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C H A P T E R - 35

Aarav

The weather made the drive more enjoyable. Strong winds messed my hairs and threw them back as we drove to the south coast of Goa.

Adi, Moksha and Mayra were with me. The later took hard convincing to join us and surely the convincing part came from Adi.

Well she's scared of me and that's certain.

The ride took more than an hour. But we finally reached our destination around three. It was a beach that included a fraction part of a hill side. 

We are technically here for hiking and I didn't completely oppose the idea because I like nature but the surprising part was that it came from Aditya Parihaar himself.

We packed all required items and specifically lots of food. 

"I've already signed for a hiking expert so don't you think about nosing your butt in" I twirl on my heel at the commotion Adi and Rudransh create but stumbled into Sharan instead.

"Didn't see you there brother" he clutches me by my shoulder and then wraps his arms around them "What?" I question eyeing him with suspicion as he leads me away from the crowd.

"I heard Sherlyn left" he speaks while acting to trail off in deep thoughts "You heard right" I commented.

"I know I know. I saw you leave early yesterday ..did you guys had a fight?" his expression changed into curiousity "So interested huh?" I throw back at him not wanting to take his bullshit.

I jerk him away without answering and headed back towards the trunk of the car. No one actually knows why Sherlyn left out of nowhere last night except for me.

Moksha did asked me today but I deflected her question with a different topic. Last night, at the party I wasn't in the mood to entertain her and I clearly did say fuck off. 

She wasn't leaving me alone for once and when I went out for a couple of smoke which I don't usually do except under serious shits.

Because something has been wrong with me since I came on this trip. I couldn't seem to take my thoughts off from this sunshine ball of a girl.

It was easier for me to avoid her and hate her and make her hate me but since she has stopped looking at me with those loathesome gaze that screams self hate whenever I touched her I've been fucked up.

When I got back to my previous spot I saw something that boiled my blood on different level, my jaw grinded against one another. The fucker Rudransh was sitting so close to Mayra that I wanted to grab him by the collar and drown him in the shallowest water.

My gaze snaked all over her, lingering in between her curves for a fraction more second. I don't care if I somehow end up killing my own cousin even though I already hate him with all my guts. I won't regret chopping him now that he's watching her with that freaking lustful eyes.

Isn't she getting the idea?

I was about to parade towards them when a walking talking plastic barbie halts me on my mission. "I wasss lookiing four youu" she stretches every word and I wanted to push the human headache out of my way when I noticed something odd about her.

"Were you drinking Sherlyn?" she was dwindling so obviously she's drunk.

"Noppee there'zz tha gui whoe offerrred me and saiddd it'zz a sppeciall kiind" I release a sigh closing my eyes. Even though a little sympathy would do no harm I'm not that sort of person. "Someone probably played with your drink. Go find Moksha".

I attempt to push her from my way when she clutches my hood "You lowwee herr?" her futile attempts to shake me doesn't work at all. But her words did somehow shook me. I know who she's talking about but she's clearly taking it all wrong.

I'm attracted to Mayra indeed. But I don't love her. I don't do love.

"Go. To. Moksha. Before I lose whatever last bit I'm holding" she flinched on my words but then I noticed those tears lining her eyes. "I knew it" she says and then she tightens her lips in annoyance.

"Good luck with your nerd" she briefly speaks before pulling herself onto me and plants her lips on mine.

I hook my hands on her waist to push her down while she bites my lower lip aggressively. "Your girl's watching" she whispers against the corner of my lips and I couldn't hold myself back from searching Mayra standing far back in the silent corner.

I noticed something that I never did before. Her eyes met mine and for a moment I thought she was mad but then she looks away from me. There's glistening in those eyes. She doesn't lifts her gaze back and instead turns around and jogs away in the direction of the resort. 

In a snap of second I mercilessly shove Sherlyn down. "You're leaving" I snarled at her face. "Pack your bags and leave before I bring hell down for you" my own words don't reach my ears over the ringing sound.

Was she. Was Mayra crying? I swear to god if I was the reason that brought tears into those soft brown eyes it'll be the worst punishment for me.

I side stepped her while breathing heavily and was moving past the group of drunkards when a voice stopped me midway. 

"She won't ever be with you, Aarav. She hates boys like you" Sherlyn's shout dulls over the loud music but I heard every word of it.

I know. 

But is it wrong to still wish for her now that I've seen how she looks at me. Or how she called my name back in the pool as if she's not disgusted by herself when I attempted to touch her. Please don't let this be my imagination god.

I've waited for six fucking months. Or more like I almost gave up on her.

On that day when she remembered the night before and how broken she looked. As if she was disgusted by herself for showing me an intimate side of her to me which she would never do in her sober state.

I had wanted her that time and every fucking single time after that. But I promised to myself never to bring those thoughts near her again. I'd done every possible thing to push her away. 

The tour guide signs off after his last instruction and I finally break myself out of my thoughts and watch all of them aligning themselves in two different groups which they already did.

One side Moksha, Reyan, Navya, Mayra and Rudransh and the other side included Adi, Sharan, Aaksha and her mute friend Reet. I mean she's not actually mute but I never saw her speak more than three words max. Seletively mute then.

"Aarav will be on my side" I raise a brow at Adi who was dragging me towards his group but it wasn't a choice now. The other team was full. "What's the point of dividng in two?" I asked because I find no logic in this. 

Why is that fucker Rudransh on her team? And why the fuck is she talking to him. And smiling too. The fucker smiled back.

He won't look good smiling if I break his one or two teeth, maybe the entire set.

"I and Muku bet on whoever's team reaches the top at last will have to give the winning team member what they ask for" Adi explains the whole bet thing and I only focus on the part where he mentioned will have to give the winning member what they wish for. Interesting.

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