Vishal cleaned up the mess he had made in the bathroom and proceeded to take a shower. His mind was clearer now and he could think about what had happened.
He was extremely embarrassed at what Nisha had seen, and he was annoyed at the way she had pushed him to that point. On the other hand, he had never felt so aroused before, as he had since she had arrived. None of those adult movies he had seen came even close.
Why did he feel this way? He didn't know. But he decided that he was too annoyed to let her do it anymore, even if his penis seemed to secretly like it.
So resolved, Vishal dried up, tied his towel around his waist, and headed out of the bathroom. On his way to his bedroom, he saw Nisha looking his way from the kitchen doorway. She smiled at him. He felt embarrassment enveloping him again at what she'd seen, but he steeled himself and didn't show it, or smile back at her. He went into his bedroom and changed into fresh clothes. When he came out to hang the wet towel in the balcony to dry, his mother saw him and called him to eat breakfast.
When he arrived at the dining table, Nisha was standing nearby, but he didn't look at her. He sat down and his mother brought him hot idlis and chutney. His mother seemed happy with him.
"How come you're up so early, Vishal? You even had your bath?"
"Nisha woke me up."
"You never cease to amaze me, Nisha. I've tried so many times to get him out of bed early on weekends." Then she turned back to Vishal, "Isn't it nice to be up early? Your breakfast is still hot, and you can get some studying done before you go to play cricket." She lovingly gave his cheek a mild pinch and went back to the kitchen.
While he was eating, Nisha came up to him and placed her hand on his shoulder. He didn't turn to look at her.
"How about we do some Chemistry together after breakfast?"
"No, I don't feel like Chemistry right now. I'll be studying something else." He kept his eyes on his plate.
"How about you show me your books so I can go through them for later?"
"We can do that later too."
"Vishal..."
"Okay fine. I'll show them to you."
Nisha left him on his own and went to join Rita in the living room.
As he ate, Vishal started wondering if he'd been too cold to her. But she'd been pushing him around all morning until it ended up seeing him naked! He wanted to make sure she understood that he wasn't too happy about it. He finished eating and went to his room to study at the desk.
It was a wide desk facing frosted glass windows. There were 2 chairs, intended for Vishal and Rita to be able to study together, though they rarely ever had. If both of them wanted to study, one of them would either use the dining table or the desk in their parents' room.
A few minutes later, Nisha came in. Vishal bent over his book, pretending to be busy. She reached over the desk to open a window. He furtively looked up and saw her t-shirt riding up, revealing about three inches of her back. In the front, the t-shirt hung down away from her, revealing her belly button and a vast expanse of her tummy above it. It looked so perfect. He imagined that at the right position, he might be able to see all the way up to her bra.
Vishal's penis stirred. He was finding his resolve to be cold and distant starting to soften. When she was done adjusting the bug net over the window and straightened up again, he immediately averted his eyes back to his book.
Nisha dragged the empty chair close to his and sat down on his right.
"Vishal."
He didn't turn.
"Vishal, come on."
"Yeah."
"What's the matter?"
"Nothing. Here are my Chemistry books." He slid them to her without looking at her.
Nisha started going through them.
"What have they covered in school so far?"
"..."
"Vishal!"
"Here are my notes."
"Vishal, this isn't going to work like this. What's the matter?"
He continued to look at his book.
"Is this about what happened in the bathroom?"
He turned away. Nisha put her hand around his shoulders.
"Vishal. That was an accident. I didn't mean to look. I didn't see much anyway. Besides, I didn't think you would be so upset. I mean, you looked so... so..."
Her voice faltered and she paused. He looked at her, curious. She was smiling, but she was also blushing a little. Was she even capable of blushing? Curiosity got the better of him.
"I looked so... what?"
She stifled an embarrassed giggle.
"You looked so... happy." She giggled, her eyes pointing at his crotch.
Vishal blushed a deep red. She was talking about his erection! He turned his head away again.
She held his chin and gently turned him to face her. She wasn't giggling anymore. She looked into his eyes with a kind smile.
"Vishal. You looked nice... and happy. And I was happy for you. You have no reason to be embarrassed. From what I saw, you should be proud. Not that I saw much anyway. But still, you looked nice."
Vishal continued to blush at the compliment and the repeated references to his erection. Despite his embarrassment, he felt his penis stiffening. As she continued to smile at him, he couldn't help but smile back at her weakly.
Looking at him smile, her lips widened into a bigger smile. She held his left cheek with her right hand, and leaned in to give him a kiss on his right cheek. When she pulled away from his cheek, he had a genuine smile on his face, his resolve having crumbled completely.
"Are we good?"