Na Bangaram (Pranushka)

Chapter 16

Prabhas's Pov:

I get off the couch and go towards the door after I hear the doorbell.

"Come in," I open the door and move over as they walk in. Wow! I look down at the ground so I can control myself. She looks gorgeous with her long skirt and sleeveless top. Her hair is down again and a little bit wet. As she walks past me, I can smell her coconut-scented shampoo and I feel like I am in heaven.

"Hi Aunty," she greets Ma with a hug after Miheeka does. Her sweet, honey-like voice constantly rings through my head.

"Is Shriya upstairs Prabhas," she questions me. The way she says my name, it rolls off of her plump lips. I bite my tongue to control myself, "Ya she is," I reply to her and she smiles at me.

They walk upstairs while laughing about something, and Ma comes over to me and winks. "I know she's pretty but doesn't be that obvious that you're staring," she pokes my stomach and pinches my cheek. "Maaa," I groan at her. Rana comes downstairs and walks over to me.

"Geez, I didn't know they were gonna be early, why didn't you tell me she was here," I rolled my eyes at him. "Somebody's in love," I tease and he pushes me.

"You're one to talk man," He smirks at me. 

We start playfully fighting until Ma comes in between us. 

"Boys, stop fighting the girls are coming. Behave yourselves," she says while smirking. 

We all sit down on the sofa for a few minutes while Ma and the girls discuss where we are going. 

"Okay, I heard there was this bomb place for hair where they do henna for aunty and highlights for us," Miheeka says to Anushka excitedly. 

"Oh my god! I heard of that. We should go." Anushka says in response. 

Shriya starts jumping up and down. Ma looks at them and agrees. Me and Rana look at each other. 

"Excuse me, I hate to ruin your excitement. But what are Rana and I going to do?" Mom glares at me and picks up Miheeka's arm in her left hand and Anushka's arm in her right hand and stands up. 

"My future daughters-in-laws and I are going with Shriya. You guys can come and get a haircut. You need it." She whispers to us while giggling. 

The girls make us take tons of pictures of them, even Ma is getting excited. 

I roll my eyes as they scroll through their phones showing Ma what they are gonna post. 

"You look stunning. The boys are going to be drooling over you. I am going to have to fight them off," Miheeka says in a girly voice to Anushka. 

I look up from my phone, and I turn to look at Anushka who has turned red. 

"Stop it, that's all you two," they giggle and laugh with each other. I love seeing Anushka so carefree, the way she is with them, she is glowing and radiating with happiness, and excitement.

We decide to try and squeeze into one car. 

"Ya, I'll sit in the back," Shriya nods her head and I pull down the seat for her to get in. Prabhas sits in the passenger seat with me and Miheeka sits in the middle with Ma and Anushka on her left and right. Rana and I stay pretty silent throughout the ride, just listening to their conversation in the back.

"Can you turn on some music," Shriya asks Rana?

"We are almost there," He replies to which she pouts and complains.

"You baby," I hear Anushka tease her. I smile to myself as I hear her voice, music to my ears.

Rana drives up to the hair salon and parks in one of the only empty places.

"I booked an appointment, and they said to come inside in about ten minutes," Miheeka says to us.

"We can just wait in the car, it's crowded in the salon," Ma replies. 

I nod at her and pull out my phone. I see Rana turning up the a.c. before taking his phone out of his pocket and browsing on it. 

"Aunty are you doing normal henna or black henna." I hear Miheeka ask Ma. Rana is doing a very bad job trying to hide his staring. 

"I think I will do regular henna because it is better for your hair," Ma says. 

"What do you think Anushka," she asks, snapping Anushka out of her thoughts. 

"Um, yeah aunty I heard black henna makes your hair fall out." 

Then Ma asks the girls what they are getting done. 

Miheeka says, "I already have dark brown highlights. So I might lighten those a little and trim my hair. What about you Shriya." 

Shriya answers, "I have nothing on my hair now so I will probably get some highlights."

 Anushka looks up from her phone. She has very long hair right now so I wonder what she is going to do. 

Then Ma looks at her phone. "It's time to go in." 

I hope you all enjoyed this chapter! 

-Ag and Sv