Free Sorry, You're Not My Type by Sudeep Nagarkar Page B

Anamika requested.
    ‘Of course. Anyway, I don’t mean anything to you, right? I am a loser. Thanks for letting me know.’
    ‘When did I say that?’ Anamika said raising her voice.
    To avoid fighting, Anurag kept quiet and did not react further. It would have been embarrassing to fight in front of Yuvi and Kashish, especially when they were having a good time together. Anurag didn’t talk to Anamika for the entire movie. On the other side, Yuvi and Kashish’s romance was picking up heat to which not only left Anurag but even Anamika feeling insecure. But lovers are lovers! They just look for an opportunity. The movie got over and Yuvi decided to drop Anamika and Anurag home.
    ‘Just stop the car at a nearby restaurant. I want to take a parcel,’ Anurag requested Yuvi on the way.
    ‘Sure. Buy some booze as well. You can make the most of it,’ Yuvi teased Anamika from the rear-view mirror.
    ‘Thank you for your suggestion,’ Anamika said dismissively. She kept looking at him through the same rear mirror while driving the car. Yuvi dropped Kashish at her house and gave her a goodbye kiss at the gate. This made both Anamika and Anurag jealous as they had had a bad fight during the movie. Dropping off Kashish, Yuvi took to the wheel again and finally halted at a good roadside restaurant. Anurag got down to take the parcel while Yuvi and Anamika sat in the car. Yuvi turned back to look at Anamika and gave her a smile.
    ‘What’s wrong?’ he asked.
    ‘You really love Kashish a lot, right?’ she questioned.
    ‘Of course. No other girl has brought me the same amount of joy that she has in my life. I know now that if there was ever someone who could love me and take care of me, it is Kashish. You know what, Anamika? I fall deeper and deeper in love with her every day. The passion in our relationship is still alive,’ Yuvi said with a big smile on his face.
    Anamika smiled back and looked outside the window.
    ‘What about you?’ Yuvi asked.
    ‘Me…. me too!’ Anamika whispered.
    ‘Really? I thought you were just…. with Anurag. Remember you had told me?’ Yuvi asked curiously.
    ‘Oh, you are talking about Anurag. I was just kidding. Obviously, I am not serious. We are more like friends than lovers. Did you see me getting intimate with him in the movie hall like Kashish?’ Anamika winked.
    ‘Maybe you are too shy or maybe he is not bold,’ Yuvi laughed and they gave a high-five to each other.
    As their hands touched each other, Yuvi held her hand and said, ‘I am sorry.’
    ‘Why are you saying sorry?’ she asked.
    Yuvi held her hand firmly, rubbing his thumb on the back of her hand. Before they could talk, they saw Anurag walking towards the car. Yuvi immediately let go of her hand. Then on second thoughts, he took her hand again and kissed it to apologize for the wrong things he had thought about her.
    ‘Anurag is watching. He will kill me if he sees you kissing my hand,’ Anamika whispered nervously.
    ‘Don’t worry, my windows are fully tinted. He can’t see what’s happening inside,’ Yuvi smiled.
    ‘Why did you say sorry?’ she asked again.
    ‘Will tell you some other time,’ Yuvi replied unlocking the doors of the car.
    Anurag got into the car and gave Yuvi directions to his house. An hour later, Yuvi dropped both of them at Anurag’s apartment. Yuvi wanted to tell her that somewhere he assumed that she would just go wrong way and spoil the band image. He felt that her not-so-serious relationship would hamper their growth. He also thought that Anamika was that kind of a girl who could sleep around with others for her own benefit. But he was wrong. He still had doubts about Anurag though. He also wanted to tell her that somewhere he felt attracted towards her. If it was not for Kashish, he would have surely thought of making a move on her. But that wasn’t a possibility. Yuvi was trying to build the bonding stronger than before. However, Anurag bumped in between and Yuvi didn’t utter