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The Lobby of the hotel was gorgeous. To reach the counter, one should pass over a small indoor bridge. I watched over it to see the water were hundreds of oil lamps were floating projecting lights whose reflections were dancing on the surface. The decorations were pure mid-eastern influenced. It was a calm and relaxing aura that gave me the desire to explore more of the palace. Of course, Chad was far from being impressed and shown no sign of interest. He must be used to all these sumptuousness.
The concierge welcomed us with monotony but composed a polite tone. In no time we were given the keys. I walked briskly languages in hand but Chad stopped me "Let those to the bellboy". Surprisingly he did not sound arrogant or snobbish while saying this but only tired.
I thought I would not be so surprised after seeing the lobby but I was clearly wrong as my jaw dropped to reach the floor like on those cartoons when we arrived at Chad's room. There was a large room with in the middle a large baldaquin bed. Beige, grey and white being the dominant colors with a touch of red it was exquisite. Large glazed panes gave a direct view to the huge pool. "Oh My God, I want to see my room!" I urged Chad hopping it as good as his. "Don't get hyper Munroe" he said calmly opening a door that I did not notice before. I run to it to find my room and was pleased to find that both rooms were identical. The fact that our rooms were connected did not bother me the least. "What do we do now?" I asked making the small but significant steps separating our two rooms. "What about sleeping? Its four o'clock". Too energized I did not want to but to please him I decided to take a small nap. The luggage still not arrived; I directly got under the covers and drifted to sleep for the third time.
"Get up Sonny" Chad asked energetically opening the curtains. "Shoot Chad leave me alone" I said covering my head with the bed sheets. "Come on its already half-past seven" he chuckled. I could not believe he was waking me up so early. I wanted to shout but my envy to go back to sleep took dominance and I ignored him. "Come on Son-ny" he asked struggling to remove the sheets as I struggled to keep them on my head. "Stop!" I whined. "I give you five minutes if you don't get up, I swear you'll regret it" he warned solemnly. I went in a sitting position "Oh come on, why so early I barely slept last time am exteeeeeeeemely tired" I emphasized on the "extremely" for him to be aware of the current situation. "You're no more tired you're just lazy" he smirked "look your dark lines have disappeared" he said tracing my under lids with his thumb. His touch was tangy and gauche. He must have felt the same as he removed his hand quickly. "Now come on, go take a shower you stink and I am weighting my words". Offended I was about to reply but I a sparkle in his eyes and giggled slowly. Opening my suitcase I choosed the first outfit and closed the bathroom door behind me. I caught a glimpse of my reflection and gasps. I had the worst bedhead ever…UGH.
"Munroe! Hurry up!" a voice barged from the other side of the door. I opened it slowly and walked passed him chin up. He sat beside me and an uncomfortable silence fitted in. " Do you want to eat at the restaurant or do I call room service?" he solicited digging his fingers on a cushion he was holding on his lap. "Let's go" was my clever response. I welcomed the familiar dong of the elevator and walked in. It took like forever to reach our destination: one of the multiple restaurants of the hotel where a maître d'hôtel questioned Chad. "Table for two?". Wow was it not obvious? But maybe it was simple etiquette so he accompanied us to a small isolated table for two.
After choosing from a fifteen meters buffet I sat down in front of Chad already drinking steaming coffee without flinching. "So what's today's plan?" I dared to ask him while nibbling a croissant. "Anukalp…" he started and I recognized the name from last night "will show us the city". Then I asked a question which was burning to my lips "Hey Chad, you're not too disappointed your dad did not come right?". I was feeling that for him I was not the most thrilling company. He stared at me at first confuse of how such an out-of-subject question fitted in the conversation. "Actually, am glad you're with me" I was mesmerized to his response. I did not except that. "My dad would probably stay in the hotel, complain or start a whole argument" he added but it was almost a blur to me as I was still astounded by his finicky answer. As pleased as I was, I was also quite confused by his change of attitude. He was no more swaggering with me… He was acting normal and that was half disturbing and half agreeable. "Wow Munroe, are you lost in my eyes?" he asked as I was effectively starring. I sighed heavily as he did not change…well not completely. I was about to reply at whatever comes to mind but he interrupted me "If you're finish we could move on". Excited to go visit the city I got up without a word, I insisted to go back to the room to search for a few things and we marched to Anukalp in front of the same minivan.
"Suprabhat Anukalp, How are you?" Chad asked as soon as he was near. I mentally recorded the word he used to greet the man presuming that it meant good morning. I addressed him in my lovely English.
"Where are we going?" Chad asked when the car had drove for a few meters. "What about the Gateway of India? I had seen about this monument in documentaries or movies but anticipation loaded up to see it in real. As Chad and Anukalp started a dialogue in Hindi I merely dropped and time flew by observing the view outside the window car. Their talk was often interrupted by laughter and I felt slightly left out. Who knew Chad could speak Hindi? Traffic was horrible as cars and rickshaws were driving everywhere they could. Driving here should be considered as an Olympic game. My thoughts were interrupted by a shove on my shoulder "What?" I asked upset. "I thought you would like to see that" he said pointing to outside the window of his side. A huge brown bull was walking down the road lethargically around cars and pedestrians like he was unnoticed. No one seemed to find in abnormal. This unusual sight amused me a lot. India was full of contrast around its culture and way of life. "Ah were finally here" the thriving voice of the Indian driver said while stopping in a moreover place. I got out of the car to admire from afar the wonderful architecture of the Gateway of India.