The Night of Embarrassment
Author Pov : ??????
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The room was quiet except for the faint sound coming from Aarav's laptop.Aarav was sitting on his bed, wearing headphones and focused on a video call. He briefly glanced toward the door when she entered.
Meera took a deep breath and slowly pushed the door open.
Without speaking, he pointed toward the small table beside the bed.
Meera rolled her eyes.
"Of course. The king has spoken." she muttered under her breath.
Carefully, she placed the coffee on the table.
The moment she turned to leave, Aarav lightly caught her wrist.
Meera froze.
Her irritation immediately returned.
She looked at him with a warning glare.
Aarav simply gestured for her to wait.
Not wanting to create a scene while he was on a call, Meera pulled her hand free and stood near the door with her arms crossed.
Several minutes passed.
The person on the screen appeared to be a young woman. Showed some dress.. and she didn't know that this girl was Aarav 's girlfriend..
Meera looked away.It wasn't her business.Why should she care?
At least that was what she kept telling herself.
Finally, the call ended.
Aarav removed his headphones and closed the laptop.
Silence filled the room.
Meera immediately spoke.
"Aarav, do you want to say something? Because I'm tired. I want to sleep. I have college tomorrow."
Aarav didn't answer right away.
Instead, he walked toward his desk and opened one of the drawers.
Meera frowned.
"What are you doing? I am talking to you.. "
Instead..
Aarav then walked toward the door.
And locked it.
Cick..The sound immediately made Meera stiffen.
"Aarav... what is this" she said nervously.Confusion appearing in her eyes.
"Why did you lock the door?What do you need now?" she asked cautiously.
Aarav still didn't answer.Without replying, Aarav took out a small medicine box.
Only then did Meera realize what he was holding.
The medicine.
For the cut on her forehead.The same cut she had gotten earlier because of him.
For a brief moment, neither of them spoke.
Then Aarav sighed.
"Sit down on bed . And let me do it without any of your stupid asks."he said.
Meera blinked.
"What? What happened to you suddenly? Why you need to put medicine? "
" Just sit down, Meera. Don't you you hear what i said ? Just down now" His voice was calm this time.
When she didn't do anything Aarav made her sat on the edge of the bed. Then he opened the medicine.
When the antiseptic touched the cut, Meera immediately flinched.
"Ow! What are you doing.. can't you do it gently?" Meera said.
"It hurts that much?"Aarav raised an eyebrow.
"You ask that , after putting medicine on an open wound?"Meera glared at him.
For the first time that night, a faint smile appeared on Aarav's face.
"Fair point. Now shut up and let me do it..you always talk too much.." he said and carefully, he continued treating the injury.
The room remained strangely quiet.
After a moment, Meera looked at him.
Like a girl looking at her man. She looked at his sharp jawline, the dark fringe of his hair, and the eyes she knew so well.. But unfortunately he was not her man.
Aarav noticed her gaze and looked away. "Stop looking at me like... you can't have me."
"Maybe I can't have you," Meera said quietly. "But I can't stop loving you."
"Can I ask you something?" Meera asked him
"You'll ask anyway. Like you do what i said. And you do it without any arguments!! "Aarav didn't look up.
Meera ignored the comment.
"Hey I don't argue ..it's just you who always starts if i don't listen.. Now tell me ..Did you ever care about me?"
His hand paused for a second.
Only a second.Then he continued applying the medicine.
"Maybe i still care.But caring about someone and loving them are not always the same thing."
Meera's eyes widened slightly at him .Aarav finally looked at her.
The words hurt.She felt them immediately.
"Then why do you still worry when I get hurt?"she asked him again without any hesitation.
" It's simple.Because you're important to me , Meera. Believe it or not it's true."Aarav closed the medicine bottle.
The answer came quietly.
Meera stared at him.
"Important? And me? It's not a joke of the year, Aarav!" She said while smiling at him.
Aarav stood up. And said "You're part of my love... And i still can't deny that once i truly want. But now..i don't."
Something about the answer disappointed her.
Maybe because it wasn't the answer she wanted.Or maybe because she wanted more.
Aarav noticed the sadness in her eyes.
"Meera.You deserve happiness. Which i can't give you.. but maybe in future you can find happiness but not with me.."
She didn't answer.A small laugh escaped her.
"It's so Funny , Aarav. You know that , right?" She asked like she heard something she didn't want.
"What's funny? "Aarav frowned.
"You always talk about my happiness while being the reason I cry."she answered.
The words hit harder than either of them expected. Meera smiled faintly.
"Aarav, can you tell me... did you even love me a little in the past? Or was it all fake care?"she asked.
Aarav became silent for a moment. He looked down before answering.
"Maybe I did. But now... I know... I don't. I am sure about it."he said while looking into her eyes but there is something else also.
Tears came to Meera's eyes, but she didn't let them fall. She placed her hand flat against his chest.
"Then Why did you get angry this morning when Omkar was touching me?why are you putting medicine on my cut right now when you are the one who did this to me?"she asked while looking at him.
Aarav took her hand, pulled it off his chest, and put it down and .
"Because even if I don't want to, I can't see you hurt. Because I can't stop caring for you." He said.
Meera came closer and looked at him closely.
"Maybe because your heart still wants me, even if you don't want to admit it...!"she said.
Aarav stood up, looking irritated.
"Why are you like that? Don't you understand I don't love you? Why don't you get that? Just move on, Meera. It's not that hard. If I can do it, then you can also do it." He said out of anger.
Meera stood up too and raised her voice.
"No, never! I will never! Aarav, listen... I can't stop you from pushing me away, but you also can't force me to stop loving you." She argued back. Because she didn't want to be weak anymore.
"You are just a stupid girl." Aarav said, turning back to face her.
"A stupid girl who believes one day her love or Prince Charming will come and take her with him... like a damn fairytale." He also said that it made her hurt.
Meera walked up to him and grabbed his collar.
"How can you say that to me? You don't know how much I suffer alone when you act like you don't want me anymore. You are just selfish, Aarav. I hope you also get what you did to me." She shouted at him this time.
She began to cry. Aarav looked at her face, seeing how weak she looked.
Suddenly, he grabbed her waist and pulled her closer to his chest. Meera didn't resist. She rested her head against him, crying until his t-shirt became wet.
"Meera. It's Enough now... stop crying or you will get sick now." Aarav murmured.
Meera just wrapped her arms around him and cried more.
Aarav held her and let her cry . He rested his chin on her head, his eyes closing as he swallowed a lump in his throat. His arms tightened around her.
After a few minutes, Meera stopped crying and looked up.
"Aarav, just remember... maybe you are not mine, but I am always yours." Meera said .
Aarav looked shocked. He gripped her cheeks and made her look at him.
"Your love is too pure. You should move on and love someone who deserves it, not me." He said trying to make her understand and back off his hands.
Meera caught his chin, forcing him to look back at her.
"Then make yourself that deserving person who I should love. Because I am only loving you." Meera replied instantly.
Aarav stared at her, caught off guard by her answer. "You love me that much?"
Aarav's breath hitched. He hadn't expected an answer so profound, so absolute.
"Hmm."she sounded while nodding her head.
"Meera... maybe in the future you will meet that person." He said.
"And it will be just you in the future," Meera said.
Aarav realized then that he could never argue her out of this. He could never make her understand the danger of her love.
Aarav roughly but without hurting her, he pulled her hands away from his face and stepped back,
"It's already late. I know you played Holi with your friends and hung out with them today. You must be tired. Now sleep. Go now." He said and removed her tears from her face.
Meera opened her mouth to say something, but stopped. She turned around to walk toward the door.
"Meera you know what !!..I want to tell you something..!!..And I am sure you will like it. " Aarav said stepped closer, narrowing his eyes.
Which Meera froze in her tracks.
" You know! You are beautiful when you come out of the shower." he said smoothly.
Her whole body shivered at the tone of his voice.She slowly turned around to face him.
His eyes locked onto hers with a cold intensity.A dark smirk played on his lips.
The sound she had heard outside the room earlier.it wasn't a misunderstanding.
It was him. And he had seen her when she was only in a towel. It's so embarrassing for her.. when she was about to remove it.
"It means. I hear right.... you were there? " Meera asked breathlessly.Fear and shock gripping her heart.
Aarav nodded slowly.
"Hmm, it's me, Meera. Your lovely Aarav..Who you love most." he said casually.
He was mocking her previous confession.
Irritation instantly replaced her shock.Meera walked right up to him.
"No, it can't be! I was only on a towel! And it means you saw... me... like that?! No..NO...NO!!!" she questioned angrily.
Her face was burning.
Aarav just smirked in response. He was completely unbothered.
"AHHH!" Meera screamed out in pure frustration.
Aarav immediately lunged forward.
He clapped his hand over her mouth to stop her screaming.
"Hey, stop. Everyone is sleeping. Do you want to wake up everyone by your scream?" he whispered harshly.
Irritation was flashing in his eyes.
Meera just glared at him.
"Hmmm yo.. mm ..."A muffled hmm escaped her lips in anger.
"Don't dare to shout now. I'm going to remove my hand." Aarav said strictly.
He took his hand away.
The moment she was free, Meera grabbed his collar tightly.
"You stupid man! Pervert man! How can you see me like that?!" she yelled in a furious whisper.
Her chest was heaving with rage.
Aarav didn't pull away.
"Why not? Don't you say you love me now? Now can't you let your love see you ? " he asked teasingly.
His voice was full of amusement.
Meera felt deeply embarrassed.
Her cheeks turned bright red.
Unable to speak, she grabbed a pillow from his bed.She hit it on him with full force.
Aarav just laughed loudly.He easily dodged the blow.
Meera gets more angry.
She grabbed another pillow and began throwing them one by one.
"Stop it! Stop laughing! It's so embarrassing.. i was only on a towel." she hissed.
Aarav kept laughing.
But she gets more angry..
"YOU STUPID DONKEY...NO YOU CAN'T!!...." She shouted on him. She threw another pillow.
He easily blocked them while teasing her further.
" But do you know How her wet body is so beautiful... and the towel only makes you more beautiful." he murmured.
His eyes were gleaming with mischief.
Meera became completely furious and embarrassed. She reached for the last pillow.
But before she could throw it, Aarav caught her by the wrists.
He tossed the pillow away.Then he twisted her hands behind her back.
The sudden pull brought her chest flush against his.
Meera gasped.She was trapped in his tight grip.
"What now, Meera? I already saw you. And you can't do anything with it.." Aarav teased her more.
He leaned down until his breath touched her skin.
Meera glared up at him.She struggled against his strength.
" You are a Pervert! Shameless! Let me go right now! I just hate you!!" she shouted back.
Her voice was shaking with mixed emotions.
Aarav just laughed at her useless struggle.
He finally freed Meera.He stepped back with a shrug.
"Hate , right? You actually really should hate me.." he said looking into her eyes.
Meer became more angry..
" Yes i hate you.. you stupid donkey" she said out of anger.
"Iam a stupid donkey? But don't forget some minutes ago you are begging for this stupid donkey's love ,Meera!!" He said calmly..
And Meera was getting more angry seeing him claim.. because her every words are not working him. Here he claimed lile stone.
" Iam not begging for your love. I was telling you iam loving you.. it's difficult, Aarav. " She said.
"Yeah yeah..i understand.. it's alright late night now... go. Sleep. Or I will also come into your room in the middle of the night and do something," he said.
A dangerous grin appeared on his face.
But she knew Aarav.She knew he might actually do it.Fearing his next move, she turned around.
She ran out of the room.
Aarav laughed to himself as the door closed.Feeling a bit tired, he walked to the table.
He took a big sip of his coffee. Instantly, he choked and spat it out.He began coughing violently.
The coffee was extremely spicy, burning his throat.
He hated spicy things. And that girl did it intentionally. She knew I hated spicy things.
"Meera!!" Aarav shouted in absolute fury.
His furious shout echoed through the entire hallway.
"Just wait..i will see you in the morning..then let's see who will save you.."He said to himself..
Outside, Meera froze for exactly one second.
Then she burst into laughter.
The kind she hadn't laughed at in days.
"Oh God...i really did it." she wheezed, trying to breathe.
Aarav's angry voice continued from inside the room.
Meera laughed even harder.
Before he could come looking for her, she quickly ran down the hallway.
Her footsteps echoed through the silent house.
Reaching her room, she slipped inside and immediately locked the door.
Click.
Safe.
Leaning against the door, Meera covered her mouth to stop herself from laughing again.
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