"Put on your cap", Shivaay said pulling her jacket. Anika was so excited seeing the snow that she had put out her head through the rooftop.
"Its so cool here", she said, her voice shaking due to the chilly wilds.
"Its not cool. Its cold. The temperature is in negative here", he said, pulling her back to the seat this time.
"Its my first time seeing snow", Anika stated, still excited while desperately rubbing herself to keep herself warm.
"Lets come to play with snow after we reach the cottage and eat something", he suggested after ensuring that he had locked the roof of the car properly.
"Fine. fine. Drive fast", she chirped.
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Reaching the hotel, the two sat by the fireplace with their snacks. Tinkling their beer glasses, they had their feast of barbeque and fries.
"I really hope time could stop now and we can be like this forever", Shivaay snuggled his nose in her nape.
"Snow outside, warm fire, beer, barbeque, fries and You", she looked into his eyes and tightened her grip over him.
"I wish we could be here forever, maybe stuck in a time loop. But its sad that we have to go back to our regular life once again", he huffed.
"Its tomorrow. We have lots of time now. Just you and me", she said and placed a soft kiss on her lips.
Putting on a romantic music, he pulled her for a deep passionate kiss. He needed more of her and she wanted more of him as always. He took her to somewhere else, a place where only he could take her and she was never tired of the pleasure it bought to her.
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"Mumma", Anika screamed out, as the snow on her hand woke her up and she immediately began jerking them off.
"Shivaay, you are so dead", she said, cluttering her teeth and rubbing her palms vigorously to warm them.
"I just wanted to wake you up", he reasoned and ran to the balcony.
Anika reached there, running behind him but only to be mesmerized by the white beauty outside. Her eyes were fixed on the layers of snow that had covered up almost everything. It was of advantage that the balcony had translucent walls, providing the perfect view from inside.
"Lets go to play in the snow", she said, completely forgetting their previous conversation.
"I am already ready. Now you go and wear as much as you can", he began to pour the coffee.
"Yes", she took out her clothes and ran to the washroom to change.
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"See I made such a good snowman, I guess I have an inborn talent for things like this", Anika said, praising her piece of art.
"I made the whole body. You just placed the eyes, nose and hat", Shivaay said, disappointed on not getting any credit.
"You are mine, so whats your is mine."
"Then whats your is mine too?"
"Well you see the thing is" she tried to sound serious, "Whats your is mine and whats mine is also mine", she stuck her tongue down and threw a ball of snow at him.
Taken aback by the sudden attack, Shivaay too sat down, gathering snow to throw at her. The two were so engaged in their snow fight that they did not realise the time till dark.
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"I am back", Anika greeted everyone as soon as she entered.
An overwhelmed Priyanka ran to greet her sister-in-law while Pinki sat back and smiled.
"Where is Nikhil?", she asked on not spotting her husband anywhere.
"Oh. He has been distracted since you were gone", Pinki sighed.
"He was just missing her", Priyanka teased.
The sound of the door opening was followed by Nikhil's voice, "You are finally free".
Anika saw the look on his face. It looked more like a mocking smile, his tone was different. His tired eyes and blank look made Anika even more confused. It was kind of scaring her.
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The man next door
FantasyCalm, shy, timid but hardworking housewife Anika was leading the perfect life till he enters. His entry paved a new journey for her- a road of excitement which she had left long ago. Little did she know of the mess, she is stepping into.