Chapter 11

          Three days passed by quickly. My days were filled with working and avoiding Angad, which was hard since he showed up everywhere I looked. I wasn't social much, and I just went to my shift and back to the dorm. Things with Prithvi were as good as they could get. Phone calls at night and in the morning and daily emails telling me he missed me. What else could I ask for?

          Today was Wednesday, or in Alliyah world- Hump day. I knew she would do anything to drag me with her to Angad's party tonight- and the problem was, I didn't know what to say or do to stop her. She came by the gift shop the minute my shift ended.

          "Kripa! Dude, get, like, ready quick!" she said. I groaned inside. I was dreading this all day. It wasn't that I didn't like parties- I was a total party chick; but I wanted to avoid Angad and going to a party at his house wouldn't be avoiding Angad.

          "But Alliyah…." I started.

          "Nooo! No buts, ifs, or like, whatever else you're gonna say. You're coming and that's that!"

          "Fine" I said. I would be as quiet as possible and not participate much. Then she wouldn't invite me ever again!

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          And so far I was successful. I had entered the party with Alliyah and had been surrounded by people. Alliyah, being the perfect roommate she was, had introduced me to practically every single person at the party. I had been polite but not friendly, which had caused everyone to soon move on to other people.

          Angad, quite surprisingly, hadn't come up to me yet. He had waved to both me and Alliyah when we entered the house, but he hadn't actually come to us and said hi. I was a bit disappointed but then I quickly I got over it- after all, I was avoiding him….right?

          "Let's grab something to eat ok?" Alliyah said while I was thinking. I nodded and stood up. Food was always welcome with me- unlike Mishti, I always had a very lean and flat body. No matter what I ate, I didn't gain any weight at all. Every girl told me I was lucky, but I always wanted that full, curvy body and so I ate as much as I could. So far, it was futile.

          "So what's wrong?" Alliyah asked when we sat down with our food on the porch. It was a nice but chilly night and the stars sparkled and gleamed in the sky.

          I took a deep breath, breathing in the fresh smell of the salty sea. "Nothings wrong." I said smiling. And it was true. Now that I was outside, alone, or well, alone with Alliyah, everything was ok. I forgot my problems and my relationships. Alliyah sensed my need to chill alone and stood up.

          "Ok. Im gonna go inside and talk to people ok? I think I saw Josh come to the party too."

          "K have fun." I said. She smiled and left. I don't know how long I sat there eating and thinking, but soon the air started getting chilly. I placed my empty plate down on the ground and pulled my legs up on the loveseat. I wrapped my arms around my bare arms and shivered. I knew I would catch a cold, but I didn't want to get up.

          Out of nowhere, someone wrapped a gray sweatshirt around me. It smelled like Angad. I looked up and saw him sitting next to me on the loveseat.

          "You know, I always come ands sit here when the weather's nice. The main reason that I decided to stay here was 'cuz of the beach."

          I smiled. I totally understood. At that moment, my guard was down and I was feeling good that he was finally talking to me…and he seemed to be sharing his intimate thoughts with me. 

          "Hmm. I wish I could live near a beach but Texas is so dry. I love the smell of the salty water and the sounds of the waves lapping the rocks and shore." I said.

          He looked at me for a long time, just staring. I looked back to, transfixed on his brown eyes. Slowly, both our heads started to draw near each other and then we were kissing.

          We didn't need to think about the kiss at all. It was all natural. The way his lips moved, the way my lips moved. The way our mouths seemed to be one. At that time, there was no Prithvi. No Alliyah. No worrying about the future. It was just Angad and Kripa. Together.

That's all! Sorry for not continuing in a while. I started two new ffs – Devil wears Armani and If I Told You I Love You….. Check those out! Comments! I need at least 8 for me to continue- I don't think tat ppl are reading this ff. If that is the case, I won't cont. this ff.

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