Chapter 36 - Siya Raghav (1/2)

|Innaya|

”Hello, Siya! How are you?” I asked as Siya answered the video call. The blank look on her face was scary. Even before I dialed her number, I had an idea about how bad the start would go.

”Excuse me, do I know you?” Siya glared at me.

'Ouch! That hurt! Glaring Siya is always bad.'

”Don't tell me you lost your eyesight. Oh my god! Poor you.” I tried chuckling and joking yet her glare remained intact.

”Shut up! I am perfectly fine. You-”

”Ok, that would be enough. Don't be mad, Siya,” I interrupted her before she could start hurling profanities at me. 'Siya Raghav would never think before speaking while she is angry.'

”Don't be mad. Don't be mad. She is telling me don't be mad. Wonderful,” Siya mocked.

”Siya,” I took her name slowly, hoping she would calm down. However, deep down I knew she had just started.

”Firstly, she gets married without informing me. Then she gets vanished, just after a month and even better, changes her number. Moreover, she now has spared time from her busy schedule to call me after half a month. What a good fortune, I must say,” Siya ranted, counting my every mistake, according to her.

”I am sorry,” I apologized sincerely. It was true, that after coming to Mumbai, I had forgotten to contact her. However, it was not purposefully. It just happened. I just did not realize how past half month went, maybe because of Eshan and his support.

”Sorry, my foot. I don't accept your apology. You don't care about me anymore,” Siya almost yelled in the end, bringing me out of my thoughts.

I desperately pleaded before she could disconnect the call, ”Siya, please let me explain before you hang up on me, okay?”

She glared for a while before she spoke, ”You better have a good explanation.”

”I do.”

I nodded my head.

”Go ahead,” she commanded as she kept her left hand on her hip.

*(Flashback)*

”What part of I don't want to talk, you do not understand?” I asked barely containing my anger as I heard Mr. Roy. From last one week, he kept continuously calling and messaging me when I was openly avoiding any interaction with him.

I heard him sigh. ”Please Innaya. Listen to me once, please. You know me-”

”No I don't. I never knew you other than you being my professor. Perception changes as per the situation. You are no longer the person I thought you were. Please do not call me ever,” I interrupted him. He had given me enough reason to not to be in contact with him.

”Please-”

I threw my phone away angrily from the balcony and heard it shatter.

*(Flashback ends)*

I sighed as I recalled why I had to change my number, but she need not to know that. Deciding to be as honest as I could, I replied, ”I had to change my number because of some problems and before you jump with the guns, I had asked mom to give that number to you. I had lost all the contacts. I know that is not the reason enough but you know me. This is how I am.”