I was not convinced by her words. “Tell me the truth.”
“Why don’t you believe me? I told you the truth. I didn’t call him here.”
“Are you sure?” I asked for reassurance.
“Of course I am,” she said with full confidence.
“Okay, don’t let him see us. Hide your face.”
“Why should I hide my face? It is not that he will come to us seeing my face. He will come only if he sees you. So you better cover your face. I am sure he is your Romeo. He even found your favorite cafe and followed us
“Don’t you like me being around you?” suddenly he questioned in a deep voice.I hastily shook my head right to left. “No… no… that is not the thing.”“Are you sure?”I nodded.“Then why do you always find a way to ignore me?” he questioned again.“I am not ignoring you,” I said hastily.“Great! then!” He gripped my arms and shoved me back o
Tears rolled down my eyes and I was feeling totally helpless. Lowering my head I kept on praying. I recalled every loved one in my life.“How will mom and dad find me? If anything happens to me today will they be able to take it? Will they be able to find Aster the culprit? Will justice be served to me?” In a second my mind was flooded with lots of thoughts.“Prisha…”His sudden call made me flinch and grow more anxious.“What was wrong with your eyes this morning? Did anyone hurt you?”“What? Why is he showing so much concern?” I was astounded, but still, I had no courage to look up at him.Suddenly the car came to halt
“What? Different? What does he mean by that? Does he mean I am a weirdo?Narrowing my eyes in confusion, I questioned, “what… what do you mean by that?”He averted his gaze back to me and replied, “I mean you too should have a peaceful time here like me, as you too have a noisy friend hovering around you.”“Nah! I am good with my noisy friend. She is always that way and I really love being around her.” I took my gaze back to the view.“What about me? Do you love being around me?”Hearing him, suddenly my cheeks hit and I felt something inside my stomach. Were those goosebumps? I was not able to figure it out. I wanted to reply but there was no proper answer. Neither
“Newt?” I was astounded to see him sitting in the next row close to my seat.“What do you have to say in this regard, Philosopher Prisha? Someone is finally not turning blind eye to you,” I heard Kristen whispering near my ear.I elbowed her. “Shut up.”My eyes were fixed on Newt, not knowing what I was supposed to say. I was trying my best to keep my distance from him, but it seemed like he was against my decision. Or was it just a coincidence? I was not able to figure it out.As I was still on the verge of deciding what I was supposed to do, his face suddenly beamed with a smile. Then in his deep tone questioned, “can we be friends?”I gulped hard as the words got stuck in my
“What? Relationship?” Aster sounded shocked.“No, no, don’t take it wrong. She means friendship,” I said hastily.Aster glanced at me and then at Newt. Absently, he nodded. “Okay, still I am giving the treat.”“No, you aren’t. Yesterday also you didn’t give me a chance to pay. This treat will be on Newt and me. What say, Newt?” I questioned and glanced at Newt.But he seemed like he was not interested in our talk. He was already occupied with his book. Or might be staring at his girlfriend's picture. Whatever the reason was, the fact that he didn’t reply embarrassed me in front of everyone.I had no idea what I was going to say and how I was going t
“What are you doing?” I stammered again feeling embarrassed in front of everyone. “What happened to your hand?” he suddenly questioned. “What…” I glanced at my hand and was astounded seeing blue bruises. I had no idea where it came from until I recalled Kirsten’s painful pinch during class. “It’s Kirsten…” “She knocked her hand on the tap unknowingly,” Kristen hastily interrupted. “What?” Aster and I mumbled in unison. I was not able to understand her. “She was searching for me at the washroom when she slipped and knocked her hand on the tap.” “What? Slipped? Are you alr
“Uh! Thank God, it is a national holiday tomorrow. I can breathe in relief,” Kristen mumbled, dropping beside me.Our bus was on halt waiting for other students to get in. I sat on the window seat, supporting my head with my hand and staring at the space. Even though it was a holiday the next day, I was not happy at all.“Was it because of seeing Newt with the girl I dislike? Was it because even after being with me he didn’t pay much attention during lunch break? Or was it because I was not going to see him the next day?”Whatever the reason was I was not able to have the answer. When Kristen slapped my lap, I flinched.“Ahh! Krist, stop it…”“You stop staring
“What? Did she really say that?” I was awestruck.Tarry glanced at Kristen head to toe planting his hand on his hip, before saying, “um! You are not my type.”Her jaw dropped and her eyes bulged in shock. She opened her mouth probably to say something but nothing came out.Giggling I shouted at her, “you heard him, Krist. You are not his type.”She stepped close to him and pointed her fingers glaring, “how dare you to say that to me?”Laughing nervously, Tarry stepped back blurting, “what? I was just telling you that…”“Don’t scare him, Krist. Whatever he likes shouldn’t be your concern,” I