In The Garden Of Virtue & Vice

Part-53

Varun & aarushi were going in the hall.

'Tumhe kaise pta chala ki mai chhupi hui thi' Aarushi asked. Varun didn't reply.

They were about to enter the hall when varun stopped aarushi.

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'Kaha reh gayi thi tu dusky??' Sumedh asked. She didn't looked at him.

'Woh mai washroom mei thi sumedh' Sara said & started rubbing her hands. Sumedh understood by her gesture that she was lying.

'Acha..thik hai!!' Sumedh replied. Sara bit her tongue.

'Chalo na guys kuch khaate hai. Bohot bhook lagi hai' Sara said. Everyone nodded & went to the food counter.

'Aaru kaha hai??' Sara asked while eating wonton.

'Pta nahi kaha gayi hai. Boli thi thi thodi der mei aaegi' devaki replied. Sara hummed.

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Varun & aarushi were about to enter the main hall when he stopped aarushi.

'Ab kya hua??' Aarushi asked.

'Mera haath pakdo' Varun said.

'Aise hi chaloge toh kuch ho nahi jaega!!' Aarushi said.

'Bohot bolti ho tum. Jitna bolta hu utna kaam kar liya karo, tumhare liye hi acha hai!!' Varun said. Aarushi rolled her eyes & held his hand. They entered the hall. Aarushi was feeling disgusted, helpless & what not. As soon as they entered the hall they caught everyone's attention. Varun took aarushi on the stage.

'Girls & boys!!' Varun said.

Sara, devaki, sumedh, abhishek & rohan were shocked to see aarushi with varun. Aarushi looked at them & then lowered her lashes.

'Confident dikhao apne aap ko!!' Varun whispered twisting her hand. She looked up & faked smirk.

'Toh guys...inhe toh aap jante hi hai!!! But ab ek aur pehchaan ho gayi hai inki..' Varun paused. He took her near sumedh. 'Yeh aaj se meri girlfriend hai!!' He completed. She smiled, a fake smile.

Sumedh was shocked. No one was able to believe what he said. Sumedh held him by his collar.

'Kamine kya dhamki di hai use!!! Jaldi bta!!' Sumedh said. Rohan was tensed. Abhishek & sara were pulling sumedh away. They succeeded.

'Aree aree!! Chill bro...aarushi se khud puch lo' varun said.

'They looked towards aarushi. She didn't reply.

'For the god shake aarushi, please bol de ki yeh sab jhoot hai!! Yeh sab tu iske bolne pe kar rahi hai!!' Devaki said holding aarushi by her shoulder.

'Nahiii!!! Kisine koi dhamki nahi di hai mujhe. Mai varun se pyaar karti hu. I. LOVE. HIM. Samjh aaya tmlog ko' aarushi said & went from there in anger. No one was expecting this reply from aarushi. Everyone was dumbstruck.

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Party was finished but sara, sumedh, abhishek, rohan & devaki were still there. Even aarushi was there but no one knew.

Sara was sitting in a corner with devaki.

'Yeh kya ho gaya sara!! Kyu aarushi ne aisa kiya hai?? Woh uss darinde se kaise pyaar kar skti hai!!' Devaki said. Sara was lost somewhere else.

'Nahi!! Aisa kuch nahi ho sakta hai!! Kuch toh baat jarur hai. Jo mujhepta lagana hi pdega' sara thought.

Rohan was sitting in his car. He was hell scared about the fact that aarushi is with varun.

'Kya use pta chal gya hoga?? Nahi!! Aisa nahi ho skta!! Varun ne wada kiya tha mujhse!!' Rohan was talking to himself.

Abhishek & sumedh were together on the terrace. Not a single word was coming out from anyone of them.

'Kya lagta hai tujhe!! Aarushi sach bol rahi hai??' Abhishek asked. Sumwdh didn't reply. Suddenly he stood up & went from there.

'Sumedhh....sumedhh...kaa ja raha hai???'  Abhishek called him & ran behind him.

Sumedh passed by the hall where sara & devaki were sitting. They saw sumedh & stood up. Abhishek came behind him. Sara went to him & stopped him.

'Sara..yeh pta nahi kaha ja raha hai. Kuch bola bhi nahi' Abhishek said.

'Nahi abhishek jaane do use!!' Sara said. Abhishek just looked at her & then at the door.

Aarushi was in the garden of the college. She was remembering all the things varun told her. The video she saw, rohan, sara & sumedh, when she saw sumedh going out of the college. She knew where he would go. So she decided to go after a while he leaves.