Love's a B...😳😆
Chapter I Dye or Die
Avyaan rolled over in bed as he hid the phone under the pillow on his side.
He heard sound outside dull sounds of conversations in Hindi and English
His parents must be up he thought, and his younger brother Sarvansh and his wife Radha must be getting ready for their day
He checked the phone again, the camera app opened strangely on selfie mode, his silver, or umm.. salt and pepper sideburns reminded his stubble that they didn't have to give up so soon
"Well I am more black than grey he told himself vainly
His new hair cut was looking good on him he decided
He didn't look too bad , yes... he really didn't
He rubbed his chest and heard the crunch
He had read somehwhere that men began losing their chest hair or arm hair as they aged.
He sat up when that word came to him
He stretched getting off bed
He was unable to sleep well. It had been over 7 years since he had had a good night's sleep.
There was a knock on the door,... his mother Mrs Niru Singh was at the door
"Don't you want to get up?
"Jee Ma he smiled turning away from the tall windows, just like his sleep, it had been years since Delhi had seen clear blue skies in the morning. The apartment was on the penthouse level of the Greater Kailash neighborhood
Old bungalows were being torn down and filled with boutique apartments, 12, 18, 20, some even had over 50
Theirs had only 18.
"Raat ko soye beta? Niru didnt leave
He was brushing his teeth the glass bowl sink sparkling under many lights
"Really good Ma he lied as hesplashed water in his face
"Guss kam kiya karen aap she said slowly
"Jee "Aur kuch? he grinned, wiping his face
"Aap jaise sunkar amal kar lein she responded sarcastically shaking her head
"Sarvansh aur Radha aaj subah subah aaye hain? he enquired not having the will go out and socialize
"Haan... NOIDA se ghar hotey hue jaayenge aaj Gurgaon, apni office
"Umm... Papa chale gaye office?
"Sabki khabar lenge tabhi ghar se niklenge? his mother scanned his room
"Ghar se nikaalengi? he chimed in
"Oh sorry... KAMRE SE she smiled fondly
"Umm... itne saare magazines padhte hain tabhi neend nahi aati she picked up the National Enquirers and other tabloids strewn all around the bed
"Haha... u shud read them, they can put anyone to sleep he argued
"Meghan Markle detests Camilla? Niru read out loud
"That part is exciting, andar padhen he smiled leaning on the wall crossing his arms across the chest
"Subah subah kaise so paayenge? his mother agreed with him, or pretended to, that tabloids helped him sleep
He had fallen in love and was elated, breathless, giddy and joyous, until she eloped with a man she had been secretly seeing, and had left for the US
Leaving behind the remnants of Avyaan
"Papa gaye nahi to hum unke saath nikal lenge CP?
Umm... nahi Papa ko koi aur kaam hai aap nashta karke jaayen
His mother forced him to pull away from the hold of his Dad
"Aap roz subah yehi kehti hain, aur roz Papa office mein hamey kehte hain, ki who ruk sate the
Niru looked at him with a troubled expression
The househelp peeked "Papaji office jaayen?
"Nahi rukne ko kahen Avyaan requested
"Nahi unko kahen niklen Niru rushed after him
He spent the next 30 minutes showering and shaving rubbed his jaw... no sign of any grey hair
His eyes sparkled
He wore a navy shirt and grey trousers, the trousers had a tag, he opened his drawer looking for scissors
He found a box of men's hair color
He pulled the box out
And rubbed his sideburn
"Not bad dude he hissed under his breath "I need to get over it he mumbled shutting the drawer
Attemptingt o wear his pants with the tag on, and then finding the scissors after some search and untagging it
When he went out, his brother and his wife were gone, so was his Dad
His mother was on the phone chatting
The apartment was huge, over 6000 sq feet, with 360 views of Delhi's smoggy glory
"Umm.. ek minute his mother promised the caller and hung up
"Umm... you look great she said joyously
"Ma... I am not 10 he smiled sheepishly... "I am 32 he said gruffly
His heart sank when he said out loud like that... he hated the sound of it, he wished he had colored his side burn this morning
"Such a good looking 32 his mother was certain
The help appeared
"Hum kahe aapse Dad ko rok lein he shouted
"Bhayya auntyjee boleen bhej dein he mumbled
"Avya his mother scolded gently
"Ma... hum akele reh rahe the, aapne kaha hum yaha aa jaayen... ab yahan aa gaye hain aap hamey independent honey ko kehti hain he yelled
"Avya... beta
"I am not an invalid... I am not depressed... I will never try to kill myself he hissed
"You are feisty when you are angry she smiled nervously trying o change the topic
"U cant seriously think I don't know what you are doing here
"Kya kiye hum? his mother argued
"Shaadi be all aur end all nahi hai... 5 years 10 years 20 years, let me figure myself out "PLEEEZ he raised his voice
"Umm... her shoulders slumped
She was goingt o talk to him about a female acquaintance her friend had recommended
He ate quietly and picked up his laptop case and walked out
Forgetting to grab a water bottle from the frig,
As he crossed Siri Fort, he pulled over to buy himself a water bottle
He wove through loud blaring honking, as he stared at the cigarette kiosk on the side street, his parched throat fantasizing a tall frosty bottle of Aquafina.
"What a JERK!!! Samidha Saran yelled... a man in navy shirt and grey pants was running mindlessly as her eyes followed his back
She pressed the steering as hard as she could, rolled her window down and yelled
"I can happily plaster you to the asphalt you MORONNN "if u are looking to die painfully she shrieked
He turned to see who had cursed loudly a chartered bus wove its way in between him and her... With a large white sign upfront "Adobe NOIDA it said
"Bitch he cursed
"A-----e she cursed under her breath
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