Shweta finished talking. She didn’t look at them. She was too shy to look into their eyes and spoke looking into the ground. When she looked up, she was surprised to see Vinod and Ramya’s confused reaction.
Ramya and Vinod stared at Shweta for few moments and Ramya talked first, “When did this happen?” Shweta felt a punch in her face! Had Shiva not told them about this? Had she messed it up? She said what she thought, “Shiva didn’t tell you?” This didn’t impress Ramya much. Her face reddened with anger and she repeated her words, “When did this happen?” Shweta began feeling uncomfortable sitting in front of them. Vinod stood up and began walking in circles. He was angry too. Shiva had held back from them, something that could spoil his life. They knew what was best for him. And they wanted to know the reason why he had not told them about Shweta’s interest in him.
Shweta told Ramya what she wanted, “I… I told him this about two weeks back. Twenty days maybe. I don’t remember the date. Didn’t he tell you? I assumed he would have told you, just like how he tells you everything else. I am sorry! I didn’t know” Ramya’s anger was evident in the reply she made, “Why should you feel sorry? There is nothing you could do” Vinod walked over to Ramya and asked her to relax. Shweta felt ashamed and she stood up and patted her jean to dust away the sand sticking to it.
Vinod ran over to Shweta and asked her to relax too. He held her by her shoulder and made her sit. Ramya was seething with temper by now and was staring hard at Shweta. To Shweta, it was a look that meant, ‘how dare you try to take my friend away from me!’ She blinked innocently and wanted to run away from the place.
Vinod sat next to Ramya and spoke into her ears. Ramya calmed down a bit and talked to Shweta. “What did you tell him? Tell me why you feel that way. Why Shiva?” As she began to explain, they heard Shiva screaming and running towards them. He held in his hand four corns. He came over and said, “Sorry people. There was a mad rush out there. Almost lost my way! Phew… Crazy idiots! They never seem to look where they walk” He handed them each of them a corn. Ramya refused to get it and looked away. Vinod got it from him and again spoke into Ramya’s ears. Shweta sat looking into the ground. Her face filled with guilt.
Shiva knew something had gone wrong. He asked Ramya what had happened. But she didn’t care to look at him. He then turned to Vinod and asked the same. He heaved a sigh and didn’t tell anything either. By then Shiva began figuring out what would have gone wrong. He turned to Shweta and nodded at her as though he wanted to ask, ‘Is that what happened?’ She nodded back to him and looked down again.
He moved near Ramya and sat near her. She moved away from him and stood up. He asked her to remain seated and told that he wanted to talk. She started walking. Walking away from them. Shiva stood up and followed her. Vinod sat near Shweta and tried to console her. Shiva kept walking behind Ramya and pleaded with her to stop for a while and listen to what he said. Vinod caught up with them by then and asked Shiva to go and console Shweta. He also assured Shiva that he would take care of Ramya and asked him not to worry.
Shiva stopped. He turned back and saw Shweta sitting with her knees bent and her face hidden between her laps. He looked back at his two soul mates. And he saw Ramya resting her head on Vinod’s shoulder as they walked away. He stood between them, not knowing whom to run to. he needed all three of them.
Ramya and Vinod stared at Shweta for few moments and Ramya talked first, “When did this happen?” Shweta felt a punch in her face! Had Shiva not told them about this? Had she messed it up? She said what she thought, “Shiva didn’t tell you?” This didn’t impress Ramya much. Her face reddened with anger and she repeated her words, “When did this happen?” Shweta began feeling uncomfortable sitting in front of them. Vinod stood up and began walking in circles. He was angry too. Shiva had held back from them, something that could spoil his life. They knew what was best for him. And they wanted to know the reason why he had not told them about Shweta’s interest in him.
Shweta told Ramya what she wanted, “I… I told him this about two weeks back. Twenty days maybe. I don’t remember the date. Didn’t he tell you? I assumed he would have told you, just like how he tells you everything else. I am sorry! I didn’t know” Ramya’s anger was evident in the reply she made, “Why should you feel sorry? There is nothing you could do” Vinod walked over to Ramya and asked her to relax. Shweta felt ashamed and she stood up and patted her jean to dust away the sand sticking to it.
Vinod ran over to Shweta and asked her to relax too. He held her by her shoulder and made her sit. Ramya was seething with temper by now and was staring hard at Shweta. To Shweta, it was a look that meant, ‘how dare you try to take my friend away from me!’ She blinked innocently and wanted to run away from the place.
Vinod sat next to Ramya and spoke into her ears. Ramya calmed down a bit and talked to Shweta. “What did you tell him? Tell me why you feel that way. Why Shiva?” As she began to explain, they heard Shiva screaming and running towards them. He held in his hand four corns. He came over and said, “Sorry people. There was a mad rush out there. Almost lost my way! Phew… Crazy idiots! They never seem to look where they walk” He handed them each of them a corn. Ramya refused to get it and looked away. Vinod got it from him and again spoke into Ramya’s ears. Shweta sat looking into the ground. Her face filled with guilt.
Shiva knew something had gone wrong. He asked Ramya what had happened. But she didn’t care to look at him. He then turned to Vinod and asked the same. He heaved a sigh and didn’t tell anything either. By then Shiva began figuring out what would have gone wrong. He turned to Shweta and nodded at her as though he wanted to ask, ‘Is that what happened?’ She nodded back to him and looked down again.
He moved near Ramya and sat near her. She moved away from him and stood up. He asked her to remain seated and told that he wanted to talk. She started walking. Walking away from them. Shiva stood up and followed her. Vinod sat near Shweta and tried to console her. Shiva kept walking behind Ramya and pleaded with her to stop for a while and listen to what he said. Vinod caught up with them by then and asked Shiva to go and console Shweta. He also assured Shiva that he would take care of Ramya and asked him not to worry.
Shiva stopped. He turned back and saw Shweta sitting with her knees bent and her face hidden between her laps. He looked back at his two soul mates. And he saw Ramya resting her head on Vinod’s shoulder as they walked away. He stood between them, not knowing whom to run to. he needed all three of them.
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