To someone special

CHAPTER 26

I looked myself in the mirror and found someone staring at me who is not me. I look different completely unlike me. I doubt if I look good or not. I wanted to ask someone and know if I look myself in this outfit. But I don't know whom to ask. I felt a sudden anxiety going through my body. But why? What had I done to have this feeling? Don't I fit in such clothes? Maybe I look weird in these clothes. I was so immersed in my thoughts that I did not observe m phone being ringing for a long time now. I breathed a sigh of relief when I saw the caller ID and it is none other than Amazing BFF. I rolled my eyes when a message popped up immediately and I rolled my eyes when I felt his impatience.

Y r u ignoring my calls Naika??? It read and I called him back.

" First of all my name is not Naika and who the hell said you that not lifting call for once would be equal to ignoring you? " I frowned and put my hand on my hip in frustration.

" I don't think someone said that but you did not lift my call and I thought you started ignoring me. You know sometimes you act like a kid " he said and laughed. I wanted to break his head for commenting like that but I heard Yashoda aunty calling me to have breakfast and I rushed down after a little talk. I made my way down after picking my bag off the counter. I was going through the posts of Sunayn if at all he posted something related to his journey or anything but to my disappointment I did not find any.

I sat to have breakfast but I heard a clatter sound and turned back only to see Yashoda aunty looking at me with her big eyes and a look of disbelief on her face. I got up and went near her but she was just staring at me without saying a word. Then I heard bhayya also asking what happened but he too stopped in his tracks and I was confused with their strange behavior.

" What happened? Why aren't you acting normally? Is everything alright? Am I missing something? " I asked looking between both of them. Bhayya composed himself and cleared his throat and said aunty to serve breakfast.

" Are you really planning to do this Naina? I mean look at you? " he said looking at me from top to bottom and I looked at myself then and realized that I dressed completely different today. I am wearing a long skirt and a top which is not too big but it reached till my thighs and a dupatta which is quite fashionable and also a bracelet on my right hand and a wrist-watch on my left hand. To be frank I look like a different person but do I look that bad that both aunty and bhayya are shocked.

" Don't I look good bhayya? " with a panic filled voice and I started making mental assumptions on how to skip breakfast and change into my regular clothing. I don't want to look like a piece of fool in front of college or better my classmates who are more than supportive to me. Note the sarcasm. I know how much my classmates avoid me like I am plague but deep down I know I am the one who is reserved from the beginning and I did not try to make a proper conversation with anyone except for Ranjith who became a sudden friend of me unintentionally.

" Who said you don't look good? You look great bacha and I actually doubt if you get time to meet me from now on as I think you will be busy " he said with amusement and I was not understanding what he wanted to imply so I narrowed my eyes in confusion for which he laughed out loud. Meanwhile aunty came and served us breakfast but when she saw me there was a proud smile on her face. I started eating my breakfast slowly but my mind was wandering around different places. I think bhayya saw my situation so he cleared his throat and smiled at me.

" Aunty do you think Naina has time today to do anything in college? " he asked to which aunty gave a cheeky grin before shaking her head and looked at me.

" No beta she will not have time at all and I think she will be the most important and busy person from now on " she said and I stopped whatever I was doing and lifted the fork and pointed towards them.