chapter 22

Ruhan and Anshika met up as usual in the backgarden, however, Anshika couldn't make him to be romantic. They talked as usual, but Ruhan looked inattentive."What's the matter Ruhan? You look inattentive?""Oh, do I? I'm not, I've heard everything you said.""I didn't mean that. You look as if you're thinking something serious. What's it?""Oh, it's nothing. By the way Anshika, I've to go to class, there's something important.""Hey, I know that you're not saying the truth?", Anshika asked quite annoyed and then composed herself."Anshika please, I've to go to class."She kept quiet and walked out of the place. Ruhan wondered if she got angry on him.It was evening and Anshika shuffled through her pages unable to concentrate. She picked up her phone thinking to call Ruhan, but just then she kept it down. She decided not to call him that day and to talk to him the next day.Ruhan called her up after a while."Hey, Ruhan.""Hey, Anshu, what's going on? What are you doing?""I was just trying to do my assignments, but.....""But what?""Nothing, you say.""I know, you weren't able to concentrate. That's why I called you up.""Really?""Yes, I think that we should not keep secrets between each other, like you did.""Me? What did I keep secret?""Ankit?""Ankit? You know about that? That's not my secret, it is Siya's.""Yes I know, that's why I didn't tell you about Aditya's secret.""Aditya's secret? What's it?""You've to promise me that you won't tell it to Siya.""Okay, done. Tell me.""Aditya loves Siya.""What!""Yes. He loves her a lot. I haven't seen him so quiet and after that day at the food court, he is really hurt. But he knows that it isn't Siya's mistake.""Yeah, I've seen him getting quieter. This is a huge mess up.""Yes I know.""Siya strongly likes Ankit.""So you mean it's like and not love?""I don't really think it's love, but she doesn't love Aditya either.""Okay, we'll talk about it in school and don't say this to Siya, please.""I won't. Yeah we'll talk later."Siya called up Anshika after a while. "Hey Siya.""Hey Anshu, guess what?""What?""Ankit called me out tomorrow evening.""What?""Don't you feel happy about it?""Doesn't that seem a bit too soon to ask you out?""What? Why do you think so? We've been talking for a while and you know how much I like him.""Yeah, so tell me where do you plan to go?""He said he'll inform me later and we will go after school in the evening.""Oh, that's alright.""Yeah, tell me about what should I wear?""That flowy skirt! It looks nice on you.""Alright! Okay, I'll talk to you later."Disconnecting the phone, Anshika went deep into her thoughts. She knew Ankit to be a popular guy and a class topper, but Aditya was the one with a pure mind. Anshika had less knowledge of how Ankit was as a person. Her thoughts were for Aditya. She thought of speaking to Aditya, but later discarded the idea since it would only embarrass him which she didn't intend.