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The Third Wheel
#WritcoStoryPrompt77
Have you ever felt jealous of other couples? Have you ever felt like being the third wheel? If so, tell us your story.
Myra looked at the floor of the bathroom. It had been recently cleaned, but not to her standards. She was a hygiene freak and hated spending any minute more in these public toilets than was necessary. She had even enhanced her bladder capacity over the years, so she didn’t have to frequent those chambers of filth.
But Ved had sent her after Kiara, who had rushed to the restroom crying. The news of a famous politician dying of cancer had resurfaced the tragic memories of her mother.
Kiara had lost her mother to cancer just before leaving for college. Her father had pushed her to move on.
“Your mother would have wanted this,” he had said before buying her a new backpack for the journey ahead.
Kiara had met Ved and Myra on the first day of college. Ved and Myra had hit it off instantly, but Kiara took four months to open up… rather break down. Finally, she had hugged Myra and wept for two hours in the corner seat of the street cafe, finally letting go of the grief she had encountered a few months ago.
After that day, Ved had made it a personal goal to cheer her up. So, sneaking in gol gappe in the first and last classes, the trio devoured sitting on the last bench. The distance between the professor and the crunch of the savoury saved them from any punishment but brought a smile to Kiara every time.
Every Friday evening was a movie night. They took turns to buy the tickets for whatever flick seemed bearable. If no new movie were released, they would rewatch the old one but go to the theatre. The theatre manager had started even saving them seats.
Every Sunday was dumb charades and F.R.I.E.N.D.S. day. They watched the episodes for hours at a stretch and then picked up the game, taking a break only for hunger’s calls.
On one evening, for Dhoom 2, Kiara had chosen to do a terrible gesture of fireworks instead of a bike ride, and Ved had still guessed it right. The look they exchanged the...
Have you ever felt jealous of other couples? Have you ever felt like being the third wheel? If so, tell us your story.
Myra looked at the floor of the bathroom. It had been recently cleaned, but not to her standards. She was a hygiene freak and hated spending any minute more in these public toilets than was necessary. She had even enhanced her bladder capacity over the years, so she didn’t have to frequent those chambers of filth.
But Ved had sent her after Kiara, who had rushed to the restroom crying. The news of a famous politician dying of cancer had resurfaced the tragic memories of her mother.
Kiara had lost her mother to cancer just before leaving for college. Her father had pushed her to move on.
“Your mother would have wanted this,” he had said before buying her a new backpack for the journey ahead.
Kiara had met Ved and Myra on the first day of college. Ved and Myra had hit it off instantly, but Kiara took four months to open up… rather break down. Finally, she had hugged Myra and wept for two hours in the corner seat of the street cafe, finally letting go of the grief she had encountered a few months ago.
After that day, Ved had made it a personal goal to cheer her up. So, sneaking in gol gappe in the first and last classes, the trio devoured sitting on the last bench. The distance between the professor and the crunch of the savoury saved them from any punishment but brought a smile to Kiara every time.
Every Friday evening was a movie night. They took turns to buy the tickets for whatever flick seemed bearable. If no new movie were released, they would rewatch the old one but go to the theatre. The theatre manager had started even saving them seats.
Every Sunday was dumb charades and F.R.I.E.N.D.S. day. They watched the episodes for hours at a stretch and then picked up the game, taking a break only for hunger’s calls.
On one evening, for Dhoom 2, Kiara had chosen to do a terrible gesture of fireworks instead of a bike ride, and Ved had still guessed it right. The look they exchanged the...
