All the artists  live where we cannot think

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I, Julia, taking the pledge in the name of God that I will teach that heir of Mehra a lesson!

I took a pledge, saw my image in the mirror which was not quite right by the way, I was on the top of grinning and my eyes were creaked too!

He must be thinking I would wear a dress or whatever girls prefer to wear on dining but I hardly care about dresses anymore.

I wore a plain shirt, covered it up with a pair of jeans. My long brown hair was resting on my shoulders, and just to not make my face duller I applied some lip-gloss.

This is enough according to me. I grabbed my bag and put my cell phone in my pocket.

As I was determined to go to that restaurant where he must be waiting for me.

To be sound precise, it was all about show-off.

He called me at noon, and I don't have any idea where he got my number!

My mother must have given him, or better my aunt!

And he had the guts to say to be present on time.
Oh, if he wanted me to be on time then why not get late purposely? After all, he wants to do dinner with me right?

Sweet little me!

The time was around eight in the evening but I am here at home when it is almost nine.

Then abruptly, I heard that our bell rang. My mother opened the door and welcomed to whom?

"Where is Julia? Aunt Samantha?"

Shit!

My plan was going well and good then why he came here?

"She is in her room, Arnav,"

Oh no! What is wrong with my mother? Why he purposely told a boy to come into my room without my acknowledgement?

As I heard a knock on the door, I remember I didn't lock it yet!

How stupid of me?

"Hey Julia, it's Mehra!" I know it sounds good but it was not real, sarcasm was dripping from his voice and by the hollowness of his sound I can easily say he was a little mad too!

But what is the reason to come to that person's house for whom you waited for one hour in the restaurant why didn't he went to his home?

Why is he so keenly interested in me?

Is something suspicious here that I don't know?

"Okay, fine don't open I am coming inside," and with that, he was already inside, crossing away all the curtains which I made invisible for him.

He looked at me, for a moment, head-to-toe.

Then grinned as he never saw a girl like me on the planet.

"So you are not wearing any dress?" Then he said in his husky tone, and my mind was already boiling fast.

"Why? Is there any special need to wear the dress? I wear what I find comfortable!" I replied to him while closing the window, all the wind was trying to torment my room with its powerful pressure but I was determined to not let it happen.

His eyes went wide for a couple of moments, then he must have collected his thoughts because he was striding on my way.

Okay relax
Nothing is going to happen
Just breathe!

I found my back on the side of the window when he came a little closer to me.

"Of course this is a special evening, but if you are comfortable with this then it's good," he tried to look into my eyes so closely that it made me forget I was hiding something from this world for very long.

My vulnerability! And if he finds any sign of it I will be crushed forever!

So I looked away and went to the door, "come on let's get done with the dinner" I shouted while striding away to the stairs.

We were inside his car! I was continuously uttering that I didn't want to take a lift from him! I can easily get a taxi and it won't cost too much.

But as I said, he was not ready to leave me on my own so I listened to my mother's voice and get in his car.

I hope nothing bad happens in the restaurant!

I thought to myself, and then the journey started again, maybe my life is taking a turn again, but this time I am much powerful than before and so spurious to not fall for any tactics as I did in my past.

We arrived at the restaurant, it was a rooftop type, all the lights were illuminating the dark, all the silence was hard to find, people were chattering and there were voices; voices of every human existence that has come here to feel alive.

The music was soothing, it was greatly compelling with the air of the restaurant. Then I saw the sky, it was shining bright with the epitome of wonderful stars.

Maybe this was not a bad idea at all.

He talked with a manager of the restaurant for two seconds then we were guided to our table,

It was one of the fancies tables or the work of wood which I have never seen in my life, maybe I didn't see much in my life, or maybe I have seen too much that I find it hard to trust on things anymore.

I didn't ask, but he pulled my chair and guided me to sit, then he sat in front of me.

There was so much on my mind going that I find everything very hard to comply with,  did he wants to show that is the man here? By taking charge of everything?

By not letting me do anything I want? By not letting me governing anything.

Then I looked at the full moon again, I wondered how can the moon be so powerful on a night like this? When everything is at afar?

Then I saw on the table, the food was already there.
Why didn't I got the chance to make an order?

Why is everything here already?

I saw all the Italian platters, on the table and I don't even remember anything from them.

No this doesn't include- pizza, or pasta!

Only god-knows-what they taste like.
I saw on other tables from my share eyes and found them enjoying north Indian food!

Suddenly, I remembered someone who used to eat only Indian food even in California, who made me cook food for him.

"Are you fine? Why are not you eating anything?" He blurred it out while slicing a piece of toast from his knife.

Yes, I am fine! Better than before.

The music and this night were playing a sad misery to life which only an artist could understand but I am not an artist and this world doesn't belong to art! Not anymore!

So I took out a piece of meat then tried to eat it! I wanted to throw it away but I didn't maybe I am too humanely to do such harsh things.

My stomach was still empty because j hardly ate anything and then he orders wine!

I wanted to fly away from here, ditch him here right away at this moment and win away to my world. He better drinks the whole wine with himself.

"Excuse me, I need to go washroom," finally, I made up my mind and got up while clinging to my bag, I found my way somehow to the girl's washroom and hid there for some time.

Until I heard a name, "Sarah," 

My whole world collapsed for a time when everything went black and white but then again, what would she be going here?

She must not be here!

No, she can't be!
So, I came out and started adjusting my clothes! Then I saw her figure in the mirror!

That girl from California is here, and from her large belly, I could easily see that she is pregnant!
She didn't look at me she was on her way to exit from here.

But I saw everything in her, nothing changed about her in these past five years, she was the same mean girl, with the same face that looks beautiful to others but is mean to the weak culture.

I thought she was not noticing me but when I was looking at her she found me staring at her.

But she didn't say anything, her eyes look relinquished and her lips were tired too to say anything, she was maybe not the same girl anymore.

The burden on my shoulder was too much and this time she was pregnant too!

Did she got married?

Did she got married to him?

And she is pregnant with his child?

There were a thousand questions in my mind but I collected them all and throw them away in the bin.

Then I grabbed my bag walked away from the restaurant.

Still, my empty stomach was howling from hunger, so I found I shop near to the corner! They were selling- hot tempting tea and burgers!

Oh, finally I got something to fill my stomach with

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