Chapter 11: Chapter-10
At four o' clock in the afternoon, Mohit took Navya back to her house on Shanti Niketan. As Mohit said, tonight he won't sleep at Navya's house. He will return to his own home.
"Dare to sleep alone right?" Mohit deliberately teased Navya, even blinking one eye.
"What is it, sir?" Navya responded in a curt tone, but she felt her face warm. She hastily opened the car door so that Mohit would not find out.
Mohit laughed. "Okay, see you tomorrow afternoon." Mohit said to Navya.
After Navya got off, Mohit's car slid away. Navya stepped into the house, hugging the painting Mohit had given her. Miss Padma was sweeping in the living room.
"Where is Mohit sir? Why you came alone?" Miss Padma asked with a surprised face.
"Mohit sir will live at his house tonight. It's because Mr. Gupta who usually looks after the house is no longer there," Navya said to Miss Padma.
"Well, then why doesn't you stayed at his house? His house is also your house now. It's okay, if you wants to stay there once in a while. I'm here who looks after this house" Miss Padma asked Navya.
Navya hesitated to answer her question. If the answer is wrong, Miss Padma can be suspicious.
"Um... I-I want to study for the midterm exam Miss Padma. After all, he will be back tomorrow afternoon," Navya made up an excuse to Miss Padma.
Fortunately, Miss Padma did not asked again. Navya rushed into her room. She put the painting that Mohit gave her on the wall, right in front of her bed. The painting looks beautiful, like a real scene. Mohit is indeed talented in painting.
Suddenly, Navya remembered the painting of a woman's face in his house.
"Is that woman someone who is important to Mohit?" Navya thought in her mind which made her chest suddenly felt tight. "Oh, who cares! It would be better if I don't think about the woman in the painting." Navya said to herself.
(Next day)
In the morning, Navya joined Miss Padma shopping at a market not far from home. The market is a row of shops selling various types of needs, one of which is a cake shop.
Navya was engrossed in choosing traditional snacks sold in cake shops. There are many kinds of traditional Indian snacks, all of which look tempting.
"Look at this, Ma'am, strawberry and diamond shape sweets for newlyweds. Let the wedding couple stick together, not be separated," Miss Padma said to Navya.
Her hand pointed to a large box of strawberries and a large box of diamond shape sweets that had been beautifully packaged. They look beautiful as they shaped like a large heart symbol.
"As the marriage was sudden, so I didn't have time to prepare anything anyway. Even though these are the ingredients that must be present at weddings in Delhi" Miss Padma continued with a smile. "Also Mohit sir likes these types of sweets" Miss Padma said to Navya.
Navya thought something in her mind until she finally decided to follow Miss Padma's advice. They came home from the market with a big basket full of groceries, and each a box of strawberries and sweets in the form of heart shaped symbol.
They walk because the market is not far from house. While crossing the driveway to their colony, they passed Mr. Khurana, the head of their colony and his wife, Mrs. Khurana. Looks like they're working out in the morning. The middle-aged couple wore sports shirts and long training pants that matched the model and color.
"Eh... newlyweds," Mrs. Khurana teased Navya with a smile. They already knew about Navya and Mohit's marriage as they were the head of the colony.
Navya smiled nervously. "Good Morning, Mr. and Mrs. Khurana " Navya greeted them with a smile.
"Navya, where is Mohit ? Why are you marketing alone" Mr. Khurana asked Navya.
"Oh, mmm ... he is returning to his house for a while in the south side sir," Navya answered.
"Well, Mohit lives in the south side? But will he stay here, at your house now? The problem is that yesterday the colony management was discussing at a meeting. In a few months there will be an election for a new management board. Management wants Mohit to be nominated as one of the administrators. Coincidentally, he is a lecturer, doctoral graduate, but he is still young. It's hard to find someone like him in this environment Navya. If he becomes the colony administrator, he can definitely help our colony to become more advanced," Mr. Khurana explained navya in long length.
Navya was confused to hear Mr. Khurana's wish. "Mmm..., I think his permanent address is still the address of the house in south side. After all, he is also new to this colony, is it the perfect time to be immediately nominated as colony administrator?" Navya asked him.
"It's okay, Navya. His permanent address won't be a big problem. It's our advantage that our environment will be more advanced. We need great youths, achievers like Mohit to be an example and role model for other young people," Mr. Khurana said to Navya . His face looked excited. "I'll go to meet with him tomorrow to get to know each other and chat with him regarding this matter. You also help me to convince him for this colony administrator post." Mr. Khurana continued. Mr. And Mrs. Khurana laughed together. Then they continued walking again.
Navya was even more confused. If Mohit became the colony administrator, more people would know that the two of them were 'married'. "It will be more complicated!" Navya thought in her mind.
Around two o'clock in the afternoon, Mohit kept his promise to return to Navya's house. He is dressed casually, a bright yellow t-shirt and long gray training pants. He was immediately offered by Miss Padma for lunch. Meanwhile, Navya was sitting reading lecture material on the chair in the living room that connected to the dining room.
"I would serve lunch by myself. You please clean the fish pond, I'm right here," Mohit told Miss Padma. He walked to the dining table, and opened the food plate.
"Wow, this is really good, these are my favourites" Mohit said excitedly. It was clear that Mohit really liked the sweets. Then he immediately picked up the sweets on the dining table.
"Miss Navya brought this" Miss Padma answered. "If there is a wedding ceremony in Delhi, there must be strawberries and diamond shaped sweets. You definitely knows what it means. This means the married couple will stick together, become intimate and cannot be separated." Miss Padma continued to Mohit.
Navya clearly heard Miss Padma's words. Her face instantly became warm with the book she was reading. "What is Miss Padma talking about? Why should it be told to Mohit? Didn't I just followed her advice to buy strawberries and sweets? He might even think that I deliberately bought these because I wanted us to be more intimate!" Navya said to herself. She was tensed.
Mohit laughed bitterly. "Yes, Miss Padma I know the meaning. I also like this sweets." Mohit said to Miss Padma.
"That's right Miss Navya. Mohit sir loves diamond shaped sweets. Mohit sir has eaten the strawberries and the sweets. You also have to eat, so that the two of you become more friendly," Miss Padma said to Navya.
Navya pretended not to hear anything, still hiding her face behind her book. "Oh God!! Miss Padma really embarrassed me in front of Mohit!" Navya said to herself hiding behind her book.
"Navya, have you had lunch, honey?" Suddenly Mohit called out to her in a soft voice, but it sounded clear in the room.
Navya was stunned to hear those words from Mohit. There's no way she still pretended not to hear anything, Mohit was clearly calling out to her! Slowly, she lowered her book, and looked at Mohit.
"You have your lunch Mohit....., I-I will eat later. You eat first" replied Navya stammering. Her heart was still beating fast. She saw Miss Padma smiled meaningfully at the two of them.
Mohit also smiled at Navya. "Okay, I'll eat first but you eat after sometime." Mohit said to Navya and then he began to spoon the rice onto his plate, and ate voraciously.
Navya nodded and turned her gaze back to her book but she couldn't focus at all. The only thing that rang in her ear was Mohit's recent words. "Did I hear wrong? Did he really called me honey?" Navya thought in her mind and kept looking at her book.
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