When Love Is In Air

chapter11

My eyes open due to the bright sunlight that graces my face.The curtains have been pulled apart.Again.I groan but sit up in my bed.

'Good morning!' Reva wishes me in her track pants.I wish her back and take a look at the watch.It reads 7.45.Its too early to wake up.

' Why were you sleeping on the platform last night?' Reva asks me as she fumbles in her closet.I turn to look at her remembering my dream and my after thoughts to it.

' I was not feeling sleepy so I thought of sitting there and listen to music but it seems that I dozed off unknowingly.' I shrug my shoulders.

' Shantanu put you back to bed.'

' He?'

' Yeah,ofcourse.Why are you so startled?Do you think dad can carry your heavy ass in his age?' Reva retorts and I throw a pillow aiming her face.

' You don't have any other place to be in than this?' I ask her as I go in the bathroom to brush my teeth and get ready for another busy day of my uninteresting life.

I get into my trousers and a dark purple formal top, pull my hair into a pony tail,take my bag and head towards the hall room.I tried my best to get late for the break fast.The top secret for this is, I don't want to come face to face with Shantanu.I am embarassed,though it was a dream.Just a dream.

But, it seems that my stars are too bad.Its just 8.30 and I can hear Shantanu and dad in the hall room.

I intake a deep breath and tell myself that whatever I saw the previous night was a dream.It was only known to me and there was no way I was acting like this because of some meaningless dream!

Ok it had something meaningful in it.But as my habit, I ignored it because it did not favour me.

I turn the knob to open the door and walk in the hall room.I look at my dad and he raises his eyebrow at me.I might have a question mark on my face because he asks me what had me up so early.

I just shrug my shoulders and take a seat beside him.Mom greets me good morning and I wish her the same.All this time,I refuse to look at Shantanu fearing that I will see something I don't wish to see.Not on him.

Idiot! Say him a hi atleast! What are you doing?Giving him a complete idea that something is wrong? My mind scolds me and I dare to look at Shantanu,who is seated right in front of me.

I give him a smile.And it has all the hints of unsureness in it.

Something is wrong.Something is terribly wrong with me! I need to think.I just can't ignore these things like I always do.Its definitely not a solution.But what do I do?Counselling? Its crap!

Shantanu raises an eyebrow at me as I still hold that smile which must probably have me look like a total idiot!

' Uh, thanks for placing me on bed.I wasn't feeling sleepy so I sat on the platform and I don't know when I dozed off.' I make an attempt to have a simple conversation.

' Yeah.I thought so.' Shantanu says and I nod not knowing what else to say.

My cell phone rings.Thankfully!

I smile as I see Netra's number flash on my screen.I press the answer button and greet her a good morning.I recieve a cheery one from the other end.

' Ria, we are giving you guys a treat this Saturday evening.Don't engage the evening with anyone else.' Netra says.

' Wow! A treat! Nice! When are you two getting engaged and married?' I ask her imatiently.

' Oh Ria, we have decided that the engagement will be just the day before the wedding because the wedding itself would be in the next month.There is no time for preparations.'