Chapter 188 - Threatened (1/2)

|Innaya|

At times like this, how was one supposed to act? Fl.u.s.tered? Angered? Someone, you have never met passes the judgment on your relationship. Someone who has no idea about your relationship, questions the credibility, what do you do?

Gets angry on them? Throw them out of your house? Slap them? Just how the hell are you supposed to act?

I couldn't help the rush of anger that set my heart on fire. How dare she ask any such thing to me? Just because she was Eshan's friend, I was entertaining her all along, but there had to be a limit to everything. At that moment, I felt the vibe she was giving me from the minute I saw her was not misunderstood by me.

”Beware. What seems to eyes can be deceptive.” I shot her a glance while I continued stirring the onions in the pan.

”Hahaha. Doesn't seem to be true in this case.”

My hand stilled for a moment as I heard her laughter followed by the words that fuelled the already ignited fire inside me. Nobody had irritated and infuriated me as much as this lady was doing. She was getting on my nerves to be precise. Who gave her the right to meddle in someone's business?

”I am not quite sure what you are trying to do,” I muttered, this time not sparing her a look. I was trying really hard not to be disrespectful because again, she was… his friend.

I felt my skin crawling when she walked and stood behind me. It was getting creepy by then. She leaned on to me, whispering in my ear, ”I am doing what exactly you are thinking.”

And before I could respond, she walked out, not before turning once and giving me that cunning smile that set everything clear in front of me.

She was here… for Eshan. For… my Eshan.

I could only look at that retreating back of hers. My perception regarding his friends was right. They were never good news for me. They never liked me.

Why she had to turn out to be this way? Why did women covet someone else's man, right before their eyes? I never thought some people could be so shameless. Was I judging her too quickly?

But, I heard her. How would Eshan react if I told him about this? She was his childhood friend. Would he believe me? I did not want to be the reason for the conflict between two friends. Because of me, Eshan had lost a good amount of friends. I would not want him to lose another one because of me.

***

As we three sat together for breakfast, there was an eerie silence in the air which was utterly uncomfortable. I found Eshan glancing at me once in a while when he thought I was not aware but heck, I was aware of every single move of his.

”Oh, Innaya, this is yum.”

What? Really? Just a while ago, she was being all creepy to me, and now in front of Eshan, she was praising my cooking skills? Was she an actress or something? How could one possibly act this bipolar?

”And, I hope you know, I was kidding in the kitchen back then.”

What the real f….? I looked at her and found her sweetly smiling at me. Eshan's eyes rose in curiosity about what was happening. Was she being serious, though? I wondered.

”Of course. I didn't mind.” Liar. She was making me lie what I hated the most.

And yet again, I convinced myself that I was overthinking. I meant, of course, she could really be kidding like she was admitting now.

But, she could not be kidding and rather lying right now. Ugh. My mind was a mess. A horrible and terrible mess!