The Love Song - Part 4

Three years had passed. Still those memories were fresh in her mind. It was a sunny morning. She got ready for college. She was bored resting at home due to flu. Now that she was feeling fine, she decided to go to college. She sneaked through the kitchen to get some breakfast. Unfortunately her mom arrived just in time to catch her red handed. 

She stood behind her with her hands folded and stern expressions. “I told you to stay at home . Where are you going?”, she said firmly. Richa protested , “Mom, I am fine. How long will I stay at home? You are simply panicking for no reason.”

“You will never listen to me, right? You still look sick and weak. I am only asking you to rest for few days and then you can do anything you want.”, her mom said.  Richa had already made up her mind. She didn’t want to stay at home. 

She kissed her mom’s cheeks and hurriedly left. Her mom called her  to come back . She didn’t listen. As she excitedly walked towards the college which was few blocks down, she felt strange guilt sting her. 

It wasn’t like as if she always listened her mom. But something told her that she should have. She was engrossed in thoughts that she didn’t notice a step at the end of pavement. “Careful”, a man behind her shouted. But that didn’t prevent her from tripping and falling down  . A small part of the skin under knee peeled out. She cursed in pain. 

“Are you okay ?”, the same man asked as he knelt down to check her wound. He was a year or two older than her but his rugged look made him look much older than his actual age. But there was something mysterious in his eyes that could charm anyone. Richa was his next victim.

(To be continued)