Together.. Till Death Do Us Apart.

Chapter-18

Mausam's POV:

The next day Shruti picked me up and we reached college together. I spotted Sid and Kusum instantly as they were sitting together at the corner and beside them in the next row of benches were Akshay and Karan on two different seats. Shruti without wasting time went towards Akshay and sat beside him leaving me with only two options..

One. I go and sit beside Karan who is expectedly looking at me. Or two, I go and sit beside someone else in the other empty seats. Whom I don't know because of my lack of presence in last one and half month.

So I had have to choose option number one.
Yeah yeah as if you don't want to seat beside him but you have have to. My conscience mock at me. Shaking my head I sat beside him.

"Good morning." I said.

"Good morning." Taking a pause "You are looking pretty." He said.

"Mm thanks."

Our professor entered in the class and started his lecture. Which was a little beyond my limits as I have missed a lot. I took a glance at the whole class. Some were listening interestingly whereas two boys were looking at a girl beside them and writing something on a piece of paper. Akshay and Shruti were talking with their eyes.....mussy!! Sid and Kusum were holding hands while Kusum were taking down the notes. They have a peculiar strategy.. Shruti told me once that they always do this. Kusum takes notes and Sid listens intendly holding hands. Then my eyes landed on Karan beside me. To my utter shock he was already looking at me. I felt embarrassed for not paying attention to our teacher so I tried to hear him.

Note that i tried to...but karan stopped me.

"What are you thinking?" He asked in a hushed tone.

"Nothing. I was just taking a glimpse to my classmates." I replied matching his tone.

"Oh."

"And you?"

"Aahh.. Me.. I was just thinking that, whom are you coming with... to the prom you know."

"I don't know. No one has asked me yet." And I don't want to go with anyone except you. I wanted to tell him that but stopped myself.

"Hmm.. I was thinking if..if you want to come with me?" He asked nervously. I opened and closed my mouth like a fish. I wanted to say yes but none came out of my mouth. Did he really asked me for prom?

"Karan and you miss, beside him! Can you explain what I just taught." My line of thought broke at our teacher's command. Then I noticed that the whole class is looking at us. What a good impression!

"Its the price demand graph sir, it represents the effect of price on demand. When price increases demand decreases and when price decreases demand increases." Karan coolly replied to our professor. Had he even asked me or had I imagined it.

"Good." Came the professor's reply. "In your next class you'll be getting your semester projects. Till then get prepared for the exams." Saying that to the class he left the class.

"What you two were doing huh?" Kusum asked amused.

"Nothing. Give me your notes now." Karan said.

"You don't need them genius. Even the professor was satisfied with your answer." She replied.

"Oh I had read it yesterday night." He replied. OK.. So that's why he knew the answer.

Our classes continued like this. I tried very hard to concentrate on my studies. Because there were two things one, whenever I looked to my side I found Karan looking at me and two, Shruti was not beside me to save me.

He is behaving weird. When we were children and friends he used to praise me I know. But now since the day we have met again there's a glow in his eyes, and he never leaves any chance to be with me. I am not complaining but I still think why?

Soon it was time to go home. Karan wanted to drop me off but Shruti said she will stay at my place. So he had to back off.

"I didn't ask in front of everyone. But what were you doing in the class?" Shruti asked when she started driving.

"Mmm.. Nothing special. I think he just asked me for the prom."

"Really?" She squealed happily. "So what did you say?"

"Nothing. We were interrupted. And also I think... I misunderstood him."

"Why so?"

"He didn't say anything later again. So may be I heard him wrong the first time."

"Hmm...if you say so...." Her cell started ringing. Her smile was enough to know that its Akshay.

Soon we reached home. No one is at home again... Its the thing I don't like about being a business person's daughter. Its always their meetings, party, conference and don't know what.

We went to my room, we both freshened up and then we started studying. After two hours Akshay called again so I left them to talk and went to make some pasta. Its already 6:30 and I m hungry. When i was cooking I received a message.

"What's up?" It's Karan.

"Cooking pasta!!"

"Am I invited?"

"Noo.. It's for me and Shruti only. "

"She's still there? Is she going to stay at night too?"

"Yes she's here. But no she'll be going now. Why?"

"Just like this. I'll call you at night bye."

"Byee.." Why will he call me at night? We'll see to that later.

I went upstairs to my room and ate the pasta. After some time Ananta bhaiya came and also ate the pasta i offered him..

Am i dreaming??

Shruti was also happy to see that, she left after some time. And my parents came back. It was already 9:30 so I went to my room telling them that I am sleepy. But am I sleepy? No .. Not a bit. I came because I am to receive a call. My phone started ringing and I grinned like a twelve year old. Composing myself I received the call.

"Hey!"

"Hi. Were you waiting for my call?"

"No.. No." My eyes got wider at his assumption. He laughed.

"OK OK... Why are you shouting?"

We chatted for an hour or two or... I don't know. Its good that we don't have class tomorrow until noon. When I went to sleep it was 2:15 a.m.

Did we really talk for this long??