Publishedat 9th of April 2019 05:06:51 PMChapter 82
"What are you thinking about Akira?", Vikram asked as he was puzzled to see her smiling out of the blue .
"Nothing nothing, just remembered something funny which had happened at my workplace", Akira said and dodged his question .
"Sometimes I feel you wander off to some parallel universe", Vikram said and chuckled .
"But what to do, I have to land again and again back to earth because you don"t let me wander in peace", Akira snorted .
"Oh so did I unknowingly pull your s.p.a.ces.h.i.+p and made it land on earth?", Vikram asked quizzically .
"Duh . . . Not only did you pull, but you stole away all my fuel as well so that there was no way for me to go to my planet back . How evil and ruthless you are Vikram", Akira said and pouted her lips .
Vikram had a good laugh after hearing her . He treasured moments like this with her . Their random talks might make no sense to others but it meant the world to him . He liked her with all his heart . Her anger, her pranks, her childishness, her headstrong nature, everything about her was dear to him . He had loved her for the way she was . He had loved her in her thicks and her thins . But he wasn"t sure how to make her feel the same way . If he could be granted one single wish, then probably he would wish for her to like her back the same way that he did .
When the food arrived, Akira"s eyes gleamed with happiness like how a ten-year-old kid lights up after getting a candy . She dug into her food without even wasting a single second .
"Umm . . . . . it tastes like heaven man", Akira said, relis.h.i.+ng her risotto .
"Glad you liked it", Vikram said and started eating his pasta .
"Gosh, how can I ever repay aunty for this favor?", Akira said and continued focussing on her food .
"Would you like to return a favor to me?", Vikram asked out of the blue .
"Umm . . . anything for you Viku . Just say it", Akira said without even thinking for one extra second .
"Well after two weeks I need to attend to a party . It"s more like a social event and I need a partner . So would you like to join me for that?", Vikram asked a bit hesitantly .
"What me? Geez Vikram, I can"t even handle heels properly . How can I attend a social event altogether? I don"t want to embarra.s.s you . You can take any of your project managers, right? What about the one who went last time with you to Australia? What is her name again? Umm . . . Whitney?", Akira asked .
"If you don"t want to go with me then tell it up front, don"t try to weave a set of reasons", Vikram said a bit annoyed .
"I am not weaving reasons . I really don"t want to embarra.s.s you . Your event will be high profile . I don"t even know what to talk to people . Forget "what" I don"t even know how to talk", Akira said and lowered her head disappointedly .
Vikram held her chin with his hands and gently lifted her face so that he could have eye contact with her . He had his gaze fixed on hers and then he said,
"I never asked you to be or pretend as someone else . Just come with me and be the way to you are . I want you to come with me to give company to me and not for others . So don"t even think about others ok? And you are one of the smartest girls I have known . So there won"t be a dearth of topics for you to talk with people ok . And mostly in such events, people talk about general stuff and not like what was the share price today . Got it", Vikram said and then ruffled her hair a bit .
"Mmmm . . . . . ok", Akira said .
"And I won"t leave your side, so you don"t need to worry about anything . If anytime you feel your heels are way too much to handle, walk barefoot or ask me to carry you", Vikram said and gently squeezed her hand . She could feel his sincerity and nodded .
"Where is the event? And at what time?", Akira asked curiously .
"Leave all that to me to worry about . You just focus on your food . Rest all will be taken care of", Vikram said .
"Stop pampering me like a baby", Akira said and pouted again .
"Oh my G.o.d, just when I thought that you have grown up . Tch Tch . . . ", Vikram said and teased her .
"Don"t worry I have two weeks time right, I will walk and talk like a perfect lady who has an air of her own by that time", Akira said and winked at Vikram . All that Vikram could do was to laugh .
"Air of her own? Why you can"t breathe on earth normally? Oh, I forgot . You have come from another planet . I see, why you got your own air to breathe as well . Now it makes sense", Vikram said and chuckled .
Akira threw the napkin at him and gave him a fierce look .
"You want to die Vikram?", Akira asked .
"Not right now my lady . Come to the event with me first . Then kill me afterward . At least then I will go down in the pages of history as the guy who came with an alien to the party", Vikram said and handed her the napkin back .
"Take it, in case you want to a.s.sault me again", Vikram said .
"Man now I am regretting saying yes . You will kill all the fun like this right?", Akira asked all irritated .
Vikram looked at her for a while and then said,
"Not at all . Don"t worry, that day I will be nice" .
When she said yes, his heart was filled with unknown emotions as everything was going the way he had planned . He wanted to set the stage right and propose her . He wanted to bring her closer to his life, show her his world and make her a part of it . And this was just the beginning . He knew he couldn"t delay it more as there were many others ready to pry on her . And he was not ready to let his lifeline to part from him because of someone else . This time he was ready with a plan and was not going to back down .
"What are you thinking about Akira?", Vikram asked as he was puzzled to see her smiling out of the blue
.
"Nothing nothing, just remembered something funny which had happened at my workplace", Akira said and dodged his question
.
"Sometimes I feel you wander off to some parallel universe", Vikram said and chuckled
.
"But what to do, I have to land again and again back to earth because you don"t let me wander in peace", Akira snorted
.
"Oh so did I unknowingly pull your s.p.a.ces.h.i.+p and made it land on earth?", Vikram asked quizzically
.
"Duh . Not only did you pull, but you stole away all my fuel as well so that there was no way for me to go to my planet back . How evil and ruthless you are Vikram", Akira said and pouted her lips
.
Vikram had a good laugh after hearing her . He treasured moments like this with her . Their random talks might make no sense to others but it meant the world to him . He liked her with all his heart . Her anger, her pranks, her childishness, her headstrong nature, everything about her was dear to him . He had loved her for the way she was . He had loved her in her thicks and her thins . But he wasn"t sure how to make her feel the same way . If he could be granted one single wish, then probably he would wish for her to like her back the same way that he did
.
.
When the food arrived, Akira"s eyes gleamed with happiness like how a ten-year-old kid lights up after getting a candy . She dug into her food without even wasting a single second
.
"Umm . it tastes like heaven man", Akira said, relis.h.i.+ng her risotto
.
"Glad you liked it", Vikram said and started eating his pasta
.
"Gosh, how can I ever repay aunty for this favor?", Akira said and continued focussing on her food
.
"Would you like to return a favor to me?", Vikram asked out of the blue
.
"Umm . anything for you Viku . Just say it", Akira said without even thinking for one extra second
.
"Well after two weeks I need to attend to a party . It"s more like a social event and I need a partner . So would you like to join me for that?", Vikram asked a bit hesitantly
.
"What me? Geez Vikram, I can"t even handle heels properly . How can I attend a social event altogether? I don"t want to embarra.s.s you . You can take any of your project managers, right? What about the one who went last time with you to Australia? What is her name again? Umm . Whitney?", Akira asked
.
"If you don"t want to go with me then tell it up front, don"t try to weave a set of reasons", Vikram said a bit annoyed
.
"I am not weaving reasons . I really don"t want to embarra.s.s you . Your event will be high profile . I don"t even know what to talk to people . Forget "what" I don"t even know how to talk", Akira said and lowered her head disappointedly
.
Vikram held her chin with his hands and gently lifted her face so that he could have eye contact with her . He had his gaze fixed on hers and then he said, .
.
"I never asked you to be or pretend as someone else . Just come with me and be the way to you are . I want you to come with me to give company to me and not for others . So don"t even think about others ok? And you are one of the smartest girls I have known . So there won"t be a dearth of topics for you to talk with people ok . And mostly in such events, people talk about general stuff and not like what was the share price today . Got it", Vikram said and then ruffled her hair a bit
.
"Mmmm . ok", Akira said
.
.
"And I won"t leave your side, so you don"t need to worry about anything . If anytime you feel your heels are way too much to handle, walk barefoot or ask me to carry you", Vikram said and gently squeezed her hand . She could feel his sincerity and nodded
.
"Where is the event? And at what time?", Akira asked curiously
.
"Leave all that to me to worry about . You just focus on your food . Rest all will be taken care of", Vikram said
.
"Stop pampering me like a baby", Akira said and pouted again
.
"Oh my G.o.d, just when I thought that you have grown up . Tch Tch . ", Vikram said and teased her
.
"Don"t worry I have two weeks time right, I will walk and talk like a perfect lady who has an air of her own by that time", Akira said and winked at Vikram . All that Vikram could do was to laugh
.
"Air of her own? Why you can"t breathe on earth normally? Oh, I forgot . You have come from another planet . I see, why you got your own air to breathe as well . Now it makes sense", Vikram said and chuckled
.
Akira threw the napkin at him and gave him a fierce look
.
"You want to die Vikram?", Akira asked
.
"Not right now my lady . Come to the event with me first . Then kill me afterward . At least then I will go down in the pages of history as the guy who came with an alien to the party", Vikram said and handed her the napkin back
.
"Take it, in case you want to a.s.sault me again", Vikram said
.
"Man now I am regretting saying yes . You will kill all the fun like this right?", Akira asked all irritated
.
Vikram looked at her for a while and then said, .
.
"Not at all . Don"t worry, that day I will be nice"
.
.
When she said yes, his heart was filled with unknown emotions as everything was going the way he had planned . He wanted to set the stage right and propose her . He wanted to bring her closer to his life, show her his world and make her a part of it . And this was just the beginning . He knew he couldn"t delay it more as there were many others ready to pry on her . And he was not ready to let his lifeline to part from him because of someone else . This time he was ready with a plan and was not going to back down