Freaking Romance

34. Sparks

Chapter written by Aaku_14

N A N D I N I

"Button up-" I paused before buttoning one of his shirt buttons. "before we both lose our sanity."

"I have already lost it." His voice was so low that I had to lean even more closer to him to hear him. I wouldn't be lying when I say his words caught me off guard because it did.

"Ten min-" I started, only to stop when I felt his warm trembling lips over mine. And that was it. I lost it. Bringing my hands to his face, I cupped his cheeks and deepened the kiss.

I had no idea what I was doing but I couldn't stop. His tongue ran along mine and trust me his tongue tasted amazing. I could feel his hands move from my hair to my waist and then to my hip, and with each movement our kiss just got even deeper.

A loud gasp burst our bubble, making us concious. "They are still kissing." Riya's squeal made me open my eyes and he instantly pulled his mouth away from mine. My lips felt cold and incredibly dry. This just made me crave him even more.

Trust me I so wanted to hit the ghost girl Riya for disturbing us but I didn't. I just held my instincts in. "Ten minutes are almost up. Button up." I said as I reached for his shirt button and he just nodded.

As I buttoned up his shirt he gently ran his hands through my hair, making sure my hair didn't disrupt my view. But more than my hair, the up and down movement of his chest because of his uneven breathing distracted me. I felt like touching, caressing and kissing his body but I held my instincts in and forced myself to button up his shirt buttons.

"They are just so cute." Riya gushed over our chemistry yet again and I lightly shook my head in disbelief.

"It's done." I said and right then I heard the cupboard door shuttle. I immediately crawled down his lap and moved a bit away from him.

The cupboard door opened and we both climbed down. "So how was it?" Cabir asked, blocking both our ways.

"If you are curious, you can try going in with Navya." Manik replied.

"I don't mind going in with Navya." Cabir smiled, pulling Navya in his arms.

"But I do." She said, resting her chin on his chest. They seriously looked cute together.

I averted my gaze from them to Manik when I felt his hand on my wrist.
"It's late. Let me drop you home."

I glanced at my phone clock. It was almost 12 at night. "I can just online book a cab and go." I didn't want to inconvenience him.

"That won't do. It's already too late. Let me-"

"Why drop her home when she can just stay here?" Mukti cut him in middle. "Abhi's staying too."

"It's too late. Just stay here for the night Nandini." Abhi seconded.

"But-"

"You can sleep on my bed." Manik interrupted.

"Wait you guys have never shared a room together, have you?" Navya asked this time and we both fell silent.

"You guys are getting married. So sharing a room shouldn't be a problem. You guys should take this chance to sleep together." Cabir spoke out, making Manik fake cough.

"Or if you feel uncomfortable you can sleep in my room." Navya offered. "I will be sleeping with Cabir."

"No, it's fine. I'll sleep in Manik's room." I said. I wasn't sure why I rejected Navya's room but well I just did. After a few rounds of drinking, we all dispersed to our respective rooms.

As I entered Manik's room, I could feel my heart beating crazily. "You can sleep on the bed. I'll sleep on the couch." He said, pointing towards the small couch.

"No it's okay. We can share the bed." I suggested. The couch would be too small for him to fit in.

"Will you be okay?" He asked and I nodded.

M A N I K

She laid down on the right side of my bed and I laid down on the left side. We had like two meters distance between us and yet I could feel my heart beat go wild.

I turned my head a little sideway to look at her. Her eyes were fixed to the glowing ceiling.

"Manik!" She called after minutes of silence.

"Yes." I replied, with my eyes still fix at her.

"Stop looking at me like that." She said, turning towards me but I didn't bother to look away instead I turned my whole body sideway. Now I was fully facing her.

"I can't stop." I wasn't lying. A few strands of her hair fell over her face, disrupting my view. I gently locked the strands of her hair behind her ear and she let out a sharp breath.

"I am sorry if I am making you feel uncomfortable." I immediately withdrew my hands from her hair.

"No, it's not uncomfortable. It just feels good."

"Does it?" I wasn't sure but I reached out my hands to her face and caressed her cheek with my thumb. "Back in the cupboard-" I started but she cut me off.

"We both breached the clause of no unnecessary physical contact unless in public." She was talking about our secretly draft relationship contract. "So does that mean our contract is void?"

"I guess it's void now." I replied. "So can I be your actual boyfriend and not a pretend one?" I asked and I could feel her body stiffen under my touch. "If you don't want it then we can draft a new contract or-"

"No, I want it." She cut me off again. "Be my boyfriend. Real boyfriend." She added.

"Do you sincerely mean it?"

"I do." She nodded her head. "But Manik tell me honestly how did we first meet? Ever since I have been here, I have felt like I have forgotten something very important, something that I should have never forgotten."

"Don't phrase it that way. May be it was just not worth remembering." Those moments from when she was a ghost were precious to me but for her it might just be a torment. So I didn't want to remind her of those days.

"No. I know that's not the case. I have forgotten something very important." She insisted as she sat upright on bed. "Manik tell me what you know, please."

"Fine." I too sat up on the bed. "I first met you when you were a ghost." These words slipped out of my mouth even before I knew.

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