That Kind Of Love

Part 25

KHUSHI GUPTA

"Hey." Jai sat down on my bed and looked at me with a huge smile on his face, I tried to smile back and then looked away. I hated the encounter with Arnav, because now it had taken me back where I had started from.

"You want to go somewhere tonight?" He asked.

"I am not in the moods." I shrugged as I stood up and walked away from him, I was really try, but this just felt so uncomfortable, acting like everything was okay.

When Arnav told me very clearly that he dint want me in his life, I made my decision, I decided to ignore his existence and pretend like I dint know him, it did work a bit and then Jai was also around to help, he would take me places to keep my mind distracted and stuff and it was great, until last night, when I had to face Arnav.

Lying to him wasn't easy, but he needed to know what he had lost so I lied to him that I was with Jai but I really wasn't, and now I was wondering, if actually being with Jai would make moving on easy. Would it?

"Why are you doing so much for me? Trying to make me feel all better?"

"Because that's what friends do." He smiled, I smiled back, this time genuinely, as I walked towards him and threw my arms around him holding him into a tight hug. I wish there was a way I could just forget about Arnav, I hated feeling this way.

I had some clear their throat so I broke the hug and looked at the door, Aditi was standing there looking at us in shock.

"When did this happen?" She asked as she walked in.

"What?" I looked at her in confusion.

"You and Jai... I mean I still think he's not of your class but you looked cute together for a moment there." She laughed.

"There's nothing like that, we're just friends." I shrugged.

"There could be something if you want." Jai said, I looked at him with my eyes wide open. Seriously Jai, this is the time you chose to tell me what you feel?

"Aww he's interested. I mean of course you are Khushi Gupta, only an idiot wouldn't be interested." Aditi laughed, I gave her a look, she was basically a second version of me, and she would never want me to date a guy that wasn't of my class and right now she was supporting it, why?

"I know I don't fit in your criteria, especially because I am not of your class, but imagine, after I finish my studies and start working I would earn really good." Jai looked at me hopefully, he was the only person I had told about Arnav and everything that happened between us, so why was he even willing to put himself in between this mess?

"Can we talk about this later? Right now I need to talk to Aditi." I said to Jai, he nodded as he headed out leaving us alone.

"What the hell! Why are you doing this?" I asked her angrily.

"Because I don't know what's going on with you Khushi. It's been a while now, I've just been noticing how sad you seem, I know there's something bothering you and maybe you aren't telling me because we drifted apart. I just need you to be okay Khushi, even if it means dating that guy, he's been trying to make you happy, he puts a lot of effort for you, and if he's going to make you happy I don't mind it." She smiled.

I wish I could tell her, I really wanted to tell her, but after whatever that happened between Arnav and Saakshi, Aditi would never understand me, so I couldn't tell her.

"But I don't feel that way about him Aditi."

"I am sorry, I dint know. I just walked in and saw you two and I thought maybe there was something."