The Path I Crave!

Chapter 11

Chandni

'Baby, What's making you so anxious?' Adi whispered, his lips lingering around my ears, causing my entire body to shiver. I lean on his shoulders lacing our fingers.

'Nothing, I'm just hungry' Not a lie entirely. Since we left the hustle of Bangalore City towards the historic town of Hampi, before sunrise without coffee or food, I'm certainly hungry. But the hunger is not creating the anxiousness within me.

So what is making me anxious?

In less than ten hours prior, I received the conformation of leaving my brother and Adi for the rest of my life.

Yesterday afternoon, with full of uncertainty I made it to the interview and showed off my skills in recording a mind capturing video of colorful shopping destination in Bangalore. The shopping spry of Bangalore was shown by me with colors. Different color for different place and variety of shopping. Which undoubtedly impressed the Travel network guys, since I received my offer letter within the next hour.

In four weeks time, I will be traveling to London for a two year long internship, of which the first six to eight months will be assisting and working in various departments. The latter part of the internship will allow me to travel various parts of the world. For work off course.

They provided me a week's time to make my decision and submit the documents for the next process of booking the flight, arranging the stay, procuring the Visa.

I'm not exactly thrilled at the opportunity. I know it's a big deal. I loved the challenge at different stages of the interview. I most certainly loved the job description.

My kind of job!

I don't feel like celebrating, I feel like mourning. I don't want to elude from home.

Is it the right thing to do? Give my brother freedom to lead his life without his little sister always clenching to him. He is taken care of me for years. I want to relieve him of the burden. I need to take care of myself.

But It really does sound awful.

'Finally, you managed to tell her' Tarun chuckles watching our laced fingers. 'How long has it been?' he asks Adi. Apart from Adi, Rishi had three more childhood friends. For all these years they managed to stick together, meeting up in the weekends, trips, parties.

'Finally' Adi says securing ours fingers firmly. 'Five months' he replies.

'What?' Meera, Tarun's wife seems in shock.

'Yup, the entire world thought they were dating and everyone knew they both had a thing for each other, except the both of them' he explains to his wife. I could hear Rishi laughing in the seat behind us.

Well, maybe the entire world knew but I always considered Adi, my best friend. I never for once thought he would have deep feelings for me.

'Well, I know she and the wait for her, is worth it. She means more than world to me' Adi declares his everlasting love for me.

She means more than world to me. Those words play like a sweet melody in my head.

And what will I do for him?

'Breakfast stop' Rishi shouts as soon as the TT stops near a restaurant. Most of us are whining for food from half an hour now.

The guys planned a trip cum get-together for Rishi and Riya before the wedding. Since Riya is very fond of history and due to time shortage, they decided ruins of Hampi is the best getaway. One last trip before the wedding.