Radhika's POV
Aditi went to put the plates away while I continued eating.
Just as I finished, I received a call from my sister. I picked up the call but couldn't hear her voice due to the weak signal, so I stood up and walked a little away.
I talked to her and as I turned around, I bumped into someone. Startled, I reached out to grab the person's arms to save myself from falling.
And he too, held me by my waist to save me. I looked up to see a really REALLY handsome guy, holding me in his arms.
Wow! How did I get this lucky!
As if reading my thoughts, he said, "How did I get so lucky? "
Confused, I asked, "Huh?"
He smiled at me and said, "How can I be so lucky to bump into such a beautiful girl!"
My eyes widened at his unexpected comment, and I could feel a slight blush forming on my cheeks.
Not wanting him to see me blush, I immediately pulled away and cleared my throat and said, "I - I'm sorry." Why did I just stammer?
"Beautiful girls don't look good apologizing." He again flirted with a cheeky smile and I blushed again.
What's wrong with me?
Not wanting him to know his effect on me, I asked, "Do you say this to every girl you bump into?"
He replied, "Well, if the girl is as beautiful as you, then yes.", making me roll my eyes.
Not wanting to be with him for any longer, I immediately turned to go back to my seat. I heard him chuckle softly at my sudden departure.
As I was walking back to our table, I was met with a jaw- and phone- dropping sight.
Aditi was hugging a guy.
Well, he happened to be the childhood best friend of Aditi, she always talked about. And also, the guy I bumped with, happened to be his friend.
Cool.
After that, we decided to go and celebrate. We also got to know about Ruhi's so-called PK fight.
Poor Siddharth.
But what's his name yaar!
Okay, why do I even want to know?
As we walked towards the dhaba, we gave some space to Aditi and Naman and walked ahead.
As I walked beside Ruhi, she said, "Yaar, it feels so good to see Aditi so happy."
I replied, "Seriously yaar, she is lucky to finally have Naman back. I just hope that she doesn't forget us." I said the last part with a mischievous tone, and we both chuckled at that.
"But Naman really seems like a gentleman, it's like nothing has changed in these 5 years between them." I said.
She said," They should just propose to each other already."
"Seriously, the way they look at each other says it all."
Suddenly the guy came beside me and said, "Just like the way you look at me?"
"What?", I asked, even though I exactly knew what he meant. He just smirked at me and again went back to walk with Siddharth.
I was thinking about what just happened, when I heard Ruhi clear her throat. When I looked at her, she had her eyebrows raised, questioning me about what just happened.
Trust me girl, I want to know that too.
I rolled my eyes at her and said, "He's just a flirt, nothing else."
She just nodded and said, "Okay."
As we walked ahead, we continued talking about Aditi and Naman. Though, I couldn't stop myself from stealing glances at him.
I said, "Naman behaves so well with Aditi, yaar. "
At that, Ruhi said, "I know right! Warna kuch logo ko to sirf selfish ban na he aata hai! "
[Some people only know how to be selfish!]
It was clear that she said that to taunt Siddharth. He heard it and rolled his eyes.
As we continued walking, a girl looked towards our group and shouted, "Oh my god, Rishi!"
And just then I saw him go towards her and say, "How did I become so lucky to cross paths with the beautiful Riya Sawant?" And saying that he side-hugged her.
I snorted at his words. How can someone flirt with two different people using the same line?
Wait, his name! Rishi!
I rolled my eyes and looked away, but still my eyes darted towards them. She was clearly clinging to him. As I was looking at them, Rishi caught me watching them and I immediately looked away.
After a few minutes, he walked back. His eyes were filled with mischief.
He came to me and smirked, "Couldn't keep your eyes away from this beauty?", pointing towards himself.
I snorted and said, "You wish! I was just looking at how you flirt with two different people with the same lines."
His smirk widened and he said, "Just admit it that you are jealous, honey!"
I raised my eyebrows at the nickname he just gave me. "Firstly, I am definitely not jealous, and why would I be? And secondly, I am not your honey."
"Well, you didn't introduce yourself, so I thought why not call you honey." He said, and winked at me, to which I replied, "Well, you didn't either. "
He suddenly forwarded his hand and with a grin said, "Hi, I am Rishi, nice to meet you!"
I gave him a fake smile, and shook his hand, saying, "Myself Radhika, Wish I could say the same!"
He said, "You shouldn't lie honey, you totally loved meeting me."
"You wish!", I snorted.
Before he could say anything, I moved a little away from him and beside Ruhi.
She was clearly enjoying our banter. She said, "Dude, he is like the real-life Kabir Thapar!"
And then she asked Rishi, "Why do you even have to flirt with every other girl?"
"Well, you just said that I am like Kabir Thapar, so I would say, because flirting is good for health, you know, just like-", I interrupted him, and completed the sentence, "Yoga".I said, looking at him, he looked at me and repeated, "Yoga."
He was about to say something when Siddharth interrupted, "What are you guys talking about and who the hell is this Kabir Thapar?", He asked with a confused face.
Ruhi gasped, "You don't know Kabir Thapar?! Don't say that you didn't watch Yeh Jawani Hai Deewani! It's like one of the best movies ever!"
"I don't like wasting my time in these nonsense movies and-" Siddharth was saying when Ruhi interrupted him, her voice slightly raised, "Don't you dare call my movies nonsense!"
Siddharth said, "Yes they are, just like you!" His own voice raised.
Ruhi didn't say anything for a long time and just stared at him with wide, angry eyes. He stared back, with equal intensity.
After the staring competition was finally over, Ruhi spoke firmly, "I don't need your validation of what is nonsense and what is not!", just as she said that Aditi and Namam joined us.
We had reached the dhaba where we were supposed to eat. As we sat there and started ordering our things, I noticed that Ruhi was sitting there quietly, lost in her thoughts with a neutral face.
Did she get hurt by Siddharth's words? No way, it's so unlike her to get hurt on such comments. She knew better than to overthink.
But still, I had to make sure. So, I asked her, "Ruhi? Are you okay? You were lost in thought for so long."
She looked up and answered with a smirk, "Oh, believe me Radhika, I am perfectly fine. "
At that, I narrowed my eyes, "What are you planning to do Ruhi? "
She just gave me an evil smile and didn't say anything.
Ruhi's POV
He thinks he can say anything to me and escape? Me and my movies? Nonsense? Just wait and watch Mr.Selfish!
As everyone was giving their orders, I noted what Siddharth ordered. Radhika asked me if I was okay and what I was going to do, I just gave here an evil smile.
After the order was placed, I excused myself saying I need to use the restroom.
I made my way towards the shop's counter, and gave them some instructions, then I used the restroom and came back.
All girls were sitting on one side, with Radhika in the middle, and all boys were on the other side, with Rishi in the middle. Siddharth was sitting in front of me. Perfect. I will be able to see his reaction clearly!
As we were chatting among ourselves, our order arrived.
I sat there, waiting for him to eat his food, I couldn't help but smirk.
As soon as he took the first bite, his expressions changed. "Oh shit! Why the hell is this so spicy?", he asked.
Rishi passed him water immediately and then he drank a glass of lassi, only then, he was a bit satisfied.
As he saw my reaction, realization hit him, he knew, that it was me.
I leaned in and said in a low voice, only for him to here, "Nonsense, huh? " I smirked again.
I continued, "I warned you, don't mess with me!"
He took a deep breath to control his anger and just when I thought that I had won, I felt a splash of water on my face.
When I wiped my face, I saw him smirking. Instead of getting angry, I said calmly,"Thank you, I needed that anyway. It's too hot you know." I smiled at him. I looked around to see everyone's eyebrows raised. I decided to ignore them.
He rolled his eyes and said, "Guys, I am done for now, I don't feel like eating anymore, I'll just leave."
I smiled at him again and said, "Bye, Mr. Selfish!"
Naman said, "Sid yaar, its okay if you don't want to eat, but you have to sit here with us."
Siddharth sighed and sat quitely crossing his arms.
I diverted my attention towards the rest of the group and saw that Radhika was busy chatting with her sister on her phone and Rishi was just looking at her.
I snapped my fingers in front of his eyes and asked teasingly, "Busy admiring beauty, huh?"
He replied, "Oh no, not really, I was just lost in thought. "
To which I replied sarcastically, "Yeah, sure!"
He said, "Well, if you really want me to admire beauty, I can just admire you!" I rolled by eyes at him and said, "No thanks, but you can admire the beauty in front of you."
At that, I got a kick from Radhika.
Ouch!
Before I could say anything, we heard Aditi say, "Naan for my Naan", and fed him with her own hands.
We all rolled our eyes. Too cheesy.
"Why don't you guys marry already?" Siddharth asked in a boring tone, clearly annoyed with their PDA.
Both Aditi and Naman together replied,"We are just best friends!"
We again rolled our eyes. They have to admit it sooner or later.
I just sat there, getting bored and finished my food. Radhika was busy in her phone as her sister had something important to discuss, while Aditi was completely lost in Naman.
I am definitely not talking to Mr. Selfish."So, Rishi, what is your degree?", I asked.
"I am doing Bachelor's in performing arts, I want to pursue acting. Naman is doing a bachelor's in hotel management, he wants to become a chef.", he answered
"That's nice! Radhika has the same degree as you! ", I replied.
Rishi asked, "So you aren't doing the same? I thought we could spend some time together during the lectures!", he winked at me.
Radhika, out of no where, said, "Can you please stop with your flirtings?", not even looking up from her phone.
Rishi replied, "Well, I won't, but I think you should just admit it that you are jealous that I am not flirting with you. "
Radhika snorted and said, "In your dreams."
I said to Rishi, "I am doing a Bachelor's in business administration, but don't worry, we will spend time together after class." I winked back.
We both chuckled and out of the corner of my eyes, I saw that Mr. Selfish rolled his eyes. What is his problem dude?
As we all finished eating, Naman paid the bills, obviously. Why would I? I am not the one who met my best friend after so long.
And then, we decided to take a walk in the park nearby.
As we walked, we were casually chatting with each other, when I saw the park's slides were empty. No kids, no one.
I smiled to myself and ran towards the slides. Radhika followed me immediately and everyone else tailed behind.
It has always been our thing. Going to an empty park and playing on the slides. Radhika and I, and then Aditi too.
We three friends were enjoying the swing when Rishi and Naman joined us too.
Mr.Selfish just stood there with an annoyed look. And then sat down on the nearby bench and started scrolling through his phone.
Is this guy for real? No enjoyment!
"Is it just today, or is he always so boring?", I asked his friends, they replied, "He is always like that."
"Don't you guys get bored because of him?", I asked
They said, "Well, you just need to know him and then you will never get bored."
Okay. Anyways, I continued enjoying the rides. After everyone was satisfied, we decided to finally go home.
We bid goodbye with everyone and went to our seperate ways, Radhika and Aditi had a common route and so did Naman and Rishi.
And then I realized, Mr.Selfish has the same route as mine. Ugh!
As we walked, he intentionally started walking faster to stay away from me. Thank god.
He was at a good distance from me now and I walked peacefully, immersed in my own thoughts.
This particular part of my route is a rarely populated area. Few to no people are seen here.
As I walked quietly, I heard some footsteps behind me, getting closer with every step.
Cautious, I turned around, only to find 3 men standing in front of me, eyeing me from up and down, making me uncomfortable.
Not now! Ugh!
"What do you people want?" I asked, even though I perfectly knew what they wanted.
Guy no. 1 said, "Obviously you!"
And all of them started laughing. This wasn't even a joke man!
"Listen, just leave before I make you people regret your bloody existence!" I said confidently.
They again started laughing. Huh!
Guy no. 2 lunged towards me to grab my arm, but I was swift to defend myself, and I grabbed him and kicked his crotch.
Now laugh ,you bastard!
As he was reeling from his pain, the other two guys came towards me, with one swift blow, I punched one of them. But the other grabbed me from behind, I stepped harshly on his foot and he yelped in pain.
As I was about to kick him, another guy came from my side with a rod in his hand, I immediately left the first guy and moved behind. But I bumped into someone. I looked back to see Mr. Selfish.
What is he doing here?
His eyes were seething with anger, his jaw and fists clenched, suddenly, he moved me aside and blew a hard punch on the face of the guy with the rod.
I immediately took action and kicked the other guy's balls. Take it, you asshole.He landed straight on the ground, screaming in pain.
Mr.Selfish was busy in beating the shit out of the rod guy, when the third one, lunged at him from behind.
I grabbed the guy from behind and turned him to face me. I looked straight into his eyes and punched him hard, straight in his eye. He yelled in pain and again came towards me.
You think you can still beat me? I feel sorry for you.
I kicked his stomach, and he went a few steps back and fell on the ground.
I sighed in relief. As I turned towards Mr.Selfish, he was just standing there, looking at me, with no expressions on his face.
What happened to him?
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