I Love You

2. The Guitarist

Sanyukta's POV...

"There's a party this weekend at Ritvik's place and you guys are invited" Arjun informed us while we were heading back to our dorms in the evening.

"Party for what?" Any asked.

"It's his birthday" Arjun replied yawning. He looks really tired.

"Okay guys so see ya tomorrow at school" Arav said and we all nodded.

Boys went towards their dorm and me and Any headed towards ours.

"I'm so tired" Any cried jumping on her bed.

"Oh really?" I asked her sarcastically and she rolled her eyes.

I took my oversized t-shirt and shots and went inside the restroom to take a relaxing shower before I go to sleep.

After taking shower for 10 minutes I changed and came out to find Any already sleeping with the same dress on. I went towards her and covered her with the quilt coz the temperature here in Dehradun is low.

Then I went straight to my bed and jumped on it. It's been 2 months I laid on it. Though my bed at home is way more comfortable but this one is really special to me coz I have been sleeping in it since I was in 1st standard. I get attached to non living things as well. Now you must have guessed how emotional kind of person I'm.

I took the quilt and put it on me. I looked at the clock in my night stand and it showed 8 pm. I was really tired so it didn't took long for me to drift into sleep.

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I stirred and opened my eyes. It's still dark, I thought to myself. I then, looked at the watch and it showed 11:30. I tried to drift into sleep again but I wasn't sleepy anymore. I looked at Any to find her sleeping peacefully. I wasn't getting any sleep so I thought to go for a walk in the garden inside the school and hostel premises because it's safe there.

I slipped into my comfortable bunny slippers and covered my upper body with a shawl coz it was really cold in here. I then headed towards the garden humming a song with a smile on my lips. I love singing and I take part in every cultural activity in the school, that's why I'm popular in here. 

Our school is really big and we have both girls and boy's hostel inside the school premises. Actually there are 3 buildings in here, school and both the hostels. I passed the entrance gate of school building and finally reached the garden. I was walking peacefully humming a song when I heard someone playing a guitar. I love guitar!

I started following the sound so that I could see who was playing a guitar at this time. As I was getting closer, the sound was becoming more clear. Whoever was playing it, I must say was very good at it. He/she was playing really well. 

I was walking towards the source and finally saw a guy sitting with a guitar. I was about to see his face when the light went off. I couldn't see his face because of the darkness but he was still playing the guitar. I recognized the tune, he was playing kaun tujhe. That's it, I couldn't stop myself anymore so I started singing with the tune.

I can say he was shocked when he heard my voice cause he stopped playing but I didn't stopped. I was still singing and he too continued playing after a few seconds.

I was so lost in his music that I forgot the lines. I bit my tongue as I couldn't remember a line and then he picked up from there. He started singing and I felt the world stopped. His voice was beautiful. I haven't heard a voice like this before. I was again lost. Lost in his voice. Everything else disappeared, now it was just me and his voice. His voice touched my heart and I felt tears forming in my eyes. The lyrics weren't helping either with my tears. It seemed like he meant each and every word of that song and I felt myself crying. I don't know when he stopped singing cause I was in a trance. But my trance was broken by the ringing of my cell phone. I checked the caller id and it showed Any.

"Hello" I said receiving the call. My eyes were on the guy who was standing now.

"Hello Sanny. Are you okay? Where the hell are you Sanny? You i***t you scared me! Why weren't you picking up your phone? Where the hell are you? You know what you just come back, we need to talk!" Any shouted and cut the call.

I looked up at the guy and he was still standing there. I wanted to go to him but I decided to run back because Any seemed really mad at me.

I jogged back towards my dorm but looked back once  to find the guy still standing there and then I started jogging again. He must be thinking of me as a crazy girl. But who cares. He doesn't even knows me.

I came back to find my room dead silent. I gulped, cause this is an indication that Any is damn angry. Then I spotted her sitting on a chair my other friends were sitting on the bed. She called everyone? Now they all will start their lecture! Just great!

"Um, Hi guys" I nervously said and they all looked up at me with narrow eyes.

I gulped and smiled nervously at them and that's it.

There lecture went for 2 freaking hours and it got over at 2 am. Now I'm hell sleepy and Any has still hasn't spoke a word to me. The lecture was from my other friends. Even Arjun scolded me despite of the fact that he often moves out at night without informing anyone.

Finally the guys left and it was now just me and Any in the room.

"Any, I'm sorry" I apologized hugging her from back. I don't understand what's the big deal about me going out at night, I mean I was safely inside the campus only.

"It's late Sanyukta, you should sleep now" Any ordered in a strict tone and laid on her bed. Though I really wanna sleep but I can't let her be anymore mad at me, so I did what is best for this situation. I started tickling her and she being the biggest ticklish person in the world started laughing hard.

"Sanny, aah-he he- aa leave me ha ha" she pleaded laughing.

"First you say, you forgave me" I said still tickling her.

"Ha ha no ha ha" she retorted laughing.

"Okay then" I started tickling her hard.

"Okay okay ha ha I ha ha forgive you ha ha" she said and I grinned. I stopped and she glared at me.

After that I ran for my life with she chasing me and yelling at me for my 'irresponsible' behavior.

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