Unadulterated Love

Part 33

SHEHNAAZ'S POV

Well, I saw cabin after good 15 days. Dust settled. Lol. Not over the desk, in my brain instead. Sitting for hours again is not going to be easy now. Plus why am I getting fidgety about it. Isme nervous kyu hona? Araam karne ki aadat hui padi hai. My phone chimed with an unknown number on the screen.

"Hello..?" I receive. There wasn't any response. Wrong number hoga.

"Hey! You're back..!" Pranav was grinning! Kid! He really considers me.

"Yesss!" we high-fived.

"You know I missed you so much.. And there's.." he was about to say when said it first.

"You have alot to tell me..?" I ask.

"Yeah.. How do you know..?" he whined.

"Because it's written all over your face.." I laugh.

"Okay.. So please tell me you're free now so I can start..?" he seeks for permission.

"Honestly.. I'm not.. But I'll listen.." I sat on my chair, eyes focused on the laptop screen. Ears sticking to what he's saying. He narrated a long story.. About how Aliya actually wasn't interested in him.

"She's such a bitch.. She slept with me but says she never had any strong feelings for me.."
Then he had got drunk to get over her. But interestingly ended up meeting another hot girl in the club. Now, he's dating her. And he's all crazy about her beauty.

"How cool na..? God had another plans for me.." he says. Making me laugh, harder than ever.

"Do you know.. How extremely silly you sound..?" I ask.

"Why..?"

"Because you never really knew the girl you fell for.. You always met someone while you were drunk.. That doesn't count..! Indeed there might be some attraction.. which leads to bed.. Not love!" I decipher. He stared me for a while and then begins to smirk.

"So you know what love is...? Hmmm..?" he asks.

"Better than you atleast.." I smile.

"Yeah.. Why not.. Afterall you've got Sidharth..!" he raises his eyebrows in fun. I felt my ears heating up slowly. Without averting my eyes from the screen, I try hiding my smile.

"Arey.. Dekho kaise sharma rahi hai..! Come onnn..! Tell me how do you feel in love..?" he shuts the laptop down.

"How do you differentiate between love and attraction..?" he asks resting his palm on the chin, tapping fingers over his cheeks dreamily. Tee-hee.

"Okay.. Because you're insisting this much.. It feels comforting .. Overwhelming.. Fascinating.." I close my eyes to see Sidharth and myself enjoying ourselves on a beach. His head resting over mine, we were probably talking about how ants carry food in line to long distances, because we saw some over there. Yeah, our chats are not  fancy and cliché as some lovey-dovey couples. We're simply romantic.

"He always manages to make me feel special.. Not with gifts.. His sole presence is enough.. If it was just an attraction I would not be thinking about him all the time.. " I finished. All blushing.

And Pranav's all gooey, "Aww.. Soo cute.." he pulled my cheeks hardly.

"Hey.. It hurts.." I rub my palm over it.

My phone rings again with that same unknown caller.

"Hello..?" No response again though.

"Strange yaar.. Ye banda jo bhi hai.. Call karke kuch bolta nahi hai.." I am really vexed.