"Who's AJ?"
"Why do you want to know about AJ?" he asked.
"What do you mean, why do I want to know? He kidnapped me, tried to harm me... of course, I'm going to know, aren't I?" I said rudely .
"He won't do anything like that again."
"How can you be so sure he'll do nothing to Ashvi again?" Mansi asked him.
"As long as I'm here, he won't even touch you again . And not just he no one else will be able to harm you either. I promise."
Ruhaan replied, looking into my eyes. And I know he meant that ..
I nodded my head .
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RUHAAN'S POV :
I didn't even realize what I said and why . Just then, Yash came up to me and said,
"You're a great actor, I just realized it today. We've been best friends since childhood, and I didn't know you had such amazing acting skills.
You're so good in it that the person in front of you is forced to trust that you'll protect them...
but what she doesn't know is that the one she's trusting is the one who's going to break her ."
He said it bitterly and left .
Only if he knows that this time, I didn't act. Whatever I said, it came straight from my heart .
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When Ashvi came home from college, there was someone at her house - a woman. She was talking to Ashvi's mom, and her gaze fell on Ashvi.
"Ashvi..." she called out.
"Hello," she greeted.
"You're so grown up now," the woman said.
Ashvi's mom said, "Ashvi, this is my friend, Aastha."
"Ohh, hello aunty. Nice to meet you," Ashvi said with a smile.
"You two talk, I'm going to my room," Ashvi said, and was about to leave when the woman hugged her.
It was a weird feeling... as soon as she hugged me, I didn't know why, but it felt like I knew her from before. And this hug felt so familiar, like I've been hugged by her before....
And after that hug, she went to her room .
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*At Ashvi's room
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"Who was that aunty? She felt really familiar, anyways I'm super hungry I'll get fresh first ."
And as soon as I came out of the shower, I saw a cat sitting on my bed .
"Wth, where did this cat come from? I need to get it out of here."
I picked up a stick and started trying to shoo the cat away. But the cat was so stubborn, it wouldn't leave the room .
Just then, Ayaan came into my room.
"What are you doing?" he asked.
"Are you blind? Can't you see? There's a cat in the room, I'm trying to get it out!"
"Where did the cat come from?"
"No, I'm warning you, don't chase this cat," he shouted .
And I stopped, confused.
"What? Why is there a cat in the house, and you're telling me not to chase it?"
Ayaan :
"Because I brought it in."
He picked up the cat and held it in his arms .
Ashvi:
"What? Why did you bring it home, and where did you get it?"
"One of my friends gave it to me."
He answered without looking at me, his attention on the cat .
"Huh, who gives a cat as a gift?"
I asked, puzzled.
Ayaan:
"Why are you making faces? Why can't someone give a cat as a gift?"
"No, I mean... Since when did you like cats?"
"Hey, I've always liked cats, you didn't know? "
"I know but, that was when we were kids..."
"Yeah, and I still like them ."
"By the way, what's the name of this cat of yours?"
"It's Mocca Brown ."
I froze as soon as I heard the name .
"WHATTTT, i shouted
Ayaan:
why are you shouting? "
"This cat's name is Mocca Brown? You know I have a lip tint named Mocca Brown, and you went and named a cat that . Who names a cat that, Ayaan? "
"I do, and because she loves brown, everything's gotta be brown ," he replied proudly .
"Oh, is that a thing? Brown blindness? Explain it to me ."
"First of all, she's brown herself . She loves eating brownies... and guess what? She loves lollipops, brown ones "
When he mentioned lollipops, one person's name popped into my head - Ruhaan . And I didn't even realize it, but I started smiling .
"Why are you smiling?" Ayaan asked, noticing me .
"Huh? I'm not... " I tried to deny it .
"No, you're clearly smiling. You're thinking something, aren't you?" he said .
"It's nothing, I'm just really tired. I need to rest. Take your Mocca Brown and go " I said, pushing Ayaan out the door .
But he's right, I was thinking... and smiling . But then it hits me...
why was I Am smiling?
Thinking about him... oh no,
I got up and looked at myself in the mirror, and my cheeks were pink . I'm blushing... thinking about Ruhaan . But why?
Yeah, thinking about him makes me smile .