Chapter 42: Party

Astrid's POV:

"Because I love her and I'm obliged to protect her, so I'm the one who should decide right now what's right for her and what's not" he said. I gave him the worst-of-the-worst death glares. He was smirking!!

"Wh-what?" Ava asked, and then turned towards me. "Astrid!?" she yelled on me.

"Don't shout on her, Ava!" he said, imitating to shout, but he was speaking it sarcastically.

"Noah! Just tell me what the hell is going on!" Ava said to him.

"Well... uh.. Yes, I love her as a friend, you know!" he said and looked at me with a little sorry face. I didn't know, was he sorry for the last sentence or this.

"Astrid, I'm not buying it, okay!?"

"Ava! Seriously, guys! He just said like anything, and you trust him!" I said looking at Noah, who was looking back with his are-you-serious look.

"Okay, okay. Can we go home!?" She said.

"Yup" I said and took leave from Noah. I and Ava went back by bus and Noah left too.

I called Noah after half an hour.

"Hey Noah" I said.

"Hey!"

"um.. Actually, Ava is hosting a party for my comeback.. You are invited, so can you come?" I asked.

"uh.. No"

"Why?"

"You both enjoy that would be better"

"You want to run away from me? Oh, I promise I won't ever talk about that acting class, don't ignore me!"

"What? Astrid, I'm not ignoring you;how can you say that! I'm just.."

"Then come!"

"Okay, okay, boss"

"Yes! By the way, what's this boss thing?"

"Uh...you're my boss."

"How come?"

"Just like that! No more questions or I won't come"

"Okay, okay. No more questions. So, I'll message you the time & place. It's at Ava's house. Tonight, to be approximate"

"Tonight itself?"

"Yeah, actually I was so lost in managing myself that I didn't tell her that I got well. So, she was freaking out today.. So, she couldn't wait"

"Okay then I'll come surely"

"Thanks Noah. Bye"

"Bye!" with that the call ended.

Noah's POV:

She just called me for that party Ava is hosting. I'm pretty excited, I haven't seen Astrid in casual clothes from a day. I mean, she looks damn beautiful in those. Even in school uniform, but still.

I received a message after about an hour. By Astrid.

"Come at 7, Aerosmith Center, Main road at 10 sharp, Noah. Don't be late or you'll get a good beating!"

I laughed at her message. Well, that would be awesome, I'd like to get a beating today! I'll be late! Yeah! Ha-ha let's see how serious she is!

It's 9—30 and I wasn't even ready, because if I get ready then I'll surely try to go there. But I'll get ready after 10 now. I wasted some of my time with the television. It was now 10. I got up and got ready. Took shower, changed clothes, etc. I checked my phone.

19 missed calls from Astrid.

6 missed calls from an unknown number.

525 messaged from Astrid.

She won't kill me, will she!?!

I hurried and took a cab to the mentioned location. I got to her house. Astrid opened the door. She looked extremely angered. Ava looked at me helplessly knowing what's waiting for me now.

"You're dead meat Noah" she said and brought a scale, I don't know what happened, she started beating me like a maniac. Thank god it was a plastic scale!!

"Okay... S.. Sorry.. A.. As.. Astrid!" I said finally.

"Huh, fine!" She said and dragged me inside.

The party was simple yet the best party I ever attended. She was so happy all the time. I clicked a photo of her, and luck isn't on my side, so I got caught by Astrid. I quickly lowered it and scrolling it.

"Noah, give me your phone" Astrid said.

"Uh, no. I-I mean...why?"

"You want me to tell you why?" She said pointing at Ava.

"Not really.. Okay, okay, here you go!" I gave her the phone. She stood beside me and opened the gallery.

"Woah. You might be a really fast cameraman to take 15 photos in a minute that too so nicely" she said.

My heart was racing.. And here she is praising my photography skills. Damn, I can't take any photo! But her photos come so right!..

"By the way, what will you do with these?" She asked with a smirk.

"I.. uh.. I will.. I.."

"I'm here right, see me as much as you want" she said with a smirk.

"Really?" I said with the same smirk.

"Don't tell me you guys are a thing" Ava said.

Oh. Shit.

"What? No!" Astrid screamed the hell out of her.

"Okay okay calm down. Just kidding!" She said and just like that it was my turn now. I started looking at her. Just ten minutes of my stare and she got irritated.

"Will you stop it, Noah!?"

"Nope"

"You're so irritating. I just told you to look at me for once! Not like this!"

"Oh you said I can stare at you as much as I want"

"Yup, I did, but—"

"I stare at you the whole day through the pics I have, so get ready"

"WHAT THE HELL" She spoke and trust me, she was truly, purely, red as a tomato.

"Now, who won?"

"Fine, you won!" she said and I smiled.

"That means you won too"

"How?"

"You'll know it soon" I said.

The party got over at like 1. I was still shocked as to how Astrid's mom allowed her to go out this late. She told me that she ran out without informing because her mother is out again for that same RELATIVE is again not well.

Well, thanks to that relative that gets ill at the best times.

I hope he/she gets well, though.

We will need him/her again.

Just kidding!

Well, the day was the best till now. I don't think I have to worry about anything, I've got such a smart and mature girl as my love after all.