the unfortunate thing || kaira

#03

kartik woke up due to the sound of his alarm. he turned over and felt the side of the bed empty.

he checked the time and sighed. this girl never listens. he shook his head and got off the bed. he wore his slippers and quickly brushed his teeth before heading downstairs.

there he saw all the ladies including naira preparing to have their breakfast which included only fruits.

he noticed that gayu wasn't eating for which he was happy. "good morning ladies." kartik greeted.

there were choruses of 'good morning'. he went and sat beside naira innocently. swarna and surekha got up to bring the rest of the fruit and some water , samarth took gayu to have her medicines. dadi was still in the temple praying.

naira wore a red saree with white blouse. the saree had golden lining on the edges but was indeed simple and beautiful. kartik came to kiss her but she moved her head to side. "did you brush?" she asked.

kartik rolled his eyes but nodded his head in confirmation. he then moved her head towards with and kept his finger under her chin. her eyes met his. he tilted his head and was about to kiss when dadi came.

"bacchon , take the aarti." she held the holy flame in the copper plate and forwarded to them.

naira immediately pushed him away when dadi's voice reached her eyes. she took the aarti and so did kartik. it was awkward. the whole time gayu stood their and watched everything while smiling to herself.

"you shouldn't do this in hall especially when the whole family is present here." they heard gayu chuckle.

"oh , gayu. haha , i'll just come. i need to shower." kartik ran upstairs.

"such a joker." gayu laughed. naira went towards her and made her sit.

"di , do you want anything?" naira asked and she nodded in no.

"alright , you sit here. i'll help maa and chachi in the kitchen." gayu smiled and naira went.

"maa , chachi. you can go to your rooms and rest for sometime. i'll prepare the food." naira said.

"naira we'll help na-" naira cut surekha.

"no buts chachi. spend some time with your loves." naira playfully winked at them and they left the kitchen.

naira was preparing the food for the males and some for the ladies to have. her hairs were wet but were disturbing her so she made a bun and continued her work.

ten minutes later kartik sneaked into the kitchen all bathed and fresh. he glanced at the clock which showed the time- five twenty five am.

naira didn't noticed kartik and was startled when he snaked his arms around her waist. "oh god. you scared me babe." she chuckled and continued.

kartik put a strand of hair behind her ears and noticed her hairs were wet. he opened her bun and let them lose.

"kartik why did you-" kartik cut her off.

"i don't want anything to happen to your beautiful hairs." naira smiled at this.

kartik too , started to help her. when dadi came in the kitchen she saw both of them working. she looked at them with love in her eyes.

she secretly called the family and showed them the sight. "kartik , move the curry." naira said as she chopped up the tomatoes and the cucumbers.

kartik did and also checked for the rice which were kept in the cooker. "take this and let the rice cool down." he passed her the cooker after switching off the gas knob.