The Strings Of Heart

26

Sitara POV

"I will book a flight ticket for you," mum said as I stood in front of her with my luggage.

"No." She stopped working on her laptop and looked at me.

"You want to go by train? I don't think you would find a seat even in Tatkal. You should've told me before so that I could've booked a ticket."

"Nah." I shake my head.

"Then? How do you want to go?" She asks with her brows frowned in confusion.

"By car."

"Uh-huh?"

"I heard that David is also going to Ooty for some reasons. Ask him to take me with him, you don't have to worry about my safety." She thinks about it.

"He will be taking care of me and you didn't want to send me alone anyway. I don't want to travel alone," I add before she could say anything.

"Hmm, nice idea. I should've thought about this before."

"No problem, before he goes let's go and meet him," I tell her.

"Why? I can call David here and he will pick you up," mum said.

"Mum, isn't it tiring. Him coming here and picking me up? It will be waste of time coming and going back. Let's go to his place and from there we can go."

Why is it so hard to convince her...

"Hmm point, let's go." She stands up after shutting down her laptop and picking her phone.

'yes!'

She calls David while we walk towards the main door. "He isn't answering my calls," mum said ending the call.

"Do you know where he lives?"

"Yes, Ramu knows. I think he is at his apartment."

"Call Ramu uncle," I tell Ajay Anna. We wait for Ramu uncle while I can't keep my excitement down.

I'm not going to leave any chance of spending some alone time with him and I'm going to confess my crush on him soon.

"Ramu, David intiki alali," mum said to Ramu uncle. (Ramu, we need to go to Davi's home)

I need to spend some time with him and let this out for good.

"Okay, ma'am." I get into the car with my backpacking bag. I put on my seatbelt as mum gets in the car.

I look out of the window as the car moves, there is heavy traffic. I enjoy watching the nightlife of Hyderabad.

We reached David's apartment building after 45 minutes of the journey. The car was stopped at the entrance, after telling the watchman details and after he saw my mum, the car was allowed inside.

I get down the car and look around. The apartment building screams richness.

Mum and I walk towards the elevator, the parking lot is huge. We get into the elevator and wait for the floor. He lives on the fifteenth floor.

"I think he is resting or getting ready," mum says as he doesn't answer her calls.

"Maybe."

We reach the floor and walk to the right where his apartment is. Mum stops at 1107 and rings the bell.

She rings the bell again when we didn't get any response. She was about to ring the bell when the door opened and sleepy David with his bed hair looked at us in surprise.

"Aishu aunty and Sitara. Is everything okay?" David asked in worry.

"Everything is good David, you don't worry. Calm down," mum spoke while he stepped aside for us to step inside.

I look at his apartment, it is a minimalist apartment. White... White... White...

"I go by flight in two hours aunty. Tickets will be bought at the counter or we can book online," David spoke.

"Thank god, I was actually worried about how to send her alone. She said she wanted to go by car but you are going by flight."

I look around the apartment while they both talk. I don't find anything interesting, his apartment is simple and there aren't many articles.

There is a bookshelf filled with mostly his medical books.

"When you will be returning? Sitara is returning back on Tuesday," mum said.

"I'm returning on the same day."

"Sitara..." Mum called. I went over to them and see David looking down at the floor with deep thoughts.

"He is going by flight, don't trouble him and please don't fight. I will leave now and wait till he gets ready."

"Okay, see ya." I hug her.

"Thank you, David."

"Any time aunty," David replied. They share a hug before mum leaves.

David and I share a look, I don't know what to say and this is my first time being at his place.

"Do you want to have some water? I'm sorry but there isn't any food. I can order for you," David asked.

"It's fine, I ate before coming."

"Hmm okay." He goes to the kitchen and I follow him after keeping my backpacking bag down.

"Why is it so empty? I only see books."

David chuckled.

"I moved in last year, I don't really stay here. So never got the chance to decorate the whole place."

"Oh." I take the water glass from him.

"Why you don't stay here?" I'm trying to have a conversation here and I hope I don't sound too stupid.

"Mostly I have night shifts so I stay in hospital. Or even if have morning shifts, I doze out sleeping in my cabin."

"Oh."

"Actually there's no reason to come here so I stay in hospital. Or else your home."

"Nice."

"There isn't much to look around. I will go and get ready, you watch YouTube maybe."

"Okay." He nods his turning around to leave.

"What is the WiFi password?" I ask him.

"Davideloraaarav."

I raise my brow but don't comment on it. He quickly goes away to his room. His WiFi password is also David Elora Aarav.

I open my f*******: and type his name on the search bar. I stalk his account while he gets ready.

There aren't many pictures but in every picture my sister and Aarav are present. There isn't a single photo of him.

I keep the phone away when I don't find anything interesting. I go to the other hallway to see if I can find anything interesting.

There are many cardboard boxes in the room. The first box caught my eye as it contains the photo frames.

I went through the photos, he photo frames every single picture of Elora, Aarav and him.

If someone who don't know about my sister and David would surely think that David has a crush on my sister.

Maybe or may not...

I go to the kitchen to get my phone. I walk back to the living room and wait for him.

David walked into the living room after a while wearing a full-sleeved black sweatshirt and black pants. I scan him from head to toe. He looks cute and hot.

"You dress up good," I say startling him.

"Hmm... Thank you." I nod my head.

"The cab will be here in ten minutes." He adds. I stand up and pick my bag. I know he is a bit uncomfortable but I don't care.

Even I'm nervous and shy but I don't want to show that flop my plan.