Enemies? BFF'S? Frenemies ?

Friends

My mind was whirling with the new revelation. Aarav Sharma hung out with girls ?!!!???!!

He gave me a death glare.

" I'm sorry. "

" Don't be "

" So you actually fought with your best friend over a girl ? Wohow. That's so cliché"

" Don't. "

" I'm sorry. It's just that I didn't put you down as the type of guy who would fight over a girl"

" It wasn't over a girl ! It was Because of a girl. Because. There's a difference" He snapped.

" Okay. So what exactly happened ?"

" Well.... so Rehan was going out with this girl from some other random school. Her name is Supritha .And if there's one thing you should know about him it's that he dates every girl he meets . So obviously I would talk to her 'cuz she was dating my best friend. So one day they broke up -"

" Cliché number 2" I say.

" Don't interrupt me."

" okay"

" Yeah. So.... they broke up. I still talked to her. But then I viewed her as a friend. Not as a my best friend's girlfriend. Then one day Rehan comes and he says ' Aarav you broke the code bro.' And I'm wondering what he's talking about. Then he says you're flirting with my ex." He takes a deep breath as if there's something worse that's coming.

I could sense the change that had come over Aarav's mood. I wanted to do something about it. But I don't know what.

" Then I aksed him from where he was getting all this. He said Supritha had told him everything. At that moment I was just so confused. I had no idea what he was talking about. I still don't. He started saying stuff like I 'should have never trusted you.' , 'You're just a big liar.' I couldn't take it anymore. And I shouted at him and said I didn't wanna be a part of his life anymore. And that's it "

" That's very .... "

" Dumb ?"

" No. Ugh! I can't remember the word .... "

" It's okay. Thanks for listening to me anyway "

" No problem. That's what friends are for anyway"

He smirked at that. Till then I hadn't really processed what I had said. Shit ! I had just said that we were friends !
Ugh ! What had I gotten myself Into.!?

" We're friends eh ?" Aarav asks me suspiciously.

" If you want to... " I say at loss for better words.

" Cool ! Friends then !" He extends his hand for a handshake. I accept the offer for a handshake.

What he says next takes me by surprise .. " what about your friends
?"

At that moment I realised that my life revolved around my friend's likes and dislikes. Not mine .

" who cares ? I wanna live for myself " I say feeling the anger boil up in me.

" since when did you become so cool?"

" I was born cool" I say with a hint of humour.

" you'll make a good friend " Aarav says. After which he runs away seeing some guys from our school talking a few feet away.

I feel a smile creep up on my face as I walk to the auditorium to find Shanaya.