CHAPTER 7
Aryan woke up with a splitting headache the next morning. he saw that his shirt had been changed & his shoes put neatly in at the foot of his bed. Aryan only had the memory of him coming into the house drunk & meneka holding him up. after that everything was a blank. he stretched lazily, his head still spinning, got out from bed slowly.
a knock sounded on his bedroom door & a voice asked "are you awake Aryan?". Aryan told meneka to come in & she walked in dressed in a pretty light maroon salwar. her hair was tied up into a ponytail & her face was void of any makeup. but she looked radiant & cheerful.
"good morning!" she cheerfully greeted him & gave him a cup of black coffee. "erghh.. I hate black coffee." Aryan remarked. "it's good for your headache. drink it if you don't want your head to crack open." meneka remarked simply, throwing open the curtains of the window.
the bright sunshine made Aryan squint but soon his eyes got used to the brightness. Aryan saw that meneka had on a smile that was almost as dazzling as the sun's ray. he sipped his coffee not taking his eyes off her.
meneka didn't notice him staring at her. she went about her work. she tied up the curtains of the window, dusted the table, made aryan's bed & chose a shirt for him. "oh my god, look what I've done. I'm turning into a proper housewife!" meneka laughed. Aryan smiled at her & drowned in the innocence of her smile.
meneka noticed Aryan's intense gaze & her heart skipped a beat. she quickly walked out of the room blushing slightly. Aryan smiled after her, his heart felt a ray of hope that meneka might be interested in him as well. meanwhile, meneka was still blushing slightly when a knock on the front door startled her.
she opened it to find a handsome young man. "oh what have we here?" the man eyed her with a cheeky smile. meneka blushed yet again at the man's open flirty manner. "neel? Is that you?" Aryan asked as he came down the stairs. "yes man! I came to invite you for my birthday party." neel told him cheerfully.
Aryan invited him & neel brushed past him, winking at meneka playfully. "meneka, can you get some coffee for neel please?" Aryan requested politely. meneka nodded & went into the kitchen. neel immediately pounced on him with questions about meneka.
"who's she Aryan? she's so sweet!" neel seemed excited about knowing more about meneka. Aryan felt pangs of jealousy shooting through his heart but he maintained a cool exterior. he explained all about meneka to neel. at the end of aryan's recollection, neel was smiling widely. "so she's single?" he asked Aryan. "yeah, I guess." Aryan replied reluctantly. "good. finally there's some eye candy in this area." neel had that expression on his face again.
"hey neel, I have to tell you. meneka isn't that type of girl." Aryan was dead serious. "relax brother. I know how to treat girls like that." he smiled at him as meneka brought the coffee for him. "thanks meneka. by the way would you like to come to my birthday party with Aryan?" he flirted with her. "er.. I'd love to if Aryan doesn't mind." meneka shot a look at the unhappy face of Aryan.
before Aryan could object neel had cut in. "nah, why should he have any objections?" neel continued smiling at meneka. "okay. I will come. when is the party?" meneka wanted to know. "tonight. be there, I'll be waiting for you." neel touched meneka's cheek & bid farewell to Aryan. Aryan gazed at meneka, she seemed happy that neel invited her to the party. could that mean that meneka was interested in neel?
"meneka.. I think you shouldn't come to the party." he told her firmly. "but why? neel invited me personally.. I think I should go." meneka replied stubbornly. "what do you know about neel? he's not a good guy." Aryan was losing patience. "but he invited me.." meneka protested. "no… you're not going to the party. that's final." Aryan stormed out of the house, leaving behind a fuming meneka.
what did meneka know about neel. she trusted him because he was handsome. Aryan felt bitterness welling up his throat. neel wasn't known for treating women well. he only wanted a night's action. he would then dump the woman heartlessly. Aryan had seen countless cases of women being impregnated by neel & dumped unceremoniously. Aryan didn't want that to happen to meneka. she meant a lot to him.
Aryan hadn't told meneka about his feelings but that doesn't mean he was going to sit around & watch neel ruin meneka's life. she was too sweet & innocent. neel was a good friend to Aryan but Aryan never liked the way neel played with women.
and meneka was a really special woman, if neel ever hurt her, Aryan would totally murder him. "I hope you understand meneka." he told no one in particular, hoping that meneka would listen to him.
By Leena
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