When Love Is In Air

chapter 15

Hello people...!!!!! sorry i am a little late..

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Yawning, I take my cell in my hand to see if there are any messages or missed calls from anyone.I only find Akash's good night message.I send him a morning message and reluctantly enough, detach myself from my bed.

Yesterday was one of the longest days of my life.I spent an hour in the garden and surprisingly, no one from my family came to bother me.Yes, I needed to be alone.It was too much to handle.The arguement with Akash,then the I-am-not-talking-to-him thing,the dinner with Shantanu and then the touch up that he gave in the end of the day!

After coming home, where I assumed that everyone was in slumber, I went straight to my room and rested my back against my bed.I had never felt so tired before.Maybe this was only the start of my "happening" life that I earlier wished.Who knew it would turn out to be a pain in ass?

I get ready at my usual time and again I feel like staying in my own room so that I don't need to face Shantanu.My hand reaches the door knob and it stays there without any further movement.The déj vu!

Anyways, opening the door, I  enter the hall room.Shantanu is nowhere to be seen.Its just my mom and dad.Dad is sitting on the dinning table solving the crosswords and mom is setting the table.

When I sit down, dad gives me a welcoming smile.I plaster a half hearted one on my face.Soon, he leaves for his room.

' Ria, whats happening?' mom asks me after I have taken a few bites of bread and butter.

' What?' I ask pretending that I don't know what she is talking about.I completely ignore her as I continue eating.I don't know why I am doing this.But the fact is I do ignore my mom who is supposed to be my best friend.

Mom takes a seat beside me and I can feel her eyes on me.

' I don't know, mom.' I finally say when I get uneasy under her intense gaze.

' Its so messy.I had an arguement with Akash and I wasn't talking to him the whole of yesterday.' I tell her how the arguement actually cropped up and also about Shantanu trying to kiss me.I obviously leave out the part where I kick him in his delicate part.I know that I would have felt embarrassed.

Anyways, my mom as usual, listens to me intently.After my narration, she asks me.

' Ria, what have you thought about all this?' 

' Mom, my face probably screams that I am one absolutely cluless woman walking on this earth.I don't know what to do!' I hadn't really expected this question from my mom.

' But what if I find a girl for him?' This idea has always been there in some corner of my mind but I think it to be too filmy so my face immediately gives a disgusted expression.

' What do I do?' I say irritated.

' You want me to talk to him?' mom asks me softly.

' No!' I almost yell.

' Then just leave it.Don't think about it.I tell you everything will be fine in the end.' 

Yeah sure.But what about the things that will take place till we reach the end?

I just nod and concentrate on my food.

For the first time in my life, I felt that mom couldn't solve all my problems. 

I hear the honking.A signal for me to get downstairs as quickly as possible because Akash was waiting.

I stuff the leftovers in my mouth and grab my bag as soon as I hear this honking.