Anu And Her First Love

"Devi?" I called her as taking a seat beside her.

"What darling?" she smiled.

"Can I ask you something?"

"Sure,"

"Do you know what Arjun would like?" I asked looking away from her pretending I didn't ask anything.

"You mean?"

"Like favorite food?" I suggested. "Do you know what his Indian favorite food is?"

"Darling... I know you're trying to get to know him but he doesn't eat Indian foods more like he never ate one. He'd always complain to me whenever I eat Indian food especially in banana leaf." She said twitching her nose as if she was being mad at him for not letting her eat her favorite food.

I chuckled.

"Is that so?" I remembered the other day when I served him idli, sambar, and chutney, he ate everything I put it on his plate without any word. If he doesn't like eating food he could've told me or Alice to do some American foods. But he didn't! Did he think that I'd get hurt if he refuses my treat? That was so kind of him. I didn't tell her about that day because if I said that she might start teasing him for that. So I thought I better keep this way.

We heard a yawning sound from upstairs. And we look at each other for a moment as if we knew who's that'll be. That was Adam. He took a nap and now yawning again like a mountain monkey. I laughed to myself and let out a soft giggle.

"That's Adam," I told her. She knew who that was but I told her anyway.

"Yeah" she laughed. "It's his time to drink milk." She said as about to stand from the couch.

Before she could react I stood like fire and gave her an amazing smile and said, "I'll take care of that."

She nodded.

"Thanks, darling."

I went back to the kitchen where Alice was standing and cutting vegetables for dinner. I thought she was already busy and I'd make it by myself. Then I took a big glass from the cupboard and poured some milk into it, added some brown sugar in it, and mixed it well.

that a five-year-old kid can keep his room tidy? Wow,

five-year-old kid should be. His room was painted black and white, the bed cover was white and the pillows were black. There were no toys but a 50" TV, a PC sitting on the table with the laptop and iPad beside it. There was everything a five-year-old kid shouldn't

look shifted to the glass in my hand his grin fade away and worry preoccupied his face. "No...

bed and started running toward his door. Now I got that reason for that faded smile. He doesn't like milk. Yes, no kid likes milk even I don't like it. How so poor this kid was

I smirked.

I like kids when they shook their heads with a pouting face. I

him as he took a step backward. I was grinning at

descending the stairs in a hurry as if he was followed by a king cobra. While descending the stairs I heard laughing voices from the kitchen. I turned my head to see

of laugh joined the laughing at my community, Devi was laughing at me, too, and encouraging Adam to run fast. That's not fair she'd have to support me instead she was supporting him. I was the one in

I sighed.

the milk. I've been following him around the house wherever he goes for the past fifteen minutes. And the milk in my hand gets cold like a milkshake. Then he suddenly changed his way to the main doorway as if he was trying to escape to the

laughs and giggles behind us fade. Still, I didn't care because my eyes were in Sam's legs as if

and Devi who were looking shocked at me like I was about to on a suicide mission, looking worried. Why were they looking at me

hands from my ear and tilted my head up and saw Arjun standing in front of me, gritting his teeth and holding

Are you blind?" He yelled at me

answer as frozen in the same

shouted as I

sorry," I

you have some sense in your head. You...." he said as clenching his teeth. His

real reason behind that. He wasn't interested in talking at all. He'd had to hate me then How can he talk? How can you talk to people you hate? How can

even have an eye on the right place? You... can't you see I was holding my important file in my hand and now it was all milk for your sake. I don't have enough time to make a new one either. This deal is a big deal for me and my

I was an idiot. Because when I saw Alice

tears. I'd never get a scold from my teachers not even from my parents. But this thing is killing me. First, I told him to stop this engagement but he didn't. Second, he'd never talked to me

me. Yes, of course, he'd scold me but he was always scolding

face was locked

in the corner of the living room, looking as scared as me. Sam was hiding from me somewhere outside in the backyard,

"s...orr....y" I said, sobbing.

and took a deep breath like he was maintaining it. And took another step closer as I was standing in the same place because I know I did something wrong so I can't move