#20--- TWIST IN THE STORY-1...

[TIME: half past 3 on the clock...

ARJUN WAS IN A HURRY TO GET DRESSED IN A CORRECT MANNER TO MEET AASHRITHA AFTER A BREAK. HE WAS A BIT ON THE SLOWER SIDE, LIKE EVERY OTHER GUY GETTING READY TO MEET HIS GIRL, HE TOOK OUT FOUR PAIRS OF CLOTHES OUT OF HIS WARDROBE AND STARTED PLAYING "INKY PINKY PONKY...FATHER HAD A DONKEY" IN ORDER TO PICK OUT A PAIR.

IT WAS "QUARTER LESS FOUR" WHEN HE COMPLETED HIS GETUP AND WAS ON HIS WAY TO THE CAFE. ALTHOUGH HE WAS ALREADY LATE BY 15 MINUTES, HE WANTED TO BUY HER A BOUQUET AS A SIGN OF ROMANCE. THE FEELING OF TRYING TO IMPRESS HER WAS MAKING ARJUN ADAMANT TO SELECT THE BEST ONE OUT OF THE LOT.

{MEANWHILE- AT THE CAFE...

AASHRITHA HAD BEEN LONG WAITING FOR ARJUN'S ARRIVAL AND WAS ALSO AWAITING A COFFEE IN THE CAFE. SHE WAS CURSING BOTH ARJUN AND THE STAFF AT THE CAFE FOR THEIR TARDINESS.

IT WAS 5PM AND STILL THERE WAS NO SIGN OF ARJUN IN THE CAFE OR IN ITS SURROUNDINGS. A FRUSTRATED AASHRITHA CALLED UP ARJUN AND WAS FUMING ON THE PHONE. ARJUN SOMEHOW MANAGED TO PLEASE HER AND MADE HER WAIT FOR ANOTHER 15 MINUTES.

HALF AN HOUR PAST FIVE AND THINGS WERE GETTING VERY DISTURBING FOR AASHRITHA. SHE AGAIN CALLS UP ARJUN TO ENQUIRE WHETHER HE WOULD BE MEETING HER OR NOT. MUCH TO HER DISAPPOINTMENT HER PHONE CALL GOES UNATTENDED.

"6PM"- JUST WHEN AASHRITHA WAS ABOUT TO LEAVE THE CAFE, SHE RECEIVES A CALL FROM THE ONE FOR WHOM SHE HAS WAITING EVER SINCE. SHE IGNORES THE CALL FOR THE FIRST TIME AND THEN PICKS UP THE CALL FOR THE SECOND TIME.

"Hello", spoke the voice from the other side.

"Ha", said Aashritha very sternly.

"Is this Aashritha?"

"Yes, speaking. Who is this?" quizzed aashritha to the one on the phone.

[AASHRITHA GOT UP QUICKLY , PAID THE BILL AND WAS IN A HURRY TO GET OUT OF THE CAFE. SHE WAS SWEATING PROFUSELY AFTER DISCONNECTING THE CALL]

{TO BE CONTINUED...}