Chapter 2

Ashiyaan's

POV

"Yes, mom everything is checked." I notified her for god-knows-infinite.

"And Subham you. All done?" Mom asked my Golu.

"Yes, I have packed everything I needed," He said. He is not in his usual mood.

"So, my two of the kids are ready." Maybe I forgot to tell Rehana aunty is also present here along with her husband, I mean uncle.

"Yes, aunty we are," I replied. Okay, I think it will go on for now.

"Okay, you both are, then you two should leave for the airport now, or will get late," Dad said putting his left arm over my brother's shoulder. The boy is upset.

"Yeah, they should leave." Said Arjun uncle.

Dad informs Raju uncle, dad's driver to get the car out of the garage. Then bidding bye to everyone we both get sited in the car now the car started and it's moving. Now waving our hands back to them we both can hear what they are saying, 'Take care of each other, have food on time, be back soon when reach call us we will be waiting for your calls'. 

"Yes, we will call you back," He said.

"Ya! We will be fine don't worry about us," I said. This is called a high level of insecurity in Indian parents. I don't like the statement about the food they put up. They say I lose weight, and that's fine with me. Yes, I eat a lot but I also know how to maintain my body. This doesn't suit my mom she says I get thin, I had perfect curves in the right place and I am thankful for that to my angels.

Okay, now back to the scene. Now we were not visible to see them, so we both turned around and got sited perfectly then he faced me and said, "I'll take good care of you di." with a silly kind of smirk on his face.

"Oh yeah, you have to my littlest, bro. And Di will also take good care of you."

Saying this by raising my eyebrows and pouting my lips I started tickling him which made him laugh badly, hearing this I said. "You want more care from me?"

"No, di stop it! Stop it!" He said in between his laughter.

"No no you need more care from me," I said. The whole ride, the silly fights, and the jokes get between us. We both and Raju uncle, three of us enjoyed it truly.

I don't feel much for now but I know I'm gonna miss my family after I get there. When I first moved out I got extreme homesickness. But now I have embraced my surroundings. It's so crazy na, with the growing age of we all wanted to go beyond our home borderline and explore as much as we can. That would be the period you would want to stay and live alone just in your ambiance. It would be just you. The happiness, sores, mood swings whatever it could be, all would be on you and hence would be experiencing it and living it. Then there would be this period, after being alone for a while you would be missing the homely weather, the warmness it used to hold. There will be cravings for them, but of course, it would be just you. Only you. A lot of memories will flash in front of your lids of how much you wanted this alone stay. How much you worked hard to achieve what you have right now. Then all of this will look so real. That will be the moment will realize, you are living it. You will get the real ambiance of living alone. There would be ups and downs with shifting experiences then at end, all would be good cause you will learn to live the way you wanted on your own. On the way there would be new friends with a few stuck of old gold best friends, mingling in the circle of good people, avoiding toxins, a fresh new career, and all so fresh start. Standing out and keeping your belief system strong will make everything fine even on a pricky path.

"Hey! Kids we reached." Uncle updated.

We both got out of the car bid bye to Raju uncle and went straight into the terminal carrying our luggage in our hands. The ticket was with me so I went for boarding passes it was a long wait of 20 minutes after this we got our boarding pass. I saw on the flashboard our flight will be going to take off in 17 minutes so both rushed to check out.

"Oh shit," I cursed. I think of calling back our parents that we reached the airport and now the flight is going to take off as we are longing toward the exit.

"Now what?" 

"I forgot that," I said. This brother of mine.

"What you forgot di," He asked again.

"

Aree... Let me complete it. Always interrupting, to call back that we reached here safely and now the flight is going to take off, " I said. Uncle would have informed but my parents would be expecting a call from us.

Entering exit.

"Take this, have to call them," I said forwarding. He took my essential baggage from me and I searched for the phone. I always prefer carrying my essentials in a small bag while traveling other than my clutch. I went through the contact, clicking on call Mumma. It was ringing, she picked up the call.

"Hello, Mumma."

"Have you both reached the airport safely?" Here she goes.

"Yes, mom we are safe and the flight is going to take off now." Keep updating things that will be fine.

"Okay, have a safe journey, both stay close, when reached don't forget to inform first."

"Ok!!! bye bye bye.... I'll inform you about us bye." I hung up.

Hanging up the call and looking down to keep my phone safely in my handbag, I got bumped by something hard.

"Aauch..." My reaction. A wall!? Where does it come from? No, how stupid I am, it's a man. 

Avinash's POV

Someone shaking me slightly I can feel it. "Sir, wake up! It's morning, the flight is going to land now." Rubbing my eyes with my fingers and stretching my arms in the air, yawning, and finally, I opened my eyes and saw the air hostess asking Sohail to get up, he also awakened. I'm sure jetlag is soon going to hit us.

"Good morning sir," Says the lady with a pure, tired, and enchanted smile on her face. "Yeah, good morning." He greeted her back.

"Sir, you both get your seat belts we are going to land, we reached Delhi," She informed. I nodded.

We both got our seat belts and I peep through the window. The view was tremendous it was 6 am only it's pretty cool now. I mean the view.

We landed. We both left our seats and proceeded to get out of this place as Sohail said, "Finally, bro we are here in India, Delhi. Yass!" He is excited but shuttered for some seconds.

"Now what," I was behind him, I tried to go past him ignoring him, and proceeded forward looking for the phone in my jacket. I didn't get time to change before boarding the flight cause I came directly after a lunch meeting with a client. It's been a sporty day. He came running by me, "I mean that! Why we are in Delhi? Instead, we should be in Mumbai. Am I right or wrong? I guess I don't know." He let out a humorless laugh. "Go hell of your questions. I'm not interested in answering now." I said kind of rude. He is asking me after coming here. He is crazy. Didn't even pay a look at his ticket. "What kind of comeback that was? Fine, let it go." He said with an off smirk on his face glaring at me.

"Mom and Dad were here in one of their old friend's places so we are going to stay here only and by tomorrow's early flight we will be in Mumbai, actually know them too. I don't know if you remember them or not, let's get there." I said casually without any expression on my face trying to change a few settings on my phone.

"Ah! It hurts me that I have to wait for one more day to meet her, my Sharvni, I miss you my Jaan." He said all these in an overdramatic way. "Call her then," I suggested. As if he didn't know. "Won't disturb. She would be sleeping now." He said as a man would for his woman.

Oh!! I don't even know why I have this guy as my companion, he is dramatic and he could fall for one girl for a lifetime... But in reality, I envy him. Wish I could also be like him.

I mean kind of!

I called Mom and pressed the phone to my ear looking by my side and heading straight towards my way. Mom took up the call and talked about our well-being. Just about to hang up and then bumped into some soft figure on my chest, not actually soft through kind of. By the soft stupid presence, my phone slipped off my hand with a tackle sound, and heard another sound. "Aauch..." I heard it, it's sweet and soft as anyone can melt in it. Sink in it. 

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