DCP Sir ❤ I Luv U (Completed)

Chapter 23

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When Fear Took Over Love.

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The drive home was quiet. Even though she could see the heavy seriousness in his eyes, her heart was light. 

She had said the words. She had confessed. 

And knowing he felt the same was like a silent song playing in her chest.

Ram dropped her home.

The moment she stepped inside her apartment, the "interrogation" began.

"Vacchesava...?(You're back?)" Sowmya shouted, jumping up. " Tell me what happened there?"

Mythili face palmed 'modhalu pettesindhi raa babuuuu....'

[Here we go again... she started.]

"So...?" Sowmya pushed, wiggling her eyebrows as they crowded around her on the sofa.

She didn't speak, but a soft blush crept up her neck.

"areh wah!  Chudu sowmya...mythu siggu paduthundhi?"  Sandhya said, teasing mythu.

(arey wah..! see sowmya.... mythu is shying)

"Aww, my shy baby," Sowmya cooed. "Don't tell me you actually kissed him?"

The word kiss made her mind fly back to the lake—the way his breath had felt on her lips, the electric tension. She turned even redder.

"I think they definitely kissed!" Sandhya laughed.

"Shut up," she muttered, trying to hide her smile. "Nothing like that happened."

"Then?" Sandhya asked.

"We just... confessed. Both of us."

"ahhhhhhh......."

The room exploded. 

Her friends screamed, dancing around the living room. Sowmya was literally jumping on the sofa like a maniac. 

They pulled her into a tight, joyful hug. For a girl who always stayed away from love, this was a victory for them all.

"We are happy for you." They said.

"But listen....," She added softly. "I confessed in words. He.. he didn't say it back. I can feel his love, but he hasn't said the words yet."

"It's okay," Sandhya assured her. "He'll say it when he's ready."

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One Week Later...

The silence was deafening.

Seven days had passed since the night at the lake. 

No calls. 

No texts. 

Nothing.... 

She tried to reach him, but her calls went unanswered and her messages stayed unread. The worry was starting to eat her alive.

On Sunday evening, they were half-heartedly watching a web series when Sowmya, who was scrolling the phone.... suddenly bolted upright.

"Oye! Put on the news! Quickly!"

"What? Why are you shouting?" Sandhya asked, startled.

"Just put it on!"

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The news headlines flashed in bright, jagged red:

News headlines...

A Week Back...