ArhiSS|Synchronizing Forces| Chp13Pg39 19th Oct - Page 14

Anjali couldn't wait any longer. Too curious, she entered Varsha's number and pressed the dial button.

"Di, I've got the greatest news!" shouted Varsha from the other end of the phone.

"What is it?" asked Anjali, who felt as if her head, would burst any moment.

"Di, I met my long lost friend today! I'm sooo happy!!!" said Varsha, who decided to make Anjali to wait a li'l longer to know the happier news.

"That's it? Only that? Oh I thought you were going to say something else…" Anjali's voice faded away.

"What did you think, di?" asked Varsha who was getting naughtier.

"Never mind. I'll talk with you later. My mood's off" told Anjali who was about to cut the phone and continue her constant chattering with god.

"Di, don't! I have one more thing to say!!!" rushed Varsha.

"What's it?" asked an uninterested Anjali who had lost all her hope by now.

"Di, our plan has worked this time!" said Varsha, jumping with joy.

*~*

Khushi couldn't stand in the room. Muttering curses under her breath, she gave one last murderouslook into his eyes, flicked her hair and walked away to pick her clothes for changing. Arnav didn't want to get caught admiring her. So he decided for one last to focus on his mobile and not her. He was going through his schedule and Varsha came back into the room.

"Phew! It has been a long day! I'm so happy that I saw Khushi again. Thank you so much Arnav, you know, for selecting her." chirped Varsha excitedly.

"All just for you Varsha. Anyways I don't want to get myself upset by speaking more about her. I gotta go. It's getting late!" said Arnav with a tinge of frustration in his voice.

"Excuse me? You're getting upset because of me-" Khushi was cut off by Varsha "Guys, I'm really not in a mood to hear you both bicker here." ordered Varsha.

"Whatever. I'm leaving. See you at the office tomorrow. Bye. I'll give you a call after I reach home." Arnav said Varsha while walking away.

"So Varsh, isn't it getting late for you too? You must start now, right? We'll catch up tomorrow. Now it's time you go." said Khushi in a concerned voice.

"What? I'm no way leaving without you!" yelled Varsha.

"What are you saying? I can't just come with you… Mehul's waiting for me, Varsh… and what about my clothes, belongings, etc… I'm no way coming with you now!" told Khushi who was surprised by Varsha's reaction.

"Well, Mehul can take care of herself. YOU ARE COMING WITH ME NOW AND THAT'S FINAL. Don't worry about the dresses. I too have some good dresses for you to wear. Adjust for one night in my clothes. Tomorrow we'll go shopping and get new dresses for you if you're uncomfortable!"

"But…"

"No buts and that's. You're coming with me. Period. Go change and come on soon. I'll go and talk with Mehul and tell her our plan. Make it fast. I'm not THAT good driver in the dark. If you had been soon, we could have gone with ASR. He'd have dropped us!" Varsha went on taking to herself making her way out of the room.

Khushi had stopped listening to Varsha as soon as she had said ASR. His very name created unrest in her. In a dreamy state she picked up her clothes and walked in to change. She was cursing herself at the same time for thinking about him. "Laad Governor!" she muttered to herself.

*~*

Varsha was walking searching Mehul. She had seen her just once and not too clearly. But she could identify her voice. She was searching her all over and found her speaking on the phone. "I don't know. I tried making her understand that it was important. I really don't think he's impressed. And when I was about to see her in her room I saw another girl talking with her and he too entered the room I have no idea whether the girl's going to be a helping hand or a problem."

And THAT alerted Varsha. Before she could hide herself to hear the conversation Mehul saw her. Mehul abruptly cut the call and smiled tentatively.

"Um… Mehul?" hesitantly asked Varsha creating and image as if she wasn't sure if that wasn't Mehul and also as if she was not aware of the conversation on her phone.

"Yes. I think I haven't introduced myself to you properly. I'm Mehul, Khushi's instructor. And you are…?" Mehul left the sentence hanging.

"I-er-um... I'm Varsha. I'm Khushi's friend." said Varsha acting innocently.

"So, what brings you here dear? And how come you knew of her performance today?" asked Mehul, curious to find out who exactly was Varsha.

'It's okay if I hide some details' thought Varsha to herself and went on "I..um…actually my father had the tickets…He couldn't make it, so I decided to come here and to my surprise I found Khushi." She didn't want to reveal that she was Arnav's friend because she was a bit suspicious of Mehul after the conversation on her phone.

"Oh. Good to hear that. So what do you want?" asked Mehul a little too sweetly.

"Actually, as I'm meeting Khushi after a long time I decided to take her on a sleep over. Would you allow us? Please, Mehul! I really want to be with her!" pleaded Varsha, noticing the change of expressions in Mehul's face.

"Uh…huh…Can you excuse me for just a second?" Mehul asked Varsha and dialed a number in her phone and mumbled something into the phone. She nodded a little and cut the call. "Um… Dear I thought for a while and it's perfectly alright. So are you going to come with us now for picking her things?" asked Mehul. It was clear to Varsha that Mehul was acting.

"No. We're going straight away. You know, she's okay with sharing my clothes." Varsha didn't fail to notice a frustrated expression flash through Mehul's face.

"Okay. Then see you tomorrow. I've got to go soon. Can you tell Khushi that I left?"

Varsha nodded a simple yes and turned back to make her way back to the room. She caught Mehul's face twitching at her through the mirror on the wall.

'Something's NOT right' She thought to herself.