Radhika's pov:

"Yeah baby, come soon. I'm waiting. Bye love you." My best friend said finally keeping her phone back to her pocket. She has been busy talking to her boyfriend past 30 minutes, whereas I was just going on walking with her doing nothing. Sometimes even I wish that I could talk just the way she talks with her boyfriend but to my bad luck, I can't! At least not in front of my friends.

"Oh I'm sorry, I just got too busy talking." Neha, my best friend apologised.

"Nah, it's ok." I replied with a genuine smile. Frankly speaking I'm happy that she can talk with her boyfriend whenever she wants, meet him when ever her heart desires unlike mine, the most distanced and complicated love.

"You know, that's the reason I tell you to find a boyfriend but you are too stubborn to listen." She said slapping my hand lightly. Only if she knew... I already have one! It's just that I can tell about him to anyone, at least not now.

"Haha, very funny. I'm not interested in relationships." I said and walked ahead of her.

"That's why you are idiot." She said rolling her eyes.

"Do you want to hear the benefits of relationship?" She asked. Saying her 'No' was not going to help because in the end no matter what, she will definitely tell me what she wants, So without answering I just kept walking.

"Okay listen, I will tell you." She said and started with her lecture.

"Firstly you have some you can call as Mine."

"Someone with whom you can share anything and everything."

"Someone you can fight with for no reason."

"Someone who will make alive your inner self."

"Someone who will always support you and motivate you to do things which you never did."

"And.."She was going to say further but I stopped her. I knew I was blushing and I didn't want her to suspect her anything.

"Why did you stopped me girl? Are you remembering someone?" she teased and again I ignored it. I damn badly wanted to tell her that, yes, yes, I remembered someone but on the other hand I know I will be judged for having relationship which is so complicated according to the half of the world.

I do have someone with whom I can share anything, I do have someone who motivate and support me in everything, I do have someone with whom I fight for no reason, I do have someone who makes my inner self alive and lastly yes, I do have someone I can call mine, only mine.

Though so far away from each other, it feels like we are close. The distance between us never seemed a problem apart from the fact that we can't meet daily. I always look forward for my vacations so that I can visit him, Unable to meet him was the only problem I faced because of staying in different states. Man, now I miss him so much. I want to call him now but have to wait till I will be alone.

"What are you dreaming about?" Neha asked breaking my thoughts.

"Um.. Nothing. Let's walk faster." I said and dragged her with me. As we kept walking, we talked about college and other stuff until Neha's friend stopped her. Oh god, now I have to wait again! They both started talking and again I stood there like a statue doing nothing. Their conversation are always so boring and I had no intention to join them, So I took out my phone and started scrolling my instagram.

I was so engrossed scrolling that I didn't heard anything what they were talking about but suddenly their topic shifted to someone's marriage and I don't know why but I looked at them. Shit! Embarrassed, I again looked down at my phone. Though my eyes were on the screen, my ears were stuck to their conversation.

"So what if she married him? It's completely fine in some states and religions." Neha said in her confident tone. What are they talking about?

"Eww, I mean isn't it gross marrying your cousin? Just imagine how bad it even seems." Neha's friend said and I was hurt hearing that. My case is same but it's not my fault, since childhood we were told that some day we are supposed to get married so it's not my mistake neither his mistake that we started having feelings for each other. In fact who won't? When you know that you are going to get married and it's completely fine marrying your cross-cousin. This practice has been done by so many states and still they do it. Is it my fault that society changed and dismissed this in some regions, while some are still following it?

"Stop it girl. I don't find anything gross in it. Just because we don't accept this doesn't make it gross. We should respect the sentiments of people. You don't find it right then that's completely fine, at least don't make fun of others." Neha said and took me with her. I was confused on what to say so I didn't uttered a word. I always thought that Neha was against such kind of relationships but today, after what I saw it left me in a complete shock.

I never shared my feelings with her thinking that she will unfriend me and that she will think that even I'm doing the thing which society finds gross but now hearing her every single word, I was on the seventh floor of happiness.

"I don't know when will people stop judging others." She said to herself.

"You don't think it's complicated marrying your cross-cousin?" I asked.

"Of course not! Why would I think that? Yeah I agree I don't understand the reason behind it but then again I know if people are doing it then there has to be some reason which is accepted by them, then why should I oppose? Do you find it complicated?" She asked and within no seconds I replied 'No.'

"Good." She said smiling.

Thank you so much god. I'm really very happy today because I know even if no one's there, my best friend will still be there to support me.

Thank you.
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