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My father had given me such a headache that I couldn't turn down the invitation to spend a few days at Shanalka's house. I willingly put some clothes in the school bag and went to his house with Shanalka.

The well-built house stood in the middle of the garden with its well-kept garden. When I went to Shanalka's house, his mother and nangi came to welcome us in front of the house. His mother exuded an eerie youthfulness. Rather than Shanalka's mother, she looked more like his elder sister.

Dressed in a light pink floral blouse and light blue skirt, she greeted me with a warm hug. Tears welled up in my eyes at her warmth because my mother hadn't hugged me in years.

Shanalka's father got out of the car and patted me on the back as he walked into the house. Yeheni, who was dressed in very short denim shorts and a white shirt with cut-off sleeves, carried my two bags inside the house with Shanalka.

'You will have to stay in Shanalka's room these few days.' His mother said as she led me upstairs. 'Shanalka said that you can sleep there because it has a lot of space. Tell me if you two can't manage the work. I will get the guest room ready for you.'

I nodded and smiled and stepped into the room. As soon as Shanalka saw me, who was wearing only black shorts without a shirt, he took a black shirt and pulled it over his head, putting a smile on my face.

'Don't act like I haven't seen you half-naked.' I joked.

He smirked. 'Have you seen me half naked then?'

I nodded eagerly. 'till grade ten, we went swimming together. and non of us wore a shirt.'

Shanalka sighed and placed my bag on the bed, pointing to a nearby cupboard. 'You can use one side of it in any way you like. The other side is completely mine.'

I nodded my agreement. 'What you say is Mr. Shanalka...'

I went to his desk and picked up a book on the desk. My eyes widened when I saw the sticker on it. 'Hey, Shanalka...'

'Huh?' He came near me as if nervous. 'What?'

'You use Sha to write your name? I thought it was just Scha.'

Shanalka rolled his eyes. 'it's Sha! Don't ruin my beautiful name. I only have my name for something unique and beautiful.'

Shanalka smiled and patted my shoulder when I pouted. 'I'm going to Nangi's room. Nancy's room is next door if you need anything. Come and knock on it.'

When I nodded, he left the room, leaving me alone. I guessed he didn't know that his nangi has kissed me. When he gets to know, it will be the last day of our friendship. After Shanalka left, I took the clothes from the bags and placed them in the closet, glancing at Shanalka's clothes on the other side. Except for the uniforms, all the clothes there were black, bringing a smile to my face. However, I realized that my mind had decided that the black color suited his skin.

After packing the clothes, I lay on the bed and stared at the ceiling. A few minutes later Shanalka came into the room with his nangi laughing at something. I glanced at the nangi behind Shanalka. She pouted and smiled at me as if to indicate that she had forgotten the past. I also pouted at her.

'So you know nangi, Yeheni... Yeheni already knows Miniru.' Shanalka lay on the bed next to me and Yeheni lay next to him. The three of us were lying on the bed with Shanalka in the middle.

'How many weeks are you staying here?' I turned my head to look at Shanalka. I was startled as I had never seen him so close.

'A month?' I chose in disbelief.

'You can stay here till you die.' Yeheni said in a firm voice.

Shanalka laughed under her breath and shook her head. 'What about you?'

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