WHO AM I

Chapter-10

Aram's POV
 
What happened!! It is so rare that Kat take her attention from the food.

"What?". She sounded shocked.

"What 'what'? ". John copied her.

"What's your name again?". She turned her attention towards Endua whatever. Is that even a name??

"Andrea Anderson". She said after chewing down  everything down her throat.

Oh!! So I misheard... Now it is not that much of a new name... But wait, why does it sound familiar?? Aah... Then it hit me hard.

I looked at Kat. I saw her facial expression changing from shock to confusion and then it relaxed a little bit.

"Hey... Don't joke around. At least not with that name". She said, clearly not liking the way she used her friend's name.
"I asked your name not the ones that I mistaken you for". She added.

"Okay... Then.... My.... Name..... Is.... ANDREA ANDERSON. Is that clear now?". She said stressing the name.

"I live in the 7th of clengston block which is a walkaway distance from the college. My parents were Mr. And Mrs.Anderson. And I, Andrea Anderson was there only child. Again, is that clear??". She blurted out.

Shock started to crawl on to Kat's face. We all were bewildered.

"You are saying you're my friend?". She asked slowly, not believing what she had just asked.

"I don't know". She said her head hung low.

"Wow!! This is so great....". Kat said raising her hand in the air. And continued:
"You say you're Andrea and you don't remember me? Okay... Then again okay let's put all my questions to hell but one. Then why didn't you say you were Andrea the other day?". She finished.

"Because you didn't ask. You didn't ask for my name. I said I have information, but you denied". I saw pain evident in her crystal clear eyes. I've met so ridiculous girls before. But something in her eyes clearly called out she wasn't lying.

"Okay... You say you're Andrea and considering you look exactly like her...... No,I might've fallen for your trap. But no, I won't. Because whatever you say, I don't think my An would go not recognising me". She said, changing her mood from confusion to determination.

"Okay, then.... I surrender. You say you know her better. So please can you tell what does this means?". She said trying to take out something from her pocket.

So, all along this was only a show? A show to get information on something or someone??. Ohh!! And I thought her to be different from others.... Huh??

"Can you please tell me what, where and whom does that note indicate?". She pleaded showing a notepad to Kat. "At least any clue?". I saw hope flickering in her eyes.

Kat took it from her and examined it. I think she was trying to remember anything by looking at it's cover. Unfortunately, she got no trace of remembrance. Looking close, there was traces of blood stains here & there on it which had dried over days or months or maybe even years....

She opened the little notepad and her eyes moved over the lines, all the same while the girl looking at her expectantly.

Suddenly, the notepad fell from her hand and there stood a shocked Kat.

John took it from the ground and we too studied it. What there written in a great penmanship was:
"Ouhh... I am so sad today. I will have to miss out on all the fun.......".
"Aahh... But I need to go there... They are now like a family...And it's been a while now...".
"No... I can't show that I'm feeling bad about missing out the party... I'll have to do something.. Otherwise that dumbass friend of mine will also feel bad......"
"Aahh... At last I've found a way. Just to show her that I'm okay I just pulled a prank on her. Like always she caught from the start and re-pranked me. And say? Who am I ? Can I give in that easily? So I pulled another on her. I decided to just to run away from there. She for sure thought there is something. She came running after me. When I reached out, my father was impatiently honking for me to just get in the car. So to scare the shit out of her I wrote "Goodbye friend, I will miss you" in a paper and threw it out through the window of the car as it was passing before her. I saw her taking that note and reading it. And my heart cringed at the sight of her tear filled eyes. I wanted to call right away but she might not hear it as she is still outside. So here I am writing this giving her time to reach her room so that I can get her at the first ring. Oh!! My phone has been buzzing from my pocket for some time now. I had forgotten that I had put it in silent. Ohh and I think the phone had rang a lot while I'm writing this. It might be her. I think I should take it in the next ring".

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