|THE UNLOVED| ✔

My Limping Guest

I was in the kitchen setting the food in the bowl when my phone rang. I picked up the phone and pressed it between my shoulder and ear and made my way out to the table where Dk was setting up the plates while limping to and fro.

"Hi lalita" I addressed happily, kept the food on the table and once again made my way inside the kitchen to fetch water.

"Wow, you surprisingly sound happy." She said with a confused voice. "What do you mean I surprisingly sound happy?" I asked with fake annoyance.

"Well, it isn't every day that I can hear your smile."She said and giggled and I rolled my eyes.
"Well your just over analyzing."

"Anyway, what are you up to?" She asked.

"Nothing, we're just going to eat dinner." I said and started filling the glass with water when suddenly my eyes widened in realization.

"Um.. I mean - "

" We? "

Oh no!

"Radhika, your dad came and you didn't even tell me". Lalita said with a tinge of sadness.

"Um, not really Lalita, my dad isn't here." I said swallowing the lump in my throat and slowly made my way out of the kitchen.

"Oh....oh, so who is this we? " She asked suspiciously.

"Um,Dk?" I replied more like a question and took my seat opposite him giving him a small hesitated smile.

"Dk? Oh my God" She exclaimed and suddenly I heard a series of hiccups from my front.

I looked up to Dk and extended him some water to which he smiled and mouthed 'someone must be remembering me'.

"Radhika, what is he doing in your house, with you, eating dinner? "Lalita said quite loudly And I immediately try to cover the phone.

"Nothing is like what you're thinking. I'll just explain you everything tomorrow.  I said swallowing the food with difficulty.

"You better explain me miss, and anyway I just wanted to remind you that tomorrow we have to submit the assignment." She stated and I facepalmed.

How can I forget about the assignment? Dk also mentioned about it.

"Yes, yes, assingment,ok. Lalita, Thankyou for reminding me." I said. 

"Radhika what do you mean by reminding? Have you not completed it yet? Do you need my help? Um, should I come over?" She asked in one go to which I chuckled, very thankful for such a beautiful friend.

"No my dear friend, you don't have to do anything. I'll help myself. Don't worry about me. I'll message once I'm over with the dinner."I said to which I first heard silence and then -

" Hmm, Dinner, I see. "

I rolled my eyes but suppressed my smile. "Bye lalita, I'll see tomorrow."

"You better explain me everything. Bye, take care."She said one final warning and I switched of the phone.

I looked up to see Dk whose full concentration was on eating food, his bandage on his hand coming off with every bite.