"You can do it Sandy",I encourage my reflection,"It's just Nikhil."

I grimace at myself, slapping my forehead.

I've decided to have the talk today.I'm going to sort out this thing between us.

I hum to myself, trying to be distracted.

Surprisingly,I don't see Nikhil even once,neither in the hospital nor outside.

I don't let it get to me. Maybe he's busy.

I am bewildered when Nikhil doesn't even try to start conversation with me during lunch. And the one time I tried ,he just gave me a vague reply.

Although it upset me,I tried not to show it on my face.

Nikhil turned to be much worse than me while...