The Strings Of Heart

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Sitara POV

"Who is going to pick up?" Isha asked placing her files beside mine.

"Someone."

"Who is the guy who drops you daily?"

"Why?" I raise my brow.

"He is cute and drops you daily."

"Someone I know and he isn't cute."

"He is girl, with his cute glasses and face. It would be great if he steps out of the car so that we can see him wholly." I look at her and Nithya who are looking at me with crush filled eyes.

"Don't tell me you two developed a crush on him."

"Kind of, I mean yeah," Nithya answers walking over to me.

"Whatever..."

"You didn't tell us about him, who is he?" Isha pounders the question.

"David."

"What is he to you?" I don't answer them just pack my bag and stand up from my seat.

"See you later," I tell Pranav who sat in the back silently watching Isha and Nithya.

"Ugh, why do you do that?" Nithya asked.

"Do what?"

"Ignore our questions when we ask you."

"I ignore when I don't want to answer." I wave my hand before leaving the class. I go towards the balcony railing of the floor and watch the sky.

We had to stay back to finish our assignments and for a special class. I didn't get a message from David yet.

He is the one who is picking me up daily after college if I don't have work in the office.

I'm still ignoring him because I can't involve with him. He tries to talk to me even though I clearly told him I dislike him. Which isn't true...

Kavya didn't come to college as she got her periods. My phone vibrates and I know it's from David.

I start walking towards the entrance watching the other students. I don't have any friends apart of Kavya, Pranav, Nithya and Isha.

Some of them look at me as I pass them, I look at them as I pass them. I don't stop, there are so many students hanging out on college grounds. As soon as I start walking towards the main gate it started raining.

"Ugh s**t!" I groan looking around. The others run towards the bike shelter. I run too not wanting to drench in rain.

There were many students waiting under the shelter as it began raining heavily.

My gaze meets the gaze of a guy wearing a leather jacket. His gaze goes from head to toe as his friends talk about something.

I ignore him and face the front pulling my phone out of the pocket. The gate is a few meters away from where I stood. I don't see David's car, I unlock my phone and check the recent message.

'babe, it's going to rain. Go home safe.' it's a message from Kavya not from David.

"f**k" I curse under my breath shaking my head.

"Hey." I turn my head to see the leather jacket guy standing behind me.

"Yes?" He chuckles pushing his hands into his pant pockets.

"I'm Karthik from the architecture department." My gaze goes to the girls standing behind him. They are looking at us with curious eyes.

"Okay." I turn around and face the rain. I'm confused in between if I should call David or not.

"And you?" The guy asks now standing beside me.

"You didn't leave?" I heard Isha's voice. I lean back and see that Isha and Pranav are half drenched in rain.

"Nope, what about you guys?" Isha's gaze goes to the guy standing beside me.

"Nah, Pranav brought his Vespa. He is my drive." I nod my head as they both walk towards me looking at the guy weirdly and in surprise.

"Hi Karthik," Isha greeted the guy. I'm still stuck on if I should call David or not. My stomach is growling.

"Sitara's home is in the same colony. You two are from the same colony," Pranav said.

"That's good, I can drop you home. I'm going home anyway," the Karthik guy spoke. I looked at Pranav, I don't understand why they speak instead of me.

"No than-" before I could finish my words my phone rang. I answered it without seeing the caller ID.

"Hello?"

"Sitara, where are you?" I pulled the phone to see David's name.

"Bike parking area," I tell him.

"Woah." I look at Isha who is looking at something, Karthik and Pranav is also looking at what Isha is looking. I turn around to see David walking towards us, he is holding an umbrella and the other hand is also holding an umbrella.

I check him out from head to toe, he is wearing a black dress shirt which is tucked inside the black trousers. The sleeves of the shirt are rolled halfway. Ending his look with black shoes.

He seems more like a model than a doctor. He smiles when he found me.

"Do you know him?" Kartik asked.

I don't say anything just watch David as he walks towards me in the rain. I feel different things inside me which I don't understand.

"He is so tall..." Isha comments.

"He is." I heard Pranav say. I'm sure everyone is watching David, who wouldn't when I myself can't pull my gaze away from him.

The sound of raindrops and his smile with his gaze fixed on me is something which I can't explain.

I exhale when he reached me, the only thing which is dividing us is the pavement. He is standing on the road while I stood on the pavement but he still towers over me.

He pushes the hand and gives me the extra umbrella he brought. I take it from him, maybe Kavya was true when she said he got the sunshine smile.

I open the umbrella and David lends me his free hand to take. I look at his hand and at him knowing everyone is watching our interaction.

I take his hand and he holds it tightly as I step down the pavement into the wet and slight muddy road.

I pull my hand from his warm hand when I stand straight. I follow him to the car with my gaze fixed on him.

If I need something I will get it no matter what. And now... At this moment I have the desire to crush on David.

"Aren't you getting in?" He asked as he stood beside the open door. I get in not before shaking my dirty shoes.

Don't wanna dirty his car floor. He chuckled before closing the door and going over to his side. I did get the floor dirty because of the wet shoes.

"Sorry, the traffic was heavy."

"Here..." I look at the brown cover and then at him.

"You had your special class and your evening snack time is up. I brought you a sandwich, in case if you are hungry." He turns back reversing the car.

I didn't know reversing the car is a sight to see but it is.

"Thank you," I say looking away pulling the sandwich out. I'm thankful that he thought about it. It would take time before we reach the home.

I start eating watching the rain with David's personal playlist playing in the car. He listens to the old melodies most of the time.

*

"What Pihu?" I ask as she pulls me towards the living room.

"I know you are good at video games, let's play video games."

"Ugh, I'm not interested."

"Akka, please... My mum doesn't allow me to play video games at home. I saw your collection and please..."

"Sitara Akka... I want to play too," Rishi said walking out of his room.

I sit on the floor picking my controller. "Call David, I saw him in the backyard. Tell him to join us,' Pihu said to Rishi.

"Okay."

"Is it raining outside?" I ask Pihu.

"Yes, heavily..."

"What you wanna play?" I asked.

"Road rash."

"David, it's fine. Nothing will happen, just play with us." I heard Rishi's voice. I turn around to see David wearing shorts and a t-shirt.

"Rishi bhaiyya and Sitara Akka is one team and I want to be David's partner," Pihu said excitedly. I watch David as his eyes widen and he turned to me asking me to help him.

"I'm okay with this," I tell them turning around.

"Nah, you and I will be one team. And David will be in Sitara Akka's team," Rishi said.

"But why?"

"You make David uncomfortable. I don't want that when he agreed to play with us." Pihu slouched down her shoulders nodding her head.

David sat beside me while Pihu and Rishi sat together. "Don't do like last time, you remember right?"

"Not really," David says looking at me.

"Just follow my lead and cheat. Don't get killed by them, I don't want to lose."

"I will try."

"Ready?" Rishi asks.

"Yes!"

The game started we started playing seriously, Rishi is good but not good compared to me.

"Woah Akka, you are good at this," Rishi spoke I speed.

"She is." I heard David mutter under his breath.

Time passed we played many rounds, I lost the count of times I scolded David.

"Why are you so aggressive on me? It's just a game," David says. Unknowingly we shifted our places and now we are sitting damn close that my thighs are touching his.

"Because playing video games always brings out the aggressive side, David."

"But you are more aggressive."

"Whatever."

"I think you are using this to vent your anger on me."

"Uh-huh?" I turn my head to see him before looking back at the screen.

"Why would I vent my anger on you?"

"Because you are angry with me for months."

"Lol."

"Seriously."

"Shut up Oldman just concentrate on the screen."

"I'm not old, why do you call me Oldman?"

"Because you are ageing."

"So? Everyone does. And I'm not yet married."

"But you are engaged."

"Who said?"

"We all know." I forgot the fact that we are talking in an arguing way.

"I'm not engaged okay?"

"Okay, whatever," I reply slouching my shoulders.

"Why are you like this?"

"Like what?"

"I try to be nice with you and try to talk but you ignore me and talk rashly."

"Exactly! You try... You are just trying to be nice. You are not being nice to me because you want to. So just f*****g stop trying okay."

"What? I want to be nice that's the reason I'm trying."

"Don't then! I don't want you to be nice towards me." I throw the controller on the floor.

"Sitara... You always take things negatively. You push the people away and hurt our feelings. You don't even think about others feelings. It's always about you and you... Do you even know how hard it is to talk to you even when you ignore me? I'm trying hard to make you feel wanted and you just don't give a thought about it. Nor care about others efforts."

"That's why stop okay. You know I don't give a flying f**k about others feelings then why try. Just get lost." I stand up from there and leave. I didn't miss Pihu and Rishi's shocking faces.

"What's going on?" Mum asks rushing from the drawing-room along with the aunts. I don't reply to them and make a beeline towards my room.

Hot tears roll down my cheeks, I close my door with a bang and lock it.

"f**k. Don't cry," I tell myself. I only think about myself because no one thinks about me. He don't have the right to rub it on my face and make me feel like I'm the selfish one for thinking about myself.