N and V - Part 2

Varun hurried to the corner table and seated himself. He had thought Nithya would follow him suit but he looked surprised to see Nithya purveying the restaurant before making her move. He gestured with his hands asking her to join him at the table. Nithya paced herself fast towards his table and took her seat. “Isn’t it chilly? Can we find another table?” asked Nithya.

“Nah, the view from this table is quite awesome. You can see the whole of the city from here. Take a look” replied Varun.

Nithya placed her Gucci bag on the table and took a peek at the buildings around and road below. He was right. The view was fantastic. But she was feeling cold.

“Wow. A Gucci bag! You seem to have an expensive taste Neetu. You are a rich gal, huh?”

Nithya smiled sheepishly. The bag had been a gift from a cousin who lived abroad. He had gifted the same on her birthday.

Varun noticed that Nithya was feeling uneasy. With a mischievous smile he said “Neetu, I see you are still feeling uneasy. Is it because of the chillness? Do you want me to come over there and give you a hug? It might keep you warm. But I am not sure whether you are comfortable with the touch and all? Or is this uneasiness because of our first date?”

Nithya replied “Nope, I guess I am ok. Thanks though. I guess you are right. Maybe I am feeling nervous because I am meeting you alone."

“There’s nothing to feel nervous about. If we have to continue to fall in love with each other, we have to meet alone, spend time alone. I can’t bring my family and you can’t bring yours for dates right?” saying this Varun broke into splits.

Nithya looked at him. He was taller than she had remembered. He wore a Casual T over a Blue Jeans. He had just gone for a hair cut so he looked more irresistibly handsome. Varun noticed Nithya looking at him and stared at her back with a grin.

“I know, I know. I am really hot. But that doesn’t mean you can ogle at me? I have a girlfriend who will not like it.”

Nithya was taken aback. ‘Girlfriend’? What the hell?

Varun continued “Yes Neetu. I have a GF. She is a very pretty and cherubic gal. She is head over in heels in love with me. Sorry I did not tell you this earlier“

That’s it. Nithya decided to leave that instant when Varun caught hold of her hands.

“Hey, you seem to be be jumping to conclusions. Boy, you are a real fast gal. Let me complete it. Don’t you want to know more?”

Varun continued “She is a great gal from what I have got to know about her. I keep hearing that she is a fierce friend too. She has come to this city all for my sake and is right now sporting a green color dress with her hair clipped at the centre and sitting right opposite a dashing dude. She is sporting a Diamond earring which glitters like her eyes. Btw, she has these real BIG eyes which makes me go weak whenever I look at her. Her name starts with N and ends with A – Nithya. Though I like calling her ‘Neetu’ from her quizzical expression, looks like she does not like it”.

OMG! Varun seems to be a mind-reader or is she being very obvious? Damn you Nithya, you and your give-away expressions.

Nithya sat down and started looking away. Varun continued to stare at her with a smile. It took few minutes for Nithya to fully absorb what Varun had said. He had said that his gal’s name was Nithya.

A deep flurry of emotions surged in her and she could feel the palpitations of her heart loud enough. She had felt somewhat close to this before but the feelings and palpitations were nothing like this.

She looked at him with tears in her eyes. “I love you” is all she could muster to say!