Chapter 4 Supriya

• William sighed, having to explain.
• He had always hated explaining, and this happened to be something he practically covered for Supriya for over a decade on account of their mothers being friends.
• But it was time to let the cat out of the bag.
• Moreover, he was reluctant to hide things from the petite girl and let her misunderstand him, a thought which terrified him just as much as it surprised him.
• “Do you remember when we were kids, she used to chase me around and pretend that we were childhood sweethearts who would get married when we grew up?” William asked Pete.
• Pete rolled his eyes, “Don’t we all know that?”.
• William sent him a glare which made Pete stammer. He smiled hesitatingly and asked him to continue.
• William shook his head helplessly, which made Rosaline squint her eyes at him.
• “Well, she wrote me a love letter which read like she was begrudgingly replying because I stalked her. And she made sure to get caught. That got me in trouble.”
• “She testified to the teachers that we were dating. She even went as far as vaguely hinting that we were intimate to an extent.”
• “I was disciplined because of that. And was told to reflect on my behavior.”
• “10 laps every morning and evening daily for 30 days.”
• “Only one half of dinner or lunch for 60 days.”
• William calmly finished as if he was talking about someone else rather than himself.
• Pete was confused.
• He murmured, “Are you serious? It would get recorded in your profile. And being a military school, you might even have gotten expelled.”
• William’s knitted brows relaxed a little. Pete was more concerned about his reputation than Supriya.
• ‘Perhaps he is not hopeless, after all,’ William mused before continuing.
• Rosaline noticed this slight change in his expression and hid her smile.
• ‘Turns out, they are good friends.’
• “Well, apparently, she had overheard me telling Ria, my sister,” William added as he glanced at Rosaline which made all his friends gawk at her, “that if I saw her again after five lifetimes, that would still be too early. She told me to beg her to clarify that mess for me and start dating.”
• “It was her revenge for my lack of interest.”
• “For a 10-year-old to be devious enough to frame someone simply because she did not get what she wanted - let’s just say that I did not think she was simply mischievous.”
• Pete stared at William with wide eyes.
• “Well, long story short, our parents came, and her parents clarified the matter. It’s not in my record.”
• “Since our mothers are friends, the whole thing was hushed up. So, she is in the clear too.”
• Rosaline was dumbfounded.
• ‘How can people be so evil while so young? Isn't this supposed to only happen in movies?’