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I couldn’t sleep all night knowing Aariz was upset with me. He had even refused to have our usual night chat. I couldn’t think how do I make him understand, that I was afraid to meet his Granny because then this thing we had, would become real...The bubble of our love would enlarge, or most definitely would break, as families would be involved. My family. And they would never agree. I was in freaking college after all!
So it took me a hell lot of efforts that included cheesy apologies on my part, loving kisses, emotional waterworks, about how my parents would take me out of college, and downright threats to stop being angry on me and just give me some time to gather courage or else I would never meet his Granny...Someday...Soon!
As a result, things were rosy again and currently we were having one of our usual nighttime chats.
‘I'm missing you Goli. We didn’t get to meet today.’ texted Aariz.
‘We met in college. Like every day.’ I replied smiling at his cuteness.
‘But we didn’t meet outside today!’
‘I had told you there were guests at home. I was busy. I'm sorry.’
‘It’s okay. I wish you were here right now. Staying in my house.’ I knew Aariz had curled his lips in grumpiness.
‘In your dreams!’ I laughed while texting.
‘It will happen in reality. As soon as we have your family on our side, you’ll be with me all the time. I won't let you go anywhere then.’ came his immediate answer and I could feel Aariz grinning cockily.
‘Long way to go for that.’ I rolled my eyes, while blushing, though Aariz couldn’t see me.
‘Yes, you’re right. But now what to do? I want you now!’
Want you? Seriously? My face was on fire reading that. With trembling hands I typed him a reply,
‘Just go to sleep. I love you. Muwaaahhh!’
‘See, you have no problem in always texting me I love you's. But in person you barely ever say the words. I can count on one hand the number of times you have said I love you.’
‘I say when I want to Aaru. Now shut up and sleep. Goodnight. Love you soooo muchhh!’
‘Alright...You should sleep too with these last words- I love you Goli! Muwaaaaaaaaaaaah ;)’
‘Now if I send you a longer kiss- Muwaaaaaaaaaaahhhh! Our chatting will go on all night like the previous nights. Good night, for final!’ I shook my head, smiling goofily as I sent the text.
But before I could recieve Aariz's reply, I was startled by the thunder and lightning outside. It was raining heavily. Just then, my phone rang. It was an unknown number calling.
I answered the call,
‘Hello, whose this?’
‘Hey, is it Sani I'm talking too?’ came a woman’s cold voice.
I became anxious, though I couldn’t match up the voice as previous call had come so many days ago and from a different number.
Apprehensively I asked,
‘Yes. And you are?’
‘Sani, I have just called you to say that you’re the most shameless girl there can be, if you have known everything and still roam around with Aariz. But if you don't know anything, then it’s obvious he is the only cheater and I pity you.’ said the woman acidly.
Somewhat startled hearing the words shameless and cheater, I snapped in terse tones,
‘How dare you use such words about us?! Who the hell are you and where did you get my number from? What are you talking about?’
‘I saw you with Aariz the other day. So I found out your name. All I'm asking is do you know he is engaged to someone and still you are in a relationship with him or are you unaware and he is the only one at fault here.’
For a few seconds on hearing her, I went completely silent. I couldn’t understand if I heard it right, was it just my imagination.
