The way of life

Chapter 9

Virat's POV: present time

Ring ring! Ring ring!

My phone rang while I was in the middle of being chased by Shagun in the park (refer to chapter 2 when Muskaan calls Virat and Shagun to the park).

"Which idiot wants to ruin this perfect moment?" I mumbled.
I saw the name on the screen...Akash Malhotra...my best friend. Yes, I know what you are thinking....didn't he break ties with you all? Well the answer is technically he did but .....since I kept on calling him, he had no other option than to stay in touch! I mean I was furious at him for breaking Muskaan's heart, but then again....what type of friend would I be if I let my lonely friend behind.
I was about to pick up the phone when Shagun bumped into me. I swiftly turned around and saved her from falling. It was the perfect moment. I quickly brought her back to her feet, I didn't want to create a typical Bollywood scene where the boy catches the girl by putting his had around her slender waist, they share an eye lock then kiss or something....although I wouldn't mind that last part happening right now given the fact that I had just caught the most  beautiful girl on this planet! Maybe I am exaggerating on the most beautiful girl part, but for me this one in front of me was the loveliest girl I'd ever met!
I just kept staring into her beautiful light brown eyes that looked magical in the rays of sunshine that fell on them. Her long light brown hair swayed in the gentle breeze. In this moment, I could hear nothing nor could I see anything other than her....but she was all you wanted to see... I smiled inwardly at that thought.
Surprisingly Shagun wasn't fighting to get out of my grip either, her hands were rested on my shoulders and my hands were cushioning her elbows, she too kept on gazing into my eyes, letting them do all the talking...
RING RING!
My phone rang and this amazing moment was disturbed! Upon hearing the ring of my phone, Shagun immediately let go of me and took a giant step back and looked down at her shoes like a three year old that was caught stealing candy. I smirked and once again got angry at the dimwit that had decided to interrupt my moment....my phone was ringing and once again on the display it showed one name....Akash Malhotra. I was surprised, he never really calls me so I took a few steps away from Shagun and answered my phone...

"What!" I Yelled
"Hey Virat, did I disturb you?" Akash asked, he was sounding a bit down today
"Well, yes...sorta *takes a glance at Shagun who was still looking down at her feet*...okay a bit *looks at Shagun again*...okay fine you did disturb me." I admitted, hey I may be mischievous, ill-mannered at times, very blunt, shameless ..but I am not a liar, I had to tell him the truth!
"Oh, sorry. I guess I'll hang up." Akash said, he sounded wayyyy too sad today
"No! Don't hang up! What happened? You sound a bit sad" I said
"Yeah, I was wondering if we could meet up or something? There is something that I need to tell you." Akash said
"Umm...sure I guess we could meet up...in about half an hour?" I asked
"Okay, meet me at our old meeting spot...the one with the lake and the benches" Akash said as he ended the call

That was strange...why would Akash want me to meet up at our old meeting spot?
I was suddenly revoked from my thoughts when Muskaan hit me on the shoulder and asked

"Oye hero! What happened? First you were staring at Shagun looking all happy, and now? Looking all confused? What happened?"
"No, nothing really. Mom called! She wants me to bring some weird materials from the market." I lied, but I knew this lie would work, since my friends knew the nature of my overly superstitious mom...
"Oh, I can understand!" Muskaan said
See I told you it would work...it always does!
"Virat, what did you do to Shagun? She has been looking at her shoes the entire time!" Muskaan asked teasingly
"I don't know? Are her shoes branded?" I asked sarcastically, but I was actually trying to guess the reason why Shagun has been staring intently at her shoes for the past 5 minutes.
"Oye Guddi! What happened? Oye look up! Otherwise your neck will start hurting" Muskaan said as she gave me a quick confused glance and walked towards Guddi. She then carefully lifted her head from her chin to reveal an extremely pink Shagun! Why the hell is she so pink? But she looks so damn good!
Muskaan just started laughing her head off, and whispered something in Shagun's ear, she reacted to whatever that comment was by....turning into a shade of red!
WHAT THE......
Muskaan was looking at me happily, just like how Anju (short for Anjumati...by the way she is my grandmother) looks at me when I did some mischief, but the mischief turned out to be good.
"What?" I asked Muskaan. I was very confused with all this pink-red business
"Don't you see what the hell you did to her!?" Muskaan yelled
"No..." I said innocently and took a sip from the water bottle Muskaan was holding
"You idiot! You made her blush!" Muskaan said, and as if in a typical Bollywood movie, I spat out my water...thankfully not in Muskaan's face and started coughing!
I did what?! I made Shagun...the Shagun Singh., the one whom I was trying to get since grade 8, I made her blush? Haaiii!? My insides were doing Garba (a traditional Gujarati dance...since I am Gujarati).
"Oye! Duffer! Go..talk to her!" Muskaan said as she pushed me towards Shagun
I slowly walked towards her, thinking about what had happened a few minutes ago, I thought about her eyes, the way they shined in the sunlight, her hair as if they were waves in an ocean swaying side to side in the gentle breeze, that 440 volt smile that was capturing my heart...that ring of my phone! Wait! The ring of my phone? Oh s***! Akash must be waiting for me! He totally screwed up my day! I could have confessed to Guddi! I quickly walked up to Guddi and said