Arresting Hearts: Unexpected Bonds Of Love.

Chapter 2

Avani's Pov:

The canteen bustled with activity as we dug into our plates. Suddenly, Suru let out a shriek, startling me.

"What happened?" I flinched, nearly dropping my fork.

"This duffer is stealing my fries!" she accused, narrowing her eyes at Rohail.

Rohail, the melodrama Queen, put on his most innocent face. "Don't do this! This poor man here is hungry. Please let him have those tasty fries," he pleaded, licking his lips as his eyes remained fixed on Suru's plate.

Sensing an opportunity to diffuse the situation, I turned to Suru. "Suru? How's uncle? Has he been asking about me?" I asked, secretly winking at Rohail, whose eyes lit up like a child who just got his favorite candy.

Suru's expression softened. "Dad is great, and yes, he's been asking about you almost every day. Sometimes I feel like you're his daughter, not me," she pouted dramatically.

I gasped, playing along. "OMG! How did you get to know that?"

Keeping a straight face, I continued, "I'm sorry that you got to know about this from outside sources. Don't worry Suru, uncle loves you like his own. His love for you will never fade. I promise."

Suru deadpanned, "Are you done?"

I sighed internally. 'So she didn't fall for my lies. Damn, I'm getting less convincing with days.'

Suddenly, Suru's eyes widened in fury. "YOU!!! YOU ATE ALL MY DAMN FRIES!!! I'M GOING TO KILL YOU ROHAIL!!!" she screamed, launching herself at him. I sat back, enjoying the view while munching on my sandwich.

"Avi! Avi! Save me from Umbridge!" Rohail pleaded dramatically.

I thought to myself, ' Now this is how you dig your own grave.'

Suru's face turned an even deeper shade of red. "HOW DARE YOU CALL ME UMBRIDGE! ROHAIL MALHOTRA! YOU CREATURE" (Dobby's fellow elf).

"Hey, I'm too handsome to be called Creature. Call me Malfoy!" he retorted cockily.

This caught my attention. "How dare you drag my Draco into your silly fight, you morons!! Keep him out of your useless discussion," I piped in. What? I love Draco Malfoy. He has my heart.

"Ok! Ok! Mrs. Malfoy," Rohail bowed dramatically.

Changing tactics, he smirked, "Hey, I'm too handsome to be called Creature. Call me Cedric."

Now it was Suru's turn to be pissed off. "Don't you dare drag 'MY CEDRIC' into this useless fight of yours!" she glared at him.

Rohail's eyes lit up. "I'm yours?" he asked excitedly.

"What?" Suru asked, confused.

"Please let me be 'your' Cedric," he said, stressing the word .

Oh, here he goes again with his flirting.

"What do you mean?" Suru asked, still not catching on.

Rohail, seizing the moment, began to sing, "I wanna be yours. Secrets I have held in my heart are harder to hide than I thought. Baby, I just wanna be yours, I wanna be yours."

Both Suru and I were left in awe. "Aww... you have such an amazing voice!" Suru exclaimed.

"Yeah dude! You just rocked it!" I added, equally dumbstruck.

Rohail, pretending to be shy, covered his face with his palms. "You guys are making me shy!" he whined.

"Oye oye! Stop being so dramatic. Drama Queen!" I smacked his head playfully, and we all dug into our plates again, laughing and enjoying each other's company.