Siddharth's POV
They had a Sangeet ceremony and everyone performed on one song or the other, I danced with Vidhi. I wanted to dance with my angry bird, but she was not talking to me.
She looked annoyed with me. I noticed some tension in Shubh as well. He was glaring at me and really looked like an angry bull.
But why?? Neither he was interested in Shruti, nor I was interested in Vidhi. I would have to clear all confusions.
It was getting late so we all came back. We all were tired.
I was going to my room when I saw her coming out of her room. She turned to go inside her room the moment she saw me. I caught her hand.
" Wait !!! Let's talk now... "
" I am not free. And I am not even interested." She said and just then Maurvi came out of her room. She saw us and started coming towards us.
" Leave me, your precious Maurvi is coming. " She said sarcastically, but I loved it. I smiled.
" Hey Maurvi, I would like you to meet her. "
" I know her, she is Shruti, Vidhi's friend. " Maurvi said.
" She is my friend too. We are from the same medical college... she is my junior. "
" Oh !! Nice ... Did you invite her for the engagement?? " She asked all of a sudden.
" Engagement?? Whose engagement? " Shruti asked. Her eyes were as big as saucers.
" Oh! Ours !! We are getting engaged in a few days. "
" You are getting engaged to ... ?? "
" Err... Dr Jindal. You didn't tell your friend?? " Maurvi asked me.
" I was about to..." I said. Dr Jindal??
What was she doing?? Was it a coincidence !!! She said, Dr Jindal... Not Gautam. But she calls him by name... Then why did she call him like this??
Anyways I looked at Shruti, she was shocked. Her face seemed to lose all its colour. It seemed that she was going to faint. I looked at Maurvi and saw that she was looking at Shruti as If she was reading her like a book.
She saw her condition and was still quiet. In fact, she was smiling. I was about to say something as I was concerned for Shruti but Maurvi looked at me and shook her head.
" What happened?? " Maurvi asked her.
" Hmmm? Nothing... C..congratulations !! " She said without looking at any of us. She looked almost on the verge of crying.
" You don't seem to be very happy to hear that."
What had gotten into Maurvi?? Why was she behaving like that??
" No, I am... "
" Oh please... It seems you are going to cry at the drop of a hat."
" No, I am not... Excuse me, I have some work." She started leaving but Maurvi caught her hand.
" Why don't you accept it?? "
"What?? "
" That you didn't like that I am getting engaged to Dr Jindal."
" What?? No, there is nothing like that. "
" I know you like him. I know, he likes you. You both even dated for more than a year. I know everything... I know you like each other. "
Shruti was shocked as hell. She looked at me with surprise. I didn't know what to say, so I nodded.
" You know we went on dates?? " She asked Maurvi.
" Yeah !! "
" Then you must be knowing, what he did?? "
" He didn't do anything. It was a misunderstanding. You never gave him any chance to explain."
" There was no point, I saw everything with my own eyes. I heard every word with my own ears. "
"Sometimes, we can misinterpret what we see and hear. You misunderstood. "
" I don't believe it, you are telling me about his feelings?? Do you want to say that he liked me ?? That, whatever I saw and heard was wrong?? "
" Precisely. I am trying to do exactly that. Only one correction, I was saying that he likes you. In fact, he loves you. "
" What?? But why are you telling me all this? "
" Because all this is true. You are not giving him any chance to speak. So, I thought, I should clear the air between you. "
" But why??? You are getting engaged, aren't you?? "
" Yes !! "
" I am sorry, I am not getting anything. If you think, that he loves me.... "
" Aaaa... Correction again. I don't think he loves you, I know he loves you and even you have feelings for him. You may deny it if you want, but I can read it on your face as it is written all over your face in bold letters that you have feelings for him."
" All that is absurd.... "
" That is absolutely right. He loves you and though you are angry with him, you still feel something for him. You were jealous of me. Your heart almost sank when I told you that I was getting married to Dr Jindal. Don't lie... I am an expert in face reading. "
" If you believe in all this, you just said, why are you getting engaged to him?? Will you be happy ?? "
" But she is... " I started speaking but Maurvi shook her head glaring at me.
What was she doing??? She glared at me ?? Why??
" I am getting married to the love of my life... I am madly in love with my Dr Jindal. I have had a huge crush on him for years. "
" Then why are you telling me all this?? "
" Because this man standing here right next to you, is in love with you. "
" Oh, God!!! What are you trying to do?? Why are you hell-bent to prove that he loves me and... Let's just say that I have feelings for him too? Then what will you get out of this marriage?? "
" Happiness !!! Pure happiness. " Maurvi said with a huge smile.
Shruti was getting irritated and frustrated.
" I am sorry but I think, you need some help. " Shruti said.
" No dear, You need help. You both need help. " Maurvi retorted.
" What do you want?? "
" I want you to hear him out. Because whatever happened that day was a big confusion and misunderstanding. He really loves you and he should get a chance to clear everything. "
" Ok, but how does that matter now??"
" Why ?? What is wrong now?? "
" You are getting engaged now!! Even if I give him a chance to clear all the confusion or misunderstanding as you call it, will everything be back to normal?? "
" It will "
" Ok, what if after his explanation, I feel that I like him and I want things as they used to be?? "
" They can be... Isn't it Siddharth?? " Maurvi asked me, I just nodded with a smile.
" You know what?? You both are weird. " Shruti said shaking her head.
"I know that... But you are very cute. Good choice, Siddharth. " She smiled at me. Shruti was looking at both of us as if we were some aliens.
" Listen Shruti, I will prove to you that whatever we see or hear can be misunderstood or misinterpreted. But promise me that you will give a chance to Siddharth. "
" Ok, If you prove all your theories, will you still get engaged?? " Shruti asked and Maurvi smiled.
" I will answer that, first you tell me if I proved everything, will you give him another chance?? "
" I don't know, I may... But what about you ?? What is your point in proving all this?? You said you like him... Will you break your engagement?? "
" Don't worry about me... I would love to see both of you happy with each other. I will even talk to his parents about it. I will persuade them to give their consent and I am sure they will be happy to do that. I really love his parents. Wait a minute... Please. " Maurvi said and dialled a number on her phone.