Chapter 10

Today is the day Aarav will be proposing to her and according to his instructions, I should be a few feet away when he does that. I don't even know what am doing at this point. I helped him prepare a little talk. Told him not to be nervous and that she will surely accept.

Who am I kidding? Every step hurts. Should I have just told him? Told him that I am the one with feelings?

Am an Idiot.

"Does this look good?" Aarav asks coming out in a white shirt and black denim. He looks really good in it. He looks good in anything.

"It looks good," I tell him with a smile and he smiles back at me.

"Ok, then I will wear this." He tells me.

He walks towards me and pulls me up from the bed. Did I forget to mention we were in his bedroom? But anyway, I stand up questioning his motives.

"Thank you, little baby." He tells me while he hugs me. Just as that name went off his mouth a little insecurity sprouted right in my chest. Without further thought, I voice it out.

"You won't be able to talk to me when you go out with Isha," I ask him but it sounds more like a statement.

"Who told you that?" He asks as if I asked a question that was not supposed to be asked.

" Your girlfriend would obviously be mad!" I tell him. It's not like his girlfriend would be ok with us meeting like before.

"She should be ok with it! You are very important in my life. I won't be losing you just because of her." Aarav tells me while patting me on the head. My heart decides that it's the right time to do a summersault.

Chill heart, he is not yours.

"Okay! I think she will be coming there let's go!" He tells me. He invited her to a restaurant to profess his feelings and I will be sitting a few chairs away as his moral support.

We reach the restaurant and take up our positions. After a few minutes Isha enters, She does look very beautiful. They will surely look very good together.

I keep looking at them as Aarav talks to her animatedly, his eyes contain so much love. It's like he is talking about something he is passionate about. He seems to enjoy her company. It's good! At least one of us is happy.

Without a second thought, a lone tear slips from my eyes, and then it registers that am crying. That's when I hear a gasp beside me. I turn my head to the side and find Dhruv of all beside me.

I let out a tiny gasp, in an attempt not alert anyone. But the expression on his face morphs into shock.

"You like him." He says in a low voice with so much disbelief.

"What are you doing here?" I whisper yell hoping no one would hear.

"What?! Can't I see what my ex is up to?" He asks me as he takes a bunch of French fries from my plate and makes himself comfortable.

"That's weird! You guys broke up." I tell him, finding him odd in this setting.

"I could say the same thing, spying on your best friend and his girlfriend is not cool." He tells me dusting off his hands. He is just making me angry.

"I was asked to do it," I tell him turning my face away to see what they both are doing. They were holding hands. This is wrong.

"Yes, that makes it even more not weird." He whispers into my ear. Just before I could answer him I see a message from Aarav, it read ' am leaving, get home safely.'

This is not my day.

"Please don't tell me you like him," Dhruv tells me as he sits up straight.

"Why do you care?" I shout at him anger boiling inside me.

" Because I don't want you to suffer like someone I know." He tells me, his eyes evident with sadness. What is even going on?

"You don't need to care," I tell him standing up to go.

"You can't leave." He says grabbing hold of my hand and pulling me beside him.

" You can't tell me what to do. You are not my boyfriend." I shout back at him pulling back my hand.

"Even your boyfriend can't tell you what to do babe." He tells me as he angles his body towards me.

"I lost someone really special because of him. I still remember how hard it was for me and her." He tells me his eyes tearing.

Her?

"What are you even talking about?" I ask confused.

" You will know sooner. Now tell me do you have feelings for him?" He asks me.

" No." I nod my head from left to right.

"Even you know very well you are lying." He tells me.

"Do you know me that well? To know if am lying or not?" I ask him as he saw right through me.

" I know you well enough to know, you are screwed, babe." He tells me flipping his hair to the back. Is it me or does he really look like a guy from the novel?

"Don't call me babe," I tell him, not liking it one bit.

"Ok fine. " He tells his hands up in the air.

A few minutes of silence continue.

"What is your problem?" I ask losing my cool.

"I have a solution to your problem," He tells me turning back to the table. It would be an understatement to say I was baffled by his revelation.

"And pray say what that might be?" I ask him all ears.

" You do know that you sometimes talk weird English?" He asks me curiously.

"I read a lot of old English novels. But tell me what is it?" I ask him dreading the thing I told him.

"Ohh?! Which novels do you read?" He asks me. He shouldn't have asked that.

"Not now, you were in the middle of something. " I try to remind him but it was in vain.

"I like a book called pride and prejudice. Fine!" I tell him angrily.

"Ok, I will check it out." He says typing something on his phone.

"Now tell me what you wanted to tell?!" I ask him getting impatient at this point.

"Maybe we can fake date, to make Aarav jealous. So he can come back right at you." He tells me.

"Do I look dumb to you?" I ask him baffled at his so-called solution.

"If you won't accept this you will be called dumb." He tells me in a matter-of-fact tone.

"Shut up!" I shout in his face and the whole restaurant turns towards us.

"Don't shout," He whispers while murmuring a sorry to the others.

"See, Aarav is a possessive guy. He can't take it when someone gets close to his people. Especially me, so he will do anything to break us apart." He tries to explain to me. But why does it sound so convincing?

"What do you get in return?" I ask him curiously, why he is doing all this.

"My ex will be back with me, simple." He tells me.

I think am partly convinced.

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So, another day another chapter!

Saumya is like- "Let's make some bad decisions!". I seriously can't with her! Let us wait to see what happens next.

I have my driving test tomorrow!!!!! And I am freaking out. I might be the first girl in my family to have a license by 19, it's exciting and daunting. But let's hope for the best.

Ok then hope you enjoyed the update!!
Until the next chapter...
~Author