Chapter 7 - First day at college after marriage (1/2)
|Innaya|
I rolled down the window glass, letting the cool air greet me. The silence between Eshan and me was comfortable, not the biting one as he drove his white Mercedes towards my college.
I tucked the few tendrils that escaped from my ponytail while keeping my gaze outside as I watched the trees across both side of road we were passing through. I ignored Eshan's fleeting glances towards me in-between. The Mercedes came to halt outside the college gate.
”Thank you!” Meeting his eyes for a brief moment I thanked him and turned to open the door for leaving. 'Least I get lost in those hypnotizing orbs and do something embarrassing.'
”Call me once you are done,” Eshan told me before climbing down the car.
”Hmm... Bye,” I assured, coming out before walking to his side of the window.
Unsure of why was I walking towards him, when the whole ride I did not even reciprocate the glances his way like he did. I stood beside his now opened window.
”Take care, Tesoro,” Eshan said, after staring at me for a while. I did not know why, but it felt nice to know he cared.
His lips curved in an amused smirk, bringing me out of my lost land. I nodded and with that, the car sped off, leaving me standing at the college gate.
*
The old long trees on both side of the stone pathway, leading towards the management building of our college, was less crowded with students, as exams were nearing.
I walked a little faster spotting the familiar face of my best friend near the benches outside of our building.
”Hey, Innu!” She stood up hurriedly once she caught sight of me coming near to her.
”Are you alright? Where were you? I called so many times. Why weren't you answering my calls?”, she fired her questions altogether simultaneously checking me for any kind of harm or injury knowing I was prone to them.
”Vermilion-
?”
I couldn't help but smile at her care, but that smile fell immediately as she discovered the vermilion in my hair that I had covered carefully before leaving the house. Our families had decided to keep the marriage as a secret, until I complete my college as they feared media would create unnecessary problems, especially for me.
I decided to calm down her first. Holding her by her shoulders, I looked into her hazel eyes that were widened in shock, little apprehensive of her reaction once I revealed the truth.
”Siya... Take a deep breath. One, two, thr-”
”Shut up! Answer me, NOW,” Siya cut my sentence, shrugging my hands off her shoulder.
”I'm waiting,” Siya glared at me, folding her hands across her chest while tapping her right foot on the floor. She always did that, when she was super mad at someone or something. 'Please God save me.'
I raised my hands in surrender stepping back before taking a deep breath preparing myself for answers she wanted.
”Okay, first thing first I am okay and answer for rest of your questionnaire is... I got married yesterday.” I finished in a single sentence, knowing dragging would only result in a bad way for me.
”Married? What a joke?”
'Joke? She thinks I could make up something like marriage. Like seriously girl?' However, who was I kidding, anyone with a sane mind would think like that if they were to be told that their best friend whom they met just two days before had gotten married and that too without any information.
”Siya, it is no joke. I am a married woman now. See this,” I thought to take the matter slowly and pull out the wedding chain from my top and pointed it to her.
”You didn't invite me?” She accused taking a step towards me.