The Clinger

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When Sowmya and Arnav were in the park, Sowmya with surprise in her eyes, "You are kidding right?"

Arnav, "Does it look like that?"

Sowmya, "How can you like someone without even knowing them?"

Arnav, "That's why I wanted to have some time with you, to get to know you better."

The whole thing seemed so different to Sowmya as it was her first time hearing something like that from a guy. She was startled. She don't know how to answer him. Her face was flushed. Not knowing what to respond , she stood up from the bench and stepped into the pathway. Arnav smiling at her numbness, suddenly watched some boys skating behind Sowmya. One of them, lost his control on the board and was heading toward Sowmya in a high speed. Arnav noticing this ran toward Sowmya and grabbed her by her arm, which made her to twirl and covered her in his arm. He grabbed that boy by his collar with his other hand. People walking near them came and helped him with that boy and some applauded Arnav for his presence of mind. Arnav turned to Sowmya who is hiding her face in his shoulder looked up at him.

"Are you okay?"

Sowmya releasing herself from his arm, pulling her strands back, "Yeah. I'm fine."

That boy who looked like a boy of thirteen came to Arnav, "Thank you."

Arnav, "You should be more careful in public."

That boy nodded. Sowmya and Arnav left the park without exchanging a single word. It was night already. Sowmya turning to Arnav, "Ok I'll leave now."

Arnav without saying anything came close to her, Sowmya froze at her posture. He took her hand in his and tied an infinity bracelet to her hand. Sowmya gave him a bizarre look.

"What are you doing? What's this?"

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"What are you doing? What's this?"

"It's a reminder for you about me and our contract."

"Oh come on." She made a silly face.

Arnav grabbed her mobile from her other hand and dialed his number from it. He gave it back to her and saved her number in his mobile.

"Don't you know that was rude."

"I just want your number and that's it."

When she was about to start an argument there came a cab, which stopped near them. Arnav, "Get in. I booked the cab...for you..."

Sowmya's anger turned into surprise. "You are really something."

"Thanks for your compliment."

Sowmya losing her energy said, "I can't argue with you. I will call you tomorrow for the interview. Don't ruin it, Please."

Arnav smiled. Sowmya got into the cab and left. When she reached home, she felt something strange like some voice is telling her to record her moments with him. She don't know what was it she just wrote about her day in the park, in her dairy. She got a call from his number. It was really him.

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