Suddenly, she grasped my arms saying, "I cannot believe this."
"What?"
Suddenly a smile appeared on her face as she said, “A gentleman called you, Prisha.”
“Gentleman? Who?” I raised my brows.
“I don’t know. Finally, you are having someone in your life. I am so glad,” she said.
“Mom, there is nothing as you are thinking. You just scared the hell out of me,” I muttered, reaching out for my cell phone.
“Ahh! How can you say that? He was so polite while speaking. Knowing that you were busy he said he will call after a few minutes.”
“How did you know he is polite
In that crowded area, I had no idea why I wanted him to be there. The moment the person stepped out of the car, I was awestruck. Without moving my gaze away from him, I called out in my stiff voice, “Krist, come here.” “Prisha, don’t disturb. I am…” I didn’t give her a chance to finish her sentence and pulled her towards the edge. Then pointing at the parking lot, I mumbled, “Now what would you like to say, baby?” “Wait! What?” She pulled down her sunglasses and looking from above the glasses murmured, “Why does that person look like Aster?” I hit her head saying, “that person looks like Aster because he is Aster.” “Not just him. Denise, Sam, and Riddle are also
“Where are we going, Newt?” I inquired Newt, as he was holding my wrist and dragging me with him.He didn’t give any reply, instead kept on running. I was on cloud nine when he was with me, but this didn’t last long when suddenly he came to halt.“What.. what happened?” I questioned, turning my gaze towards him.Seeing him staring blankly at something, I followed his gaze when suddenly a girl stepped forward and pulled his hand away. I was not able to speak anything, nor was able to react.All I could do was stare at them holding their hands and walking away. I wanted to stop him, wanted him to stay by my side but I was not able to make any move. My heart pounded loud and I was getting out of breath.
“Isn’t it weird Aster and his group were not in the corridor to greet us today?” Kristen said, placing her bag on the desk.“Um! Kind of. But let’s not worry about someone else’s boyfriend,” I replied, plunging on the chair.Suddenly Kristen began to sniff looking around.“What happened? Why are you sniffing like a dog?” I questioned in surprise.“Nothing, I just think something is burning,” she mocked, giggling.“Kristen!” I rolled my eyes.“They are not even in their classroom. Where the hell are they?” she mumbled gazing outside the window.I f
She didn’t get a chance as Newt intervened, “I heard him saying something about yesterday. Did something happen?”“No. it’s just that…”Not giving me a chance to complete, Krist interrupted, “Yes, she passed out in the middle of the road during that shower yesterday. Luckily, Aster found her.”“Krist…” I glared at her for telling the thing which I didn’t want him to know.“What? Did that happen after you met me at the restaurant?” with a tone mixed with surprise, he interrogated.“Um! I…” I got nervous and bit my lips.“Shit! Why didn’t I follow you behi
“What… What is it?” I stammered.“Um!” scratching the corner of his forehead, he mumbled, “That can wait for a while. First tell me, are you taking part in anything?”“Taking part?” I knitted my brows, not comprehending him.“I mean at an event. Are you taking part?”“She is not. We have decided to be in the audience,” suddenly Tarry pulled me aside and said, before I could say anything.“Why are you not taking part in anything? Seeing your friend dancing, I thought you were going along with her,” he said, and pressed his lips against his teeth.“Nop, I don’t know anything about dance. I can’t get even one move properly and end up making Kristen mad. So, it is better I stay back. Besides, my mom will not allow me to dance since I am recovering from my illness.”“Hmm!” Aster rubbed his chin and after some time of silence, he asked, “What about ramp walk? Will she allow you to do that?”Widening my eyes, I declined sharply, “God, ramp walk? You must be kidding me.”“Why?” as he asked, I
‘What… What am I going to do now?’ I mused.“Why are you not answering, Prisha?” he said, pulling me out of my trance. “Please say something. Tell me, will you walk by my side down the aisle? OH! I am sorry, I mean down the stage.”He chuckled, but I was not able to smile even a little as I was in a great dilemma.Finally, swallowing my saliva hard, I managed to stammer, “I told you I didn’t know how to do it. I don’t know anything about…”“I will teach you,” he interrupted.“What?” I knitted my brows.“I will teach you and manage everything for you. From your dress to make-up, I will manage them all. Moreover, I will even ask your mom’s permission personally. You just need to say yes.”Seeing his level of convincing, I was dumbfounded. ‘Does he really mean what he is saying or is he just…’Thinking of testing him, I folded my arms across my chest as I asked, “Are you really doing it?”He nodded. “Of course!”“Even asking permission?” I asked, raising my brows.Getting on his feet, he
Gulping hard, I turned to mom and then back at him. Just a minute ago, I had prepared a full truck of curses for Kristen but seeing him, all those faded away, making my mind go blind.Then suddenly mom hugged me saying, “Oh my sweetheart, why didn’t you tell me you are going to participate in the event?”‘What?’ I was awestruck. My gentle mom was back, surprising me.I gestured to Aster what was going on but he blinked his eyes and assured me that everything was fine.When mom pulled away, I asked her in a whispering tone, “When did he get here?”“Just some while ago,” she replied and wrapping her hand around my shoulder, walked to Aster whispering, “You should have told me that you are having chocolate boy as your partner.”“Mom!” I turned to her rolling my eyes but all I got was her chuckle.“Since my work here is done, I will get going,” Aster said, preparing to leave.“What? No!” my mom stopped him.Narrowing my eyes, I glanced at her wondering why she was doing it.“You should st
Lewis Everdeen, my dad’s half brother, was someone who had a very special place in my heart. Even though he was my uncle, he was a buddy for both my sister and me. His way of always treating us as his friends rather than his niece was what had always made us feel him more like our best friend than uncle. And seeing him after so long was what made me feel like I was on cloud nine.After embracing him tightly, it was time for me to shower complaints. So, pulling away, I started to slap his arms.“How dare you not tell me about your arrival? How?” Scratching the back of his head, he passed me a smile before saying, “Don’t be silly, princess. If I said that, then how could it be a surprise?”Rolling my eyes, I mumbled, “You and your surprise, is there any end to it?” “Come on, you know how much I love giving surprises,” he replied, grinning.“If my daughter is done complaining to her buddy, would she mind giving a hug to her dad?” Suddenly I heard my dad behind me.My eyes widened. In
“Prisha!” Mom's sudden call dragged me back to where I was lying and I couldn’t help getting more panicked.The door to my room was flung wide open and I was numb on the bed, watching her breaking in.“What is wrong, love? Why were you screaming?” she inquired and I hastily darted at Aster, who was above me.But to my surprise, there was no sign of him. ‘Where did he go?’ I mused, pulling myself up and looking around.“Honey, I am talking to you.” Mom moved closer to me.“I…” gulping hard, I tried to find a possible reason to tell her.Getting more alert, she began to move around. “Why are you not saying anything? Tell me what it is?”“There… There was a cockroach,” I stammered, scratching the corner of my forehead.“HONEY!” She rolled her eyes, probably in disappointment.Wrapping my hand around her, I mumbled, “I am sorry to scare you, mom. You know how scared I am of cockroaches.”Shaking her head right to left, she rumbled, “And you scare the hell out of me.”“I am sorry. Now you
After spending the whole afternoon laughing and chattering, Kristen and Tarry left, taking all the charm of my room along with them. The group studies which we were intended to do were lost between our fun but none of us cared about it.When I was left all alone in my room, I leaned on my hands and surveyed my room. Then suddenly I caught sight of the paper bag placed on my nightstand. Reaching out for it, I peeked inside the bag before a big smile appeared on my face.I must admit that Aster was reflecting on his mistake without any miss by taking full care of me. As promised, he had sent me the medicine along with a bar of chocolate.Giving damn care about the medicine, I shoved my hand inside the bag and grabbed the chocolate which was already flooding my mouth with saliva.Then tossing the bag aside, I ripped the packet. Feeling bliss about taking each bite, I kept on eating the chocolate as if there was no promise tomorrow.‘I am sorry,
“Krist! What is taking you so long?” I grumbled, staring at the washroom door. “Just a second,” the reply came from behind the door. “I wonder what you are doing there. You were the type of person who would never delay,” I complained after having to wait for so long, but all I got was a long silence. Another couple of minutes passed by with no sign of Kristen, which pissed me off. Fed up, I got on my feet before grabbing my bag, and preparing to leave. I shouted out loud, “Krist, I am off. Come when you are done,” and without hearing her out, I made my way out. Overcoming the slight pain in my ankle, I made it through the front door and successfully reached the gate. But as soon as I got to the road, I was greeted by Tarry standing before his gate. “Hey! Prisha!” he called out, waving at me. “Hey!” I replied, wondering where he might be heading with his bag. “Where is Kristen?” he asked, glancing at her house. “She is at her house,” I replied and bit my lips. Making his way t
Early in the morning, when the lights penetrated through the window pane and fell on my face, I awoke from my deep sleep. With zero knowledge of where I was, I squinted my eyes.But caring less and loving my sleep more, I shut back my eyes, trying to hop back to my dream dimension, but suddenly my voice echoed inside my head, “I don’t want you to leave, Aster. Please stay!”With a smile on my face, I flipped to the other side but my hand suddenly fell on somebody, sleeping next to me. Sanity breaks in right away, making me aware of everything.The last memory I had was watching the stars with my head resting on Aster’s shoulder. And I didn’t find that good news.‘Did… Did I end up in his bed?’ a voice asked, which added more to my panic attack.Scared to open my eyes and see him next to me, I gulped hard and checked if I was still dressed. Thankfully, I was able to feel my clothes.‘That means I just cuddled with myself,’ my heart was at ease for a second. The next second, it picked u
“Wait a second, don’t tell me you are kidnapping me for taking Newt’s name!” My heart pounded along with the chills crawling on my skin as I panicked. “Ptf!” he snickered and added, “You think I would do that for such a small thing.” “I can’t say, right? You are the same person who dumped me just for seeing me with my uncle,” I didn’t leave a chance to spare him. Clearing his throat, he then spoke out in a grave, serious tone, “I just want to make a proper apology.” “By kidnapping me?” I raised my brows at him, even though his gaze was pulled away from me. “Are you even serious?” “I am not kidnapping you, Prisha. I am just taking you somewhere, we can talk without any hindrance,” he explained, which was not enough for me. “You can stop the car and we can talk here,” I offered. With no any further words, he kept on driving and this pissed me off like hell. Trying not to lose my temper, I took a deep breath before trying to speak in peace. “Aster, I am requesting you again. Pleas
The sun was already close to diving into its nest when Aster and I stepped out of the building. Being late was the least thing I had expected, so I was at the complete stage of panic. Thanks to Aster and Riddle, who assisted me to arrange the books, or else I would end up staying at the library. Riddle left soon after they had placed the last book on the shelves. No bye, no see you, he just left without any words. Which was probably due to the rage he held against Aster for leaving without giving him a valid reason. Even though Aster saved my reputation of being bad in front of him, I felt bad for him and his friend. Tearing their friendship apart was the last thing I would ever want, but the circumstances evolving around them were making me appear like a villain. Limping, I was able to get out of the building, but when it came to the stairs, panic oozed inside me. While I was wondering how I was going to walk down, suddenly, Aster picked me up in his arms. Nervously, I grumbled,
“Ahh!” screaming my lungs out, I shut my eyes tight.Helplessly, I waited for my body to land on the floor and prepared myself to hear my bones cracking.But even after time passed, nothing happened as I had thought. Instead, I sensed the surroundings falling into silence.Wondering if I had already reached heaven, slowly I opened my eyes. Seeing an unexpected person looking down at me, my mind went blank.‘What… What just happened? Did I really die?’ I mused.‘If yes, then why am I seeing Aster?’As my eyes widened, I muttered underneath my breath, ‘Please, don’t tell me he is the Angel of Death.’When one of the books fell knocking on his head, his scrunched face made it clear that he was no Angel or anything. Also, it made me realise that I was still in the world of mortals.The biggest news was I was rescued by Aster and I was in his arms as if I owned it. Our eye
“Krist!” Coming to a halt, I took a deep breath, before turning my heels around, and facing Kristen and Tarry, who were following me to the library. Caressing her arms, I tried convincing her, “Trust me, I will be fine. It is just a matter of one hour.” Taking my hand, she spoke out in a concerned tone, “This is the first time you are facing detention without me and I do not like it. So, please let me stay.” “Krist, no, they wouldn’t allow you. Besides, you have absolutely no fault, so I wouldn’t let you suffer,” I said, putting extra effort into persuasion. “You too have no fault. So, why are you…” “Krist!” I interrupted. “You should leave.” “But…” “If you are really feeling bad for me, then I have a job for you.” Giving me an alarmed look, she asked, “What is it?” “I want you to look out for Aster and find out if he is really leaving.” “GOD!” Rolling her eyes, she rumbled, “Are you even serious? Because of him, you ended up here and you are still caring about him? Duh! Pris
With a heavy heart, I headed to my classroom. The first thing I did after reaching my desk was to take a glance at Aster’s class, but there was no sign of him. Sighing deeply, I tossed my bag on the table and plonked on my chair, not wanting anyone to come and see me. I was not in the mood for socialising with anyone. But Newt appeared before me out of nowhere with a smile which used to make my heart pound and butterflies linger inside my belly. I found out that his smile had lost its magic as it had no effect on me. ‘Was it because I was too stressed regarding Aster?’ ‘Or was it because I had learned my lesson of not falling into guys who already have a girlfriend?’ Whatever it is, I was happy with it as I didn’t have to carry panic alongside stress. “Hey!” Forcing a smile, I replied, “Hey!” “You were looking awesome yesterday. Really, I was not able to recognize you…” Getting the same compliments over and over from different people was making me sick, but controlling my e