Aditi's POV

I love you, Aditi.

I groaned and slammed my face into the pillow. Shubman's words echoed inside my head, over and over. I recalled vividly how I'd pushed him away and bolted for the apartment. 

"Alright spill." Akanksha sat down next to me and nudged me. I have no idea why but I blabbed.

"Ohmygods!" Akanksha squealed and started to bounce around.

1

2

"Did you guys kiss?"

-3

Called it.

"Nope." I shrugged. Akanksha looked at me as though I grew another head. Brandon burst in through the door. 

"Sis." He panted. Brandon was slightly older than me. He's your typical older brother.  I hummed a response. 

Over Protective.

"Someones here to see you." He said in a sing-song voice. I raised an eyebrow but looked down at my attire. Neon yellow PJ pants that were covered in puppies and a shirt that read: Daughters are the real child. Boys are just a beta version.

"Let me change." I huffed and folded my arms trying to hide the baggy shirt.

What is it with and weird PJ's?

I opened up my closet and cursed under my breath. I knew I should have done laundry yesterday!

"Asha! Do you have some overalls I can borrow?" I turned to Akanksha and pleaded. Akanksha tossed me a pair of black overalls. I gave her a quick thank you and changed in the bathroom. Going to the door, I saw Harry waiting for me on the balcony.

With Flowers?

"Hey." I raised an eyebrow.

"Sup." Harry grinned like a maniac.

"So..." He trailed off and looked at the ground. I stood next to him on the balcony. I heard a whistle. Frowning I looked for the source of the sound.

Shubman.

"I... I have to be right back." I smiled apologetically and ran down the stairs.

"Watch where you're going!" Jenny called out. I muttered a quick sorry and flew out the door.

"What do you want." I panted.

"You." He grinned (Which unfortunately showed off his dimples) and said seductively.

"Aditi. When I told you how I feel. You just shoved me away and bolted." His eyes hardened.

"I want to know your answer." He continued, I shifted on my feet. Wondering the distance between me and the door. Shubman snatched my wrist and pulled me closer.

"I'm in love with you Aditi Roy." He declared boldly. My mind was thinking along the lines of hfusdifdjf dsfdsg. Translation, What the heck. A scent of coffee hit my nose. I snapped out of my thoughts and saw Shubman.

Much Closer to me.

He leaned forward ready to kiss me. But someone yanked him away. I felt a mixture of relief and sadness. Harry's blonde hair was ruffled up. Harry stood next to me, with an arm draped around me.

"Get your grubby hands off her." Harry gritted his teeth. Shubman winced and gasped for air.

That's not right. Shubman could easily beat Harry. He's an international-level athlete.

Somethings wrong.

I wiggled out of Harry's grip and knelt next to Shubman.

"Are you ok?" I asked, surprised at the true concern in my voice.

"Fine." He grunted hoarsely. I knew he wasn't ok.

"Make your lie sound like you're not in pain." I snorted, Harry was struggling to mask his shock. Shubman leaned on me and wobbled into the house. I guided him to my room and pulled out the first aid kid. Paul suggested that he help but Shubman politely declined.

"Take your shirt off," I spoke without looking up from the instructions. He flung his shirt away. There was a gaping purple bruise.

"Where did you get that!" My voice raised.

"The ball hit me a little too hard," he confessed. "It was healing fine till your friend decided to swing a punch there"

Sneaking a few peeks at the advice located inside the kit I worked on fixing up Shubman.

"Aditi. That night-" Shubman sighed and started.

"Why are you so eager to make me hate you?" I snorted and interrupted.

"For god's sake woman! I'm trying to fix things." Shubman lashed out.

"I don't think you can fix a broken heart," I told him coldly. "I certainly don't think you can mend our friendship,"

"Aditi." His eyes were so painful for me to look at.

"I want us to be more than friends." He held my hand and brought it to his lips to kiss it.

No. I won't be swayed by your fake promises!

I kept a cool head and half-listened to what Shubman ranted. When he was done, I was the breathless one.

"Just ask Anand what happened that night." He pleaded. He traced circles on my palm. His scent of coffee took over my nostrils once more. He leaned forward, his hands slowly sneaking around my waist. My own hands were around his neck. One hand around my waist the other holding my cheek, Shubman was about to kiss me. My brain screamed no, but my heart agreed with him.

2 centimeters apart

1 centimeter apart

1 millimeter apart.

Just as our lips were about to meet something interrupted.

"Great to see how much you care about each other." Harry's voice cut through. I wasn't surprised.

Imagine if the girl you were going to ask out was in a guy's arms. The guy was shirtless and was about to kiss her. I would have been mad too.

"Harry. It's not what it looks like." I started.

"It's exactly what it looks like." Shubman interrupted me. Harry bit his tongue and marched out.

"I prefer Shubman over Harry." Deepika's voice called out.

"Your preference is noted and ignored," I called back to her. Paul chuckled.

"Harry..." I caught up with him finally.

"Aditi, I'll give you an option." Harry turned to me.

"Him or Me." Harry gritted his teeth.

What-

I can't pick-

My brain screamed Harry but my heart chose Shubman.

"I'll make the choice easier for you," Harry said.

And then kissed me.

Ugh! Why does my love life have to be so complicated!?

I didn't feel any sparks and knew that Harry wasn't the right one for me. I pushed Harry away and marched toward the house.

"So. You've decided huh?" Harry laughed bitterly behind me.

Oh, gods. Is he mentally unstable?

But any thought was stopped when I saw Shubman standing in the doorway.

"I'm going to kiss you right now." Shubman strode up to me. The world seemed to slow down. The smell of coffee was covering up any other scent. Shubman's lips met mine. His lips were rough yet soft. His lips tasted like coffee. I felt his hands go around my waist and pulled me closer to him. It deepened the kiss. His hair was ruffled and messy.

Why is my heart beating so quickly? Why am I enjoying this?

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Wahoo! It looks like  Shubiti (Shubman and Aditi) had their first-ever kiss >:DDD

But Aditi lost a very close friend (A moment of silence for Harry.)

Make sure to check out A Fight For Her!!!

~ Ria