02. In Search of Love - Sandhya
A flurry of thoughts hit him like a storm. He wanted to go and talk to her immediately. He started running downstairs. He took less than 10 seconds to reach the entrance where the bus was standing. His sudden entry caught the attention of the people standing near the bus. But he was just starring at her and nothing else caught his attention.
She looked just the same. But to his disappointment, she didn't show any signs of identifying him, her face was as calm as the calm wind. There was not even a single hint to show that she knows him already.
"Hi Nikhil, What are you doing here?"
The question brought him back to earth. It was his brother-in-law Pratap's voice. In a split-second he controlled himself and turned towards his brother-in-law and smiled at him.
"Nothing Pratap, just wondering what a college bus is doing at our bungalow, at this time".
"Oh, I thought you know that some students will be staying in our rear side bungalow for 10 days. Didn't your mom or sister inform you about this?".
"Hmmmmm... I think Kalai did mention about this couple of days back... guess I forgot it... Ok Sir you go ahead with your work"
Kalaiselvi is Nikhil's sister and Pratap is her husband. They are also staying in the same bungalow along with him and his mother, Gayathri.
Nikhil said bye to Pratap and left the place without even looking back.
She was feeling very cold. Early morning cold wind was making her feel very numb. But she was feeling very satisfied. She was expecting this face to face meeting with Nikhil for some time now.
She knew that she did her part well today. She could see the disappointment in Nikhil's face when he found that there were no reactions in her face.
A smile appeared in her face. She never wanted to take part in this education trip. This is not at all part of her work. She works in the Accounts department of AMN college. But since the other professor who was supposed to accompany the students fell ill, she had to join the trip to help her friend, Annie, the Botany lecturer.
She always liked the company of Annie. It was Annie who had helped her to get the job in AMN college. What would have happened if Annie had not helped her!!?
As if to disturb her thoughts something hit her on her head, it was one of the students luggage. The student apologized and started moving. She realized that the students have started walking with their luggage. She regained her senses, took her bag and joined her friend Annie. They both started walking together...
She could understand the curiosity in Annie's face. But Annie is more civilized to ask her anything directly. She always enjoyed the company of Annie just because she is not that nosy.
The bungalow looked very beautiful. It was an absolute stunning sight... The flowers and trees around the bungalow made it look very beautiful. She admired the creativity of Nikhil's mom and sister.
"Wow, it looks great!, What do you think Pooja?"
"Yes, it looks really stunning".
"Hmm.. I really wonder how these people get time to do all these things. Even my mom talks about doing some alterations to our home but some how she never finds time for that"
"Hey Annie, it's not only your mom, most of the middle class women struggle to find time for such activities. But rich people have more than enough money and they just want to kill their abundant time doing something like this. But still we should appreciate their creativity"
"That's true, but I was just wondering what that guy was thinking when he came running like a mad man towards the bus. Do you have any idea?" asked Annie.
To be Continued
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