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Chapter 7
He held his hand in front of me. "Come on. Lets go back." I stared at it for a moment and then nodded my head. "I cant Angad. I might be helpless but I still have my self respect. I wont go back to a place where no one respects me" I turned around and faced the other way because I couldnt face his hurt expression.
"Kripa..what if I promise that no one would ever...ever...say anything to you. what then?" I turned around to look at him again. "and how are you gonna do that?"
He smirked, giving me the oddest feeling in my life. "Babes..you dont know angad khanna. I can make anyone do whatever I want. Whatever..." He walked closer to me and looked into my eyes, making my heart beat faster. "..and Ms. Kripa...remember that YOU are one of em. now I know that you are hurt and miserable but you, my dear, will come back with me. right?" I nodded my head with a yes, completely intimidated by the way he was looking at me.
Angad parked his motorcycle in front of the house and waited for me to get off. After he secured it, he started to walk but i was hesitant. He stopped and turn to look at me. "Come on kripa. lets go in." I just stood there without moving. I really didnt know how to face them. "Kripa!" I snapped out of my trance and looked at him. "Kripa are you coming or do you want me to use force?" What? I couldnt believe he was saying that. Force?
Suddenly he walked up to me and picked me up in his arms. Out of shock, I put my arms around his neck and stared him into his eyes. He grinned and carried me to the door. "Angad?" He looked away and at Sim who was standing at the door. He immediately placed me down and sighed. "Sim. Go call everyone to the living room."
"but what is she..."
"Just go!" She looked at me like she wanted to kill me. But I looked away and she left. I shuddered at the thought of coming back. But Angad suddenly put an arm around my shoulder. "Dont you worry kripa. I'll make sure you no one bothers you. Not again!" I smiled at his confidence and took a deep breath.
Slowly, every settled on the couch in front of us as Angad stood there, quiet, with his hands behind his back and waited for everyone to shut up. He finally cleared his throat and pulled me closer as he put his arm around my waist. " I just want to let you guys know that kripa will be staying with us for a few more days now."
"Few more days?" Sim jumped up in anger. I felt uncomfortable and he pulled me closer, shocking me even more. "Sit down Sim. Right now". She looked a little scared and follow what he asked her to do. "Anyways. Kripa is looking for her mother and we are going to help her. okay?" I saw Sam get up and start to walk away.
"Stop Sam!" He stopped and turned around. "No angad. I wont stand this girl in this house. not anymore. I just hate her!"
"Then you can leave!" I looked at Angad with the biggest shock of my life. He was asking his own friend to leave? Just because of me? "Fine! I'lll leave then!" I couldnt let this happen. I had to interrupt. "NO!" sam stopped and looked at me. "I'm sorry everyone. I dont want you guys to fight because of me. I'm sorry Angad. I have to go. I cant stay here and see you guys fighting." I sighed and took a step back.
I turned around to leave when he caught my arm. "Wait Kripa." I stopped. Why was he stopping me? I didnt turn around. He spoke again. "Look guys, I need all of you to compromise." That was a sudden change in tone! "Kripa needs to find her mom and we need to help her."
"But why?" Sim shouted out. I couldnt have expected anything better than that. I felt his grip on my arm get tighter. He pulled me towards him and turned me around. He placed his hand on my waist and then took a deep breath. "Because I love her!" WHAT? I just stood there looking at the others there. Everyone was shocked out of their minds and so was I. I turned to look at Angad and he smiled, almost too perfectly. "Angad..." He looked at me and placed a finger on my lips and nodded his head with a No.
"Angad?" We both looked at Sim as she stood in front of us. "Do you really love her?" I felt his grip on my waist loosen and the conviction in his eyes get duller. "Yes. I love Kripa." I knew he was lying. I felt a smile creep up on my lips. Love? No way.
I sat on the front porch, staring at the night sky. Yes, I was hurt because I didnt know why Angad had lied like this. I'd rather have him ignore me for the rest of my life than to lie about his feelings. "Hey Kripa.." I turned around to see Prince standing behind me. "Hey...." I didnt know what to say. I hadnt talked to him for some time now.
He sat down next to me and I smiled uncomfortably. "Youre mad at me, arent you?" I took a deep breath and looked at him. "No, Prince. I'm not mad at you. I'm just a little...I dunno...frustrated? You have no idea how lonely I feel right now."
"No, Kripa. I know." I looked at him suddenly. I heard that sense of depression in his voice. "Prince, can I ask you something?"
"Yeah, sure." I hesitated at first and then looked at him again. "Who was the girl?" He looked at me as if I had added salt to his open wound. "I'm sorry if..."
"No, Kripa. Youre my friend and I dont mind telling you anything"
"Prince!" We both turned around and saw Angad standing behind us. I looked at Prince and he looked at little scared or paranoid because he quickly got up. Angad spoke again. "Go in prince. I need to talk to Kripa." He nodded and walked away.
I turned around and wait for Angad to say something. But he didnt even utter a single word for atleast 10 minutes. Impatiently, I turned around and stood up in front of him. "I am going to go sleep..honey!" He looked at me annoyed and then sighed with a nod.
"Come on Kripa. You know I did it just so you could remain in this house."
"Yes. and get the other guys to hate me too!"
"Why would they hate you?"
"I dont know Angad. Why would they like me?" I was so angry that I got too close to him by now. He stared at me coldly and then smiled. "Believe me when I say thats its so much easier to like you than hate you forever." I didnt know what to take from it.
"So what now? You're gonna let them think that you love me?"
"Well...we can pretend for as long as it takes them to start liking you. after that...I'll tell them everything. I mean come on. You have to leave some day!" My heartbeat raced. "Deal?" I looked at his hand in front of me.
I smiled and looked at him sarcastically. " Deal...but I have a condition." He grinned and nodded. "What is it?"
"Angad. You have to promise me that you will never fall in love with me!"
His smile got sarcastic. "Thats not a problem!" Ouch! That was harsh. But I didnt let go of my ego. I shook hands with him. "Deal!" This was going to be a fun battle with my heart!
He held his hand in front of me. "Come on. Lets go back." I stared at it for a moment and then nodded my head. "I cant Angad. I might be helpless but I still have my self respect. I wont go back to a place where no one respects me" I turned around and faced the other way because I couldnt face his hurt expression.
"Kripa..what if I promise that no one would ever...ever...say anything to you. what then?" I turned around to look at him again. "and how are you gonna do that?"
He smirked, giving me the oddest feeling in my life. "Babes..you dont know angad khanna. I can make anyone do whatever I want. Whatever..." He walked closer to me and looked into my eyes, making my heart beat faster. "..and Ms. Kripa...remember that YOU are one of em. now I know that you are hurt and miserable but you, my dear, will come back with me. right?" I nodded my head with a yes, completely intimidated by the way he was looking at me.
Angad parked his motorcycle in front of the house and waited for me to get off. After he secured it, he started to walk but i was hesitant. He stopped and turn to look at me. "Come on kripa. lets go in." I just stood there without moving. I really didnt know how to face them. "Kripa!" I snapped out of my trance and looked at him. "Kripa are you coming or do you want me to use force?" What? I couldnt believe he was saying that. Force?
Suddenly he walked up to me and picked me up in his arms. Out of shock, I put my arms around his neck and stared him into his eyes. He grinned and carried me to the door. "Angad?" He looked away and at Sim who was standing at the door. He immediately placed me down and sighed. "Sim. Go call everyone to the living room."
"but what is she..."
"Just go!" She looked at me like she wanted to kill me. But I looked away and she left. I shuddered at the thought of coming back. But Angad suddenly put an arm around my shoulder. "Dont you worry kripa. I'll make sure you no one bothers you. Not again!" I smiled at his confidence and took a deep breath.
Slowly, every settled on the couch in front of us as Angad stood there, quiet, with his hands behind his back and waited for everyone to shut up. He finally cleared his throat and pulled me closer as he put his arm around my waist. " I just want to let you guys know that kripa will be staying with us for a few more days now."
"Few more days?" Sim jumped up in anger. I felt uncomfortable and he pulled me closer, shocking me even more. "Sit down Sim. Right now". She looked a little scared and follow what he asked her to do. "Anyways. Kripa is looking for her mother and we are going to help her. okay?" I saw Sam get up and start to walk away.
"Stop Sam!" He stopped and turned around. "No angad. I wont stand this girl in this house. not anymore. I just hate her!"
"Then you can leave!" I looked at Angad with the biggest shock of my life. He was asking his own friend to leave? Just because of me? "Fine! I'lll leave then!" I couldnt let this happen. I had to interrupt. "NO!" sam stopped and looked at me. "I'm sorry everyone. I dont want you guys to fight because of me. I'm sorry Angad. I have to go. I cant stay here and see you guys fighting." I sighed and took a step back.
I turned around to leave when he caught my arm. "Wait Kripa." I stopped. Why was he stopping me? I didnt turn around. He spoke again. "Look guys, I need all of you to compromise." That was a sudden change in tone! "Kripa needs to find her mom and we need to help her."
"But why?" Sim shouted out. I couldnt have expected anything better than that. I felt his grip on my arm get tighter. He pulled me towards him and turned me around. He placed his hand on my waist and then took a deep breath. "Because I love her!" WHAT? I just stood there looking at the others there. Everyone was shocked out of their minds and so was I. I turned to look at Angad and he smiled, almost too perfectly. "Angad..." He looked at me and placed a finger on my lips and nodded his head with a No.
"Angad?" We both looked at Sim as she stood in front of us. "Do you really love her?" I felt his grip on my waist loosen and the conviction in his eyes get duller. "Yes. I love Kripa." I knew he was lying. I felt a smile creep up on my lips. Love? No way.
I sat on the front porch, staring at the night sky. Yes, I was hurt because I didnt know why Angad had lied like this. I'd rather have him ignore me for the rest of my life than to lie about his feelings. "Hey Kripa.." I turned around to see Prince standing behind me. "Hey...." I didnt know what to say. I hadnt talked to him for some time now.
He sat down next to me and I smiled uncomfortably. "Youre mad at me, arent you?" I took a deep breath and looked at him. "No, Prince. I'm not mad at you. I'm just a little...I dunno...frustrated? You have no idea how lonely I feel right now."
"No, Kripa. I know." I looked at him suddenly. I heard that sense of depression in his voice. "Prince, can I ask you something?"
"Yeah, sure." I hesitated at first and then looked at him again. "Who was the girl?" He looked at me as if I had added salt to his open wound. "I'm sorry if..."
"No, Kripa. Youre my friend and I dont mind telling you anything"
"Prince!" We both turned around and saw Angad standing behind us. I looked at Prince and he looked at little scared or paranoid because he quickly got up. Angad spoke again. "Go in prince. I need to talk to Kripa." He nodded and walked away.
I turned around and wait for Angad to say something. But he didnt even utter a single word for atleast 10 minutes. Impatiently, I turned around and stood up in front of him. "I am going to go sleep..honey!" He looked at me annoyed and then sighed with a nod.
"Come on Kripa. You know I did it just so you could remain in this house."
"Yes. and get the other guys to hate me too!"
"Why would they hate you?"
"I dont know Angad. Why would they like me?" I was so angry that I got too close to him by now. He stared at me coldly and then smiled. "Believe me when I say thats its so much easier to like you than hate you forever." I didnt know what to take from it.
"So what now? You're gonna let them think that you love me?"
"Well...we can pretend for as long as it takes them to start liking you. after that...I'll tell them everything. I mean come on. You have to leave some day!" My heartbeat raced. "Deal?" I looked at his hand in front of me.
I smiled and looked at him sarcastically. " Deal...but I have a condition." He grinned and nodded. "What is it?"
"Angad. You have to promise me that you will never fall in love with me!"
His smile got sarcastic. "Thats not a problem!" Ouch! That was harsh. But I didnt let go of my ego. I shook hands with him. "Deal!" This was going to be a fun battle with my heart!
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