Let's Fall Together

6. The zoo doesn't keep pigs

"Put that knife down. " I glared at him.

He ignored me and kept twirling the knife in his hands like a goddamned psycho.

"I said, put that knife down before I put it inside your gut. " I threatened him. His eyes caught mine in an intense stare before he arched a brow at me. Damn, his ability to do that.

It was his biggest flex when we were kids. He'd challenge us to copy him knowing very well none of us could manage to do it for life. Asshole.

"You've got the guts for that? " he challenged, his raised brow mocking me.

Ugh. I might just have to wax it off one of these days while he was asleep.

"Why do you have a knife anyways? " I asked instead of taking the bait to extend the argument. Not happening honey.

"To slice your throat, of course. "

Could his tone be any more drier than this? I felt like emptying an entire bucket full of water on him.

"Not everything is a bloody joke. " I had lost my calm. How someone could be this infuriating was beyond me.

"Everything isn't, it's just your face. " Oh, so he was mocking me now? Well, I won't back down either.

"Where did you buy your sense of humor from? It's cheap as shit. " I retorted, scrunching up my face.

"The same store you bought your sense of self preservation from. " his voice raised a note. What got him angry like that? If it was me, I was very proud of myself.

"Now what the hell does that mean? " I honestly didn't get it. What was his problem?

"That you are an idiot who tried to outsmart your kidnapper and failed. Twice. " He sneered. Was it him blaming me for trying to save my life? What kind of a sadist had he turned into?

" Did you expect me to be an obedient kidnappe? Glad to disappoint. " I leaned more into the table, towards him, and glared. He glared back, hard, leaning in a bit too.

"Your encounter with me was not even close to what a real kidnapping would look like. That extra smart brain of yours would land you in big trouble one day. " He dropped the knife on the table in a deliberate action, the tinkling sound rising goosebumps on my skin.

What the hell.

"Atleast I'm not the one who pretended to be a kidnapper just to get a kick out of it. " I pointed a finger at him in accusation. He was the one who had the audacity to pull off a prank as sick as that. My expressions were incredulous.

I will have to take my revenge on him sooner than later.

"I didn't-" I didn't let him complete.

"Save your apology. I know you don't mean it. " I snapped at him.

I leaned back on my chair, breaking the eye contact and focusing on my food. The Chole puri attempted to calm me down.

"-I wasn't going to apologize. " He said, raising his hands to fill his glass of water, even though the glass was half-full.

I guess it was his brain that was empty.

"Does your limited vocabulary not have the word 'sorry' in it? " my voice came out steady, dead steady.

"It does. But not for you. " he lifted the glass to his mouth. Hope he chokes on that water.

"You are still the jerk I remember. "

"I'm hard to forget, ain't I? " his self absorbed smirk made me want to throw water at him along with the glass.

"So, tell me what's all this about. " Vaidehi aunty's voice brought me back to the reality, where I wasn't actually throwing water at Kartik. Reality sucks.