Chapter 8 - Her Past

Adrita's Pov.

"Rita, where are you going?" Didi asked but I avoided looking at her because I was angry at her.

"To College." I said and was about to pass by her but she held my hand in a tight grip.

"I told you that I will drop you and you haven't had your breakfast yet." Didi said in a calm voice.

"I don't need your help when I can go there on my own and I am not hungry." I said, maintaining a cold voice.

"Do you want me to complain to mom because you are behaving stubbornly again?" Didi asked, glaring at me.

"Do what you want to do, I am going." I said and removed her grip from my arm.

I went out of the penthouse while she was busy shouting at me.

I opened g****e maps and started walking according to the direction.

It's better walking than taking someone's help. It will also save money and will also keep me fit.

Finally, I reached my College and was astonished to see the college's beauty.

I was looking here and there, smiling to myself when suddenly I bump into a girl. I quickly said sorry to her when she was looking at me shocked.

Why does her face seem familiar?

"You are Adrita Das, right?" She asked, smiling.

"Yeah, how do you know me?" I asked with a confused gaze.

"You don't know me?" She asked and I shook my head.

"Idiot, Hardik Singhania is my elder brother." She said, then I remembered her.

I saw her first and the last time when didi was talking to jiju on a video call.

"I am sorry, I didn't remember you. Your name starts with S, right?" I asked while thinking about her name.

"Right, my name is Shreya." She said and hugged me smiling.

"Nice to meet you, Shreya. I am surprised to know that you also want to become a fashion designer. Got inspiration from your brother, right?" I asked, smiling at her.

"Nice to meet you too. Well, you can say that I got inspiration from my brother but there is also someone else behind my inspiration." She slightly blushed to mention that someone.

"Shreya... Shreya..." Two girls who looked exactly like each other came toward us.

"Adrita, meet my only two friends, Riya and Ritu. You can see that they are twins." Shreya said, hugging them.

"Hello!" I said and waved my hands at them.

"New girl means new friend. Time for some cute selfies." They both said together.

They are so cute.

We four took some selfies. Then we took selfies in pairs.

Oh, God!

They are taking too many selfies like the earth is going to destroy soon.

"You saw, right? They are obsessed with taking selfies. They take selfies while studying, sleeping, whenever they get the chance, and even while using the washroom. They are known as Selfie Queens." Shreya said and we chuckled looking at them because they are still taking selfies.

"It's my first day, so will you help me to know everything here?" I asked Shreya as I didn't know what to do and I also needed a friend.

"Of course, it will be my pleasure to do that." She said and we first went to the office room to give my documents and also to get the schedule and other important documents.

Shreya and the twins showed me every part of the college.

I attended my first class and it was good. I have one hour before attending the next class so I decided to chat with my new friends.

I saw them sitting on the bench in the garden area. I went towards them and took a seat. They were gossiping while checking out fashion magazines.

"Hi, girls." I said, giving them a warm smile.

They greeted me back.

"What are you guys talking about?" I asked, raising my eyebrows.

"We are checking out these hot male models." Riya said grinning, her eyes sparkling as she looked at the models with amazement.

"They are so appetizing." Ritu said with a drooling face.

"They are not food." Shreya said giggling.

"Adrita, do you have a boyfriend?" Riya asked suddenly.

"Nope." I said looking down with a tight smile.

"Do you have any ex-boyfriends?" Ritu asked and I got a little bit uncomfortable.

"Nope." I said, still looking down.

"Don't tell me, you are still single like Shreya?" Ritu said laughing!

"Do you love someone?" Riya asked and I was getting more anxious about their questions.

"Nope." I gave the same answer.

"Well, then Shreya has one more point than you because she loves someone." Ritu said and Shreya slapped her shoulder with a blushing face.

"What? I am not lying." Ritu said laughing.

"Okay, you don't love someone but does someone loves you? Because you are very cute which is a plus point to your beauty." Riya asked, making my smile vanish away.

Him! He is the first and the last person to love me crazily.

I kept quiet remembering my past.

"Why are you not saying something?" Ritu asked but still, I kept quiet.

"If you don't want to tell then it's okay." Shreya said, touching my hand and smiling warmly.

"It's just that, I didn't say this to anyone." I said with a small smile.

"What didn't you say to anyone?" Riya asked curiously, gazing at me.

"About my past, which is the answer to your question." I said to Riya in a timid voice.

"Are you willing to tell us about it?" Ritu asked and I started thinking about it.

"Well, I don't mind talking about it. After all, it's past and there is no gain by keeping it secret." I said after some time and took a deep breath before talking about it.

"When I was 15 years old, I met a guy named Kabir on social media who was 5 years older than me." I said and they looked at me shocked.

"You dated a guy who was 5 years older than you when you were too young?" Riya asked, getting shocked AF!

"Neither I dated him nor I made him my boyfriend. He was just a good friend." I said and they looked at me with more attention.

"We were very good friends. After one month of our friendship, one day, as usual, I was chatting with him when he said that he wanted to tell me something important and I gave him my full attention. He said that he loves me a lot and proposed to me to become his girlfriend. I was very shocked to know his feelings for me but I couldn't accept it because I just saw him as a friend, nothing more than it. I told him that I will never feel love towards him because I don't feel any connection with him which we should feel when we meet our soulmates. Then he gave himself a challenge that he will make me fall in love with him in thirty days. I agreed with him not to make him sadder. The whole month he made me feel how much he loves me but I didn't feel attached to him. On the day of my birthday, I blocked him from all social media after I sent him the last text, 'I am sorry'. I did this so that he can understand, I am not the right person for a gem like him. He deserves much better than me." I finally finished talking about my past to them.

They were looking at me with their mouths open.

"I know, I did very wrong with him. I was very young at that time so I rushed to make this decision without thinking about anything else." I said making them understand my side too.

"Was he handsome?" Ritu asked, smirking.

"He was average but his eyes were very beautiful. It's another fact that I don't remember his face anymore because I saw his photo only a few times and it has been five years since I saw his photo." I said and again tried to remember his face but I only got blurred vision.