23

The next day Dariya woke up a bit excited. It felt like she had been waiting for such a day to come. She had no clue about her feelings but she was liking it. She looked at herself in the mirror. 'Not that bad,' she uttered.

She put on an off-shoulder white chiffon dress and pale pink shoes. She put a shawl around her shoulders matching the shoe and put her hair free. She put on a very light makeup and a carried her a bag with her. "Lu Han said there is a surprise today. I will be with him today." She told Nara and walked out.

To Nara, something seemed odd but she let it go. Nara was in her own world of tension thinking of how to tell others the news and scared about the moment. She didn't want to meddle in any other business.

Lu Han was already waiting outside for her. He was wearing a white shirt and a black blazer on top. They smiled at each other and got into his car. They remained silent for a really long time, but the tension was very evident.

"Wah so boring" she finally broke the silence. He laughed and stepped on the accelerator.

"Thank god," he said. "I thought you would be angry or something at me,"

"Why would I be?" she asked back looking outside, smiling. Trying to hide her face from him.

"Then fine," he said. He liked that.

"Where are we going?" she asked.

"Surprise it is."

"Where are we heading to?"

"South." He answered.

"That's too far away," she said.

An hour later they reached a place full of farmlands. "Where is this place really? She asked. But he replied nothing.

They parked in front of a white two-storied house. The roof was tiled and painted a dull green. The full house seemed to have been built with wood and wooden panels.

There were few other houses nearby. The entered the house. It was not fully furnished. There was only a table in the dining area. The kitchen was totally empty and one of the bedrooms downstairs had a cot and a bed.

Lu Han showed her around the house and went upstairs. There were three bedrooms with balcony upstairs and a hall. But he didn't show her the view from the balcony. They went downstairs again and he took her to the back door. He blind folded her eyes with a satin cloth suddenly and lifted her in his arms.

"You won't be able to walk," he said. he walked carrying her in his arms for around ten minutes and untied her eyes. She opened her eyes to see them standing in the middle of a vast green field, the plants high up to their waist. "Mustard field" she whispered. She looked at him unable to think nor understand.

"It is not the season yet that's why it hasn't bloomed. Wait for 60 days." He told her. "This is ours. I bought them." Dariya was shocked to hear those words. 'us?' she wondered.

"What?" she asked him shocked.