Manik's POV

I started going towards my room, she started walking beside me.

" You both are missing each other? " She asked all of a sudden.

" Hmmm! "

" Are you sure she is the one? " She asked.

" What?? " I asked.

" Are you sure, she is the one you want in your life?? " She asked.

" Absolutely! "

" Are you in love with her?? " She asked again looking into my eyes as if she was trying to read my mind.

" Yes. " I said with as much conviction as could.

" And what about her?? " She asked with a raised eyebrow.

" Of course! " I said.

" I don't think so... " She shook her head and said.

What the hell!!

" What do you mean? " I asked with an offended look on my face.

" I mean, I have seen both of you together so many times, I have never felt that kind of emotion between you." She said bluntly.

" Roshni, I have always liked her a lot for years, that's why I proposed to her and she likes me too that's why she accepted. " I argued.

" Anyways... I am not an expert on relationships but I need to tell you something. " She said looking into my eyes.

Oh, God!! No!

" Er... I need to go. " I said.

" It will take just a few minutes... Please hear me out. " She said.

I was thinking of some excuse to avoid this conversation. Just then the phone rang and I thanked my stars and looked at the screen. It was Shlok, but I pretended that It was Myra.

" Hi, beautiful! " I said as Roshni was standing right in front of me.

" Beautiful?? Are you out of your mind?? It's me!! Shlok. " He said sharply.

" I know... " I said.

" Then why the hell are you calling me as beautiful?? " He asked.

" Don't be angry, love. Please try to understand. I was about to call you. But something came up. " I said.

" LOVE?? I am not your love... Oh, god!! Why are you talking like that?? Have you gone crazy?? " He asked.

Shut up, idiot!

I was about to scold him but Roshni was standing right there looking at me. I could not stop now.

" Oh, c'mon, jaan... Nothing is more important than you. I am crazy about you. Please don't be angry. " I continued to act.

" What happened to you? Are you stoned? Or drunk? " He yelled at me.

" Love, I am not avoiding you. When you called up earlier, I was in the middle of a meeting. You know I am always dying to talk to you, I miss you so much that I can't even explain. Only I know

how I am living here without you." I said.

" Go to hell!! Call me when you are normal. " He disconnected the call.

I would explain it to him later on. I looked at Roshni she was listening with a sad expression on her face. It seemed my act was working.

I felt bad for her, but she can't have a crush on me of all the people.

No!! I can't let that happen.

" I love yo... " I was saying when the phone started ringing again against my ear and I got startled.

Oh shit!!

She looked at me weirdly. And then raised an eyebrow.

Why did the phone have to ring right away??

Now she would think that I was not talking to anyone, but was just acting.

But the damn thing kept ringing. I picked it up.

" Are you all right?? " It was Shlok again.

" Yes, love... I didn't realise when the phone got disconnected. I was so lost in your thoughts. " I said and looked at her. She was sad again.

" Oh, God!! So shlok was right!! You have lost your mind. Your problem seems to be very serious. Tell me what happened. Are you going crazy about her so much that you are imagining her in your friends too?"

Oh, No!!!! It was Shaurya. I would kill Shlok for telling him what I said on phone just a few minutes back.

But Roshni was still standing here and I had already started acting that I was talking to Myra, I would have to continue it.

If only I knew it was Shaurya, I would not have talked like that as he is a satan, devil and Lucifer combined in one body.

" Yes, love... " I said as she was still here.

" Oh my God!! It is risky to be around you. What if you ponce on us and kiss one of us, in your desperation or this state of hallucination." He said.

I would kill you, Shaurya!!!

" What rubbish??" I said all of a sudden. But seeing that the expression changed on Roshni's face, I said, " Don't talk like that, darling, it hurts. " I said.

" Oh shit!! I am so scared of just thinking about being around at this moment. Thank God! We are miles away talking on the phone. Now I know, how Sahil chachu must have felt when Mohit uncle used to flirt with him. " Shaurya said.

He is such an idiot!! I am not going to hear the end of it any time soon. In fact, he will not let me forget this conversation till I live.

" Listen I will call you back in five minutes. Someone has come. I need to change an appointment for a meeting. Don't be angry, darling, I will call you back in 5 minutes. Then you can tell me how much you missed me. " I said

" Don't call me!! I don't know you. So there is no chance of missing you. " He said.

" Awww, thanks for the sweet kiss. It will keep me sane. " I said.

" Kiss?? Ok, that's it!! When did I kiss you? Why would I do that? I need to call Mihir, no... Vihan to take an appointment with a psychiatrist. No!! Actually, your case is beyond their knowledge. I must call Vikram uncle. " He said.

Oh shit!! Nooooo!!

" Don't be so dramatic. Please, don't do anything stupid. I said that I will call you back in 5 minutes, then I will... Talk to you. " I said and disconnected the call.

" Roshni, please go and study... I need to talk to her. Or she will be too angry. You know she is very hot-tempered. Hot girl with a hot temper. But I love it about her. " I said.

I was feeling very awkward doing all that but I needed to make her realise that I am not interested in her.

" Yeah, of course, she is very hot!! And you like her because of that. Anyways, I am happy for you... " She said and went to her room.

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. I didn't want to hurt her like that and was feeling guilty that I made her sad.

But she needs to understand that, whatever she wants, is not possible. And that I am committed to Myra. She is my girlfriend, I want her in my life.

Even if Myra was not in my life, I could not even think about Roshni. She was literally a child, was at least eight years younger than me and above all, she was my ward. I was her guardian, for god's sake.

This type of relationship is absolutely forbidden.

I went to my room and called Shlok again. The phone was ringing, finally, he took the call.

" Yes, who is it?? " he asked.

" It's me, you dimwit!! Why did you tell everything to that evil brother of yours? " I said.

" Who are you?? Sorry!! I don't recognise you. " He said, he could not be Shlok.

" Shaurya?? I don't want to talk to you, why do you have Shlok's phone? What happened to yours." I asked.

" First you tell me, what is going on?? Why were you talking to us as if you were talking to Myra?? Are you getting so desperate now??" He asked.

" No!! Duffer, I was pretending to be talking to her. " I said.

" Why?? " He asked.

" Why should I tell you?? " I asked with annoyance.

" Because you scandalised us. Shlok could have fainted out of shock. Tell me!! You know, I am not going to leave it. " He said.

" I can't tell you. " I replied.

" Fine!! I will tell Viren, that you have gone so crazy about his sister that you have almost lost your mind. " He used his trump card.

" Stay out of it!! " I said.

" I am already in. You should have thought about that before saying all that and calling me evil and duffer. Start speaking or I will tell our other friends about it. After all, we care for you. " He threatened me. He has always been like that over smart.

Ughhh ! Why do I always end up confessing to him of all my friends??

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