The Third Person's Perspective

CHAPTER 4 - Let's walk home together

“Hey Viraaj, how do you go home everyday?”
“My dad has been picking me up for the past few days, then he was on a vacation and now he has gone back to work, so I guess I'm going to be walking home starting today.”
“Oh goodie, let's walk home together today then?”
“What? Don't you go with Luna? I don't plan on making it awkward for the two of you.”
“She probably thinks my parents would be picking me up again today. She won't find out if I leave with you, don't worry.”
“Oh, okay.”
After school Karan, miraculously disappeared just like Viraaj did on a daily basis. It seemed very unusual for Luna, because Karan was the last person to leave school, no matter what, but today he had disappeared into thin air. He didn't even bid goodbye to Luna.
Eventually Luna walked homewards, all by herself. Walking alone sure was boring. She was still deep in thought about why Karan left so hastily, did something happen to his mom or dad?
“Thinking about this handsome face ?”
“Huh?” She was still in daze when she turned around to face a smirking Karan and a very confused Viraaj. She didn't know why Viraaj was there.
“Stop staring at him already, Karan was talking about this handsome face.” he said gesturing at his own face.
As if snapped out of her daze she suddenly glared at Karan, “You don't have a handsome face.”
“And he does ? ”
“What ? No, his face is uglier than yours.”
“Hey hey, you can't say such things about your future partner!”
“My what now?”
“ WHAT?”, Viraaj's first words since what seemed like forever were of pure shock.
“Glad to hear you speak again. He hasn't spoken much since we left school. He only gave me his address.”
“Wait, I don't care about his dumb mouth and words. What did you mean by my partner?”
“Oh that, my parents are coming back today. I have already asked them to cancel all their official tours for this year. So I'll not be walking with you.”
“What does that have to do with this guy?”
“You'll get to know when you get back home.”
“Wait, wait, wait, I thought we weren't going to go with her.”
“Yes, we are not, you are. My home is right here. You both are going in the same  direction. If you would have given me your address sooner, I might have taken my chances of letting her tag along.”
“I don't tag along with anybody.”
“That's your house? That's a freaking mansion, woaahhh!”
“Yes, that is my house, my parents house, technically ”
“You are rich!”
“My parents are.”
“Well, all of that money will come to you eventually, so I mean..”
“Woah, it sounds like you want to loot me and that's not the conversation here, focus!" "What does walking home have to do with this guy over here?”
“Well, this guy over here is your new walking partner.”
“Walking partner? That's not a thing and even if it is, I don't need one!”
“You do and if you still want to fight about walking home alone, help out this guy over here."
“I have a name you know.”
“Oh, sorry Mr. Sun, not really interested in your name right now. You're interrupting our conversation. So zip it.”
“Seriously? You have no regards for your new walking partner? You've steeped lower Luna.”
“He is no partner of mine, besides I have practice after school on most days, I'll be late.”
“Well, he has practice too!”
“ Really? You're a runner too?”
“I have cricket practice.”
“Oh, cricket, that means we have the same schedule for practice.”
“Yes, that's exactly why your best friend Karan thinks that he's the best partner for you."
“ Shut up! I'm only going to help him find his way today, he can walk alone every other day."
“Oh wait, Karan will come along today.”
“That's good. You both can walk right behind me. I'm going ahead, bye!”
They walked for what seemed like a long time in comparison to Karan, because he was definitely tired.
“How far is it? Karan is tired!”
“It has literally been 5 minutes Karan. You really need to exercise sometimes, I'm taking you for a run starting tomorrow.”
“No, no, Karan is not meant for that. Karan is special and must be protected!”
“You know sometimes I really have this urge to bang your head against a wall, but then I stop myself because of your rich parents, they might end up giving me some money in the future for having tolerated you.”
“You'll not get anything from them. They love to keep their money to themselves.”
“Then get ready to die!”
“Wha- No! I'll ask them to pay you, okay ? Can you stop thinking about killing me?”
“I'll have to pass on that, it's very difficult to not think about that. Anyway, why are you following me? Shouldn't you be dropping of Mr. Sun?”
“His address led me here.”
“Yeah, well, this is my apartment complex, look over there - Apex Zintih. Bye bye”
“Well, this is his complex aswell!”
“You live here? ”
“Yes. 7th floor, door no.708.” Luna, at first was shocked, but then she realised something.
“ Wha-, 708?”
“Karan walked all the way up here just to see that expression. Now Karan shall return."
“You knew all along and you didn't tell me?”
“What part of "Karan wanted to see that expression" did you not understand?”
“What is all this about? I'm confused.” Well, Viraaj was obviously confused.
“How long have you been living here for Mr. Sun?”
“We moved in pretty recently, last week. I think it was the day of the eclipse.”
“WOW! Karan must be a psychic. This was meant to happen!”
“Shut up Karan!" Luna snapped. "Anyway, so, do you not come out of your house much?” she said turning swiftly towards Viraaj.
“No, I was outside, moving boxes on that day, but after that I spent most of my time helping unpack.”
Luna had a flashback vison of the day of the eclipse, when she walked past him, he was carrying a bunch of boxes and one of them fell from his hand when Luna crashed into him. She picked the box up, apologised, handed it to him and walked away.
“That's why you looked so familiar.” She whispered under her breath.
“Karan heard that.” Karan had already closed in nearer to her, close enough to be able to hear anything she said underneath her breath.
“Weren't you going home?"
“Hmph, you never let me enjoy a good drama. Fine, I'm going.”
Karan was slowly walking away when he heard the two "future walking partners" converse.
“So Viraaj, I live on the same floor as you, door no.705.”
“Really? Wow, why didn't I see you before then?”
“Exactly what I was thinking! Anyway, let's go up now."
“Yeah, let's go!”
“Hey, Viraaj, let's walk hone together everyday?”
“Okay”
The mighty Karan who wasn't very afar heard the whole conversation and then he walked away, feeling as majestic as ever.
Sometimes, I feel jealous that I wasn't  present there instead of Karan. I would have had done a way better job than him.
This ship could have had sailed already, but under Karan's care, they were still building it.

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