Silently Falling in Love: Race - #Wattys2017

Chapter 6 - May 1990

Sorry this chapter is not edited at all.  I wanted to get the next chapter out as quickly as possible to make up for the long delay I had between the last chapter.  Hope you like it - please leave comments!! I love that - that's the best reward I can get for my writing!

Anjali

"So when do you get home?" Katherine asked me.

"I'm leaving in a couple of weeks and then we'll finally get to see each other in person."

"Have you done anything with Arjun yet?"

"No I haven't done anything with Arjun! If I had don't you think I would have told you by now? Plus, I can't get over the fact that he likes dirty magazines!"

"Get over it Anjali! Every guy likes dirty magazines! Hell even you like dirty magazines or you wouldn't have been sneaking around into someone else's drawers, or did you forget that convenient piece."

"That's different, it's not like I have a subscription. It was there, and I was curious."

"Who are you trying to convince me or you?"

"Did I tell you I how much I hate you?" I said.

"Did I tell you we should go to a male strip club this summer? I think if we plan it out well we can do it. Now I'm curious. It'd be great to see what a naked guy looks like."

"Can't we just start with a magazine first?" I said panicking.

"Why when we can see the real thing?" Katherine asked in earnest.

"Do you think Arjun's been to one?" I asked shocked.

"I'm sure if he has the magazines he's been to a strip club, plus don't forget he has an older brother who probably introduced him to it."

Before I could respond, there was a knock on the door.

"Hold on Katherine," I said as I opened the door.

"Oh hey, Arjun," I said as I held the cordless phone to my ear.

"Whom are you talking to?" he mouthed.

"Katherine," I said simply.

"Oh give me the phone," Arjun said and grabbed the phone before I could respond.

"Hey Katherine – this is Arjun – I feel like I already know you – I've heard so much about you," Arjun said.

I couldn't hear what Katherine was saying on the other line but whatever she said made Arjun laugh so hard.

I glared at him hoping he'd give me my phone back.

They continued to chat like old friends.

"Listen next year you should definitely come to Stanford for spring break and we can come visit you for our spring break. I'd love to see Penn."

From what I could tell looks like Katherine agreed because the two of them were making plans.

Finally Arjun handed the phone back to me, "Hey," I said to Katherine.

"Anjali, I like him. I like him a lot. At least kiss him before you come back for summer break. Make sure he knows you like him so he doesn't hook up with someone over the summer."

Before I could respond, Katherine said, "Look I gotta go and you've got some company!" and then she smooched into my ear and hung up the phone.

I rolled my eyes and then looked at Arjun, "So?"