18. Circumstances Begin

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I reached the Palace in about half an hour. I hadn't noticed before but my hand was bleeding. Maybe between the fight. 

"Where were you?" Anshu asked me. She was standing with her friend right next to the entrance door. 

I quickly hide my hand behind. 

"Y-Yes sis?" 

"Where were you? You know you missed all the climax." 

I decided to play dumb. 

"What climax?" 

"Well, Dhruv was suddenly missing and then so we're you. They found Dhruv near the armor shop and guess what, he saved us, he saved us all…." 

Yeah, yeah Blah Blah.

"But that wasn't what I was worried about. I was worried about you. Where were you?" 

"I was in the cafeteria." 

"There's no cafeteria here." 

"Then I might be in the bathroom." 

"Karan checked. You weren't." 

Girl could she just leave a spot where I could say that I was? 

Change in the plan. Change the subject. 

"Leave it. So… What were you telling me before, about that friend of yours?" 

"Oh silly me! Neel meet Shoubdha, the one I told you about." 

I turned to see a girl with a bit of tanned skin. "Hi I am Shoubdha." 

"Um- Hi. I am Neel. You might not know me." 

"I surely do. Your name is Neel Soni, the whole Graham knows about you." 

I gesture to sis. 

What is this? 

She gestured me back. 

You are so dumb. 

What should I do? I have a zero experience level. 

Go! Ask her to talk to you in private. 

What!! 

Give her some attention. Girls love it! 

How do you know? 

You are really dumb! 

"Are you people doing some sort of play?" 

"Ahm- Um-" 

"He was just going to ask you -" 

Look what I got myself into. 

"There's a really nice garden in the palace. I was just thinking if you.." 

"My pleasure." 

"What?" 

"Weren't you just asking me to come and visit the garden with you?" 

The girl was really into me and it really sucks! 

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I was moving around the garden with Shoubdha. The wound on my ha ND was still bleeding, hankie had done no better, but at least he was able to hide it. 

"So tell me about yourself. What's your favorite color?" 

"It's actually my name sake, Neel, Blue. Yours?" 

"Yellow. It makes me feel warm…." She stopped for a moment and the started again. 

"What's your favorite bird or animal?" 

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