Chapter 121 - Arcane (2/2)
”Arjun?” I called out just before he reached the door.
He stopped but did not turn back. ”Hmm?”
”Why today and how?”
His mobile rang before I could get an answer from him.
”I have to take this, it's important. I am sorry,” he briefly explained before answering the call, but he had turned towards us and leaned on the door.
”Yes.”
”Okay.”
This brief one-sided conversation lasted for only half a minute. However, the steely resolve in Arjun's eyes scared me. I looked towards Eshan, and he also noticed it, but he did not say anything.
”Take care both of you and don't fight. I won't be there for sorting out or being a mediator.”
My heart completely missed a beat as Arjun uttered those words. He was actually scaring me. It was unusual behavior and never had I felt so unsettled for him.
”What do you mean? Where are you—”
”You aren't—”
Eshan and I both stood up and talked at the same time. However, the questions were totally opposite as if Eshan knew what was going on.
”Chill guys. I am going out of the city for a while.” Arjun smiled but it did not reassure me. ”And, take care of Fortune for me. I'll leave him with you guys.'
”Look, I am getting late. I will take my leave now. Bye.” And, just like that, he was gone before we could stop him.
Eshan stared the way he left with complex emotions, and what I read in his eyes was fear tainted with worry. I could not bear the helpless look that crossed Eshan's feature, and the way he balled his hands tightly on his side did not escape from my eyes either.
Not being able to see the torment on his face, I moved close to him. Slowly, I wrapped my arms around him before resting my head on his chest. Rather than the revelations Arjun did, my heart ached for the sudden exit he took and concluding by the rapid heartbeat of Eshan, I could only assume he felt the same.
Arcane— was the word I could use to describe Arjun. Someone very few could understand and maybe Eshan fell in that list. He was layered with the mysteries I could not comprehend.
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