19 A Rainy Day

After the completion of the competitions, we left around six in the evening. I sat in the first seat near window  which was behind the driver's seat   and put my bag in another seat  beside me.

Everyone were tired, no one was in a mood play or talk, they wanted to take rest. Veronica sat with another girl  as she didn't was to sit in first seat. I leaned back and looked outside.

The school we went was situated in hilly area, it was near a village. Even though the school was near to  a village it is one of the famous school in our  country.

It rained heavily, the earthy  smell of the rain and the glittering  sound of rain drops that fell on the window made me fall in love with that place and with the climate.

I don't know when I fell asleep but when I woke up I felt a soft hand in my hands  and my head rested on that person's shoulder. I realised I was holding that person's hand. I half opened my drowsy eyes, it was dark. I was not able to see who it was. A vehicle with head lights on  passed through us due to which I realised who it was.

It was Austin.

My heart skipped a beat.

Why  was I sleeping on his shoulder and why was  I holding his hand? Such were my thoughts at that moment. I didn't understand what happened, why was I so careless. I shouldn't have slept. Thank God I woke up and the lights were off.

I slowly removed my hands from his and distanced myself from him.

My heart started to beat faster, I was not able to see his face clearly but I could see that he was in  sound sleep. After few minutes, a person who was seated beside driver switched on a light which was dim but in that light I was clearly able to see his charming face.  I leaned back and turned my head towards him and stared at  his face while he was asleep.

I heard someone talk at the back and laugh which disturbed me a lot because he  moved  a little  and then I had to look at the window to pretend as if nothing had happened.

"Did you sleep well ?" I heard him ask me in his hoarse voice.

I nodded with a yes and turned my head to the window. I looked outside so that I wouldn't show my  face to him which turned into red due to what had happened.

Austin went to the back seat and sat with his  friend who called him to come back.

I was dropped near my house. I reached home around nine, when my parents were about to have their dinner.

"How was your day, sweetheart," my mother asked me after  giving me a glass of water.

"It was good, mom," I replied.

"How was the competition ?" my dad asked.

"Oh , it was great dad, I was satisfied with my performance," I said.

My mother kissed me on my forehead and told me to get fresh and come down to have my dinner.

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All those little moments she spent with him are  the most beautiful memories she has got in her  life. Those are the memories she  cherished the most. He had no idea how much important he was in her  life and what kind of impact he created. His presence was enough for her to  smile. The girl was twitterpated with him and he was not aware of her feelings for him.  Even at this moment, whenever  Jessica read his name while reading her diary, she had a smile on her face.