Just Friends

CHAPTER 37

"A true friend is someone who sees the pain in your eyes while everyone else believes the smile on your face." 

- UNKNOWN

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Kiara attempted to get out of Harshad's grip, pleading with him through her eyes. And the minute he loosened his grip, Kiara rushed from them. She wasn't planning to hear their conversation. She didn't want to feel those emotions again.

Kiara walked toward the rest of her friends that were staring in her direction. Aditi was curiously looking behind her, but Kiara forced the urge to not glance back.

"Is she the girl?" Kiara caught a hint of conversation happening among them.

"She is a friend," Yami felt a need to clarify seeing Aditi's emerging interest.

"They always say that." Aditi rolled her eyes.

"I think we don't have any right to comment on someone's personal life," Avni muttered grabbing Kiara's hand and dragging her along with her.

"That was rude," Kiara commented when they were walking in opposite direction.

"She should stop acting like an enemy." Avni grumbled, "it feels like she is holding a great revulsion towards us. Throughout the journey, she wanted to connect Ria and Harshad together. How can someone be so cruel?" Avni was fuming in rage, "she is making me hate her."

"She is our friend, Avni." Kiara attempted to calm her down. "I am also finding it difficult to understand it but maybe she feels that I will steal Dhruv and that's making her behave so defensively."

Avni shook her head, "then why is she against you ending up with Harshad? Her heart is corrupted against you. She can't see you happy even if it is with Harshad. She wants to provide you with pain, which gives her inner happiness. I really doubt if she holds any feelings for Dhruv. He is going to regret his decision in the future."

"Why will she do that? She is just overtaken by jealousy." Kiara was shaking her head in disbelief. "With time she will get over it when she will believe I am no longer her competition. She has Dhruv all to herself, she will realize her mistake. I just hope I will be able to forgive her then and maybe our friendship will stay the same."

"How can you be so optimistic?" Avni had a slight smile, "I too hope the same but I doubt it."

"For now, let's enjoy the amazing waves." And with those words, Kiara dragged Avni towards the sea.

"You haven't seen Dear Zindagi?" Kiara raised a brow, they were a few inches away from the waves running towards them. "Let's play Kabbadi with waves?"

"Kabbadi with waves?" Avni was staring at Kiara in confusion.

"Yes!" Kiara exclaimed, her eyes glittering in delight. She walked forward to the emerging waves, "you should touch the wave." She touched one and rushed out before the wave could touch her leg. "Repeating Kabbadi," she winked repeating her action again.

"Kabbadi... Kabbadi... Kabbadi..." And she did another time, laughing out loudly.

"Seems interesting..." Avni was excited as well and both walked into the sea, muttering the word kabbadi.

"Kabbadi... Kabbadi..."

"Hey, this really freshens the mood!" Avni concluded following Kiara again in the waves.