Torn.

Was this it?

Adira:

I looked on as my father talked to Jaya's mom. She was animatedly telling him something but the expression on my fathers face made me shudder. I was sure that she was telling him something about me. She had the evil grin on her face after all. I was scared for my life. I didn't understand what to do. All I could think of was Ahaan. I knew that I could try to convince them he was just a friend. But would they believe me?

I went home after my classes got over and I was dreading the fact that I will have to face my father. I ringed the doorbell with shaky hands and my father was talking to my mother as he opened the door and smiled at me. Maybe Mrs. Ahuja actually turned out to be good. Later as I was having dinner my father turned to me and said, " Mrs. Ahuja told me she saw you with Ahaan the other day." I nearly choked as I heard him say that and all I could reply was a meek 'yes'.

" He is my friends nephew. I heard he is a good kid. But he is not that serious with life, if he is your friend well and good. But don't let it spoil the relation between two families by letting something wrong happen." my father replied in a firm voice, his hint clear to me.

I took a breath of relief. Although I didn't really think dating a guy when you are almost 17 was such a bad deal my parents thought it was something that wasn't that necessary, they felt dating was useless for girls our age and maybe they were right for some cases. But I wasn't stupid, even after being with Ahaan for over five months my studies and other walks of life were perfectly in place. That is unless someone decided to out my relationship with Ahaan.

Teenagers in India share a lot of stuff with their parents to show that they are better than others who do wrong stuff and parents may misuse that information here and there. They don't get it that maybe this causes trouble for the child. I was desperately hoping that none of my buddies came to know about this.
I had deliberately left them out and only my best friends and Ahaans with a few others knew about us. It was hard since we had to avoid meeting each other at normal places and while were at the park we had to make sure to go at noon or the day we knew very few people would be there. And if there were people we had to leave and try to meet elsewhere or return back home. It was not just us but almost all of the other couples who I saw over there too. We feared being seen by people for we would be shamed.
It was really pathetic for someone who is 18 and an adult to not be able to date who they wanted even in this age and time. But there was nothing you could do about it but hope for the best and be careful.

Ahaan:

It had beed a week since Adira and I saw the lady at the park and nothing wrong had happened since. I was quite happy with this and hoped that this is the way it will be. That was until one of my friends came over to me and asked me if I was dating her. I was stunned by how HE of all people knew about this...and if he knew it meant that...