The Blurred Lines

• The Whirlwind •

| Lavanya |

"You were too much Aditya. Is that how you meet someone?" I expressed my disappointment to Adi as soon as we headed to the reception area. We were waiting for his cab.

"I met you nicely Lavanya. I never had a good bond with him. You know... it was always rocky." Adi explained but I was still not convinced. Whatever his reasons were, he was really rude.

"But Agastya wasn't as unpleasant as you were with him." I reasoned.

"That's his magic you see." Aditya stepped back a little and added. "Oh Lavanya you are in love with him blindly."

"Madly and proudly. Blind is my trust, that I have put in him." I told him as a matter of fact, to which he gave me a lopsided smile.

"I am happy for you Lavanya."

"I'll see you tomorrow." He added as his cab approached us.

"Tomorrow?" I asked.

"I have got the passes to tomorrow's event, you are invited to. My boss gave me the passes. I had no friend to attend it with, but now I have you. You and Mr. Rocky Raichand will give me good company." He was referring to the last day of the award ceremony.
Aditya is at the position of content writer in his company, and earns well for himself.

"Sure. I'll see you then. Here's your cab." I side-hugged him.

"Bye Lavanya." He smiled genuinely.

"See you!" I waved at him and proceeded towards the pool, after collecting all my shopping bags from the reception. But he was nowhere to be seen. In fact, I could see no one there. Not even the couple, for which, those decorations were done. It was empty as hell.
I called Agastya and he told me that he had retired to his room.

Now, I am going to his room, to spend some time with him. It was a tiring day, and I have developed this bad habit of staying in his company. I want to be by his side.

"Agastya. I asked you to wait." I announce my presence as I find his room unlocked.

"I thought you were just saying." He steps towards me, while rubbing towel in his wet hair. Agastya looks so hot after a shower, truly a sight to behold and devour but I was still angry that he didn't wait.

"I don't say things to you, for no reason."

"You were with Aditya!" He raises his eyebrows.

"I went to escort him." I explain.

"And you did that." Agastya throws the towel on the couch and jumps on the bed while I stare at him in disbelief. He's pissed. I can see that.

Or is he jealous?

"Why are you angry, Agastya?"

"I'm not angry." He retorts.

"You clearly are." I lay in front of him, my hand supporting my head.
"Are you unhappy with his sudden arrival?" I add, because I feel it is Aditya.

"I don't like people trespassing my present, I have left behind in my past." His tone is a little harsh.

"But I didn't see anything too bad with Aditya."

"It's okay Lav." He places his hand on my cheek but I push it away.

"Don't 'okay' me Agastya."

"Why don't you change the topic?" He asks with surprise in his tone and then it clicks me. I should not force him.

"Alright! Give me a hug." I say, licking my lips while sitting up straight on the bed, and he instantly pulls me in an embrace.

We lie comfortably together in each other's arms, Agastya's one hand is making small imaginary circles on my shoulder while my mind trails back to the pool decoration.