Chapter 16

🌷Sharath POV

I can't believe my parents did this. They came to my house when I was not there and threw my sister out. I still remember. I was in my office. I get a call from my sister she was crying and stuttering" Sharath Mom and dad th-ey thre-w me."I was not able to understand what was going on.

I left my work and reached home only to find my sister standing in front of the gate with Anu in her hands. Anu was crying as well. I run inside to find my parents sitting on the sofa.

"What the heck are you doing here?"I shout as I enter."We saw that wench as we entered so we threw her out." they tell me. I was already boiling with anger now it's just increasing."She is my sister and your daughter."I tell them venom evident in my voice.

"She isn't our daughter." My mom tells."But she is my sister, living in my house you have no right to do that to her."I tell them through clenched teeth."Let's not talk about her. We have something else to talk about." my dad tells me.

"I know you always wanted us to get together. So, here is the deal. If you marry this girl we both choose for you we will get together."They tell me. I knew there was a catch to it."How much is the dowry?"I ask them."20 crores."They tell me. That's why they are doing this.

"I don't care and I won't marry this girl. I don't care if you get together or not. I won't care if you even die. I have my sister she is enough for me. Now get out of this house and my life. I am so done with you both. Never show me your faces."I shouted at top of my lungs. They too just didn't care and left.

I didn't know what to do. I fell on my knees and started crying. My sister came and put her hands on my shoulder."I am sorry" I tell her. But she just rubs my back."It's no way your fault."She tells me. As much as her voice is soothing I need to go out get some air."I am going out."I tell her and move out of the house. I reach the bar.

1,2,3,4,5 ...I had 5 bottles of alcohol. To say am not that drunk would be an understatement. I need to go home but how? I take out my phone and call Rahul." come."I told him.

"What?"I hear a shrill voice. It's not Rahul's voice."Are you Rahul's girlfriend?"I ask."From when did I become Rahul's girlfriend?"The girl on the line asks. 

The voice seems way too familiar."Sharath where are you? Are you drunk?"That girl asks."How do you know my name? Did Rahul tell you?"I ask." Sharath.Where.Are .you."She seems angry."I am at this bar. Near my house."I tell her."I am coming you stay where you are."I hear her tell.

I know Meera likes Rahul so much if she finds out that he has a girlfriend she will be heartbroken. I was thinking to myself when someone taps my shoulder."Sharath why are you drinking alone? You should have bought someone with you." The voice tells me.

I turn around to find Meera."Meera what are you doing here? You know you are too little for coming to a bar."I tell her."I am not little."She gritters through her teeth."You called me!"She tells me.

"But I called Rahul's girlfriend no." I tell her."What?"She asked, "You called me."She tells me."Oh! I called you. I thought I called Rahul's girlfriend."I tell her.

"Rahul has a girlfriend?"She asks me."Yeah! I got to know only today."I tell her."Oh! He never said me."She continued."Come on it's late let's get you home."

I nod to her statement and we reach home. My sister opens the door" Why did you have to get drunk?"She tells me."Who told you I am drunk? I am not."I tell her.

"Yeah you are right. Thank-you Meera for bringing him."My sister tells. They both carry me on two sides. Did I hurt myself? No, they love me a lot that's why they want to walk with me together. They made me sleep on the bed and went away. I feel very tired. So I sleep off.

Ah!! I shouldn't have drunk that much last night. I get a really bad headache. I try to think about what happened last night. But as I got my memories back my face got paler. Shit! I screwed up everything.

I take my phone out and call Rahul" Why are you waking me up on a Sunday morning?"I hear Rahul's groggy voice."I might or might not have told Meera that you have a girlfriend."I tell him. I don't hear anything. From his side. The call is cut off. What is wrong with him? I try to call again. But he doesn't lift.

I slowly come out of my bed head to the washroom and freshen up. As I get down the stairs all freshened up. I hear the doorbell ring. I go and open it only to find Rahul pouncing on me to catch my collar.

"It was freaking you! Because of you, she didn't come to my home this morning."He tells me."She didn't lift my calls and for the first time ever she messaged me without an emoji!"He was fuming with anger.

"I was drunk! Am sorry."I tell him."If you were drunk you could have called me Why did you call Meera?"He asks me."I tried calling you But I called Meera because I was drunk."I try to reason again."I don't want your stupid reasons. I want to go back to the time when Meera texted me properly. She is only giving short replies. She told me only ttyl. She never ever uses that!."He was freaking out.

Just then my sister decides to come in."Hi Rahul. Wanna grab breakfast?"She asks casually."No! Di I would love to grab Sharath's head and rip it off with my bear hands."He shouts looking at me as if ready to do it any time now.

"Why what did he do?"My sister asks coming out from the kitchen and stands beside me."He told Meera out of all people I have a girlfriend. Now she is not talking to me properly."He frowns.

My sister hits my head."God, when will you stop hitting me."I wince in pain."Till your brain works properly. So the answer is never."She tells me."But I was drunk."I try to reason. But she hits me again."That's another mistake."She tells me

"Lets us just go and meet her at the hospital,"I tell him. He nods at my statement. In a few minutes, we reach the hospital. We go to the reception ."How may I help you?"The guy asks.

"We are searching for Doctor Meera Raghavan from the pediatric wing."Rahul tells him."Just a moment ."The guy says and dials a number. After few minutes "Meera will be here in 5 minutes. Please wait there ."He tells us pointing towards a few chairs. We nod and go sit there.

As he said Meera came down" Is something wrong? Is Anu here? Is everything fine" She asks in a panic."No calm down first."Rahul says to her and she breaths out a few puffs of air."Sharath are you fine? You were drunk yesterday."She asks directed to me."Yeah, I am fine. I was badly drunk yesterday."I tell her.

I see her eyes they were puffed and red as if she cried."Yeah, u were." She chuckles."Whatever he told was a lie!"Rahul tells her."What?"She asks."I was drunk and I told you that he has a girlfriend. It's a lie."I tell her.

She chuckles at my statement."You guys came till here to tell me that?"She asks."Yes! I don't have a girlfriend."Rahul says catching her shoulders."It's Okay Rahul. Even if you had a girlfriend I wouldn't mind. It's your life you can do anything you want. I just felt bad that you didn't tell me. I thought we were friends."Did she just friend zone him? I see the heartbreak in Rahul's eye."Yeah! We are ....friends um that's why I came to tell you I don't have a girlfriend."He tells her with a fake smile.

After a few minutes of convincing her." I think I need to go. I will text you guys later." saying that she went inside and we came out."She friend-zoned me."Rahul said." yeah she did."I tell him."It's not helping!"He shouts.

"Yeah! But that's the truth."I tell him. He nods."But I love her. So much."He tells me."I think she likes you too."I tell him."Cant you see! She friend-zoned me."He shouts at me again. I look at him  with all seriousness."You might come out of the friendzone."I try to tell him but He looks at me with all seriousness."Has any guy ever come out from friendzone? You are seriously joking now."He tells me."Let time give you the answer." I tell him. He was tearing up a bit. With no words, he walks away.

I really hope I didn't sabotage their relationship. Please! Let this ship sail.

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Word count:1473

How do you like the chapter? What will happen next? Do you think Rahul will come out of the friendzone? Do you think the ship will sail? Find out in the next chapter of 'Four Dates and Tons of Insecurities.'

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