It was his sister’s engagement. Though I didn’t want to go for I hardly knew
anybody there, I couldn’t decline his invitation too. Thank god, Prachi had
agreed to come. Grudgingly, I arrived at his place only to find Prachi wouldn’t
be coming. If I could, I would have ran back home. As I glanced at the sea of
faces, Dinesh came and tapped on my shoulder.
“Congratulations!” I said turning around.
“Thank you. I am glad you came. Come I’ll take you to my sister.”
On my way back home, I realized the evening hadn’t been as awkward as I had
thought it would be. Thanks to Dinesh who didn’t leave me alone for more than a
minute, I had enjoyed every bit of it.
Next day I called him up to ask him to come with me for shopping.
“I understand it’s a holiday and you might be busy, so don’t hesitate if you
have prior plans. I just thought a guy’s views will be better since I had to
buy for my bro,” I said.
“Hmm.” After a while he added, “I am totally free. Will be at your service
shortly.”
When Prachi called me in the evening to chat, she revealed Dinesh was
supposed to go her place to finish economics’ syllabus that day, but had
cancelled it at the last moment. When I told her of my shopping spree with him,
she was astonished.
“It was he who needed help in some topics and therefore had planned the
joint study session. And then he cancels it for some stupid shopping. I don’t
understand,” she said.
But I understood. Nobody would be ready to devote so much time and
attention, unless his heart was ruling his head.
