When Love Is In Air

chapter 10

Hello readers....I have added some pages to chapter 9..please check them out..I am sorry but I thought of adding them a little late..so instead of 6, there are totally 8 pages of chapter 9...

Sorry guys firstly for late upload and secondly for uploading an unedited piece...i hope there are no major mistakes..

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' Lord! Its 8.55 already?!' My dad's loud voice wakes me up.I groan not liking that I get up so early after sleeping at 2 last night.

But anyways, I sit on my bed and try to find my rubber band somewhere near and on the side table but my dad seems to have totally freaked out this morning.So, I leave my hair as they are,that is; messy, and exit my room.

The scene is superb.My dad is running from hall room to the master bedroom just like I do when I am in a hurry.

' Dad! Why are you shouting at the top of your voice?People sleep at this time.' I say irritatedly as my dad runs past me smartly ignoring me.

' Shantanu?Are you ready?We need to reach the site as fast as possible or the labourers will take today to be a holiday.And thats the last thing I want.'

' I am ready uncle.And don't you worry,we will reach just in time.We have 10 minutes in our hand.' Shantanu replies from the dinning table.

Dad fumbles with his tie and I note that mom is not at home or else,she would be hovering around dad.

I make his tie for him.

' Thanks.You should have taken the responsibility and woken up a little earlier,Ria.' Dad says as he gathers his folder and his laptop.

' Why?Where is mom?' I ask as I idly lean over the dinning table.

' She told you at dinner that she would be going to some society function today morning and that she wanted you as her substitute.You had nodded your head too.Ria,don't be forgetful.' dad says as he continues to hurriedly search for his handkerchief.

' Yeah actually her alarm wasn't working last night and I thought of giving her mine but I forgot.' I blankly look at Shantanu.I mean, come on we live in a world where they have cell phones to put an alarm.How can he give such a lame excuse?

Dad finally finds whatever he wants and then looks at Shantanu with the same expression as mine.

Shantanu shrugs and I smile at him before sitting on a chair near the dinning table.

' Hey.Akash, right?' I hear dad say.My head snaps up and my gaze falls on the door which has been left open for the men of the house to leave.

I feel a hollow pit in my stomach as I take in Akash's hot figure standing in the door frame wearing a red tee-shirt and a light blue jeans.The red superbly compliments his fair skin and his black messy hair.

' Yes,uncle.Actually, my car broke down at the begining of the this lane.So,I thought to stop by.' Akash says.

' Oh well done, son.You are most welcome.' My dad says.' But I am so sorry.I need to rush to work.I am already running late.Hope you don't mind that.' Dad continues.

' Not at all, uncle.' Akash smiles.

' Well then,Ria,don't make a mess.Show some hospitality,alright?' Dad says to me and I feel like curling myself in a cubbyhole out of embarrassment.

I anyways nod my head and casually try to smooth my hair which have given me a just-out-of-the-bed look.Something I don't like.

Dad and Shantanu leave shouting their byes and then everything is quiet.We both stare at each other.Maybe because we both don't know what to do next.Awkward!