Aarohi just had finished her work and was now heading towards home, she had bought some vegetables by the way and she kept walking until she sighed fed up, turning back! She could see no one, she rolled her eyes, "Come out!" she almost yelled! A tap on her shoulder from behind startled her and she soon stepped aside looking at the man! She rolled her eyes again, "What are you spying me for??"
Deep nodded thoughtfully, "Well the very question I wanted to ask you from the day I am following you was...."
"That is what....why??? It's been a week that you are following me from!!" she yelled!
He chuckled, "Impressive that I am being noticed as well!!"
Aarohi couldn't take it anymore and out of anger, she took a carrot from the basket she held, and was about to hit him but he stopped her holding her wrist gently with a chuckle, "Won't you hear my question yet?"
She looked away, he smiled, "Are you a beauty because you know how to look beautiful being a cosmetologist or are you really, naturally, this beautiful?!" he asked beaming a smile, she looked at him in awe for a second before forcing her hand out of his grip, and he just let her free!
"How much do you know about me?" she snapped!
"Nothing that you can share personally!"
She sighed, "What is wrong with you? Who are you and why are you doing this all?" her shoulders almost fell!
He nodded, "It's my fault to not to have a good introduction of myself!" He held his hand out for a shake, "Hello! I'm Deep Nethin!" she frowned and it took her only a second to slap his hand away! He chuckled, "And...I already had said you something!"
"I answered it as well! I don't have any reason to like you!"
"So you dislike me?!"
"Probabl...."
"What reason do you have to dislike me?!" he cut her off who was now taken aback!
"Must....I have a reason to dislike someone??!" she scoffed!
"When you should to like someone, don't you think the same goes the otherwise?!" he smirked!
She shook her head, "I know nothing about you and am really not interested!" she said and attempted to cross him, "May be.... if we get along?!" he pleaded!
"You might find reasons to like me and even might get interest! Who knows?!"
She rolled her eyes, and crossed him.
"Aarohi!" he called her softly from behind making her look back, his hand was still held out open, as if not wanting to give up. She looked at him with those questioning look of hers!
"I know you think me as a pervert, and asking this now would not really help but I can't help!!"
She frowned, "Let us....date Aarohi?!" he asked hopefully, and her brows raised as she looked at him in disbelief! How can someone be this straight??!
She felt the urge to hit or throw something at him for the way how he was speaking and all she could do was look left and right for a second before stepping ahead and placing the carrot she held in his palm firmly! He looked down with a chuckle then up, she looked at him as well, "Do not....disturb me!!" she said and turned to leave!
He smiled with a shook at her, his hand flew up, taking a bite of carrot, he said while chewing, "I don't often accept defeat and not this early!!"
She shook her head at his madness, without looking back she reached home! She placing everything she bought from market in the kitchen, intentionally avoided to have a talk with Soumya, her so called sister-in-law who didn't even act like one the last time she discussed about him with her! She kept asking about him and even suggested to try accepting him once bluffing about 'Might be the right one!!'
Urgh, she felt like she wanted to hit him, hit him until she was satisfied, what was he doing with her?! She sat on her bed, curling up hugging her knees, his words echoing in her ears! She lay down hiding her face with the pillow, not wanting to hear even a single thing from her heart which was now racing up its pace! She kept turning left and right constantly before throwing away the pillow on to the floor and covering up herself in sheets! She took deep breaths looking up at the ceiling before sighing, turning to the sides holding another pillow, hugging it, she let herself close her eyes and have some sleep despite it being still the evening!
That night Soumya had come to call her for dinner but looking at the way she slept so early, she decided not to disturb her and went off switching off the lights and closing the door! The next two days, she though felt that he was again following her, she couldn't see him! Weird, when she could see him, she wanted him to go away, and now when he wasn't disturbing her, she was disturbed again!
After being done with her work, she bought some chocolates so that she could distribute it to the children in orphanage! And when she was done, she reached to the classroom where the children were usually used to study! There sat the old man, sleeping in his chair itself, snoring! She rolled her eyes shaking her head, and then as she went in, she did what she planned for! When she was done, she gone out, and kept looking at the man through window from out of the room while the children followed her as well!
After minutes, the man woke up to the suddenly falling droplets of water from up, with a frown, when he opened his eyes, he saw a balloon hanged up to the ceiling just above him and few drops were dripping down it, landing on him! With the same frown he slowly got up, leaning forward, and just happened a stone hitting the balloon, ofcourse by Aarohi, making it burst! Soon the water filled in it fell on him with a force which kicked his sleep out of hell, he jerked and fell down from his seat! The children began to giggle stopping their laughter! The man shook his head letting the water which was dripping down his hair get sprinkled, before his fingers ran through his hair! He made a frustrated sound as he yelled, "Who the hell did it???" with clenched jaw!
The children now laughed out loud, and even Aarohi couldn't stop herself, the man looked out through the window, and when he understood it was them, he angrily stood up flouncing towards the exit, but stepping on the banana peel, he slipped and fell on the ground again making a huge sound!
-Thud!!!-
The man yelled again while his painful moans echoed the room! Children laughed even more while Aarohi tried to stop them when she herself couldn't do it!
The man hit the floor in anger getting up, and he again flounced to the exit but as soon as he stepped out, his leg hit a stick which made the tub hanged to the door above him turn down and he was instantly covered with the finely powdered chalk! He gasped and the laughs increased, he shook his head again now dust swaying away his hair, and just in a second, he began to sneeze!
He shouted and looked sides, "Sorry for covering you up with chalk powder Mr.Narayan! Let me help you clean it as well!" she soon threw a mug of cold water at him, again, and the man shivered! The children gasped as well before laughing again, he shook his head, "You.....bastards!!" he yelled, trying to clean his eyes with fingers!
Soon the children ran away from there sensing his anger, leaving the lady alone, she still smiling looked here and there, before starting to run as well throwing the mug away! The man ran behind her though his swollen stomach with fat wasn't helping much, making him suffer for breath! "Catch her!!" he screamed at the guards as she easily made her way out of the orphanage, the man couldn't run as fast as the young lady, and the guards followed her!
The lady mother who saw everything just shook her head at Aarohi, before getting in!
Aarohi kept running, crossing streets while the two security guards still kept following her, and suddenly a hand grabbed her to the corner of the wall, helping her hide, entwining with her fingers. Her head rested on his chest, she lifted her gaze up moving away a bit yet still hiding and suddenly time felt at pause as she looked at Deep!
He was so on focus in hiding while she kept staring him, the two guards were just near the wall they were hiding behind, her long skirt which swayed a little along the air easily made the guards notice them, "There she is!" one of the men shouted! Deep suddenly held her wrist now, and grabbed her, making her gasp and now they began to run together! He kept looking ahead while she kept looking him not realising the smile that slowly appeared on her face!
They kept running until they crossed further streets and when he couldn't see those two men following them anymore he stopped gasping and she stopped as well, gasping! They both looked each other while still suffering for breath and as they looked, they started laughing hard, hard and hard until they can't breath anymore! Still gasping, and panting, they looked at each other again, "You're....crazy!!" he pointed shaking his head, his hands rested to his sides and he looked down still panting!
She laughed again now her left hand reaching up holding the shoulderstrap of her handbag! She as well panting looked at him, who kept his head down finding air, his eyes closed!
"Mr.Deep Nethin! Managing Director of Tara Nethin Cosmetics!" she said once her breath got stable!
He shot his eyes open and slowly looked up, taking a deep breath!
"Shall we date?!" she asked!