Part 8 Preview (Coming at the end of June):"W-we should go inside."
"Why?" Came his husky reply. "Don't you trust me?" He gently grazed his fingers of one hand down her arm, causing goosebumps to rapidly form. Khushi could feel herself losing the ability to breathe when he was this close to her.
"Not me⌠my mum." Arnav pulled back slightly and Khushi silently scolded herself for letting that slip.
"Why doesn't she trust me?" Khushi bit her lip as she realised what a mistake she had made by telling Arnav this. She sighed in defeat.
"She was worried⌠saying boys like you⌠have wrong intentions." She finally managed to speak, not knowing where her voice was coming from; it couldn't be her throat as the lump that had formed there refused to budge. Arnav tilted her chin up, his eyes darkening as he looked at her.
"And what if she was right?"