Its been almost two weeks since Kabir proposed Meghna and as much as I wished and convinced them both that everything would be alright,it was not.The thick air of awkwardness still exists.The times when the sound of laughter decreases when Kabir passes by Meghna,the times when Meghna's hand grazes Kabir's when they pass something over,the quick glances among each other has not been left unnoticed by nani.I could see the quizzical look she tried to hide when she witnesses something unusual.
Its been a cloudy morning and the day has begun to darken to the intensity of midnight already.I sat near the window,seating myself comfortably on the wooden chair and gently stroking my swollen tummy. I was so intently listening to the river harmoniously hitting the rocks when someone pushed the door open harshly.I turned around speedily and found a girl,just about a couple of years older than me fallen in the arms of Kabir.He to have caught her before the fell over the door.How cinematic!He helped her back to her feet and she looked completely lost.
"Woah!Watch it,girl!Are you ok?",I asked.
She didn't even turn around to see me nor did she budge.She just stood there looking t Kabir,the sides of her cheeks beginning to turn into a light shade of pink.
"She asked you something!",Kabir said,pointing towards me.She turned around and found me standing right in front of her.
I raised an eyebrow and asked,"Are you ok?"
She managed to nod and went out of the room,giving a side way glance at Kabir as she went past him.I found Kabir's gaze follow her till she went out of sight downstairs with a look of surprise on his face.
"Ahem!",I fake cleared my throat.
"She's funny!",he said.
"She's cute!",I protested.
He frowned at me,"Idiot!Such a spoiled brat you are!I can't understand why you are always trying to match make me with someone or the other."
"But I'm not trying to match make you both.i just said she's cute.Don't you think?",I put on an innocent face.
"Gawd!You can melt anyone's heart,Aarthi!"
I laughed.Echoing mine,we heard the laughter of two other people.We went towards the sound and found Meghna and the girl on the staircase,laughing in delight.
"That lady just tripped over the table and was about to fall inside Aarthi's room.Now you are standing there and laughing like maniacs without the least bit of worry about life and death."
"FINE!Then,give us some space in your room so we could sit and talk!",the girl snapped.
All of was were taken aback.We thought she was a quiet,innocent and baby-like girl but we seemed to have been wrong.
"Why?You have Meghna's room itself for your girly girly stuffs to do.",Kabir argued.
"I'm not girly girly...."
"Stop it,Laila!!",Meghna said,cutting her short.
"Very sorry,never thought our laugh might disturb your work!",she said to Kabir.
I don't understand why she has to be so curt.He didn't murder someone,all he did was propose her.I know,it can be pretty uncomfortable to be around the person who you rejected but what is the need to be angry?But Kabir didn't seem to have heard what Meghna just said.He was constantly repeating the name 'Laila' as if it were a word from a new language.
"LAILA!!!You mean....Laila Desai!!!!!!!"
She nodded her head frantically and said,pointing towards him,"Kabir?"
YOU ARE READING
Blinded by love
Teen FictionAarthi,the passed out twelfth grader who has come out with flying colors is an ambitious and philosophical young lass.She grows up to be an independent women,dealing with the perplexity of life all by herself.Although she trained herself to be flex...
