TJL#14# She Is The One

Find Out

Diya's POV

" What's wrong now?" He asked me.

" I don't know." I said. He sighed and continue cooking.

" How can you don't know?" He asked me.

" I don't know." I said mindlessly. He looked at me this time.

" Stop saying that." He said.

" Saying what?" I asked.

" That you don't know." He said.

" I really don't know." I said.

" What you don't know?." He asked me.

" I don't know what happened to me." I said honestly.

" Alright. Stop thinking. Just relax." He said chopping the vegetables. I looked at him and kept continuing that. I never felt like this for anyone before. What is this!!!

" You know what?" He asked and turned to me. I looked at him confusedly. " I know I have a killer look but you shouldn't look at me while I am chopping vegetables it makes me distracted and I might chop myself. Otherwise you can ogle me all the time. I won't mind." He said winking at me.

I averted my gaze at once and looked away hiding my face behind my hair to hide my blushing face. It was so embarrassing. God!!! He was aware of my gaze. Hell!!! What was I doing!! I heard him chuckling. That made me more embarrassed. I know I was looking like a tomato now. God!!! Why am I blushing in the first place!!!

" Stop laughing." I said to him.

" You are so cute. God!!!" He said. What!!!! He said I am cute!!! I looked at him peeking through my hair.

" What did you say?" I asked.

" Nothing." He said. I was about to reply him but the landline was ringing. I slowly was getting down but he came and helped me to get down. " Careful." He said seriously. I nodded and walked out to reach the phone. I picked it up.

" Hello!! Who is there?" I asked.

" Is this Ari's house?" I heard a familiar voice.

" Ardeyn?" I asked confusedly.

" Who is that?" He asked.

" It's Diya." I said.

" Oh, Diya. How are you? And where is the angry bird?" He asked me and I chuckled.

" I am not fine. Suddenly got unconscious last night and felt very weak and the angry bird has gone to the supermarket with her mom." I said.

" This why she hasn't come to school today cause you are not ok?" He asked me.

" Yes. She was taking care of me." I said.

" Oh, take care of yourself, Diya. May be the weather didn't suit you. It will be better in a few days." He said.

" Yeah, I think so." I said and sighed.

" Asher told me to inform Ari that the rehearsal of the school play this year will be starting from tomorrow. She shouldn't miss school tomorrow at any cost." He said and I smiled. What's with this Asher boy!!

" He himself could call and talk to Ari." I said. He sighed.

" Asher doesn't want to bother her these days. As Ari is still mad with him." He said. " And he is angry with me for this." He said and I chuckled.

" So, are you both participating in the play?" I asked him.

" Asher is. I am not." He said.

" Is this the reason he was asking for Ari?" I asked him. " Cause, she is a part of the play?" I asked him.

" Who wants his Juliet kiss another Romeo!!!" He said out of nowhere.

" Sorry?" I asked.

" Nothing. Just tell Ari about this." He said.

" Ok, I will tell her." I said.

" Oh, God!!!" I heard him mumbling.

" What happened!!!" I asked shockingly.

" She will kill me. Bye Diya. I need to save myself now. Take care and don't fall sick. Bye." He said and cut the call. I looked at the receiver weirdly. Crazy kids!!! But there is something about this Asher. There is something. I kept the receiver down and walked towards the kitchen and again sat on the kitchen aisle watching him cooking.

" Who was it?" He asked me.

" Aradhya's friend." I said and he nodded.

" It's finished. Come Have it." He said looking at me removing the kitchen apron. "You need help to come down?" He asked as I was sitting on the kitchen aisle. I came to realization what he just said. I shook my head.

" No. I can help myself." I said and jumped down from the kitchen aisle and sat on the kitchen table as he pulled a chair for me and sat beside me.

" Come on, start over." He said handing me a fork. I started eating and it was really delicious.

" How is it?" He asked.

" I never knew you can cook." I said.

" There are many things that you don't know about me." He said smilingly.

Don't smile. Don't smile. Stupid heart stay calm. I said in my mind.

" By the way, thank you, sir." I said and he looked at me raising one of his eyebrows. " I mean Mr. Axton, I mean No.. Noel." I said. "Hell!!! It's weird." I said.

" What is weird?" He asked.

" Calling you by your name. I can't do it. It's weird for me." I said and he narrowed his eyes at me.

" Why so?" He asked.

" Isn't it weird to call your boss by his name?" I asked.

" It is. But not until he is -" he was saying but the doorbell rang at the same time. I was about to stood up but he stopped me. I looked at him confusedly. He gestured me to continue eating and stood up.

" You have your meal and I will go to see who is in the door. It must be your aunt and cousin." He said and I nodded totally shocked with his behavior. " Why are you looking at me? Come on eat." He said and walked out of the kitchen. I heard the door opened and the next moment I saw maasi and chhoti entering the hall. Mr. Axton I mean Noel urrrghh. He helped them with the groceries and chhoti entered the kitchen.

" Dee, Kya kar rahe ho?" (Dee, what are you doing?) She asked me. I rolled my eyes.

" So rahi hoon." (Sleeping) I said.

" Lekin mujhe laga k tum nach rahi hoon." (I thought you were dancing) she said with same mocking tone and grab a fork sat beside me then started eating from my plate.

" Asher ne call kiya tha." (Asher called) I said wanted to see her reaction. She choked and started coughing hard. I hand her over a glass of water.

" Kya bola usne?" (What did he say?) She asked having some water.

" Apne girlfriend ko poch rahe thay. Woh aaj school nahi gye na." (He was asking for his girlfriend as she hasn't gone school today.) I said hiding my smile.

" Stupid." She said glaring at the fork. I laughed so hard. She looked at me confused.

" Kya hua?" (what happened?) She asked.

" Asher ne call nahi kiya. Ardeyn ne Kiya tha. Asher ne usko call karne ko bola. Tumhe yeh inform karna tha ki kaal sai school ki play ki rehearsal shuru ho rahe hai. Tum school miss maat karna." (Asher didn't call but Ardeyn did. Asher told him to call you to inform you that the rehearsal of the school play this year is going to start from tomorrow. You shouldn't miss school from tomorrow.) I said.

" Hmm. Better." She said and walked out. I sighed. Asher is something here. Need to find it  out.