Three months

"Riya's point of view,"
"Are you planning on going on a tour?" After noticing Harsh packing his things into the trolley bag, I inquired.
"How did you return home so early today?" He asked me question without responding to my questions.
"That's because there was nothing noteworthy in the office today." Now I'm not sure how I'm going to tell him that Rachit doesn't have time for me today.
"Oh, well, at least you'll be able to relax today." He zipped up his trolley bag and placed it to the side.
"Why haven't you told me why you're packing your belongings?" I inquired of him once more.
"Riya For the next three months, they will transfer me to Hyderabad on behalf of the company."
"What? And you didn't even feel the need to inform me."
How could he do this to me? How could he suddenly leave me?
"I received the information today as well." Seeing my expression, he took a big breath and said.
"So, when would you have to go?"
Oh my god, what is going on with me? First, Rachit dragged me out of his car in the middle of the road because of that shilpi, and now Harsh is going to abandon me. Rachit could have stopped me if he wanted, but he didn't. He left me alone in the middle of the road, taking Shilpi with him. He didn't even bother to look back at me once. It was becoming increasingly difficult for me to keep my tears in check.
It drew my attention to Harsh standing in front of me while I listened to Harsh's words the next morning.
"What are you talking about?" I asked him to repeat what he said because I wasn't paying attention.
He was still staring intensely at my face, saying, "I have to leave for Hyderabad tomorrow morning."
Hearing his comments, the last of my tolerance crumbled, and I sobbed uncontrollably.
"Riya Why are you crying? What happened to you?" He asked in a concerned voice, seeing me crying like this.
"How am I going to survive without you if you leave me alone tomorrow?" I did not know I would shatter like this after hearing of Harsh's separation from me, whom I had been trying to separate day and night.
"Riya, I'll just be gone for three months." He said this as he wiped away my tears.
"3 months?
You think 3 months is nothing."
Is this the same Harsh who was upset when I went on a two-day trip to Shimla, and now he's going to be away from me for the entire three months. Is he attempting to seek revenge on me?
I'm already annoyed with Rachit's rudeness, and now Harsh is leaving me when I need him the most. Before being my boyfriend, he was my best friend, and I desperately need a friend right now.
Amid my tears, I struggled to find the words to say why you're leaving me.
"Riya, calm down," he said as he rubbed my shoulder and placed me on his chest.
I took my head off his arm and said, looking at his face, "Please cancel your departure." My voice was more orderly than my request, and I was confident that he would cancel his plans in response to my request.
"No, Riya, this time it is important for me to go, and I cannot postpone my departure." His words destroyed my hopes. I had no choice but to live without him.
"Well, if it's that important, you'll have to go." I wiped away my tears and said,
"Tell me what you want to eat for dinner, and I'll prepare it." I inquired as I entered the kitchen.
"Don't worry, I'll get something from outside." He remarked this as he took his phone from his jeans pocket.
"No, you're leaving me for so long; at the very least, have dinner prepared by me."
I know how much he enjoys my home-cooked meals, and I used to spend so much time on the phone with Rachit that I didn't have time to prepare food for Harsh.
Harsh will leave me alone tomorrow morning. My heart pricks like a pin when I think about his absence.
"Okay, I'll assist you." As usual, he offered to assist me in the kitchen.
I instantly remembered earlier times in the kitchen when we both prepared meals and spent hours laughing and joking with each other. Everything between us was normal until I went to Shimla, and since then, everything has changed.
Is Harsh in Hyderabad with anyone?It will not happen. I felt as though my heart had stopped beating when I imagined Harsh with someone else. Why am I now afraid of losing Harsh? Didn't I want Harsh to abandon me and spend the rest of my life with Rachit?
I was so engrossed in my thoughts that I didn't even notice when a knife wounded my finger while cutting veggies.
"Omg Riya, look at how badly your finger is wounded. Where is your attention, after all?" He took my hand and dipped it in the stream of water.
"When will you learn to take care of yourself?" With his stare fixed on my face, he inquired. His voice was angry, but I knew it was only because he was watching me in pain.
"Come sit here," he said, taking the first aid box from the bedroom and placing it on the dining table while holding my hand and forcing me to sit in a chair near the dining table.
"Look at how deep the wound is;" he cleansed it with cotton and wrapped it in a bandage.
I was getting irritated with myself since I had been ignoring Harsh for so long. Starting tomorrow, I will be on my own. I used to be so irritated when he cared so much about me.
Rachit will join me then, and where am I alone? Why not? When Rachit takes a break from Shilpi, he'll pay attention to you because you haven't witnessed how she worked her magic on Rachit today. As soon as I thought of Rachit, my subconscious chastised me.
However, I love him. Please say nothing. Rachit can never replace Harsh in your life, no matter how hard you try, and you are fully aware of this. My subconscious advised me to stay close to Harsh once more.
"Will you go there and forget about me?" I wanted to ask him if he liked someone else there, and would he abandon me, but I couldn't get the strength to ask him directly.
"What are your thoughts?" Looking into my eyes, he inquired. It filled his eyes with pain as he tried to move away from me, but I could tell by looking into his eyes that he was suffering because of my actions during the prior few days.
"It makes no difference what I think. I'd like to hear your response." I was hoping to hear from him whether he would remember me if he went there.
"No, I won't forget you." He was still staring me down.
"If you have a crush on someone else," I summoned the strength to ask him a question that had been bugging me for quite some time.
"No, there is a big differentiation between like and love. We can like but not love anybody." Hearing his remarks, I was taken aback and looked at him. It perplexed me as to why he was suddenly speaking to me in this manner when I had only asked him a simple question. Is he fully aware of my and Rachit's relationship? That is why he is speaking in this manner.
"Do you already like someone? Say what you want to say clearly." After hearing his statements, I assumed he knew something about me and Rachit and he tried to taunting me.
He kissed the top of my head and said, "Calm down. I was simply giving you an example of some people, and you are both my choice and my love, so don't be so upset about that."