Foresight

Chapter XX

"How about we grab some coffee first? Then we can proceed for lunch." Tarun suggests. Not a moment has gone after Tarun finishes his sentence, Neeraj and Rajesh Face palm themselves with a loud thud. "You fool, its already 1:30pm now. By the time we finish lunch it will be around 3'o clock. Then we can do some window shopping and we can have coffee and we will drop her home." Rajesh states the better plan.

"Yeah man you are right. Your plan sounds better dude." Tarun accepts as he swerves into the basement parking lot and searches for a decent parking spot.

"We can always trust on Tarun to make very shitty plans" Neeraj adds on as he opens his side of the door and gets out of the car and adjusts his shirt. All four of them head inside the mall, decide to hit the food court after some window shopping. Just the name of shopping triggers Jenny to go into shopping mode and she exclaims "Yesss" and heads towards the nearest cosmetic shop to check out some new shades of lipstick and some perfumes. A soon as she takes a few steps away from the trio, she realizes that she is not with her friends to check for makeup stuff and she turns back sheepishly, only to realize the trio shrugging their shoulders and following her to the shop.

"I am sorry. I heard the word shopping I went into my usual shopping mode. We will go to other shops,, sports shops maybe" Jenny, replies sheepishly. Hearing this Tarun sports a warm smile and rests his hands on her shoulder, reassuringly.

"Its ok. We will also learn some stuff to look for. This way I can pick a gift easily for you in the future"

Jenny looks down with a slight embarrassment in her face and mutters "Thanks", just above whisper, only enough to be heard by Tarun.

"And when guys go shopping, we don't enter sport utilities shop. At least we don't" Neeraj adds on, putting his hand over Rajesh's shoulder. The next hour and half is spent in various cosmetic outlets, searching a nice perfume for Jenny. Though Rajesh and Neeraj were showing the same excitement they had when they entered the mall, Jenny could read some level of boredom and frustration on their faces. But since Tarun was showing full support, she decided to go ahead with her pace of shopping. Still not able to find her choice of perfume, though determined to buy it, she decides to put her persuasion tactics into play. Making her best puppy dog face, she turns towards Tarun and asks permission for just one more shop with a small gesture. Unable to refuse her puppy dog face, Tarun nods in agreement. She hops in excitement and gives him a small but a tight bear hug. Also since she just leans ahead for the hug, rather than coming close, her ear meets with his chest, feeling the beating heart, which seems may burst out any moment now. Though the hug only lasts for a mere 3 seconds, Tarun is able to inhale the scent of Jenny's hair and lo!!! Cupid attack successful.

Rajesh and Neeraj watch Tarun standing rooted in the spot, while Jenny has made her way out of the shop and is making way to her next shop. "You go with Jenny, I will bring Tarun" Rajesh decides and Neeraj sprints out of the shop and tries to look for Jenny. Luckily for him, he spots her entering one a little far and he sprints to that shop and accompanies Jenny. Jenny's attention suddenly turns towards the lanky figure that is huffing-puffing and she is startled as the person is bent down, clutching his knees and trying to catch a breath. She heaves a sigh of relief when it turns out it's Neeraj.

"HH...Tarun got...little trans...hooooh..fixed in trance of...your hug. Rajesh will... bring him her" Neeraj tells in between his huge huge puffs of air.

"Its ok. I am sorry I left him back there. Excitement of shopping" Jenny exclaims again making a puppy face, though Neeraj is still bent down, catching his breath.

"Earth to Tarun, Jenny has gone to the next shop. Lets go" Rajesh imitates the action of action speaking into a imaginary walkie-talkie, while poking Tarun on his shoulder, hoping to bring him from his trance.