Blinded by love

Chapter 37-College life

"Akash!!!Where the hell are you taking me?",I screamed near his ears,as he drove the bike in lightning speed.Surprisingly,I was enjoying the way the air roughly hit my face,making my hair fly up in the air.

"Will you just shut up and come!Why do keep asking me something all the time?",he shouted through his helmet and I had to pull my ears open to make out what he was telling.Akash and I have become pretty good friends in the past five months we've been together.We go to college together and return back together.I don't let him help me in anything other than that though and he doesn't mind.The thing that actually made me get close enough to him was the fact that he just lets me be.He isin't over-protective and doesn't always keep telling me to do this or that.He just lets me do whatever I wanna do and opens his mouth only when he thinks people want him to.I like that thing about him.Though I hesitated to talk to him in the beginning,I couldn't help but fall into his trap.He was sweet,kiddish and so cheerful that I couldn't help myself.On top of all that,he made me feel myself again.Yeah,so...we are real good friends!And nothing more than that!

He suddenly pulled the bike to a stop and removing his helmet,he turned to me,"Is everything ok?".I shot him a questioning look.

"No,you suddenly went so silent so I thought.."

"I thought you asked me to shut up!"

"Yeah,I did.But I never thought you'd be the sort of person who would listen to others!".I laughed.He got me right,I thought.In another five minutes I knew where he was taking me.I looked at the board,which read 'Sampige Road'.

"You're taking me to your house!I'm not even dressed....What the hell!!"

"You look awesome,no matter what you wear.",he said and looked at me through the rear view mirror.I wished that the mirror didn't exactly reflect the way I was awfully blushing.Even after so many days,he still sends me chills.I don't know why I get them but its been like that since the time we met and its really embarrassing.Not that anyone can see them but I guess my face would give away some of the secrets that I would preferably like to hide.I hid behind his back so he wouldn't be able to see my face.

He walked me up the stairs to the second floor where he lived with his parents.He rang the bell again and again,without waiting for a response and I shot him an angry look.He obediently took his hand off the bell and the door swung open.A women in her late fifties opened the door.She was wearing a nightgown and her hair was held by a band.

"Mom,this is Aarthi.And Aarthi,this is my mother.",he introduced formally and we shook hands.She tapped my back and led me inside with a warm smile.An older man,who I assume was his dad was sitting in the dining table,reading a newspaper.

"Dad!",Akash screamed.As soon as his father faced us,he rushed to me and said,"Aarthi,right?".I was taken aback but managed to nod my head.

"Heard a lot about you!",he cheered.I smiled uncomfortably,wondering what Akash had told his dad about me.

"Its ok,dear.Its just good stuffs,don't worry!",he said,sensing my thoughts.After a cup of coffee and a full plate of upma,we left to college.His parents were really sweet to me,especially his dad.His mom didn't talk much just as Akash said.

As Akash parked his bike,I stood next to him,meddling with my bag.He eyed me differently and asked,"Why is it that you are so silent once you enter college?".I ignored his question and walked ahead and luckily,he didn't push me.A gang of my classmates crossed our way and one of the guys screamed,"The sexy girl with a single boyfriend!Soooo sad!She should be having a dozen of them!".I wanted to punch him on his face but didn't.I wanted to maintain a low profile.Maybe because its been quite sometime since I've in this kind of environment.I thought Akash would be ready to hit him and quickly looked at him but he was looking at me,carefully watching my expression.