Her Racing Heart (Part 1)

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{SAME EVENING}

Meera you can do it, knock the door my subconscious shoved me near Vikranth's room. I still don't know why I have to clear this confusion, a part of me wants to tell him that what I said to Arun is untrue but part of me wants me to remain silent. But still, I don't want anything that gives a hope to Vikranth that I will love him again.

She took a deep breath and knocked Vikranth's door, but there's no response at first and again she knocked but there's no sign of him opening the door. She called his name a few times but when she found there's no response she stepped back and turned to leave. Suddenly the sound of opening the door made her pause.

"Meera?!!" Vikranth called out her name in an anticipating tone. Meera made her mind and turned.
But her heart started to race to see him. Vikranth came out of his shower and only a towel is wrapped around his waist.

"Umm... I... nothing... no no. I want to talk to you", she stuttered because of Vikranth's costume, his gaze and her innocent heart making her uncomfortable to talk with him.

"What??" he asked her mischievously.

"Hmm... today what I said to Arun is just a lie, don't take that to your heart. I don't anything at that time... So forget everything I said" Meera spat out and looked at him.

"Oh.. Ok no problem I can understand", Vikranth accepted without any confrontation.

"Then anything you want to say?" he asked again. Meera didn't expect this kind of reaction from him.

She nodded her head as a no. "OK then", he said and went into his room.

Meera is totally confused about his reaction and she's unsatisfied, she then went to the kitchen and took that ice cream cake from the fridge. She opened the covering and a small smile spread across her lips to see the words on the cake.

TO MY LOVE

She sliced a piece and had a spoonful of that cake, her taste buds just started dancing because of the deliciousness. She sliced two more pieces and went to the living room. Her eyes traced little cat that is sitting on the couch and it was so silent.

Meera wanted to keep this cat with her forever, it is so cute and she wanted a companion that will make her smile. But what Vikranth will say, will he like pets, she thought.

She turned on the TV and started eating the cake seeing that. She doesn't know how but she ate everything. Nowadays she's eating a lot like before. And sleeping more than five hours and feeling fresh whenever she opens her eyes in the morning.

She went again to the kitchen and came back with some milk for the cat. She had a smile seeing the cat and its little tongue cutely licking the milk. When she was admiring this Vikranth came down. He was all dressed in a white shirt and black sweatpants.

He stood in front of her and Meera didn't look him and continued to see the cat. Vikranth sat beside her only giving a few inches gap between. Meera was shocked but she remained calm. She slowly took the cat in her hands and got up to escape from this situation.

Vikranth gripped her soft hands and she squinted her eyes because she's caught and her insane heart making her weak for everything he does. She can't oppose him.

"Where you're going", he asked.

"I have to go, I feel like sleeping", she said.

"You won't sleep at this time?" he questioned her again.

Meera sat again on the couch and looked at him.

"Why Vikranth? Why you're doing this to me? Don't act so nice to me and don't try to get me back because that is not going to happen" she said.