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This would be the exact moment when Dhruv would have been practising mind

relaxation techniques if he knew any. Pacing around the room hadn’t helped.
Breaking the chair only resulted in a splinter lodging itself in his thumb, making
him angrier. His laptop was too expensive to send flying out of the window.
Fuck noble. Because right now all he wanted to do was smash Raghuvir’s face

with a hammer and kidnap Aranya. Being sacrificial and doing the right thing
wasn’t quite working out for him.

There was a knock at the door.
‘FUCK OFF, SANCHIT.’
‘It’s me,’ said a girl’s voice.
Dhruv rushed to open the door. It was Ritika in a sweatshirt and loose

trackpants, looking sorry.
‘What are you doing here?’ barked Dhruv, ushering her inside the room,

looking left and right to check if someone had seen her come in.
‘I’m miserable without you,’ said Ritika, her voice quivering, her fingers
trembling like a drug addict’s. ‘I think we can build our relationship again.
These two months might be exactly what we need.’ She stepped closer and kept

her hand on Dhruv’s chest.
‘You’re patching up with me?’

‘I think so,’ said Ritika, her face hovering close to Dhruv’s.
‘The last time didn’t end so well. I would rather not be dumped in full public
view again,’ said Dhruv, thinking what was the worst that could happen. He

would lose the love of a girl he didn’t really love. He had been through it before
and it wasn’t exactly painful. This could be the perfect rebound. Not that he
would get over Aranya. Eight years hadn’t changed anything. But then, two

months couldn’t hurt now, could it? he thought.
‘Let’s hope it doesn’t come to that,’ said Ritika and kissed Dhruv who kissed
her back.

They stripped each other off their clothes. Dhruv pulled off the bed sheet,
stained with month-old food gravies, man juice, alcohol, dried protein shakes,
and pushed Ritika on to the mattress. He found the mind relaxation technique he

had been looking for.