The one that got away, but still living inside me.

everything is a mess...chapter -26

The next day around 11 am, everyone was leaving the room provided by the village Sarpanch for practising for the upcoming performance, where they have been rehearsing for the past 5 hours and now leaving to have food and a little rest...

vish+naha+bella+Anna: did you just see what happened in the room, we were rehearsing just now.

Vish: yeah dude, they were hugging in the rehearsal Hall before and now they went to talk to the villages all alone....

Naha: naha not believing it's true, kriya and Joseph are....

Wait a second! It's not like that; what you people are thinking... He was just saving me from a fall while we were rehearsing, that's it, said kriya all flustered with angry...

Kriya had forgotten to change her clothes after rehearsal; however, Joy reminded her to change before going to visit the villages, so she came back and heard this conversation between the girls.

The girls were shocked to hear Kriya then, Bella, never one to shy away from stirring the pot, chimed in with her thoughts.

With a mischievous glint in her eye, she questioned Kriya's perspective, adding oil to the fire that was already burning bright.

Bella:  "If someone wants to save you before you hit the floor," Bella began, her voice cutting through the silence, "then he should have just saved you by getting hold of your arms, right? Why should he embrace you then?"

Kriya's reaction was a mix of surprise and defiance. It was clear that Bella's words had struck a nerve, challenging her perception of the situation. Kriya's reply was calm, but her eyes betrayed a hint of irritation as she asked,

Kriya: "So that's how it seemed to all of you?"

Ella: yeah....

Kriya: but it wasn't like that..... don't leap to stupid conclusion

Anna : Come on kriya, you really are such a capable girl....( She said it in an irritating tone, in truth Anna was attracted to Joseph, way before kriya joined their college but Joseph never even spared a glance at her before and now his whole world always revolved around kriya...)

Kriya getting hell irritated: capable? Of what?

Vishakha: I bet every girl on the planet wants to feel Joseph's strong arms around her, but Kriya, you managed to pull it off in front of everyone. Nicely done, dude!

Kriya : nicely done???? "What the hell are you guys talking about?"

Ella: that sight was so thrilling that I felt like I wanted to paint it.

Chris: yeah all that overflowing love, you can't hide it anymore...

Kriya clutches her teeth and says: I don't really care.... what nonsensical imagination you guys have,!!!!!

Bell,chris,ell: oh, really....

Kriya: yes truly, In fact, if you don't believe me, that's fine. Right now, I need to discuss another matter with the Sarpanch. As Reyam, Sharon, Tanni, Zack, and Amar have all gone to other villages to do the same.

Ella+ Chris+ bella, filled with apprehension upon hearing Kriya's mention of a pressing issue, approached her with a sense of trepidation and asked, "Kriya, is everything alright? What is it that you need to discuss?"

Kriya, aware of her friends tendency to fret over even the smallest matters regarding her, specially Ella, hurriedly reassured Ella along with other members of the group, in a soothing and reassuring tone.