Charm in disguise
1417 Words
(Anand's VOC)
"Sir, it's time, we need to get moving." Mrs. Sinha, my new assistant snapped me from my thoughts.
"You move on Mrs. Sinha, I'll take some time alone." I said as I kept looking at what I'm looking.
"Okay sir." She said, I didn't bother to look away from it. Afraid that whatever is playing in front of me would vanish.
"I'll catch up with you guys later." With that it walked away.
Wait!
I wanted to yell but I didn't. Something is definitely wrong with me.
She's just a girl for crying out loud!
Yea, great discovery!
I wonder why, but my feet automatically moved in her direction.
She's Just a girl, yes, but something, something is definitely driving me insane at this moment. The moment I saw her, she kept laughing out loud. She didn't hide anything. She didn't care that she laughed too loud, she didn't care if she's jumping like a small child when she laughed. Most importantly, she didn't notice me watching her. As I walked into the hallway, I stoped short when I heard her. My head turned on it's own accord to see her. The thing that caught me were her green eyes. Shining like two green diamonds. Just like those diamonds, rare to find and if found, absolutely stunning!
God there's something in her.
I kept moving behind her. She never cared to look behind. She kept walking as if she's dancing.
Why did I see you?
She walked and walked and finally sat behind a tree in the garden. She crossed her legs and kept looking at a paper. She looked too nervous but that looked absolutely breathtaking........
What is it with you which is driving me insane?
I ran to the other side of the tree careful enough that she wouldn't doubt someone's existence.
"You can do it!" She spoke to herself.
"You can do it!" She kept murmuring as if it's some sort of a mantra.
Is she talking to herself?
No s**t, sherlock........
Who talks to themselves?
Maybe she does......
"It's just this one time, once done you don't need to do it again!" I tried to hide my laughter at her stupidity.
"Ahhhh, I'll kill you Geetha!" I laughed as I couldn't stop.
"What does she think of herself?" Her voice is something...... Just like some lullaby? Yea, I guess it sounds like a hummingbird. The flow of her words were like a flowing waterfall.
"You can do it! Your the best among us! I'm your bestfriend! I know what to do to you!" She mimicked someone. How lucky are they?
"Screw you Geetha! I wish you get a mini size fever for this!" Wow! Did she just curse someone? Is this a way someone curses?
"No no no no no no! What is wrong with me?" She hid her face in her lap.
"Akki, be a good girl and don't curse."
Akki..........
So, that's your name, huh?
"Please god! I'm sorry! I was just mad when I wished. Please don't let it happen!" She prayed to the sky.
'Then why do you need to curse?' I murmured
She turned back in an instant. I went away from her point of sight.
"Something is really wrong with me! I can listen to someone speak! That's the reason why you must not watch horror movies at mid night!" She scolded herself and a giggle escaped my mouth.
"You should get out of here! Loneliness is not your correct remedy." She told herself and got up. I rushed away from her. I need to get her attention some how, but how? What if she doesn't know who I am? Who am I kidding? I'm the Bhatia!
Yea, she should know that right?
What should I do to get your eyes on me?
What if I dash you? As if I've done it unintentionally and blame it on you?
Yea, that's a good one!
Get a hold on yourself boy!
Screw you!
Your The Anand Bhatia!
So what?
You own a firm!
To hell with it!
Your the master of bussiness in India!
Well, I don't care!
Everything that you want will happen within a snap of a finger!
Yes, but it won't happen with her!
She's just a girl!
No! I think she's more than that.
You've got an ego smartass!
Now, that's right.
Got you!
How can you do something swallowing your pride?
Yea, how can I keep everything aside for a girl.
I saw her walking and everything I thought just washed away......
Fuck the pride and ego!
I walked right in front of her but her eyes were stuck to the paper.
Good for me.
Let me see how you'd feel when you see me.......
I looked down at my clothes. I just wore a dark blue jeans and a white shirt. Thanks to my intention to look younger than all those professors. She wouldn't know that I'm Bhatia unless she read about me somewhere.
"O my god!" She yelled the moment she collided with my chest. I held her hands to give her a support.
Yea yea, to support or to kill the urge to touch her?
Yea, shut up.
There is something in her touch. It felt......... Divine? Or maybe soft like silk?
Yea Romeo, keep describing. You'll be the next Shakespeare!
"I'm very sorry, I'm very sorry. I didn't do it on purpose. I was just looking at my paper and.....and I got too lost in it, that I didn't watch. It always happens......." She kept rambling about random stuff as she let herself away from my hold.
Her eyes were every where other than me. Why isn't she looking at me? What should I do to make her notice me.
"An apology wouldn't cover up for all the mistakes Miss!" I yelled and she looked into my eyes in an instant. I can see shock written all over her face.
Her diamond eyes were blistering more as she widened them in shock.
They looked more beautiful when I'm close to her. Her eyes kept reducing size gradually.
No no no!
Keep them wide open!p
"Didn't your mom teach you how to walk?" This time her eyes did not widen. Instead there were tears which were about to form.
Great! You made her cry!
"I'm sorry, I never had any to teach me."
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(Akshaya's VOC)
How can life be soo cruel to me? Why does everyone need to point out my mother when I do a mistake?
Why did you leave me alone mom?
Why did you leave, to let people like that man ask me what you taught?
Why did you leave taking away dad from me?
I miss you soo much!
I didn't do a big mistake too. I just fell on his chest. Am I an untouchable for him to yell like that at me? Am I some contagious disease? Or maybe, I look too ugly. His eyes were filled with pure rage when he looked at me in an intense way. Yea, they softened when I told him that I didn't have a mother.
Yea Akki, you read his heart to say that.
I don't remember his face too. I just wish I never see him again. I looked down at my sheet of paper. I'll be on the stage in fifteen minutes and here I am, thinking about everything other than my coming speech.
Yea, focus Akki! Focus!
"Akshaya?" I heard my English professor.
"Yes ma'am?" I asked standing up from my place.
"Ready?" She asked with her warm smile.
"I don't know ma'am, I'm a nervous wreck. What if I pass out on the middle of my speech?" She laughed at my question.
"Don't be silly! We all know that you'd do great in this. You've got a talent to hook everyone to what your speaking. Trust your instincts dear." Okay, I'll try to trust them.
Yes Akki! Only you can do it!
"Yes ma'am." I nodded.
"Then walk into that way towards the stage and prove all your fears wrong!" She said with an encouraging smile.
I walked through the stage and I went near the mike. I looked around the crowd to watch both Guna and Geetha sitting togather on the front giving me a thumbs up.
I need to do this to them. They worked their ass out just because I need help. I can't let them down and most importantly, I can't mess with their budding friendship.
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