Just in a day

RIVAAN

“Everybody loves somebody sometimes”
‘Can we walk now’ I asked
‘ Don't you wanna spin me now?’ She laughed
‘I do but i would rather hold your hand and walk with you’ I smiled
She smiled back and tugged her hair as the slow breeze made them fall on her face, her beautiful face. I had no idea how she would look more beautiful right now , how she could make something that is so perfect better. I guess she was my Jake Peralta and laughed at myself.
‘I didnt you know you could dance and that too so well’. She said
‘Well im full of surprises and also i took dance classes when i was a teenager’ I replied
‘Is there anything that you didn't do Mr. Rivaan awasthi?’ She said as she smiled.
‘Umm, a lot of things, i can't cook or bake but i can swim, sing and play piano.’ I said.
‘You can play piano?’ Her eyes shined as she asked this.
‘Yes , you like piano’.
‘I love piano, ever since I was a kid I wanted to learn and one time when  I was home for a month I took classes but then again I ended up back in the hospital and it just never happened after’.
She was home for a month, just a month. I never really thought about it till now that she literally spent all of her life in a hospital. It must have been so difficult, so lonely for her. I squeezed her hand and said,
‘I'm sorry T, it must be difficult’.’
"It's fine, it was but look now I'm here and I don't have to think about it today," she smiled.
‘You don't have to think about it ever, you are fine now’ I said.
‘What's the next location? It's already seven and I have to be home by eleven. She looked down as we walked. I guess the hospital talk made her a bit upset so instead of asking anymore question i just replied her,
‘You are going to love the next place’.
‘Are you positive’ She asked
‘A 100 % cherry’.
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When we sat in the car, the rain started again. Tira looked a bit cold, she rubbed her arms together and closed her jacket.
‘Are you cold’ I asked
‘No , well, maybe just a little. Maybe it's the rain but it's fine. I'll be okay in a bit.’
I started the heaters of the car and turned and pulled a blanket from the back seat and gave it to her.
‘How do you have a blanket in your back seat’
‘I - I just have it’. I stuttered.
‘But why, Do you invite girls here to-’
‘Hey stop right there T, it's nothing like that, i'm not a pervert, or a jerk or a murderer and stop giving me that side eye’ I said , i was offended for real this time.
‘Then how come you have a blanket?’ She raised her eyebrows suspiciously.’
‘I have it so I can give it to someone who needs it, my mom and dad used to do this on their anniversary every year and yesterday was their 25th one, well it would be if mom were, you know’.
‘It was sweet of you to do that for your parents’.
‘Well technically, I just did it for my mom, so I'm not that sweet’.
‘You are’, She smiled and laughed as she squeezed my cheeks.
I laughed.
‘You look tired’ I said.
‘ I am a bit, maybe it was because today is the longest i have ever been out’. She yawned.
‘You can take a nap, the place is 40 minutes away, i'll wake you up once we reach there’.
‘I don't take naps’. She replied.
And after five minutes she was asleep. I wish i wasn't driving so i can watch her sleep, she was looking so pretty that i almost thought of stopping the car to look at her then i realise it is creepy and if by any chance she wakes up she will think that i'm a murderer for sure.  I have good humour.
After a few minutes we arrived at the place and i woke her up, she was still sleepy as i said,
‘T, wakeup we have arrived let's go’ and then i got out and went to open her side of the door’. She got out, rubbed her eyes and was shocked and said,
‘Seriously Rivaan, I have been here, i was here this morning, you were here this morning, we met here and you brought me again to the literary lantern club? She said while crossing her hands.
‘I know Tira, but trust me let's go’. I took her hand and started walking in the cafe. My grandfather was there. I said hi to him and she  greeted him with a smile and a nod which he returned, good pappy i want you to like her.
‘Where are we going Rivaan?’
‘Shh, just follow me’. I said as we entered the kitchen.
‘The kitchen is the place? I know  i have never been here but i expected something different’ She was hella confused.
‘T’. I laughed.
‘Just please come with me’ I said as we crossed the kitchen and opened the back exit, there was another door to the left in which we entered and walked down the stairways and I took keys out of my pocket as I opened the final door to my favourite place.
My secret library and piano room that my mom gifted me.