Masked Love

Chapter 2

As they strolled to class, Aarushi sighed at her shattered phone.

"This case is useless!" she lamented.

Nitya chimed in, a playful glint in her mischievous eye. "Well, since you're soooo rich, you can just buy a new, extravagant phone, Aarushi!"

Aarushi chuckled, "If I were rich, I would have an iPhone in my hand right now."

Yuvika added with enthusiastic fervor, "Absolutely! Not just any iPhone, but the latest, sleek model. It's super sexy."

Nitya joined in, "I know right, even Aman has the latest, stylish model. It looks too good to be true."

Yuvika, with a touch of mild annoyance and a hint of suspicious curiosity, turned to Nitya. "Nitya, how come you know so much about Aman, down to his flashy phone model?" Her tone was calm but there was a subtle, probing edge to her question.

Nitya replied, her tone restrained, "He's in my van, so I obviously know the bare minimum about him."

As they approached their classroom, Aarushi quipped, "Excuses, excuses. I can't wait to tell this to Jenisha."
Jenisha, having arrived early, greeted them with a casual, "Hello, bitches!"
Aarushi grinned, "Omg, Jenisha, guess what? Nitya is obsessing over another guy for the 50th time."

Nitya replied, her annoyance evident but laced with humor, "Oh, come on."

Jenisha, intrigued, chimed in, "Wait, who now?"
"Just a random guy in Nitya's van who also happens to be our classmate. Bet you didn't know he exists," said Yuvika.
"Let me in on this. Details please!", urged the now curious Jenisha.
(Gossiping much, Jenisha?)
"Yaar I'm not into him or whatever", says Nitya, trying to explain herself. "It's just that he's an introvert that spikes my interest. I've always wanted to adopt an introvert, but sadly, it seems like this one's already taken"
They follow Nitya's sight, to see Aman sitting at the last bench with a guy, who was a bit taller than him with curly hair and brown eyes.