VAMSHIKA FROWNED THE MOMENT SHE HEARD THAT HER AUNT WAS HAVING AN OPERATION AND AARAV EYED HER LACK OF REACTION. TRUTH WAS SHE NEVER REALLY LIKED THAT AUNT AS SHE JUDGED VAMSHIKA'S FRIENDS. SHE WOULD MAKE SNARKY COMMENTS ABOUT HOW SWASTIKA WAS SO LOUD , HOW MIHIKA WASN'T GOOD WITH FASHION. EVEN HER OLD ASS WOULD CRITICIZE SHANAYA FOR NOT BEIND 'LADY LIKE'. MOST OF ALL SHW WOULD SAY THAT THE FOUR OF THEM SHOULD NOT MINGLE WITH THE BOYS AS PEOPLE WOULD GET THE WRONG IDEA. EVERYTIME VAMSHIKA SAW THAT AUNT SHE WANTED TO PUNCH THE SHIT OUT OF HER. NOW HER AUNT WAS HAVING A THROAT OPERATION. THAT SERVED HER RIGHT FOR BAD MOUTHING PEOPLE.
" ME AND YOUR FATHER HAVE TO GO HELP HER. YOU'RE STAYING IN AARAV'S HOUSE UNTIL THEN " VAMSHIKA'S MOTHER ANNOUNCED. VAMSHIKA'S HEART GAVE A SKIP AND SHE LOOKED AT AARAV THE SAME TIME HE LOOKED BACK. " OUR HOUSE IS ALSO GOING TO GET RENOVATED SO THE CHOICE IS INEVITABLE. YOU CAN'T MISS OUT ON YOUR STUDIES. WE ASKED SHANAYA , MIHIKA AND SWASTIKA'S PARENTS BUT TURNS OUT ALL ARE GOING FOR A TRIP. AARAV'S FATHER OFFRED TO LET YOU STAY " HER FATHER ADDED.
" SO WE ARE WELCOMING YOU TO OCCUPY OUR HOUSE " AARAV'S MOTHER SMILED AT HER. VAMSHIKA SMILED BACK. SHE ALWAYS THOUGHT AARAV'S MOTHER HAD THE MOST WARMING SMILE. AARAV WAS A SPLITTING IMAGE OF HIS MOTHER. THE SAME EYES, FACIAL STRUCTURE BUT HE HAD A BEARD. THE SAME SMILE EVEN AND THAT THE PART OF A REASON WHY VAMSHIKA LIKED HIS MOM'S SMILE.
AARAV WHO SEEMED TO HAVE A HARD TIME PROCESSING, CHOKED OUT " FOR HOW LONG ?" "FOR A MONTH ". " A MONTH ! " VAMSHIKA GASPED. STAYING THATTT CLOSE TO AARAV WOULD BE A MENTAL TORTURE TO HER HEART. BUT THE SANE PART OF HER MIND, WHICH JUST AWOKE THOUGHT THAT THIS COULD A CHANCE FOR THEM TO GET ALOMG BETTER. SHE COULD ANALYSE HIS BEHAVIOUR AND EVERYTHING AND SHE WOULD DECIDE WHETHER TO CONFESS R NOT.
HER THOUGHTS WERE CUT SHORT, " WE'RE LEAVING NOW. YOU CAN BRING YOUR BELONGINGS BY EVENING " HER FATHER SAID. SHE EYED HER PARENTS AND AARAV'S PARENTS. SHE NODDED SLOWLY NOT WANTING TO SEEM TOO EAGER OR EXCITED. " IF AARAV'S PARENTS ARE OKAY-" " WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU DEAR" HIS FATHER ASSURED HER. SHE SMILED AT HIM THANKFULLY AND LOOKED AT AARAV FOR APPROVAL. AARAV ASKED " WHICH ROOM WILL SHE BE STAYING IN ?" " IN YOURS " HIS MOTHER SAID AS IF IT WERE OBVIOUS.
VAMSHIKA GASPED EVER SO LIGHTLY WHICH DID NOT GO UNNOTICED BY AARAV. VAMSHIKA KNEW AARAV'S PARENTS WERE WHOLESOME. BUT THIS MUCH ? ENTRUSTING TWO TEENS IN ONE ROOM TOGETHER MEANT HOW MUCH THEY TRUSTED THEM. THIS THOUGHT MADE VAMSHIKA FEEL GUILTY FOR LIKING AARAV. " OKAY THEN " AARAV SAID IN A STRAINED VOICE. THE PARENTS SMILED AND VAMSHIKA'S PARENTS LEFT FOR THEIR TRAIN. VAMSHIKA ENTERED AARAV'S HOUSE AND SHE HAD BEEN THERE A FEW TIMES SO SHE DIDN'T NOTICE MUCH.
" AARAV TAKE HER TO YOUR ROOM. I'LL BE IN THE KITCHEN PREPARING FOOD " HIS MOTHER SAID SMILING AT VAMSHIKA. AARAV NODDED AND WENT AHEAD. VAMSHIKA FOLLOWED HIM SILENTLY AND ENTERED HIS ROOM. HIS ROOM WAS PAINTED A SAGE GREEN WHICH GAVE IT WARMTH. HE HAD A BED AND A CUPBOARD AND A STUDYING TABLE. THE TOP OF HIS SHELF WAS FILLED WITH SMALL RANDOM OBJECTS AND ON THE STUDY TABLE LAY ALL HIS BOOKS WHICH WERE RELATED TO THE ASSINGMENT. THE ROOM WAS TIDY AND THERE WERE NO RANDOM PIECE OF CLOTHES OR EVEN ANYTHING. EVERYTHING WAS WHERE IT SHOULD BE. THERE WAS A SKETCH BOOK ON HIS BED AND SHE KNEW HOW WELL HE DREW. SHE ALWAYS IMAGINED HIM DRAWING HER.
SMILING AT THAT THOUGHT SHE SAID " YOUR ROOM IS CLEANER THAN ALL OF OURS COMBINED ". AARAV LAUGHED AT THAT COMMENT. " PERSONALLY I'D SAY ARYAN IS THE LASIEST OF US ". HE ALWAYS MENTIONED ARYAN IN HIS AND HER CONVERSATIONS, REQUEST OF ARYAN. " THAT HE IS ". BOTH OF THEM SAT ON THE BED AND WORKED OUT AARAV'S ASSINGMENTS.IT TOOK ABOUT TWO HOURS COMPLETE ,SAVE THE TIME THEY STARTED LOOKIG AT HIS SKETCHES WHICH VAMSHIKA HAD ALREADY SEEN. AFTER FINISHING THEY WERE SPEAKING ABOUT THEIR COLLEGE AND ABOUT THE FRESHER'S PARTY.
AARAV SAID " DO YOU KNOW ABOUT SWASTIKA'S NEW LOVE INTEREST ?" " YEAH. ISN'T IT THE NEW GUY WHO GOT TRANSFERED FROM ANOTHER COLLEGE. SHE TOLD ME ABOUT IT YESTERDAY. SHE SAYS SHE LIKES HIM. HE'S IN OUR CLASS ". " HE'S ACTUALLY MY FRIEND. ME AND ARYAN PLAY FOOTBALL WITH HIM. HE'S A CHILL GUY. PERFECT FOR THE BOMB SWASTI IS " AARAV CLARIFIED. " OH LORD ! SHE'S GONNA BE BOMBARDING YOU TWO WITH QUESTIONS " VAMSHIKA LAUGHED. " WHAT A MISERY " AARAV MOCK LAUGHED. THEY HAD A HEARTY LAUGH DISCUSSING SWASTIKA AND HER NEW FOUND CRUSH MARVIN.
