Chapter
"Thank you , I don't want to embarrass him. If he had proposed to me I would have to refused him, than we felt uncomfortable when we met again", Jasmine said feeling uneasy.
"But now you're starting to like him too," Anita said, as they both walked to the bus stop,
"You're right, but I always want a lasting relationship, I don't want to breakup,and
You know what happened to Kistina, Kistina's family has not accepted her yet, because of that I don't want to cross lines, I know my family will accept me but Ashim's family will accept us ", Jasmine said clearly.
"Not all families are like Christina's. Everybody agrees that inter caste marriage these days. You have to think about your own happiness. If you like him than accept". Anita frowned slightly with a hint of worry on her face.
While they are talking, the bus arrives.
"Now I'm leaving, The bus has arrived," Anita said hugging jasmine.
"Okay, bye"
Jasmine walks towards her house.
"Ah" Someone approached Jasmine and stopped the motorbike her side. She was startled.
"I'm sorry, you're fine" Ashim got off the bike and asked worriedly.
"I'm fine," Jasmine said, holding herself back.
"Can I give you a ride" Ashim asked,
"No, thank you"Jasmine said with a light smile.
"Okay, then let's go together," Ashim said, putting the bike to the side.
"Where are you going?" Jasmine asked confusedly.
"Wherever you go," Ashim said with a smile.
"But, I'm going home," Jasmine said bluntly.
"Okay, I'll go to your house with you," Ashim said and started walking.
"But...." Jasmine tries to deny it but seeing Ashim's stubbornness she quietly follows Asim. Both start walk slowly but the two don't talk to each other.
On the way all the people are walking in different directions.
But there are two people walking in the same direction together, they both want to talk to each other but they don't know what to say.
Both are very close from the heart but both are walking outside like strangers.
On the way there were some boys laughing and shouting, they saw Jasmine walking alone from the side, and they came to Jasmine's side with wrong Intention.
Jasmine was walking at her own pace so she didn't know the boys were coming towards her, and the boys didn't even notice the man walking in front of Jasmine, but Ashim understood their intentions from afar.
As the boys were about to collide with Jasmine, Ashim pulled Jasmine towards him, and Jasmine was shocked. The boys went on their way as if nothing had happened.
"Where is your attention? what are you thinking?," Ashim said angrily looking at Jasmine.
Jasmine finally found out what had happened and raised her head and looked at Ashim's face.
She was still in Ashim's arms. He was also looking at Jasmine,
Jasmine saw anxiety and anger on his face same time.
"I'm sorry," Jasmine said nervously and slipped out of Ashim's arms.
Jasmine began to walk her way, she feel embarrassed.
Seeing Jasmine shy, Ashim smiles and he started following Jasmine.
"You don't have to come to today's party," Ashim said suddenly.
"What?" Jasmine stopped walking and she looked at him as if she had heard something wrong from him.
"I said, you don't have to come to today's party, I mean, I know you don't usually go to parties, so you don't have to come to today's party forcibly," Ashim said seriously.
'Maybe he told me not to go to the party because he think I will feel uncomfortable but I want to share in his happiness, that's why I will definitely go to the party, he has thought so much about me, if he really likes me as Anita said he will be very happy 'Jasmine thought to herself.
"You don't have to worry, I want to go there and other friends also there and Anita and Rohan will come too.
I will stay with them," Jasmine told him. She doesn't want him to worry about her.
Seeing her determination, Ashin sighed and said, "Okay, but you have to stay with us all the time, You can't go anywhere alone."
Jasmine blushed with smile when she saw that he was so worried about her.
"What's the matter, why are you laughing?" Ashim asked in confusion as he saw her laughing.
"Nothing happened," Jasmine said, trying to stop laughing.
'I'm not a kid, why are you so
worried?'Jasmine thought.
"Well, that's my house. You can back go now." Jasmine pointed to her house.
"Okay, I'll pick you up for the party, get ready at six o'clock," he said.
"You don't have to come, I'll come myself",Jasmine flatly refused.
He said raising his eyebrows "I'll come, just get ready on time, okay".
She was at a loss for words and she could not find any excuse to reject him.This man's few words always hit the nail on the head, leaving her powerless to refute him.
"Okay" Jasmine didn't tries to deny again, seeing his stubbornness. Jasmine enters her house. After she enters the house, Ashim also goes his way.