chapter 34

[ Aru's p.o.v ]         If I was convinced Vibha was the weirdest human known, I was proved wrong by her ex. I don't know how I am stuck with these two but seems I am. He had creeped me out and I for sure didn't want the mess to bother my family. I send the screenshots to Vibha. She will know better to deal with him though I am sure she is going to get on my nerves as well, but she's atleast bearable.     She asked me to blocked him after I sent her the screenshots and that's exactly what I did.  I forced her to join me to college since I have this gut feeling that he will pop up in front me of at college. [ Next Morning]     I rushed down with the old stairs screeching behind me. I had texted Vibha before leaving to make sure she didn't ditch me last moment. My eyes were on the road when a distant figure caught my attention.     " Abhijit?"  , the name sounded bitter in my mouth . For some reason uncomfortable. What's he doing here? And how on the earth did he find out where I live? A stalker creep for real! I stepped back  on the stairs. My fingers lingered over the contact list. Would it be too much to keep bothering her for such trivial things? It's just - I can face it on my own. I opened random WhatsApp chats, yes the random one being Vibha's and walked with my head still down.       " Aarushi. ", he called out my name with so much desperation that despite of all of definitions I have for him, I was anticipating a death news next . I looked at him bewildered, I had no better option with him blocking my way. " Yes?" " I heard of what happened. ", he said and I stared at him without a blink. " That Vibhavari, she went too far to hurt you. " " She didn't." , the sharpness in my voice scared me too and him as well. I must have glared for her shifted a bit in his position. My phone rung . We both glanced at the caller ID. It was Vibha's . I picked it up and made my way ahead with him still standing there bewildered.          " Hello?" " Hello?" " Hello?", I kept yelling onto the device with zero response. This girl! I tried to call back but she didn't even pick up my calls now. Cool! I stomped my way ahead. Sneaking glance to ensure he didn't follow. He didn't. He stood his place with fingers curled up in fist and eyes fixed at a distance. I followed his gaze only to find her leaning against the compound wall staring back at him. Okay if looks could have a battle, this would be a legendary one worth going down in history.        I walked upto her and I myself have no explanation as to why I linked our hands and dragged her away. She walked with me without a word. " Did he bother you?", she asked and I shook my head. " Well he doesn't mean any harm. He is just - I am not sure. ", I don't really know what I want to say so I just look at her . She dismissed it with a nod. Okay, I made her angry again? What does she have a temper so bad for?       She let go off my hand and without my own knowledge I give her an offended look. Only for her to pull me towards the inner side of the road. And then holding my hand back again she dug her head back in  phone. Okay , she won't talk to me ?     " Vibha " No response. " Vibha." " Hmm." " What did I do? Why are you mad at me?" " I am not." Not? You just now used a flat tone towards me and you are not!? I kept my mouth shut for next 45 seconds before I lost it.    " How is that my fault that he is bothering me?" , I snapped at her catching her by surprise. " I didn't even say anything to you?" Okay that hurt. You didn't say anything? Right ! That's the problem. I don't know what got into me to snap at her all of a sudden but I did and now that she was giving me a flat look I was hurt. " Ayy ayy. I didn't mean to . I am not mad at you. Babe what's -" ,she panicked and that's when I realised I was already crying. What does it even mean to me she gets angry or not but no one ever gets angry at me often and if they do I can't stand it, I start crying and that's what I did here I guess.      She tried to cup my cheeks but I slapped her hand away and turned away. I started speedwalking. I want to be out of here. I don't care where I go. I just want to be out of here. " Aru listen! Ayyy!!", she held onto my wrist trying to stop me but I kept struggling against her grip. She pulled me into a hug and I slapped her arm a few times before bursting into tears. She still held me tight patting my back. " Shhh. Sorry baby. So sorry. I didn't mean to get mad at you. I am not mad at you. It's just , just a bad mood. But nothing to you love. I can't be mad at you. I am so sorry . I am really sorry." , she kept whispering letting me cry.       After a while she pulled me away gliding her thumb over my cheek wiping off the tears.     " I can never be mad at you darling okay?"