Bond

♡First touch♡

After lunch Asha told me to chat with them in the living room. I didn't want to be a jerk so I sat with them.

- You people don't live here. Do you?
- No, we just came here for vacation. Imtiaz replied.
- Oh. Then do you plan to stay here all your vacation?
- No, we will go to our friend's outhouse.
- I know a place. That's really good. I'm going there. (I just decided that.) If you want you can go there too. It's a very nice and calm place beside the river. And the guest houses are beautiful and comfortable.

- But we've already decided to go to our friend's place. You can join us there. (He doesn't mean that. He doesn't like me. But it's obvious that he won't like me. Since I'm his would be wife's ex-husband's friend. Well that's okay because I don't care about him. I just care about my Asha.)

- I wish I could. But I actually rented a guest house there.
I lied. But he seemed relieved. Maybe Asha noticed that. Because she talked to me,
- You can give us the necessary informations. In case we change our decision.
- Ms Ashfa, can I have your number?
- Excuse me?
- Your number?
She looks so puzzled. She's regretting talking to me.
- Uh.. It's 01×××××××××.
- I texted you an agency's number and the place's name. If you call in that agency they'll help you.
- Oh! Thanks.
I think she's relieved now. Maybe she was wondering why I asked for her number.

- Not a problem.
(I should say thanks because you gave me your number. But I won't call you ever because you don't want me to.)

- So what are you doing here?
- I came here for a business deal. I finished my work properly and now I'm in a vacation.
- Oh. What do you do?
- I'm an engineer.
- I should have known that. Abrar was an engineer too.
- Yeah. So how many days you are in here?
- Two more days.
Replied the other guy whose name I forgot.
- Then why don't we do something together tomorrow? We can watch movie or something?
- We've plans. Said Imtiaz.
- Yeah. We're going to a magic show. Said the other guy.
- Then let me buy the tickets in Anisha's honour.
- We've bought the tickets when we were coming here. Said Imtiaz.

He hates me I guess. But who cares? I'm just sad that I cannot be with Asha. Even if I buy a ticket now I won't be able to sit with them.
- Shit, You missed the chance. Said Asha.
- No, it's nothing. Don't be bothered about it. But isn't it childish?
- Why would you say that? Asked the other girl with them.
- Because it's all about tricks. It's so easy to catch the tricks.

- Really? But I can't catch any trick of it. Said Asha.
- But it's easy. Even I know how to do magic.

- Really!! (Said Anisha appearing from behind.) What are you saying? I didn't know that you can do magic!
- There are so many things you don't know about me.

- Yeah. That's right. But there is a huge difference between previous you and this you. You were so shy. You barely looked at any girl let alone talk. You were never this friendly. What's the secret?

- What are you talking about?
- I'm serious. Have you fallen in love? Who's the lucky girl?
- Shut up. Do you even know what you are saying?
- Of course I do. People change when they are in love.
- How do you know? (If that's the case when you met me I was already in love)
- I just do.

- Okay guys, leave this topic and get back to where we were. Magic. Said Asha.
- Okay. What kind of magic do you know. I want to see. Said Anisha.
- I know hypnotism. I can hypnotize people.
- Really? Then hypnotize me. Said Anisha.

- Not her. Me. Said Asha.
- Of course. (I wanted to do this with you and you volunteered yourself. Isn't it magic?) Okay then off the lights and on a dim light. (Anisha did that.) Now me and her will be in this side. You people go to the other side. (They followed my instructions. Asha and me were in this side and they were a little far.) I will countdown backwards and she'll fall asleep. So Ms Ashfa, look into my eyes. (She did that. Oh God I'm nervous. I read this in Charlie Chaplin's autobiography. But he was an celebrity. Who am I? A no one. But I've to do this.) Keep your face like this. (I touched her chin and acted like I was positioning her face. This is the first time ever I touched her face. It was like electricity is flowing through my index finger to my whole body. She was so close that I could smell the scent of her face powder, I could count the every single eyelashes of her eyes, I could see the creases on her lips. I could hear her heart beats, I could feel her breathing. Her hair was touching my face. She was smiling at me.) Keep looking at my eyes and I will countdown. Do you understand?
- Yes.
- Keep looking at me.
- Hihih. I am.
- Don't laugh.
- OK. Sorry.
- 10 (I said loudly.) Please act. (I said in a low voice so that only Asha could hear.Then I took a step backwards. Hearing me Asha's eyes became wide. As uf she couldn't understand me.)
- 9 (loudly) please do that (I whispered)
- 8 please.
- 7 pretend ( Won't you do that for me?)
- 6
- 5
- 4
- 3
- 2
- 1
- 0

I took one step backwards with each number I counted. When I said "0" Asha closed her eyes and rested her head on her shoulder. I let out the breath I was holding.

God I was so nervous. She really did what I asked her to do. This is a real magic. Anisha and her friends called out Asha. But she didn't responded.

After a while, I was going to wake Asha when Imtiaz shook her and she opened her eyes. Everyone was surprised and I was sad as I missed my opportunity to touch her once again.

They all asked her if she was really asleep. She said that her eyes were heavy for looking at me for so long so she closed her eyes and opened them. But she didn't hear them calling her. Like this my first magical experience ended.

A/N. Hopefully their bond will grow quickly and you will like this chapter. Enjoy reading and be happy!