WHO AM I

Chapter-3

Aram's POV

"Aram.......". John called, at last settling their arguments. As I was turning my eyes from the table of red tee to John, the girl just glanced towards us and her eyes met with mine for a millisecond.

Aaahh... And now I remember her. She is the same girl with that mesmerizing chocolate brown eyes who had helped me out the other day. But why is she here?? And I hadn't seen her even for once, all these days.

"Aram......". John waved his hand in front of my face this time, as I was busy thinking and staring at his face.

"Yeah". This time I paid attention to him.

"The girl, I bumped.....". He started.

"Yeah. Where is she?". Kat asked for me. All of a sudden it felt like she is interested in this case.

"Don't look at once. Okay?". He said in a whisper for which we nodded our heads as obedient children.

"Next to our table. That red tee". He whispered again.

I didn't bother to look over since I already saw her.
"Why aren't you looking?" He asked in a mock sadness. And I ignored him.

"By any chance, do you already know her?". He asked, one eyebrow raised. Huh?? What is with this guy?? Can't I just not look without any reason??

"Nope". I shrugged and waved it off. But who am i kidding ?? He just kept looking at me like that, like trying to find something within me.

Oh god.... I could've just looked. Now I have no way. So, I gave up.

"Don't give me that look, dude. I personally don't know her". He kept silent for me to continue.

"She is that 'helped and vanished' one from the other day." I said reluctantly.

"Oh... So, you already know her?". What?? Is he smiling?? But, why??

"What?". I mouthed my doubt to him.

"Sorry dude. If I'd known that you already know her....". He started.

"What?? Don't tell me that you...".

"Yeah... I built that up". He said with a wide grin.

Oh my god.... After all, what was I expecting from him?? John and his stupidity has no limits.
And this one was his usual play to draw my attention to girls. He would build up some stories to make me interested in them but unfortunately for him and fortunately for me, within a short time span he would open up to me like today.
He would say that I too should seek my true love, but that doesn't mean he has one. Anyhow he would often say that he is seeking his true love everywhere around and I too should join him.
As I am just me and not him, I think all of this just  as a load of bullshit. And most importantly, my that 'first and last' one was his idea and now all I do about it is only regret, even for considering that shit.

Suddenly someone cleared their throat and we, I and John looked simultaneously at Kat only to notice that she was silent all this while from when she saw that girl, and for some strange reason we felt that she was out of the world, deep in her thoughts. And as if waking up from her dream she uttered something.

"What?". I and John echoed together thinking that we misheard her.

"I think I should go to her". Now she made it clear and we clearly don't misheard her.

"Hey... I was simply...". John started to explain but was cut off by her.

"I already somewhat guessed it from the start, and FYI, I too was playing along with you. Just know that I'm a good personality reader. Okay??". She said while getting up from her seat.

"Ohh... That was a new piece of information. BTW,  then why should you go to her?". I asked and John nodded agreeing with me. But instead of answering, she just winked at that and uttered something like " Because I think -------------------- her". And moved towards her table.

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