CHAPTER 10
MISHTI'S POV
I look into the mirror to find myself wearing a red full-length gown with a sweetheart neckline and my hair let loose. I am wearing only the heart pendant that Abir gifted me with simple stone studs. I have put on eye-liner that enhances my eyes and I like the way I look. I walk through my room's door to find the entire place decorated with red heart balloons and candles. I gasp slightly as I walk through the stairs. As I reach the bottom stairs, I find Abir looking as handsome as ever in his black tuxedo, his hair fixed perfectly. He looks like my real Prince Charming. He has a gentle smile playing on his lips and he freezes the moment he sees me fully. His reaction causes a slight blush to form on my cheeks and he clears his throat and gains his composure.
He sits on his knees and forwards his right hand for me, "Can I have a dance with my lady?"
I smile gently, "Of course".
I place my hand in his and we walk to the center of the room. The entire room is pitch dark with a spotlight on only the two of us. He places his hand around my waist slowly pulls me towards himself. His one touch makes me all fuzzy and I feel as if my heart would burst any second. He looks deep into my eyes as if he is looking into my soul. I feel conscious under his gaze and I break our eye-contact and look down, a blush immediately creeping up on my cheeks.
He slowly caresses my waist up and down and my breathing gets heavy. I cannot think about anything else other than his hands all over me. I close my eyes to control my breathing but I fail miserably in doing so. I can feel my legs turning into jelly and if Abir wouldn't be holding me tight, my legs would have given up by now. I think he knows this fact too as he smirks slightly and pulls me even closer.
I take a deep breath and look at his eyes. His hazel eyes have always attracted me. There is always a spark in his eyes that make me want to keep looking at it. And also, I always feel that there is something those eyes want to convey but he is pretty good at hiding it.
I again close my eyes to savor the moment.
"Mishtipie?", he calls me, his voice low and husky.
I hummed in response.
"Mishtipie?"
"Yeah?", I asked, my eyes still closed.
"Mishtipie, open your eyes."
I slowly open my eyes to find Abir looking at me intently. But the only difference is that he is not wearing his black tuxedo. He is wearing a plain grey T Shirt.
"Abir?" I reach out and touch his clothes, with my brows furrowed in confusion.
How did he change so fast?
He looked at me as if I had just sold my brain in the nearest market. And then I look at myself to find me in my "HOGWARTS" T shirt and sweatpants, sitting on my bed. And then realization hits me.
I dreamt of Abir.
Again.
I sigh and collect myself together and look at the clock. It's 3 AM.
"Abir? What are you doing here? At 3 o'clock in the morning? Don't tell me you woke up early to work out or something. I will kill you. Okay, but why did you wake me up? My sleep is very dear to me, unlike you so-"
He cut off my rambling by placing his finger on my lips. The slight connection causes tingles to go down my skin.
"Mishtipie, shut up will you? One question at a time."
Then he takes his finger off my lips and I take a few moments to calm my racing heart.
He then continues, "So, you want to know why I am here? I am here to meet you. At 3 o'clock? Yes at 3 o'clock. Because all night I was unable to sleep. I kept turning on my bed all night but no. It's because there is one distinct angry woman, who stole my sleep.", he said dramatically.
I narrowed my eyes and asked, "You mean to say that I am angry and a thief?"
"Of course, you are! You've been angry with me all day, and as I just said, you stole my sleep."
I thought for a few seconds before rolling my eyes, "Yeah, you can say I am angry, but a thief? That definitely is a no."
He shook his head, "Nah. According to me, you are thief. A very cute thief, at that. First you stole my sleep, and then you stole my peace", he looked at me through the corner of his eyes.
I place my hands on my hips, "Hey! I am not a thief! Accept it"
He shook his head again and stifled his laughter, "Nope."
I slowly advanced towards him, "You won't?"
"No. Never", he seemed to be on the verge of laughter.
I stared at him for sometime, and after a point he couldn't control his laughter and he started laughing very loudly.
"Mishtipie, you are very cute when you are angry", he spoke, and then pinched my cheeks.
"Okay, then I will continue being angry with you.", I said and turned to the other side, knowing he would give in to me now.
"Okay, okay, fine. Now tell me why you have been angry with me."
I suddenly feel guilty because I was ignoring him all day for no solid reason and because of me, he was not able to sleep all night whereas I've been sleeping like I haven't slept for months.
I turn and look at him, as he looks at me with desperation.
I go and sit beside him on the bed and I clear my throat before starting, "Look Abir, I am so sorry for all of that that happened yesterday. Yesterday I overheard your conversation with Kunal where he wanted you to accept that you love Kuhu. I got upset with you because I thought you lied to me when I asked you if you are in love, the other day at the hideout. So, I was a teensy bit", I pinched my thumb and index finger together to indicate 'little', "angry with you. And Kunal cleared all my misunderstandings last night. That's all. I thought I would apologize tomorrow, but now that you are here", I shrugged slightly and said, "I am sorry."
He looked at me for a few seconds and then nodded slightly, "So does that mean you didn't trust my word?"
He looked hurt and it hurt me a lot, knowing that I was the reason behind it.
"I- I- I am sorry. I knew you wouldn't lie to me, I knew you wouldn't break your promise, but I think I got a little impulsive. I am sorry."
He again nodded slowly and forwarded his right little finger. I looked at him and back at his finger.
"What are you looking at? Lock it.", he said in a tone matching 'Are you mad?'
I immediately lock it with my own little finger.
He took a deep breath, "Promise me, that you would always trust me. Even if the whole universe is against us, the two of us will believe each other, and support each other. No matter what happens. Promise?"
I small smile lingers on my lips, "I promise. I wouldn't do this mistake again."
We leave our hands and then Abir nods slowly, in a playful manner, "Now that we know you did a mistake, you should be punished. Don't you think?", he had a smirk playing on his lips.
I furrowed my eyebrows, "Are you my school's Principal? A king of a kingdom? A judge?"
He shook his head in a no, as a response to each of my questions.
"Then who are you to give me a punishment?"
"Me? I am the most handsome and wanted guy of Rajkot. For your information, all the girls just fall for me wherever I go.", he said over-dramatically, swinging his hands in the air.
Huh. Self-Obsessed Rajvansh.
"Oh god, I feel so sad for those girls.", I said, faking sympathy.
He furrowed his eyebrows and pouted slightly, "Why so?"
"All those girls you just mentioned are blind, right? So sad.", I said trying to fake my innocence.
He gasped loudly when my words sink in and he immediately did the thing I hate the most.
Tickling.
He started to tickle my stomach and I fell flat on my bed and started laughing so loudly.
"AbâAbbi ever-everyone are sleâsleeping d-downstairs. Don't make m-me laugh t-too much", I spoke between my laughter.
He then stopped and looked at me for a few seconds.
"Mishtipie, don't forget. This is not finished yet. You will definitely get a punishment very soon. Don't worry."
I rolled my eyes, "I will definitely not worry."
We sat there for a few minutes until I realized something.
"Abbi, how did you get in?"
He smiled at me sheepishly for sometime, and then cleared his throat before starting, "I uhâI came in through your balcony."
I stared at him blankly for a few moments, "Explain."
"Simple Mishti. You see the huge mango tree in the lawn? I first climbed the tree. You know the huge branch there, right? It leads me directly to your room's balcony. And I know that you never lock your balcony door. Very easy.", he shrugged and grinned at me as if he was a four-year old kid who just convinced his mother to buy him ice-cream.
I again nodded slowly, at this new found information. Maybe next time, I could try climbing the tree too.
He looked at his watch, "Mishtipie, its 3.45 AM already. If I leave now, I would be able to sleep for two hours at least. So I'll leave."
"What? Do you have to wake up at 6 today as well? I mean, come on. Two hours of sleep isn't enough."
He shrugs, "Sounds good enough for me."
Huh. Weird Rajvansh.
"Fine. Bye Abbi. Sleep well."
"Yeah, you too. Have Mishti dreams.", he smiled slightly.
I grinned back, "Yeah, have Mishti dreams."
With that, I watched him as he jumped onto the branch and then carefully moved to the trunk and then climbed down the tree. From there he waved at me, and as I waved back at him, I realized that this man is going to be the death of me some day.
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Hey! This is Chapter 10!
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