Chapter 5 | Perception

After reaching home, I went straight to my room because my heart and mind were still in those moments. Her face, her eyes, her words and the feeling of her being so close to me are still there in my heart. But the pain of her going away, has penetrated my heart as if it has forgotten its peace.

I want to forget this pain, I want to forget it but I'm well aware of the  fact that I won't be able to forget it until I get her in my arms and close my heart.

Right now, I have to do something to distract myself otherwise I don't know what I would do. So, I need to take a long shower in case I relax my anxious mind and heart.

When I started to remove my shirt I noticed something near my chest areas and it was her mark. What? Her lipstick mark. Oh my heart, it's gonna be a blast at some moment. I caressed those marks with my hand.

It's beautiful.

It's so fucking beautiful. That's the best thing I've ever received. I'm never gonna wash this mark. It's the first thing that I received from, my love. And I also know that she's totally unaware about this, what she gave me but still it's very special to me.

Some time ago I was sad but now I got some happiness and at least it gave me some peace in my heart.

After that I relaxed somehow but another tension took over my mind. How's she? Is she okay? Is she hurting? Is she in pain? Does she need me? Fuck, how can I forget that why would she need me? She doesn't even know me. And also she doesn't know what she means to me.

But right now I need to know how she's doing. If  I don't know my anxious mind is gonna blast. What to do now I have to think about.

When we reached home my dear friend's lecture started and I know it's very difficult to keep her quiet when she starts.

"Meri maa, will you let me speak? Can you please be quiet for a while? Then, I'll be able to tell you what actually happened." I said while rolling my eyes.

"Fine. Speak? I also wanna know what actually happened there. The way Mr. Randhawa behaved I found it very strange." She replied.

"Hmm. When I was going towards the door to give you your file, I collided with someone and my legs got twisted. I was about to fall but luckily that person caught me" I replied

"But when our eyes met then I got to know he's Mr. Randhawa and suddenly he started to behave so strangely. Do you remember I told you earlier about his behaviour? That's how he was behaving that time too when I was around him." I again said while remembering my previous encounter with him.

"Hmm, I remember" She said.

"But today his behaviour was more strange. He was behaving as if something had happened to his dearest person. He started panicking after seeing me in that condition and he was not even ready to listen to anyone. For some time, I couldn't understand what happened to him suddenly." I said while thinking about him.

"I know that even when I came he was behaving strangely. He wanted to pick you up. How dare he even think about that when I was there? He should know that I'm the one for you. " She said while controlling her anger.

"What did you say you are one for me?" I said while laughing.

"Aare, I mean I'm your best friend and you're my responsibility then how he comes between us?" She said.

"And the fuck you don't care about anything other than that picked up thing? Here I'm telling you something serious and you just stuck at the same place." I said and rolled my eyes.

"So what? He can't lift you okay?"

"Aare meri maa, ab shant hoja aur meri baat sunn le. Then he quickly called the doctor as if something serious had happened to me. I also tried to calm him but he was not even ready to listen to me. And one more thing when the doctor came he started behaving like 'Why did you call the male doctor I told you strictly to call the female one' and so on. I felt very uncomfortable that time"

"I don't know what he was thinking but I must say he is a very weird person so just ignore him. Don't let him roam around you."

We were talking but our conversation was interrupted by her phone call and she picked her phone and rolled her eyes.

"Why the fuck you're making that type of faces, who is on the phone?" I asked.

She showed me her cell and it was Mr. Randhawa. She puts the call on the speaker so, I can hear.

But why did he call this time?

"Hello?" she said

"Ohh Miss Trisha, How is Ashika? Is she okay? Isn't she in much pain?" He asked with his anxious sound. Here, I am stunned with his talk that is exactly what is wrong with him? Why is he so worried about me?

"Mr. Randhawa, first calm down. Why are you desperate? She's totally fine, it's just her feet swallowed up a little more" She replied to him.

"What? How's that happened? I'll come right away with the doctor. Just wait for me. She needs me. I am coming nothing will happen. She'll be fine" He panicked and said. He was literally blabbering all that.

"Wait. Mr. Randhawa, why are you panicking? She is totally fine. I already gave her medicines and she'll be alright after some time. Don't worry." She replied to him.

"But Mr. Randhawa, why are you this much worried about her? It's not like she's your close friend or something. I guess you didn't even know her properly?" She asked again.

"It's not like that, Miss. Trisha. I just called you to ask about your designs which is important for our company. And then I think to ask you about, Ashika. Because of me she was in that condition and I'm just helping her with nothing else." He said while shuttering. And it felt like he wanted to convince her with his talk.

"Oh, that's the matter. Don't worry, Mr. Randhawa I'll send you my pending designs in a while so, I'm hanging up" She said.

"WAIT, Miss. Trisha" He suddenly said his voice was a little bit louder.

"Yes?" She asked?

"Can I talk to her?" He said again while shuttering.

WTF? No, I am not ready to talk to him right now. I signalled Trisha that I don't want to talk to him and I think she guessed my singles.

"Sorry, Mr. Randhawa but she slept already long ago. Maybe it's the effect of the medicine."

"Oh don't wake her up. she needs to sleep and take care of her" He said but I can feel sadness in his voice.

"You don't have to say that Mr. Randhawa. She's my best friend. Of course I will take care of her." And he hangs up the call.

"Look, look how he's behaving. I told you" I said while pointing towards her phone.

"He's a fucking mental rude jerk so, be careful around him, Cherry" She said to me.

I just hummed at her because right now I'm thinking about his behaviour towards me it's not normal.

"Let's go to sleep it's already late and I'm sleeping with you if you need something just wake me up." She sided while tucking me in druvet and then she came and slept beside me.

But I still woke up as if I lost my sleep and my mind. I was still thinking about him and his words. But suddenly, I remembered that he called me 'love'.

Seriously? I am not his so-called 'love'. And I know him very well what kind of person he is. Everyone knows what kind of rumors are there about him. And yeah, I also know that in this one year there has been no such rumor that he is with any girls. But it doesn't mean he's a good person. Maybe he's trying to come close to me and flirt because he is the same person who plays with different women everyday.

And he doesn't know me, I'm not that kind of woman who's easy to play or get. What I'm thinking? Fuck, just sleep Ashika don't think about that jerk. After that I didn't even know when I fell asleep.

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To be continued...

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