CHAPTER SPIRIT OF THE PAST

Three words and I'm frozen in my tracks. Staring at the person who had asked me the question. Thushara ma'am was walking away calmly as if she didn't just drop an atomic bomb on me. After a few seconds when she realizes I was not beside her she turns back to look at me with a obvious curiosity in her eyes.

"Wh-what?! No" I strongly denied.

"Hmm..... Then why were you so rude to him?" She asks again with curiosity.

"Ma'am you heard what he said, he wasn't sincere when he thanked me. He just said that for name sake. And I really don't like people with such attitude." I explain

"Ok.... I believe you. But Jia next time don't be so hard. He must be all nervous about the new job and stuff. If we colleagues start acting like this it will be hard for him to adjust." She says sympathetically

"Ok...." I sigh understanding what she meant.

So taking Thushara ma'am's words into consideration I decided to give that ass a chance and not make it hard for him because even though I would be the most happiest person on earth if he left, Sagar sir really needed help. And him being the ass he was born as, following this decision was harder than any of my new years revolutions. And I swear all my resolutions are at the hard core level. (Like I'll sleep 6-7 hrs a day. I'll exercise daily. I'll stop my late night chocolate raids etc...etc...)

The first week of work with my ex went closely down with both of us not killing each other. But that's it, that is the only bright side. On the down side pretty much every one in the hospital knew that something was going on between us. Cause we are always bickering at each other and fighting over patients list on how they should be treated. There was a lot of theories about what exactly had caused this big bang, ranging from professional rivalry to me being jealous thinking he'll be our seniors new pet.

As if he'll ever be one. He's lacks a lot of factors for being a pet. Most of all he lacks cuteness.

One week, one week he's back and I'm stressed out more than I've ever been. Even while studying I wasn't this worn out. But this particular species of being always finds the right nerve to annoy me.

Oh God please help me not kill him!!Or better please help me hide his body.

When it comes to hiding bodies Neha is the first person I would go to not because she has some prior experience or anything of that sort but because she is my best friend. And if any one would help me I know it will be her without a doubt.

So I call her and fill her in about the whole rollercoaster ride I have being going through the past few days. After hearing the whole story with all the right timed questions. We both sat silently for I don't know how long before she finally spoke.

"So how does he look?" She asked with all seriousness.

"Really Neha? After all that I told you and after all that he did to me. You just want to know how he looks?" I ask not understanding how exactly she comprehend my words.

"Well ya, I mean he had always been good looking in our school days. So has he gotten worse or better? Like you know some kids who are cute when they are young but as they grow older they get ugly and annoying." She says irritating me more.

"Annoying yes. But I don't think that system worked for his looks. He looks the same or maybe better. I don't know and honestly I don't care." I said flatly

"Are you still obsessed with his height?" She questions me teasingly

"Obsessed?-- huh--- Me?-I was never obsessed about his height!..." I almost yell getting up.

"Says the person who did all sorts of random shit to get 3 inches taller. After Maya told that soulmates are those where the girls head come in level with the boys shoulder." She teases me further.

"I did that because you told me girls stop growing after 19. I just wanted to make a few extra inches before it stops for good and I'm stuck always being a few inches short.... Push....." I deny feeling betrayed.

"Don't worry man. You can always wear heels." She says hardly holding back her laughter.

"Heels?.... Really Neha?... Why are acting like a ghost from my embarrassing past? Seriously did you eat some weird plant or something." I ask convinced she's on some sort of truth serum.

I could hear her roar with laughter from the moment I said heels and even after I'm finished talking she was laughing non stop. Even though their were some loud disturbance in between which I figured is her falling off the chair and some thing else falling on top of her. She continued laughing. I knew she was thinking of the last time we both wore heels together.

**Farewells**

"This or this? Which suits me better?" I ask her lifting the two earing set. The first one was a new pair I bought with a matching pendant and other one was from my mom's collection.

"Just wear anything. Honestly I don't see any difference." Neha shook her head yawning.

What a valuable opinion. Wow!!

"Push..... I just want to look good. Every one is going be there." I said choosing the first one itself.

"Ya right, as if I don't know who you are taking all this effort to dressing up for." She snickered

I jump out of the chair and rushed to close the door. "Shuu..... What if mom hears?" I ask with my ears pressed to the door.

"Oohh... so miss dangerous-is-my-middle-name how do you plan on having your happily ever after without telling your parents? You don't plan on running off do you?" She asks watching me suspiciously.

"Shut up!" I whisper yell at her.

"Shuu.... Aunty..." Neha smirks while imitating what I had said a while ago.

"I don't plan on doing any such nonsense. Its just I don't think it's the right time to let my parents know. Maybe later after we both get a job." I tell her smug face.

She doesn't believe in soul mate and other cheesy stuff, therefore she never pass any opportunity to show me the cruelty of the REAL WORLD.