Chapter 35 - Wednesday 7.30am

Aarti: Please tell me yesterday was a bad dream.

Jasmin: Sorry babe, I can’t.

Aarti: Well what now?

Jasmin: We go to dinner with them tonight and you sort things out ;)

Aarti: WTF?!

Jasmin: Varun texted me last night, he suggested a double date. I’ve said yes. So make sure you bring your A game.

Aarti: I’m not sure I can do this. I’d rather just get over him and move on.

Jasmin: Really hun? You’re going to let Priti win?

Aarti: She’s already won. He walked out with her.

Jasmin: Only because you snubbed him.

Aarti: What do you want from me?

Jasmin: Come on this double date and be yourself.

Aarti: Why are you so invested in this?

Jasmin: Because he’s a good guy and i know how much you like him. What’s the worst that can happen?

Aarti: Fine!

Jasmin placed her phone on her bedside table, pulled her covers off, stood up and stretched. She was exhausted. Last night had been a disaster. Varun had been charming and warm, but Jasmin would not go there. She had no intention of having a long distance relationship no matter how attractive she found him. Tonight was all about Aarti and Raj. Jasmin was convinced that, recent hiccups notwithstanding, they were a perfect match and she was willing to do anything she could to make them realise this. Jasmin picked up her phone once again.

Jasmin: Shall I pick you up at 8 tonight for our date ;)

Varun: Ooh… I like the idea of you picking me up… what shall I wear?

Jasmin: Wear something pretty, and I’ll wine you and dine you, lol.

Varun: Done. You have to have me back by eleven. I’m a nice Indian boy.

Jasmin: Of course you are. Don’t forget to bring Raj

Varun: Who’s Raj?

Jasmin: Varun…

Varun: Do I have to? Him and Aarti’s drama is interfering with our blossoming romance…

Jasmin: Varun!

Varun: Wouldn’t it be more fun if it were just the three of us ;)

Jasmin: Varun!!!

Varun: Okay okay, I’ll bring him. So what’re you going to wear? 

Jasmin: Nothing special.

Varun: Nothing sounds especially good.

Jasmin VARUN!!!!!!!! 

Chapter 34 - Wednesday 1.30am

Varun: Hi, did you get home ok? I was worried.

Jasmin: Varun, I live next door to Aarti, obviously I got home ok!

Varun: You can never be too sure :P

Jasmin: Why do you always text in the middle of the night?

Varun: Because I sleep during the day.

Jasmin: I work during the day!

Varun: You work too hard. You should take a day off tomorrow and show me your city.

Jasmin: I thought you were planning to sleep the day away tomorrow?

Varun: Sleep is over rated.

Jasmin: Sorry I have patients, maybe on your next visit.

Varun: What about tomorrow night, fancy going out for dinner, just the two of us?

Jasmin: I’ll be quite tired and it is a school night.

Varun: Jas are you playing hard to get?

Jasmin: I’m confused. I thought you were annoyed, and now you’re asking me out?

Varun: It wasn’t you who annoyed me.

Jasmin: Aarti? Because she ignored your friend?

Varun: I thought we had addressed this already?

Jasmin: You realise she really likes him. She was reacting because he hadn’t been in touch since the night we met at the restaurant.

Varun: Well, what was her expectation?

Jasmin: That he would text, email, call, etc, etc.

Varun: Ok, I’ll have a word. So back to us… Dinner?

Jasmin: How about a double date?

Varun: Really? We have to take those two or you won’t come?

Jasmin: Yup!

Varun: Why do I always feel so used and abused when I speak with you?