s"What the…no! I am not going!" I stared at mum.
"You have to!" She insisted.
"Send Abhi!"
"He can't go out of the house!"
"Send Ashu or Nishu!"
"They don't know Jodhpur roads!"
"Send Divakar!"
"He is busy!"
"Send Honey…no, send Sunny!"
"He can't ride a bike!"
"Please, mum! Not me!"
"You have to, and that's final." She said and turned to the kitchen. I groaned.
Mum had asked me to go with Sonny to get her the lehenga for the marriage and something for tonight's dance.
"Sonny, get ready!" I said as I entered the room. Sonny was sitting on the bed, reading some random book.
"What?" she looked at me in surprise.
"Get ready! We are going shopping!" I said and pulled out my kurta. I picked up a white button-up shirt and wore it. "Now, go! Are you going to see me wear my jeans too?"
She blushed and stood up, and went to the bathroom with change of clothes. I slipped in my black jeans and knocked on the bathroom door as I combed my hairs.
Sonny came out a minute later. She had changed her top to a white tank top.
"You are going to wear this? As much as that looks good, I don't think…" I said, even as my brain slapped my mouth.
"No! I am going o wear a jacket, dumbo!" She blushed and pulled out a black jacket from her suitcase. I cleared my throat.
"Okay, come on, let's go then." I proceeded to the door, and Sonny followed me out.
"Money?' I asked mum in the kitchen.
"Right, here." She handed me few thousand rupee bills, "Get a heavy one."
"Should I get the bridal one?" I asked sarcastically.
"Nah, not now." I glared at her for the double meaning which, hopefully, Sonny didn't notice.
"Come on, then, madam." I said and went to the living room.
"Should I let her out now?" Sonia's voice startled both me and Sonny.
"Polo will dig through the door now, if I don't let her out!" Sania's voice followed.
"Let her, please." I said, still surprised. The moment the door opened, I was attacked by my dog. I played with her a little.
"We should go," I said and stood up. I and Sonny walked to the door and Polo followed. "Stay!" Polo went still and we ran out of the door.
I could hear her shouting and scratching as I towed out the bike.
"She loves you so much." Sonny said as she handed me my helmet and sat behind me.
"Yeah. I know." I smiled.
Sonny held on to me tightly as I sped the bike through the streets of Sun City.
"How long?" Sonny asked after 5 minutes.
"20 minutes more." I replied.
"How far is it!"
"Well, 12 kilometers."
"Where are we going?"
"Tripolia. Best lehengas."
She buried her face in my back.
After 20 minutes or so, we were stuck in Sojati Gate traffic lights. Main Tripolia market was inside.
I stood there, waiting for the timer to go off. It blinked 30.
A bike pulled up next to us. A man, maybe in his 50's was driving and behind him sat a girl about 13. The man smiled at us and we smiled back.
The girl kept staring. Her hands, holding two notebooks and a pen, were trembling.
"You…you are…Sonny Munroe!" She shouted, her voice droned by the angry horns of the vehicles. "And…" she didn't recognized me since my face was covered in he helmet.
"You know them?" the man asked.
"She is the So Random! Star!" She handed her the notebook and the pen. Sonny quickly signed it.
"Who are you!" She asked. I lifted the cover of my helmet.
"Chad Dylan Cooper!" She screamed. I winked at her.
"Here." Sonny handed me the notebook, as the traffic light read 15.
I quickly signed it and handed it back to her.
"Well, you go two autographs. I told you coming with me would be beneficial for you." The man chuckled. We laughed.
"Take care." Sonny waved at them as the traffic light finally turned green.
"Well, that was…"
"Weird?" I supplied.
"Yeah, weird."
"I can't believe it!" I exclaimed as we passed various shops in Tripolia, driving through the congested traffic.
"What just happened?"
"No, that you have fans even in India." She smacked my arm.
We stopped in front of a shop.
I parked the bike near the shop and locked it. We went inside the shop. There were currently just two ladies and almost 10 shopkeepers. One rushed to us.
"Kya khreedna hai, sahib?" (What are you willing to purchase, sir?) He asked.
"Lehengas. 2000 to 10,000." I told him the range.
"For her?" He pointed to Sonny. I nodded. "Bridal?" I shook my head no.
He nodded and produced few boxes. He skillfully opened them and spread out a few lehengas.
"Say, madam. Which do you like?" I turned to Sonny and gestured him to bring a few more.
"Uh…" She stared at them as he produced few more. "You…say. They are all beautiful." I looked at them.
"Not this one!" I motioned to a green one. "Tailor is there?' I asked him as I came across an unstitched red one. He nodded.
"Not red." She mumbled and the shopkeeper immediately cleared all the red ones.
"Show in white, pink and black." I told the boy. He nodded and pulled out a few.
"Sonny?" I held up a black one.
"These would come out, and all the beauty is over." She pointed to the decorations and she, indeed, was right.
We went through a few more, until both our hands reached out for a white one. It was simple. I picked it up. It was stitched.
"Let's see." I held it to her waist. It had a perfect length and a perfect waist. I held up the blouse.
"It's back-less." Sonny said. It had strings that tied it to the back.
"You like this one?" I asked her. She nodded.
"How much?" I gave it to the boy. He checked he price-tag.
"Three thousand." I pulled out my wallet as he packed it. I handed him the money and Sonny took the package. We walked out of the shop to the bike.
"You have shoes to go with it?" I asked her, as I unlocked the bike. She shook her head.
We drove around the market for a minute when I found a shoe shop.
"Her size?" I nodded.
"6?" I asked Sonny and she nodded.
"Heel or flat?"
"Flat." Sonny replied. He nodded and disappeared inside the store of the shop.
"Sit down." I motioned her to sit on the stool and sat down beside her. "Take off you shoes." I told her and she did.
"Why do girls put black nail polish? Other colors are extinct or what?" I asked as I saw her black painted toe nails.
"I like black, okay? I'll put a pink or white one tomorrow." She smiled. The shopkeeper came back with more boxes then he can carry.
He began to open them and showing to us. We rejected all he other colors till we reached a pink strap one.
"Try this." I muttered and he slipped it in her foot. I felt like hitting the guy as his hands touched her foot.
We looked at the sandals in her foot.
"Nah." We both said in chorus and Sonny kicked it off.
"Okay, so…" The shopkeeper looked around for some more shoes.
"That one!" I said as I finally spotted a white pair of flats.
He slipped it in her foot and my earlier feelings returned.
"Well?" Sonny asked me with a grin. I nodded.
"How much?" I asked as I pulled out my wallet.
"350." He replied and packed the sandals. I paid him and took the box.
We walked back to the bike.
"So, milady, would you like to eat something?" I asked, in a dramatic voice.
"Oh, Mackenzie," She said dramatically, and then turned serious, "Not hungry." I laughed as her stomach growled. She blushed.
I sat on the bike, and she followed my suit.
"Where are we going?" She asked, as I drove along a different path.
"My sunshine is hungry." I replied and felt her smack on my back but bury her face in my back. I smiled.
I drove to the Pizza Hut.
"Pizza." She muttered with a grin.
"Sorry, I was craving for one." I said sheepishly.
She grinned and we walked inside.
We ordered one large pizza and two cokes. We talked and laughed a lot.
"Bill, please." I said to waiter after Sonny had finished her ice crem, which I had ordered for her, by the way.
"We could consider this as our first date." I told her, as we waited for the change.
"I'd like that." She whispered with a blush.
Hat day, I tipped the waiter bigger than the amount of the meal.
I think I really end this now. Well, I am fine, due to all the reviews. So, how many of us have a Facebook?
Now, one question per chapter. Today's question:
When you looked in the mirror first thing this morning, what was the first thing you thought?
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Sakshi