Love or Revenge

Chapter 17

Aditya came out from his shower and changed to his night dress before falling into his bed. He threw his phone from the bed to his night table. After a while, his phone beeped but he ignored it.

He was thinking about Zoya and how she walked out of that cafeteria. It was disturbing him and he couldn't control the anguish that raising inside him. He felt that he should try to convince her once again. He sat up straight on his bed and took his phone to text her.

Just then he noticed two messages from her, first one reads, "Hi... I have decided to give you a chance to explain yourself and will meet you at Marine Drive at 6.00pm" and the second reads, "Okay... Hope you'll be there on time... Let's talk..." He looked at the time it was already 5.15pm. He just got 45 minutes to get ready and to reach Marine Drive on time.

"Shit!" He cursed and hurried to get ready. He pulled a Jeans, navy blue shirt and on top he wore another dark blue shirt and a blazer. He hurried down the stairs and to his car. Before anyone could think he was on the road towards Marine Drive.

Arjun, who was following him, called Grace. "Hey... He just left, our plan worked. Is Zoya leaving or already left?" he asked when she answered. "Yeah... She is getting ready... You know she has changed thrice already... I have never seen her, this anxious or confused..." Grace whispered. "Good... Let me know when she leaves the house" Arjun said.

"Arjun... Why do I feel like that we're setting them up for some kind of date?" she asked in whisper. "Definitely, we're setting them up, not for date but for them to clear their misunderstanding", he said. "Well... Let's keep our fingers crossed..." Grace said and disconnected the call.

After Zoya left, Grace dropped a message to Arjun.

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Zoya reached Marine Drive exactly at 6.00 pm and she stood there clueless looking all over as Aditya didn't mention where to meet him at Marine Drive. Aditya has reached Marine Drive five minutes before 6.00 pm after parking his car. He looked around for Zoya as he didn't know where to meet her.

He thought it would be better to call her and ask where she was. He pulled out his phone and dialed to her. Zoya immediately answered the call when she saw Aditya's name in the display, "Hi..." Aditya said. "Hi..." and Zoya said. "Ummm... Uhh... Where are you?" Aditya asked. "I'm right in the middle near an ice cream parlor", she said. "Well... I'm even almost in the middle... But I don't see any ice cream parlor here..." he looked around for the ice cream parlor, "Just be on the line... I'm looking..." he said and rigorously searched.

Finally, he found one and next to it he saw Zoya in Denim Jeans and Maroon short kurta, boat neck and laced around neck and sleeves. He walked towards her and he was looking just her. "Where are you, Aditya?" Zoya asked while he can see the irritation too. "I'm just on my way... Just look straight..." he said. Zoya looked straight but she couldn't find him.

When he almost near her, Zoya looked at him and waved at him. He waved back and disconnected the call. "Hi..." He said when he arrived to the spot. Zoya nodded and said, "I didn't expect you, to be in this... attire..." Aditya smiled and asked, "Then what did you thought, I would be wearing my suit everywhere".

"No... Definitely not like that... It's just that... I expect you in that attire... that's all..." she said uneasily. "Okay... Can we sit here or can we go to any restaurant nearby?" He asked. Zoya said, "Let's sit here... I just love this place always..." Aditya nodded. "Do you want ice cream, I'm going to buy for me?" she asked and Aditya nodded again. She ordered mango flavor for her and asked, "What flavor you want?" Aditya hesitated then whispered, "Will they have tutti frutti?"