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One Afternoon
I am engrossed in watching my favourite series, it is the last episode. I am sitting in the finest place in the park.
"Look up!" Something inside my head has been insisting me, since last five minutes.
"What?", I finally looked up.
“Shit, what is she doing here?" It is the first thought that flashed into my head as I saw Neha walking towards me, but she hasn't noticed me yet, she is continuously shaking her head, sometimes vertically and sometimes horizontally probably in agreement and disagreement.
I am about to sneak out , but to my bad luck it is too late.
"Rhea!", she jogged up to me.
"I am......",before I could complete, she snatched my phone. I am annoyed but I can't be impolite. So I kept quiet.
“Boring series."
“ It's not.....", again I couldn't complete my sentence.
" I just came for an afternoon walk, want to accompany me?"
"No.....I can't.....", even before listening to my reply she started to walk.
She has my phone, I have to follow.
“Why are you watching in the park?"
I didn't say anything but remembered how unexpectedly guests had arrived at my house and unable to resist watching the last episode, I lied that I need to urgently go to library, today is due date.Library was at walkable distance, so no one objected.
Neha of course didn't wait for my reply.
" That bike, it's awesome", she was pointing at something I didn't even care. I just want my phone back.
"You are coming to Esha's house?”
"Who.......Esha.....?", she didn't hear me, she is just nodding her head in disagreement.
“I bought a new phone." she said and again nodded her head.
"Nice....", I haven't completed but she spoke with no shame.
"Your phoneright?" She picked up her left hand.
"Yeah...." , before I could say anything else, she started going through my what's app. I feel like killing her.
"Ha-ha, your friends are so weird, your chats are hilarious”, she nodded her head.
“Not weirder than you", my mind wanted to shout this out but I rolled my eyes and wanted to reply politely but before that she opened my gallery.
" You look good in this", she nodded
"Okay..."
"You don't look good in this”, she shook her head horizontally.
She looked at every photo in my gallery, commented and shook her head. Her nodding is annoying, I felt like pulling her head out.
My phone ring tone started to play.
“ Rhea your mom's call.”
I look at my watch, it has been two hour. She finally gave my phone back ! I picked up the call and I have hardly spoke a word when Neha snatched the library book held in my other hand. I would have shouted if my mom wasn't on call. I walked little away from Neha, so that she doesn't irritate me more and also not hear my conversation. I made up a story that there is a lot of rush in library and it took a long time for my turn to come and now, I am finally returning home.
When I cut the call, Neha had walked up to quite a distance, she was nodding her head vigorously while reading something in the book.
I am not in the mood of any formality, so I decided to leave and collect the book later. I ran back home. Surely Neha didn't notice me.
When I reached home seeing me sweat and out of breath, no one questioned me. I handled everything quite well. No doubts, and little suspicion my mom had on my story was completely erased, I could sense it .
Things are absolutely perfect!
'TRING TRING.... Doorbell rang.
My mom opened the door.
“ Aunty, Rhea forgot her book."
" Come in Neha, In library?"
“No aunty, in park, she was watching something. I met her there . Today as it is library is closed."
I am petrified, I can't move. I am behind my mother at a distance.
"Rhea your book.” She raised the book that she held and nodded her head.
After a little conversation with my mom, she left.
My mom looked at me and didn't speak a word, she just nodded, I guess it's contagious. I just knew how my rest of summer holidays would go, probably nodding!!
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"Look up!" Something inside my head has been insisting me, since last five minutes.
"What?", I finally looked up.
“Shit, what is she doing here?" It is the first thought that flashed into my head as I saw Neha walking towards me, but she hasn't noticed me yet, she is continuously shaking her head, sometimes vertically and sometimes horizontally probably in agreement and disagreement.
I am about to sneak out , but to my bad luck it is too late.
"Rhea!", she jogged up to me.
"I am......",before I could complete, she snatched my phone. I am annoyed but I can't be impolite. So I kept quiet.
“Boring series."
“ It's not.....", again I couldn't complete my sentence.
" I just came for an afternoon walk, want to accompany me?"
"No.....I can't.....", even before listening to my reply she started to walk.
She has my phone, I have to follow.
“Why are you watching in the park?"
I didn't say anything but remembered how unexpectedly guests had arrived at my house and unable to resist watching the last episode, I lied that I need to urgently go to library, today is due date.Library was at walkable distance, so no one objected.
Neha of course didn't wait for my reply.
" That bike, it's awesome", she was pointing at something I didn't even care. I just want my phone back.
"You are coming to Esha's house?”
"Who.......Esha.....?", she didn't hear me, she is just nodding her head in disagreement.
“I bought a new phone." she said and again nodded her head.
"Nice....", I haven't completed but she spoke with no shame.
"Your phoneright?" She picked up her left hand.
"Yeah...." , before I could say anything else, she started going through my what's app. I feel like killing her.
"Ha-ha, your friends are so weird, your chats are hilarious”, she nodded her head.
“Not weirder than you", my mind wanted to shout this out but I rolled my eyes and wanted to reply politely but before that she opened my gallery.
" You look good in this", she nodded
"Okay..."
"You don't look good in this”, she shook her head horizontally.
She looked at every photo in my gallery, commented and shook her head. Her nodding is annoying, I felt like pulling her head out.
My phone ring tone started to play.
“ Rhea your mom's call.”
I look at my watch, it has been two hour. She finally gave my phone back ! I picked up the call and I have hardly spoke a word when Neha snatched the library book held in my other hand. I would have shouted if my mom wasn't on call. I walked little away from Neha, so that she doesn't irritate me more and also not hear my conversation. I made up a story that there is a lot of rush in library and it took a long time for my turn to come and now, I am finally returning home.
When I cut the call, Neha had walked up to quite a distance, she was nodding her head vigorously while reading something in the book.
I am not in the mood of any formality, so I decided to leave and collect the book later. I ran back home. Surely Neha didn't notice me.
When I reached home seeing me sweat and out of breath, no one questioned me. I handled everything quite well. No doubts, and little suspicion my mom had on my story was completely erased, I could sense it .
Things are absolutely perfect!
'TRING TRING.... Doorbell rang.
My mom opened the door.
“ Aunty, Rhea forgot her book."
" Come in Neha, In library?"
“No aunty, in park, she was watching something. I met her there . Today as it is library is closed."
I am petrified, I can't move. I am behind my mother at a distance.
"Rhea your book.” She raised the book that she held and nodded her head.
After a little conversation with my mom, she left.
My mom looked at me and didn't speak a word, she just nodded, I guess it's contagious. I just knew how my rest of summer holidays would go, probably nodding!!
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