ALL THE THINGS HE DID FOR VAMSHIKA HAD GONE NOT GONE UNNOTICED BY ALL THE GIRLS. NOW HE WAS FACING A CONFRONTATION. "SO, SOMETHING'S UP WITH YOU AND VAMSHIKA ". " NO" "YES AND YOU HAVE BEEN ACTING SO DIFFERENTLY WITH HER COMPARED TO US THREE ". " I HAVE BEEN NOT" " YOU LIKE HER DON'T YOU". " ABSOLUTELY NOT. SHE'S MY FRIEND" HIS VOICE AND FACE GAVE EVERYTHING AWAY. AFTER A SERIES OF YES, NO AND ' IF YOU LIE I'LL PERSONALLY KILL YOU'S ', AARAV FINALLY ADMITTED TO LIKING VAMSHIKA. THE GIRLS LAUGHED AND AARAV SAID " PLEASE DON'T LET ARYAN KNOW ABOUT THIS ". " WE WON'T DON'T YOU WORRY ". " THAT WON'T HELP I ALREADY KNOW " ARYAN'S VOICE RANG THROUGH THE ROOM. AARAV'S FACE HELD FEAR AND GUILT AND THE GIRLS WERE TOO STUNNED TO MOVE. ARYAN'S FACE HELD BETRAYAL AND ANGER. " I HAVE LIKED HER SINCE I WAS IN 6TH GRADE. YOU CAN'T JUST SWOOP IN AND STEAL HER WHEN YOU DIDN'T CARE ABOUT HER SOME MONTHS AGO. AND NOW YOU DO !" ARYAN SAID. HIS VOICE DENOTED HOW MUCH HE WAS TRYING TO CONTROL HIS ANGER. "ARYAN-" " YOU DON'T UTTER A WORD " ARYAN SPAT AT AARAV. " YOU KNOW I TRUSTED YOU ". " DON'T PLAY THAT GAME I BEG OF YOU" AARAV'S VOICE CRACKED. ARYAN STARED AT HIS BEST FRIEND FEELING BETRAYED. HE COULDN'T COMPREHEND HOW OR WHY ? HE KNEW HE HAD NO RIGHT TO BE MAD AT AARAV. FEELINGS ARE NOT SOMETHING YOU CAN ALWAYS CONTROL. " PLEASE JUST LISTEN TO AARAV ARYAN-" SHANAYA TRIED BUT TO NO AVIL. " I JUST NEED SOME TIME " ARYAN SAID SO FASTLY AND WITH A SWIFT EXITED THE ROOM WITH A DOOR SLAM. VAMSHIKA WHO WAS MAKING HER WAY TO THE ROOM NOW HAD NOTICED THIS AND WAS STARTLED. SHE HAD NEVER SEEN ARYAN THIS MAD. SHE CAUGHT THE DOOR BEFORE IT MAGE A FULL SWING AND SLOWLY ENTERED INSIDE. SWASTIKA NOTICED THIS AND SAID " NOT NOW VAMSHI LATER ". " WHAT THE HELL JUST HAPPENED ? BUT SHE BEAT SWASTIKA TO IT. " MISUNDERSTANDING " AARAV SAID WITH HIS VOICE SO BRISK THAT IT SENT SHIVERS DOWN EVERYONE'S SPINE. AARAV EXITED THE ROOM IN SEARCH FOR HIS FRIEND. HE WENT TO THEIR VILLAGE'S POND AND THERE MARVIN AND ARYAN WERE SITTING. TEARS WERE FALLING DOWN FROM ARYAN'S FACE. AARAV COULDN'T BEAR TO SEE THIS. HE NEVER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT HE WAS THE REASON HIS FRIEND WOULD BE CRYING. HE LEFT THAT PLACE AS QUICK AS HE HAD ARRIVED THERE. VAMSHIKA HAD FOLLOWED HIM AND NOW SHE SAW THAT ARYAN WAS CRYING SILENTLY. SHE SPRINTED TO HIM AND EVER SO LIGHTLY PUSHED MARVIN AWAY. " HEY NOW ! NO NEED TO PANIC. HE'S ALRIGHT. YOU TWO HAVE A TALK " SAYING THIS MARVIN LEFT IN SEARCH FOR THE GIRLS. VAMSHIKA SAT DOWN NEXT TO HIM AND SPOKE " WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH YOU AND AARAV ?" ARYAN LOOKED AT HER AND ASKED " ANSWER HONESTLY. DO YOU LIKE AARAV ?" THAT QUESTION HAD CAUGHT HER OFF GAURD AND WITHOUT HER REALISING SHE WAS ANSWERING IT HONESTLY SHE BLURRED " YESS-"ARYAN'S HEART BROKE AS IF IT WERE JUST SLAMMED ON A ROUGH SURFACE. EVEN IF HIS HEART WERE STABBED BY A KNIFE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN LESS PAINFUL. " OH-" HE MANAGED TO SAY ALTHOUGH THE CRACK IH HIS VOICE WAS CLEARLY AUDIBLE. VAMSHIKA NARROWED HER EYES " FORGET THAT. WHAT'S UP WITH YOU ? WHY DID YOU LEAVE SO ANGRILY ? " " NOTHING. ME AND AARAV HAD A SMALL MISUNDERSTANDING THAT'S ALL ". " MISUNDERSTANDING ? YOU GUYS NEVER HAVE THAT " SHE SAID THOUGHTFULLY. HEARING THIS ARYAN FELT ANOTHER PANG OF ACHE IN HIS HEART. HE HAD NO RIGHT TO BE MAD OVER AARAV. AFTER ALL ARYAN HAD BEEN A COWARD AND HID HIS FEELINGS FOR VAMSHIKA THIS LONG. HE GULPED AND SIA " I'M GOING TO GO HAVE A TALK WITH HIM NOW". HE DIDN'T WANT THIS THING TO RUIN THEIR FRIENDSHIP.
HE GOT UP AND LEFT LEAVING VAMSHIKA TO BE CONFUSED.
