because she had the greed to live now. She decided to keep it a secret from Arjun until a day came where he had to know it.

She walked into the living when she saw Arjun sitting with his green tea.

“Good Morning, Aju.” Ira called out.

Whatever fight they had, it never lasted longer than a night. They were friends again the next morning.

“Oi, good morning.”

“Aju, I’m deeply sorry about yesterday. I was being too insensitive about your feelings.” Ira said, holding both her ears.

“No, the fault was mine. I’m sorry too for being harsh on you. And anyway you were right. I got totally distracted. But it doesn’t matter anymore, Pooja and I broke up.”

“What? Why?”