Completely Lovestruck

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Without letting Zoya say a single word Aditya walked out of the room silently, sparing a last glance her way and closing the door slowly behind him. Zoya let out a deep breath which she wasn't aware of that she had been holding from quite some time and placed her hands on her hips. She proceeded towards her desk again and took out the belongings she has kept on the bottom shelf and sat down. As she took a sip of her Coffee which had turned cold, Zoya couldn't help but think about what happened with Aditya. He had actually gotten the thugs who had been teasing her yesterday arrested within a day and made it a point to tell her, that too in private?

Why is Aditya behaving so nice all of a sudden? Then again, he also teased me talking about the kiss but finally I got to know that his intention wasn't to make fun of me when he kissed me last night but what about my selfish intentions? I was behaving pathetically when I kissed him back and it wasn't to save ourselves from anything but my hormones were messing up my mind terribly! God, what's wrong with me!

Zoya thought to herself disturbed about her own behaviour as she placed her head on the desk and groaned in frustration.

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As it was dinner time, Zoya walked downstairs to join the Hooda's. As she was aware of Aditya's presence, she decided to go down fifteen minutes passed eight, which is the usual dinner time in the household. As Zoya stepped towards the dining table, she was disappointed to see that her efforts had gone in vain as Maria aunty was just then placing a plate full of Garlic Bread on the table. Thankfully the chairs were placed back around the dining table after getting cleaned and she walked towards Anjana and pulled over the seat next to her.

Harshwardhan was on his usual seat while Anjana was sitting to his right and Aditya was sitting on the opposite side to his dad. He was already eating something off his plate and Zoya decided not to glance his way at all. As soon as Anjana spotted Zoya, she gave her a gleeful smile.

"Aao Zoya, take a seat. Abhi abhi naashta aaya hai, serve yourself.. hm?"

Zoya nodded with a tight lipped smile and started plating some Beans and roasted Vegetables on to her plate. She could feel as if Aditya is staring at her shamelessly but Zoya decided to ignore him and concentrate on her food only. Aditya meanwhile understood that Zoya hasn't gotten over with her little avoiding game with him and instead of eating the Garlic bread he had placed on his plate, he started biting a finger nail observing Zoya.

Why on earth is she still acting so odd? Alright, I'm the one who asked her to stay away from me and to not expect any help but I thought that things aren't that awkward between us anymore! I walked up to her room just few hours back and apologized to her for kissing her without her permission. Good thing she didn't hit me! Zoya is behaving rather stupid now. Aditya's mind processed as he shook his head silently.

"Aditya? Tum kis baat keliye apna sar hila rahe ho? Aur maine kitni baar kaha hai nail biting is not a good thing beta?"

Anjana's concerned voice alarmed Aditya and he instantly looked at her direction and took his hand down from his mouth.

"I'm.. sorry. I was.. ah.. Tensed with some college work. Aur kuch nahi..."

Aditya made up a quick excuse stuttering and started eating. Harshwardhan kept looking at Aditya attentively, finding his behaviour suspicious and that's when he received a call. He mumbled an excuse and answered the phone.

"Hello Sachin, hum sab kal party ke liye sabhi guests se pehele aayenge. Kya? Ye toh bohot achchi khabar hai! Ha, of course! Ye koi poochne waali baat hai? No problem Sachin. Waise bhi hum sab colleagues baad mein bhi mil sakte hai! Main Jawed aur Arijit ko inform kardunga. Nushara ko uncle ki taraf se all the best kehena! OK Sachin. See you... Good night!"