Pranbir Short Story Collection

Jealousy

[Hi friends, this story is my Rakshabandhan gift to my sweet little sister Shree aka candy54789. Hope u like it Shree. And Hope all my readers like it too.]

Ranbir was walking along the corridor of the college building with Aryan. Some students were loitering in the corridor while some others were huddled in a group, engrossed in gossip.

"Ranbir, how will you react if you see Prachi talking and laughing and being very friendly with some other guy? I mean will you be jealous or will you be cool with it?" Aryan smirked.

"Obviously I will be all cool with it. Ranbir Kohli and jealous? No chance." Ranbir stared back at Aryan smugly.

"Are you quite sure about that?" Aryan raised one brow.

"Totally" Ranbir smirked

"Then it's okay, I guess." Aryan sighed in apparent relief.

"What is okay?" Ranbir stared at Aryan suspiciously.

"I have seen Prachi chatting and laughing with Mayank a few minutes earlier. They looked very.... umm.... Friendly. That's why I was a bit worried about your reaction. But now that you have assured me that you are cool with it, I feel so relieved." Aryan acted all innocent, trying really hard to hide the laughter bubbling inside him seeing the rapidly reddening face of his best friend.

"Where did you see them?" Ranbir glared at Aryan

"Near the library. Hey! Where are you going?" Aryan stared at the back of his friend who was rapidly engulfed by a throng of students and broke into fits of laughter.

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On reaching the entrance to the library, Ranbir looked around for any traces of Prachi but failed to find her in the vicinity.

Knowing her, he just knew that she must have gone inside the library. Therefore, he trotted in as well, a very rare occurrence for the Ranbir Kohli.

Ignoring the surprised glances he was receiving from both the librarian as well as the students as soon as he entered the library, Ranbir looked around in search of a particular face.

Soon he located her but instead of filling him with the usual feeling of happiness, the sight that greeted him just stoked his annoyance even more.

Prachi was sitting on a table in the furthest corner of the room but she was not alone. She was chatting with a guy in a hushed voice and was even smiling at him.

Along with a strong annoyance, Ranbir felt a pain too as he saw her with someone else. He knew he was being illogical but love and jealousy knew no logic.

Ranbir strode over to them. As he approached the desk, Prachi looked up and immediately her lips curved into a sweet smile. She opened her mouth to greet him but was cut off by an angry Ranbir.

"What are you doing here?" Ranbir demanded angrily while ignoring the very existence of the guy beside her.

"What do people do in the library, Ranbir? Study off course." Prachi rolled her eyes, surprised at his weird behaviour.

"As far as I have seen you have been too busy chatting away to study." Ranbir's voice raised a few decibels in anger.

Several heads turned towards them and the librarian glared at him. Embarrassed, Prachi mouthed an apology. The librarian turned back to the book in his hands again.

"Quit shouting. In case you haven't noticed we are in the library." Prachi hissed furiously as she glared at Ranbir.

" I have noticed alright. And I have also noticed that you are being a little too friendly with this creep." Ranbir jerked his head towards Mayank who frowned at the insult.