Hey roomie! -By Ninaku. Chapter 13

Hey again. Bavk with chapter 13 ❤
With no more delay..carry on with the story???? keep in the love coming ??
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“Boyfriend?” Shivaay asks faking a smile.

“Yeah.. See?? she was so happy to go rather stay here and teach yoù dance steps. Just imagine. She’ll now go and dance with her boyfriend” Vicky says and with his hands inside his trouser pockets he hops to his room.

Vicky Goes in and peeps through the keyhole and looks at Shivaay.

Shivaay just blinks several times and shrugs his shoulders. Sits down adjusting the sofa and  starts watching news.

Vicky was jaw dropping seeing shivaay “not caring”.

“What the hell?!?! Why dont this duffer have some Macho?? He should stand up and go get his girl!!!” Vicky was squealing inside the room.

He again peeps through the keyhole to see shivaay rushing to this room. Before he could react shivaay opens the door in a jiff making the door hit Vicky’s eye.

“Ahhhh” Vicky screams.
“Why the hell were you behind the door, damn it. ?” Shivaay asks and was in a hurry to listen to his answer.

“A….it was… because..” Vicky was trying to explain but since shivaay was not even listening he just shrugged his shoulders and found shivaay busy getting ready.

“Where are you going??” Vicky Casually asks.

“Anika…” Shivaay starts but stops before he spills the bean.

“Anika what?? Vicky asks with a naughty smile.

“Anika.. Anika… haaaann Anika wanted me to order a pizza. Ill just walk to the nearby pizza place and buy some” he stammers and fake smiles.

Vicky knew he was lying and didnt want to be a barrier on his way. So he muted himself and just let him go.

Shivaay was just being an express train. He ran out like a maniac and looked on either sides of the road. He saw anika bargaining to a autodriver on the corner of the road.

“Im sure she’ll be doing her usual senseless impossible bargaining” Shivaay thinks and smiles lightly. He nears the spot stealthily and hides behind a lamp post to eavesdrop.

“Oi ladki.. it’s really genuine to ask 80 rupees.” The autodriver justifies.

“Not a paisa more than 20 rupees” Anika rebukes.

Shivaay facepalms from the distance looking at her crazy bargaining skills.

Anika wasnt ready to give him 80. She made a call instead. Shivaay quickly took his phone out and expected that she dialed his number.

“Oiii idiot. Pick me up” she says saddening shivaay who was dejected that the call was not for him. 

“This autodriver is asking 80 rupees…. what?? Is it cheap? (She scratches her head seeing the angry autodriver) tk tk.. ill come in 10 mins” She says and cuts the call.

She, not leaving her thadi, “fine.. ill give you 80 rupees. But dont expect any tips okay..??” She says with a tight smile and gets inside the auto.

Shivaay took the other auto on the stand and asked the autodriver to follow her auto.

“Bhai saab.. is she your girlfriend?? Is she cheating on you??” The enthusiastic autodriver asked.

Shivaay rolls his eyes. ” just follow her.. dont ask me silly questions!” He spat back.

She reached a huge mansion. Shivaay was spying on her with his eagle eyes stopping his auto quite far behind her auto.

She jumped down the auto and once ding donging the bell, advaay, a guy for who any girl would drool over came out and hugged Anika. Shivaay was utterly pissed off seeing it.

His knuckles started to clutch harder.
Breathing becomes heavier. Anika entered advaay’s mansion with a huge wide smile and a side hug.

Suddenly, “it is now clear, bhai saab.  this is definitely jealousy!” He says gaining a deadly glare from shivaay.

They kept waiting, waiting and waiting till the autodriver dozed off beside Shivaay.

Anika comes out late and with a huge yawn she waved a ‘bye’ to Advaay.

Shivaay quickly wiggled the autodriver to wake up before Anika spots him here. While That guy was soo sleepy that he took off before Shivaay could sit in.

Shivaay lost balance as the auto passed him quickly, and fell down kneeling.

Anika, after looking at shivaay on the lonely road in this state couldn’t help but laugh.

“What are you doing here??” She asks inbetween her laughter.

Shivaay quickly pretends to be tying his shoelace. “Errr… im tying my shoelace” he says ignoring an eyecontact.

“You came all the way here to tie your lace?? She asks raising her eyebrows and biting her upper lip to prevent laughing.

“I came jogging this way. I didnt know you were here” he fakes it pretty confident.

“The person i told you resides here. He is the one i came to meet” Anika says with a smile.

Shivaay pretends to be okay with it.
Just when an auto passes by with a bunch of drunkards. One of em pulls her shawl.

The pin comes off and the shawl is torn as they try to remove it from the moving auto. Shivaay starts running behind the auto, tapping it on the sides.. but it was too fast to catch.

“Scoundrel.. you jerk. You senseless scumbag!!!!” She shouts at the drunkards and before she could realise they were soon gone.

She turns to see Shivaay at a distance panting, and puffing. Her bold and courageous look was now seen shocked and was preparing tears.

Shivaay saw her building up tears and quickly rushed to her.

She crossed her arms before her chest, and stood there dropping her head down. Shivaay could see her refraining her tears.

Shivaay immedietly removing his outer coat, encircled it around her. She grabs it with her tiny fingers and binds it to her more tightly.

Shivaay grabbed both her shoulders and slowly pulled her to a hug.

He kept rubbing her back to console her. His other hand was in her hair, gently brushing it.

She felt safe, warm, and peaceful inside his hold. So she snuggled more inside and hugged him back.

After a few seconds of the hug, they broke it and looked into each other’s eyes.

He signed her whether they can go home and she nodded in affirmative.

She took a step forward and “ahhhh” she whimpers and holds her leg.

Shivaay takes a look down to see her leg with a scratch. The auto’s rod had carved it on her leg when it passed by quickly.

He bends down and nurses it with care. ” Shall we take an auto home?” He asks.

“Im not taking an auto ever again” she cried in frustration.

He with a pity smile, was thinking of a way to take, him and the limping monkey home.

He mind-analyses and nods to himself for concluding on a right plan. He neared Anika and this could probably be enough to bring in all the lost emotions on her.

He held her hips and lifts her up. While she widens her eyes, jawdrops, wiggles her hands and legs, tries to get away.

He placed her on the road bench nearby and now turned his back to her. Before she could assume the situation, he grabbed her hands from behind and made her hop on him for a piggyback ride. 

“Shiv.. shivaay… shivaay put me down. How can you carry me like this to our house?? Shivaay this is a ridiculous idea. Shivaay i dont wanna be on the headlines again.. i dont wanna be that rumoured girlfirend” she says out and bites her tongue the next minute.

“What??? You are rumoured to be my new girlfriend? Really??” He asks af if he doesnt care.

“Oh bete ki!!! New girlfriend?? So you already had some?? You never told me… what kind of a friend are you?? Huh.. why would you tell me.. who am i to you.. what rights do i have… fine.. you know what?? I dont wanna know” She keeps ranting ranting ranting, until they both reach their house.

He gently drop the ranting Anika down and without any pre-notice he cups her face and gently kisses her forehead.

Anika was dumbfold by his action. Her eyes were fixed to his’s and after a little jerk that shivaay gave, she came out of the trance.

“Farak padtha hai anika. “Mujhe. Farak. Padtha. Hai… and i dont have any girlfriends dear. Im all single and ready to mingle. If you wanna be my girlfriend, applications are out now. Admission will be very soon. Afterall Who doesn’t wanna be my girlfriend. Im smart, handsome, perfect and.. hot! .(he says the last word with his husky voice near anika’s ear sending chills through her spine)

“Ha…ha. hooott?” She giggles and pushes him away.

“Dont worry. I was just kidding. You will always be my friend. The close and best friend. Girlfriends are just passing clouds.. they come and go. But friendship.. it lasts till the world perishes. Just remember.. gandhi and monkey will be friends forever” he says and strongly side-hugs her.

They both disperse to their repective rooms with a smile. And once the door is closed, they both lean on the other side of the closed door and feel the pain, the word “friend” can cause.

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*grabs ears* SORRY !!!!
Was busy getting admitted in college and entering the hostel for the first time ? Damn i feel so teary missing my parents. My internal’s in a week. So i cant promise you with regular updates. Bear with me please. Once i get a proper network here.. i can give you updates. Sorry again.