16 Boy and Girl Mee (2/2)

After few minutes Varsha is done from her task and looked up and her eyes met with Akash who is standing at the entrance of garden and looking toward her. She could not move her gaze from Akash and felt her eyes turn misty and lowered her head and looked at the flowing water. She washed her muddy hands slowly and also washed the face to hide her emotion which appeared unknowingly.

She stood up wiped her face from a side of the stole and waited for him to move toward herself for few minutes but in vain. Finally, she walked shyly and went where he is standing. She looked at him for a moment and then lowered her head and said nervously ”I waited for some time. Someone has to talk. Please don't think that I'm immodest.”

”No. It's not that. Even I was thinking that how to start the talk. Thank you for doing that in my stead.” Akash laughed and said.

In his mind, he thought ”Thank you. If you don't start the conversation, how will we reach the main point of talk?”

Varsha felt shy about the response of Akash. Her heart fluttered listening to his voice. She cannot express how happy she is feeling while breathing in the same air as him.

She did not know what to say next and looked toward the hotbed which is being watered and concentrated on the water. ”Do you normally water the vegetable plants in the garden?” She heard Akash asking.

She felt happy that he asked something which she is an expert of and she looked at him cheerfully and answered joyfully ”Yes. This is my responsibility to take care of vegetables. My sisters-in-law help me some time but mostly it's me who waters them. I also know how to plant vegetables and take care of them.” And suddenly she felt that she has talked too much and again lowered her head embarrassingly and could not see the annoyed expression on the face of Akash.

Akash felt like this girl is too talkative and a show-off. He only asked whether she waters the plants and she talked too much for that. Although she looks cute, her height also is fine and her dimple look good when she smiles but she is such a bumpkin when she opens her mouth. He did not know what to ask her next.

Akash saw some mango trees at one side of the garden and he could see some ripened mangoes. He walked toward the mango trees. Varsha looked at him curiously and followed him. ”It's good this way when he is not looking toward me. I can just look at him and admire him.” She thought and smiled.

Akash went near the mango tree and then picked a dried clod of mud and aimed at ripened mango and threw it. It missed the target. He tried again and missed again. Varsha giggled. Akash looked at her embarrassingly and thought of giving up.

Seeing his expression Varsha laughs and climbs the tree and shakes the branch. Few ripened mangoes fall down. Varsha gets down, picks the mangoes, cleans them in flowing water and brings them in a basket and puts in front of Akash. She looked at his surprised expression and smiled shyly and looked elsewhere unable to maintain eye contact.

Akash saw her happy expression and felt like she is happy on her victory over him. ”Really a village girl. So rustic and unrefined. trying to be a show off again.” He felt annoyed on her smile while one of her cheeks was smeared with some mud when she wiped the sweat from her face.