Chapter 14 ~ S3

Sahil clasped my arm to stop me,"I don't, but it would be a big nuisance if she gets ill-

"Stop, stop it Sahil will you for once stop pretending like you don't care about her? I have seen with my own eyes you do care about her and even-

He cut me off by turning me around to him to see his serious face, "I do not love her, if that's what you think. I don't love anyone"

I shrugged off his hold then swirled around heading inside, "that's none of my business whom you love or don't"

"Liar" he teased pulling me back to him with the hood of my blue hoodie.

I gritted my teeth annoyed at him not paying heed to any of my warnings and also how right he was...
"What did I say don't touch me, Sahil!" I elbowed him wiggling out, "I am telling Soumya everything about us she needs to keep an eye on you, always" I told ducking when he again tried to catch me.

He groaned frustrated, then I heard him hitting something, I didn't astray. Him being against it made me more adamant to go and expose him to Soumya. Maybe, from here I could start my revenge plan.

He does care about her like I cared for Aarav so let him also see how hurtful it is to see your loved ones in pain.

I entered the apartment and made my way to the dining room knowing that's where I would find everyone at this hour. Soumya turned her head on the sound of my footsteps she put down the big bowl on the dining table that she was holding. Noticing me, her delicate face grew cautious then she reluctantly smiled at me waving, "you are back, Serra? You came at the right time I made spaghetti Sahil's favourite where's he? Oh wait a minute, what happened to your nose?"

At that moment, he entered prowling with his one hand in the pocket and other.- I frowned at it, Soumya immediately reached him lifting it carefully once she also spotted his busted knuckles, "what happened?" She asked wincing holding it gingerly.

I shifted feeling uncomfortable I  looked away, words were right there on my tongue but I didn't know how to speak them under the given condition.

Soumya glanced at me at my nose and then at Sahil's hand who had pulled it back and slung his arm around her shoulders drawing her to his side he said, "it is nothing I stupidly punched a wall" he laughed.

I would have pointed out how lame ass excuse that was if I didn't feel crush at the sight of them together.

"Oh" Soumya gave an awkward laugh believing him then shot me a worried glance over her shoulder.

I smiled back, "I saw him do that after bumping into it" I fabricated a proper lie for him.

What the hell wasn't I going to tell the truth?

"Oh Spaghetti! How did you know I was craving for that?" Sahil gasped covering his mouth in surprise then he kissed on Soumya's cheek who blushed in reciprocate,"You are the best!" he said excitedly pulling out a chair and sitting down while Soumya served him.

I stared at them seething I blinked in confusion what was wrong with me?? Their relationship was building on lies I don't like that fact when did I start caring about others' business?. I shook my head turned to leave.

"Serra" Soumya called out. I glanced at her making sure to not look so saddened. In my peripheral vision, I caught Sahil dropping his spoon and staring at the plate looking disheartened now that Soumya was facing me who was radiating with glee in contrast.

"I made enough actually more than enough" she said with a small embarrassing laugh, "you can sit and eat with us? It is better to eat together. I called Faisal but he is still sleeping which is actually weird cuz it's now afternoon he should wake up by now considering he is a morning person. Dhruv is also not here , he went to his home suddenly." Her eyebrows furrowed in confusion and concern.

Faisal hasn't wake up since morning?
I groaned internally, had I rendered him comatose? I made a mental note to check on him later, since I was responsible for it.
Thinking about Dhruv and the conversation we had in the morning he was really nice to me.. I mean yeah in his own Dhruv way but he left abruptly after Sahil appeared. And now that he went to his home I felt I was responsible for it too. God, why do everything comes around pointing at me?

I took a seat across to them on the dining before something happened to Soumya and I feel responsible for it too, for declining her warm invite to have a meal with them. Honestly, she looked so fragile from outside and inside that it felt like a crime to turn her down.

She put the plate for me and shifted the big bowl of spaghetti in my way which Sahil was trying to not let go.

I shot him a disapproving look when he was stuffing his mouth taking big spoon of it gorging like he hadn't eaten for months.

That's overactive, I wanted to say.

Soumya pulled it and took out literally a scoop of it filling my plate. I really didn't have an appetite I was just being polite but with a forced smile I picked the fork and ate a little when she looked at me expectedly.

I put a hand to my mouth cringing, too much salt geez was she trying to give me a stroke?

"How's it?"she asked me.

Deadly

It would be better if you get that answer for yourself before I could say, Sahil yelled muting me, "it's the best!"

Soumya smiled shyly tucking a curl of her brown hair behind her ear,"I am not allowed to eat fast food so I have no idea how's it? But Sahil loves it like this when I made it first time it was little salty and he said he likes it little more salty but I should have asked your salt amount preference Serra, is it too much?"

I gulped down the salt and spaghetti, reluctantly, "it's alright"I Iied, didn't want to be the bad person here.

I eyed Sahil he was focused on his plate swallowing down big fork spoon of salt; spaghetti. How can he eat that with a straight face?

I looked down at my full plate distastefully and saw it pulled by Sahil who dumped almost all of it on his plate, "I am immune to it " he said stuffing his mouth with no delight. I was going to scold him for playing with his health it was absolutely inedible!

Soumya came back bringing the bowl of her own meal that was some boiled vegetables, she sat beside him gazing at him like he was the centre of her universe."oh Serra you are a fast eater!" She exclaimed seeing now my almost empty plate, "you want more?"

I shook my head at once she turned back to Sahil happily eating veggies as if just the sight of her love besides her enjoying (torturing) himself with finishing what she made, was enough.

Apparently, it looked like love from both the sides and Sahil's this gesture warmed my heart by someway, If I  ignored the bitterness.

He hit his chest to move that big chunk he swallowed down forcefully. Soumya freaked out handing glass of water he took it in one gulp.

Soumya glanced at me, "he always gets this excited when I make spaghetti I told him to eat slowly I have made enough like one whole casserole is left so don't worry you can have it whenever you want"

I laughed loudly at Sahil's horrified face which he schooled it immediately when Soumya looked at him, he said lowly, "yay"

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It was night around after 11pm I checked on Faisal he was alive and puzzled with what happened to him I told him overexertion. Dhruv hadn't return back still, I didn't see Sahil after him stuffing spaghetti and also Soumya, but I knew she went back to her home, though she said she will be back soon after getting her things from her house, she didn't want me to be the only girl living alone with the boys. I was grateful for that but it wasn't a big problem as such, mostly they are out and I am cooped in my temporary stay at room. I guess she was back in her room by now.

I moved out of my room tip toeing to the kitchen area. I have to arrange up for tomorrow's problem if we go to school again then of course Sahil will follow me I can't really take any chances when it comes to him, so of course I will give him sleeping pills my second round of trying. I was confident now that I discussed with Faisal he told Sahil had a habit of waking up in the middle of the night and drinking tea.

And today, when he wakes up and comes to the kitchen he will find the cup of tea already made with of course sleeping pills in it.

I made the tea quickly and then dropped the sleeping pills, all long being as quiet as possible. Oh God what insomnia and revenge could turn people into, was frightening!

I placed his mug that white hunger games mug quote on it, 'may the odds be ever in your favor' on the counter with the coaster on it.

I sighed, dusting my hands looking at my work

Good job

I turned to leave.

"Good night" said someone from back

"Good night" I said back and walked absent-mindedly. But, stopped dead in my track with widened eyes.

I turned around my heart pounding with fear. I almost shrieked noticing someone sitting by the glass door of the courtyard.

In the dim yellow lights of the courtyard, I made out him sitting with his knees pulled up and head propped over them.

He waved his hand when I stared at him, surprised.

"Hi, sup?" Sahil said turning his head to me leaning against the glass door watching me interestingly. "Can't sleep?" He asked.

I glanced back at the mug of tea I literally made it just now and he was right there watching me prepare!, "yeahhhh...."I trailed, tensed did he see me mixing sleeping pills in it?

"I needed to use the washroom" I stated it, when he didn't say anything.

I was replied by silence.

"Okay, so good night" I said, awkwardly going to rush back inside my room and lock it. He blended in the darkness so well, it was terrifying.

"You took the wrong way" he said his voice lacking any emotions.

I gulped, so he did see me!

"I-I-I" I babbled.

"The washroom is that way" he pointed to left I squinted my eyes making it out from his silhouette.

I sighed in relief, "oh yeah, I know" I said then elaborated more, "I was ummm yeah I know I mean I know but I forgot I just didn't remember that but I know.." I clasped my mouth before I utter more gibberish.

He didn't say anything. I felt as if I was on some spotlight and he was a judge judging me to come out with the best excuse. I shuffled nervously.

"Would you like to drink a cup of tea?" I asked when my eyes landed back on the mug. I feared he will notice me eyeing it now and then.

"Would you like to?"rather than getting suspicious he asked back not moving from where he was. What was he actually doing out here? In the darkness and silence. What if he knew I would be coming at this time? And that thought made me more nervous.

"I...I ...am not, I don't drink tea.. no no of course I want to drink" I stuttered damn what the heck was I speaking!

"Okay let's go" he got up moving, the moment I said yes.

"Where??" I asked alarmed, my eyes again landing on the mug.

"Out" he replied shortly.

"I meant here we can drink tea here!" I rushed and picked the mug quickly spilling some of the hot tea on my hand in a hurry. I winced.

"You made it for me?"He asked joining me coming from behind trying to look over my shoulder. I was startled when he fluidly came to me so close, incessantly asserting the tea.

"No! ...Yes...I don't know!" I freaked out. Okay, I am officially busted now there's no point to prove otherwise. No point to explain why in the world in almost at the middle of night was I preparing tea for him.

He wrapped his hand around mine holding the mug brought it to his lips then drank from it.

I gaped jerking my head back seeing him casually drinking from my hand! from his hand! from both of our hands!

Then he half finished he left the mug I almost dropped it taken back.

"Your turn?" He said.

Having no choice when he was hovering over me and appearing so closed off with no humor or seriousness. I took a tentative sip from the mug reluctantly pushing it down my throat. Once I finished it I kept it on table shaking.

"Good night, Serra" he said drawing his head near my cheek from behind then air kissed over it with barely any contact and left me gobsmacked, silently.

Did I actually end up in the hole I dug for him?

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"Why are we hiding here?" I asked Faisal stifling a yawn standing between the rack of books

"Because out there is Dhruv's summer fling she gonna give us hard time if she spot us here" Faisal told over the book that he held titled;  'Everything I want to do is illegal'

I peeped looking for the mentioned fling but found no one except for in 50's old something librarian.

I shot Dhruv a disgusted look who was sitting down casually on the library floor smoking vape pen.

"I never thought you were that creepy" I said, knew that Faisal was joking.

He shrugged his eyes travelling up from my exposed legs to the super short skirt of St'Xaviers uniform,"I have my moments"he said taking a smoke.

I gasped at his audacity checking out my legs so boldly I stumbled back hitting Faisal he dropped his book over his feet then sighed looking above, "Seriously Serra give a poor guy some warning before throwing yourself at him like anything, dear me, you scared me " he held his chest dramatically then he opened his arms widely, "okay now throw yourself at me can't even have some time for myself" he shook his head looking helpless.

I threw a book at him unamused passing by him, "you guys are so vague tell why are we hiding here?"

"Minor problem people here have recognised us they know that legendary D3 are here" Faisal told picking the book and dusting it's cover.

"D3? Dil dosti dance?" I asked, confused

Faisal clicked his fingers pointed at me with a big smile "you are absolutely wrong!"

I pursed my lips looking at Dhruv for answer or at the smoke all over where he was sitting. I covered my mouth cringing he is gonna get us caught like so red handedly.

"We were known as Danger 3 during highschool years you won't believe we were like legit celebrities" Faisal told proudly in sunglasses. When did he put those on?

I gave a fake smile
"Oh really? I thought D3 was for like Daft 3 , Duffer 3 or Dic-

I coughed when smoke covered my face.

Dhruv came blowing it in my way.

I glared at him waving my hand in front of my face.

"Let's not forget we still are Dangerous Ms. Newton" he said, dryly.

I was kinda relieved he was back to calling me Ms. Newton. He only uses my actual name when he was serious or angry.
Since the morning he came back he behaved like old mean Dhruv.

I folded my arms looking at them, "that was before but since I am here we are S3"

"Sexy, Scandalous, Sneaky? "  Faisal offered wiggling his eyebrows.

"Saviour 3" I said.

Dhruv and Faisal stared at me for a moment then burst into laughter.

Faisal guffawed clutching his sides,"oh lord I can't" he said between laughter bending over almost falling on the floor while Dhruv chuckled silently.

I glared at them opened my mouth to remind them we were in the library but was interrupted by the ringtone of my old phone which was the nokia tune. What can I say I like that tune.

Both of them again stared at me seriously then laughed so loudly, Faisal literally was rolling on the floor while Dhruv covered his mouth with his fist. I threw the books at him then answered the call walking away from them.

It was Zoya.

I frowned, now why was she calling me suddenly?

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