MY GIRL NEXT DOOR

CHAPTER 5 : CASE OF WRONG FIRST IMPRESSION

As the shining rays of the morning sun peeked through her curtains, she smiled lazily wrapped in her dreams. In the luscious green meadows she rested, her long white dress fluttering in the wind .Everywhere she looked books adorned the picturesque landscape.Everything was just perfect ; her dress, her hairs, the flowers ; it was her dreamland.Everything was perfect. ....until she heard something or someone calling out to her. She stood up and looked around.

'' Avni,  give me your mom's number. I have fixed a date for your engagement. '' Shweta was smiling devilishly at her.

Avni moved back a few steps as Shweta approached her, only to stumble upon a pile of books and...... sprang up from her bed screaming ' Nooooo' .Sweats forming beads on her forehead, breathing faster and heart pounding in her chest she woke up from her dream turned nightmare.

'' Just a dream Avni,  relax. '' she kept chanting it, till her breathing normalised.

An hour later.......

While waiting for her cab to arrive , Avni quickly dialled the most dialled no. on her list ; smile spread through Neela's face as she picked up her daughter's call.

'' Good morning Maa. How have you been ?''

'' Good morning my bacha.  I'm perfectly fine.But we both miss you so much. '' Neela never failed to tell Avni how much she missed her daughter every single day.

'' I miss you too Maa. '' hearing Neela's voice made all her worries disappear just like that,  her mother infused that much love just by her words.
'' Aren't you late for the office bacha? ''

'' Yes.I was just waiting for my cab to arrive. '' Avni walked absentmindedly from one side of the gate to the other,  when she saw Neil talking to the old guard.

'' Why ? Isn't your stubborn landlord giving you a ride today? '' Neela laughed imagining her daughter's antics which she had been kind enough to tell her.Though she still couldn't wrap her head around the fact that the landlord who had offered her daughter such a nice place at such a reasonable price, could actually be as stubborn and annoying as her daughter says.

'' Talk of the devil.There he is, right infront of me , talking to the guard or probably reprimanding him. ''

'' Why do you always assume things bacha? '' Neela tried to imbibe reasoning into her.

'' Because he is like that.Always fighting. ''

'' Avni''

'' Maa''

'' Avni '' that voice didn't come from inside the phone. There he was her designated Devil calling out to her from the rolled down window of his car.

'' Hold on Maa.'' she whispered to Neela.

'' Need a ride?  '' he asked on getting no response.

'' No,  thank you.I booked a cab ''

'' Alright. '' he turned his key in the ignition.

'' Wait!!  Why were you shouting at Guard uncle? '' she couldn't stop herself from. asking.

'' Shouting?? !! '' he looked confused.

'' Avni.Stop it!!  '' Neela who was hearing the conversation on the other ended tried to stop her daughter, but alas it fell on deaf ears.

'' Not shouting. But scolding him.What did he do?  Did he put a dent in your car?  "

Neela facepalmed hearing Avni's insane assumptions.Her daughter was going to get herself thrown out of her apartment.