Chapter 96 - The changed girlorl

Thinking about Vihaan if he was hiding something from him Saaransh walk toward Shanaya with his mind full of Vihaan. He knew his best friend very well and, he knew Vihaan would never go for such things. Vihaan was a romantic person who believed in love no matter how many times he had been heartbroken and, something about the situation was not adding up.

He knew Vihaan was hiding something.

He stopped a few steps away from Shanaya, who was busy on her phone when he received a message.

The urge to ignore the message was too powerful, but his mind knew it could be something important and, without his consent, his hands reached into his pant pocket to take out the phone.

He clicked on it absentmindedly, his mind and eyes fixed on Shanaya.

Smiling a little to himself, he shifts his eyes from Shanaya to his phone and at that moment, the smile faded.

"No, it can't be!" roaming his hand on his hair frustratingly, he looked at Shanaya leaning against her elbow on the waist length wall of the corridor and, he knew what he had to do..

"You are looking lovely" copying her posture, Saaransh smiled at her when he saw her looking at him and acknowledging his presence.

Giving a genuine smile, Shanaya looked at him and, without noticing his appearance, she spoke:" Thank you and, you look great."

She need not observe him, for, she had already noticed him earlier and, he had been in his usual handsome and sėxy look.

Chuckling at her response, Saaransh looked or, stared at her and, when he seemed to realize it, he looked away with a sudden move.

The message he had read earlier had broken his heart and, he knew nothing how to ease it.

He only knew one thing he was going to act fine.

And, hell he wished he needed not to do it. He was not the pretending type, but, considering the situation, he had no other options.

He voiced out the words in a hurry as if the question was weighing on his mind" Do you still love Saar?"

Shanaya was speechless.

She had not expected to hear her first love name out of nowhere.

Hell, she had not expected anyone to say his name in front of her.

It was the experience of the first love, pure love, betrayal, pain, agony and sadness.

It simply was not a name.

She turned her face toward Saaransh taking her time and looking at his eyes on her as if, seeing her soul, she opted for the truth" I do."

She was not going to lie to him.

She was in love with Saar as much she had been a year before.

And how could it be not, Vihaan's every action had been a reminder to her of Saar's behaviour and actions.

She heard Saaransh saying "Okay" in a sound so sad as if accepting it had been hard for him.

It had been hard for Saaransh. He knew about Saar and Shanaya's feelings for him, but he had hoped for a miracle.

A miracle of Shanaya moving on from him.

"I like you, Shanaya" finally saying what he wanted to, Saaransh did not look at Shanaya who had snapped her neck toward him the moment he had utter those words.

He could not tolerate seeing rejection in her eyes.

He was strong enough to handle everything, but not losing his first love.

He stopped Shanaya in midway when he heard her "Saaransh, I.." and, without meeting her gaze, he spoke "I wanted to confess my feelings, I do not like having something in my heart. Do not burden up with my confession. And, " finally looking at her shocked face, he completed it" I do not want to hear your answer right now, Take your time" and walked away.

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"Stop eating chocolates, Shana. You are going to gain weight, again." sitting on the driver seat, turning his car right, Vansh looked at Shanaya who was sitting on the passenger seat beside him eating chocolates.

"Saaransh confessed to me, Vansh!" speaking as if she could not believe her words, she did not stop eating the chocolates.

The silence from Vansh made her confused and, then her expressions changed. Sitting upright on her seat, she looked at Vansh accusingly" You knew about it, wasn't it?"

Halting the car suddenly and parking it at the side of the road, Vansh spoke while turning toward her" Everyone knew about it, Shana. "

"You know he is like a member of our family. So, yes, I knew about it like everyone else."

"Why did not you tell me, vansh" looking at him, not aware of her surrounding anymore, Shanaya roam her hand in her hair and bite her lips.

Biting her lips was her signature gesture.

"Would it have mattered? Your answer would have been the same as it had been today" speaking with tiredness evident in his voice he lay down against the car seat and, looked outside the window of the car.

They were on an empty road and, the silence surrounding them was grave.

Shanaya did not speak she knew Vansh was right.

"I like him, Vansh. I do. He is the kind of a person I would have loved to date or marry a few years ago." looking in front of her, she closed her eyes and, saw Saaransh looking at her, his eyes searching her soul and, she opened her eyes immediately.

"But, that's the problem. I am no longer a girl I was in my past and I hate it."

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