||Chapter 4[B]||
Swara was driving the car she didn’t allow Akshat to drive her beloved car
Akshat: Cupcake
Swara:hmmm
Akshat:Cupcake who was that guy in canteen the same one with who you were talking a while ago
Swara hearing about him became alert her lips curved in a beautiful smile
Swara:He is Sanskar.He is one of the most intelligent students of our college,He is a topper from first first year, he is really very helpful, he helped me a lot with my assignments,(she gave a long speech on his nature, her face had another glow at last she said) he is my friend…
She said all this in one go
Akshat:Hey cupcake at least take some air in…
After few minutes
Akshatk:Cupcake
Swara:yes Akii
Akshat: he is only your friend or something more than that?(he asked seriously)
Swara was almost bewildered with this question, this was the only thing which she kept hidden from him and to lie to her best friend was obviously not an easy task for her
Swara avoided eye contact said:Hmm Yeah he’s only a friend nothing more than that
Ak: (noticing that she said without eye contact) but Cupcake you(interrupted)
Swara:Akii.Get down the car see we reached our destination
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Akshat:Cupcake which place is this
Swara:I guess it’s a cafe or it looks like one, you didn’t visit a cafe even once right?
Akshat: I’m not saying that you bitter cupcake. I mean that its not the cafe where we use to come
Swara:Oh han..But this one is better than that cafe so we came here
Swara(monologue): What are you doing Swara, this is Sanskar’s favorite cafe and yuou brought Akii here… Control your feelings or else you may loose your friendship with Sanskar… Akii would be happy and he’d try to do something for you swara but you very well know how much Sanskar dislikes this love and all
Akshat waved his hand in front of Swara’s eyes…
Akii:Hey where are you lost Cupcake order fast I didn’t have my lunch… Rats are playing football in my stomach
Swara: Han…You tell what will you have?
After discussing their order Swara placed the order
Akii:Swara you ordered black coffee for yourself?
Swara:Yes why?
Akii:no I remember how much you disliked black coffee you always loved cappuccino but now black coffee it’s quite shocking
Swara:Yeah nothing like that I used to study till late night na that’s I why gradually started having black coffee. And now I prefer it time changes every thing right
Akii:hmm don’t know why I feel that many things have changed with time in my absence
Swara stayed silent on this statement it was true that she disliked black coffee as she felt it bitter but it is Sanskar’s favorite so she also adapted it
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Akshat and Swara were having their meal when Sanskar came to same cafe to buy a pastry for someone
Swara saw him and waved to u
Him, Sanskar also saw her but next moment seeing her with her friend he frowned
Swara gestured him to join them
Initially Sanskar didn’t want to do the same but seeing her with Akshat he automatically joined them
Sanskar: Hi Swara
Swara:Hello Sanskar… Its good that I met you here meet him he’s Akshat my best friend,my Akii (pointing towards Akshat)
Akii: Hi Sanskar.Heard a lot about you from Cupcake.I mean Swara (seeing her from the corner of his eyes)
Sanskar: Hi(shook hand with him)I also heard a lot from Swara about you(fake smile)
Sanskar also joined them and ordered a black coffee for himself.Akshat was quietly noticing everything .He was now pretty sure that why Swara came here, it was quiet clear from Sanskar’s talks that it’s his favorite cafe
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The trio were in parking lot
Swara:So meet you on Friday Sanskar, college is closed for two days right
Sanskar: yeah…(again shook hand with Akshat) pleasure meeting you Akshat
Akii:Same here
Akii:Cupcake can I drive your car now (Sanskar stiffened a bit hearing cupcake)
Swara:Yup sure… But be careful
Akii:As you say madam
Swara giggled and they drove off Sanskar too left
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Night 8pm
Sanskar was standing in balcony seeing children playing in the children park of their apartment which was just at right side of his balcony (he lived at 10th floor)
Just then his eyes fell on parking which was of Swara’s block (it was visible from his balcony)
He bent a little and saw that there was only one car parked at parking of Swara’s house no. That car was probably of her dad, all flats were allotted parking for two vehicles either a car and a two wheeler or vice versa
Just then he noticed that Swara’s car arrived there
Akshat got down from car and he opened the door for Swara to get down
There she was giggling and holding an ice cream in her hand and Akshat took out a few shopping bags from back seat
They were moving towards their block laughing as if Akii cracked some joke
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Night Sanskar’s home
He was sitting writing his diary when he remembered how Swara was enjoying Akshat’s company
He closed the diary and was feeling restless thinking about it.He went to kitchen and prepared a cup of coffee for himself,moved towards the balcony of his room
Sanskar’s POV
Why am I feeling so bad seeing Swara enjoying with that Akshat.That idiot
No but after talking to him I felt he is nice.He is almost like Swara. fun loving.That’s why she’s so happy with him otherwise with me she’s stays so distant as if I’d bake her in oven and then I’d eat her like a cannibal
Oh God I’ll become crazy thinking about her
But why am I feeling restless or am I feeling jealous
No I’m not feeling jealous why would I
I don’t feel anything for her she’s just a friend of mine
And Sanskar concentrate on your goals this love and all are waste of time
P
OV ends
After sometime he slept thinking all this
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Swara’s POV
Today I enjoyed a lot. I missed Akii so much these years…. But Swara he should not come to know that you love Sanskar… Because he’ll tell him or do something or other to make us close…I don’t want all this… Don’t want to be a hurdle in Sanskar’s life… And because of all this if I lost his friendship to, I won’t be able to handle this. No no I’ll not let Akii know about this
POV ends
She also slept thinking all this
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