My Summer Love Story | ✔️

ch. 34 ✰ an eventful cruise day

I quickly shove the string of condoms back into my purse and snap it shut, taking deep heaving breaths. My cheeks flush red as I gruffly stuff a few strands of loose hair behind my ear. Did Neha really slip condoms into my purse? That sneaky little bitch!

A squeak comes out of my mouth as I hear the bathroom door open. "Are you settled in?" Akash asks, and I hear his footsteps getting louder as he stands by the window adjacent to my bed, cocking his head towards me.

"Um, yes!" I beam up at him, ramming my purse to my side. "What about you?"

"Oh, I definitely am," a smile creeps up on his lips. The sun rays ooze into the window, making his oceanic eyes look pale and ice-like as they shift onto me. "I was planning to take you on a tour around here, mainly getting us acquainted to this place."

"Okay," I nod my head. "When are we going to leave?"

"Well, right now we can just relax and chill because you're probably exhausted due to all of the boarding shit we just did," Akash shrugs. "So maybe an hour later?"

I ponder to myself for a moment, and sigh afterwards, smiling up at him keenly. "Sounds perfect to me."

Akash simply nods his head, happiness glinting in his eyes and walks off towards his bed, pushing his hands into his pockets. When he is finally out of my sight, I let out a sigh of relief as I lean back, letting my loose braid fall onto the white bedsheets. Whew, that was a close call.

I release the strappy heels from my feet and feel comfort and relief as they loosen from my toes. Then, I throw them to the far corner and hear a soft thud as they slam into the wall. Huffing to myself, I pull out my phone and see a few text messages from Neha, the condom-placer herself.

Neha Parikh: hey boo!! lmk when you arrived :)

Neha Parikh: Ali is calling me for COD again, so if I barely text back then you know what's up :/

Neha Parikh: also... lmk if you saw the surprise I placed in your purse ;)

I scowl at my phone as I abruptly text back:

Me: hey girl!! and yes, i did see the surprise in my purse... *insert annoyed expression*

I set my phone aside as I sit cross-legged on my bed, and I suddenly hear a ping come from my phone.

Neha Parikh: aww, why are you annoyed? In fact, you should be thanking me right now!

Me: and why would that be, hmm?

Neha Parikh: because I know how you and Akash are, bitch. Y'all literally cannot keep your hands off of each other, so ofc I had to come to the rescue and supply you with some baby destroyers, y'know, just in case you and him fornicated.

A snort comes out of me, which earns a confused look from Akash in my direction. "Are you okay?" He tilts his head towards me in question.

"Oh, y-yes, I am!" I reassuringly nod my head. Akash simply shrugs afterwards and goes back to doing his business. I let out a breath that I didn't even know that I was holding as I quickly text Neha back:

Me: we are NOT going to have sex or fornicate, considering your vocabularic terms! now i have to go... ttyl <3

I shut my phone off and set it aside, rubbing my hands on my forehead. Okay, I need to take a nice and warm shower to make me forget about the fact that Neha had stuffed condoms in my purse, and also the fact that she keeps persuading me that Akash and I are going to do the deed.