Blinded by love

chapter 1-Holidays fun

"Aarthi...",Sushma came shouting inside my room,banging the door furiously.

I was trying to wake up but was too tired to even open my eyes.

"For God's sake,its ten in the morning and you are still snoring helplessly",she screamed.

I sat up on the bed and gave her a mischievous grin.I had promised to go jogging with her in the Marina but was too tired to wake up.

"I slept off,Suzi...",I said,trying to hug her.

"Stay away,you dirty ass.Dress up and come with me in half an hour",she ordered.

"where?",I asked.

"shut up and come.I'm not gonna kidnap you.",she said and went away.

I was just going to pull back the blankets and take a nap but Sushma came in and gave me a I-Will-Kill-You look.

"okayy....Okayyy...I'm coming",I said.

I took a shower and dressed in a pink and yellow salwar.Sushma was wearing a red kurta so I thought I'd wear something traditional too.

"Hey,I'm all set.So,where are we going?"

"no questions,just come."

She told me to take my scooty and drive both of us to Kapaleeshwar temple.

We went there and I asked a million times if there was something special today.

"Have you lost your senses?Just one more week for the results.Its time we start our prayers."she said.

"Ergh,Suzi...Grow up!Prayers wont change anything.Marks would be according to what we have written.",I explained.

"You'll never get it.Just come in for my sake"

So we went to the temple and sat there for a while.

"What did you pray for?",I asked.

"I wont tell or the possibility of my wishes coming true would lessen.However,since you don't believe in that,tell me what you prayed for!"

It is a superstitious belief in our country that if one tells out what they are praying for,it wont come true.But I didn't believe in it.I told her that I prayed for nothing in specific.

We started from the temple and roamed aimlessly around the city in my scooty.It was almost two and both of us were famished by then.We were due for a movie at EA in another two hours so we decided to roam in the mall for a while and grab something to eat.

"Lets find something trendy in lifestyle",Suzi suggested.

We went to lifestyle and Sushma selected a pair of shorts and a pink tee for me while I selected a yellow top and red skirt for her.

"You look so pretty!",we exclaimed at each other as we emerged from our respective trial rooms.

We paid the bill and headed straight to KFC and ate like beggars.

"Suzi,get some ice-cream"

She headed to the counter and stood in the queue.I was just casually looking around the place when I saw a guy march towards Sushma.Anger flared through me and I rushed to hit the shit out of him.But by the time I could reach there,he had already grabbed her by the waist.

"Assho...",my shout faded as Sushma hugged him.Who the hell was he?I stood there staring at them.Sushma looked at me.

"Hey,chill dude,He is a friend of mine.Childhood friend,you know.Remember,I used to tell you about a guy named Rithesh.This is him."she explained.

Rithesh?Who is that?She has never spoken to me about any such guy.Heck,I didn't even know such a human existed.

"Oh,hi",I mumbled.

He neatly held out his hand and I shook his.

"Why don't you join us",Sushma asked.

"Hmm..you are here with your friend and I don't want to intrude."

"Come on,she wont mind.",Suzi said,looking at me for my approval.

Since I didn't want to insult her,I said "Do join us,Ritesh.It'll be nice to have you accompany us."

"Oh thanks.That's so sweet of you".

We went to our table with the ice-cream and some fries.Ritesh came straight and sat next to me.I didn't wanna over-react so I kept quiet.They both were talking something about their childhood and I was clearly bored.Anyways,I managed a 'oh' and 'wow' every now and then.

"What is this gorgeous girl's name?"

Turning to him,I replied,"Aarthi...Aarthi Krishnan."

"Just as cute as you.",he whispered in my ears.

I hated the way he spoke to me.But I managed a smile and glared at Suzi.She had no clue about how annoyed I was.We then told him that we were due for a movie and left.

The film was awesome.It got over at six-thirty and I headed straight home after dropping Sushma.

"Where have you been all day long?",my dad enquired.

"Me and Suzi went to the temple and then for movie."

"Had fun?"

I nodded and walked to my room.

I turned on my laptop and went into my facebook account and was chatting with my friend.Suddenly someone messaged me.

Ritz Rocks : Hey dear...

Aarthi Krishnan : Who are you?

Ritz Rocks : Its me!

Aarthi Krishnan : You don't have a name?You call yourself 'me'?

Ritz Rocks : Lol..Ritesh...remember?

Aarthi Krishnan : Oh you!Hi...

And then I logged out,annoyed.I plugged my mp3 to the speaker and played a melody-Pehle nazar mein.I then went into google and searched for the best colleges which offered Bachelors in Psychology.Yes,that's my passion,my dream and everything that I live for.Of all,I chose psychology simply because I believe that a peace of mind is the only solution for success and happiness in life.A doctor cures a disease,an engineer creates a machine but only a psychiatrist makes you smile in your hardest times.I want to be there for people who feel lost.I want to be the person whom they wish would hold them and tell them its okay.I want to make people see the word from a different light.

As I was engulfed in my own thoughts,my phone buzzed.It was a message from Sushma.

Sushma: Heyyy,RItesh asked me for your number and I gave.Don't be angry.He is such a nice guy,you know.

I wanted to smack her but before I could do anything,I got a call from an unknown number.I immediatey knew it was RItesh and picked the call.

"Hey,why did you go offline?"

"Dad wanted the laptop"

"So,what are you doing,baby?"

Bullshit,what does he think of himself?Baby!?

"Nothing,just thinking.."

"Of me!?",he asked,sounding enthusiastic.

"Not really...just something in random"

"Oh so!?What else?"

"Hey,mom is calling for dinner.catch you later.Bye"

I cut the call before he could talk anything.He spoilt my mood.So I turned off the laptop and went to sleep.

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