Part 32

 

Something cold and slippery was splashed on Kripa's face. She quickly opened her eyes and screamed, hearing a male voice scream at the same time. She blinked against the bright sunlight and looked at the laughing figures in front of her. She squinted and rubbed her eyes, realizing it was Aaliya and Ananya, holding their stomachs and laughing. She looked down at herself to realize she was all wet.

 

"You guys!" she moaned.

"What?" Aaliya asked between fits of laughter.

"Why did you have to do that?" she asked, shivering against the ice cold water that had been splashed upon her.

"Because you wouldn't wake up, the same thing has been done to bhai," So that's whom the male screaming came from, she thought as Aaliya continued. "Speaking of bhai, what is with you wearing his shirt?"

 

Kripa looked down at the shirt she was wearing and blushed hard. "You guys are getting the wrong idea"

"Yea, yea, sure we are" said Ananya mischievously.  

"I am serious, its just that I was cold and not sleepy and then--"

"Well, well, whatever, don't want to hear what you guys did at night, am pretty sure I don't want to hear the details" said Aaliya with a wink and giggle. Kripa blushed hard and decided that it was useless defending herself. "I need to change"

"Here, you could wear these for now" said Aaliya, throwing a change of clothes at her. Both girls left the room then, leaving Kripa to change into Aaliya's clothes, the type of clothes she hadn't worn in a while.

 

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Angad had also been treated the same way as Kripa, he was sleeping peacefully when a bucket of cold water was splashed on him, jerking him away from his "beauty" sleep. He was also leaving the room when he saw Kripa coming out of Aaliya's room. She was dressed in damaged jeans, a blue Abercrombie tight-fitting shirt covered with a denim jacket and her shoes were black Pumas.

"Looking hot" he thought with a grin on his face. She headed downstairs, lost in her thoughts, when Angad fell in step with her and put his arm around her waist. She moved back, startled.

"Good morning" he said, giving her a peck on the cheeks.

"Angad!!" she whispered loudly, her cheeks flushing.

"What?" he asked confused.

"Everyone is watching" she replied, even redder now. Angad looked down at his family assembled in the living room, watching the sweet coupled descend down the stairs. "So?" he asked mischievously.

 

Kripa just shook her head and rolled her eyes, quickly took a seat next to Ananya. "Good morning" she said as she sat down with everyone.

"Good morning" they replied.

They started discussing things, purposely avoiding any talk about Kripa's disappearance, because she seemed to be uncomfortable with the topic.

 

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Few weeks passed by, all spent in enjoyment. Angad and Kripa spent every moment together, in a way, making up for the five year gap. There was no talk of Kripa's disappearance; it seemed as if she had been there all along. It was killing Angad, because he really wanted to know. It was killing Kripa as well, because she wanted to tell Angad, she couldn't keep it in any longer, but she didn't want these days to end. They were so happy; she thought that things would get messed up if the truth got out. Little did she know, things were going to get a lot messier than she thought…

 

Angad and Kripa were at the beach, their favorite place, walking hand-in-hand. It was a nice warm day, the weather being 80 degrees, and the sun was setting, making everything look perfect. Shoes in their hands, they walked quietly, enjoying the moment.

"So…" said Angad.

"So…" repeated Kripa.

"Guess what?" asked Angad.

"What?" Kripa asked.

"Neha is coming!!!" he said excitedly.

"Neha?" Kripa asked, shocked.

"Yea, Neha, you remember, my friend…"

"Yea, I remember her" Kripa replied softly, moving her head away from Angad, and staring at nothing in particular.

"That's nice, so, when is she coming?" Kripa asked after a while.

"I think her flight is the day after tomorrow at 6:30" Angad replied.

"The day after tomorrow?" Kripa asked.

"Yea" he replied.

"And you're telling me now?" she asked.

"Yea… I forgot"Angad replied, undisturbed.

"Well, I guess I'll meet her when I get back…" Kripa replied.

 

"Get back?" Angad asked.

"Yea, get back, remember, I'm going to London that day, my flight is in the morning" Kripa replied.

"Oh god, I forgot about that… don't go Kripa….." Angad asked, hugging her all of a sudden. She hugged him back and replied,

"It doesn't work that way Angad, I have to be there, you've been making me put it off for weeks, I have to go, and Jeremy is losing it, whenever he calls to ask when I'm coming, I change the date!!"

"Jeremy?" Angad asked. "Who is he?"

"Jeremy Baker, you know, my boyfriend" Kripa replied casually.

"You're what?" Angad asked, letting go of her now.

"My boyfriend" Kripa replied, taking his hand and walking forward with a mysterious smile on her face.

 

"You mean, you're ex-boyfriend?" Angad asked.

"I said, my boyfriend, not ex!!" Kripa replied, sounding annoyed.

"So, you're dating someone behind my back…?" Angad asked.

"Who said I am dating someone behind you're back… it's a long-distance thing…and he is so damn hot!!" Kripa replied.

"Hotter than me?" Angad asked.

"Hot as hell!" Kripa replied dreamily. "Gosh, the most beautiful eyes, and features"

"I see… oh well… good, because I also have to tell you something…" Angad replied.

"Ok, go ahead…" Kripa replied.

"Neha and I have a long-distance thing going on too.. So when you go to meet your boyfriend... I'll be with my girlfriend!!"

Kripa stopped walking and turned to face him, anger and jealousy clear on her face. "You're cheating on me??!!!"

 

"Who said I'm cheating on you…. It's just a long-distance thing" Angad replied, turning around and playing with the water. Kripa angrily pushed him back and both fell on the sand, Kripa on top of him. Angad was taken aback by the anger; jealousy and the….wait a minute…he thought…were those tears??

"Kripa" he said softly. She was on top of him, but she didn't seem to notice, she was just pounding his chest. "You like her better don't you?? It's because she is prettier than me isn't she?? She isn't the one who left you… I was… she is so sweet and nice, and was your best friend… I was just a stupid mean b****!!!!!! I'm awful… you don't love me…you love her… just….just leave me!!" she cried, putting her head on his chest.

"Oh dear" he replied, gently moving her away from him, but she protested and didn't move. He hugged her for awhile as she cried, not listening to his attempts to talk to her.

 

Finally, she stopped crying and he pulled her back, holding her by the shoulders and making her face him.

"You are so damn sensitive" he told her. She didn't reply and just wiped her tears, a bit embarrassed at her outburst.

"I didn't start crying when you told me about your boyfriend and how hot he was… you were the one who started it, and I decided to make up some stuff to see your reaction" he replied, biting his lip.

"Jeremy is a sixty year old guy!! He is like a father-figure to me… and a great friend I was just… wait a minute" her speech was cut short as Angad's last words sunk in. "You were lying?!"

Angad nodded his head, moving back a little at Kripa's angry expression. "So there isn't a thing going on between you and Neha?" she asked.

Angad shook his head, moving back a bit more as Kripa got closer to him. "So, you don't love her?" she asked innocently.

"No, of course not, she is just my friend, I love you Kripa!" Angad replied upon her innocent reaction, deciding that she wasn't going to hurt him.

 

"I love you too!!" she screamed all of a sudden, making him surprised. She surprised him even more by giving him a loud smacking kiss on the lips. When she moved back, he pulled her forward and gave her a long, passionate kiss.

"Find a room!!" someone screamed, making them reluctantly break off the kiss. They turned to see a bunch of guys walking by, and a couple with their kids looked at them disgustingly. Both turned to each other and laughed.

"So…" said Angad.

"So…" repeated Kripa.

"You wanna follow their advice and find a room?" Angad asked.

"Angad!!" Kripa replied, lightly hitting him. He laughed and put his arm around her shoulder as they talked about Kripa's trip.

 

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Elsewhere, we see someone with pink nail polish dial a number on her cell phone. "Hey honey" she said into the phone.

"Hey" came a tired reply from the other side.

"So, have you started your packing yet for our trip" the girl said.

 "I'm too lazy, you wanna do it for me?" the male voice from the other side replied. 

"Only if you take me shopping today, I still haven't bought anything for Angad, and I have no idea what to buy for Kripa" she replied.

"Kripa?" the guy asked.

"Yea, Kripa, Angad's girlfriend" Neha replied.

"Oh, so she is going to be there too…?" the guy asked, sounding interested all of a sudden.

"Yea, she lives, like, right next door, and he practically spends the whole day with her, we will be seeing a lot of her… I can't wait to meet her… we never had a proper meeting"

"Hmm" the person on the other line replied.

"Gosh, Angad is crazy for her… I feel so happy for both of them… they're finally together..."

 

"Oh… how long have they been dating?" the guy asked.

"I don't know… its been a while I guess.. ever since she got back from London, I think its been 2 months atleast."

"Didn't Angad go to Paris, how did they meet?" the guy asked.

"It's a long story, even I don't know the details… she left for some reason five years ago… and then returned two years ago… her parents died in a car crash… I felt so bad for her… her brother was in a coma… its all pretty sad… anyways…why are we talking about them… we were going shopping… so when are you coming to pick me up?" the girl asked.

"I'll be there in 20 minutes" the guy replied. He puts the phone down and leaves his hand on it, looking at a composite of graduation pictures. He put his hand on Kripa's cap and gown picture which was circled, and then he circled Angad's picture with a red marker. Throwing the yearbook and marker away, he got up and left the room, shutting the door, hard, behind him.

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Ok, so here is the part….i know I know, its been a long time since I have posted a part and the part is really short, but I finally finished my project and this part is like to be continued… I want to make some cute A-K scenes…but I am really not good at that… as you can see…my attempts aren't exactly successful.. I was going to reply to your awesome comments cept I know that u guys want the part more, so I will reply to them later… so for this part… i hope it wasn't confusing… comments plz…even though I know I don't have to ask cuz u guys are awesome with your encouraging comments… so predictions…. And thanks for your patience!! Ima stop now..lol

 

*Madiha* <3