I looked at him confused.
" what is it? "
I asked curiously with a half smile and half bemused face.
" your gift."
My smile flew away. I rolled my eyes at him.
" I know that . I meant what's inside this?Never mind, I'll find it myself. "
I said as I held the edge of the envelope with the tip of my thumb and index. Before I could rip the envelope, it disappeared from my vision.
I looked at Neel, who had the envelope on his hand.
" what's wrong? "
I asked.
" You can't see this yet."
" why not? It's my gift. I have the right to see this . I want to see it now . Give it back ,Neel."
I tried to reach for the envelope but he moved his hand further away . I glared at him .
" No."
" why did you even show it to me at first place, if you were not gonna let me see what's inside? I hate being left curious and confused. It's annoying! I won't be able to concentrate at anything else till I know what is inside this freaking envelope!"
" considering the situation, I think it's not the right time for you to see this present. I will give it to you when the right time comes. Till then make yourself satisfy with the glances I have blessed you with of this envelope. "
" you're a heartless man ."
" I am not . I have a heart and it's beating perfectly. Wanna feel it ? "
" No, thanks.You ruined my mood. Literally ruined it. What's the fun of getting a birthday gift if I can't get it on my birthday? "
" It's yours . I bought it for you . As your birthday present . You just need to wait for some days to know what's actually it is ."
" will I get this before my wedding atleast? My wedding is in two weeks, after my final exams. I don't know if I will be able to meet you anymore after that . "
" what wedding? You're not getting married. "
" you can't change it by denying it. "
" I am not denying to change. It's not even gonna happen. "
" Neel, accept it. The way I did. "
" I am not interested in this offer. "
" you can't change it. No one can."
He raised his brow .
" what if I say I can ? "
I sighed.
" Don't plan to do something stupid that will endanger you. It's not worth it . "
" Hell it is ."
Arguing with him was as exhausting as running on treadmill for hours. You will lose some weight running on treadmill and you will lose in the argument with him. I looked at him tired .
" Nee-"
" And one more thing, you will get this amazing gift once I am done ruining your so called 'wedding ' ."
He said finger quoting the wedding word. I saw no difference between the word stubborn and the boy sitting beside me. I gave up .
I let out a dramatic gasp and held my chest looking at him as if I was shocked.
" what did you just said? How can you do this to your bestfriend? What kind of friend are you? "
I wiped my fake tears away.He looked at me with a blank face while trying to process what just happened. I was having a hard time to maintain my fake sad face. I failed as I broke into laughs.
" shut up. I am surprised that you can even joke at this situation. "
He looked away shaking his head. I giggled. The bonfire started to cool down . The warmth dissapeared. I shivered.
" we should enjoy every minute like it's the last minute of life. Who knows what is waiting for us next? I want to enjoy my eighteenth super special birthday with my super duper buddy . So I won't regret not doing it later. Who knows? Maybe it's the last birthday I am celebrating with you or maybe the last birthday of my life . "
I shrugged. He got up suddenly.
" c'mon let's get you home . The cold is affecting your brain. You're blabbering nonsense. "
I glared at his towering figure.
" I am not that weak. And this..this cold? Huh ? It's not bothering me at all . I am fine. "
I lied.Although the clattering of my tooth was visible to him . He chuckled.
" really ? "
And the next second I screamed. I shoved his cold hands away from my cheeks.
" what the hell !? "
"I am not that weak ~it's not even bothering me at all~ "
He mimicked my words. I wanted to punch his face so bad.
" you're an evil . "
" I can be a devil to.."
He smirked devilishly.
" ..wanna see?"
He approached with his cold hands aiming my cheeks again. I quickly shielded them with my palms .
" Don't you dare."
I warned.He scoffed.
" c'mon, let's go. It's really late. I don't wanna imagine what will happen if your parents find out that you're absent."
" let's hope they don't. I don't wanna die by my own parents beating the sh*t out of me . "
I joked. I got up and helped him packing up the stuffs . He cleaned the ashes of bonfire while I folded the blanket . When I was on putting the blanket inside his bag, there were sounds of plastics. I shoved my han