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.

can keep his room tidy? Wow, it was shinning out there. Once I entered the room

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

doing here?" he said, grinning. When his look shifted to the glass in my hand his grin fade away and worry preoccupied his face. "No... no... no!"

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 but he must've drunk it because I won't accept my loss without

I smirked.

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

step toward him as he took a step backward. I

followed him outside. He was 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 the kitchen and saw Alice was laughing at me. I turned my head back to my way and started following him again. It remembered me of playing with my sister in India running,

my community, Devi was laughing at me, too, and encouraging Adam to run fast. That's not fair she'd have

I sighed.

the past fifteen minutes. And the milk in

behind us fade. Still, I didn't care because my eyes

looking shocked at me like I was about to on a suicide mission, looking worried. Why were they looking at me like that? I was wondering until I bumped into someone

got bumped into when Arjun introduces his family to me. I removed my hands from my ear and tilted my head up and saw Arjun standing in front of me, gritting his teeth and holding his business bag tighter than normal. All I know for sure was he's going to scold and yell at me because I can see that

are you doing? Are you blind?" He yelled at me as I predicted before and

as frozen

something" he shouted as I shivered in

so sorry,"

into me. Is it? And for god's sake, this is not your park, this is my house and you have some sense in your head. You...." he said as clenching his teeth. His eyes

I felt comfortable around them. Now I got the 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 you see the people with affection when you hate that person more than anything in the world? That

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 company. But you just spilled it and destroyed it. You're responsible for

that's when I saw his right hand his hand was full of paperwork but without a file to protect it. I was one hundred percent sure I was

my tears. I'd never get a scold from my teachers not even from my parents. But this thing is killing me. First, I told

spend time with me. Yes, of course, he'd

Why are you being silent? Open your mouth and say something." he yelled. Now his face was locked on mine but I was staring at the floor with

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

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

he lost his patience 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