Sunshine

Chapter 7

Aditya

I was still not sure if this was okay? But I missed her when I was not with her. I wanted to be with her 24*7. The kiss lingered in my mind and it increased my heartbeat whenever I thought about that feeling... Of having the girl I like so close to me. I needed more of it. I wanted more of her...

But I was not sure, still not sure if I am being selfish and doing something wrong to Piyali. Am I dragging her into the darkness with me???

Still, I ended up going to her college on Monday...

When Rohan's friends were pulling me into the group, Rohan came to my rescue. "Leve him alone, for today. Let him be with the girl he came for."

"What girl?" They asked.

"It's just something. Adi, and Piya, you two can go. I will explain it to these guys..."

I nodded and walked out to the garden area with Piyali. She walked two steps behind me.

I stopped walking, for her to catch up to me. She stopped walking when she was beside me. I took her hand in my hand. "Is this okay?" I asked her.

I wished I could see her. I wanted to see what expression she has when I held her hand. I so badly wanted to see her.

"Hm..." she said.

We began walking again. I was leading her...

"Where are we going?" She asked me.

"To the open area near the edge of walls..." I said, almost reaching there...

"How do you know the right direction?" she asked, sounding a bit curious. "Ah... I should not ask." She said. I remembered how she had told me that she won't ask me and remind me about my disability on the first day of the weekend classes.

"No. You can ask." I said, facing her. "It's 'you'. If it's you, you can ask anything. And I want to talk to you, and tell you everything."

Maybe she smiled... I wish I could see that.

"Then...how do you judge directions?" She asked.

"I know east west north and south of almost every place. So I judge by that."

"How do you know East West North and South?" She asked, sounding even more curious.

"I feel the sun rays on me. And Sun goes from east to west. So I judge by the direction of sunrays and time of the day. Besides..." I held my phone up. "Technology has made our lives so easy."

"But you did not use your phone."

"I remember the direction."

"Wow..." She sounded impressed.

"Well, maybe my other senses got improved because one sense is not working. I can feel objects and things that normal people do not." I said.

"Hm...then would you be able to tell where I am even if I make no sound?" She asked.

"Hm...probably," I said. I was sure about that. I could sense her when she is near me.

"Then find me okay?" she said, leaving my hand. She moved away from me. It was soft grass under our feet. So I could not hear her footsteps either. I knew she was near, but I did know where... I turned around and advanced forward. I concentrated to feel her presence. In some seconds, my hands touched her... She jumped away and moved again. "Find me again..." she shouted out. I ran in the direction the sound came. She was moving around as well. It was almost impossible as she made no sound...But I could still feel her presence around and her smell. When I would find her she moved away again. I have had enough just then... I needed her near me. I pulled her. There was a tree nearby, I pushed her to the tree and captured her in between my hands. "Caught you," I said panting.