chapter 19

Chapter start

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A beautiful morning begins with the ringing of the alarm clock, As the clock strikes 5 in the morning, the alarm placed on the side table of Ansh's bed rings, making the people sleeping in the room realize that it is morning.

Ansh, who has a habit of waking up at this time every day, opens his eyes as soon as the sound of the alarm reaches his ears.

But as soon as he opens his eyes he feels a pain in his body which is caused by sleeping in an uncomfortable position the whole night, somehow straightening his body, he gets up and sits on the couch but as soon as he looks at the bed where Advaita is sleeping so he immediately gets up and goes near the bed and he turns off the alarm clock ringing beside her with the thought that he has the habit of waking up early but maybe she doesn't.

He turns off the alarm and puts it back on the table, but just as he is about to take a step back, he stops when his eyes fall on her face.

He sees how she is sleeping peacefully, so peaceful that even the loud sound of the alarm could not disturb her sleep even a little bit, Looking at her it seems as if after who knows how many days, she has got such a sleep from which she does not want to wake up.

He sees how her open hair is spread on her face, increasing her beauty, and the light smile on her face enhances her beauty even more.

Seeing her like this brings a smile to his lips but his smile turns into a shy one when he notices how she is still sleeping with his pillow tightly pressed in her arms.

Thinking of something, his body unconsciously bends towards her and he sits down on his knees on the floor, next to the bed. He himself does not understand why he is staring at her so much, why does he like looking at her, why is his heart getting a different kind of peace after seeing her, why is he feeling everything today that he never felt before after seeing her?

Unconsciously his hand moves towards her face where he brushes back the hair that was scattered on her face and while moving her hair his thumb rests on her cheekbones which he rubs gently on her cheekbones feeling her skin under his thumb.

Suddenly he feels a shiver running down his spine which brings him to his senses and he realizes what he is doing, He feels his heart beating faster and he immediately gets up and stands on his feet.

His breathing becomes faster due to the sudden increase in his heartbeat, and he looks at her with his light, rapid breaths but then he composes himself, turns his steps and goes straight to the washroom to get ready for his day.

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Meanwhile, after some time, Advaita wakes up with a peaceful smile on her face and she wakes up to see how she clings his pillow.

Well at this moment she is feeling lazy to get up, she doesn't want to leave his pillow, his bed where she can feel him, but she knows she has to get up.

Thinking about something she turns her gaze towards the couch where she sees that there is no trace of him, The pillow and quilt are neatly folded and put away on the couch.

She also looks at the room where the curtains are not drawn due to which no light from outside enters the room and the room is dimly lit.

She is impressed by his cleanliness and maintenance of the room.

Later, She wakes up lazily and sits on the bed and suddenly remembering some things from last night brings a smile on her face

" Is he okay? Why is he so quiet and calm, I mean it's good that he didn't get angry at me and honestly I did not expect him to behave so calmly. I thought he would get angry and fight with me after seeing me here but he seems to be a totally different person, whom I am liking, yet his not saying anything to me is bothering me a bit.

Well, I also didn't expect him to ask me to stay here, to give me a place in his bed, This behavior of his is making me love him even more today.

I wish he would always remain like this, and I will try my best not to make any mistake that would make him angry at me again." She thinks all this

And she was thinking about all this and about his changed behavior but her thoughts come to a halt when she hears the sound of the washroom door opening.

She sees Ansh coming out of the washroom after taking a shower, looking absolutely fresh, wearing black trousers and a white T-shirt.

His hair is wet and whatever hair is there is sticking to his forehead as well. He is coming out rubbing his hair with a towel.

From the moment he arrives she can feel the fresh intoxicating fragrance of his shampoo and body wash in her breath which is not having a good effect on her

But at the same time, his steps come to a halt when he finds her awake in front of him, his hands, with which he was drying his hair, stop, causing the towel to rest on his neck, and as he looks at her, their eyes meet.

Both of them are looking at each other silently but their moment is interrupted when suddenly Ansh's phone kept on the table in front of the couch starts ringing.

Ansh takes his eyes off her and moves closer to the couch and picks up his phone from there and he sees that this call is from a friend whom he has made here.

He picks up the phone, shares a few words with his friend and then disconnects the call and looks at Advaita who is still sitting on the bed but Advaita now decides to break the silence between them

"Good morning." she says to which he takes a deep breath, well it is really a bit awkward for him to share a room with someone, that too with someone whom he has treated very badly but she still treats him with a smile.

6 months is not a short time and he is surprised to see that even after his bad behaviour her behaviour did not change towards him.

" Good morning." He says this and turns around and goes in front of the mirror and pretends to be busy.

" Happy birthday Ansh." She says it again while looking at him.

"How many times will you wish?" he asks her while standing in front of the mirror and showing his back to her which makes her smile.

" I will wish you till my heart is full because today is a special day and from now on this day is my favorite day because on this day my favorite person came into this world who is now mine." She says.

Well she knows that he has nothing in his heart for her but why should she hide her feelings, she will never back down from saying what she has in her heart for him

And although he doesn't say anything on hearing this, but his face definitely turns red, is he blushing? He's nobody's but her favorite person, and the thought makes him blush, he can't believe himself that he is blushing at such a small word from her. What the hell is happening to him, he bites his inner cheek to compose himself.

" I'm going to make breakfast, what do you like to eat?" He asks her, composing himself and completely avoiding her previous words.

And there she gets suprised once again, he asks her about her choice, is she really in a dream since last night?

And before answering him, she pinches herself and even after pinching, things look the same, so she slowly starts to believe that she is not dreaming but all this is a reality, a beautiful reality.

" I asked you something? What do you like to eat?" he asks her, bringing her out of her thoughts to which she looks at him

" Wo....wo....If you don't mind, can I make you some breakfast?" She says to which he gives her a look.

" trust me, I cook well." Understanding his look, she gives her clarification which brings a light smile on his lips which is not goes unnoticed by her

" And when did I say that you will not cook well ? but for now freshen up, In case you have forgotten, let me remind you that you said you have a return flight, won't you be late?" He says, well a corner of his heart doesn't want her to go back today, but maybe he doesn't have the right to stop her

But there, Advaita's eyes widen when she suddenly remembers that she has a flight, which she had forgotten while sharing these moments with him, she quickly takes her phone in her hand and is shocked to see the time 6:30 on the clock

And seeing her suddenly so restless, Ansh gets confused

"What happened?" he asks to which she looks at him

" I missed my flight, it was at 6 o'clock and it's already 6:30," she says to which, unknowingly, he mentally smiles

" So what's there to be so worried about in this, stay with me for one more day." He says and before she can understand his words properly, Ansh walks out of the room smiling.

" Did he really say what I heard, he asked me to stay with him for one more day." she asks herself and a big smile comes to her face when she realizes he really did say what she heard.

" Oh God, My grumpy Ansh became softie Ansh." She says this with her heart jumping with joy and then without wasting any time she goes to the washroom to get ready for her day.

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" I don't drink orange juice," says Advaita when Ansh serves her the juice first at the breakfast table which he has also prepared for himself.

Also for breakfast he has made pancakes and some healthy sandwiches stuffed with green veggies.

By the time Advaita gets ready and comes out of the room, Ansh has already prepared her breakfast.

Advaita comes out of the room in a very beautiful pink dress and seeing her, Ansh gets lost in her once again but this time, without showing much, he immediately moves his gaze away from her.

" So what do you like to drink? Alcohol?" He teasingly tells her this when she refuses orange juice, at which, she pouts when she realizes that he is teasing her about the state in which he found her during their first meeting.

" No, I start my every morning with Cherry Juice." She says this upon which Ansh suddenly remembers something.

" But no problem, you have made this for me so I will drink it today." Advaita says this bringing Ansh out of his thoughts and is about to take the glass of orange juice but Ansh snatches the glass from her on which she looks at him

" What happened?" she asks

" You don't have to do things that you don't like just because I did, I'll bring you some cherry juice." he says getting up from the table.

" Arre, no, I will drink this." She says but her words have no effect on his deaf ears and she sees him taking out packed Cherry Juice from the fridge.

" Do you like cherries too?" She asks him, after seeing the cherries already in his fridge, and getting up from her place she walked towards him

" Not much, but yes little bit, and coincidentally I had brought this juice only yesterday and look today the person who will drink it is present..." he says on which she sees him

" And, I would have made fresh juice for you with my own hands but that would have taken some time, so for now, take this." Ansh says making her smile.

" By the way, I remembered from time, do you have to go to college today?" She asks and he pours the juice in the glass

" No." He says this while giving her her favorite Cheery Juice which she takes and they both sit back at the breakfast table

" So do you have any plans for today?" she asks

"No." he says while munching on his breakfast.

" Why?" she asks

" what would I do here without my family..." He says, and actually today he is missing his family and especially his siblings because this is the first time on his birthday that he is not with them.

" So you must have some friends here? She says

" I have friends here, but I don't have any such plans with them and anyway, I wanted to spend this day in peace, but here you, headache, came." Seeing her continuous questioning, he teases her by calling her a headache to which she pouts.

" Huh, You're so bad." She says irritably, to which he suppresses his smile

" And did you realize today how bad I am? I have already given you enough hints to tell you how bad I am." He says looking at her to which she looks back at him with a smile

" Well, I also like my bad Ansh a lot." She says looking at him to which he shakes his head in disbelief.

" you are crazy." he says to which she smiles

" well I am, but only a little, and now that you have given me the name of headache, I will make sure that you don't get a moment of peace today." She adds, to which he looks at her

" Will you show me around London?" she asks him

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It is evening time, throughout the day both of them go to some special places in London because obviously they will not be able to visit the whole of London in one day but Ansh takes her to some special places....and then both of them have lunch together outside.

Both of them also do some shopping, in which obviously only Advaita does the shopping and Ansh just gives her company and seeing her shopping, he just understands that how much this girl loves shopping.

And like this a good day with her love which Advaita did not expect but after spending this good day with him, She, at this moment, has come to a coffee shop with Ansh

Both of them are sitting face to face and waiting for their coffee to arrive but suddenly Advaita notices that two girls sitting a little distance away from their table are looking at her man.

Ansh is looking at something on his phone when Advaita sees the two girls staring at him, First of all she looks at those two girls with an angry look on which the girls start looking somewhere else and here Advaita looks at Ansh while sighing.

" Will you close the top two open buttons of your shirt." She says because his chest is slightly visible due to the open buttons.

And there, Ansh suddenly hears her words and turns his attention away from the phone and looks at her

"What?" he asks to which she sighs.

" I told you to button up your shirt... there is no need to expose your body in front of everyone." She says this and while thinking something, Ansh looks around where he also sees that those girls are staring at him again but Advaita looks at them again and they both look away

But seeing all this, Ansh quietly buttons up his shirt

" Straighten your rolled up sleeves too." She says, startling him a little.

"What? But why? And why should I listen to you? I will look like a clown." He says

" So, what is the need to look handsome? Who do you want to show yourself to...I am looking at you, isn't that enough?" she says to which he sighs.

" Do it." She says it again, to which he sighs and as he himself is unable to understand why he is agreeing to everything what she says today, So he again listens to her and unfolds his sleeves.

" Happy ?" he asks her irritably, to which she nods smilingly, to which he shakes his head in disbelief but then also smile slightly.

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It is around 7 in the evening, after coffee both of them come back home where obviously Ansh is not able to rest in the presence of Advaita because her one sided conversation continues, to which Ansh responds a little

In all her talks, Advaita takes utmost care to not mention any incident or complaint to Ansh about anything that happened 6 months ago which spoils his mood or makes him remember the bad things that happened in their past.

She likes this changed behavior of Ansh and is living this one day with him completely in the present.

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" Will you wear this shirt?" Advaita says while giving him a white shirt which she bought for him today and the reason behind her buying this white shirt is that, the day she saw Ansh for the first time, Ansh was wearing a white colored shirt and she finds him a little more handsome in a white colored shirt.

Ansh takes that shirt from her hand and mentally smiles after thinking something.

" But why should I wear it?" he asks with a knowing smile which is obviously he does mentally and doesn't show her, his smile

" Because we are going out." She says

" Why? We were out all day, now you should rest and yes, don't forget not to miss your flight tomorrow morning." He says to which she smiles.

" mujhe yehaan se bhagaane ki bahut jaldi hai na ?" She says to which he nods his head in yes, teasing her, to which she pouts.

" Well, I'm here tonight, so give me your time, shall we go out?" She asks him to which he doesn't say anything but turns back and goes to his cupboard and takes out a bag from there and comes close to her again

" ye lo." he says, handing her a paper bag.

"What's in this?" she asks

" Khud kholkar dekh lo." Ansh says to which she puts her hand in that paper bag and from inside it, a red dress comes out in her hand and seeing that dress she looks at him with questioning eyes, why this dress?

" You did shopping for everyone, even for me....(he says while showing the shirt given by her in his hand) so I thought I will do it for you." His words bring a smile to her face and she actually gets little suprised because he didn't buy it in front of her at the mall but maybe he bought it for her secretly.

" You wear it." He says to which she looks at him

" Why?" She asks him "why" in the same way he asked her when she asked him to wear that shirt and there, at her "why", a smile comes on Ansh's lips

" Because red suits you Cherry." Saying this, Ansh turns his steps and walks out of the room but Advaita's heart starts fluttering with happiness, He probably hasn't called her Advaita properly till date and today "Cherry." Just by him saying this she feels that her heart might come out of her ribcage due to happiness.

To be continued........