Just Friends

CHAPTER 5

"It's amazing how you could just accomplish so many things by doing nothing. That's what you do to me when you make me smile just by smiling."

- Unknown

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Kiara had shut her laptop as the clock struck six in the evening. She removed the spectacles she was wearing as she put the laptop in her bag, along with some piece of paper she had joint down points on. After a series of days, she had acted productive, and she was glad about her improvement.

"Oh! So those are just for screens." She had strangely started recognising the voice within a few hours of meeting. She ignored his existence concentrating on packing her things. "But you look adorable in those glasses." She needed to arrive home and freshen up and depart to Avni's place as she was determined to surprise her friends. She hadn't informed them about the change in plans. Yami had gone a few minutes back as she was excited to have a movie night and would enjoy her own company as it was a movie that mattered. "Ugh! Ignorance, do you have any idea how much your ignorance broke me into pieces?" Harshad acted his dramatic self, placing a hand on his heart in a dramatic manner.

Kiara glanced at him, narrowing her eyes at his gesture. "Are you even aware how much you had annoyed me in just a few hours?" She expressed her displeasure making him grin widely.

"So, I had grabbed your attention?" He sounded excited as a kid. She stared at him a minute longer. She shook her head, grabbed her bag and walked out of the office, he was following behind her. "You might deny but I had grabbed your attention." Kiara opted to ignore his existence. That could allow her with few minutes of peace.

"So, what's your plan? Would you like to go for dinner?" Kiara jerked her head towards him with utter horror. "What? No? Maybe it will be in your favourite restaurant. Italian? You prefer, right?" He inquired further making Kiara open her mouth.

"Not interested..."

"Maybe Mexican..." He offered her with the other alternative.

"I said, I am not interested in going to a dinner with you." She glared at him but he seemed highly unaffected by it.

"Why? You aren't hungry? Maybe a café? Who won't like to spend a few hours along with such a charming individual?" The pride dancing into those orbs. Kiara felt an urge to punch the creature on his nose and bust his ego to the ground.

"Kiara," she heard a familiar voice and was appalled on finding them standing out of her office building. Avni had called her up, and Aditi and Amrita were passing a smile in her direction. Dhruv's orbs were fixed on the guy accompanying Kiara.

"What are you doing here?" Kiara inquired finding Avni rushing to her as confusion showered her spirit glancing at Kiara's companion.

"Oh! Man!" Came Aditi's response as she followed Avni and came toward Kiara and Harshad. "I guess... our assumptions were wrong." Muttered Aditi looking in between Kiara and Harshad with uncertainty. "Were you both going on a movie date?" Inquired Aditi making Kiara widen her eyes in shock.

Before Kiara could shove off the developing confusion Harshad jumped in between. "Oh! That what you were planning?" Harshad glanced at Kiara with mischief radiating from his orbs. "So, you were denying my dinner offer. Never mind." He waved his hands off, slowly engulfing his hand over Kiara's shoulder. "I am fine with any offer as long as I get extra time to spend with you." He winked at her in the end. Kiara gave hard look resulting him withdrawing his hand from her shoulder.