Chapter 53 Back To College 15

Shriya : "Hey hi Sony, give me some time and let me speak first, how can I answer all those questions at once. One at a time ok." She pleaded get friend who is so excited and ot took her some time to calm her friend. Sony : "okay fine, tell me. I will listen to you." Shriya : "Okay first promise me that you will not tell anyone about this. This matter should be between the three of us. Okay." Sony was so anxious and in a hurry to know so she didn’t think much and said "Okay fine. now tell me". Shriya took a deep breathe and mustered all the courage within her and started in a nervous tone "Okay Yes I am ..." Before Shriya could say anything further Sony interrupted her saying "Wait let me call Brahmini, I will put her on conference call, hold on for a second." Shriya kept silent for a minute then she heard Sony saying "Okay I told her everything and she promised me she will keep it a secret too." and Shriya heard Brahmini saying "I promise, now tell us". Shriya : "Yes I am on a vacation with Abhi, the same Abhi you saw earlier Abhishek Malhotra." Sony squealed and Brahmini asked " How did you know him?" Brahmini : "Are you close with him? You even went on a vacation with him. Wow that’s so cool". Shriya : "Abhi’s best friend and manager Uday. Uday’s wife Manvi is my friend. That’s how I met him in a party and Abhi treats her like a sister, so I know him pretty good .. ...yeah, .but I am not close with him. I met him a few times at Uday’s place." Brahmini : " So how is he in real, handsome? Is he a friendly person. Tell us something about him ?". Shriya : "yes he is handsome and caring, and he is friendly towards me but I don’t know about others". Sony : "I know he is caring, I saw him giving his food to the girl next to you.Who is she?" Shriya coughed and said "She is my sister Preeti, I told you guys earlier about her." Sony : "You sat next to him and he leaned in, so how did you feel when you were so close to him?" she started being naughty. Brahmin chimed in "Maybe she felt some butterflies in her tummy". Shriya : "Uhmmm.... I dont know how I felt." she felt awkward and guilty about lying to her friends but she doesn’t have much choice. They are feeling all anxious and exaggerated to know that her friend sat next to Abhi. If they knew that their friend is staying in his house and he is her legal guardian, they might even go crazy. What if they see Abhi kissing her on her forehead, ohh no their expressions, that thought made Shriya smile and she couldn’t imagine that outcome. Then she heard Sony’s impatient voice "why aren’t you saying anything." Hearing these words Shriya came back to her senses and said "Okay enough of this talk. I am going to hang up. bye guyz. Good night". Brahmini whined "No I have so many questions" Sony : "Okay fine. But share some of your photos with Abhi to us. We promise we will keep it a secret. I will create a group in wats up with three of us. Share them in that. You can’t him all to yourself. Gud n8 bye." Shriya : "I will ask him and will give you some pictures". Sony : "Thanks Gud n8" Brahmini : " See you on Monday morning guys". Shriya hung up on them and was dumbfounded to see Abhi staring at her. He sat on the sofa with a glass of milk in his hands. He stared at her gently and said "You didn’t have dinner, so have some milk. I already sent milk to Preeti’s room and when I saw her earlier she is already sound asleep." Shriya wondered when and how did he come in and exactly how much did he hear about their conversation. She felt awkward and embarrassed for talking behind his back and for getting caught red handed. She even thought he might get angry or didn’t like it. She examined his face but couldnot find any traces of anger and It seems like he is thinking about something. She came to sit on sofa and started drinking milk without looking at him. He stood up and went to the door. He turned around to see Shriya and said "What do mean ’I dont know how I felt?’ tell me tomorrow what it meant", he signed her with his hand to come to him. She went and stood next to him. He kissed her on her forehead and said "good n8". He left the room and Shriya stood there thinking what was she supposed to say to him the next day when she herself didn’t how she felt. She asked herself "Did I feel good or frightened or maybe nervous?"