The Unfinished Poetry √

Part Twenty Five

Avanthika filed her nails while Devasena paced up and down the room. Avanthika though kept an eye on her movement.
" What's wrong Deva? "

" What? Nothing. Nothing's wrong. "
Devasena settled herself on the couch.

" Fine. But tell me, why do you think I could murder you even!? "

Devasena felt a bang on her head. She had escaped to the kitchenette back then after such a bad tongue slip. But Avanthika had planned to catch her later. What would she say now? Who in general would talk of being murdered and sorts all of a sudden?

Devasena faked a smile.
" I was kidding Avanti! "

" Good. I hoped so. And what were you doing at Ujjain before I left? "

" Why are you interrogating me? " , Devasena suddenly felt helpless enough to play defense.

" I'm not interrogating. Just only asking. Anyways, you don't have to answer. "
Avanthika got upto to fetch a nail polish.

Devasena kept sitting. All she could think of now was how the last night had been. And how low she had fallen in the eyes of Amarendra.

" You are deeply engrossed in something you won't share. How's Amarendra though? "
Avanthika casually asked while painting the nails.

Devasena didn't look at her, rather lay on the couch. " if only I knew how he actually is. "

" Now what was that? " Avanthika grinned. " When are you both officially dating each other? "

Devasena now glared at Avanthika .
" Avanti please! You are not in the situation I am. Please don't talk so lame about events in my life right now. He's not another random guy I will date! "

Avanthika kept grinning. " Really? I won't understand your situation? Maybe. We have our own struggles. But I don't see any harm in dating him. You will have an extra benefit of knowing more about your past. Does he say things? "

" No. He's only waiting for me to unravel. And I'm no longer interested. In fact I've decided to cut every connection with him now. Because talking to him is giving me terrible incongruous visions. "

" Like? "

" like someone having your face murdering me. "

A silence engulfed the apartment for a long time, as both pairs of eyes were deeply set into each others, trying to read them.

Avanthika spoke.
" what exactly did you see? "

" leave it. It's just a bad game of the brain. I don't want such weirdness crop up between us. "

Devasena got up to change to her night dress.

Avanthika kept sitting. Still.

The land phone began ringing. Devasena came and picked it up.

" Hello ma'am, good evening! Ella from the White Club library here. Am I speaking to Miss Devasena Sehgal? "

" Yes you are. "

" Have you got the book ma'am? "

" Not really. It's available nowhere. "