so guys here is the first part hope you guys like it
So I as mode my way towards the exit with all these disturbing thoughts. I saw my family standing there waiting for me and what shocked me was that Muskaan was there, if it was the old me I would have just left my luggage and broken into a run and would have hugged her until she falls out of breath cause she is my best friend, my well wisher and my secret keeper and the person I turn to after my father of course. But all I could do was put up the fake smile which I have mastered in these years and moved towards them and then hug them and answer to their questions. And I again returned back to my silent mode, and all I did was peep out of the car window. When mom asked me why was I so silent I din't have an answer what should I tell her, that this is how I have been for the past 1 year. But dad said that I must have been tired due to the long journey. What he din't see was it's not the jetlag but it was the heartbreak and the death of all emotions in me which kept me mum. Anyways I tried to ignore them and that's what I did by sleeping as soon as we reached home I couldn't even stand the traditions nani wanted to follow to remove all the evil eye but ultimately I couldn't say no to her . Once I got up I saw Anjali Di there beside me passing her hand through my hair and looking at me lovingly and I din't want her to look at me like that cause I felt like I din't deserve all this none of it at all .
An: what's wrong?
Me: what? Nothing... nothing is wrong why are you asking me that ? ( I tried to sound natural but the panic in my hollow voice gave me away)
An: you know it is very easy to read you and you can't hide anything from me cause you are like an open book to me
Me: what am I hiding from you ?
An: well you don't sound like you, your eyes look so shallow displaying no emotion at all and the same goes with your face and you look so pale
She said it with so much intensity and certainty in her voice that I got so scared , I thought I would just give in and tell her what had happened and vent out all the feeling which I have kept to myself but thank god that Muskaan had come there on time and saved us.
Mu: hey ridz ! Oops sorry sleeping beauty auntie's calling us for dinner so can you both do the honours of coming I'm really hungry plus you have the whole night for the sister talk
What she said in the end scared me , so much that I wanted to run back and that surprised me if I was something I was not a coward and I always took life the way it came what it offered and fought for the things I believed in but never backed down.
So after a dinner which was filled with questions most which I answered in monosyllables and a few which I had to explain in a few sentences . I slowly crept back to my room on the pretence of being sleepy and pretended to sleep when Anjali DI finally came back and laid down beside me , but the fact was that I couldn't sleep and sleep was miles away and I was insomniac.
The next day I got up and found that it was not morning indeed it was 12 noon the sun blazing outside and no one has picked me up, why? I have got no idea as I made my way out side I saw Anjali Di and Atul Jeju along with Muskaan were laughing hysterically about something and I was jealous all of the sudden cause I tried remembering when was the last time I laughed like that but truly I din't remember . Then I made my way towards them and went and sat down.
At: hey sweet heart wassup
Me: hey nm why din't anyone wake me up(looking intently at her sister)
An: well we thought it's better not to disturb you
Me: it's okay so Jeju what brings you here?
At: you forgot din't you? Arey today it's our marriage day remember so I wanted to steal my wife from you and spend some time with her
Me: oh ya how can I forget that, happy marriage day
Saying so I took Anjali Di into a hug, how can I forget this day even though it's an important day for them I remember it for a different reason and as I broke away from the hug I could see her face glowing And felt a ping in my heart I used to have that glow on my face before with eyes shining where was all that now. Anjali Di spoke next
An: can you believe it has been two years already and time just seemed to pass away?
At: yes and tonight we are having a party kind of reception but my dear sisters please come
Me: but Jeju
I begun to say I couldn't come cause I dint want to meet people and put up the mask of being happy whereas I was broken completely shattered but couldn't tell people that now can I ?
Je: nothing saying I want you to come and you are coming.
And I gave in cause I din't want to spoil Di's special day that to because of him.
Later that evening I had to go to the florist I found a good nearby and asked them for a good red rose or tulip flower bouquet so they asked me to wait for ten minutes as I was waiting I felt the door behind me open and a gush of wind come in suddenly the power went off and the person in charge was complaining how the was the nth time it went away and lit the nearby candles . Then I suddenly felt the urge to turn and look as I followed my instinct . I was shocked and stunned suddenly the room felt suffocating and the air in the room turned solid and it was as if something got stuck in my wind pipe and I couldn't breathe. And it's all because of the person standing in front of me.
Armaan Mallik
so how was it pls do comment good , bad or anything else
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