Ann and I

19.Something About Ron And Me . Ann

He came so close that I got concious that he would hear my heart beats. I closed my eyes. " I think you should rest for a while" he said softly. I nodded. He smelt mint. He ran his hand in his dishevelled hair again and with a devilish grin... retreated. The gatekeeper.. I mean the doctor showed up again with his owlish face and checked my temperature and pulse. Strange!! I didn't feel I have touched an electric wire now!. " she needs a diet a proper one" he says. Ron; it feels sweet on tongue when I say it. Nods. It's 1 in the evening and I remember that I should be returning home. " I want to go home" I say a bit loudly. The orange juice was quite refreshing. " you have one???" he smirks and I look down again. " come, I Would drop you to your home" he said with a... Such kind of authority in his voice that I couldn't protest. With all my newly gained energy, I managed to hobble along. We come out and like always, it has turned ominous and dark. It's still one o clock and it's cloudy. We walk out. The wind indicates a hefty shower. His bike stood outside.
" come I Would drop you "
I looked helplessly. Grandma has asked me to stay away from strangers. Even a charming, handsome stranger. With beautiful warmbrown eyes. Even with a captivating smile. I have never sat on a bike . I only know mules and horses and nothing else. He tilted his head and was looking at me.. I didn't look at him but I knew that he was looking at me. My heart plays a flip and flutters.
" I Wud sit like this and you have to do like this and then I would start " if I show my ignorance now, he may further embarrass by making a diagram ;perhaps. A few people walking by smile and say hello to him . I nod. He sat on the bike and I with a noble grit and determination did the... Strange and highly uncomfortable maneuver of putting my legs apart to ride on. "Now hold me "!!!!!!!! Why would I???? He looked back with a raised eyebrow and a... A... Very very breath taking, charming, ensnaring hypnotic.... Ummmm. Ummmm.. Smirk. Hold??as in hold??? I can't hold . I actually dont know how to hold.
" Hello snowwhite!"
Huh?he is talking to me
"Hold me so that you wont fall "
There he goes again .talking to me as if i am dumb or something.
I held the jacket he was wearing and ....dyiighffjnkkjhvfddsgbjkjvgffcvjjjhhhgfsetukiihvcdsfhiiiojbgfddgjii..%:'@#%¡¡¡¡.... Many things happened at once. I felt a jolt. I inhaled the intoxicating after rain fragrance mixed with masculine leather..... And a thunder struck my poor heart Boom!!!!!!
My mind jibbered something and my heart went berserk and bouncing, the bike started and I fell back right on the ground like a piece of....... ... He vroom ed ahead and stopped only realizing that I had fallen down, turned back and got down. By that time I... Was... Well I just stayed where I was... Stunned and ashamed. He picked me easy... Like I used to pick little lambs in the large Meadow we had around our little place ... and took me aside.. Made me sit on the pavement and fetched some water. I was... Well... Let's admit , feeling.. Numbly pumbly stupid. A few people stopped to help.some of them smirking. I cast my eyes down and started to think whether I should burst crying (that would be easy but stupid ) or remain dignified silent. I decided for silence.
Ron came back with a water bottle in hand and holding me by my shoulder made me sip it. I just prayed to God that my face would not turn red as... baboon's behind... As my grandmom would laugh whenever I embarrassed myself. I could feel steam coming out of my ears. If only I can run and find a huge rock to crawl under and live in oblivion.... And come out thirty years later..
"Now stand erect and try to walk" said he. 'ping'... I was back to ground floor of reality.
I tried to stand shaking. His strong arm gently caught my elbow and steading me, he made me walk.... To the reaustaurant that I have run away from. A light drizzle has started by then.
He ordered the waiter to bring something to eat. Sandwiches and coffee. This time it came without being dropped.
" Eat.... Please " A fresh rush of embarrassment swashed over me. I looked down.
" you would be late. If you don't" well. Feelings and hunger can not survive together. I picked one sandwich started nibbling. His encouraging smile was charming enough for me to polish two more. Ron sat slumped comfortably in the chair pretended to look outside the window to give me and food a happy company. Only When I finished the last sweet drop of coffee, did he looked at me with his....... With his.... Irresistibly engaging brown eyes. I didn't want to be dazzled and gaping again so I looked at.. His hands that he kept on the table. Beautiful neat and strong hands. Masculine yet long fingers.
" Earth calling snow queen! "
He snapped his fingers right in my face . startled I looked up and The moment froze for a while. I forgot......... My existence... And my need to breathe. A thunder coughed loudly outside and broke the spell.
" So you are not a ghost ".
Silence. He notched his eyebrow with a smile.... I gave up even trying to act intelligent.
" I am a human being. A girl" I added for his information.
"gee.. Thanks for telling otherwise I would have never known!! " he started laughing and the warm laughter, his perfectly aligned amazing teeth and a whiff of mint and cinnamon filled my heart with a giddy joy.
" snowhite, what's your name? Where do you live? And why do I keep on getting you in my life out of nowhere??? ". He asked smiling. It was the question raised brow that made me realize I should shut my gaping mouth and speak.
" snowhite". I said nonchalantly.
* * *
He smiled again and nodded his head.
" ok, I would start with me. I am Ron "
" Ann" I mumbled.
" I was born and raised here " he said.
" My parents and relatives are all settled in this town and I practicality know everyone here"
" I lived with my grama, and I have an aunt here with whom she had to leave me with... Due to a problem.. And I know Noone here... " I stopped myself from telling about Monster Mercy.
" I have been to this place for a month. " He continued.
"I am in college but I hate studying " he prompted.
And I closed my eyes and relived my paradise, my home.... In the clouds.
" I live among books. We had hundreds of them. My grama retired as a reputed archeologist. She is a thespian historian and bibliophile. We have chosen to live away from this noise and human habitation. She taught me to read at the age of five. I was educated by her with the help of computers. She has chosen the life of seclusion and I never wanted to come here..... Leaving her.... .. " I have been holding this for too long. My pain, my sorrows, my loneliness and the maltreatment meted out to me.... I burst into tears and... I didn't want to stop. I was sobbing so hard. The brown eyes looked.. Concerned and.. Puzzled. What can you do when a Strang looking girl starts bawling in a reaustaurant in front of you and people start noticing?????

Author's note
To the lovely generous people who have supported me till now.
Writing has been therapeutic to me and the hope that you people would respond, communicate has always been a warm ray of hope. Pls reach out.