As I pulled my ears to hear him, he said, “If you are really eager to take part in an event, then why don’t you pick the one in whose arms you ran happily yesterday.”“Ptf!” I snickered hearing him and turned to him. Not sure if what he was doing was due to jealousy or I was just overthinking, I stared at him without saying a word.Not caring about me, he took Aadora’s wrist and resumed his practice. Feeling numb, I was not able to make any move. Even though I wanted to walk away, not look at him, I still remained there, motionless.After a second, I was finally able to pull myself up and clear my throat. Then I mustered my courage to speak to him.“Aster, if this is about my personal stuff you need to stop being ridiculous. You have no right to judge me that way. Do you even know who you are talking about? Do you even know…”Even before I could complete my words, he came rushing to me and grabbing my arms, looking deep into my eyes. I tried to read him through his eyes, but it was im
Thinking it was Kristen, I didn’t hesitate to grab it and wiped my tears. When I was done, my eyes fell on shoes which looked nothing like Kristen. Gulping hard as I looked up, I was dumbfounded to see Newt looking down at me.Our eyes meet and lock. Neither did he move his gaze away from me, nor did I look away. We just kept on diving into each other until footsteps entering the classroom intervened us.Hastily, moving my gaze away, I cleared my throat, and stammered, “Thank… Thank you…”Kristen rushed to me with a bar of chocolate and handed it to me. “Here, improve your mood.”Taking the chocolate, I started to munch it without sharing it with anyone, because I knew I needed to eat it all to calm myself down.“Did something happen?” all of a sudden, Newt asked, and I stopped chewing immediately.Well, I was not prepared to answer him. How was I supposed to tell my crush that I had been ditched by the senior who I took as the perfect person I have ever met.Helplessly, I glanced at
Then suddenly I heard a bottle cracking sound and when I strolled my gaze at it, my eyes widened, seeing Aster crashing a bottle in his hand and gazing at me.Pulling my lips between my teeth, I was trying to figure out what he was upto, when suddenly I flinched with the slam on our table. As I averted my gaze at the sound, I saw Kristen tapping the table and laughing hard. And before I could ask her anything, she said, “Someone has said it right, Prisha. Whatever happens, it happens for a reason. See you were ditched so that a better one could approach you and tell you that you deserve the best.”“Krist!” I elbowed her but she paid no attention to it and resumed eating her food as if she didn't care what Aster would think.“Are you calling me the best?” suddenly Tarry questioned and she glanced at him before rolling her eyes.Trying to stay calm, I grabbed my milkshake and tucked the straw between my lips. I had just sipped it when suddenly Newt knelt before me and said, “You have s
“Dumb?” Tarry rumbled and as we averted our gaze at him, he was standing before us, hands tucked on his hips and an expression blanketed with disappointment.Glaring at Kristen, he rumbled, “Why would you even call me that?”Folding her arms, she replied shortly, “Because you are one.”I elbowed her, trying to stop her from being rude. “Krist, stop being mean to him.”“No, I am not being rude, I am just stating the facts. Is it a crime to do that?” she questioned. “No, but seeing the way you are acting it seems like you are jealous?” I quipped, chuckling.“Jealous? For him?” She rolled her eyes. “Duh! Think of something which is going to happen, girl, not such nonsense.”“Prisha, I think we should go add our names to the list rather than waste our time here with nonsense girls,” suggested Tarry.‘Oh! My! I bet Tarry got straight on her nerves.’Opening her mouth wide, she stared at Tarry and then asked, “Did you call me nonsense?”Looking around, he replied, “Is there anyone around w
Slowly, walking to them, I stammered, “Why… Why did you call me, Mr. Wizz?”Mr. Wizz didn’t say a word until I got closer and stood beside Aster.“I heard something happened at the rehearsal hall this morning. Is that true?” When he started the interrogation, I felt his eyes looking through me and, out of fear, I started shivering like a leaf.Gulping hard, I stammered, “I… I…”All of a sudden, Mr. Wizz slammed the table, which made me flinch. Embarrassed when I looked around, I found every staff member darting at me.“Speak out!” he shouted again, getting on his feet. “Tell me, is it true or not?”Lowering my head, I nodded. “How dare you violate our peace? Aren’t you aware that picking fights is the biggest offence in school?” he questioned.“But I…” Not letting me speak, he raised his finger and said, “Apologize to him right now.”“Huh?” I glanced at him in confusion. “Apologizes? What have I done to…” “You… You dared to disturb his rehearsal, pick a fight with him and still yo
When my buddy opened the door for us, I slipped in and Kristen followed me inside. Soon after, the car drove away and I suddenly got alarmed.“Buddy, where are we going?” I asked, being worried. “I didn’t even get a chance to ask my teacher for a half day's leave.”“Don’t worry, I have already talked to him, that is why I am taking you with me,” he replied.“What about me?” Kristen asked in an alarmed tone.Shortly after glancing at her through the rear-view mirror, he mumbled, “Oops! You were also there. How can I forget you?”“You… You are kidding, right?”“No, I am not!” he replied in a dead serious tone that gave chills to both of us.”“Buddy, take us back. We have had enough mess already and we don’t want another to be included. We don’t want to get the stand of the school bunker! Take us back,” I said in panic.“Calm down, calm down! I was just kidding. Why are you in a panic over a small topic? Is everything alright?” he asked.Kristen opened her mouth but I grasped her wrist a
“Is there anything wrong with our store?” the lady asked.I waited for Buddy to reply, when nothing came from him, I forced a smile and replied, “Um! No, why?”“I see you guys are finding it hard to get inside our store. So, I came to check if there was anything I could help you with,” she said, smiling back at me.“We…”“Everything is perfectly fine!” Buddy spoke, interrupting me, and I couldn’t help passing a glance at Kristen and smiling.‘Finally, it seems like some courage is sprinkled inside him!’ I mused.“I was just convincing them to follow me inside.” When Buddy blamed us, both our jaws dropped.“Convincing? Why? I think I have seen them often here. You are both regular customers, right? So why do you have to convince them?” she asked in a suspicious tone.‘Of course, we had to visit often as I had to update him about you on a monthly basis,’ I mumbled, underneath my breath.When Buddy glanced at me, probably wanting me to answer, I cleared my throat and replied, “Actually,
With a smirk on his face, he said, “So, you got dumped by him over a lady!”“You…” as Kristen moved forward, I stopped her, grabbed her wrist, and dragged her away.“Why are you not letting me say anything?” she complained.“It is better we ignore him. The more we talk the more he will try to instigate us,” I said, focusing on the road.“But…” she didn’t complete her sentence as the car again came forward and stopped beside us.“Get in the car. I will drive you,” I heard him saying, and again I chose to stay silent.“Prisha!” he reached out for my arms and turned me towards him. “Stop ignoring me and get in the car.”Having had enough, I shoved him and yelled, “What is your problem? Why can’t you leave me alone?”“I am just helping you,” he said, stepping towards me.Raising my palm, I said, “No thank you. I can manage myself.”Then turning around, I left along with Kristen.“How are you going to get home? It’s a long way,” he shouted.“I don’t care. Just get lost,” I shouted back.Go