Yours forever

~5~

'Hey stranger!'Aradhya smacked Aryan hard on the shoulder,'You still having some problems.'

It was two days after Aradhya had returned & they were sitting on a bench in a park enjoying the evening breeze.

Aryan focused on nibbling the sandwich he was holding & pretended to ignore her.

'Are you ignoring me dude?'She smacked him harder this time.

Still no answer from Aryan.

'Hmm let me think...having ex problems?'She curiously looked towards him licking her own ice cream.

No answer.

'Stomach problem?'

'Heart problem?'

'Brain problem?'

'Constipation?'

'Diarrhoea?'

'Headache?'

'Seriously do foot ki dinosaur!,'Aryan acted exhausted,'You are talking like you have fallen here straight out of an hospital.'

'Huh!'A victorious smile appeared in her face,'So easily annoyed.You should see with whom you are messing with Mr Aryan,'She pretended to raise her invisible collar.

'Really!Don't test my patience now,'Aryan gave a half curved smile,'I know exactly how to irritate you utmostly.'

'You do?'She mumbled with the ice cream in her mouth & appeared to be thoughtful,'Show me!I'm challenging you right at this moment!'She concluded with a rising voice as if she's giving orders.

Aryan didn't wait for another second & instantly tickled her at the abdomen.

This unexpected action threw Aradhya a bit off guard,as she grabbed the bench to avoid tripping off,at the same time laughing uncontrollably.

But Aryan didn't stop & continued to tickle.

'STOPPP!...Ahahah...haahaha...haaaahahaah..hah,'She was almost rolling down on the ground laughing,'I swear I'm gonna kill you right now if you don't stop right at this minute!'

'Try me,if you can,'He winked off.

'You slay dog!'She screamed out laughing.

Unable to take it anymore,she smashed the ice cream in her hand straight into the tip of his nose.

'What the...,'He violently threw the ice cream from his face,'Are you freaking crazy?Wait!I won't spare you now.'

In a twirl of moment,he twisted her hand a bit intending to throw her into the ground;instead he went on falling on top of her,as Aradhya had pulled him away with her.

They fell straight to the ground with the ice cream spreading all over his face & into Aradhya's dress all the way from her neck to the shoulder.

The instant he looked up,his eyes interlocked with a pair of twinkling eyes staring back at him having a mixture of shock and...maybe something else too.He was unable to interpret it,as they quickly moved away as soon as he looked up.

He loosened up a bit & stood up slowly,giving her the space to hold up.

She seemed deadly silent all of a sudden,while tidying herself up.

In his mind,Aryan prayed that Aradhya was also going through the same emotions as him.