THINGS WE NEVER UNDERSTOOD

7

"look who is punctual. You yell at others for being careless and arrive ten minutes late" Riya mocked whilst packing her luggage into the car.

Meanwhile Aryan raised his eyebrow as to why this girl was behaving as if she is the boss here.

"what, don't look at me like that. you are not my boss here, just someone accompanying me to a friend's wedding" she said and Aryan perplexed by her words.

"just a second" Riya said and went into the park which was just opposite to her apartment to see Sahil. He was playing on that slide again. She had already helped her dad to go home in the time when Aaryan was late, but Sahil wanted to play still.

"Sahil, its late lets go now" she yelled from far away and he followed her voice and came out. Riya lifted him up and kissed him on his cheeks and told him to be good and not to cause any troubles for his grandparents. she walked to the lift still carrying him and sent him home. All the time Aaryan watching her, He looked at the boy and he still remembered the first time he carried him and he had grown this much in just four years.

Riya came back and got into the car. Aryan was looking at her with some emotion, he was staring at her. Riya was confused why hasn't he started driving and looked at him only then did he look away. did I just catch him staring at me, Riya thought to herself.

It was two hours already and nobody talked a word. It was uneasy for both of them. Riya acting like this was common but Aaryan too was not common. he was the person wherever he goes he establishes dominance there.

"lets play some songs" he said and turn on the radio to avoid some discomfort.

"oh sure" Riya said as a formality. All songs were bad, utter bad. After some time they even stopped the songs and it was already night by then. Aryan was hungry and Riya was hungry too but she didn't want to be the first one to say it out.

Aryan stopped at some hotel finally. 

"what would you like to eat" he asked as she came out of the washroom after cleaning herself.

"uhmm, anything" she said hesitant. it was too different for her. four years ago they both were like a couple not letting a single second pass in silence and now they are sitting hours without a word. 

it was as if thousand words spoken but none uttered out.

Aryan ordered something and they were half way eating when Aryan noticed that she was barely eating anything. after hardly ten spoons she said she was full.

"don't worry. I'll pay the bill. you can eat freely" Aaryan said insulting her. 

"I didn't know you were such a gentle man. Anyways I'll save you the money and pay my share" Riya said and went out leaving some amount of cash on the table.

Riya was asleep already and Aryan drove the car. As soon as he noticed Riya was sleeping he purposely increased the air conditioning to wake her up. But Riya was sound sleep that not even an earthquake could wake her up. how many days has it been since she slept Aaryan thought to himself.

It was morning when she woke up and the view from the car was amazing. Her face lighten up from looking at the beauty of this place. She clicked way too many pictures.

"never saw a hill station or what" Aaryan said

"I did, but its been five years since I went on a trip and it feels so good" she said. Aryan was expecting a comeback or some insult but she answered it genuinely.

"I should plan on bringing Sahil, mom and dad here. Its so good" she said still clicking pictures.

Aryan was confused why this women was acting like a child. Did she forget this is an Business trip and we are going to make a deal and not to the wedding.