The bet

Sia was out of words. She was exasperated. She wanted to teach Alice a lesson for life to not mess with her ever again. She was exhausted after double maths, she was being treated like a puppet by Anna, moreover, her privacy was disturbed by these intruders and now Alice was getting on her nerves.

🄰🄻🄸🄲🄴 : She is too submissive to brag...Sia, I'll give you something simple,... take this dish, what is your philosophy behind 'sweet garlic'...?

-She leaves me no choice. Don't regret what you did Alice.

🅂🄸🄰 : Okay... This 'dish', is the world. 'I', symbolise, all the stupid people out there. 'Sweet', means love. I was searching for sweetness in this dish that is made of garlic...Foolish people like me, search the world to find true love. They forget, that this world is only full of heedless people who marry for wealth or good looks...

That was a pretty, deep thought that Sia strived to convey through her lines, but it turned as a jarring humiliation to Kio Harley. Being a romance writer, he was indirectly disgraced for his works. Kio earned his living by selling Sia's so called fool's love. He was infuriated. The misunderstanding was that, Kio thought that Sia was trying to reject his favour so she deliberately made fun of his ideology of finding true love both in his books and real life. In reality, Sia was completely unaware of the fact that Kio Harley was a writer and simply focused to sombre Alice.

🄺🄸🄾 : What do you mean by this?

🅂🄸🄰 : I mean exactly what I said.

Kio gave a simpering smile.

🄺🄸🄾 : How can you say that there is no true love? Did you never see the movie 'Titanic' ? How about Romeo and Juliet?

🅂🄸🄰 : The love that movies and books depict are all nonsensical fantasies. Even you know that no matter how much you try to deny it.

🄺🄸🄾 : Is it that 'you' never found a person who truly loves you, so you believe that it never existed?

Sia simmered underneath her skin but kept a calm face on the outside.

🅂🄸🄰 : Well Mr. umm...?

She forgot his name.

🄺🄸🄾 : Uhh... Kio... Kio Harley.

🅂🄸🄰 : Well Mr. Kio Harley, I've witnessed my closed ones falling into it's traps. It has only ruined them. At first you feel like you are in love, then you start getting bored with it.

🄺🄸🄾 : For your information Ms. ...?

🅂🄸🄰 : Sia.

🄺🄸🄾 : For your information Ms Sia, that is called attraction. First you like someone by appearance. Then you both go out and get to know each other more deeply, and later you fall over for that person.

They continued arguing. Both were staunch to their points and sure with their side. Alice was gratified and proud of her doing.The rest of the audience were enjoying the sweet sight. To them, they looked like a squabbling couple.

🄰🄻🄸🄲🄴 : (Sia is in trouble this time, I've never seen her argue so badly)

🅂🄸🄰 : (irritated) I can't understand, why are you so intense in making me believe in this trivial matter. You live with your own conception and let me live with mine. I recognise your opinion but it can't be imposed on my life.

🄺🄸🄾 : I don't know how and why have you become an atheist in terms of love, but I WILL MAKE YOU BELIEVE IN TRUE LOVE.

🅂🄸🄰 : Fine then, prove me!!

🄺🄸🄾 : Yes I will, but I don't know how.

Anna broke the silence.

🄰🄽🄽🄰 : Why don't you both date to prove each other.

🅂🄸🄰 : (baffled) What...!?

Kio thought for a moment and felt like it was a good advice. On the other hand, Alice's plan of capturing Kio's heart and dragging him away from Sia was on the verge to fall. The win-win situation was now out of her hand.

🄺🄸🄾 : That is a good idea. We both will date and I'll make you feel what true love actually is. That is how I'll prove it to you. The bet is on.

🅂🄸🄰 : Isn't that too kiddish...

🄰🄻🄸🄲🄴 : (eagerly) Yes yes...

This was the first time that Alice took Sia's side. All her triumphant had come down to a mortification. She was bitten by her own dog.

🄺🄸🄾 : (harshly) Let the matter be discussed between us. Don't interfere.

Kio in coy manner, moved closer to Sia and whispered with utter sweetness.

🄺🄸🄾 : My dear girlfriend...! Are you scared of loosing?

Sia was disgusted and she pushed him aside firmly.

🅂🄸🄰 : It is you who will loose the bet.

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