Eyes on you

19 | Disturbance

~~~~~~~~~~Vignesh~~~~~~~~~~

The bell rang continuously.  We both knew that it is Vikram who rings the bell continuously like this.

"ei.. how many times to tell you to not ring the bell continuous like this?" I shouted at him.

"its fun you know" he replied casually and came inside pushing me sideways. 

I glared at him.

"edhuku ipdi siva poojaila karadi nolanjadha pakkra maari look kudukara?" he asked  adjusting my shirt with a teasing smile. I swatted his hands iritatingly.

(why do you look at me like I have disturbed you from doing something important?)

He went inside.

Neeru looked at me from the kitchen. It is the same way she looks at me every time. But today, right now, it felt different. I wanted to be beside her. Just random talks. And that unexpected first kiss, made me yearn more for it.

Confirming Vikram's absence, I started walking to the kitchen where she was preparing coffee for him.

"Neeru.." I started. Just when I thought I could spend some time with her, a big unwanted disturbance came inside.

"Mannniiiiii... where is my cofffffeeeeeeeee" Vikram came inside the kitchen singing at a high pitch, dashing me.

I stumbled and was even about to fall, but caught hold of the door and balanced myself.

"Deiiiii..." I shouted, which Vikram did not even consider . Not even an ounce.

Sitting on the kitchen counter, Vikram started narrating about some funny story that happened in his college. I too stood in the kitchen leaning on the door ,listening to them. Neeraja was preparing the coffee cup with decotion and sugar.

"dei anna.. nee inum pogalaya?" ( Bro.. did not you leave yet?) he asked me.

"Why should I leave? you leave. Go study for your exams" I retorted.

"bro.. if you are thinking of romancing manni in the kitchen, please change your mind. I am not leaving room for that" he said and sipped the coffee which is now ready.

"hmm.. I am going to cook. let me take the vegetables from the fridge" Neeraja spoke in general and left to the living room, not before throwing me a look sideways.

I came near Vikram and threw my hands on his shoulders. " I would complain to mom about you chatting with a girl name Aradhana" I spoke in a low voice.

"I don't care da anna.. because she is not my girlfriend. And we were talking about the upcoming event and I don't have a thing for her. So you better find some other reason to black mail me." He went past me completing ignoring me standing with parted lips.

Vikram went behind Neeraja. Pulling a chair near the dining table, he sat along with her and started discussing about some cricket match.

The unexpected kiss which me and Neeraja shared had evoked new feelings in me and  I feel like wanting to spend more time with her.

The fact that Neerja and me stealing sneaky glances often in front of Vikram brought a new feeling that I have not experienced before.

Suddenly I felt like I was behaving like a college guy sighting his crush, like a love sick teenager.

An hour later. The dinner was ready.

"Neeru.. you first serve him , we will eat later. I am not hungry now" I said wanting to spend some alone time with her. That one kiss has evoked  something in me that I always feel like wanting to be with Neeru.