Storm of throes

Untitled Part 4

Just a few seconds after he walked away with an understanding nod and a flashy smile,I felt someone's breath on my shoulders.Before the goosebumps from his smiles got ready to settle down,he is back again,too soon to be this romantic.Yet,to my utter dismay,I feel a shy smile slip from my lips.I feel the shiver all over my body and the way my cheeks flushed with excitement. My heart beats faster as I turn around to face him.Kavya's face flashes in front of me and I move back in alarm.She bursts into fits of laughter making me stomp into my room in betrayal.

"You thought it was him,didn't you?",she comes screaming behind me in excitement.She never misses one tiny chance to tease me.She always tries to pair me up with just about any guy I speak to.And now,she's got a whole huge evidence of my blushing and grinning like a thirteen year old who has just got her first crush.I should have been a bit more sensible to know that he wouldn't have dared to try anything like that.Guess my mind was far from rational thinking at that time.

"Shh...Now,will you keep your voice down.",I hush her but she was way too excited to listen to me.For the first time since we knew each other,her beloved,shy and I-love-being-single sister has fallen in love.Of course,that was certainly something to celebrate.

"Baby doll...!!!!You should have seen the whole scene with your own eyes!!!Then you'll know why I'm this excited.You were blushing so obviously.And....look at how you are dressed.",she exclaims at the anarkali I had changed into. I look down at my dress and ignoring her elevated mood,I untie my hair which was neatly plaited in a french braid. I almost forgot that they had not left yet.To remind me came my mother,whispering in anger at me.

"Why are you here already?They want to see you...They already think you are shy.Why do you have to make such a mess of yourself,Shruthi.Come out!",she hisses. What was she even talking about?Why is she so scared that they think I'm shy?So what if they have a bad opinion on me?Its not like I care.Well,I do care about Avinash's feeling though.What after all the shivers and vibes he has been sending all over my body just with his infectious smile and his polite manners.I couldn't help but think it is love at first sight.What is he feeling now?Is he feeling the same way too?Or...Is he bored of such an introverted girl?Maybe he wants someone who talks more.Well,actually even I talk well with people I like and know well.So....so let me just show him  that I am not exactly an introvert,just partly.

Not even bothering about Kavya's anxious look at my face and the change of expressions from confusion to hurry,I literally rush out of my room and calm down as I near the dining hall.

"There she comes!",an uncle says.I smile broadly at all of them and they immediately seemed to cheer up.I sit down next to whom I think is Avinash's mother and look at everyone.As much as I want to talk,I don't know what to talk about.This is my first time and I have never been used to so much attention and new people,all at once.It feels weird yet I feel the urge to talk,the need to prove myself to Avinash. I look up at everyone and open my mouth to talk something but I come up with a blank mind.Almost as if sensing my hesitation and a void expression,Kavya announces,"If you all don't know already,Shruthi sings really well." I shoot her a angry look only to get back a giggle,making my situation ten times worse.I would have just sat staring at people instead of being stuck in a situation so bad.

"Oh ya!!We didn't know!!",someone exclaims.I roll my fingers into a tight fist,my left hand covering it in tension.I shoot an angry look at Kavya and she suppresses a giggle.The glances between the two of us is so obvious that everyone notices us.

"We wouldn't ask you to sing,no worries.",Avinash says,taking us all by surprise.In fact,I catch most of his relatives look at him like they have never heard him speak like that before.While they were all having a 'What!!!Did he really tell that?' expression on their face,I am there smiling from ear to ear bending my head down as if that would hide the was I was obviously grinning and blushing.I feel my fingers loosen in reflex and a sense of warmth washes through me.I look at Kavya with a 'See!!!He understands me!' look which I never intended on shooting. She raises her eyebrow and says something for which I would have killed her,given a chance.