A PRETENSE...

Chapter 11

*Abhilash Pov*

After parking my vehicle, I walked towards her as she is waiting for me while holding both our bags. However, Vikesh reached her first while showing something to her.

"What is that?" I asked placing my hand over her shoulder while he stared at me before glancing at the hand.

"My Dad bought a bike for me yesterday night. I am showing her the keys." He replied waving the keys with a smile.

"Shouldn't you be showing the vehicle?" Mihi asked frowning at him.

"That! My Dad took it to his workplace and said I can use it after getting my license." He replied scratching his neck.

"This is a duplicate key?" I asked and he gave a nod sighing.

"Actually, even I want to get my license. I have to learn how to drive also." Mihi commented frowning.

"This weekend I am going to write the exam and you can join me. You will have a few months until driving test right and I will even teach you." Vikesh assured her while I frowned at him.

"Yes! I will feel relief if someone will be there to help me. But... do you know how to drive?" she asked frowning at the end and I chuckled at her distrust expression even when he nodded at her question.

"I was just being lazy until now thinking my Dad is not going to buy one anytime soon. I even taught Kalyan." He said pointing at Kalyan who just drove towards the parking lot on his vehicle.

"Fine! Let's finish the exam first." She said nodding at him after looking at Kalyan's driving.

I stood there in silence as we waited for Kalyan to join us and his first question after walking near is, "You guys patched up?"

"Can't you see with the way they are standing?" Vikesh asked rolling his eyes.

"Who apologized first?" Kalyan asked glancing at my hand on her shoulder.

"Of course I apologized first. Do you think he will ever do that?" she asked scoffing while the others chuckled.

"Excuse me! I was the one who visited your room to apologize first. You didn't let me talk." I stated feeling offended with her statement.

"So? It doesn't change the fact that I apologized." She mumbled pushing my hand away from her shoulder before passing my bag with a force and just walked away after waving her hand at the others.

I frowned at her back but didn't say anything while these two continued to laugh even when we reached the classroom and I completely ignored them.

I realized my friends are nothing but gossipers as they just went along to explain Rakesh and Rekha that we both patched up and again fought.

"I think you all should start paying me for providing entertainment for you guys." I mumbled frowning at them but they didn't even react to that.

The whole day passed normally and she even took the ride with me while being angry at me. I shook my head and stopped the vehicle inside my house compound.

"Are you going to be angry like this even tomorrow?" I asked when she got down and she frowned hearing that question.

"Angry? I am not angry." She replied frowning while I gave her a confused look.

"About the morning's matter? I forgot it long back. I was just thinking about something else. My Dad was behind me all this time to teach me how to drive but I was escaping all this time. Now, he will feel sad if I learn it from someone else, right?" she asked sighing.