The Prank

*Arnav was taken aback by her abrupt confession. He took a pause for few a seconds gazing thoughtfully at Sagrika, hoping desperately that she would volunteer further information; else he wouldn’t be able to control his urge to search for the answers within the depths of her soul! He was trying to analyse the situation from different perspectives, to come up with a reason that could have pushed her to do such a thing; without having to actually ask her. He was processing a huge chunk of information at the time and still exerting enough self-control to not let a word out of his mouth; afraid that prompting her or questioning her would come off as him projecting his suspicions on her. He wanted her to speak out all the things she wanted to, without subjecting her to any pressure to justify herself and by continuing to provide her a place where she found herself comfortable.*