Ch 20. Stealthy Stains

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Time: 4:41 pm

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Time: 4:41 pm

[3 hr 5 min after last ch.]


Enigma!

A b̶e̶a̶u̶t̶i̶f̶u̶l̶ strange enigma.

'That is the only apt description for him.' 

She tried hard to focus on Aarohi... keeping her gaze trained on her as they walked over to their car. 

The problem... his unwavering gaze that she could feel on the back of her neck as they walked out in a group. She didn't understand why he kept his eyes trained on her.

'Mere chehre pe abhi bhi rang laga hai kya ?,' she thought while discreetly wiping her face, before she peeked from over her sister's head.

Shifting abruptly to her original position... wincing because she got caught. Again.

Her neck flushed up with a rosy tint... much to Abhimanyu's amusement, who suppressed his smirk. 'Cute!' 

Shaking his wet hair out of his eyes for a moment, he looked down. 

His wet stained T-shirt almost sticking to his tall back under his dirty jacket.

Their completely oblivious siblings were walking ahead, except a shivering Aarohi who was stuck to Akshara's side like glue, between them... shivering as the air hit their wet skin. 


You see, about 2 hours prior [2:22 pm],... while waiting around the pool area, Neil and Akshara were deep into conversation, just like long lost friends... with Abhimanyu on standby. 

He maintained his distance in his brother's presence... because how creepy would that be when Neil observes his anti-social brother following after a girl he just met. He didn't want to be teased relentlessly.

While the phelpers [ like 'Michael Phelps,' Olympic swimmer] Kairav and Vansh, refused to leave the pool for sometime. Instead coaxing the others to join them, "Aao na Neil, Abhi! Pani ke maze lete hai!," Vansh suggested. 

Neil looked ready to jump in, but Abhimanyu shook his head in negative. "Chlorine is not good for your skin or hair... Apko bhi zada der rehna nahi chahiye andar," he suggested in a clinical tone. 

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