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.

I opened his room I was exclaimed, that a five-year-old kid can keep his room tidy?

looks like an adult room more than the 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

He shouted like he was excited. "What are you 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!" now he shouted

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 but he must've drunk it because I

I smirked.

his head. I like kids when they shook their

him as he took a

laughing voices from the kitchen. I turned my head to see the kitchen

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

I sighed.

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

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

for the past fifteen minutes or god knows how long. I turned my head back as running to the doorway to see Alice 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 like that? I was wondering until I bumped into someone in the blink of an eye.

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

doing? Are you blind?" He yelled at me

answer as frozen

shouted as I shivered in

sorry,"

in your head. You...." he said as clenching his teeth. His eyes were disgusted to see me in my face. And that was the moment

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?

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 company. But you

I was an idiot. Because when I saw Alice and Devi's shocked reaction I'd have frozen in my place or Devi

realized I was inside the home and that was my tear. I was sobbing like a child I couldn't control 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 him to stop this engagement but he didn't.

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

and say something." he yelled. Now his face was locked on mine but I was staring at the floor with fear as he

scared as me. Sam was hiding from me somewhere outside

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

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