“I’ve to tell her. I don’t know how.”
I’m at Shivam’s house, fifteen kilometers away from my own. I left my house immediately after Mishti and Saahil left.
“Let me go over again what you just told me.” He stops pacing to ask, “You like her?”
I nod.
“But she’s dating Saahil?”
I nod again.
“You think Saahil doesn’t care for her? He’s just having a good time?”
“Yes.”
“Vikram Sethi, you’re a hypocrite. This is exactly what you’ve been doing with girls like Siya and Saira. And how can you say that she doesn’t just want to have a good time with him?”
“No. She does not. I know her.”
He comes close and studies me. “You love her?”
I shake my head. “I don’t know. But just the thought of Saahil touching her with his depraved hands wants me to punch a hole in the wall.”
“Vikram, if they’re
