The Call (II)

...Sanvi's POV...

"Pavan!" I heaved a sigh of relief on hearing the same loud music banging against my ear from the other side.

I had perhaps never thought I'd ever be that happy to hear a batchmate's voice in my life.

Thank God, he was with Veronica!

He was, right?

"Hello? Yes! Who is this? Hello?" A manly voice bellowed through the phone. That dumbass should at least have had the courtesy of moving away from the music at that moment.

"Pavan? It's me, Sanvi! From section-A? Remember me? We did a physics project together last year." I bit my tongue hoping he would remember me.

The project was a combined work, yeah. But I divided it among both of us to do on our own. And I wasn't proud to say this but I was quite rude at it. I didn't really know him but then again, I had one excuse of a friend named Veronica.

I'd judge me too.

He might have deleted my number with a grudge against my misbehaviour. But hey, I was a bitch and I didn't care. I couldn't let myself care for what other people thought of me. Thinking in that house was a luxury, you see.

Silence.

I felt him move away from the music but he took his sweet time to reply. I patted my knee in fixation, hoping he wouldn't cut the call. He was probably taken aback at the sudden call.

"Oh, yes of course. Say, Sanvi? What made you call all of a sudden at this hour?" Pavan's voice sounded weirdly friendly but highly sober. But then what made my mad best friend get mad drunk like that? Wasn't he her date for the evening? Or did they go just as friends? I realised I should have had listened more when Veronica spoke! Was the even important right then?

"At this hour? I don't think I have disturbed your sleep considering the blaring music I am hearing emanating from the background, am I right?" I bit back from uttering even harsher retort at his question, at least not to the person I was going to directly ask a favour from right then.

"No, No. You're very much welcome to call...I guess and yes, I am at a party. But what exactly made you call me?"

"Well, it's a bit urgent. I need your help on one thing." I bit my lower lip nervously, choosing my words cautiously. How could I ask for help from a boy I had hardly interacted with?

"Help? From me? What a surprise! What kind of help?" He sounded genuinely surprised at my request. Why wouldn't he be? The last time we spoke, I had almost snatched his share of the project and asked him not to worry about anything from then on. Seriously, I needed to tone down this reclusive attitude of mine. People took it as a rude gesture. What they didn't get is that I was actually a wimp who wanted to stay away from any sort of human contact.

Pathetic. Poor Sanvi, no friends. Ugh.

I pondered a bit over the question of asking him to drop Veronica home right away. But then refrained myself from that considering how strict her parents actually were. They would legit flip if they saw their precious daughter drunk like that, being dropped home by a teenage boy in the middle of the night.

"Just that.. Um. Can you tell me where you are and is Veronica there with you? She just rang me up and she sounded awfully drunk. Please can you check in on her for a moment?" I sat on my bed, picking on my bed sheet and ardently hoping that he wouldn't turn out to be one of those guys who held grudges for life.

"Oh!"

Silence

I bit my tongue, cringing with awkwardness.

"Yes. She's here with us. Infact she came to the party as my date. You know how things go wild in these parties right?" I heard him chuckle a bit at his end.

No. I didn't know and I would never even want to know. I only wanted this trouble to subside from my knowledge.

"We were playing a few games and one thing led to another and right now she's dancing over a piano? What the ****?" Pavan's voice trailed away and my eyes widened at his tone. What on earth was happening?

"Pavan? Pavan? Hello? What's going on?"

"Veronica, get the **** down from that piano! Guys stop encouraging her! I said get down now!" I heard Pavan yelling on the other side.

I held onto the phone tightly when I heard him talk to me again.

"Um, Sanvi? Seems like she is totally wasted. I might have to drive her back home."

"NO! DON'T!" I screamed but the next instant slapped my palm on my mouth.

"Hey, don't worry! I didn't drink tonight. I can drive. I would take care of her and make sure she makes it safely inside her house." I heard him croak out in an assuring tone.

"No, it's not that. I know you surely would but I don't trust that crazy girl and surely not when she's that drunk. You have no idea what her parents would do to her if they find out about her midnight rendezvous with you guys and seeing you with her might enrage them more, believe me!" I spoke in an urgent tone.

Pavan was a decent guy. Not a pervert, that I could have attested to. I had gathered that by working with him on the project and I had the feeling that he wouldn't cross any line. But I wouldn't take the risk. I had to be the mature and responsible one when Veronica behaved crazy like that. We might not be like other best friends but I still liked that girl.

My thoughts were interrupted by Pavan's voice.

"So what are you suggesting? She's definitely not in the state to go home by herself."

I pinched the bridge of my nose and cursed the moment I decided to receive the call of the disaster.

"Text me the address.." I voiced out, feeling defeated.

"I'll come and pick her up."

"What? Sanvi, I don't think that's a good idea. I mean the party is on full swing and it's hella crammed with people. I hardly think you'll find us in this mad crowd. Besides I assume you must be completely new to this whole arena. Will you be able to manage all these at this late hour?"

Haha.

I appreciated his concern for me.

For the girl who was so rude to him.

But I had to see for myself that the girl was safe in her home.

I could at least do this for Veronica.

"Don't worry, I'll text you once I am outside the venue. You can just bring her to me. I won't go inside."

"Okay then. I am messaging you right away." Pavan surely was surprised at my bravado.

I cut the call and closed my eyes.

"Only if Veronica was a bit mature." I murmured annoyingly and hurried to the closet. I quickly changed into a simple jeans and my one and only decent Pokemon tee-shirt. I didn't even bother to have a look at the mirror because I was in a hurry. I hadn't ever imagined myself visiting a highschool party and definitely not in that absurd situation.

It was quite ironic that Mother was scolding me to be more mature and right then, I was going to rescue a girl who should have gotten herself stamped as an immature person in every possible scenario. Only if Mom knew that maturity had different implications for different people.

"It's gonna be a long night!" I sighed, clutching my scooty keys and tip-toeing out of my house, careful enough not to wake anyone up. I knew I'd be dead if I get caught but once I produce a crazy fixation over one problem, I wouldn't have peace until it is solved.

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To Be Continued.

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