Something's fishy!

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Shruthi's P. O. V

After a good doze of yesterday's sleep, I was feeling excited to enter into my world of friends in my college. Though my college homed many, I had only a few besties as I always wished. Though my circle is small, it is true to me.

I missed Shivani! Only if she had been here, i would have muttered out every happening of yesterday! It would have been better, at least for now!

Thank God, I sent her a voice message of ma feelings(sure of getting her voice in return only the next day!) .I managed myself not to swing my thoughts between Arjun and..... No I shouldn't think of ma past anymore!

..............

After ma college and a great deal of work at the web centre, I rushed to ma home for some peace. But then, I was taken aback for I found a new car parked in front of ma house and I certainly knew to whom it belonged to!

A great sigh heaved out as I entered the hall. I found Arjun with a wide grin as if he'd been waiting for ma arrival! And of course yes! He was enjoying a plate full of fresh fruits for a snack! Fresh fruits! How can he avoid junk food in place of fruits! Weird! I was a food-lover!

The first expression I gave him was a shock and then a small, very small grin. He placed his plate on the table and said me, "Happy home "

"Thanks! But what are you doing here now? Did u miss anything yesterday?"

I really did have a doubt.

"Yeah! Someone missed u yesterday! "

"You don't have to try those on me b'coz.. "

"Because you're already mine"

"What the hell Arjun! Don't you ever think before speaking? "

"Hey! Relax! Just try enjoying these sorts of dialogue made from me,
especially for u"

He bowed a little.

"Anyone knows that what u said is portrayed in every film of today. You don't need to prove that you're a good dialogue writer, u get it! "

"Huh! Sorry! "He said, defeated.

"I asked u something. Why are u here now Arjun? "

"Why shouldn't I be here now Shru? "

"Because I don't allow men entering ma home unnecessarily "

"Good! But I've come for something special "

"Special? "He opened his mouth to say something but I stopped him. "Oh please don't try anything silly as before "

"Hey... That wasn't silly! And this won't be too! But before that I want you to freshen yourself as you look so fed up with your works today"

"Yeah! I'm terribly in need of a fresh-up session. Thankfully, the weekend starts tomorrow."I said as I got up from the couch.

It took me half-an-hour for a hot water bath. God! How badly I needed it!

I dressed up myself in a white salwar though I wanted to be in ma night pajamas. But it wasn't possible with Arjun's presence here.

I kept on thinking of his surprise note! What would he have for me there? But he sounded in a not-so-funny way.

I rushed down to find him with a glass of lemonade.

He smiled as soon he saw me and I said, "Thanks for your patience Arjun. Can you please say me the reason for your presence here? "

"Hmmm.... I shouldn't delay shru! And I'm sure it's not a long relationship between us for it's too early for me to reveal it to you. But truth can't be hidden right! Everything has to come to the bright one day! And let that day be today! "

I recollected his words in ma mind.

He picked out something from his pocket and thrusted into ma palms.

As soon as I realised what it was, I stood up from the couch with a jerk.

What's happening! My holy damn! How could he ever know about this! I thought these memories were buried somewhere away from me! But now they haunt me in the present, that too with the help of Arjun!
Arjun? I've never uttered a word about this to anyone except Shivani!

What's going on?

As gutter of thoughts and flashes of images rushed into ma mind seeing the thing he gave me, it took time for me to realize his gaze on me. I could see his same smile plastered over his face.

His smile slowly started to fade as my eyes teared down.

"Shruthi please! I didn't mean to hurt you! But we gotta talk about this

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"Shruthi please! I didn't mean to hurt you! But we gotta talk about this. "

"How did..... This..... When do.... You... Arjun.... Does dad.... "I was struggling to get over ma feelings.

"Shruthi please! I know you've cried enough and not more now! Please! "

"So you know everything?" It was more than a statement than a question.

Just then his hands reached my cheeks to wipe down ma tears and it was clearly evident that he was worried about ma tensed and confused look.

"I know it's too early to talk about this. But I'd like to clear it as soon as possible. "

There persisted an abnormal silence for a few minutes.

I wasn't able to decide the words that were going to spill out from ma mouth. I still can't believe that he knows it all. I thought that he doesn't know me completely, but now, he has dug into ma past memories!

Amidst the war between ma anger and sorrow, I said, "I don't like any other peeping into my personal. Be whoever, I can't tolerate sharing ma privacy with anyone. "

Without further thoughts I almost ran upstairs  to ma room when his voice stopped me.

"Don't you at least wanna know how I am aware of this? I know Dhruv. "





..............to be continued..............

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