I Love You

10. Apology

"I don't get this,  how come this is possible that it was Ranbir the other day as well but you couldn't recognise his voice. I mean c'mon we have heard him singing many times Sanyukta, how come you didn't got it was him? " Any asked frowning at me. Ever since I've told her that it was Ranbir,  the guitarist,  she's been asking me this same question again and again.

"I've already told you Any,  that I've always heard him singing with mike and all those instruments. But for the first time that day,  I heard him singing without all that,  it was natural,  no effect,  no other sound except that guitar. And that day only I heard him playing guitar as well. I didn't knew he could play it. " I told her the same thing again.

" Isn't it obvious Sanyukta?  He's a vocalist and is in a band,  he must know how to play a guitar. " She said as a matter of fact.

" It's not compulsory.  Is it?  And BTW why are we even discussing him?  It's 12:30 already Any,  let's sleep now. " I told her getting under my quilt and she sighted and got inside her quilt as well.

"Good night " I greeted her, turning off the lights.

"Good night " She greeted back and with a smile and we called it a night.

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"You wanna go shopping? " a chit landed on my lap when I was like a good girl I'm,  concentrating on my lecture. The content left me confused.  Shopping?  Why?  And with whom?

I looked around but no one looked suspicious,  frowning I looked back at the teacher who was explaining the covalent bond when another chit hit me.

"Oh Sunshine,  you look so cute when you are confused. And you couldn't even do a single guess?  Who else talks with you during lecture through chits??? "

Now I know who it was.  I looked back to find a grinning Ranbir looking at me cutely. Cutely?  What's up with you Sanyukta? 

He was about to throw another chit at me when I glared at him.  He put the paper down and showed his iPhone,  indicating that he'll message me. He could have done that before as well right? 

I looked at him shaking my head and then looked back at the board. After a second I felt my phone vibrate in my desk.  I took it out,  still hiding from the teacher and a suspicious Arjun who was raising his eyebrows at me, I just shrugged and he continued looking at his own cell phone.

I looked back at my phone to find a message from Mr. Cheesy. I opened it to find the same question again.

"Will you answer my simple question sunshine?  Do you wanna shopping or not? "  — Love of your life.

I was confused as to why he wants to go shopping with me?  Why would I want to go shopping and that too with him?

"And why would I want to go shopping?  And that too with you? "

I replied and waited for his reply which came within seconds .

"Well,  the answer to your first question is that if you don't remember so let me remind you that it's Ritvik's b'day party this weekend and it's already Wednesday today so I thought may be you'd want to go shopping.

And the answer to your second question is that I have an awfully wonderful taste of clothes,  and if I'll chose clothes for you,  you'll stand out in the crowd and as we know that you're already very beautiful, it'll make you look even more beautiful. And also you'll come with me coz I want you to sunshine. So now,  be my good girl and tell me if you wanna go, today or tomorrow? "

PS. You know what I get what I want so conserve our time and energy.

—Love of your life

How dare he order me like that?  I'm not one of his female fans who kiss the ground where he walks, he just can't talk to me like that!

"Mr. Ranbir Malhotra,  let me remind you something,  I'm not one your female fans who'll take any sh!t from you. I'm Sanyukta Agrawal and you just can't order me around like that. It's completely my wish if I want to go with you or not so you don't dare talk to me like that again. I'm not one of those stupid girls who'll die to be in my position,  I've told you this before as well. And about shopping so I would have considered going with you if you would have been in your limits. So now just forget about it. I'm not going anywhere with you!  And next time, think before you talk to me! "

I sent him the message and then switched off my cell phone. I felt many chits falling on my lap but didn't paid any attention to them. I continued looking at the teacher till the bell rang. I packed my things and left as soon as possible towards my locker.

On the way to my locker, I was suddenly pulled by someone inside a dark classroom and it didn't look me long to know who pulled me after I was pinned to the wall by him.

"Leave me" I demanded looking away from him.

"I'm... I'm sorry okay,  sorry " I heard him apologize but I didn't looked at him.

"Listen " He took my face in his hands and made me look into his eyes but I just looked down.

"I've never apologized to someone before " He said softly and I looked at him. His eyes held some different emotion,  he looked really guilty. The playful Ranbir was long gone. He looked serious.

"You really are? " I asked him and he nodded looking down.

"It's okay,  but make sure you don't repeat it again. " I told him and he nodded again still looking down.

He looked just like a child who was guilty for fighting with his classmate and was getting scolded by his teacher.

"I'll go with you " I said and he nodded again but then stopped and looked up at me with a big smile and a shine in his eyes.

"Thank you,  thank you so much. " He said and hugged me. It was um, awkward but felt right at the moment so I just patted his back. He broke the hug smiling childishly.

"I promise you won't regret your decision. So when do you wanna go? " he asked like a child who got his favorite chocolate.

"Today I guess. " I told him and he nodded .

"Okay then I'll pick you up at 5,  then we can go to mall and then have dinner together in some restaurant. "He said happily then looked at me and added "Only if you want ".

I smiled at him and smile grew bigger. He's cute.

"Okay then. " He said and we left the classroom together.

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