"The Unspoken Connection"

Chapter 11: A Surprising Turn of Events

The Unspoken Connection"

Chapter 11: A Surprising Turn of Events

As the evening sun cast its warm glow over the city, Rhea settled into her routine, her phone buzzing with messages from her friends. One message in particular caught her attention - a text from Neha, her classmate and friend.

"Hey Rhea, do you think you could ask Mam to postpone the biology test tomorrow?" Neha asked, her message tinged with a hint of desperation. "I'm really not prepared, and I know I'm not the only one."

Rhea couldn't help but chuckle at Neha's request. "You want me to ask Mam to postpone the test?" she replied, her tone laced with amusement. "I have a lot of sources, Neha. If you want, I can ask Mam to postpone the test... but only if you want me to use my 'sources'."

Neha, oblivious to Rhea's sarcasm, replied enthusiastically. "Yes, please! You're our only hope, Rhea!"

Rhea rolled her eyes good-naturedly. "Fine, but I'm not making any promises. And besides, I think it would be better if we asked Aryan to talk to Mam instead. He's the class topper, after all."

Neha agreed, and Rhea hesitated for a moment before sending a message to Aryan. She hadn't spoken to him in days, not since he had ignored her message about the PDF. But Neha's request had put her in a tricky spot, and she knew she had to ask Aryan for help.

As she waited for Aryan's response, Rhea couldn't help but feel a twinge of nervousness. What if he ignored her again? What if he didn't want to help?

But to her surprise, Aryan replied almost immediately. "I think Mam might postpone the test anyway," he said. "She's done it before, remember?"

Rhea smiled, feeling a sense of relief wash over her. "Yeah, that's true. Maybe we'll get lucky."

Aryan replied with a laughing emoji, and Rhea's heart skipped a beat. She hadn't expected him to be so....friendly.

As they continued to chat, Rhea found herself feeling more and more at ease. Maybe, just maybe, she had misjudged Aryan all along.

But just as she was starting to feel hopeful, Aryan dropped a bombshell. "Hey, I saved your number," he said, his message sending Rhea's heart into overdrive.

She felt a blush rise to her cheeks as she realized that Aryan could now see her WhatsApp status. And to make matters worse, she had just checked his status, and it was visible to her too.

Rhea's mind was reeling. What did it mean that Aryan had saved her number? Was he interested in her? And why had he reacted with a heart emoji to her message earlier?

As she lay in bed that night, Rhea couldn't shake off the feeling that something had shifted between her and Aryan. She had thought she was over him, but now she wasn't so sure.

To be continued....