“You packed everything?” Mom asked for the tenth time. Suppressing the groan, I nodded, helping the driver to put the luggage at the back. “Medicines? Towels? Remember to wear warm clothes if it gets cold. Don’t forget to eat, and most importantly, stay away—“ Whirling, I placed my hands on her shoulder, silencing her marathon of reminders she had been putting in my mind since a week. Ever since I told her I was going on a road trip with Dhruv and his friends, she had been worried to hell. I had reminded her Dhruv was there—her servant. He was truly her servant. They both would get together, discuss my bad habits and how much of a bad person I was. The only thing I could do was watch them, and wonder how they could be my mother and boyfriend. They both were gossip queens along with dadi. Talking all the hot news of the area, media, celebrity and everything from scarp. Even Meghna had become tired of them. “I’ve packed everything.” I cocked my head to the side. “And you double ch
"Wake up and shine, bear." Tugging my lips in a smile, I squeezed my eyes tighter, snuggling deeper into the blankets. It was too much comfortable, sleeping on a soft mattress and having no tension of the work. I wish I could go on a long time vacation, with no deadline of coming back and handle the life of work and tension.His hand rested on my neck, lips stirring against my ear. "Wake up before I throw water at you." Instantly my eyes flew open and I pushed his figure away from me, but to my luck the jug of water was spilled over my hair. As if finally feeling the cold, I flew my hands in the air to curb down the cold, but it froze on my skin, chilling my bones.Wiping my hand over my face, I glared at Dhruv, who looked terrified, but had an audacity to wear a smug smile."What the hell, Dhruv?" I screeched, wiping the blanket away from my water dripped body. "Why you brought the water?"He joined me on the bed, placing his shoes on the white bed sheet. Giving him a dirty glare, I
[ D H R U V ' S P O V ]Shedding the sleep off from my eyelids, I got up from the bed, leaving the blanket and ran my hand through my messy hair. Sleep tumbled down but the weariness and headache was thrashing my head.I couldn't sleep off after the crying, acted like I had slept to make Sanchi doze to the peaceful night. She didn't have to get up, and see how much fucked we all could get. That behind the act of a merry group laid the most fucked up people of the world.Fucked up seemed like an understatement.Grabbing the shirt from the floor, I wore it. I needed a strong coffee to curb the hangover. I shouldn't have gotten drunk. I should have known my limits, and been adhere to them. Stupid, nonsense me.The blanket was nearly falling on the floor. Fisting it in my hands, I covered Sanchi, letting it rest till her chest but her shivering didn't stop. Cold. It was too cold here and this stupid girl had no ounce of care about herself. No matter what I do, she never understood how a
Bending on the ground, I smoothed her hair for the tenth time. Nobody could blame me for making sure my daughter looked best for her first day in the school even though a part of me was scared of sending her.She would be okay."I will be okay," She said, as if getting the devious thoughts conjuring my mind. From the corner of my eye, I found Dhruv with same tension, same frown."Promise me you won't run." I advanced my hand to her. "If you don't feel good, you'll tell the teacher."I had explained to her in charge about her heart and how doing physical activities weren't good for her, and some days, she gets out of breath. Her surgery would fix everything but not right now. For a while, she had to go through it until she became strong enough to handle a bypass to cover the holes."Promise." She placed her small hand on mine and squeezed it."Be a good girl," Dhruv said, crunching to my level. "You don't want to cry?" I nudge Dhruv's stomach. She was doing pretty good till now and by
Marriages should be banned.That's the only thought which flows through my mind whenever my parents look for a boy. I was a fish put on the market with others settling a price on me. My eyes maundered the area of my garden. Green coating the ground, bushes making the border and in the center a bamboo set of chairs and table placed. The sky was clear with no sign of clouds in them. No sign of wind was felt by my bare arms to rise a tingling effect on it.Someone cleared their throat from my side. I rolled my eyes and faced him with a fake smile which means I was seconds away from killing him. His eyes were black, hair made up with button up shirt and jeans. The anxiety was clear in his voice but in me, I was paranoid to no extent."What are your interests?" He asked while rubbing his hands on the jeans cloth. He was nervous, but there was a thing known as manners.Right now, killing you with my
Hell with his ego and attitude of dismissing our friendship.I had enough of people showing me what I meant to them, how much of a bitch I was to them and what I should be doing with them. If our friendship meant nothing to him, then why I was seizing on the truth of the past and punishing myself with his moronic attitude. If I wasn't anything to him, then why to hurt myself over the thing.Pulling myself up from the chair, I fled from the office and maundered my eyes to search for Piyush office which I had been instructed to go in. After some labor and wandering, with no trace in my mind, I was standing in front of his office.I knocked on the glass door, which wasn't required because I could see everything going inside the room. I heard a small come in and entered in. The room was same as of Rajini Malhotra office, more like a replica of it.Piyush was talking with Dhruv with a smile on his face, w
Sneaking in your home was the job which should be given a pay.Hauling myself with a stiffness, I slump down on the bed, taking heavy breaths which I just lost. I would not sneak out next time. I would go by telling everyone. No more sneaking, because climbing back was a laborious job which wasn't meant for me.You'll do it again.I patted my subconscious mentally. Ah, she knew me too well to know that I would sneak out again and again. I couldn't manage to tell my parents about it. The moment they discover my relationship, I would be found deep buried under the ground."Sanchi beta, get up." I heard a knocking on the door followed with mom's voice. Clasping my hand over my mouth, I gulped the breaths to not
Sitting in the college canteen, Mehak had a dubious look on her face, waiting for the news of yesterday. This girl always dies to hear the happenings of my life. To her my life was a movie which could be watched whilst she ate popcorn, and one time she did bring popcorn and coke. I had ordered some food for both of us. I was hungry. Veering back on the chair, I blurted out, "I met Dhruv yesterday." She wasn't in my school but she knew about him. I had told her about him in our second year. Her face gave away nothing. Soon Ishika, Lavish, and Abhi joined us with the sandwich in their hands except Ishika who had a salad. Go with her diet plan. "Who met who?" Lavish asked, while munching on his sandwich. "No one." They didn't know an