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‘And?’ Koyal nudged gently.
‘He loves someone else.’
‘To love someone,’ Koyal said, exhaling heavily, ‘who does not love you back is the hardest thing in the world.’
Kimberly turned around to look at Koyal.
‘I know how that feels,’ Koyal said, her voice heavy with memories.
‘Shitty,’ Kimberly said.
‘Yes, very shitty. The other girl?’
‘Is perfect,’ Kimberly replied.
Koyal sighed. ‘I know so well how that feels. Have you spoken to the man you love, Kimberly – maybe he loves you too?’
Kimberly shook her head. ‘I can’t talk to him about it.’
‘No, don’t do that. You never know, trust me and don’t make that mistake.’
‘If he loved me, I would know, Koyal. I would know.’
‘Sometimes we don’t know what we don’t know, Kim,’ Koyal argued.
‘I just need to go as far away from him as possible. Leave London and go away.’
Do a runner, just like me.
‘No!’ Koyal exclaimed, grabbing Kimberly’s hands. ‘Don’t run away, no, please don’t, just … stay, talk to him.’
Tears were beginning to stream down the woman’s face again and Koyal knew her eyes were not dry either.
‘You can run away from this person, but you can’t run away from yourself, Kimberly,’ Koyal tried again.
‘I … I just resigned and booked my ticket to the US.’
‘You are in the middle of your residency! All your hard work will go to waste!’
‘Do I look like I care?’ Kimberly shrugged.
This was Koyal ten years ago.
‘I know exactly how you feel, but running away from the person you love is a race you will never win,’ said Koyal and then she paused.
Images came rushing to her. Kimberly’s face when she was talking about Atharv. The way she had stood close to him when she had come to meet Mansha … the look on her face, the light in her eyes…
Love, you wonderful, horrible thing…
‘Oh my god!’ Koyal said, bringing her hand to her mouth.
‘What?’ Kimberly asked.
‘Atharv?’
To Koyal’s horror, Kimberly looked away.
‘No, tell me please…’ Koyal begged.
