"Whatever Happens, Happens For A Reason" True or False...Ch 3

The guy whose hand was on hers was downright handsome; there was no other way to describe him. He was tall and had black hair with magnificent black eyes. He was built which told her that he was a regular visitor of gym. But he was not overly built with muscles bulging out of his sleeves nor was his T shirt that skin tight Neha hated. He was easy to look at, and the way his lips were curving she knew he would be easy to smile also. The way she was measuring her, even he was looking at her and by the look of his she knew he also measuring her. Then she remembered the guy who had tried to feel her and all the other girls at the queue for public call, even he didn’t look any strange but he was good looking and easy going just like one standing right now in front of her. And she frantically looked inside and pushing past him she went inside, her heart was beating faster. She went in and crouched in from of the small girl and hugged her, she knew this type of perverts who liked little girls. She started shaking with anger and she wanted to hurt him.

"You should be ashamed of yourself, what you thought you will be alone here and no one will know" Neha couldn’t stop herself, that guy’s mouth hung open when she started.

"All men are same but don’t you get enough girls of your age that you had to come after this small girl also, in this bad situation also you can think of only one thing, you know guys like you shouldn’t be allowed to...
She was stopped abruptly when that guy raised his hand and she was forced to stop in between well she was not finished.

"Wait a damn minute who do you think you are of accusing me of anything? Was I doing something wrong? Did you see me sneaking in the bus? How can you just assume and just start blaming me" He said that with a controlled anger which Neha envied, he didn’t raise his voice but it had his anger shown.

"How can you assume things you want for anyone?" He wanted continue shouting at me Neha thought but as he glanced at the small girl she looked more frightened after both parties shouting.

Neha could see the way he was controlling his anger for the small girl’s sake and that made her realise that she also shouldn’t have said anything in front of the girl as she was already frightened. She realised her mistake. The small girl was looking at the guy he crouched down to her level and looked only at the small girl who was still in Neha’s arms. But Neha looked at the guy and loosened her grip on the girl so she was facing the guy.

"Hi, My name is Abhishek I saw you from the platform and thought you could come with us. Sorry I was shouting but don’t worry we were not angry at you, we grown people tend to fight. But I am sorry we scared you, so sweet heart what’s your name?"

He had a beautiful voice when he wasn’t shouting that’s what Neha thought, it was soothing the same way her mom would talk to her to explain something when she was being stubborn. The small girl was relaxing by his tone and was now less tensed. Neha saw the girl expending her small hand towards Abhishek and said in a tiny voice.

"My name is Ayesha. I am in senior KG" She said this in a small voice and shaked hand with Abhishek like an adult. Neha was looking at the exchange between the small girl and Abhishek, she started feeling guilty for her temper. She should have asked that guy calmly before throwing her temper, but when she was angry she forgot everything but that doesn’t mean she should have said those terrible things to the guy. Her mom had always told her to think before saying anything but now to remember that advice was late.

Neha knew she had to apologize but she needed time and they had to think of Ayesha first, so she turned Ayesha towards her and introduced herself.

"Hi Ayesha, My name is Neha I had also noticed you from the platform and we came to see you. You can tell us where is your home? But that can wait we need to reach the platform then you can tell us the story. So take your things."

Aysha nodded in understanding and then went for backpack in the bus and Neha stood awkwardly in silence with Abhishek. She knew she had to apologize to him and instead of waiting she thought of doing it now.

"I am sorry I misunderstood and started yelling at you, I should have asked before assuming things." She started and looked at him. He was standing with his hands folded and for several moments he just looked at her and then when Ayesha came with her back pack he curtly said "Let’s go".

That arrogant prick he couldn’t even acknowledge that she had said sorry to him. Well she also won’t talk to him, she had made a mistake and she acknowledged it, couldn’t he even say that it was okay or at least accept that she had said sorry. He just looked at her and left the bus expecting her to follow after him, she did that only couldn’t even he nod when she had said sorry. Neha was never ashamed of saying sorry, if she made a mistake there was no harm in accepting it. But this was first time she was brushed off; seething in her rage she went after Abishek and Alisha.

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Abhishek was very angry no one had ever made so disgusting suggestion about his character, when he had seen the girl he was admiring her. Remembering the first time he had seen her first thing he had noticed was her beautiful chocolate brown eyes which were so dark if not seen closely could be mistaken for black. She had an oval shaped face along with long eyelashes and the rest he wanted to see but then only she had started accusing him. After he had given his reaction she was feeling guilty and even said sorry which he admired as not so many people could admit they made a mistake. But his ego was bruised not badly but it needled him that she chose to believe the worst of him. He knew he was good looking and girls like him and he also knew that he might not be liked by some people. But this Neha’s assumption on his character was so disgusting, that’s why he ignored her apology.

He and Ayesha came out of the bus and he scooped Ayesha in his arms as water level was rising and rain had not stopped. He checked his watch, it was 5:30 in the evening but it was still very dark. He looked beyond the bus they still had to cross the road and go towards the platform. Alone he had come towards the bus without a thought but now he had a small girl and Neha. He wanted turn and see if she was coming, well she would as she won’t stay in the bus alone.

"Neha didi, you are not coming?" Ayesha asked in her small voice. "Yes, Ayesha I am also coming, don’t worry" Neha replied to her and Abhishek sensed her coming and standing next to him. He knew she was angry at him for brushing her off, in small corner guilt was growing but he closed it. They started walking in the water in the rain and Neha was holding her bag on top of Ayesha’s head to save her from rain. They were walking side by side slowly and he turned to look at her, she was wet when he had seen her before and he was transfixed at her face only now he was looking at her apart from her face. She was slim but not the bony types nor was she plump. Just right and she had thick black hair till her mid spine but it was tied down in a braid. She was a no nonsense girl with simple jewelery and no makeup, none at all. He was still looking at her trying to come up with flaws as he didn’t want to like her but his eyes could appreciate what they were seeing. He had seen the most beautiful girl around him, the most fashionable in comparison she was too simple. And he realized that’s why he was so transfixed as she was naturally and simply beautiful and not because she had visited saloon to look beautiful. Suddenly sensing his gaze she stared back at him and there was awareness and electricity there in between both of them. He had his share of girl friends and he knew girls liked him but he had never felt this sizzling need to touch someone but he didn’t act on the feeling, he was afraid of the outcome of touching her. While he was looking at her he missed one step and was about to fall but Neha saved him and Ayesha by holding him steady with her hand. The sizzle he had feared came to be true and knew even she felt it as she removed her hand as soon as he was balanced on his feet as if she was burned by touching him.

"What is happening Abhishek dada*?" Ayesha asked innocently. Well even Abhishek didn’t know answer to that as he looked at Neha.

*dada - means brother in marathi