Anantha Pov

I came home, dropped my bag and jumped on bed. laying there pushing my head in the bedsheet. hiding my face or I can say hiding my smile. I'm going on a date with Akaay. 

It was fast I know but all sense in my body said that time if you lose him this time you wont ever find him so I said yes to him. God what is this feeling? Am I going mad?

I grabbed my phone and opened it. His text was there. Akaay texted me. What should I do now? How do girls reply? How do they talk? Fuck I'm just going to reply him like normal person. okay you can do it Anantha.

Mr. Akaay:- Hey What are you doing?

Me:- Nothing, just some normal stuff.

Mr. Akaay :- Normal. did it include missing me….

My mouth is wide open. I took a long breath.  Ab kya bolu. He flirts like this. my heartbeat fastened in my chest. before I can type something. another text pops up.

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Author Pov

He thought it was too early to flirt like that so he apologized. He didn't want to destroy anything if he didn’t build.Yet. he was too blunt for this.

Akaay:-Sorry if my flirting makes you uncomfortable. I'll stop.

you shouldn’t, she thought. and type the next text.

Anantha:- No need to be sorry. I was just flustered for a sec.

Akaay's smile widened after reading. He made her flustered. So she must be feeling the same as he thought. He took courage and he typed again with confidence. and waited for the next text.

Akaay:- so I can flirt.

Anantha :- Anytime. 

He smiled and started kicking his feet in the air like a girl. He never thought he would do that. And here Anantha was blushing hard. Her smile was so wide her cheeks started to hurt. She touched her cheeks with her palm.

After a few seconds Akaay stopped himself from this new feeling. He sat on bed. cleared his throat and typed again his finger trembled a little. Anantha saw the notification and her eyes lit up again.

Akaay:- So where do you wanna go on um Date? like any wish or favorites place?

Anantha eyes pause on the Date word. She smiled again. But then her eyes caught another word. ‘Wish’ ‘favourite place’. She never thought someone would ever ask her what she wants. Does her choice matter? She never thought her choice mattered before.

But today Akaay made a space inside her heart for him. It's just simply a choice. But he had given it to her. She only wishes her Dad will come from nowhere. Miracally. All she wants is to go to her old home and live with her parents. and him of course. her eyes filled with tears. She don’t know anyplace. And she doesn't wish for anything anymore. 

Anantha:- I don’t know. You decide

She sent and waited for his reply. sudden shift in her tone akaay notice somehow. Akaay got confused a little. He thought she wasn’t that comfortable. Or maybe he had said something to her. He wanted to ask her what happened? or anything that bothers you. But he didn’t want to push her further. whenever she wants.

Akaay:- Okay. I will meet you in the Love & Latte cafe at 10 am. Is that okay for you? or you somewhere else. Can I pick you up? Or would you come by yourself?

He typed everything in one message. He was desperate too. but didn't want to force her. He was careful with his words. Meanwhile, Anantha's smile came back again. a small one but it came only because of him.

She doesn't know why she feels that way about him. what he is doing to her. She felt much alive in front of him. like she said he is her hope, she types back.

Anantha:- Relax. Mr. Akaay.

Anantha:- And yes I will come by myself. Don’t bother yourself.

She sent. She really doesn't want to bother him. Akaay’s smile faded a little. does she think that low of him. Picking her up will bother him. She is wrong.

Akaay:- It doesn’t bother and it will never bother in future anything related to you. if it does. I want you to bother me 24x7. 

Akaay:- I really want to pick you up.

He sent that sad emoji. she shakes her head in no. like how can he do those cheesy things. she couldn’t help herself from blushing. she typed.

Anantha:- Okay you can pick me up from M.G Road. I'll wait there for you.

Akaay:- I will be there 10 mins earlier so you don’t have to wait. or maybe one hour earlier.

Akaay:- Bye Brownie

Anantha:- Bye Mr. Akaay

She sent the last message and read it again. their conversation. blushing again. Why does he call me brownie? It is a nickname or something else. He will wait for me like why? Why does he want to wait for me? women waits for man. but he is different and he will wait for me. Why?