The Rivals (Rewriting)

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Vidushi twisted her lips at Randhir and pulled me up from my seat. I noticed Aryan smirking at my way, interpreting that he had totally enjoyed the scene Randhir created by screaming at me. Others bothered not to look up at me and I was indeed thankful for that. We walked till her seat, with her grasp- practically dragging me. She gestured Parth to move back to my former seat, to which Parth agreed. I couldn't help from turning back towards Randhir again and again after that. He wasn't wearing that pissed off expression then. He looked just as puzzled as me. Vidushi sat by my side and caressed my forearm.

"What was that?" I asked, awkwardly.

"You know, just some best friend comebacks I have treasured to use in the useful situations.." She winked back at me whereas I gazed at her amusingly.

"Huh.. At least now we can have some best friend heart to heart talks.." She grinned and I wondered where was all these 'bestie thingies' all those time, I felt like a stupid loner.

"I know I am a horrible person to be called as your best friend but lately I had to stay occupied, if you know what I mean.." She added and I immediately felt bad for thinking like that. Hell, she was an amazing support to me during my hard times!

"It's okay Vidushi.. You're the only friend who has sticked to me from the start till now.." I half smiled at her, returning her sweet gesture by patting her palm.

"So what's going on between you and Parth? Everything seems good.." I tried to lighten up the air and spoke with utter enthusiasm. She beamed at me and started filling me up with her date talks.

So basically they noticed each other at Randhir's party (of course that had to be the only scene changing fiasco! Mental eyerolls followed). I still hadn't shared that bit of occurence which had happened between me and Randhir that night— which had probably changed our equation(I doubted it then) — with her as I knew she would go beserks if I did. Then Parth and her started seeing each other often outside of school and that triggered the resultant two months relationship between them. I would've lied if I said I didn't feel jealous of how she described her dating life. It would have felt good if I too had someone beside me, holding my hand, taking me out on romantic candle lit dates and looking at me just like the way Parth looked at Vidushi. I was happy for my best friend but I was still a tad bit unhappy over myself for being such a wimp in dating matters.

"But enough about us.. Tell me about you.. Ignoring the fact that he had practically screamed his lungs out at you few moments ago, I still feel like Randhir cares about you Sany.." She had a genuine smile at her face when she said that. Did he care for me that way I did? I thought about it a bit before smiling to myself. Sure he did. His gestures might had been a little weird but he did care about me and it was all that mattered to me.

"Yeah he does.." I returned a smile at her.

"So, did he propose to you?" Her enthusiastic question made me look at her blankly for few seconds.

Eh?

"Uh ahem... He's smart, sweet at times, and funny with the situations too.." I cringed while describing him that way.

"But I don't want us to be together in that way Vidu.." Liar liar pants on fire!  My inner self yelled at me for even saying that. I didn't want him or it was he who kept on giving me those mixed signals which had turned my feelings into a knot? By the look on Vidushi's face, I clearly interpreted that she didn't buy a single word of mine. I sighed knowing that I had just quoted some clique line.

"Yeah okay and I totally understood that you're head over heels in loooovvveeeee with the pretty boy.." She extended the 'love' part in a sing song way and I groaned into my palms.