Chapter 10: 10. Is She The One?


    Akshitha''s PoV


    Kavi is getting ready to go out for lunch with her team-mates. She keeps looking at me while getting


    ready. I''m having these bad vibes from her.


    "Hey niyum kmbu de! Un muliye seri i. Unna thaniya vittutu poga bayama iruku! (Hey, you too get


    ready! I doubt you are going to do something bad! I''m not leaving you alone!)"


    "Kavi please, de! I don''t know any of your batch mates. It would be awkward! I promise, I will be a good


    girl."


    "Akshu! I will call you every other hour. If you didn’t pick my call, I will call your mom!"


    "OkOk! I will pick up your call! Now get out! Take the scooty if you want! That way you will be at peace


    that I''m not roaming out! Forget about me and enjoy your first outing!"


    "The way you are hurrying to get me out is giving me creeps. Akshu! Promise me that you are not up to


    something!"


    "God! I''m not! I will be a good girl!"


    "I don’t know, but I feel something is wrong! Hey, you are not going to that stranger''s home. Are you?"


    Aiyayo! Kandu pudichittaley! (Oops! She smelled it right!)


    This Kavi should be a detective. Samalippom! (will try to soothe her!)


    "Hehe! No Kavi! That aunty didn''t call me! I have her number, but how will I call her and ask if she is


    going to invite me!"


    She threw me a look that clearly says she didn’t buy my reason. She is too numb!


    "Promise de! I''m nning to go to the nearby temple. That tooter in the evening. I wille back


    before youe! Now just get ready and go! Stop being my mom!" I''m already annoyed. She is


    pushing on my knuckles.


    "Ok ok! Don''t shout Akshu. Bye de!"


    Happa! Nambitta! (Ooff! Finally!)


    Once she left the building, I hurried to our room to get ready! I have to drape a saree and I know it will


    take forever! When Ipleted my look with a red bindi, I got a call. It''s Bruno aunty!


    "Hi aunty! Good Morning!"


    "Good Morning, Akshu! Are you ready?"


    "Yes aunty! Just finished!"


    "Very good! Driver will be there in another 10 minutes. He started an hour before. You remember him


    right?"


    "um... yes aunty!"


    "You sound like you are not sure! I will whatsapp his picture and our car number now. Come soon


    dear!"


    "Sure aunty! Bye!"


    This aunty is so cool. She is very caring! I prayed to all gods that Kavi should not know about this. She


    behaves like a hostel warden. Even our college hostel warden lets us go out sometime!


    I went down to the hall and started waiting for him. I cannot go empty handed to their home. It''s safe to


    buy fruits. I walked to the shop nearby to get some fruits. There was that Porsche standing in front of


    our PG. I checked my phone for the car registration number. I went and sat in the car after greeting the


    driver.


    Just when I sat back, I saw the interior of the car! Isn''t it the same car? Or do all the Porsche cars have


    the same interior? Who knows! I don''t even remember what car it was! He was a gentleman! At that


    unusual hour, he had every chance to go wrong! A beautiful girl by his side (hehe yeah that''s me!), all


    vulnerable! No one witnessed me getting in his car! He was a total stranger! I didn’t even see his face


    or know his name!


    Like he said, he could have done anything to me! Kidnap, rape or murder! But he was a gentleman!


    That instant calmness I got when he was near me and that sense of safety! He should be a man of high


    morals with girls! His wife is the luckiest girl on this! I don''t think this driver will talk! I opened my


    phone to see if I received any message! Nope! Nothing! I started seeing my Yash''s pictures!


    Hmmmm he is a delicious man! His wife is also the luckiest! Because she will be having him for herself!


    But he is a yboy! He should mend his ways before marrying. But I cannot drool over him if he gets


    married! So, it''s better if he stays like this! The stranger had the same style of beard as Yash''s! But


    they are totally opposite in character with girls! I wish Yash was just like that stranger!


    Shalini''s PoV


    I like that girl very much! She spoke with me without any inhibitions. I made almost all non veg items for


    lunch today! She is a special guest! I can''t stop talking about her. She is so funny and simple! Aravind


    is very eager to meet her! Aravind and Yadu don''t work on weekends! So, they are both here. I should


    show Akshu to Yadu! He must know what a girl should be like! Down to earth, helping, simple, funny,


    homely and beautiful!


    "Aravind,e here!" I shouted from the kitchen.


    "What is it, Shalu?"


    "Taste everything! Tell me how this crab mas is! It''s her favorite!"


    "Whoa! I think you are getting over-board! Rx Shalu! Everything will taste awesome!"


    "Aravind, I cannot exin what I feel towards her. She is something special. Her smile and her way of


    talking is so sweet! She is a very naive girl. See she doesn’t even know who I am! But she speaks to


    me like we have been friends for years. That innocence is something every human is losing in this busy


    world! She still has it! I know it’s dangerous and she may get exploited! But still that raw innocence is


    what attracted me!"


    "Shalu, I''m sure she will be a very pretty girl in and out! I''m very eager to see her! You don’t allow any


    of Yadu''s friends who are girls in our home. It''s just Shiva, Rakesh, Chandru and Pranesh thate


    here. So, receiving a girl to our home is something special!"


    "Don''t bore her with your business talks. Talk to her like a young man!"


    "Haha! Ok madam!"


    "Aravind!"


    The car came in and we both went to the door to receive her. As promised, she came in a saree! A


    beautiful red saree! She looked stunning! I looked at Aravind and he was standing there without


    blinking his eyes!


    "Akshu! Wee home dear! He is my husband!"


    "Hi aunty! Hello sir! How are you?"


    "Come in dear! I''m so good! Thank you! You can call me uncle, sweetheart!" Aravind said.


    "A you are so nice to me uncle! Thank you!"


    We all sat on the couch in our family room. She made herselffortable.


    "You look beautiful in saree dear!" Iplimented her.


    "Thank you, aunty! You know it took almost an hour to drape it!"


    "Haha as I said, practice! That’s the key!"


    "Haha! sure aunty!"


    Our maid brought juice!


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    "Thank you!" She politely thanked our maid and took the juice.


    "Your home is so big and beautiful aunty! What is this ce?"


    "Thanks, dear! This is ECR!"


    "Ohhhh!"


    "What is your father doing Akshitha?" Aravind asked.


    "Um... My dad is no more, uncle. He passed away during my 11th grade in an ident. It''s just me and


    my mom!"


    "I''m so sorry Akshu! I can call you that right?"


    "Um...sure uncle! And don’t be sorry! I know you tried to make conversation with me!" she smiled


    lovingly at him.


    "So, what''s your mom doing?""Haha wait a minute uncle!" She said and stood up. She started speaking


    like giving a speech on a stage.


    "My name is Akshitha! My mother''s name is Sumathi. We live in Coonoor! We do farming. We own a


    littlend and a home there. We nt Strawberries and other hilly veggies! I''m aputer science


    engineer! I work as a software developer in Xxx MNC! Technically didn’t start working! Just attending


    training. I''mpletely new to Chennai! I like dogs! I like dancing! I like cooking! Mmmm, That''s all!"


    She sat down after a bow! She is a drama queen. Iughed at her antics and Aravind waspletely


    sitting in shock! She waved her hands on his face.


    "Uncle! Earth to uncle! Earth to uncle!"


    "Ah yes sweetheart! Haha you are amazing! So how do you like Chennai!?"


    "Questions again? Chennai is like a bakery uncle!"


    "Bakery? You mean you get food everywhere?"


    "Nuh nah! It bakes me! How are you guys living here? It''s very hot here, uncle."


    We startedughing again. A home with a girl child is truly a blessed home!


    "Aunty! Can I ask you something?"


    She said with a guilt on her face! That doesn''t suit her.


    "Just ask me dear! You are free to ask anything!"


    "What is your name aunty?"


    "WHAT? YOU DON''T KNOW HER NAME?" Aravind just freaked out!


    "Um...she didn''t tell me her name, uncle. How will I know? I saved her number as ''Bruno Aunty'' on my


    phone!"


    Aravindughed like he had heard the funniest jokes ever. He stoppedughing when I red at him.


    "Sorry aunty!"


    "Oh don’t be dear! My name is Shalu! This is Aravind! I''m sorry I didn’t introduce myself properly."


    "No aunty! It''s ok!"She took her phone and changed my name in her contacts.


    "Aunty, where is Bruno!?"


    "He should be in my son''s room dear. They wille during lunch! Nowe I will show you around!"


    "What about Uncle?"


    "He will watch TV, or some business magazines will keep him busy!"


    "Aww poor uncle! We shall see the houseter aunty! I like the way uncleughs at every little thing."


    She sat backfortably.


    "Haha truly sweetheart, it''s been ages since Iughed like this! Our son has grown up. So, we don’t


    have anything tough at! I mean nothing to make usugh like you did now!"


    "Aww you have aunty with you! Don’t talk like as in a sad movie climax, uncle ! Uncle you are very rich,


    and you live here in ECR right?"


    "Yes sweety!"


    "Are you friends with everyone here?"


    "Mmmm everyone is just an acquaintance! Why do you ask sweety?"


    "How old is your son, uncle?"


    "27!"


    "Oh! Then he must have friends here, right?"


    I am very curious why she asks so many questions. I can''t wait for suspense.


    "What is this all about Akshu! Just ask straight!" I said to her.


    "um...! Aunty, are you guys friends with Yadav Rishid''s parents? Or is your son friends with him?" She


    asked us.