Say You're Mine (Lovestruck In Bangalore #1)

Chapter 3

I MEERA I

After we were caught snooping, thanks to Remya, introductions were made and we were asked to make Pooja feel right at home. So we walked back to the summerhouse with Pooja and Raj. We tried making small talk and Pooja, who looked rather shy did try to answer all our questions. Raj was silent the whole way except for giving short responses when Pooja asked him something.

Vinash was also surprisingly silent, maybe because Raj didn't bother to introduce him to Pooja. But maybe the fact that Pooja didn't even know that Raj had a twin and she was surprised when we made some comment about it, hurt him the most.

When we reached the summerhouse we introduced her to everyone, which was kinda awkward obviously. All this time Raj didn't utter a single word to us. He just nodded at us once in the cabin. He's been silent ever since. And honestly, we were not that eager either so we didn't mind. But I could see that it bothered Vinash who was hurt that his twin brother didn't even talk to him, much less introduce him to his girlfriend, who didn't even know he had a twin.

Two hours later..

"Everyone's going to the cabin. Are you guys coming?", Karthik asks poking his head inside my bedroom after knocking, when the three of us were having a very intense battle of fruit ninja. It's been going on for almost an hour.

After Pooja and Raj was properly settled in , they went out hand in hand excusing themselves for the evening. So after two trips from the kitchen to my room with hands full of snacks and drinks , half of which we stocked inside the mini fridge, we settled in my bed in our old pajamas to play fruit ninja while munching on the snacks in between matches. So far in cross matches, Remya is on the lead with twenty nine points and me, just behind her with twenty seven points and Vinash, the sore loser that he is, is still at ten points.

"Nah, you guys go ahead. We'll swing by later", I tell karthik just as I win yet another point against Vinash. Obviously.

"Yes! Seems like you're going to be our bitch, this week", I say as Vinash flops back on the bed. We had this rule whenever we played games, the loser had to do everything the other two asked them to do, for a week, sometimes less. It was nothing serious, the loser just had to make the other two a drink, bring their food to them, throw their dirty clothes in laundry bin and such.

"Alright", Karthik says, chuckling as he closes the door on his way out.

We played fruit ninja until our fingers are numb and can't play anymore. Every time one of us has to sit out for the match between the other two, we remind ourselves to go to the cabin like we promised Karthik. But then we're already in the next match and it's forgotten. Vinash was helping our dads put up a tent in the beach for sangeeth night for the bride and groom to sit in, so he was pretty tired. Plus, he was having a shitty day what with Raj behaving the way he did. So we didn't wake him up when he fell asleep. He was the loser anyway. I think Remya and I fell asleep in the middle of a match.

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I VIKRAM I

"Cherai beach", I tell the cab driver as I close the door after hauling my bags inside. I take my phone out of my pocket and dial Karthi's mobile before putting the phone against my ear. With my other hand I pull out the band holding my hair and shake my head making my hair to fall down my shoulders.

He answers on the first ring,"Vikram, where the hell are you? You were supposed to be here before noon."

"Hello to you too Karthi. And I'm sorry it's just I had some things to take care of and lost track of time. But I'm here now. I'm in a cab heading towards the beach house. I just called to let you know", I say.