Rivals

Chapter 2

" I don't want to marry him. " She said taking the ones sitting there by surprise.

" Why? " Her mother questioned, " What's wrong? A lover's quarrel? "

A lover's what? She stared at her mother thinking she might've heard wrong. What lover? And what quarrel?

A suppressed snicker made her look in the direction where it came from and seeing Shrey trying his best to not laugh gave her a hint of what might be happening.

Oh god, just once... Just this one time, let me kill someone without any consequences. Just once.

" She's just a little bit angry at the fact that when she told me to come and meet you before, I didn't and now I am here, all of a sudden without telling her first. " He explained while getting up, " I am so sorry that I didn't tell you about this. I wanted to surprise you and if you knew beforehand then it wouldn't have been a surprise. "

You gave me a heart attack not a surprise, mister. My soul left my body the moment I saw you.

He walked up to her and stood beside her, " I already told them about our relationship and they all agree to our union. " Taking her hand in his, he continued, " So don't be so angry now. "

What other relationship do we have other than you being my sworn enemy? She questioned as if he could read her mind.

" Why are doing this? " She whispered, leaning a bit towards him while taking her hand away, " What are you planning? "

" Why should I tell you? " He replied slowly.

So this is how you're gonna play... Fine then.

" I am gonna borrow this man if you have no use of him right now. " She announced.

" Go ahead. " His mother chuckled.

She grabbed his wrist and forced him to follow her while their parents laughed and giggled behind them.

" Where are you taking me? "

" To my room. "

" Aren't you quite obscene? What're you planning to do once we are alone in the room? "

" Shut up, you ass. "

He laughed making her angry for real. Calm down. You can't make a scene here. Calm down. Gupling her anger down she led him to her room.

Letting go off his hand she closed the door, " Now tell me what are you planning? "

" Nothing. " He replied innocently, making himself comfortable on her bed.

" Nothing you say? " She raised an eyebrow.

He nodded, " Yes, nothing. It's just that my parents said that they wanted to see me settle down and who would've been better option other than their friends daughter? "

" ...So you are being Shravan Kumar for your parents? "

" Hm... You can say so, even though I don't want to have someone like you as my wife... but it's like killing two birds with one stone. " He stood up and approached her, who was standing next to the door, " They get to further strengthen their friendship and I get to add a little bit more to your suffering. "

Standing just an inch apart from her, he added, " Don't think that I forgot what you did. "

We are back to that topic again. She pushed him back, " Is cheating that big of an offence? You left without even saying a single word. How was I supposed to know if we still were a thing? "