Deep in her heart

Five...🦋

Author's Pov

After Chitra denied Karan's kiss, their relationship came back to square one. She stopped spending time with him and blocked Karan, both from her life and phone.

Karan, though disappointed, didn't want to anger her by stalking or going behind Chitra, so he stayed low for the time being. He has apologized to her and has planned to speak to her after a while when her anger has cooled down. Chitra was surprised by this. As per Karan's perceived character, he should have approached her but he didn't. That itself made her feel a bit high of him.

The scenario commenced as Chitra peeled her curtain and glass of the window open. It was a beautiful Sunday morning. The weather was perfect, with darkened rainy clouds and a chilling breeze.

Her eyes naturally then drifted towards Harsh. She saw him stretch as he woke up from his sleep. She smiled looking at him and went to brush her teeth.

It's been almost two weeks since the best friends had a good conversation. The last little chat they had was about Karan. Harsh wanted to smack Karan for his attempt to kiss and before that, he chatted about the same with Chitra. She told him that it was not a big deal and asked him to leave the matter. She has further informed him about blocking Karan which finally settled Harsh's brewing temper.

Also, by now, Harsh's lovesick puppy stage has been gotten over.

Wearily, he took his phone and saw the message from Athira. It read 'Good morning Harshu♥️'

Harsh smiled looking at the text and send a 'gm❤️' to her.

He then looked out his window and found Chitra nowhere in her room. He felt displeased initially but then planned to surprise her by sneaking into her room.

Chitra came out of her restroom in her bathrobe to apply oil in her hair and soon as she was reaching the side table, Harsh shut her eyes from behind. Chitra knew his cologne so well and the fact that her best friend was too close to her made her feel uneasy, in a good way.

"Harsh," he groaned as he learned that she has recognized him. "You spoiled the fun Chitu, I hoped for you to freak out!" He sighed, pulling his hand away.

Chitra turned towards him and flashed a small smile. She gasped when Harsh embraced her in a tight hug. "I missed us," he felt overwhelmed upon looking at his best friend and couldn't help squeezing her into him.

Chitra felt her sanity walk away, as her best friend's hand mashed her waist. "Har..sh.." she stammered, feeling his nose tickling her neck when he snuggled more into her.

Chitra's eyes watered. She couldn't help liking his closeness. He who is committed to another girl. The thought made her push Harsh back and she used her leg to kick his.

"You are really a donkey!" Harsh shouted and kicked her leg back, lightly. "Hippo, mind your actions and stay away from me. You have a girlfriend now," Harsh frowned at her.

"Girlfriend? We are just in the dating stage, there's yet time for us to make our relationship official," he shrugged.

"Even so, you shouldn't behave touchy to another female while dating Athira," Harsh's lips stretched in a mocking smile.

"Oh, you are a female?" He joked, adoring the flared-up face of Chitra.

"You prick!!" She rose her fist to punch him but he dodged it and locked her hands behind her back which obviously messed up her bathrobe.

"Harsh, leave my hands!!" She called sternly while he just laughed at her frowning face. "Look at you, being so feeble..." He cooed, grasping her hands using his one hand and bringing his free one to pinch her cheeks.

Chitra took that opportunity to bite his fingers, harshly. "You crazy!" He quickly left her and grunted as he yanked his hand from her mouth.

Chitra had on a demonic smile on her face when she pushed her best friend to the mattress and sat over his lower stomach. Her giddy mood elevated as she bite down on his shoulder, making Harsh to groan.

"Chitu, I'm going to kill you!" He pulled her back by getting hold of her hair and there happened a bit of mishap between their hands, which accidentally made her bathrobe lose, showcasing one of her moderate breasts.

Harsh's breath hitched upon seeing her assets. It was his first ever time looking at a real one, in live.

Chitra, who noticed his astonished stare looked down at herself and gasped lowly as she hurriedly covered her breast and got down from the bed.

An awkward silence coated the room for a few minutes before Harsh spoke up.

"Turns out you are a girl after all," his comment flustered Chitra but surely decreased the awkwardness.

She threw him a glare before storming into the restroom.

Her heart thudded crazily as she regulated her breath. She blushed until her cheeks hurt but then the truth dawned upon her head. He belongs to another girl...

The eyes that glimmered once with happiness, went cold and empty.

Her heart ached. Her nose was seared with the urge to tear up. She thought she was doing well. She believed that she was handling the situation adequately but...

Seems like that was just her pretense. A facade she used to fool herself into trusting that she has come out of the despair of seeing her best friend, her love, loving someone else.

But what she failed to understand was, even If she was able to deceive herself with the lie, deep in her heart, the veracious feelings would never perish or fade.

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