Chapter 4
I sat in the living room wearing a simple pair of denim shorts and a tank top. I pretended to read the newspaper as he did something in the kitchen. Slowly, when I saw that everyone was busy in their own work, I got up and walked towards the kitchen. I had to talk to him. Now or sometime soon. I walked into the kitchen with a smile and he stopped what he was doing for a minute to look at me. He gave me a blank look and then started back at what he was doing. "You need something?" I hadnt expected him to talk right now so it took me by surprise. "Oh no, I..." I took a step ahead. "I just wanted to say...thank you. You all are taking so much trouble to help me. Thank you."
He nodded and then looked at me again. "So...what happened?" I smiled. He really wanted to know? I licked my lips to get rid of the dryness and then started to speak. But before I could day anything, I heard a voice in the back. "They're meeting us at the club. We have to get there by 9 tonight." I looked around and saw another one of the men standing there. I quickly turned back around, embarrased. I think he noticed this embarrasment and smiled a little. "Ok. Tell the others to get ready." The guy nodded and left. I looked down to hide my annoyance but he spoke again. "We're going to the club tonight. Go get ready." I looked up at him again but with a little confusion. "The club? But I dont have anything to wear though. I mean..." He put his hand in front of me and told me that he would be right back. I followed his track with my eyes and noticed that he had gone to Sim's room. But in a matter of a few seconds, I heard her screaming. "What the hell Angad? Why do I have to compromise with everything?I.." It stopped now. Perhaps, he had asked her to shut up. Atleast, I hoped he had.
After a few seconds, he came outside with an angry expression on his face and then stopped when he looked at me. "Get ready, we're going shopping for you." I stood there, almost shocked. we were going shopping. I silently nodded my head and watched him walk away. I smiled when he left and then stopped when I saw Prince standing in front of him. He had a smile on his face. "Good luck!" I felt the embarrasment come back when he rolled his eyes and left. Darn! That was embarrasing.
After making sure my hair was perfect, I walked outside and saw him leaning against his motorcycle. Hot! I walked upto him and smiled awkwardly and he stared at me for a few seconds, almost smiling. But I didnt recognize the expression on his face. He suddenly got on his motorcycle and turned his head to look at me. "Kripa...get on." I looked at him, almost dreamily, and then got on. Hesitantly, I placed my hands on his shoulder. He accelerated a little and I suddenly grabbed him, scared that I would fall. He didnt say anything. Maybe I wanted him to. But he didnt.
"Where are we going?" I shouldnt have asked. He had told me before that we were going shopping. Why did I ask? "Shopping." Thats all he said. Shopping. I guess I was trying to make a conversation but it wasnt working very well for me. "So, Kripa..." He was talking to me? Oh my god! I tried to keep my cool. "Yeah?"
"So what really happened that night."
"I ran away from home." He nodded his head. "Hmm...so where do you plan to go now?" I didnt know what to say. I wanted to stay with them forever but in the back of my mind I knew that was almost impossible, unless God was watching me and decided to make a miracle happen. "I dont know. I'm trying to look for my mother but I dont know how."
He parked his motorcycle in the parking lot of the mall and then waited for me to get off before he parked it securely. We walked towards the door and he opened it for me. I felt myself smile. This wasnt going as bad, I thought.
"Your mother? You're lucky you know who she is." He hadnt said anything for the past few minutes since we had entered the mall and now as he did speak, it surprised me. What did he mean? "Why? What do you mean?"
"Nothing. I wish I knew who my mother was. I never saw her in my life."
"Aww. but...what about your family?"
"Enough about me, ok? Lets do this quickly." I felt a little annoyed at his tone but I followed him as he walked into a store. "Ok. Pick whatever you want. I'll wait right here."
"Wait, where are we going tonight?"
"Its a party. In a club. Get something good." I smiled with a nod and then walked towards the Women's section of the store.
I looked through everything but I couldnt find what I wanted. I wanted to impress him. What would impress him? I thought. Then the image of Sim came to my mind and that night when Prince had told me about the relationship that Angad and Sim shared. I didnt know if there was anything between them but if there wasnt, I didnt want to miss this opportunity.
I walked out of the store and saw him standing there, staring at the little baby with its mother right next to him. There was this sad expression on his face that made me wonder why. I walked upto him and waved my hand in front of his eyes. "I'm done." He looked at me and then at the bag. "What did you buy?" I just smiled and nodded my head. "Its just a dress." I started to walk ahead of him but he ran to me and then stood right in front of me to block my way. "Wait...You better have a good dress there coz Angad's date needs to look the best there. get it?" I froze in that moment. Date? I stared at him for a few seconds. "A date?"
I guess he just realized what he had said because he tried to act like it hadnt meant anything. "Yeah date...I cant just take you there as a stranger. You have to get invited by the host. so unless youre my date, you cant come in girl. so if anyone asks, youre angad's date. got it?" I nodded my head listening to his demanding voice and followed him as he started to walk.
"Angad." He stopped when he heard my voice and turned around. "Can we please get something to eat? I'm kinda hungry." He rolled his eyes and looked towards the food court. "Fine. Lets go." He walked away and I stood there with a smile as if I had just won something. Perhaps, I had.
I sat at the table as he walked over with two cups of coffee. He placed mine on the table and then sat down, sipping from his own. He wasnt looking at me now. But I continued to stare. He was staring at the table. It seemed like he was looking at the artwork under the shiny glass that illuminated the color of the table itself. I continued to observe him. His head was faced down so all I could see was his gelled hair that made him look fresh and that diamond earing that he wore on his left ear. I couldnt deny it. He looked hot! "These pictures are beautiful." I heard him speak after a while but I looked at where he was looking. The cafe tables were made in such a way that one could see pictures of nature under that shiny glass.
He looked at me for a second and then looked down at the table again. "So whats up with you and sim?" That was a random question. I had to agree. I just sat up and felt a lump form in my throat. I didnt want to offend him if he did have something with her. "Um...I dont know. Nothing, I guess. I just...I dont think she really likes me that much." He nodded his head and smiled as he looked down at his coffee again. "She really doesnt."
"So does that mean, you guys are gonna have to let me go. dont you?" He looked up at me immediately with a weird expression that I could not decipher. "Look. I dont do what people tell me. I tell people what to do. ok? And Sim is going to do what I tell her to do."
"But I have to go someday right?" He sighed and leaned back. "Sure. You can do whatever you want Kripa. I dont have to tell you what to do." He rolled his eyes and looked away. I felt really uncomfortable. Suddenly he had turned very stern towards me. In a few seconds, he stood up and looked at me. "I'm waiting by the bike. Finish your coffee and hurry. Its almost afternoon and the drive is long." I nodded my head and watched him leave. After a few seconds, I stood up and threw my coffee out and then walked out with all my shopping bags.
I stood in front of the mirror in a towel and stared at myself. I seemed to have lost some weight in the past two days. But still there was some radiant energy shining through my face. My smile reached my eyes and my mind was calm. I heard a knock on the door and I froze. Before I could say anything, the door knob turned and Sim entered the room. I relaxed a little but felt a little uncomfortable in front of Ms. Perfect Body. "Sim..hi. you need something?"
She stood there for a while and then started talking. "Yeah. Kripa..I was just. I..." She seemed to hesitate. "I'm sorry." Bam! What the hell was that? Sorry? No, there had to be something wrong. "For what?" She sighed and then looked away trying to stop herself from bruising her own ego. "For everything. I shouldnt have acted the way I did. I was just a little..insecure, I guess. I shouldnt have..." I felt really bad for her. There was a bit of regret on her face. I immediately placed a hand on her shoulder. "I know what you may be going through Sim. You dont need to be sorry." She turned around with a smile and hugged me. "Thanks for forgiving me, Kripa. I OWE YOU ONE."
coming up: The party.
That was it. I know I said wednesday and today is thurs but I really didnt have time. I'll try to post another one by Sunday. I'm hoping that I will be successful.
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Edited by desiigirl19 - 18 years ago
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