Crush in My Heartbeat!

Selfie or autograph?

College Time...

"What's up?" Bhoomi asked as she handed me red flowers and pulled out a seat for me in the canteen. Everyone was watching. Bhoomi was quite popular. People were crazy about her. She had plenty of money and was a state-level kabaddi champion, so you can imagine how popular she was. 

She'd been treating me really well ever since I became her fan. I supported her on sports day. All the girls liked Bhoomi, I was one of them. I had shouted,

"Bhoomi! Crush the opposing team!" and caught her attention.

She wiped the floor to the other college's team. After the match, sweaty and drinking water, she came up to me. For some reason, my heart started racing. She was so cool. I wished I could be like her. She asked, "What do you want?"

"Huh?" 

"Selfie or autograph?"

I did not say anything. It was just an expression. 'Anything works.'

Bhoomi took a pen and signed my yellow T-shirt. She was so confident. I almost fainted. I was a huge fan. That day, Aadhira was sick. She was at home with a fever. The next day when she saw Bhoomi talking to me, she said, "This girl isn't right! Didn't I tell you, you're just a fan of hers?"

"Aadhira, why are you saying that? Are you feeling alright?"

"Forget it! Why do you always have to befriend the wrong people?" I felt embarrassment. Bhoomi is smiling.

"You don't let me be friends with anyone!" I said angrily.

That day, she was really mad, but after that, she gave me some freedom. She talked to me less. She no longer fluttered around like a butterfly. After that, my life lost its color, as if everything turned black and white. 

I really missed out. Being with Bhoomi doesn't even feel like I'm with her. I used to be such a huge fan of hers, but now everything feels so meaningless. Maybe I should have talked to Aadhira instead. If I could go back, I'd definitely say no to this annoying Bhoomi. She's so annoying. 

She keeps bragging about herself and drives me crazy. Her mindset is so twisted. She jealous from everyone and she's so arrogant. I don't know what she thinks of herself.

Bhoomi proposed to me in front of everyone in our final year, and after that, I didn't see Aadhira for years. She would always keep a distance from me, sometimes coming close and then pushing me away.

Years later, we became roommates again.

"My anger is still the same." Aadhira smirked. 

"Why? What did I do? I didn't say yes to dating Bhoomi. Was that what bothered you?"

Say it, Aadhira, say it. Am I right in thinking this? It's just a guess, but why do I think Aadhira, Miss Beautiful, likes me?

Aadhira was thinking, How did she figure it out? I guess even Sanaya never caught on. Maybe that's what I like about Kiara—she reads my mind.

I said, "Say something!"

"Fuck off! Keep your thoughts to yourself. I was just bored with you. Here, I was finally free from you."

"Free from me? What, did I keep you in a prison?"

"Yeah! I took care of you so much that at one point, I felt like I'd adopted a baby," Aadhira teased.

I got angry. "Did you come to the college farewell that day? Something really bad happened to me." Oops! My mind sometimes jumps around like that, just like a butterfly. Let's stick to one topic—what's on your mind right now? Kiara calm down!

"What happened?"

"For the first time in my life, I got drunk, and I kissed someone, but I don't remember who."

"A kiss? So what?" Aadhira said as she started ironing clothes.

"Not just a kiss... everything. I remember the feeling, but I don't remember who it was."

Aadhira burst out laughing. "You call that remembering?"

"Yeah, I remember! Their touch was soft. It was like hot fire was running through my veins when they touched my waist. The way they caressed..."

Aadhira burned her shirt, distracted. "You and your crazy stories!"

These were all memories Aadhira had, but she never told me what happened. That touch!....... Her touch...(Grass & Tree flashing). It was the same touch. It was Aadhira's touch. That night, Aadhira had come to the college. Damn!