PART 11 : THE "UN"FRIENDS
"I'm bored...""So am I Samrat, but what do we do?" They were whispering to each other in the middle of class, while their teacher was trying to explain to them the intricacies of archaic english..She suddenly felt a nudge, and looked up from her book to see him motion towards his notebook, indicating her to read what was written..
"Bored? Don't you worry..Samrat your personal entertainment is available, only for you!!
To know more, just give your hand into his.."
"Are you insane Samrat?? I have a boyfriend... Remember Rana?" "Offo Gunjan..!! Don't spoil my day by taking that manhoos's name in front of me.. Come on, hold my hand!" And he looked at her so expectantly with that puppy dog look, that her heart almost relented.. ALMOST.. "Cut the crap Samrat! I dont have time for your nonsense! "He tried a few more times, just to get replies that were each more curt than the other... He finally gave up, and looking at his heartbroken expression, Gunjan cursed herself a thousand times in her mind, but couldnt help it..She was between the devil and the deep sea.. Class continued, and Samrat bareky even acknowledged her presence till he dropped her off, and much to her chagrin, flirted with ehr cousin who also studied in the same class, the whole time.. That day, not even a big boquet of red roses from Rana could cheer her up..She snapped at everyone and anyone, and fell asleep only to have disturbing dreams of those dimpled cheeks and brown eyes intensely gazing at her...and then turning back on her and walking away, towards her cousin..
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"Mumma Im getting late..!! Samrat will be here any moment to pick me up!! " They were all going to Annie's place for lunch and just to hang out, and because Samrat lived 5 minutes away, it was but nautral that he would pick her up.. "Arre Gunjan beta, you go have a bath, he will come late..Has he ever been on time?" Laughing along with her mother, Gunjan went in to have a shower..
She stepped out of her bathroom, only a towel wrapped around her and hair dripping wet.. She walked into her room, assuming her room door was closed.Buut much to her horror, she found herself looking out through the open..yes! open door of her room into the living room, and at the intense chocolate eyes she knew only too well.. "Oh my god! Samrat!" she gasped..And running to her room door, she shut it quickly, holding the towel tightly around her, face flaming red..
He had just climbed up her stairs and entered her living room, and his eyes were inadvertantly drawn to the open door of her room..He missed his best friend, and the love of his life.. Ever since Rana had come into her life, it had always been Rana this and Rana that... She never shut up about him, and made him want to clamp her mouth shut whenever she talked about that jerk.. Thinking of ways to shut her up, he looked into her room, only to freeze.His breath hitched in his throat..Coming out of the bathroom was Gunjan, wrapped in only towel which barely reached mid-thigh, her neck and shoulders bare..Wisps of steam from the boiling hot water she had just had a shower in were floating around her..She looked ethereal...Her hair was dripping wet, and the water droplets ran down her face, ears and neck, making him want to run to her and gather those droplets on his fingers..Her lips, scrubbed pink, made him think incoherent thoughts which somewhere included shutting her up in a way other than clamping her mouth shut with his hand.. Her tiny button nose that he had always loved, shone brightly, reminding him why he had named her his "Little Rudolf" in his mind..
Before he lost his senses or did something which was not in control of himself, he mentally slapped himself.."Dude! Stop thinking about her that way..! She is another guy's girlfriend!" As he tried to rein his thoughts in, the flaming red colour that spread instantly across her face when she saw him made matters more difficult.. He groaned inwardly..That girl sure as hell had no idea of what she was doing to him... Thankfully before any more damage could be done, she ran to the door and shut it, relieving him... He let out a breath he hadnt realised he was holding..
A few minutes later, she walked out,wearing a white kurta and jeans..Damn! She didnt know how much he loved that colour on her, a perfect contrast to the flaming red that spread across her face when she blushed..
She walked bravely to the living room, trying hard to avoid his gaze.. "Shall we leave?" she asked, but she may as well have been talking to the ground..It suddenly seemed to have become a much better company than Samrat! "Yeah.." Trying to drown out the effect his husky voice was having on her senses, she walked with him to the car..Sneaking a quick look at him while he got inside, she couldnt help but notice that for the first time in his life, Smarat Shergill was actually blushing..
They sat at two ends of the seat, looking out of their respective windows for the whole of the 45 minute journey...They had never been so quiet around each other before..Time had never seemed so agonizingly slow....
Okay folks! here goes part 11..!! tellme how u like it!
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