Half Truths

03

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She has mastered the art of stoicism. I wasn't even a novice in it.

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Parth's POV

"I want my husband to get an impression that I am cheating on him," she said nonchalantly.

And out of everything she could have said this was not something I was expecting at all.

An evil laugh escaped my lips after her honest confession. And as if she could read what's going on in my mind she affirmed me, "Its not what you are thinking Parth."

I looked into her eyes as I asked,"Oh really! And what exactly am I thinking?"

-" That I am using you," she stated with an emotion void face.
-"And you're not?"

Anger laced in her voice as she shook her head showing her irritation before looking into my eyes,"for fuck's sake Parth stop this negativity. Yes, I am not using you but asking for a little help. Can you help me?"

-"What does this help really includes?"

-"I am not actually cheating on him with you if that's anyway what you are thinking. My guards will notice you with me and inform Prince. He might come over anytime of the night and you just have to pretend we...we... something happened between us."

Shruti was stuttering. That's a first. Either this is really serious or she is really shy.

God I wish I could face read like her.

-" Something happened? That we slept together? Be precise S."

-" No, if you aren't comfortable. Cheating is not always physical."

I want to help her. But somehow I couldn't bring myself to convince to accept this.

"You know one thing I hate the most is -false emotions."

She glared me after I said that understanding my way of rejecting her proposal. But what I couldn't understand was why does she want me to do this?

"FINE. I don't know why the hell are you innecassarily making this huge but fine. I am going. Goodbye."

She straightened herself as she left the support of the wall and started moving.

Goodbye. Did she just say goodbye? So she is never meeting me again?

The last phone call I had with Monica, she said the exact same word to me before she....

"WAIT. STOP," I shouted making her halt in her tracks. She turned to look at me as I paced forward to meet her.

"I... I am ready to help you," I said breathlessly.

-"And why this sudden change of thoughts?"

Because you said goodbye.

-" I don't know."

Shruti sighed as she again looked forward.
"How far is your house? Can we change your clothes?" She inquired.

-"Why? Does my clothes bother your reputation?"

-"Stop it Parth. I don't wanna fight. Just say yes or no."

-"3kms"

-"What?"

-"My house... from here."

-" Okay. A...I am calling a cab, type in your house's location. We can walk till there." She opened her uber app on her phone and handed it to me as I typed my address and gave it back to her brushing my fingers with hers.