Page 57 of Right Where I Belong
“How dare you?” Shauna fumed. “Why would I tell Jiya about them?”
“Sure!” Akash scoffed. “It’s not like you don’t discuss every moment of your day with her and your twin, Rhea.”
Shauna glared at him.
Akash grinned.
Aditya shared an amused glance with Sabrina, who was trying hard not to laugh.
Shauna rolled her eyes before addressing Aditya. “Why would you tellhimabout your night with Sabrina? And don’t tell me he guessed.”
“Well, I actually did guess,” Akash said. “I’m quite clever like that.”
“Yeah, right,” Shauna scorned.
“Uh, well…” Aditya looked at Akash. “The secret we were talking about was not about Sabrina and me; it was about you…” He tipped his chin at Shauna. “…and her.”
“What?” Akash sputtered. “Sabrina knows? Wait, I’m sure she also guessed.”
A waiter put a wine glass in front of him. But before he could pour him the wine, Akash took the bottle from him and filled his glass himself, looking annoyed.
Sabrina laughed.
“Glad someone is finding this amusing,” Shauna said, sipping her wine.
“Itisfunny,” Sabrina said. “I didn’t know Aditya knew about Akash and you, and he thought I didn’t know about it, which is why he never told me. Meanwhile, Akash didn’t know that you knew about Aditya and me, when you actually knew about it all along, but you also didn’t know that Akash knew about it, and now everyone here knows everything.”
When she said it like that, it did sound so funny. He burst out laughing as well. This whole situation between the four of them was too damn funny.
“Let’s not forget we all have to keep all of this…” Shauna waved a finger at all of them, “…a secret from everyone we know. Is everyone clear about that at least?”
Sabrina chuckled. “Yes.”
Aditya took Sabrina’s hand and kissed it. Akash stared at him and her, and at their joined hands. “Whoa, I didn’t know this had also happened.”
“It’s very much happening,” Aditya said.
Akash sipped his wine. “Oh, you’re going to get into so much trouble when Rithwik finds out.”
Sabrina freed her hand from Aditya’s and glared at Akash. “Didn’t Shauna just say that we are keeping all of this a secret? So, Rithwik is not going to find out.”
Akash looked confused. “But Aditya and you are together.”
“We are,” Aditya said.
He blinked. “Then?—”
“Oh, for the love of God, get the drift,” Shauna interjected. “They are together right now, while they are in Singapore. They won’t continue when they return to Mumbai.”
“Why?” Akash asked. “How can you just switch on and off your feelings just because you’re in a different city? I don’t understand...”
“Tell me about it. I don’t understand it either,” Aditya remarked.
Sabrina threw him a dirty look. “We’ve already discussed this, and you agreed.”
“Regretting it already,” Aditya said.
“Stop it!” Sabrina scolded.
