You're Mine, Remember?

12. I don't mind..But..

"Will you be my friend?" He exclaimed, nervously.

Nidhi stood befuddled at the question and clearly knew something was going on in that wicked head of his. But maybe she could be wrong in her judgment because not every single move screams trouble.

Somehow the extended have in front of her, which she had missed, caught her attention. There stood the guy, the bully in front of her, who wanted to bully her but got bullied himself. Any other person in his place would have made the next move for his revenge towards her, but here, this guy was looking forward to a friendship with her.

Well nevertheless, she was going to go forward and look at what was in store for this Friendship.

So the next thing that happened shocked both of them. She had involuntarily moved her hand forward and had actually accepted the handshake, thus accepting his request for friendship as well.

Shivam, though shocked, smiled brightly. But his smile also showed the uncertainty, which even she could feel. Though this was not what should have happened, she agreed anyway.

He hesitantly forwarded his phone and motioned for her to give her number to him. She thoughtfully took his mobile and was about to punch in her mobile number, but suddenly she recollected that she didn't memorize her phone number, so apologetically gave his phone back and pulled out hers instead and forwarded towards him.

He looked at her questioningly and she lowered her head in shame. "I don't remember my number." He mindlessly took her phone and entered his number and forwarded it back to her. She quickly took the phone and gave him a missed call, so that he gets her number as well.

He flashed a quick smile and walked away, making her blush in embarrassment. She somehow felt like a normal teenager, who just exchanged numbers with a guy she has been crushing upon. Was this really normal?

Only time will tell what this friendship will bring to her.

Though, one more thought occurred in her mind.

Was this another revenge plan that he was getting to execute? Just in the name of Friendship?

-*-

Nidhi was not a fool if he thought her to be. She knew something was cooking in his head or otherwise him and offer friendship? And that too, to her out of all the people?? It was something which one could only imagine in their worst nightmares.

That's how impossible it was.

Even she didn't know what happened to her that she readily accepted his friendship. Instead, she should have brushed him off with some rude words. But something in her mind told her that she should not do it.

Something in her told to just go with the flow.

Surely this could help her in getting out of this damn college if she could get indirect help from this Bully?

-*-

Shivam whistled his way to his dorm and slumped on his chair beside his bed. He finally felt like a king, all things falling into places.

He never knew Nidhi was that dumb to actually believe that he was interested in friendship with her. He fished out his phone and opened the tracking device. He smirked when the results allowed him to know where his target was going.

"Now wherever you'll go, you'll find only me!” He smirked again and got up. He had to execute his plan.

His phone beeped with a message, and he quickly opened the message as he knew something good was going to be up. It was an invitation to the famous Fresher's Party, which was going to be in a week.

Well finally! After 3 months of starting college, they finally were going to get the Fresher's Party. And he exactly knew why this was going to be a memorable Fresher's Party for he knew each who was going to make it memorable for him.

He quickly resumed his pursuit and came towards the girl's dorm room and hid behind the wall as he saw the Warden coming. He peeped through the hallway, and at the same time came his target, all dressed up, clutching her purse in her right hand and fixing her shoe with the other.

Shivam knew she was heading towards the shopping mall which was just 5 km away and quickly leaped towards his bike so that he can execute the next step of his plan. He somehow was going to play the friendship card and was directly going to sabotage her shopping spree, so she would not get anything to wear. And then he'll play his next trick and finally fulfill his plan, this taking revenge on her.

He started his bike and saw that Nidhi was close to the exit gate; he quickly sped off and came in front of her, making her jump in shock.

"Lift?" He asked only one thing and saw her quickly recover and smile slightly as she nodded and glanced at the seat behind him. He noticed this and quickly flashed his favorite smile and motioned her to hop in. She seemed to be thoughtful but shrugged and sat behind him clutching his shoulder for support. But somehow, unconsciously, she had his shirt bunched under her fist because she felt a bit scared to sit behind someone who's complete stranger to her.

He did a mental dance in his mind and drove them to the nearby mall, intentionally though, he took a risk of applying breaks and expected her to fall on him, just so that he could strike a conversation. But what happened was beyond expectations. She was clutching the seat of the bike and it prevented her from moving forward.

He laughed nervously as she got down and parked his bike and parked his bike mindlessly and shortly after they entered the mall together. Nidhi chuckled as she saw the decorations that the shopping complex was decked up with, and moved to the clothing section, not before shaking her head in disbelief.

He had an inner battle whether to follow her or not, but decided otherwise and followed her. She stood beside a tall Mannequin which was decked up in a really pretty lehenga sari. She scrutinized the dress from head to toe and looked at the price.

RS 12999/- only!

She widened her eyes a little and quickly moved away from the mannequin. Though her Gummy Uncle had given her money so she could buy something as she struggled for finding clothes that will fit her size, that doesn't mean she could waste his hard-earned money like that. And to get some money from her father's inheritance, she had to complete at least the first year of the College. Then only she would be getting her share of her father's inheritance.

She remembered the conversation which she had with Vardhman when she had hesitantly called him, with an intention to ask for money.

Vardhman had laughed it off, though, saying that her father had lots of money stacked for her own use, he was just the conveyer of the money. She felt awkward, as she never had the opportunity to deal with monetary terms all her life, let alone owning then. But now suddenly, when she got the knowledge of her owning so much money, the thought was burdened for her.

So she just chuckled, agreeing with him for the money, but deciding that she wasn't going to use them after that. This shopping was going to be once and for all things and then she'll find a way to earn for her own.

She quickly moved to the dress section and started going through all the varieties that were available. The collection looked good, but nothing matched her taste, so she kept on surfing through the dresses, wanting to have a perfect dress, according to her taste.

Shivam stood a bit away from her, already bored by the girl and her long business of choosing her dresses. He never got to know why girls took so much time while choosing the right 'dress' to wear.

He shrugged and with an irritated sigh fished out his phone and staged the internet with all the important stuff he wished he had.

After around 15 minutes later, 2 dresses caught Nidhi's attention, and she quickly grabbed them, before anyone could take a hold of them. Best she moved to the casual section and quickly selected crop tops, shirts, shorts, and whatnot. But by the end of her spree, she had one huge large duffle bag, which was full of her selected clothes.

She had completely forgotten about Shivam even coming with her, as she was busy in her own little world, but when she came across him, sitting in the corner, playing on his phone, she felt little bad. She walked over to him and snapped her fingers in front of him. He looked up, irritated at the disturbance, but quickly replaced it with a smile as he saw, it was Nidhi giving him a guilty smile. But as she looked at the duffle bag, he looked baffled at this girl's quick shopping skills.

"Have you done shopping for all stuff and that too within like 30 minutes?” he looked at her, disbelief coming out of his eyes.

She just chuckled and nodded in affirmation. "Usually, I don't take much time if I get what I want. But if I don't, I make sure I choose the best option possible!"

"Sure, Sure! Whatever you say!!” He quickly matched her pace. She stopped when she felt him following and raised an eyebrow at him. He looked at her confusedly and was follow her yet again but stopped when he saw she was heading towards the changing room.

That’s why she was behaving that way just a minute back..

"Ahm, I'll wait here. Once you're done just let me know!” he examined his shoes as he scratched his mane in confusion and anxiety.

Nidhi chuckled yet again and nodded while making her way to the changing room. But the moment she pushed the changing room open, she moved back instantly, her jaw dropped open and eyes wide with shock. Her cheeks reddened and she quickly turned to the other side, closing her eyes with one hand and placing others in her chest, trying to control her heartbeat, Which seemed to be running at an unimaginable speed.

Fortunately or, unfortunately, Shivam saw this, and with an angry expression came to stand beside her and held her arm securely. "What's wrong with you? If someone was already there inside why did you pushed open the door? The person inside would've felt so embarrassed. Now open your eyes and apologize will you!” He clutched her hand that was in her chest and jerked her a bit. She opened her eyes and looked at Shivam, her cheeks reddened some more and she looked away.

Agitated with her behavior, he decided to have a look at the person inside. But to his disbelief, he found a couple, wildly making out, sucking off each other's faces like a creature possessed, which had him move back too, and he looked at Nidhi with wide eyes. She sympathetically looked at him and sighed, rather embarrassingly, because she saw the scenario herself.

After 2 minutes of silence, Shivam seemed to come out of his senses and angrily banged the door, just so to startle the couple and gain their attention. Once he had it, he angrily barked," This is not the place to show your PDA!! Get off right now or I'll call the owner here and will lock you here for the rest of your lives."

The couple jumped back in panic, and quickly came out; making an attempt to move past them, but somehow Nidhi caught the mischief in the girl's eyes, and before she could register what exactly happened, she was pushed harshly.

And, in slow motion, she felt herself moving towards Shivam, his eyes widened in surprise.

“SHIVAM”