Chapter 36

Mohit’s POV

Srusti came back, holding a broom, dustpan and a garbage bag.

"Oh, please don’t bother, I would do it." I started going towards her.

"Stop right there! Go and sit on the bed with your feet." She said in a firm voice and started collecting all the tiny pieces with the broom.

"But I created this mess…"

"It’s ok… I would clean this mess. I can do at least that much for my only friend here. Right?"

"I… You don’t have to. Please, it’s not your work." I said as I was feeling guilty.

"Oh, c’mon what are friends for? You might just call me your friend but don’t think of me as one, but I do."

"Why are you saying that? I consider you my friend…"

"No… You don’t. Or you would have shared your problem with me. Don’t say that there is nothing. I can see that you are tense. You are in a strange mood since we met those people."

"They are not important… It’s just that I am having a headache. I must have eaten so