•Author's pov•
Glancing at her laptop the girl sitting in front of it smiled widely but why??
"No no way oh my good it's happening" the girl said cheerfully. She stood up from the bed and ran out of her bedroom with her laptop in her hand.
Climbing the stairs she ran straight towards her mother.
"Isha be careful ,why are you running as if you saw a ghost? " her mom mocked while stirring the food which was cooking in the vessel.
"Not a ghost mom guess what or else I'll be jumping in the air"Isha said cheerfully as if she got her favorite chocolate.
"What happened now? your book on wattpad got 1 billion reads?"her mom asked in a teasing wa
"MOM!!" She deadpanned, "I said something good happened not a miracle"Isha replied being done.
"Or else what am I supposed to guess when you're legit holding your laptop in your hands" her mom said.
"Mom I got selected in the top university of mumbai that I applied for" Isha chirped with ecstasy, leaving her mom in amusement and shock probably. Her mom stopped stirring the curry and looked at her almost tearing up because of two reasons.
First her daughter got admission in her dream university and second her daughter will be moving to mumbai for her studies leaving the home.
"Oh my god Isha you're not kidding me right" her mom said taking her in her arms hugging her tightly and kissed the side of her forehead.
"Yeah mom n.. now leave me I'm not able to breathe" Isha said struggling to breathe as her mom held her tightly.
"ohh sorry sorry you're okay right" her mom asked.
"Yeah I'm" Isha retorted taking a deep breath and gazed at her mother fondly, when she calmed down and now her eyes were also glossed up and she was at the edge of breaking down.
They both smiled widely looking at each other and wiped off the tears forming in their eyes about to fall down with the back of their hands.
"Okk now go and check other details I'll inform your dad about it on the call and yeah your chachi chachu are coming back from your chachi's home tonight" Her mom informed making her smile widely.
"Chachi chachu is coming back finally, I missed them so much and I missed samar more" she said jumping on her place and ran back to her room.
(Chachu:- father's younger brother
Chachi:- father's brother's wife)
Her mom chuckled looking at her clumsy daughter who just tripped on the stairs but gradually didn't fell as she sighed.
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SHURISHA'S POV.
Coming in back I plopped over my bed, closing my eyes I sighed taking a deep breathe thinking how messed up my life was last year how I thought I'm ruining it and wasting my time over nothing ignore the preparation of my entrance exam.
And yes I did I couldn't clear but you know what I never wanted to give this exam, I just wanted to continue my career in studying biotechnology engineering yet I still tried for neet because my parents wanted me to give it once.
But this one exam made my life hell in last one year. I already knew I can't clear it, it's out of my syllabus and my life.
I'm not saying I'm a weak student I'm more like an average student but still biology is what I loved.
Around November of last year I started writing novels on wattpad and I still do write I just completed my 3rd book last night.
Aishh!! I'm tired.
My family supported me of course for persuing my study in biotech. Like I can't be a doctor I myself know it's not my choice of career.
Anyways instead of ruining myself more in this exam I engrossed myself in readings and writing novels.
But that doesn't mean I wanna be an author it's my side hobby I just wanna make my career earn money and move to US.
Because I want to that's it I want to live alone. I know my family loves me but still I want to move because I prefer staying alone it's not like I don't love them I do love them a lot but being independent living in my own earned house is something I have dreamt of.
Turning my head towards my right side I picked my phone, I didn't scroll much let me just spend some social life for now.
Unlocking the phone I opened my Instagram and 5 texts from 5 people from my both I'd.
I'll check later.
I was scrolling reels when Kavya shared me a reel, clicking on the notification I opened the reel and saw the person's face I don't even want to see in my whole life.
I swear I'll kill this kavya bitch for sharing his reel.
Kavya is my best friend but she never says we are ,she says we are sisters and she always scolds me like an elder sister ,well she is 3 years older then me.
But I'm shameless and we are so comfortable that I don't even call her didi I directly call her my bitch because she is.
We met on Instagram but I came to know that she lives near my area, in the same colony, so we planned to meet one day and yeah we did that was a great day.
But still we both look of same age.
Sliding the thoughts aside I texted her back.
'When you gonna stop sending me his post knowing very well I hate him' I texted her.
She saw the text in seconds seems like she was waiting for me to react.
'Ohh c'mon isha he is so hot then why you even hate him' she asked replied to my text.
'Because he is annoying, god knows how many times I got scoldings from my dad because of him, he always used to prank me like wtf man calm your tits down, I hate him that's it' I texted back ranting all my anger out.
'Geez girl first you calm your tits down, this poor man helped you in your studies during your high school years and you both were just kids well I know you both do have age gap of 7 years but still girl' she replied.
'Then go and marry him but don't you dare share me his posts again or else I'll for sure block you and I won't let you enter in my room, you can have a kitty party with my mom'
I texted back and shut my phone tossing it somewhere on the bed ,it bounced because of it giving me a mini heart attack with the fear of breaking it.
I just broke my previous phone 2 months ago.
Well I know I'm clumsy and all I break is electronic things.
In past 3 months I broke my own room's fan, my ear pods, my wire earphones and then my phone and all these incidents kept stretching the reprimand of my mother
"Suvansh Roy" A 25 years old creature I hate the most and I already ranted all the reason in my text, call me immature but I hate him for these reasons.
1. He is annoying
2.because of him I got scolded from my dad.
3.He always pranks me and I want to punch his face.
I don't care if because of him I scored well in my exams I never asked him to help me, it was my mum who asked him and him being greedy to be in her good books, said yes after all he wanna be in my parent's good books dragging me down.
Idiot!!!!
Last year I came to know that he moved to another city which I don't know as he got job.
I was at relief that finally this man is out of my life now no more buttering my parents and now I can live peacefully.
I don't know what's his problem I can bet we were enemies in our last birth too. I swear I'm gonna punch him one day, stupid jerk.
Keeping his unwanted thoughts aside I took my laptop and started checking for college details and the rest of the things.
Finally, I already wanted to leave this house I'm not allowed to go anywhere I know how I managed to make my mom understand and let me get admission in mumbai's university.
I started scrolling on my documents and what?
College starts from Monday and it's Thursday today so I need to move by tomorrow. I'm going to talk about it to dad and chachu.
Because they both will be coming to drop me.
(At night after dinner)
"So my isha finally got admission in her dream university haa!! " Chachi said with joy and I nodded smiling while samar was sitting on my lap.
Samar and I have a 10 year age gap. At first doctors said chachi can't have kids but all thanks to God some miracle happened and now I have my samar. He is so much attached to me, I know he will be the saddest one when I'll be leaving though he still annoys me a lot but anyways.
"So when is university starting? " dad asked.
Biting on my lower lip I looked at him and gave him a tight smile knowing very well they were all going to freak out.
"This monday" I answered leaving all of them in utter silence.
"Means after 3 days, isha bacha you're going in just 3 days" mum said and I smiled mirthlessly.
I'll miss them all I know, no matter how much I want to live alone I would still miss them all.
"Okay isha sleep now me and your chachu will prepare the things you need" dad said as I nodded , samar already slept in my lap, chachi took him and patted my head.
Wishing them all good night I came into my room.
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(Friday evening)
"Aish mumma stop crying now I'm not going to my in-laws, I'm going for studies" I said patting her back as she hugged me.
Okay I know I'm not crying much it's not my fault that tears aren't coming.
"Chachi now you don't ,stop, coming here"I said as they both hugged me now.
Dad and chachu are standing near the car settling all my luggage in the back of the car trunk.
"Take care of yourself okay, if you need anything do call us and yeah call me everyday" mum said and I nodded. Samar is still sleeping.
Bidding them all bye I sat inside the car as dad sat on the driving seat while chachu said on the passenger seat.
"How many days are you both gonna stay there? " I asked.
"Gonna drop you then come back no staying"chachu said teasingly.
"Haw te mere room de setting kon kraoga mein aap kidda sambhu sara kuch tussi dovve pehla mere room di setting krni fir jithe marji jao" I complained, not my fault I talk in punjabi when I'm angry.
( haww then who will help me in settling my room first you two will set my room then you can go wherever you want)
"Naah tu aap karri mein teh sohna tenu chhad ke hun koi pareshan kruga mainu jad dekho kade lipstick leke mere muh te lgadi kade kajal"chachu said huffing as dad laughed.
( nope you yourself gonna set your room I just wanna sleep after dropping you. Now no one will annoy me the way you always do by applying lipstick on my face and sometimes with kajal)
I laughed aloud remembering what I did a few days back.
Chachu is married and has a kid but yet he still looks like my elder brother because of him maintaining his workout and by behavior he is still a kid.
No one says I'm his niece ,everyone in public thinks we are siblings but who cares when we two actually live like siblings.
"vo toh Samar karega mere piche aapke face pe don't worry about it" I said remembering what I told Samar to do.
(Samar gonna scribble on your face)
"What did you told him to do now isha I swear when you gonna stop annoying me? " he asked fake crying, gosh he never behaves like an adult.
"Never chachu and for God sake behave like an adult you are literally 38 years old" I said.
He looked at me turning around and deadpanned.
"I'm just 35 years old not 38"
"You told the same age last year too, you are 35 years old since past 3 years"dad said and I ended up laughing like a menace.
Chachu always says he is just 35 years old, even if his hair will Turn white he will still say he is just 35 years old.
Dad stopped the car as we reached the airport.
Parking the car we moved inside the airport.
The journey won't take much time flying from punjab to mumbai.
In 2 hours we will reach there.
"Isha you can sleep if you want for now" dad said but I'm not feeling much sleepy who's going to tell him that his daughter has insomnia.
"Umm no I'm not feeling sleepy papa" I said as I settled on the window seat.
He nodded and sat on his seat while chachu sat between us.
"Isha" chachu called me, I looked up from my phone and turned towards him.
"Hanji" I retorted absentminded.
"If brucelee had a veggie brother then what his name would be? " he asked, not again I'm so done with his dad jokes.
"I don't know" I turned a bored face.
"Broccoli" He answered his own question and crackled on his own joke.
"Haha very funny" I deadpanned boringly and looking back on my phone ,I was texting kavya
"C'mon it was funny" he said nudging on my shoulder.
"It wasn't, chachu don't behave like a kid you're literally a father of a kid" I said.
"Yeah but I look like your younger brother" he said and I chocked as I was drinking water.
look like what???
My younger brother.
"you won't grow up" I said wore the hoodie cap covering my face.
He laughed and got endulged in his phone.
Kavya:-
"Isha you gonna stay in hostel? "
Me:-
"No way I can't, you know I love staying alone ,dad and chachu got a small and a safe apartment for me near the university itself. "
Kavya:-
"Great then or else God knows what will happen to you if you will stay with roommates."
Me:-
"I'm an introvert ,sorry I can't stay with roommates"
Kavya:-
"Yeah ,umm well what about your that enemy Suvansh do you know in which city he is living? "
Me:-
" I don't know, his parents visited us but I wasn't at home that time and neither I bothered to know in which city he got a job, the only thing he is doing to get praised is ,earning himself even though his family is quite rich but he is still annoying and a big idiot"
Kavya:-
"What if he is also in mumbai? "
Me:-
"Then I'll stay away from him it's not like we are going to share apartment or anything"
Kavya:-
"And what if you both did?"
Me:-
"Kavya go and sleep you're drunk."
Kavya:-
"Yeah I'm not drunk okay I was just teasing you anyways byby Isha ,call me when you reach"
Me:-
"Okay byby"
And I locked the phone.
(Mumbai airport)
"Finally we reached, god I'm tired" I stretched my shoulders and chachu rested his elbow on my shoulder but I buldge it away.
"You're heavy" He just shrugged off. Dad came with the luggage.
"Wait here I have called the cab, it will be arriving soon" dad said
"Okay" I replied as I sat on the bench behind me.
And not after some minutes the cab was here.
Putting the luggage in the back trunk of the car we sat inside.
Chachu sat with me while dad sat on the passenger seat and directed driver the address.
And he drove to our destination.
I sighed keeping my head on chachu's shoulder.
"Tired?? " he quired
"Hmm" I replied sighing again.
"when we will reach me and your dad will get the room arranged soon then take rest okay"he said as I hummed having nothing to say.
I glanced outside the window and noticed my university on the way, it's huge.
"What are you gazing at? " chachu inquired about noticing the anticipation in me ,looking up from his phone.
"My university, it just passed on the way"I answered, he nodded
"Don't create any unwanted arguments in college, just do this one thing for me" chachu said
"Yes isha don't pick up a fight, your temper is the worst" dad also retorted and sighed.
I couldn't help but scoff at this moment.
"It's not my fault that people piss me off, if they will be in their limits I won't do anything" I replied shrugging my shoulders.
And soon we reached the apartment.
It's a huge building and my apartment is on 7th floor. I noticed there's a park at the right side of the building great.
On the way I saw so many grocery stores, library and other shops.
Great everything is near the building.
There was a man sitting in a cube, must be the watchman of the building. I looked at my watch, it's 9:36pm.
Getting the luggage dad came and said.
"Let's go I have talked to the manager of the building, the watchman has the keys of your apartment I'll get"
He went and talked to that man and soon got the keys, we stalked inside the building taking the lift ,I pressed the floor button and wait for it to reach the floor.
"Shurisha what if ghosts will come while you're asleep? " chachu asked poking at my weakest fear. My stomach dropped at the thought.
"Papa see now he is scaring me" I complained whinning.
"Nivaan when you are going to grow up? stop scaring her" dad scolded as he laughed.
My whole family is a comedian, no one stays serious for more than 10 minutes.
Lift stopped and the slides opened as we reached the floor and my apartment was just in front of the lift.
I noticed there were stairs beside the lift.
Getting out of the lift Dad unlocked the apartment and opened the door.
We entered inside while gazing at the interior design. I looked around there's a wooden drawer, small set near the door for shoe rack and switches of lights.
I switched on the lights lightening the apartment with its glow. There was a sofa in a small but a comfy living room and a rack of books behind. But there weren't any books ,I have my books I'll place them there.
Looking at the right side there's a kitchen. A smile appeared itself on my lips thinking about trying recipes. of course I can cook.
A slab with stools to sit on, the rest of the necessary groceries and utensils were already there.
Entering inside I opened the refrigerator's door and got caught off finding it was stacked with the necessary things already.
"Papa when did you managed all this in one day? " I inquiried about everything.
He lifted his gaze and shrugged his shoulders.
"My friend is the manager of this flat so I asked him to arrange everything. There's already all the things you need along with food items and your all time maggie too" he said resting on the couch.
I nodded taking the glass from the shelf and pouring the water from the water purifier.
Placing the glasses on the tray I took them in the living room.
"Here take water ,I'm going to check the room" I said as I strolled inside.
The room just beside the kitchen. Opening the door I entered inside and switch on the lights.
A single bed with white sheets, I jumped over it and bounced back. Great a bouncy bed , a night lamp rested at the chest of the drawer planted beside the bed.
At the left side of the bed there's a cupboard and the bathroom is in the room itself.
I came out of the room as I heard chachu calling me.
"Yeah chachu"I said.
"Wait outside we are arranging the apartment, it is going to be a chaos" he said as two men came inside.
I glanced at chachu and then at dad.
"They are here to help, they are dad's friends don't worry, you go and wait outside" chachu said as I nodded making my way out of the apartment.
The luggage was too much along with my clothes books and the rest of the things, so they need time.
I went outside and sat on the stairs covering my head with the hoodie cap. Tugging my phone out of the Jean pocket I unlocked the passcode and noticed missed calls from kavya and mom.
I texted mom that I reached and second later my phone buzzed as kavya called me.
Swiping the green icon I picked up the call.
"Hey isha you reached there? " she asks.
"Yeah I did I'm outside the apartment, papa and chachu are arranging the apartment. "I replied.
And we were talking like this for I guess 10 minutes ,when I heard footsteps climbing up the stairs as I turned towards the lower stair which goes to this floor. There was a man carrying a bag on his back with a cap covering his head, he climbed the last stair while typing something on the phone.
He is still standing far from me, shoving his phone in his pocket he looked up towards me and my eyes widened in shock.
The man I don't even want to face in my whole life is standing in front of me ,his expression is same as mine.
"AAP/TUM" we both almost shouted in shock.
(You???)
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