(Joshan's pic on the right)

 Chapter 12

Kill me!!! Or kill this pain!!!

 There is an acute pain in my head. It seems some kid is playing rattles with my cerebrum. My skull is bloating so much that it might burst open any moment. I weakly open my eyes as sunrays glitter from the window curtain to my face. I try to block them with my arms squinting. Then I pull the pillow beneath my head over my head to press stop my  head ache but in vain

I try to gather myself and get up still holding my head wincing in pain. I see a glass with milky white liquid in front of me.

“Holy crap. This head ache sucks.” I blurted holding my head in my hands.

“Hey take this. It will help.” Joshan offered.

“You here” as I tried to sum up everything from last night.

Oh!!! Shit. He baby sit me drunk last night!!!

I am so sorry. I spoilt your evening. I am sorry. Aaaaahh this headache”.

“Have this first. We can talk later”. Joshan insisted.

I gulped it down in one sip expecting a miracle like seen in movies. Though it was not so instant but after some time I felt better, much better.

“This aspirin thing works yeah” I told him after he returned from somewhere with a tray in his hands.

He himself looked so delicious without his tux coat. He had folded his sleeves to his elbows and loosened his tie leaving it hanging around his neck and opened first two buttons of his shirt. His wet hair were pushed backwards giving them a gel packed look. He might have moved his wet hands through his hair after freshening up. It should actually be illegal to look so hot and handsome especially if he is your best friend and you cannot check him out.

“How did you manage this?” I was shocked to see beacon rolls in the tray he was holding.

“This. Your mom’s back home, so she offered to cook and my Timings you see just in time you wake up I got it for you on bed.” He smirked with pride.

I got scared, “How did you explain about last night”. All those motherly concerns you see.

“I told her that you getting drunk was one of your friend’s prank as she mixed it in orange juice which you were unaware of ” He explained .

“I am proud of your presence of mind and excuses”. I appreciated.

“At your service ma’am” he said giving me a short bowing and I laughed.

“I am sorry. I spoilt your evening. You should have dropped me and left. I actually did not realize that I was that drunk. I feel bad that I ruined your date too’’ I honestly apologized.

“Sssshhh… Come out of it Pearly. You need not apologise. You are my bestie. How could I leave you ” he said easily.

“But you were having a gala time with your girlfriend”. I gave him my sad face remembering their make out at the party

“How could you say that?” he asked.

“I came to see you and saw you guys making out outside the changing room”. I instantly said.

“Oh my god. That was horrible”, he gave terrible look on his face.

“I felt you were enjoying kissing and so called necking. What’s terrible in that?” I asked impatiently.

“Terrible is that when I was smooching her, she smelt like a pig so I tried  necking it was worst.” And he gave a disliking grin.

“Worst?” I asked shocked.

Isn’t he a player anymore???.

“Rest of her smelt like rotten egg. Being with her was an offence. You actually helped me out.” He stated.

“So smell of a drunken girl was better than your hot stinky girl.” I enquired with a giggle.

He laughed at it and scooted besides me for his share of breakfast. He hugged me later and said, “You and nursing you are always my priorities. But please for my sake teach some hygiene to my girl or recommend some perfume or body spray that I can gift to her.”

“Yeah and you can drool over her after that otherwise I have to talk to one stinking of my best friends. Infectious body odour . Awwww!!! Go away you stink of her.” I gave him a soft push enacting a disgusting look as I laughed restlessly almost falling on my stomach.

“My god Joshan you are so addicted to girl friends that quality hardly matters” I kept on laughing nonstop.

“Quality if you talk about it. She is hot really hot in bed.” He defended her.

I chuckled to it, “ALL THE BEST DUDE .gift her that body spray then.”

“Oh that’s a bit urgent” and he screamed into fits of laughter.

We were eating and sharing the moments of last night.

“Was I very troublesome last night?” I asked apologetically.

“Absolutely not I enjoyed the fragrance of strawberries from your hair. Better than that piggy disodour”. He laughed but soon he was serious and asked “But you were strongly disappointed about something and kept on repeating I did not like …..”. he paused and asked “What was it that you did not like?”

“I said that”. I pretended, ‘I don’t remember a bit”. I did not want him to think anything fishy so I pretended to forget and he believed.

“Thank god I was not that jerky like other drunken people doing any thing maniac” I said with a sigh of relief.

“No you did not do anything jerky but you were about to kiss Steve before I caught you”, he was sarcastically serious. I knew he was not joking.

“Oh shit. Holy cow!! I f###kingly did that”. I was feeling foolish and upset and I hid my face between my knees completely embarrassed.

He understood so to lighten the mood he added, “You were blabbering so much. God knows what and also not to forget you said that your purse got stuck when you were not able to open it upside down”

“Oh shit that was far too bad”, I started laughing at my behavior.

He further added, “We also waited outside the house for 20 good minutes before you could finally disclose that your parent’s weren’t at home. I had to carry you to your room”

“It pays to befriend a naughty drunker” I said mockingly, “Is your back alright after that heavy exercise”.

“Oh you were feather light. Next time I better call brigades for help”. We both laughed at it.

“Did you hear Grace and Daniel’s story last night?” I asked.

“No I never knew. I was busy wit that brat” He said as he blushed with his hand behind his neck scratching.

“With that stinky brat?”  I joked.

“Are you spitting it or shall I ….” Joshan warned.

“Ok I’ll tell you. Daniel was dating Grace and flirting with some blonde at the same time. He might have asked for a time out from Grace to get her a drink. When he did not return after quite a lot time she went to look for him only to catch him making out with same blonde. She was so pissed that she actually emptied the glass of orange juice on his head. Every one there stopped their chores and bursted into laughter which was audible in that loud music too.”

We both laughed and chatted at every thing and every silly thing. We were actually enjoying the prom day the day after.

 “How were our friends doing” I asked as if I had completely been erased of last night memories.

“Till I was there they were enjoying and after that they were worried about you and were texting you every half and hour to check if you were fine. I finally switched off your mobile so that you could rest and they could enjoy. I did text them before switching off your mobile that everything was under control.” He replied.

“You are such a darling.” I pulled is cheeks and pecked him later saying, “thanks”.

“Once again you utter that word then I will leave”,Joshan warned.

“You better leave Joshan”, my mom said from the door. “You have been awake almost all night nursing her. This couch is never a comfortable place to rest”.

“Yes Joshan I guess you should go and rest now.” I added “than…  oh sorr…” and hesitated which he smiled through as he ruffled my hair in a protective and caring way.

“Bye for now and take care. I’ll call you later”, he said and handed me my mobile before leaving.

We both had smiling faces. This was the magnetic effect of our friendship that we always made each other smile in the end.

“He’s so cute. Are you sure you guys are only friends?”, my mom cooed.

“Mom behave. He is my best friend.” I warned, “Besides he has a girl friend”. Not that matters because he changes them almost every month. But I did not want to give unnecessary signals. I was not ready for a relationship.

I then switched on the text to see series of some fifty messages from Sam, Dexter, Linda from Florida to my friends here in Texas. I simply scrolled through them as they simply keep in touch kind ones except last ten which were more of a concern from my school friends worrying about my health. I did not reply them as my head was still heavy from hangover.

My mobile beeped again now with a text from Stacie:

Stacie: We were worried due to lack of your reply of messages. Will reach your place in an hour.

Me: Welcome dear. I m fine. Waiting!!!!

I finished my morning chores, took a quick shower and got dressed in my comfy shorts and a looser tee bigger than my shorts to feel easy.

They arrived in less than an hour. We spent the rest of the day together sharing my missing stories of last night. Their dates were excellent. Stacie drove home alone with Cairo following her in Mike’s car. She was also fortunate to get a goodnight kiss from him.

We laughed and giggled all the time and also felt bad to miss each other as we were into seperate colleges but promised to meet on every weekends.