Lovingly

New House

MANVI's POV

My week has been going normal so far till now, well except for the small banters between me and Adit. he keeps on scolding me for making the room a mess. He is such a clean freak whereas I am a messy person. In this week I got to know a lot about him. He is a very calculated person whereas I am a very spontaneous and reckless person. he is the total opposite of me, I love eating junk food whereas I have never seen him eating junk in front of me. We hardly did talk except those chats in front of his family. His family is really sweet but I am not acquainted with the whole big family concept. It has always been me and my dad. So it feels like a responsibility. They keep expecting me to be at the dinner table by 9.00 sharp, I've never even been home for dinner due to my shifts.

Currently I'm with Dhruvi at my new house which was under redevelopment since a year. I bought this house a year and a half ago for me and papa to shift in cause we knew dadi and chachu are going to be torturing us more and more as the time goes on. I could see the sadness on my dad's face because he wanted to move but due to the money he was not pressurizing me at all. So I want to surprise him with this beautiful house. I've kept a house warming on Sunday two days later to reveal the house. Me, dad, Dhruvi and Adit's family will be there although I'm still to tell them about it. I'll do it tonight for sure.

Right now me and Dhruvi are decorating and doing some last minute furniture changes for the day. "Dhruvi you know you can come here anytime you want right?" I ask her as she dusts the sheets. "Yes Manvi I know...don't worry I'm going to be here all day from now on."

"Yess that's the spirit..so here are your set of keys for the house." I say giving her one extra pair. "Manvi, what? No Manvi I'll call you whenever I want to come here. I'm not taking the keys."

"Yes you are Dhruvi. I know your building is going under reconstruction soon and you still haven't got a place, so here take it. You are always welcome here." I put the keys in her hands but she starts to cry suddenly. "Don't cry. Why are you crying?" I hug her

"I haven't told you something." she starts. What?

"My parents fixed my marriage with a guy." That is a shock.

"What how can aunty uncle do this. I'll talk to them. You wait." I go over but she stops me. "Wait Manvi listen no wait listen... the guy is nice."

"He is? What's his name? What does he do? How is his family? Are you sure he is good?" I ask "I'll answer all your questions, first sit down." I sit down on the bed and tell her to continue.

"His name is Aryan. He is a businessman just like Adit. His family is very sweet, it's just him and his parents. He is very shy that's why I haven't told anyone, but I think I should bring him this Sunday. What do you think?" she says. "Of course. bring him with you on Sunday, maybe we could introduce the two shy people?" I suggest

"Yes that would be great, at least they'll have some friends." she says, we share a good laugh at the fact that we are bitching about our partners not having friends. "Come on lets go, I'm sure your family must eb waiting for you." I look at the clock and its 8.45 pm already. "Shit let's go" we check everything once again and leave.

As I reach home, everyone was already on the table. Adit was also present today. "Sorry I'm late" I say and sit quietly beside Adit. I start serving myself some food, very nervous to ask them to come to my new house on Sunday.

"Uhh Mom, Dad...I wanted to ask you something?" I start, I look beside me Adit still eating not any concern of what's going on. "Yeah ask what happened?" Dad says

"Umm I had gotten a new house sometime before and this Sunday I'm surprising Papa so I want you all to come." I say and look at their faces for their reaction.

"You brought a house?" Mom jumps and shouts surprising everyone. "Wow beta, we are very proud of you." Dad says and comes around to hug me. "Congratulations Manvi, its is definitely a surprise to us." Aakash bhai says. Everyone hugs me one by one. I can feel the tears come out right now. Everyone is so supportive of me. "Of Course Manvi we'll come. We will be there to support you." Finally mom says congratulating me. I look towards Adit but he does not have any expressions on his face. makes me a bit sad but it's okay his parents are supporting me that's all.

After settling down once again, "Okay everything aside, you want any help that day you ask us okay?" Mom orders. "Oh thank you but everything is done. The apartment reconstruction is done, so today me and Dhruvi went there for seeing the final touches. Everything is ready. Just don't tell Papa. It's a surprise for him." I request them. "Don't worry our mouths are shut." dad jokes.

After dinner all of retired to our bedrooms. I really wanna ask Adit if he's gonna come. Papa would really want him to come. As he goes to bed, "Adit.." he stops, "Please come on Sunday...for papa." I request for him to come. He doesn't say anything but just goes to bed. Ugghhh. Why cant he express anything on his face. I really hope he shows up.