First Love

Chapter 14

Presentations are so boring. I am creating this chemistry presentation for the last hour. It is not even half done. My sister has also came back from college for her summer vacations and it is not helping that we remember some new gossip every minute to discuss.

"Who is Rishi Mehra" Neha didi asked looking at something in her phone

"A senior of mine. We were teammates for debate. Why are you asking" I said turning my chair towards her. She was laying on her bed.

"I saw his message on your phone" she said showing me my phone

"Why are you snooping in my phone" I asked taking it back from her

"It was buzzing continuously" she said. It is the first time he has messaged me since the holidays started. I started reading his messages.

Hi

Hello

What are you doing?

Hello

Nothing. Any emergency?

I replied to his messages and kept my phone on the desk and continued working on the presentation.

"So you like him" didi asked now sitting up on her bed.

"No. Why would you think so" I said snapping my head towards her

"Oh please. Don't lie to me. You were blushing just now" she said narrowing her eyes

"You must be hallucinating" I said

"Isha" didi said raising her eyebrows and slightly tilting her head. Oh god why can't I lie to her.

"Fine, I do like him a little bit. I guess" I said turning towards her completely. This is going to be a very long conversation.

"How does it happen" she asked now sitting on the edge of her bed

"He is really sweet. He helped me with crowds. He brought me chocolate and it is easy to have a conversation with him. I don't have pre plan all my conversations with him. It is just easy. That rarely happens" I said smiling and thinking about him. We talked for a while and I told her the whole story.

His reply came about after half an hour

I do have an emergency

What happened?

I am bored.

How is that an emergency? You
just scared me

Sorry. I didn't knew that you
would be worried

Why won't I worry if you are in some emergency

I don't know

We are friends. I will always worry about you

Yeah we are.
Let's just ask each other stupid
questions

Okay

What is your favorite color?

White. Yours?

Blue. Siblings?

One elder sister. You?

We chatted for a while till my mom called me downstairs for lunch. It felt good getting to know him.

I got an Instagram request from Ayush. I accepted his request and he has been messaging me since then. I have not checked his messages. Shraddha has also told me that he has been messaging her since the first day of vacations but she has not opened his messages. I open his message.

He wants me to talk to Shraddha and convince her to talk to him. This guy is very irritating.

I am not doing any of this

Please Isha. This is very important.
I have something important to
discuss with her

Then message her on your own

I have tried but she is not replying.
Ok fine just tell her that I have
broken up with Preeti

What does any of these have to do
with Shraddha

Just tell her. Please. This is important

I will see

I keep my phone on the side table debating whether to tell Shraddha this or not. I mean I should tell her all this. This is about her only but I don't want to stress her out.