Anurakti

6:Ice Cream

"What are you doing you stupid girl! Study!"
Samidha almost yelled when she found herself reaching for her phone instead of studying.

"Look my love, Pinterest and telegram are definitely not going to get you in a good college and this book can definitely do that. So being the good girl you are, STUDY!"
She told herself swatting her own hand away from the phone and picking up the pen.

She has just started studying when the door of that classroom open.

She looked up and Shubham stood there grinning ear to ear, looking as good as any person could get.

"Hiiii."

"Hello Samidha! How are you."

"Good. But now that you've come, I'll be better."
She said and he chuckled.

"I see. I'm a really nice company right?"
He enquired, sitting in front of her.

"Best."

"Soooooooooooo.........................."
He trailed off turning around and sitting backwards on his desk, facing her.

"So?"
She repeated, widening her eyes and giving him her full attention.

"What ice cream do you like?"
He asked and she snorted.

"All are good I guess. Butterscotch, Vanilla, Strawberry, Chocolate, Black currant and Pista. Strawberry and pista don't taste that fantastic to me, I guess. Vanilla is okay, but too plain. Butterscotch and Choclate taste very good to me. But I think Black Currant is the best. Yeah. But why did you ask?"
She asked, after animatedly explaining him about her choices.

And Shubham sighed, how could she be so stupid? Looking at his expression, Samidha furrowed her brows.

"Wait, you weren't asking me about those ridiculously expensive ice creams right? Choco mud pie, Belgium Choclate kind of things? Do you even know one flavour which I told you about? I mean of course you would know, but the simple ones."

"Yes Samidha. I know all the flavours you told me about. The simple one, I've eaten them. B-"

"Then why were you making that face? Are you men-"
Shubham watched her eyes snap to the door just before it opened, and her expressions changed from goofy to hostile.

She changed her personality!

He looked back and Sahaj stood there, holding a box in his hands and setting his hair.

"Oh, you've come. We were waiting for you."
Shubham grinned and Samidha tapped his shoulder.

"Only you were Shubham. I didn't even know he was gonna be here. So speak for yourself."
She almost snapped but there was still some softness in her tone.

Sahaj glared at her. Why was she aggravating him. What was her problem?

"You forgot? We were gonna have ice cream. His apology, remember?!"
He asked, with an unbelieving face and Samidha strained her brain.

Realization dawned upon her and her mouth made an 'O'.

"Oh yeah. I'm sorry. I forgot."

"No worries. You brought the ice creams Sahaj?"
Shubham asked and Sahaj nodded, lifting the box he was holding a little more up.

"Yeah. Don't waste more time, they will melt."
He said coming towards them looking so determined that Samidha almost smiled at him.

He kept the box on Samidha's bench and opened it, earning a gasp from her.

"Why are there so many ice creams? Who else is gonna eat this?"

Shubham giggled at her reaction and Sahaj just looked at her like she was some alien.