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this house and you can choose the one furthest from mine. There’s a lock too,” he added for extra measure. But Ranveer’s face was quite serious. He didn’t want Chanda to feel threatened.
Chanda nodded her head hesitantly. There was no choice, it seemed. She was stuck at Ranveer’s home for the night. She wondered what her parents would have to say about this. Meera’s serene face floated before her mind’s eye. Her mother had an extremely calm demeanour and was excellent at accepting situations for what they were. She never got ruffled ever and kept their family together. Of course, she had the full support of her husband Mohan, who was always as cool as a cucumber. Chanda knew that she could talk about this situation with her parents quite honestly and that was the reason why she accepted it for what it was.
“I suppose there’s no other choice,” she said as she smiled hesitantly at Ranveer.
He was totally relieved and quite glad to see that she threw no tantrum. His respect for her grew some more.
“Come on then, this way,” Ranveer guided her to the corner where a wooden staircase took them upstairs. “The bedrooms are all on the first floor,” he said as he led the way, switching more lights on.
Chanda had just her handbag with her. She hadn’t carried the overnight bag that she had packed as she had believed that she wouldn’t get to stay back till the end of the party. She mentally shrugged her shoulders as she followed Ranveer up the wide staircase. The smaller hall on the first floor had four doors around, two on each side. Ranveer pointed to the door on the far right and said, “That’s mine. You choose any one of the others.”
Chanda moved towards the door closest to them on the left side. It was diametrically opposite to Ranveer’s room. He moved forward to open the door for her. It looked simple, with the décor in cream and brown. Ranveer walked in to open the floor length curtains that were covering the French windows leading to the balcony. Chanda was thrilled to note a number of trees outside the window.
“My parents stay in this room when they visit. You might find some nightwear and other stuff in the cupboard. I see that you aren’t carrying anything.”
Chanda nodded shyly before saying, “Yeah! Thank you Ranveer.”
Ranveer hesitated at the door, “Well, good night then. Sleep well! Feel free to get up when you will. It’s quite late and tomorrow’s a holiday. See you in the morning when you get up.”
Chanda said, “Good Night!” as she watched him leave.
She felt like an intruding child when she opened the wardrobe to see some clothes hanging there. But then, she didn’t want to sleep in her coral dress. She found a pair of pajamas and matching top that belonged to a slim but tall woman. She laid them on the bed before walking into the attached bathroom.
It appeared that a lot of planning had gone into setting up the bathroom to make guests comfortable. There were new toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap and shampoo in the shelf beside the washbasin. There were fresh towels on the rack next to it.
Chanda decided to have a shower before going to sleep. She switched the water heater on before brushing her teeth. As she looked at herself in the mirror above the wash basin, she noted that her cheeks were red with colour. Her black eyes were shining in excitement. She had never seen such an expression on her face before now.
What the hell! Life was getting to be exciting and she could feel her heart beating rapidly. Ranveer was obviously a gentleman and wouldn’t misbehave. And he had as good as told her so in that many words. Chanda felt quite safe and looked forward to getting to know the man some more.
Fourteen
Meera was like a cat on hot
Chanda nodded her head hesitantly. There was no choice, it seemed. She was stuck at Ranveer’s home for the night. She wondered what her parents would have to say about this. Meera’s serene face floated before her mind’s eye. Her mother had an extremely calm demeanour and was excellent at accepting situations for what they were. She never got ruffled ever and kept their family together. Of course, she had the full support of her husband Mohan, who was always as cool as a cucumber. Chanda knew that she could talk about this situation with her parents quite honestly and that was the reason why she accepted it for what it was.
“I suppose there’s no other choice,” she said as she smiled hesitantly at Ranveer.
He was totally relieved and quite glad to see that she threw no tantrum. His respect for her grew some more.
“Come on then, this way,” Ranveer guided her to the corner where a wooden staircase took them upstairs. “The bedrooms are all on the first floor,” he said as he led the way, switching more lights on.
Chanda had just her handbag with her. She hadn’t carried the overnight bag that she had packed as she had believed that she wouldn’t get to stay back till the end of the party. She mentally shrugged her shoulders as she followed Ranveer up the wide staircase. The smaller hall on the first floor had four doors around, two on each side. Ranveer pointed to the door on the far right and said, “That’s mine. You choose any one of the others.”
Chanda moved towards the door closest to them on the left side. It was diametrically opposite to Ranveer’s room. He moved forward to open the door for her. It looked simple, with the décor in cream and brown. Ranveer walked in to open the floor length curtains that were covering the French windows leading to the balcony. Chanda was thrilled to note a number of trees outside the window.
“My parents stay in this room when they visit. You might find some nightwear and other stuff in the cupboard. I see that you aren’t carrying anything.”
Chanda nodded shyly before saying, “Yeah! Thank you Ranveer.”
Ranveer hesitated at the door, “Well, good night then. Sleep well! Feel free to get up when you will. It’s quite late and tomorrow’s a holiday. See you in the morning when you get up.”
Chanda said, “Good Night!” as she watched him leave.
She felt like an intruding child when she opened the wardrobe to see some clothes hanging there. But then, she didn’t want to sleep in her coral dress. She found a pair of pajamas and matching top that belonged to a slim but tall woman. She laid them on the bed before walking into the attached bathroom.
It appeared that a lot of planning had gone into setting up the bathroom to make guests comfortable. There were new toothbrushes, toothpaste, soap and shampoo in the shelf beside the washbasin. There were fresh towels on the rack next to it.
Chanda decided to have a shower before going to sleep. She switched the water heater on before brushing her teeth. As she looked at herself in the mirror above the wash basin, she noted that her cheeks were red with colour. Her black eyes were shining in excitement. She had never seen such an expression on her face before now.
What the hell! Life was getting to be exciting and she could feel her heart beating rapidly. Ranveer was obviously a gentleman and wouldn’t misbehave. And he had as good as told her so in that many words. Chanda felt quite safe and looked forward to getting to know the man some more.
Fourteen
Meera was like a cat on hot
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