Chapter 6"Hey Rukhsana, are you still up for that show tonight?" I ask her as we pull up to the academy. "No Raghu, mom said that I have an appointment with the doctor tonight so I won't be able to make it," she says.
"That's fine," I tell her. "Why don't you go with Mach Mach?" she asks. "Yeah, you don't worry, just take care of yourself," I tell her as we get out of the car. "Okay. Well I have to go to talk to our teacher before class begins. I'll meet you later," she says and leaves. I turn to leave as well but end up bumping into someone. "Ouch," she says. It's Antara. "Sorry," I say and bend down to pick up her stuff. "It's okay," she mumbles.
His hand touches mine and it's as if I have been shocked. I look up and meet his eyes. His gaze has a weird effect on me and it's as if he can read what's going on past my eyes. Before they can betray me too much, I look away and instantly pull my hand away.
I stand up and Raghu hands me my bag. "Thanks," I say, taking it from him. "Actually Antara, I wanted to say sorry for yesterday," he says. "I should have understood that you weren't that comfortable yet." Taken aback by his apology, my only response is an "Okay." He smiles and is about to leave when he remembers something and turns back. "Are you free tonight?" I ask her. "Yeah I guess," she replies. "Great. Actually I was supposed to go watch a show with Rukhsana but she has an appointment tonight. So I was wondering if you would go with me." I wait for her reaction. I had even apologised to her. "Okay. Sure, I'll go," I say. "Thank you," he says and gives me a hug. I smile and let go. "Ahem." We jump apart on hearing that noise. "Raghu, would you like to accompany me to class?" the girl asks. I was guessing that she was Raghu's girlfriend. "Sure," I say and wave bye to Antara. She smiles slightly and I leave with Rukhsana. "Who was she?" Rukhsana asks as soon as Antara is out of hearing distance. "Oh her, she's Antara. The girl that I'm rehearing with. I told you, didn't I?" I ask. "Oh yeah you did. Anyways, doesn't matter. Let's just get to class," she replies. "Wait. Are you telling me that Raghunath Naik asked you to go on a date with him?" Maya exclaims. "It's not really a date Maya. It's more like we're going there to learn something. Its not a date. Get that it in your head," I say while looking in my closet. "What should I wear?" "If its not a date, then why are you so worried about what you wear?" Maya asks from behind me. "Well because I'm going out," I reply. "With a really hot guy," she says in return. "Okay, I got it. Now will you please help me decide what I should wear?" "I never refused," she says and jumps off from the bed to come and help me. We decide on a black and red anarkali and Maya forces me too sit down. She slightly curls my wavy hair and forces me to put on a bit of makeup. "Maya, relax on the makeup. It's not a date so please," I say. "Okay okay. Let me just put on a bit of lip gloss," she says. "Are you done yet?" I ask. "Yes, I'm done. Look in the mirror. I bet you won't even recognise yourself," she says and turns me around so I see myself in the mirror. Maya had done a really good job. I felt as if I looked completely different but a good kind of different. "Antara, you look beautiful. Now hurry. Raghu is waiting for you downstairs," she says, pushing me towards the door. "These girls, why do they always take so long to get ready?" I ask myself, looking at my watch. I sigh and mean against my car, waiting for Antara to show up. The cool breeze suddenly increased a bit and I looked towards the door of the girls dorm. There she was, looking as beautiful as ever in that red and black anarkali. It was as if my breath was taken away. With every step she took closer to me, I swear it made her even more beautiful. "Should we go?" she asks, coming at a stop in front of me. "Huh. Yeah. Sure," I say, coming out of my daze. I open the door for her and she sits. I walk to the other side and start the car. "I was thinking that we should have dinner before the show. I mean it'll end pretty late," I say. "That sounds perfectly fine. How about Chinese?" she asks. "Sounds good," I say and turn the car in the direction of the nearest Chinese restaurant. "What would you like to order?" the waiter asks. Raghu orders for both of us. "So what is that show about?" I ask, attempting to make some conversation. "It's a ballet show. It's the story of Romeo and Juliet," he replies. "Romeo and Juliet? I love that play," I exclaim. "Really? It's one of Rukhsana's favourites as well. She really wanted to see it but she had an appointment." At that moment, I realised that I was nothing more than his second choice. Realising that made me feel sad for some reason. Of course his girlfriend should be his first choice, not me. What was I thinking? "Antara," he says, snapping me out of my thoughts. "Yeah," I reply. "Are you okay?" I ask. "Yeah. I'm fine," she replies. "Oh look. Our dinner is here."We eat dinner with a minimal conversation about our practice and the show we were going to watch.
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Edited by Wahian4lyf - 11 years ago
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