Hey I'm back and sorry I couldn't update for a while. You see we had the festival of holi and well I was caught up in it.
So here's another chapter. Thanks to everyone who reviewed.
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Chapter 9: lunch
"Tomoyo, I want to meet you during lunch time" sakura had punched in tomoyo's no. as soon as christen had left.
"Ok sakura. Is something wrong?" tomoyo sensed the impatience in her voice.
"I'll tell you when we meet" sakura said. "Be there. Ok?"
"Ok"
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Sakura and tomoyo met at lunch.
"Sakura, spill the beans. I know something is eating you" tomoyo was concerned about her friend.
Sakura's face was pale and her eyes red.
"I told christen" she said looking away.
"What?" tomoyo cried and caught the attention of every person in the café.
For a minute, tomoyo kept glaring at her and then she broke the silence.
"What did she say?"
"I was able to convince her that it was just one-sided and that…." She trailed off, her heart not wanting to say those words.
"That?" tomoyo whispered.
"That he's the only one he loves" tears travelled onto her cheeks. "That I am nothing but a best friend …"
"Shhh. Sakura don't cry please" tomoyo went up to her and took her hands. "Everything will be alright"
"No matter how hard I try tomoyo, I just can't get him out of my head. Why? Tomoyo how could I let this happen to me?" She spoke her voice wavering.
Tomoyo cupped her chin with her own hands and spoke "sakura, what has happened has happened? Ok. You've got to move on….move on"
Suddenly, a voice interrupted.
"Hey ladies what's up?"
Syaoran was standing behind sakura.
"Sakura, is something wrong?" Syaoran immediately bent down to reach her eye level.
"Oh nothing, nothing at all" she lied putting up a smile.
But she could see it in his amber eyes. He wasn't satisfied with her answer and he could always see past her.
"Don't lie" he said.
Tomoyo stood up, trying to divert the attention and said "hey lets order something. Syaoran, if you're free you can always have lunch with us."
Sakura thanked tomoyo in her mind.
"Oh yeah" Syaoran sat down in the empty chair of their table.
They were halfway through ordering when tomoyo's phone started ringing.
Tomoyo excused herself and left sakura and Syaoran alone.
Sakura just kept smiling and looking at Syaoran.
All the fond memories of their childhood rushed past her. How they both used to hang out and how he used to bully her.
How many times he had taken her out for a friendly lunch, even though she used to say no.
And the time she fell in love with him.
The time her 'crush' had insulted her in front of the whole school and she ran away. It was raining hard that day but Syaoran had searched the whole city for her, only to find sitting under a tree and weeping.
"I'll always be there beside you" he had said.
And when she had stared in his amber orbs, she fell in love with them.
"Sakura?" Syaoran waved his hand in front of her.
"Oh yeah" sakura came out of her reverie.
At the same instant, tomoyo came back.
"Sorry guys but I have to go. Some emergency or something. Honestly, is should have thought twice before handing my new assistant such an important job" she rushed with her words and picked up her belongings.
Sakura and Syaoran just nodded.
"Bye see you later" she cried when she made her exit.
"Boy was she in a hurry" Syaoran exclaimed.
"Ya typical tomoyo" sakura was feeling at ease. It had been a long time since they had sat together.
"You know once she received an emergency call and she rushed down stairs in a bathrobe. I chased her and she was just starting the car when I made her realize about her attire. She was just about to faint." And she ended up laughing.
"Really? Eriol's also like this. He stayed up late at night in office on a Friday. The watchman locked him up and I had to come and pick him up on Saturday morning when he realized he was locked up." They were both rolling in laughter.
"Funny how similar they are. I mean those two are just meant for each other. I'm so happy about them" Sakura said.
"What?" Syaoran was surprised. Sakura+Eriol or Eriol+tomoyo?
"arey, Eriol and tomoyo are dating? Don't you know?" sakura looked at him surprised that he didn't know about them.
"oh I never knew about them" Syaoran said. Eriol and sakura weren't together. But Syaoran was surprised that this thought gave him relief and well pleasure.
"you don't have the time to know about simple things these days" sakura mumbled.
Syaoran had heard her.
"you said something?" he asked her.
"did you hear something?"
"ya I did. You said I didn't have the time to know about things these days"
sakura just nodded.
"I'm sorry. I think I'm too caught up with this marriage and we didn't even sit together like this from so many days." He sighed and buried his hands in his hair.
"and you know what- I didn't even ask your opinions on the marriage" he continued on.
"it's ok Syaoran I understand" sakura said.
He sighed and then said. "so what do you think about the marriage?"
"there's nothing to think about it. As long as you are happy, we're happy" she said.
"I'm not talking about 'we', I'm talking about you" he said.
"well, I'm happy" she lied. Why is he asking me such questions? Sakura decided to change the topic.
But before she could say something, Syaoran interrupted.
"you know sakura, something doesn't feel right. You always said something about the right one"
sakura gulped. what is he getting to?
She thanked the waitress in her mind.
But their order brought their rendezvous to a stop. They ate in silence and sakura tried to avoid his gaze.
As soon as the lunch was over, she stood up and said "Syaoran, its getting late. I must hurry"
Syaoran stood up and grabbed her wrist just when she was about to turn.
"sakura how to know who's the one meant for you" he asked softly and sincerely.
"look inside your heart and you'll know" she said and left.
Look inside your heart. Her voice kept ringing in his ears.
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