Maruva was now confident that she would soon be in touch with the guy one way or the other. His gestures and behavior had made it clear to her that he was interested in her. A thought crept up in her head –What if he liked Raksha and not her? She had often observed the guy admiring her from afar. Now the content of her prayers changed – she hoped and wished the guy liked her.
The next day in college, she discussed this with Raksha. Raksha joked, “Hmmm… I need time to think if he likes me instead. He seems like a good guy apart from his appearance.”
Maruva stared at her, “I’m really concerned, re .”
“No Maru, that’s not possible! I have seen him look at you and admire you, lost in enthrallment!”
This gave Maruva some confidence because she had observed the same.
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