"Stop there"
I startled at the sudden loud voice. I turned my head towards it's direction. There I saw him standing near our bedroom door. Or should I say his bedroom? He kept on staring at me angrily while my fingers are trembling. I gulped loudly...
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Kavya Pov:
"You know I won't let you pay for me this time", I raised my voice as I gave her a challenging look.
"Nah, It's okay. I can pay for you, it doesn't matter yaar. We are friends, right?", she tried to convince me again, but not this time.
"Yes, of course. I know we are friends. And that's why I am paying this time", I used a determined voice giving no room to her for argument.
I don't want to be a freeloader, letting them pay for me everytime we go out.
She let out a defeated sigh, "I am okay, if that's what you want." She smiled at me.
"I would have filled up my stomach, if I knew you are gonna pay for all of us", Amith told with a mouthful of Burger causing some crumbs to fall out.
I rolled my eyes at him before taking the bill in my hand, I headed towards the cash counter. My face drained colours when I opened my purse, there is just one 50 rupees note. I glanced at the bill again, and it says Rs.300. I can't spend this single note or else I will have to go home by walk. I kept standing there for almost a minute as I don't know what to do. Should I go back and lie to them that I forgot to bring cash today?
When I was about to twirl around, someone placed their hand on my shoulder and I tilted my head to see Xander giving me a confused look.
"Why are you still standing here? Done paying the bill?"
"Ahm.... No.... I ....I mean ... I forgot to bring cash.... Sorry I - ",He cut me off, his eyebrows are creased and he looked at me intently like he is reading my mind. I know I am a bad liar but I can't help.
"Oh... It's okay. No problem, I can pay this time.", he gave me a reassuring smile as he took out his leather wallet from his pocket and paid the bill.
This situation is totally embarrassing. I want to prove to myself that I am not a freeloader or a resource sucker. Not that my friends have such opinion of me like that, but I don't want to fill my stomach watching them pay for me everytime. Besides it began depressing me that I am running out of cash. The pocket money which I saved is completely gone. I don't know how I am gonna go college with nothing in hands and pockets everyday. No one can be as stupid as me here, roaming around with no mobile and no cash.
"Hey, what's going on in that little brain of yours?", Xander snapped me out of my train of thoughts.
"No... Nothing", I averted my gaze, looking everywhere but him.
