Risky Romance [COMPLETED]

Chapter 14 (unedited)

"Varun?" A new voice asked from behind Rhea. She turned around swiftly, the hoops she was wearing in her ears, swaying a little.

"Kritika?" Varun said, a little shocked. "What a pleasant surprise!"

Rhea's heartbeats stopped for a microsecond. Oh My God. So this was Kritika. And she was perfect right from her face to her expensive heels. She was literally Rhea's worst nightmare.

Beautiful, smooth, milky skin, a complexion to die for, hair which were wavy and set so beautifully, they rolled down till Kritika's waist, and adorned her perfect face. Kritika's eyes had a little green in them, they weren't exactly as huge as Rhea's, but they suited her face perfectly. Her lashes were long, and her eyes seemed to be made with such finesse, as though sketched by an artist. Her nose was neither too long nor too short. Her lips were full, heart shaped. Her body was slender and appeared soft, delicate. She was a few inches taller than Rhea, not taking into consideration the height of her heels. She was wearing a dress, with a cut which went upto her mid-thigh, and one could see her perfect, tiny waist through a slight slit in the dress. She sported a tattoo on her wrist which read "Princess". She was the perfect Queen Bee.

Rhea felt her heart shatter into a million pieces as she looked at her competition. Now she came to think of it, there was no competition. Why would anybody in their right minds compete with an epitome of beauty? Nobody would even look at her, not with Kritika in the room. She was like Fleur Delacour of Goa. She was perfect in every way.

Rhea looked away, choking back the tears which were starting to form in her eyes, as Varun got up and gave Kritika a long hug and a peck on the cheek.

"What are you doing here, babe?" He asked her, looking at her admiringly.

"I'm shooting for an infomercial", replied Kritika, batting her eyelashes a little. Her voice was soft and tinkling. "Anish is here too, by the way. He says he wants to enjoy Goa and tormenting you one last time before he flies off to Germany next week."

Varun rolled his eyes and sighed. "Yeah, I've always loved your brother."

Kritika peered over Varun's shoulder at the rest of the group, now staring at them with their jaws dropped. Except for Rhea who was suddenly very interested in her finger nails, and Virat who was fuming with anger as he stared at Varun's hand around Kritika's waist.

"So this is your group?" Kritika asked, eyeing Bhavesh's coffee-spilled shirt, Arnav's messy hair, Niharika's beach footwear.

"Yup", said Varun, turning around and avoiding looking at Rhea. "This is Malvika, Niharika, Bhavesh, Nikhil, Arnav, Rohit, Rahul and Virat. Guys, this is my girlfriend, Kritika."

Varun decided to completely ignore Rhea's presence, just as Kritika decided to entirely ignore Virat's. She did a double take when she looked at him, but smiled a split second later.

"Charming", said Kritika. "Hello, everyone. How are you enjoying Goa?"

Everybody merely nodded, but just as Niharika opened her mouth to say something, Kritika cut her off, fanning herself with her palm. "Its too hot, isn't it, baby? Let's go to my room. I think Anish is done with the reservations by now."

"What about your luggage?" Varun asked.

"Well, sweetie, can't any of your friends help you with it? They seem like such a wonderful lot", said Kritika, laughing a little. "By the way, who's that girl?" She pointed at Rhea, and Rhea, knowing it was her Kritika was talking about, clenched her fists, and turned around. "You forgot to introduce her to me."

Rhea smiled forcibly but Varun made no effort to introduce her. She finally said, "I'm Rhea. Malvika and Niharika's friend."

"Hi Rhea, I'm Kritika, Varun's girlfriend", said Kritika, pulling Varun close to her. Varun looked away. "It's nice to meet you. Could you help Varun with my luggage?" She asked, ever so sweetly.