Chapter 8

Fight- sometimes they even strengthen your friendship!!!!

"I guess our house has a main door and we do open doors to visitors", I said as I lightly slapped on Deren's shoulder. 

"Yope and get a kick ass from your parents to ask for a night spend with their teenage daughter and her friends. We probably would have visited grave today." Deren answered back humorously. 

"My parents are not that devilish. They would have permitted you after soft and decent persuasion. They trust me. And for you assh###e they are out of town so with your pov also you guys are safe". I told both of them with Joshan simply hearing calmly and observing the room. 

I was still scared if he heard our girly talks. Today all I value is our friendship. I need his companionship and so I am too scared to loose it. 

"Is spying done are you are yet for more?" I asked him to confirm his innocence that he did not overhear our girly gossips. 

"No your room is your reflection. Everything is perfect, the color combination, and the bookshelf neat with your friends picture on the desktop. Just perfect", he said. 

"Thanks for the compliment but you are not here to admire my room." I asked him. 

Deren interrupted, "You were having fun all night. We were jealous and thought of joining you. Hope you don't mind?" and he innocently lied down on my bed. "Join in Joshan. Make yourself comfortable. It's your best friend's room" and both of them resided in my room waiting for some exciting to happen. 

"And what happened to your adventurous boys night party?" Stacie asked smelling Deren if he had a shot or two of the adult drink. 

"Nay!!!! The party was cancelled as the guys who were allotted to get the drinks finished the money filling themselves and the rest in a casino. So with little left for us, we felt it was better to spend time with some interesting people than those drunkard, vomiting sick guys out there." Joshan explained "are we welcomed as gate crashers?" He asked still comfortably resting on the mattress of my room. 

"Do we have a choice?" I asked in mock anger keeping my hands on my waist 

"So what do we do now", Cairo cut me off excitedly, "More the merrier". 

"Let's do something scary", Stacie suggested. 

"So horror movie"' I asked expecting unison 

"Sorry but Deren is not going to let it stay horror. Last time when we watched final destination we were on the floor, holding our stomach, laughing to our souls with comments passed by him. Not a good idea." Joshan backed up. 

So we landed up watching a simple The avengers. I popped some popcorns with Stacie helping me carry coke to my room. 

We then played some guessing games followed by monopoly after which everyone was so tired that they slipped on the pillows and boosters, even on the floor to grab some sleep. Me and Joshan were not yet sleepy and were talking to each other now. 

"I hope your parents are ok with our presence". Joshan asked concerned. 

"Don't worry they will be back by noon. You guys might have left by then. So chill. At least you guys won't be strangled by tomorrow." I comforted him. 

He pulled my hand and asked me to sit besides him. I was more than pleased with his company as he shared all his childhood secrets with me. His first crush being his English teacher in class 2, his first kiss was when he was 6 and she was his temporary Italian neighbour who stayed only for couple of months before her dad was shifted in Newyork after which he never heard about her nor he remembers her face. 

"Coffee" I asked him and he agreed to help escorting me to the kitchen. 

We both were sipping coffee when... 

"Why are you a playboy?" I asked with him getting so pissed at my question that he almost spitted his coffee. 

"Why would one be a playboy? Isn't it something very natural. A human character?" he questioned back to me.

"No actually you are not the kind. I mean we are what we have been brought up with. A little sheepish but our lifestyle and incidences play a major role in our character. What is with your playboy image?" I was very inquisitive now. 

"Are you a science student or doing psychology part time?" he snapped back. 

"Yeah multitasking. Don't change the topic now." I was adamant. Then I composed myself "don't share if you do not trust me." 

There was surely some other hidden side of Joshan which was not visible and He was not comfortable by me exploring it. 

"Don't you think there is lot more to study about each other? I guess I don't mind sharing what you wanna know. But let’s start from beginning." Joshan was now cooperating. 

"So I was right. Your character does have hidden stories." I threw my fist in air 

"Yes my genius. Now can we start?" he was getting more enthusiastic now. 

"My waist size is 32 and I prefer blue denims. My underwear brand is Diesel and I am a nonvirgin". 

"Wasn't that obvious", I teased him. 

"You want to know more or are you revealing yours now?" he was a little bugged now. 

"Continue. I am sober now." 

"My favourite color is blue but I prefer wearing white shirts" 

"And you look super sexy in them." I interrupted. 

"Thanks for that. But are you perving on me?" he was blushing. 

"A##Sh##e can't best friends admire each other?" I counterattacked. 

"Yeah sure. They can even use badwords as nickname comfortably." 

"Go on Joshan." I signalled him to continue. 

"I have lot of friends out of which I trust only Deren. My first crush was my English teacher in class 2. My first kiss was what I already shared. I have one and only best friend and you know her." 

I blushed at it. 

"I do not invite my friends to my house. I am quite uneasy with that. Is this enough or you want to know the brand of condoms also that I use." He mused.

"I think I can do without that" I stopped him, "Tell me the fact I want to hear" 

"First you share your stuff with me", he insisted. 

"I cannot simply keep on saying. You ask I'll answer", I said a little scared.

"So to start with your favourite color" he asked 'let this be a little warm up thing."

"pink" I answered easily, he already knew a lot about me, little extra would do no harm.

"Your first crush" he asked 

"Edward from Twilight" I answered easily. Though I have lost my craze in vampire stories but I still drool over Edwin whenever he appears on screen 

"Your first kiss" he asked stepping closer being extremely eager to know about it. 

"I don't want to share this" I backed out. I couldn't. That would be very embarrassing. 

"You have to. Not fair" he pouted. 

"I'll tell you but promise me it's a secret" I was in a dilemma about sharing it with him but I knew more I retaliated, more he was going to get anxious and would never let it go. He'd even stretch the question in the school corridors which was not a good idea  

"Pinky promise" he said crossing his fingers and I chuckled at his cuteness. 

"So cute. Please. Actually I haven't ever had a kiss. It was just a peck. Now don't mock at me" I said playing with the toes of my feet avoiding his gaze. He'd surely be mocking and laughing ridiculously at me, about o be 18 I still hadn't had an actual kiss. 

"We are best friends remember. Trust me. So you are a virgin". He was but calm in fact he took it very casually. 

"Yes and no regrets. But please don't make a scene out of it." I gave him my pleading eyes. 

"Your brands" he averted the topic seeing my discomfort. My beautiful God, he is such a sweetheart. 

Ed hardy for denims and Trixie for undies. Before you ask I hate those forbidden days and hate to discuss about it . so pleasse excuse that stuff." I blushed embarrassingly. 

"I never want you to feel disgusted with me and for what you are keen to know about is ..... 

It was my 16th birthday and as a bet with my friends I went to propose the most popular and senior girl of school. We dated for a week. That was my first relationship in particular. One night we happened to be completely wasted with drinks in one of her peer parties and I lost my virginity in that party. Next morning she was gone. I hurried to school after picking my stuff from home. May be I thought I need to apologise or something." He stopped out of sudden. 

I stood still with my mouth open, coffee mug which was fuming hot moments ago was cold untouched by me as I was lost in Joshan's company. He need not be forced. He started narrating on his own, his past. But why did he stop??? 

"I am feeling sleepy. Let's continue tomorrow for sure". And he went to wake Deren and left with him. He did not want to create misunderstandings incase someone saw them at my place. 

"Nice coffee. I loved it" he winked at me before he went climbing up the stairs to my room. 

I stared at his fit body under the tight fit lee tee till he disappeared out of the sight reaching my room. 

I was awestruck, completely dumbfound about his foresight. I was impressed with his thoughtfulness. 

I kept on thinking the entire night about next part of the story. Joshan would always behave unexpected. He was reluctant in sharing this too. I think he needs time and I was fine with it. 

Next morning three of us woke up pretty late and spent rest of the day in leisure only to finish pending school work and pack for next day of school. 

We headed to the college together as Stacie picked me and Cairo from our houses. 

"After a week long holiday school doesn't feel good", Cairo said. 

"Even if John is waiting for you at the entrance", I smirked as I pointed towards handsome John waiting on the entrance. He was a blonde with broad shoulders and green eyes. He wore cargoes with a tight fitted tee. 

A gasp left her mouth. We went to our respective classes after that. Joshan was waiting outside the class for me a little tensed which was relieved after I handed him few worksheets of drawing homework." I know you haven't done it. So here's this for you." 

"Thanks buddy" as he grabbed those sheets from me. 

"Ok next time I'll do it myself" he said stealing my words after he got those warning looks from me. He understands me so well. 

"You understand me so well", he said repeating the words I was recalling in my reverie. 

I was shocked but brushed past him to enter my classroom. He did not follow and disappeared somewhere in the corridors. 

He even missed the arts class for which I had worked late night. That really pissed me. According to me studies and fun need to be balanced so I was a bit upset about it. 

I avoided him in the lunch break but he was so busy with some red haired girl that he did not bother. We had our food with girly talks and went back to the classes. 

Did I need to add I missed my best friend like crazy. I was so used to his company that his absence was hurting or troubling me. 

After the school was done and we were about to leave then Joshan blocked me and asked me to talk to him. 

"I have to go home with Stacie", I coldly denied. 

"Oh Joshan can drop you home." Stacie tried to help. 

" No" I said curtly. 

"Whats wrong with you? Why are you behaving weird?" Joshan was now irritated. 

"See Joshan I want   to leave. Let me go.” I jerked my hand from his grip.

"Stop over reacting Pearly", he said loudly. 

"You do whatever F##king you want to do with that reddie but let me go. You are missing classes and flirting around with girlies, ignoring the work someone had done staying late in the night. You are so full of all your charms. So be with it. I am not in for it." I blurted.  

“Charms?" He asked confused. 

"Yes show them to your whore bitch, see that red headed is waiting for you" I said raging like a wild tigress 

The quarrel had now begun. 

"Why did you get her into this. You bit..." and he hesitated ,stopped. 

I had completely lost my temper now, " Whatever F###ker" I blurted and left.