"That's How We MET"

|| Chapter Eleven ||

Happy Reading.

Next day
M.N.College

Trisha was returning from the lab, that's when she heard someone arguing more like shouting.

She peeked inside the empty classroom only to find Aarav and Heer there.

Heer was shouting on aarav and asking about some photographs when Trisha heard her say,
"You said it was always me and It'll always be me then who the hell is this Trisha ha? To come between us ".

Aarav said,
"I told you it's not like it looks, we are just......... " .

Heer interrupted,
"Just what aarav, just what ".

"We are just friends Heer why are you making fuss of it, that comment which priyansh added was for deetya and taksh can't you get at least that much."

Heer was now a little convinced and said,
"So you and Trisha are just friends right? Nothing else".

"No there isn't anything.... ".

And listening to half of the convo Trisha left from there.

Aarav's complete sentence was,
"No there isn't anything till now but I like her and I do wanna know her more and seriously Heer it's non of your concern,if me and Trisha are a thing or not it's simply none of your concern so for God's sake stop interfering in my life and just buzz off ".

With that statement aarav came out of the class leaving Heer alone.

Trisha was really heartbroken she didn't want to be the third wheeling person in anyone's life and Heer was her friend, she never expected Heer would have so much hatred inside her for Trisha.

She was feeling very miserable at that moment, if her and aarav were just friends then why was he being all flirty with her.
She was really very disturbed.

She walked out and went to lawn and set in a corner bench alone. She was occupied with many thoughts That's when she thought that why to feel bad coz herself and aarav are really just friend so why to think much about it.

But his behavior was very odd towards Trisha which can't be categorised in the rule book of friends.

Trisha shook off all the thoughts and decided to maintain distance from him just like it was before the event.

Trisha's phone rang nd it displayed deetya's name, she picked up the call and deetya said,
"Kaha hai tu jaldi seminar Hall aaja seminar start hone wala hai".

"Coming in 5 min".

Trisha entered the seminar Hall there were 2 seat empty beside Trisha on either side but on her left just after one seat aarav was sitting his gaze was fixed on her.

He tapped the empty seat between his and deetay's and asked Trisha to sit there. Trisha ignored him and sat on the other side of deetya.

Aarav was very shocked by this sudden change in her behaviour but decided to talk about it afterwards. After a while taksh came and sat between deetya and aarav.
After around 2.5 hours the seminar ended.

Everyone was very sleepy so decided to have a beverage break and headed towards the canteen.
The order came, aarav was sitting just on the opposite side of Trisha.

Trisha was looking everywhere except from his face. Trisha was in desperate need of having tea and moreover she was a 'chai person' Aarav knew this very well .

He offered her a cup of chai but Trisha picked the coffee mug and said,
"Aaj chai ka mann nhi hai".

Aarav was very sure now that Trisha was avoiding him which actually was very hurtful for him.

Deetya saw all of this and said, "Trisha tabiyat toh thik hai na teri? tujhe toh coffee bilkul pasand nhi toh aaj achanak coffee kyu? "

Trisha replied,
"Aaj maan nhi hai".

Aarav thought to himself ,
"Chai meine offer ki thi that's why she doesn't want it but what happened to her? No I can't see her like this getting all cold towards me, I don't know but she has become important to me so I can't see her like that, I need to get answers to all my questions."

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After the break everyone decided to go home but trisha informed deetya that she was going to the library to get some books so it will take some time and told deetya to go home.

Trisha returned from the library and was about to leave that's when she was pulled by someone in a dark store room.

Trisha said,
" Leave me , who are you? "

Aarav replied,
" Never! ".

Trisha recognized his voice and said,
"You! What are you doing here ? Forget it I am leaving! "

Aarav slid his hand in Trisha's waist and pulled her back making her back collide with his front.

Trisha gasped in surprise.
Aarav said,
" Do not leave when I am talking "

Trisha struggled to get out of his hold.
Aarav tightened his grip around her and bent his head to reach her ear and said,
" I said 'DO NOT LEAVE' When I am talking ".

Trisha's struggle slowed down on realizing her moves were of no effect on aarav.

Aarva said,
" So tell me why are you avoiding me? ".

" I am not avoidin.........".

" Trishaaa don't lie to me ok. Tell me if anything is wrong, tell me if I have done anything wrong to you just tell me damit speak up . Don't give me these silent treatments ".

Trisha was still silent.

Aarav said,
" Trisha you better speak coz if I make you talk na you won't like that"

And his lips brushed on trisha's ear which sent down chills to her spine. Trisha finally spoke,
" Aarav...it's just we should stay away from each other coz this is not what friends do, so leave me.... Please".

Aarav left Trisha and looked in her eyes and asked,
" Trisha please tell me what is that thing that is bothering you? ".

Trisha " I... I heard your conversation with heer in the morning and clearly she doesn't like being your friend so I decided to stay away from you ".

Aarav didn't expect this, he was very angry hearing that this all was happening because of heer, again.
He was trying to stay calm.
Trisha was observing aarav's sudden change in expression.

Finally aarav spoke,
" Trisha let's talk about this , I think I should tell you everything about heer and me".

Aarav told everything about heer and himself to Trisha and how heer cheated on him and when he moved on she came again to win him back but never the less this was never happening again. Heer and aarav are not a thing anymore .

Heer framed aarav as a red flag and the player kind of guy and eventually everyone believed her so did Trisha.

Trisha said,
" I am so sorry aarav, I shouldn't have been like this to you, I am really really sorry".

" It's ok Trisha it's just I can't lose you, you are very very important to me ".

" But why am I so important to you?"

" That's because I..... "( no aarav you can't say that you like her coz you aren't sure bout your thoughts yet so don't make an impulsive moment and just give it sometime ok so just wait).

"Because you what?"

" because I consider you a really good friend of mine so can't lose you".

" You are such a nice person and I was so wrong about you".

" Accha bas bas aab ghar chale? Late ho gaya hai".

" Ha chalo par ek chai pee kar chale ek toh break mai bhi I didn't get my chai".

" Toh nakhre nhi dikhane tha na ".

" Sorry na ".

Aarav smiled and they left the store room.