#42 …when you smile unnecessarily.

“Oh I am so sorry,” I said bumping into my cousin. She seemed to have been standing deliberately in my way but still unable to draw my attention.

With gestures of her hand she asked what was wrong.

“What?” I said pretending not to understand her mimicry.

“What what? You can’t fool me.” Suddenly someone called for her. It was my brother’s pre-wedding celebrations. The house was full of guests. I was about to look back and see who was calling when she hurriedly said, “C’mon out with it fast. Who is he?”

“Who’s who?” I said continuing to pretend I was not understanding what she was trying to ask.

“Cut the crap. You have been smiling unnecessarily by yourself ever since morning. Who’s effect is that?”

Before she could extract the answer out of me, a kid came running to her and took her by hand saying she was being urgently called for. I heaved a sigh of relief and wished I would stop thinking of him which brought the smile on my face. Suddenly I looked up and found him in front. Again a million-dollar smile on my face. Even he looked confused probably wondering why I smiled every time I saw him. Thank god he didn’t know I didn’t need to see him to smile. His thoughts were enough to do the wonder.