Blinded by love

Chapter 2-My own ethics

I woke up early in the morning and went for a jog in the Marina.As I went jogging near the skating area,I spotted Sushma and called out to her.

"Good morning,Suzi..."

"Hey,look who is here.Oh my goodness...look at your eyes!!!",she exclaimed.

I touched my eyes to see if there was something.

"Its so puffy.Spent the whole night talking to Ritesh,eh!!??"

"Shut up.I wanted to kick you but since you have so sweetly irritated me this morning,I'm planning to..."

Before I could finish my sentence,Sushma ran towards the beach and I went chasing after her.As we neared the water,we ran short of breath and stood there inhaling the morning breeze.

Once we caught back our breath,we began laughing at our silliness.We then sat on the sand and stared at the water,each of us immersed in our own thoughts.

"Aarthi,can I ask you something?",she asked,still staring at the water.

"Anything but Rithesh"

She chuckled."Its not about him.Its something about you.".

I turned to see her and she faced me too.

"I've known you for seven years now and I'm sure you haven't fallen for any guy till now.Forget about love,you haven't even got a crush on anyone.How is that possible?"

I was not the least bit surprised that even my best friend has come up with this doubt.

"Suzi...you know that I've been dreaming about my Prince Charming ever since sixth grade.I don't want to loose my heart to someone in the misconception that he would be my Mr.X.Besides,I give my parents the liberty to choose my partner.I will only loose my heart and virginity to that one guy.My only one.Having such an attitude,I don't wanna roam with other guys just for fun.According to me,its an injustice I'm doing to my future husband",I said,with a smile of pride on my face.

But Sushma didn't understand my logic.She looked at me for more explanation.

"Get lost.You won't get it"

She sighed and said,"No one will understand you crazy logic.",she said,getting up.

I got up and walked after her.

Ofcourse,no one will understand,I thought.Cause no one can be as faithful as I am to their partners.I want to be a pure and ethical gift to him.But everytime I think about how loyal I am to my Mr.X,only one thought crosses my mind.Will he be equally devoted to me?If he had had any past relationships,will I be able to take that easily?

"What planes for the day?",she asked interrupting my thoughts.

"Nothing so far."

She suggested that we watch some movies at her house and it sounded sensible to me.Cause ever since exams got over on March,we have been wandering all around the city and now,we have nowhere to go.

We walked to our respective houses.

I opened the gate of my house and found my mother watering the plants.

"Morning",she said.

"Morning ma!",I replied and went inside!

That was the end of our conversation.I was never particularly close with my parents.With my mother,it was even worse.But that's not my fault.She was always busy with work or cooking.However,she'll somehow find time to pet our neighbour's kid but never finds time for her own daughter.At times,when I felt down,I have wished that my mom would sit beside me and help me sort out the perplexity of life.But after eighteen years of a forsaken life,I have come a long way from mourning for a caring and supportive mother.

Dad was sitting on the sofa,reading the newspaper.

"Morning,dad!"

He nodded and sipped his tea and buried himself in the newspaper again!

I went upstairs to my room.We own a duplex house in the heart of the city.There is a hall,two bedrooms and a kitchen downstairs.And upstairs is my room,with a big balcony facing the busy streets.The walls of my room are painted in pink with pictures of me hanging on one side of the wall and a clock on the opposite side.Somehow,I felt calm when in this room.

I took a bath and was combing my hair when my phone rang.It was a call from Sushma,indicating me that I should go to her house now.

I stuffed my phone in my pocket,took the keys and went to her house which was just two streets away from mine.

"Hey,Aarthi.",Sushma's mom greeted me.

"Hi,aunty.How are you?"

"Very well,dear.How are you?"

"Good.Looks like you have lost a few kilos of weight!",I cajoled.

She laughed it off and told us to enjoy our day.We ordered pizza and were watching a horror film.Right then,Sushma's phone rang abruptly.

She picked it up but I paid no attention to it thinking it might be the pizza delivery guy.

"Aarthi....",she screamed.

"What?"

She didn't reply.So,I turned to look at her only to find her kneeling on the ground with her hands covering her face.

"What the hell?What's wrong?Who was on the phone?",I asked,a little tensed.

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