Chapter 27

Maurvi's POV



" Well ok, actually I saw your pictures in newspapers that day. You have grown up, and become very beautiful. So I just wanted you to be my friend. "



I swear, I hate that guy. I saw Gautam from the corner of my eyes and saw him clenching his jaw. I held Gautam's hand as I knew he was about to say something.



" Listen Dheeraj, I don't know what you want, but I don't want that. Sorry..."



" What ?? But why? Like our parents are also friends. And we were also friends. "



" Correction !! Mr. Dheeraj, our parents are friends but we never were... and I don't want to change that. "



" Why? I am tall, fair, handsome, smart, intelligent, cultured, Well educated. I am going to be a doctor next year. What more can you expect from your boyfriend? "



" Oh god !!! Save his patients. I pity them specially, if they are women. " I said to myself in a very low tone. But I am sure Gautam heard that, he was looking at me in a funny way.



" Actually your list of qualities is just very impressive, Dheeraj. But I am sorry I am not interested. I don't like very handsome men. I prefer tall, dark, handsome. And you are going to be a doctor? I can't even think about being your friend. I literally hate doctors. I am sorry your dad is good, but generally I hate them. I can't even talk to them for 2 mins. They are just too intelligent for me to tolerate them. " I said and didn't dare to look at Gautam, or I would have laughed.



" But... " Dheeraj was saying...



" No seriously, I can't talk to you as I hate doctors and you are one. You know, I eat at least 2 apples a day to keep the doctors away."



What nonsense??? I was just speaking. I didn't even kno what I was talking about. I could feel Gautam was trying to hold his laughter.



" Will you not introduce me to your friend? " That idiot Dheeraj said again. Before I could say anything, Gautam extended his hand to shake with his.



" Hi !!! I am Gautam, Maurvi's… friend. "



" What do you do? " Dheeraj asked.



" Interesting question, why don't I ask Maurvi? Maurvi what do I do for living? "



" Why are you asking her? Don't you know? Do you really do something, or you are just too embarrassed to tell me. You both are behaving weirdly. What is going on? " I wanted to slap him hard for being so rude.



" Don't stress your very smart and intelligent mind Dheeraj. The bottom line is that I am not interested in any kind of friendship with you. " I said.



" Give me one valid reason. " he said.



" I will give you the reason, I am the reason, I am her boyfriend. Now is everything clear to you? Please excuse us. " I was looking at Gautam with my eyes open.



" I will, but first you tell me if you are as well educated as me. I want to know why she chose you over me. " How rude is this man?? I was fuming now, wanting to kill that idiot.



" I am more educated than you. I am a radiologist. She didn't want to tell you as we have not told our parents yet. Now can you please leave. We need to go somewhere? " Gautam said. Dheeraj looked shocked but went away without saying anything.



I took a deep breath which I didn't realise that I was holding.



" So apple is your favourite fruit and you eat at least two in day to keep all doctors away??? You can't even tolerate doctors for 2 minutes??? You can't even talk to them??? " He was looking at me with his eyes brows raised and we both burst out laughing.



" Have you already eaten your two apples for today? " he looked amused.



I just shook my head and smiled shyly.



" Come have them, I bought some yesterday. " I made a face as I hate them.



" You are such a liar.... But your acting was funny today. I couldn't control my laughter. "



" I swear, I hate apples, my mom used to make me eat an apple everyday. She used to recite that line everyday. I have had so many apples during my childhood that I am sick of them. " I was still laughing.



" And you have had a crush on me since you were 10 so you thought that it is better if you stop eating apples as I am a doctor and extremely handsome. Right??? " he was amused.



" Yeah..." I giggled after that.



" Cool !!! so, you must never eat apples now. " He said and I just smiled shyly.



" But what was wrong with him? "



" He was my classmate, so I know what kind of a person he was. He said he was well educated and cultured. Nonsense !!! He doesn't even know how to talk to a girl. He is such an arrogant person, correction... he always was. He wanted to have someone as his girlfriend and he proposed to her but she refused. He said such dirty words about her at the top of his voice, that I can't even repeat them. He was only 14 years old at that time. He is not better than Naman, just more educated but it was of no use. As he didn't learn to be polite. "



" So now what? He might tell your parents that you have a boyfriend. I shouldn't have said that without asking you first. But he was irritating me and you were behaving weirdly. "



" I got angry at his stupid and arrogant behaviour but I didn't want him to say anything bad about me to my dad. My dad has always thought that he is a wonderful person. He always praised him. I could never tolerate him and wanted him to leave."



" But trust me you were behaving in a funny manner. I have never seen such a weird proposal and then even more weird refusal. " He again burst out laughing.



" Very funny, ok, just eat the food."



" Why did you make this much food today? "



" I made a few things for Amit. He was not well. So made for you as well. Then I made a few things for you so made for him as well. Prachi helped me. " I said but he didn't say anything and his mood seemed to change suddenly.



What is wrong with him?



Gautam's POV



Here she took his name again. Last night, three of us were enjoying alot when that stupid Amit called. I wanted to punch him. He must have said, I love you, to Maurvi as she said, I love you too in the answer.



Does she ???



If they are in love why does Prachi believe that I am her boyfriend? She knows both of them. Everything is so confusing.



Anyways... I wanted to kill him for saying love you to Maurvi.



Then this Dheeraj, I would have punched him the moment he started speaking, he was so full of himself. But Maurvi held my hand.



How dare he talk to her like that?? Then she started talking and it was so funny and weird. I wanted to kiss her right there in front of that idiot. She was looking so cute. But I was very confused about her. I wanted to beat every guy who was interested in her.



I like her a lot and she likes me. She said she has a crush on someone and I need to find him to see what he is like. I have to make her fall for me. It feels so good whenever I say that she is my girlfriend. I was never a jealous kind of person but whenever I think about the man she has a crush on , I get upset.



I don't think I will be able to see her with anyone else. I need to do something. I have to make her fall for me. I need to have her in my life. I will make her fall for me.



At the same time I have to maintain a safe distance or I will do something which she might not like. It was getting very difficult for me to keep my hands and mind in check. I respect her parents a lot. I don't want to disappoint them, they trust me a lot.