Chosen // Niley [COMPLETED]

49. Leaving Them Behind

Edited - June 27th, 2016

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MILEY'S POV

"Titiksha, we're flying to Delhi tomorrow, okay?"

"Yeah," Titiksha says and smiles, inconsiderate of the days Nick, Selena and I troubled them.

"So, could you get me an itinerary or something? You're from the north, what's the stuff we can see there?"

"Well, you know what? I have a brother there. Cousin. His name's Karan. He can guide you around? Don't worry, he lives with his family," she says.

"Well... Alright. He can show us around."

"Alright, I'll let him know."

She goes away, leaving me standing in the living room. Great, we had a plan and we didn't have to waste a penny on hotels or something.

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The next day, we arrive at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi. It was a beautiful city. We rode by the Rashtrapati Bhavan, the Qutub Minar and Jama Masjid. It was amazing.

Titiksha and Ehsaan's brother, Karan, was very sweet. He was not more than 23 and he was actually very cute.

Niley enjoyed the "barf ka gola" there. It was just syruped ice. I think it was a little unhygienic since it was on the road and I didn't know what kind of water they used to make the ice but Karan assured me it was okay.

We went to the street, infamously known as the "Paranthe Ki Gali" which was in Chandni Chowk, in front of the Red Fort.

The heat was tolerable and it was a pleasant climate.

We climbed into the Metro station and went back home. Delhi was amazing!

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"Karan, thank you for the amazing stay. We're leaving for Amritsar now."

"Okay," he said and left me to enter the terminal on the IGIA.

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I had planned on visiting several cities. Every city having it's own culture. Traditions. History. Geography.

Some of the places Ehsaan had suggested. New Delhi, Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Chandigarh, Panaji, Cochin, Tripura, Bangalore.

I had all the names written down on a paper with my planner.

The remaining one week would be awesome. Leaving Nick and Selena behind. Forever.

I couldn't travel to all the cities suggested but I could cover enough.

On the last day, I'd visit Gurgaon.

When I walked out of the airport in Amritsar, I could feel the city around me. I had been told by many people that I had to visit the Golden Temple. The sardars and Sikhs roamed around in mostly orange turbans which they call "pagdi". I still am not able to say that correctly though.

I bought some gowns and lehngas from street shops and Niley was actually quite happy to visit the Golden Temple. Inspite of the crowd and the people shoving their way inside, the building itself was so beautiful. We ate langar, the food given in gurudwaras, the holy place of worship for the Sikhs.

The next day, we were packing for Hyderabad.

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The days had gone by so fast that I didn't have time to register the places altogether. India was beautiful and we had an amazing time apart from the Nick and Selena blunder.

I still didn't know what I was supposed to do with the pregnancy. Selena knew about it but the last time I checked Selena and Nick were on great terms.

As I entered my house, I kept the suitcases down and moved to my room. I went to the washroom and lifted my shirt from over my belly. I could feel the little bump and somehow, I didn't want to let this child be born. Be born around this cruel world and a shitface of a father.

It's time I move on from Nick. It's time I start seeing someone else. It'll be difficult explaining my past but I think he'll understand. But at the right time.

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The next day, I opened up a random dating site and made an account. At the end of the day, I had a request. A request from a... Stan Collins. He was 27. A year older than me. He liked singing and he was working as an intern at a publishing house. Not bad.

I copied down his number and sent a message saying hi.

I am still confused about dating before the baby, you know? What if he's the slow kind? What if he doesn't want to marry someone so early? What if...

What if he doesn't accept my past?

Acceptance is what everybody craves. The people around you, they're involved with you because either you've learnt to accept them or because they're forcing themselves into being in your life.

And a certain person who holds both the positions, he is destined to either make your life a beautiful heaven or a painful hell.

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Small update but couldn't wait to say hi to you guys!
Let's get up 6k, huh? (:
I go back after 5th July.

-singhoff 🌟