When The Heart Lies | ✓

[46] Craziness

Sakshi glared at the phone when it rang for the fifth time. She switched it off angrily and put it back on the table, thinking how satisfying it would be for him to get the taste of his own medicine.

"You know, communication helps. Switching off your phones, you guys are wasting your own time which you both would be regretting later," told Aditi while closing her books. "I am going to make some delicious pasta for you."

Sakshi looked up at her, hiding her smile.

"It won't be that good as of Aarush but I'll make us have a good time," she said. "We can binge watch some movies. Not chick-flicks."

Sakshi chuckled, watching her cringed face. "Okay." She watched her going towards the kitchen and rested back on the bed, closing her eyes. "What's going to happen now?" She asked herself.

Shrey hadn't picked her calls till the noon and now, he was calling her back to back. It wasn't fair to her. But this wasn't what she wanted for them to behave with each other.

She was lucky that she had best friends to keep herself distracted and feel loved. Aditi would try to be as charming as Aarush but she didn't have to do anything, according to Sakshi. She loved her anyway.

Suddenly, she remembered why Aarush didn't attend the rest of the classes. She got up from the bed and walked out of her bedroom.

"Hey. What's up with Aarush? Why wasn't he at Uni after the first lecture?"

Aditi slowed her movements as she was putting down soya sauce and few jars of spices on the counter. "Um, he said that he had to go to bank for some account thing. He didn't tell me much and went off. I haven't called him since then. I would give him a ping before sleeping."

Sakshi nodded quietly and smiled when she realized something. "Okay. Where's the sass that Aditi is famous for? How is it not him who should call before sleeping?"

A roll of eyes followed by a sweet blush, Aditi picked up the non-sticky pan and shook her head.

"There's no need to be sassy to someone who doesn't deserve it. Aarush seemed serious and I would be caring rather than be sassy. I feel as if it would not be suitable for his mood. He must be tired. Things like these pushes the person away which I never want to happen between us," she explained absentmindedly.

Putting the pasta in the other pan, she boiled it while glancing at Sakshi whose eyes were filled with tears.

"Hey. Did my speech made you cry?" She asked in humour, biting her lip.

Sakshi looked up, blinking and breathing, trying to calm herself. "I don't know what's wrong with me. I mean, I couldn't answer him on spot. I was scared that he would judge me. I didn't want him to think that I was desperate or helped him so in the end, that evening could take place," her voice cracked.

Aditi stared at her blankly, feeling awkward as to what she should say to that. She should maybe change the topic. "What did the professor say to you?"

Sakshi wiped her tears and gulped, walking towards the counter. She took the knife and helped by cutting the olives and mushrooms. "He just wanted to know what was wrong with me. Wanted to show up how of concerned he was." She shook her head.

"I kind of got emotional and said mean words about him coming in between me and the guy he saw with me yesterday," she mumbled.

Aditi was picking the pill bottle when she looked at her. "No. You didn't?"

Sakshi nodded tiredly. "I am fucked, I know."

"Your brother's will become hulk if he finds out," told Aditi. "He's not going to hit the professor nor you. In the end, it will be poor Shrey. I can already feel sympathy for him."