Riya's POV
We grabbed our chairs near the island and started serving our dinner. The marinated chicken combined with all baked veggies and pesto dressing, Oh My God! that was the gorgeous combination for dinner tonight with some brownies topped with ice-cream, I sighed softly. "What happend? Everything alright?" he asked with concern. I guess he must've heard me sighing. "Yes. Actually this all looks so tempting that I can't wait to dig in" I said my heart. "So what are you waiting for. Go ahead." We started eating and I was more busy in eating than anything else. "Looks like you're starving."
"Hm. Oh actually I don't like talking while eating but I can make an exception of tonight." I declared while stuffing more in my face. "So tell me bout yourself"
"Myself? I thought Mr. Hudson told you already, didn't he?"
"Not much. Tell me more."
"Like what"
"Like your mom, dad, your life etc."
"But why, means for what?" I asked trying to read his intentions.
"...." he opened his mouth and shut it again. I guess I've got too far. "I don't have any story to be told but everything is normal as everyone does. I have a mom, dad, younger brother in my life. They're doing great and, what else can I say, that's it." I shrugged. "I think you have a story to tell
If you want you can share to me, I'm listening."
"Uh... There's nothing to be told. Everything's just as fine as should be."
"Oh. That's great. It's not usual to be normal. Absolutely not in this world"
"Why do you think like that? Is your experience that you're talking 'bout."
"Hm... No. Not like that. It's just, I think like that. That's it"
"Do you have a boyfriend?" he asked out of blue making me choke the food I was chewing. I coughed my life out and when I felt good, I countered "why did you asked me that. You nearly killed me." I said while drinking water. "I'm sorry. I asked just like that, nothing serious. Are you okay?" he asked with a tensed look. "That's, that's fine don't worry about me, I'm okay. It's just a thing that I hate relationships. They sucks alot and they're distractions too. I won't accept relationship or doing a boyfriend thing. Id rather kill myself than to get into this mess." I shrugged it off and found his long face. Did I offended him? I was in my thoughts when my phone buzzed telling me it's my mom. "Hey mom, what's up?" I excused myself and answered her. "Hi babes, how you doing" she cheered. "I'm fine, what's yours?"
I was busy with my mom on phone when I felt his gaze on me. He was checking me out. It was more than uncomfortable to me with this and suddenly the glass of water fell on ground when my hands hit it. I bended to pick it up when he yelled from back "don't do it with bare hands, Riya." and mom heard it. "With whom you are? Whose that man?" and here we go again, her questions got started "Maaa! It's nothing like that, he's just my neighbour. Nothing to worry, I just dropped a glass that's it. Stop your imagination right here." I yelled at her while giving him deadly looks and he smiled apologetically. Supposedly I picked up a peice of glass while he was bringing something to collect, a small piece of it peirce my forefinger. It started bleeding and I winced because of it. "You weren't supposed to pick it up bare handed. Are you serious. Look what you did." he yelled again. Since I was on call I hunged up and answered him annoyingly. "Weren't you supposed to shut your fuck up. Wasn't I on call. Can't you sit quietly. Now how I'm gonna handle her. You threw me into a big mess." I huffed when he reacted nothing and started mending my wound. "Are you listening? I'm not talking to a ghost here. Hey you" I was snapping on his face but he wasn't interested in answering me and suddenly a sharp pain ran through my finger and and I moaned loudly. "Ah. It hurts"
"It won't hurt if you stopped talking" he scold caringly. It felt good like he was being careful while applying medicine. "Now be careful next time" he instructed while nursing me up and cleaned all the glass pieces. He was really being good to me and that was something I felt for first time in my life. While he was cleaning up, I called mom and explained her everything and she instructed the same as he did.
After that we had our brownies and thankfully I was having some ice-cream in freezer. We had our desert while talking about random things such as my arrival in New York City and my qualifications, college life, friends, etc. "Seriously you ain't engaged not even seeing someone, that's really surprising." he commented totally out of blue. "Why you have a hard time to believe I'm not. I'm fucking serious man. I've told you already I don't do boyfriend things, I hate it and not even in mood to think about it."I declared firmly. Why can't he believe it.
"I can't believe it because your beautiful and amazing girl, you can just find anyone you want. And this is surprising cause no one can expect you to be single. So I just asked out of curiosity, that's it. No offence" I rolled my eyes and he covered up by showing peace sign. "That's not true. Everyone has their own point of view for life and it's mine. Relationships are too complicated for me. Firstly bout your partner twice, thrice, proposing, commiting, sacrificing and god knows what else. That's too cheesy. I like to be straight and practical. And sometimes you go overboard with few things that literally tears you up and then the complications, blah blah blah. Why to have that when you can enjoy yourselves." I found his jaw dropped on my declaration.
After some other talks we called that night and in room respectively.