Beyond the Beats

Chapter 67. Devil is here

My mother and sister were surprised because for the first time, I came back home in my full senses. I was also amazed that even after working whole day, I was still active and wasn't fatigued.

The dance battle at Ronit's birthday was still playing in front of my eyes, and I really wished that my friends were also there; they would have enjoyed the show too.

I had to go to work tomorrow, so I had to sleep even if I wanted to stay awake and tell my sister everything that happened at Ronit's birthday.

In the morning, I was running here and there to get ready when Mom announced that she had put all of my clothes to wash, and I could just select some old pairs to wear for the day. I didn't want to. All of my old clothes would have torn off if I had even warmed up in them.

I was arguing with Mom for not asking me before she collected all of my stuff to wash, but she also had no choice. As both of us were working, Mom didn't get time to do household chores daily.

I was struggling to find a decent t-shirt when Dhara Di reminded Mom of a parcel that was delivered for me yesterday. She told me to check the parcel first because she suspected that there were some clothes in it.

The parcel was gift-wrapped, and when I opened it, I was really happy. Kshitij had sent me two new self-designed t-shirts, and I thanked him in my mind for saving me from having a wardrobe malfunction during training.

Mom was curious and suspicious when she heard me yelling KD's name and thanking him. Before she could accuse me, I told her that KD was not my boyfriend, and he was actually interested in someone else.

I didn't understand why my mother looked disappointed alongwith her usual scrutinized expression.

I ignored her as I was getting late and left for my morning job. When I finished my work at the dockyard, I received a WhatsApp notification from my dance training group. I quickly checked it and thanked my stars when I learnt that the dance sessions for the day were cancelled because Suhas Sir was absent due to some personal work.

As I had time after my fast-food restaurant's part-time job, I went to college to catch up on my studies. When I met Arushi, both of us were shocked.

"We are matching, Aru!" I squealed.

"Yeah..." she mumbled.

"This t-shirt looks really really good on you, Aru," I complimented. "White really brings out your dark eyes. You are shining!"

She kept staring at my t-shirt. "Why do you have the same one?" she asked curiously.

"Oh, this," I smiled. "Well, I also didn't expect that-"

"Wow! Look at both of you!" KD yelled as he made his entry. "Just gorgeous!"

KD said that to both me and my friend, but his eyes were stuck on Arushi. I giggled when I saw him wearing the same t-shirt as us, but in black colour. While Arushi was wearing the white shirt, KD and I were wearing black ones.

"Black suits you, Bhoomi," KD commented. "You have tanned a lot though. Don't you use sunscreen?"

I twisted my lips. "Nope."

He shook his head at me. "You should!"

I signalled at him when I noticed Arushi staring at both of us intensely.

"Arushi, thank you for accepting my request. You look lovely," KD said.

Arushi blushed, but her smile wasn't the same like earlier times. I thought she was in a bad mood, so I motioned at KD to follow my lead.