I wake up around 10ish when mukti called me, it took a few calls for me to wake up but manik was still a sleep. I untangled myself from him, placing a pillow by his side that he grabs making me smile.
I took a quick shower and put on some jeans and a short sleeve t shirt. I grabbed my purse right after I put my shoes on. I walk to manik's room and find him sleeping so peacefully, leaning down I kiss his head
"Happy Diwali mani, you are the light of my life" I whisper kissing his cheeks a few times
he opens his eyes, a soft smile on his face when he sees me
"Good morning handsome"
"Good morning baby"
"I am about to head out with mukti, I will see you in a bit okay" I say caressing his chest
"No, please stay. I am very sleepy" he mumbles
"I know, close your eyes" I whisper
He does what I asked, I run my fingers through his hair gently, placing a couple kisses on his head as he falls back a sleep. when he was in deep sleep I slowly move my hand away from under his. I kiss his cheek before covering him with blankets.
"Lets gooo" mukti yells when I reach the living room
"Yeah lets go, have you decided a design?" I ask her
"Oh yeah, I have ideas for you too" she says
We sit in the car scrolling through the designs, I found one that was simple yet intricate.
"This is nice, I will get this" I tell her
"Will you get Bhai's name written in your mehendi?' She asks with a grin
"No" I reply avoiding eye contact
"Liar"
"Im not, it's not like we are married you know"
"You guys will get married, I can bet my left arm"
"Bet your right" I laugh
"Nandini please na, I am serious"
"Not his name but his initials yes, I don't mind getting his name written in my mehendi but I feel like when and if we do end up getting married sometime in the future, id want his name written then"
She smile placing her head on my shoulder
"Is that bad?" I ask her
"No, I feel the same way. I am getting abhi's initial too, him and I talked about marriage and he seems like he would propose soon and I would say yes"
"Of course you would, you are so in love with him"
"I am" she whispers
"What is love?" I ask her
"I don't know how to describe it in words, it's a feeling. For me, every time I am with abhi, I feel happy, I feel like I am high on drugs without the drugs, I feel like he is my person and when we are away even for a few hours, I miss him, I crave his presence almost like I don't know what to do" she whispers
I hum but I don't respond because I feel that for Manik, not just that I feel different things for him.
"I think you should talk to bhai about it, he will explain it better"
"I think I might" I whisper
"Nandini your past was fucked up but don't let it affect your present. I have never seen my brother whipped like this or happy like this. He used to pretend to be happy because he knew I would ask why he wasn't, he has held every emotion together for me and now when I see him with you, I know he is genuinely happy"
"He is?"
"yes, Manik malhotra never lets anyone in his room let alone being in there with you. I used to have this girl over, a friend and one day she wandered over to is room. That was the last time she came over because bhai got so pissed off with her being in there"
I giggle hearing her, that's something he would do. He is so picky about everything.
"He never yells at you for being in his room, hell, he even lets you sleep in there with him. That room is his privacy and if he is willing to let you explore the room and be in there he is fond of you and in many ways so I want you to know that whatever it is that you feel for him, he feels the same"
"I hope so mukti because he makes me feel a lot and If those feelings weren't reciprocated, I might not know what to do with myself. I feel like I am so habituated to him now that when he goes for meetings I tend to work in his room because I feel his presence int here"
"Ahhh my brother and best friend are in love" she screams
i know I turned to the brightest shade of red as she uttered those words, love for me is a very tricky word, almost like I don't know if it's even meaningful but if Manik and Nandini are being discussed in the same sentence, Love feels different
We blabber the whole way to the mall where I look for some heels because going with Manik means trying to match his height, he is 6'3 and I am barely 5'4 so I look like an infant in front of him
"Mukti what about these?" I ask showing her black wedges
"Those will go perfect with your outfit, have you gotten some earrings?"
"I did the last time we were here, are you done?"
"Yeah"
"Then lets go home" I say
"We are grabbing a coffee first"
"Wait okay do you wanna grab us coffee and I will be right back"
"Sure" she says
I quickly buy the heels and walk to the home decor store to buy some decoration for the house, no one has decorated it yet and it's Diwali so I got a whole bunch of things, I literally threw anything I found cute in the cart
"Would I be able to get it all delivered today?" I ask the cashier
"Sure, it would take us about 2 -4 hours depending on how far the address is" she says
I quickly write the address down for her and pay. She let me know it would be delivered in an hour, I also did buy a whole bunch of presents that I got wrapped so no one would know what was inside until they opened it.
YOU ARE READING
In Between All The Chaos
RomanceA girl with a horrible past and a boy with an equally horrible past meet. He hates people but something about her screams calmness attracting him towards her. She does not trust people easily but she feels peace around him without even realizing. ...
