Chapter 32
She sat on her recliner looking out the window pondering away...she had been right..this was her favorite corner in the house. But why had she been so wrong in judging people? It seemed she always saw people with a veil of suspicion..first Simran when she doubted her character for hugging Rohan and being close to him despite being in a relationship with someone else...it was for a brief moment but she did doubt her. And then Mira aunty...she had doubted her intentions when she had called her home for Diwali celebrations...she wanted to make her feel at home...to make her feel that she has family away from home...and she had only doubted her intentions. She had even been wrong about Rohan...
During the initial days at BU, she often wondered why Rohan was so friendly with her and went out of his way to help her...she felt weird being around him...some where she was trying to be careful around him after seeing how flirty, famous and charming he was around girls. But things had changed so much since the freshers' party...that night had left a permanent impression on her mind. His care and concern and his thoughtfulness had changed her perception of him. And every day that followed...he left an even deeper impression on her mind...
She remembered the other day's event that had been playing in her mind again and again. They had all gone shopping to a nearby mall and entered Macy's first. Simran had dragged Aditya to the other end of the store saying "I'm a rookie...I'm a rookie at shopping..I need your help" This left both Rohan and Keerti confused but they mutually concluded the couple probably wanted to be alone... Simran knew Rohan wouldn't go too far if he knew Keerti was left alone...or any other girl for that matter...he had always been protective of his friends...and that's why she had decided to leave them alone. They were checking out things in the same section when Keerti said to Rohan "I'll be back...I'll just try out these dresses..."
She saw Simran enter the same fitting room from the other side and asked her to stay there so she could show her the outfit for a second opinion. She tried the first dress and came out to show Simran. She was checking it out in the mirror when her eyes fell on Rohan who was standing outside the fitting room and happened to look at her the same time she looked at him. He looked away for a bit but couldn't resist looking back again to see if she had gone inside. To his surprise she was still standing there and before he could look away, she raised her head to ask if the dress was okay...she had liked it but wanted another opinion and something made her ask him even though Simran had confirmed that it looked good. For a moment he went blank but recovered soon after. All he did was bring his hands up to his side and slowly brought them down again. She did the same too and her eyes widened when she saw that the dress didn't really fit well under her arms...that it was baggy around there. He could have just gestured around there too but he chose to let her see for herself...
how did he always manage to go that extra mile in being considerate of others? She looked back at him not holding back the surprise from her face and he simply smiled and walked away. She wondered if any other guy would have done the same...or was it only him that was gifted with such thoughtfulness. Every moment she spent with him only brought her closer to him...in a way that even she couldn't define...not just yet...
She came out of her reverie when light wind started blowing which caused her to shiver a little. She picked up the throw to cover herself when the image of him staring at her on the night of Simran's birthday flashed by again. She noticed that whenever she sat by the window she got these flashes of him...and surprisingly of only that particular incident. She tried to figure out the mystery behind those flashes but to no avail...And just like that..thinking of him she fell asleep on the recliner itself...
Edited by dolphinUSA - 14 years ago
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