4. Save Me Again

Sitting in the college canteen, Mehak had a dubious look on her face, waiting for the news of yesterday. This girl always dies to hear the happenings of my life. To her my life was a movie which could be watched whilst she ate popcorn, and one time she did bring popcorn and coke. I had ordered some food for both of us. I was hungry.

Veering back on the chair, I blurted out, "I met Dhruv yesterday."

She wasn't in my school but she knew about him. I had told her about him in our second year. Her face gave away nothing. Soon Ishika, Lavish, and Abhi joined us with the sandwich in their hands except Ishika who had a salad. Go with her diet plan.

"Who met who?" Lavish asked, while munching on his sandwich.

"No one." They didn't know anything about Dhruv and my past with him.

Luckily, Dhruv wasn't in the same college as mine which had been a tedious job.

They all gave me a suspicious glance but decided to let go. They knew I wasn't going to say anything when I had no desire to say anything.

"How was your first day in the studio? Saw some girls?" That would be Abhi only.

I gave an irritated look. "Your girlfriend is sitting right next to you."

He gave a quick glance to Mehak who said nothing because she knew how Abhi was. But she never backs down on being a volcano on him, something was strange today.

"Oh, I didn't see you there." She rolled her eyes in return and looked back at her nails.

The waiter placed my sandwich and coke on the table and went away. I peered at it with a smile and attacked it in a second.

"Didn't have breakfast again?"

I nodded. "Family drama as always."

"I'm going to be a director. Trust me, I will make a movie on your home. Sanchi and her daily story." Lavish old day comment.

"Don't forget to give me credit."

Lavish sensed something in my voice. It wasn't much cheerful or anything. I couldn't fake my mood in front of them. It was a hard job. But, nevertheless, he didn't say anything and pulled his phone out.

"What was today subject?" Abhi asked.

I remembered today morning and said, "My marriage as always."

He whistled slowly. "I think you should run away from your home. They're keen on getting you married."

I snorted. "Tell me something I don't know."

His face morphed a sly look. "You don't know that you're stupid." He forwarded his hand. "Money."

I shoved his hand with a smile on my face. "Go rot in dustbin and see you're an asshole."

He pouted and batted his eyelashes. "You always break my heart, Sanchi. Who I would flirt with if I go away? And you'll grow bore with these people."

"Hey!" They all yelled at Abhi who just winked at me. He always knew how to make my mood better. Chuckling, I took a bite of my sandwich.

" Or you should tell them about Ajay."

Just by his name, my smile spread over my face. Last night, it was different with him. He just talked to me, made no attempt to go to the room. Maybe something was changing between us. Maybe we were growing into something else.

"And be in trouble? They will surely marry me if they see I am seeing the son of  their rival company. Not to forget Rakshit, who takes his business seriously."

"Huh, old people and their craziness over their work."

I launched the french fry at Abhi direction, ignoring Lavish scowl who was eating them. "You'll be one of them. Soon."

He rolled his eyes but said nothing in return.

Suddenly, Ishika voice echoed in the table. "OMG!"

Her famous dialogue whenever something happened.

"Now what?" We asked her in sync.

She ignored our talk and turned her phone to our direction. "Ranbir and Sonia broke up."

Didn't know why, but we laughed at her. She had a huge crush on Ranbir, huger than she had on my brother. Go into her room, you would find a personal album of his photos with hearts on each page.  She was a pure stalker of him.

"Guys, I can finally propose him." That was when my laughter doubled.

Lavish controlled it and knelt closer to her. "And how you will do that, ishy-picky?"

"His F* and twitter account."

"Spam Queen is coming back." Abhi sizzled.

Ishika flicked her hair at the back. "You all are jealous. Wait and watch. Ranbir will be my boyfriend soon," She sneered. Soon meant never.

I shook my head at her childishness. Her and her stupid crush.

"I've even thought of our ship name. Ranis."

We ignored her rambling about her crushes. Lavish and Abhi were talking about some cricket match and trying to make us join in which never happened.

How was I going to see him again?

My phone beeped, and I opened to see a W******p message from Mehak. I hoisted my eyes up to see her, but she didn't look my way but her attention was on the phone.

Opening it, I read it.

Tell me why meeting Dhruv is bothering you?

I messaged back.

He is another designer.

Not a mood to joke

-_-

She didn't reply for some time, but then my phone vibrated.

You need to apologize to him for what you did.

Thanks, Caption obvious, but he is not ready to listen to me.

I was on this period time, where I had realized my mistake and started apologizing to people for it. But talking to Dhruv was tough, he didn't even pay attention to me, spoke rudely and harsh. And he was . . . changed.

Make him. You're Sanchi, you always make people listen to you.

Dhruv is changed. Not my best friend who listen to me.

So are you. You only said a year ago that you want to apologize, now do.

She was always the mature one and persistent with the things.

Wow, I didn't know it was so easy.

Stop being sarcastic.

Stop being dumb.

Huh! If you want to redeem yourself, then say to him.

Redeem myself. That was what I had been trying to do from past one year. To get people forgive me for my mistakes and move on from everything. But asking redemption was tough when I made so many mistakes. Sometimes I guess, you didn't deserve forgiveness for the things you do. And that was worst. Not being good enough for being forgiven.

Before I could say anything to her, my time to go to Studio had come. I bid my friends bye and walked out of the canteen.

Here comes my apology to him.