The Sparks Of Love| ✓

Chapter- 7

• Jittery •

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It was too awkward to walk together so Maithili decided to lead by two steps ahead and Nikshit followed after her. Now all the hesitation and awkwardness was suddenly dominating the air, the open lush garden full of mango and guava trees did not help at all.

They sat in the shed nearby, on the heavy and cold iron chairs. It was great for the hot months. The shed and chair weren't helping either. They avoided making eye contact.

How were they going to start talking?

Maithili decided to take the lead again and pretended to clear her throat. It was supposed to help strike up a conversation but it actually reminded Nikshit of the incident that had happened in her bedroom earlier instead.

"We should call off this alliance."

Huh?

Nikshit looked at her confident stare. It's not that he was willingly here but the retaliation he felt on hearing her was very unexpected. He wants to call it off as well. Nikshit thought, if she doesn't want to marry him it's not like anyone can force her into doing it either.

He was going to be proved wrong pretty soon unfortunately.

"Sure." He responded calmly.

Hearing that immediately made Maithili happy. She has no personal issues with him so that's not the reason she doesn't want to marry him. It's just his existence that's annoying. His haughty attitude of 'I, me and my' she has seen all these years is just absolutely despicable even though he has earned it through hard work.

Well, none of those things matter anymore. The problem is solved already. It'll be an easy way out. Yes! Maithili didn't realize she was smiling.

"Sure, you can go ahead and call it off." He added with a sly smile.

"Huh?"

Is he going back on his words? Not at all.

He just had more to say and she became too impatiently eager to hear what she'd wanted.

"What do you mean by that? Obviously we sh—" Maithili started with a scoff only to get interrupted in the middle of speaking.

"Maithili! Nikshit! Come back inside!"

Saying that they were given alone time together would have been a lie because it hadn't even been half an hour and they were called back in.

"It's quite late now, I think we should take a leave or we'll be late."

As soon as they walked back in, they heard the commotion going on. Maithili looked around in confusion. Weren't the guests supposed to stay for dinner?

"Yes, it's about time or we'll be late." Atharv chirped nonchalantly.

"Where are we going?" Maithili asked, confused, whereas Nikshit just rolled his eyes in realization. It was so obvious. Their parents are the real secretive players, no doubt. God knows how many more surprises were already planned for the two of them.

"To the Zoo. We will be back on time for the dinner." Sheetal informed Maithili with an eye look that screamed 'don't make a scene' and smiled while talking to Kaushiki about something. She had no idea even Nikshit didn't know about the arrangements.

Going to the zoo for a chance to get to know each other was funnier than it seemed to the other family members. Maithili snorted, imagining how stupid the whole ordeal of going to the zoo was going to be.