Her family already reached the Villa. I was sleeping in the car. I could hear Kiran and Mounica were trying to speak lower as I was sleeping. I felt like they were fighting. They always did it. So it didn't wake me up. She threw a pillow onto him, but it fell on me and it woke me up. She was sitting in the front seat. As I woke up, the environment changed and they were hiding some thing. I was not successful to dig it out. Mounica's voice was low and husky as if she cried. I would do whatever to see her laugh loud. I started behaving crazily.
'Mounica Darling! Shall I sing a songgg for you' and I started 'Tujhey dekhaa tho ye jaana sanam.. pyaar hai deewana sanam..' She shouted on me to stop. 'I knew I was worse but I was not that bad... It will not kill people at least..' She laughed on me and said 'You will not kill people but will make them mad..' I succeeded.
It was 12:45 AM, she dropped us at our room. She got down to say a bye, her eyes were red and wet. She got back into car and it started again to her uncle's Villa. I was angry at Kiran.
'Did you say something to Mounica?'
'No! Nothing like that.'
I wondered if she cried or her eyes were red because she was feeling sleepy.
'Why did you get that doubt?' He inquired.
'Just like that! I heard you people fight.'
'What?' he shouted. He lowered his volume as our roommates were sleeping. 'Did you hear everything?' he asked me curiously.
'Not clearly' as soon as I said that 'Oh. Then fine!' he smiled.
I was curious to know but I was also feeling sleepy. And I found myself awake in the morning.. It was getting late, so I hurried to office along with Kiran.
We were standing in the bus. I heard her. And it was clearly her! She was seated and was reading a book. It was '2 States'. I thought, 'You and Me – Two states.. our story will become a huge success if Chetan Bhagat has written it.' I was laughing inside me. I was hoping for a good end in the story and I believed it will.
'When did you start?'
'Yesterday' She smiled. 'I was trying to read it from days but I succeeded yesterday and I will complete it. It is fun. Did you read it?'
'I am not much interested in reading fiction books but I know the story in this book. Mounica narrated me when she was reading, long ago in college.' I said 'She reads a lot.'
'I too.. but these days am not getting time to spare. But I am back!!' She smiled.
I was into thoughts. I will speak Telugu to her father in future, he will slap me and will ask me to speak in Hindi. Pari will somehow manage with my Telugu family. But the one who will face trouble is me. How I am going to convince two families. The real thing, am going to face in future. I have to show all my skill. Thinking all this I smiled. She saw me smiling and she smiled back.
I don't know why the topic was 'Age difference of couple'. Mahitha was joking 'Love is blind to see age'. Kiran laughed out and suggested her to marry a old man. It was fun in that discussion. Neha was supporting Mahitha that she said right thing. I remembered that her boy friend was elder to her and how happy they were. But how it will be after they get married? I wish them all happiness. Shiva was staring us with disinterest in topic. So I included him into talk and started making fun. We were asking the age of the same girl with whom we used to tease him.
'She is 4 years elder' He admitted.
'How did you know' Kiran teased.
'Circle man.. My friend circle!' He laughed.
'4 years is a very good gap for a couple to be happy together' She was teasing Shiva.
I laughed at him and then a thought passed my brain and I was into my thoughts.
“'4 years is a very good gap for a couple to be happy together” Those words were ringing with high frequency in my mind. Her Cousin!! he is 4 years elder to her. Did she mean it? Is she having a second thought about him? Is she? I sat there in shock and wondered.. Is she?
-Arjun Krishna