You Belong With Me | Completed

Chapter-52 A Confidante?

The gang made their way to the infinity mall right after having lunch at Sahil's. The place was well decorated for Christmas and New year. As soon as Tapasya entered the mall, she grabbed Ruhaan by his arm and rushed to the 3rd floor of the mall. The rest looked at each other with confusing looks on their faces.

Adi:(shrugging) It's Tappu, guys. She goes nuts when it comes for shopping.

The rest chuckled. Shanu tugged at Sahil's arm.

Sahil: What do you want, love?

Mitali: Ugh! Don't do that!

Shanu,in an attempt to annoy Mitali more, said,

Shanu:(sugary sweet voice) I want a red lehanga. Would you buy me one, sweetie pie?

Mitali: Okay, seriously, you are making me sick!

The others laughed. Adi turned to Mitali and said,

Adi: Would you like to buy one too, cutie pie....

Mitali: NO.

The gang chuckled even more.

Anu: Vaise Shanu Tujhe red lehanga hi Kyu chahiye? I mean, kahi Sahil k sath vahi Shaadi karne ka irada to nahi hai?

Shanu's cheeks flushed and Sahil awkwardly scratched the back of his head.

Shanu: Chup kar, Anu. Kuch bhi bolti rehti hai.

Mitali: Aye haye! Kisike chehre ka nikhar to dekho!

Shanu:(blushing more) Stop it!

Daksh: Acha chal...ab isse pehle ki Shanu ka tamatar sa muh aur lal ho jaye, hum bhi upar chalte hai. Shopping karni hai ki nahi?

The others nodded in agreement and walked ahead.

Ananya was mostly quiet the whole time. Something was bothering her but she didn't know how to put it. You know how sometimes you have a weird feeling that something bad is about to happen. That was exactly what she was experiencing. But she didn't want to tell her friends about this. They were so happy and she didn't really want to spoil the atmosphere.

She was distracted by the sudden murmur beside her. Two girls, probably high schoolers, were standing next to her and discussing something. She didn't want to eavesdrop but she caught some parts of their conversation.

Girl 1: She seemed to be a long experienced one. I swear to God if what she said becomes true, then Arjun will be mine by the end of this week.

Girl 2: Come on, Aisha! Don't be silly. Tarot readings are almost never true! And anyways, Arjun is a hard target, even for your standards.

But Ananya didn't pay head to whether or not the girl was worthy enough for this Arjun guy. The point was that there was a tarot card reader somewhere in the mall and she had to meet with her.

She quickly excused herself from the others and went out to look for the tarot card reader.

It wasn't much of a hunt. The counter was at the end of all the shops. It was beautiful decorated booth , enclosed with curtains on both sides. Ananya took a quick look around to see if anyone was there, but then finding no one, she stepped inside.

The inside of the booth was decorated even more. A lady sat on a chair opposite to the empty chair in front of Ananya. She looked at the lady dubiously. She had envious long black hair and  her hazel eyes lingered on her. She smirked and indicated to the seat in front of Ananya. Ananya gulped and sat down. She took a deep breath. The lady placed some cards on the table.

Lady: I could say by the look on your face that you desperately need a reading.

Anu: ( trying to act indifferent) Me? No,um.... absolutely no...