The next morning Lisa and I left for college. I knew what was coming next, but I couldn't even run away from it.
"Lisa, you go to class, I have to go to the washroom. " I told Lisa when we reached the college entrance
" Okay , But come quickly I'll be waiting for you."
" Yeah , I'll be there soon "
I went towards the washroom. I came out of the washroom and was washing my hands when two girls came towards me.
" Hey , you're natasha from india right ? "
" Yes , I'm " I also replied to them.
" So, who's your boyfriend for today? Is he peter or alex ? " One of the girl said to me.
" What are you talking about? It's nothing like that. You have some misconception."
"Don't act innocent, we know exactly what you're trying to do by dating the two most popular guys in college."
" No, it's not true "
" You bitch ! Are you still lying to us ? "
She came towards me to slap me, when Peter came there and stopped her.
" Stop it ! " Peter said, holding the hand of the girl who was hitting me.
"Peter, what are you doing? And why are you in the girls' washroom? "
"You tell me what you are doing to natasha, why are you bullying her ? "
"Peter, this girl is such a slut, don't you know? Sometimes she's hitting on you, sometimes on Alex, she's two timing with Both of you , this crazy bitch! "
" Shut up ! Don't you dare to curse natasha like that , It's all rumours , Natasha is not that kind of girl, and talking about that rumour, Alex has no relation with Natasha, the fight between us was our personal matter, Natasha is not at fault in this , and about the relationship between me and Natasha ...
He paused, holded my hand , and continued again.
" Yes , I am dating her and she is my girlfriend, now that you got your answer , get lost from here and don't you dare to bully my girlfriend in future."
And I was in shock. Whatever Peter said to those girls was a huge surprise for me. I was embarrassed. In embarrassment, I let go of Peter's hand and ran away.I ran and ran and reached a park near the college and sat on a bench there and started crying. I knew that whatever Peter said could not be true. He probably said all this because he couldn't bear to see me being bullied anymore. And somewhere he was also responsible for my bullying .Peter also came running behind me, suddenly it started raining, Peter was coming towards me while getting drenched and I was also sitting in the heavy rain.
" Natasha, why are you getting drenched in the rain? "
He asked me but I had no answer.
"I wish I never came to New York."
I said while crying and sobbing
" But thank God you came, otherwise how would I have met you again? " He put his jacket over me and said to me.
I just remained silent and could not say anything. Then he leaned on me and sat on his knees, held my hand and said
" Natasha, I'm so sorry for whatever happened to you today and yesterday, and I'm also so sorry that I wasn't with you yesterday. I feel very ashamed that you had to endure so much because of me."
"No , It's nothing like that Peter, it's not your fault, don't blame yourself. " I said while consoling him.
" Of course it's my fault, I should have been with you yesterday and cleared this mess I created , But it's okay, I will fix everything, don't worry and ..... About what I said right now to those girls , I wasn't joking, I was serious. "
" Huh ! " Peter's words surprised me once again.
"Natasha , the truth is ... That .....
I like you ! I like you a lot , Everything I said to those girls was true, I really want you to be my girlfriend."
And here we go one more shock stuck me ,
"Peter, what are you saying ?" I said with my wide eyes
"Yes , natasha you heard it right , when I saw you as a child, I didn't realize anything, but when you came to this university, and you told me that you had come looking for me, then I started liking you. And that night at the freshers party when Alex snatched you from me and took you away from me , and cause of that i took you from there in anger , i did that because I was being jealous of him , I couldn't see you with Alex , but .... It's okay if you don't like me, I don't have any problem with that It's your choice anyways , but I just wanted to tell you what was in my heart , uhh i think I should leave from here , Cause I think you're feeling uncomfortable of whatever I said "
Peter stood up for leaving from there and now it was my turn to stop him and tell him about my feelings cause it was the perfect time to do so..
" And What if I say, I have liked you since you helped me in my childhood , What if I say, I came to New York from India just for you ,
What if I say that I was about to propose you on freshers party but couldn't do it cause of Alex , What if I say, I like you too just like you like me and what if I say I also wanted you to become my boyfriend ? "
I said sweetly to Peter with teary eyes and a warm smile on my face.
" Natasha you... "
" Yes , I like you too , I like you so much peter , And not just now, I have liked you for the last four years. I've liked you since I saw you for the first time. After moving to India from New York and meeting you for the first time, I was always thinking about you. I had decided that after completing my school, I would join New York University , Just for you, just to meet you again and this time I will tell you what is in my heart which I have been wanting to say for the last four years. And today I have finally told you that, I like you Peter. "
Without saying a word , peter came towards me and hugged me, it was our first hug and the warmth of that hug meant everything to me. Peter hugging me meant he had accepted my love and my purpose of coming to New York had finally been fulfilled.