SanDhir SS: Just Because! Chapter 5, pg 57 - Page 26

Writing this is addicting man! Who ever thought that the ambassador of laziness would give two back to back updates! Those you haven't unres'ed their previous comments! Well now you have more torture to read 🤪

Chapter Two~ Just Shut the Eff Up

Part Two

"Sanyukta! Are you deaf?" I jumped at the random hand that appeared out of thin air in front of my face.

"Holy Cow Parth! You scared the living day lights out of me! Anyways what's up?"

"Just wondering if you have ever had an ear check up in recent times?" He said while helping himself to the packet of chocolate cookies that lay in front of me. While studying about the complexities of the human digestive tract, one should always apply it in practice as well!

"Did I say you could have any?"

"Not that I remember asking you... See what I mean! You need to see an audiologist as soon as possible! I worry for you sometimes!" He said mocking concern in his tone.

What is with everyone and mocking me today? First Ankit, then that dickhead and now Parth! Today has really not been my day! I had told Ankit not to say his name first thing in the morning, I am clearly living the curse at the moment, I sighed.

"I had my headphones in and that reminds me, how come you are here?" I failed to hide my shock upon seeing the flirt in the library.

"Can't I sit in the library with my best friend?" He said failing to keep his attention from wavering between the sexy legs and the smoky eyes sitting across from us.

"What do you want? And I will take a box of the finest Lindt chocolates for my amazing services" I said munching down a cookie relishing the melting chocolate in my mouth.

"No that's not why I came here, but that reminds me, your tips with the whole chivalry thing really work! Who knew girls are SO dim-witted to just fall for chocolates and flowers?" He rolled his eyes.

"Excuse me?" I said hitting him across the shoulders and taking away the cookie he was just about to demolish.

"Never mind! I need you now! We need to go NOW!"

"What? Where?" My questions remained answered as Parth shut my laptop close and packed, more like stuffed, everything in my bag.

"By dragging me like this, I better be awarded with a good reason"

"I am taking you to see the Apocalypse" came the smug reply, as we both rushed past ignoring the glaring looks from seniors. Damn! They could use some fun in their lives, I thought as I saw one carried a textbook the size of my thigh.

In short- massive!

~*~

"Seriously?!"

"Yes! Gear up!"

"You are serious? Its eight freaking degrees, about to rain and you want to play basketball? Outside? You have lost it my friend!" I said while turning around to walk back to the cosy, warm and comfortable chairs of the library.

"Scared of a little rain ego head? Don't worry it will do no harm to an elephant like you" Randhir said while dribbling the ball on the court.

"Firstly you of all amateurs like you shouldn't be lecturing me on my decisions. And secondly, I am wearing heels!" I said pointing to the black boots with 3 inch heels.

"That's no problem. I am sure you can run without wearing them. Here, we will accompany you" emphasising the word 'accompany'

I rolled my eyes remembering the incident on the train regarding the word, "ubiquitous"

Upon seeing Randhir, Parth and another first year student Sahil removing their shoes, I too followed suit. No getting out of this now.

"You and Sahil. I and Sanyu?" Parth said looking around for agreement amongst the other boys.

"Done! The usual?" Randhir said smirking again. And this time I knew exactly why!

"No guys! No! I am freezing my behind off! Let's just play normally today?"

Unfortunately my pleas fell on to deaf ears as I felt my arm being thrust forward to where Randhir's awaited.

"Ready?" He said.

"What kind of a stupid question is that? But then again what should one expect from you"

Upon wining 'paper, scissors, rock' three times in a row, I looked at Parth and he just shrugged his shoulders.

"Let me make it an easy decision for a girl like you..." Randhir said, unbuttoning his shirt.

"Skins" I said without any sort of hesitation present in my voice. Ignoring his shocked expression followed by a glint in his eyes, I removed my t-shirt and threw it onto my bag while Parth followed suit.

He, Parth, looked extremely happy for a particular reason, looking around, I understood exactly why. Girls. I rolled my eyes as the game of basketball began.

It had become a custom of ours to play basketball such a way. "Makes life interesting" Randhir had winked when he introduced us to this version of basketball. And now despite the frosty bite of the Melbourne winter, we still had to play with our shirt off, while the other team enjoyed the warmth of their shirts.

Sigh

~*~

"Where are you running off to Sanyukta? Won't you have lunch with us?" Parth yelled as I slipped on my shirt and struggled with the boots.

Damn it! I thought as I hopped on one foot while trying to slip the other shoe on.

"No Parth! I have organised a surprise for Ankit today! The idiot turns a year older today" I said, after giving up on counting how old he actually was.

He was old enough to date any bimbo I guess. I shrugged my shoulders randomly at my thoughts.

"Oh yeah! What have you planned?" Parth said flinging his shirt over his shoulder, while I could clearly see goose bumps appear on his arm. What an idiot, I thought, he is freezing his ass off, yet he still wants to flaunt his flab.

"I have saved up for it! About a good three months salary my friend! Who knew a cake could be so expensive man!" I said while realising how much I had spent on something that was going to end up in my stomach eventually.

"What? Is it studded with diamonds?" Parth said choking on the water he was drinking.

"No! It's enriched in a chocolate-y heaven" I snorted while tying the laces on my boots.

"Well Ankit is a lucky brother! Will you buy me a Lindt chocolate cake on my day of birth as well?" Parth said while making a puppy face hoping that someone who melt at his innocent looks.

"Well he deserves all of it, he puts up with me everyday! And use that puppy face on some other bimbo! And no! Do you think I am made of money? This is three months of listening and paying heed to whining children and their annoying, overambitious parents." I cringed remembering the hours I had spent tutoring primary school children.

Talk about the stress! Who said children are the gift of God? They are reincarnations of the Devil himself!

~*~

Carrying the cake in the plastic bag, I hurried along the water feature; I was late to my chemistry lecture. Yet again.

More like as always.

The incident that followed next was as blurry as the vision of a person desperately in need of a pair of glasses. One second you see a basketball flying across the path and the next second you feel it hit your back.

Hit your back.

On your bra hook.

Hard.

Biting back the yell, I turned around and grabbed the first thing that appeared in front of my blurry eyes.

His collar.

Randhir's collar.

"Watch out, if you keep flinging yourself at every other good looking guy, you might just come across as a cheap, disgusting opportunist" He whispered near my ear, his voice disgusting coated with vanity and triumph.

I felt my hand rise subconsciously but stop in mid air. Still biting my tongue and controlling my eyes from leaking, I stopped myself from giving him a tight slap across his cheek.

"Now that's like a good Indian girl! Remember Indian girls only look good in the kitchen with a kitchen knife. Not around acclaimed doctor with a stethoscope" He said pulling away my hand that was still clinging on to his collar.

Biting back tears and fisting my hands, I walked off, only to be stopped in my tracks again by him. This time he carried his basketball and a plastic bag brimming with water.

"Tsk Tsk Tsk! Care for the environment ego head" He said shaking his head in disappointment. He walked off, though not before adding, "the bin is to your left."

I gulped back my bile and walked back to the shops to buy any other cake that could fit in my minute budget.

Skipped a lecture

Brought a cake worth nothing

After reaching home, I rushed to the bathroom just to see a purple bruise surrounding the area around my bra hook. At least it looks like a chocolate cookie, I tried to joke.

Great! I walked back to the dining table to see Ankit demolishing the cake I had brought him. If only he knew I had brought him one worth much more. I walked to my room and sunk in to my bed.

Upon hearing a knock on the door, I cleared my eyes and looked to see Ankit walk in with a plate of cake and other fatty goodness. Smiling, I made room for him on my bed.

~*~

*Shawty got low low low low*

The ringtone of my phone assaulted my ears. Shit man! What time is it? I cut the call on my phone. 4am in the morning! What the eff man? Unlike you, I am not fudging nocturnal, I cursed the unknown number.

*Shawty got low low low low*

"Sanyukta pick up your damned phone! And change your stupid ringtone" Ankit yelled from across the room. The birthday boy had been out partying late and might have just gotten home.

"Hello?"

"Ur... Hi"

"Who are you? And have you looked at the time?" I tried to scream in to the phone without waking up my unsuspecting parents.

"How's your back?"

"hmm..." I mindlessly answered back

"Sanyukta! You have applied some kind of relaxant right?"

"You know it won't break you to say sorry" I mindlessly answered back, yet again.

"Hello? Hello?"

Upon hearing the blank dial, I closed my eyes and let sleep engulf me again. Who the hell in this world calls someone at 4am in the morning?

How did he get my number?

Not finding the answers to any of my questions, I dozed off again, this time after switching off my phone.

~*~

"How was the cake ego head?" The note said, as both of us sat in our calculus lecture, looking at the lecturer drone on about the applications of differential equations in real life.

I had very skilfully avoided him at every point, from the train station, to the first two lectures. I had even skipped the routine basketball round, just to avoid creating a scene in front of others.

Scrunching up the note and throwing it back at him; I shoved everything in my bag and walked out of a running lecture.

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Okay guys during the basketball match, they were playing 'Skins or Shirt' (as it is called in India)... Basically where the winning team has to decide on whether to either play with their shirts on or off... So if they say "skins", that team has to play with their shirts off... Making sense? Try it guys, it's actually a fun game xD

A 1850 word part... *facepalm*

Please do review guys! I really don't know what else to say... Oh yes! Res marne walo, unres kariyo!