Chapter Four

"I don't know if we should be here," Khushi said.

"Oh why not," Payal asked. "We're juniors now! We should have some fun!"

"But we're juniors. And we should be studying and getting high scores so that colleges like us."

"Oh relax! It's only September. Now cummon!"

Payal dragged Khushi with her into the house that the party was being thrown at. People held glasses in their hands, which was obviously contained with beer. Payal took Khushi into the living room and saw snacks on a table.

"Want some punch," Payal asked.

"I dunno. I mean what if it's screwed?"

"I don't think so. Come on!"

Payal took her over to the table and got Khushi and herself some punch. Khushi took a sip and thought it tasted okay. So she continued to drink it.

Throughout the party, Khushi stayed with Payal. The two just sat and talked, eating and drinking punch. Khushi was in the middle of talking to Payal, when she saw Arnav. He had just come in and got a cup of beer. He went over to his friends and talked.

Khushi just looked at him when he turned and saw her. Khushi flinched instantly and looked away. She took a chance and glanced back at Arnav and saw him still looking at her. Khushi drank her punch and finished it.

"I'm gonna go get more punch," Khushi said and went over to the punch bowl.

One bowl was finished, so Khushi went to the other. She drank some of it and saw Arnav still looking at her. Finishing her punch, she got more. She couldn't help herself! With Arnav drinking his beer and looking at her, she felt super-conscious.

And this wasn't the first time.

During the summer, they had seen each other and this had happened. Khushi would get caught looking at him, as he would look at her. It even happened before the school year ended. But when school started this year, she would catch him looking at her. It was weird, but she liked it. Both would catch each other and look at each other.

Khushi finished her punch and got another cup. She kept drinking cup after cup and found it weird.

But what did she know that he was drinking the spiked bowl of punch.

"Khushi!"

Khushi turned and saw Payal. "Yeah?"

"Dude, what are you doing here? Come on!"

"'Kay."

Khushi went with Payal and hung out with her. She saw Arnav looking at her now and then, but didn't say anything.

And then Akash came.

Akash and Payal were... well, "on and off". They were together for a period and then they weren't. But after their most recent "incident", things were just unclear.

Payal had gotten pregnant. She was in shock when it had happened, but she was going to keep it. She had told Akash, and he was shocked. He was so shocked, that he didn't want to talk to her. Payal was hurt, but she didn't care. She was determined to keep her child and determined to raise it. Alone, even if she had to.

But it seemed life had its own plans. Payal was only 6 weeks, when the doctor told her that the baby had no chance of surviving. The baby was forming alright, but it's umbilical cord would eventually come in the way and choke the baby. Plus, the baby had a problem with its brain. It seemed that the fetus wasn't developing a brain. So had she continued, Payal would've ended up giving birth to a stillborn. That shocked Payal, and sadly, she had to abort the baby.

After that, Payal was just miserable. She would cry nonstop and Khushi would do her best to comfort her. But Payal was depressed. Akash had gotten news and it had hurt him a lot. He wanted to meet her, but Payal wouldn't. She hated him and had decided she didn't want to have anything to do with him. But Akash denied and wanted to talk to her.

One night, Akash had snuck into her room to talk. And that had pushed Payal off the edge. She blew her head off, yelling and blaming Akash, saying it was his fault that her baby died. She said that because he had turned away from her and their baby, that her baby was taken away from her.

After that, Akash was completely lost. He didn't know what to do. And this was all during the summer. Now, he had decided it was finally time to talk, and that the BS was enough.

"Hey Payal," Akash said.

Payal looked away. "Hi."

"Pays, I wanna talk to you."

"I don't."

"Babe, please-"

"Don't... call me that.... Please."

Khushi finished her punch. "Um, I'm gonna go get more punch."

"Khushi-"

"No Payal. You guys need to talk this out," and Khushi got up and left.

Khushi got more punch, drank it, not realizing the alcohol she was taking in. And soon she was buzzed. She had the urge to pee and she went to the bathroom. When she came out, she bumped into someone.

"Sorry, sorry," she chimed.

"Nah, it's okay."

Khushi looked up and saw Arnav.

"A-a-a... a-a-a... Arnav?"

"Yeah. And you're... you're... oh yeah! You're that cute chick, Khushi."

Khushi blushed. "You think I'm cute."

"Baby I think you're a lot of things."

"Oh? Really?"

"Yeah."

"Then prove it to me, Mr. I-always-look-at-you-but-don't-make-a-move."

Arnav scrunched his eyebrows. "I didn't know I had such a long name."

Khushi grinned foolishly. "You have a silly last name," and she stuck her tongue out.

Arnav smirked and took her hand and led her into a room. "So now you want me to prove it to, hmm?"

"Sir, yes sir," she saluted.

*Mature Content*
The two chuckled and tripped over each other and landed on the bed. They looked at each other for a second and then broke into laughter.

"Hey Khushi, you a virgin?"

"What do you think?"

"Um... virgin."

"Why?"

Arnav leaned over her. "Cause baby, I see the way you lookin' at me."

Khushi wrapped her arms around him. "That's cause you're sexy, baby."

"Oh? Am I?"

"Fuck yeah! Now kiss me!"

"With pleasure," and he kissed her.

The two kissed and then looked at each other. They just gazed at each other, when Arnav reached out and caressed her face. Khushi shut her eyes to his touch and then looked into his eyes. She cupped his face in her hand and Arnav shut his eyes to her embrace.

"I need to have you," Arnav whispered.

"Then take me," she whispered back.

And their lips joined again. Arnav brought Khushi up and soon their clothes flew of in different directions. They were skin on skin and were feeling each other. The environment around them was in heat as they felt each other, kissing and touching each other.

"Are you ready," Arnav whispered in her ear.

Khushi shivered. "Yes."

And then they became one. Khushi did feel pain but she didn't want to back away. Soon enough, the pain was gone and she loved the feeling of him within her.

"Arnav," she gasped, "please stop."

"Why baby? Don't like it?"

"I do but I feel something."

Arnav kissed her. "Because you're gonna come."

"What?"

Arnav didn't reply and entangled his fingers through hers and pinned them above her head. Burying his face in her neck, he began to move really fast. Khushi tried to free her hands, but his grip was tight. All Khushi could do was wrap her legs around his waist. She was breathing insanely, getting an unfamiliar feeling within her.

"Let go, Khushi," Arnav whispered in her ear. "Just feel everything and relax."

Khushi shut her eyes and tried to relax, just like Arnav said. He felt Arnav move fast within her and soon enough, she was gasping. She tightened her hold on his hands as wrapped her legs even tighter around his waist.

And then she shattered.

"Arnav," she cried out.

She threw her head back as she found her release. Her body felt loose and relaxed. As Khushi breathed heavily, Arnav was still moving fast as then found his release.

"Khushi," he cried out.

His grip tightened on her hands as he cried out from his orgasm. And then he collapsed on her body, moving a few more strokes.

As the two caught their breath, they held onto each other, covered in sweat, lust, and impassioned heat. Arnav picked himself up a bit and looked down at Khushi. Khushi slowly opened her eyes and looked at Arnav. The two were lost in each others gaze, unable to believe the passion they were in not to long ago.

"Tired," Arnav asked, his voice hoarse.

Khushi nodded. "You," she asked, her voice also hoarse.

Arnav nodded. "Hmm."

Arnav pulled out and Khushi winced. He laid down beside her and held her tightly to him. The two shut their eyes and caught some sleep, relaxed and sated.

*~*

Khushi woke up and felt something tight around her. As she blinked her eyes open, and looked to see Arnav asleep next to her, holding her tightly to him.

Khushi couldn't believe what she saw with her own two eyes. She looked around her range and realized she was naked and so was he. That's when she remembered what had happened. Carefully she lifted Arnav's hand away and found her clothes on the floor. Quickly, she wore her clothes and slipped out of the room and went to the bathroom.

What did I do? What did I do? What did I do, she cried in her head.

Everything replayed in her head and she shook it clear.

Don't think about it. Don't think about it. Don't. Think. About it.

Washing her face with cold water she looked at her reflection.

Hopefully he won't remember. Hopefully.

Khushi dashed out of the bathroom and saw that she had only been gone for an hour. She hurried home and saw that Ammijan and her siblings were asleep. She dashed to her room and quickly showered, trying to get rid of the memories.

But what did she know that in a matter of two weeks, everything would change. Or even, that within her body, at that very second, a change, was occurring.