Living it my way by Shweta Patil (if you give a mouse a cookie read aloud TXT) 📖

two feet and lost my balance, landing perfectly on my Butt.

 

"Oww.."

 

"Hey, you OK?" He came running towards me. In the dim light surfacing  through the dense tree from the moon I looked at the face of my attacker.

 

"DAD.. I'm so gunna kill you.. How could u do this? I could have got in a heart atta--"

 

"Shh.. sorry sorry. Calm down and stop screaming.." He helped me getting up. His face was amused and he was trying hard not to laugh at me.

 

I crossed my arms and gave him a look, tapping my foot on the ground.

 

"You should have looked at your face,  kiddo. It was hilarious like you have seen a ghost."

 

I tried to control my laughter too. He was right. Me and my overactive imagination always get the better of me. But of course, being me, I will never accept my defeat. My ego was too huge.

 

"You scared the shit out of me and who in the sane side of their mind will roam in the backyard in the pitch black of the night?"

 

"You."

 

I thought it through.

 

Good point.

 

"Are you hurt? That fall was something." He asked checking my arms for any scratches.

 

"Nop" I popped the 'p'. "What you doing here by the way." He put both his hands in his pocket, looking quite disturbed.

 

"I thought you would be here. You know, when your mom told you.. All that. She directly went to the point without filling you in. What she did by accepting the proposal without even asking you was wrong and I personally disapproved but the guy is a real gem." He said all this looking at anywhere but me. This subject is surely making him miserable.

 

"You met him? When? Where? Why didn't you tell me ri--" He put a hand on my shoulder halting my twenty question game. There were so many questions clouding my mind right now but if dad had such a positive attitude towards him then he would be.. something Great. No doubt in that.

 

You see, it's very hard to charm my father. He is very intelligent while my mom goes for looks he is inclined to the personality and nature. I'm proud of my dad.

 

"Let's sit." I fidget for a second, intertwining my fingers. I want to know now.

 

He blinks at me urging me towards the tree. We sat in the crook as I put my head on his shoulder.

 

"So, let's start from the very beginning." yeah.. We have all the time in the world.

 

"These past few months your mom's kitty parties were on full swing, as you know."

 

I nodded briskly.

 

"One lady was very chic lookin-" I elbowed my dad.

 

"Heyy, I'm just saying for your reference.. " He laughed. I searched my mind for that one lady. As I remember I have met all my mom's friends at some point but there was a lady who was looking expensive than the rest. What was her name?

 

"Umm..I remembered her face.. Umm.. Yeah.. Got it.. Mrs. Anderson? "

 

"That's right."

 

"She once came with her husband. Mom introduced us too. But I don't remember their names." The truth was I wasn't interested. But life is a bitch.. I should have paid more attention.

 

Her face was elegant and her clothes looks out of a fashion magazine. Her makeup was subtle and a beautiful smile and the man was in a tailored suit with a slight chubby tummy. Oh.. I did have paid attention it seems. At least to how they looked.

 

"They were there to see their son's choice."

 

My face jerked up to search his face in disbelief.

 

"What? You kidding me?"

 

I gave a mocking laugh.

 

"How a CEO riding in a limousine saw me in the first place?" His choice? Lol. Is it a eighteenth century?

 

"Will you listen?" He face was impassive. I just nodded. I don't want to doubt him. But this is impossible.. Isn't it?

 

"So.. Where was I? Yes.. They saw you and liked you instantly. They said you are very humble." His tone was proud. I poked my tongue out leaning to the opposite side. My foot, humble.

 

"You remember your cousin's wedding three months ago? He was there." Now I was shell-shocked. That was out of the blue. He saw my expression and cared to explain. "He was from groom's side. They are college buddies. He came there for some time. "

 

"And you are saying, he saw me and liked me in that some time?" huh.. Am I leaving in some kind of soap opera?

 

"Yes. That's what his mother said. Particularly, love at first sight." that's so cliché.

 

"You believed it.. I mean.. seriously?" I looked at him incredulously.

 

"Yeah.. It was out of some movie first but when your mother and I met him, saw the way he was talking about you so fondly--"

 

"Dad.. Dad please. I can't here more." I'm surely living in a dream world.

 

"You trust us,right? Just trust me with this one.. U know I was never running behind wealth but this wealth has a heart." A golden for that matter. Note the sarcasm.

 

"Dad, he doesn't know me? How could someone fall in love without even--"

 

"I know, kiddo. He said he will meet up with you."

 

"Isn't that in reverse order? First propose for marriage then try to know each other?"

 

"He just said. Your mom is one to blame, to accept in a flash. He said you guys have all the time to know each other till Christmas eve?"

 

"Huh.. why till eve? Is he going to call it off after that?" I smiled pleased with my profound discovery.

 

He shook his head, the twelve O'clock shadow comes over him. "No Princess. That's your marriage day."

 

"Ikk..you can't be serious?" My face could have​ been looked like I have just seen a corpse. Just three months?

 

Three months.

 

I sighed, disheartened by this whole situation. I remembered the after exam blast my group had. At that time, I never thought that something like this would happen with me in less than a day.

 

Whom am I kidding? In mere hours? A bomb dropped on my head.

 

I would have given 100 bucks just for the bet. This was that pathetic.

 

He saw my horrified face as he rest his hand on my shoulder, squeezing it gently.

 

"I know you are sad but I want to ask you something..?" His voice came to a whisper at the end.

 

"Since when started asking permission?" I arched my brow at him.

 

He laughed wholeheartedly whilst ruffling my hair fondly then he became silent. It was uncomfortable as he was processing and forming the right words.

 

"Umm.. As ur mom was telling you about the proposal.. Seeing your reaction.. You looked really hurt.. So I thought.. Maybe.. You.. Do you have a boyfriend?" He asked the last part in a breath.

 

"Woah.. Chill dad.. No. What makes you think like that?"

 

There was a glint in his eyes and his body relaxed gradually.

 

"Your reactio--"

 

"Dad.. I'm sad because I don't want to go away from you guys.. " My voice broke at the end.

 

"Hey, no need to worry. You can always come to visit." He said enveloping me in a hug.

 

I cried in his chest till darkness engulfs me.

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