TejRan : That's How It Happened

Part-8

Disclaimer : All the characters written below are imaginary and a work of pure fiction. There is no resemblance to any incident or situation and is written as work of fiction.

Karan and Teja reached Tampa and went to collect their luggage.

He was standing away from her but still was in the radius where he could see her. The girl was a walking talking headache and he wanted to be away from her but he had promised her father that he would make sure she was safe. She had never travelled all alone internationally.

He took his luggage on a trolley and he did the same. He started to walk behind her for the rest of the formalities.

As they had come out of the airport they had to locate the car that their fathers' friend had sent.

"You stand here quietly i will come locating the car...." He told her strictly and walked away keeping the trolley beside her.

He came back in a couple of minutes and held his trolley.

"The car is in the parking...." He muttered and started to walk expecting that she would follow him.

A few seconds later he turned back to see him still standing where they were standing and was trying to push the trolley.

He rolled his eyes. She had no problem bringing the trolley out of the airport but now she cannot apparently. Drama queen.

He walked back to her.

"What the hell is your problem?" He snapped at him.

"Can you please for once behave like a human?" She looked at him with tears taking him aback.

"I am sorry...." He muttered under his breath. "What happened?"

"Nothing please don't bother....you take the car and go i will take a cab...." By now she was in tears and had bend down holding her ankle. He realised that she had probably twisted or injured her ankle somehow.

He softened immediately and held her trolley.

"No need to hurry....we have loads of time....hold me and walk...." He said politely.

"No need....thank you...." She said bitterly and cried more. The jet lag of hours long flight was kicking in making her more cranky and her twisted ankle didn't help.

"Shut up Ms. Wrong Parking....do what i say...." He held his trolley with one hand and her trolley with the other and gestured her to hold his elbow which she did.

He walked slowly to the parking and helped her sit inside. Then he helped the driver in putting the luggage inside and sat inside.

In half a hour they reached the bunglow where all the families were staying for the wedding. The drive till there was silent. Both of them had their earphones on.

As the car pulled into the driveway he got down and helped her get down holding her hand.

"Tune toh kaha tha yeh dono ladte rehete hai...." His father frowned at her father as they saw them. "Yaha toh haath pakar ke help kar raha hai...."

"Pata nahi...." Her father looked at them in shock. "Ghar pe toh 1 second shanti se nahi baithe dono...."

"I think we can talk to them about what we are thinking...." His mother said excitedly looking at them dreamily.

"Shaadi?abhi galati se bhi mat bolna....let's wait for a few days and test the water...." His father warned his mother and her face fell.

"Koi nahi bhabi....we will talk to them just that dheere karna hoga warna dono his chadh jayenge hum pe...." Her father giggled and his father joined.

The younger lot went to them immediately.

"What happened Teju?" His youngest sister held her immediately as she found her limping.

"Nothing meenu di....just twisted my ankle at the airport abhi adhe ghante pehele...." She said making a face.

"What?" She muttered with concern. "Come come....poonam di bharat jiju....check on her quickly...." She held her and started to make her walk inside.

"Teju you okay?" Pra asked with concern and Teja nodded lovingly.

"Teju don't put stress on the leg which is sprained...." Bharat said quickly as he ran to bring ice pack.

Karan stood near the car with his mouth hung open. His family. None of them are bothered about him. They were freaking seeing him after months and everyone was bothered about this crazy girl?

Everyone including his family , her brother and the other kids of their father's friend assisted her and made her sit. His sister , jiju and nephew checked her and gave her a pain killer and pressed ice on the injury.

He walked behind them and stood behind everyone. He wanted to see when they would finally notice him.

After everyone was done treating her his sister noticed him.

"Hi sunny...." She came and hugged him tightly practically jumping on him.

Sunny. Teja giggled hearing his nickname. Such a huge well built giy with a nickname Sunny?really?everytime she would hear her parents say sunny she would end up laughing.

"Hey...." He muttered and hugged her lightly. He was angry at all of them. How dare they ignore him for that girl?him?he was the apple of their eyes. And they were ignoring him?for her?at that moment he hated her even more.

"What happened?" Meenu di pulled back from the hug and looked at him confused. Why wouldn't he hug her properly.

"Nothing....had i known earlier even i would have come here with a sprained ankle to get all your love and attention....too bad i didn't know....next time...." He taunted making everyone go silent.

He moved back and went inside the bunglow to his room making everyone face palm.

"Don't worry Teju....he didn't mean it....he is a very nice and polite guy....must be jet lagged and also he is the youngest so he is used to a lot of attention...." Poonam di told Teja to make him look good in front of her. All of them already had a certain plan regarding them so they had to make them look good in front of the other.

"Nobody knows that better than me...." Teja said sarcastically.

NOTE: thanks tamanna and dusky for helping me out with this. Love you guys.