THE IMPERFECT PERFECTIONS

•Δ5 ~𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲

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“I told you, you should listen to me, Bhabhi likes blue!” Veer said with confidence.

“No! Why would I listen to you?” Naira shot back with her arms crossed. “Bhabhi likes red. She always wears it. The decorations are going to be red,that’s it.”

Their bickering continued as Veer stubbornly tied blue ribbons while Naira replaced them with red. By the end, the room was a mix of blue, silver, and red.

In the kitchen, Kavya was now in her baker’s avatar and was busy whipping cream for the cake.

Meanwhile, Dadi, Dadu, and Aditya’s father were sitting together, discussing gifts. The thought into the preparations wasn't just because of a birthday.  It was also the right occasion to formally introduce Taniya as Aditya’s wife to their circle of business associates.

Aditya, however, was scouring the city for a gift that matched his standards.After much thought, he finally chose something he felt was just right.

Unaware of the preparations, Taniya was sleeping  soundly upstairs after two relentless night shifts. She finally stirred awake around 11 a.m. and then joined the family for lunch.

After the lunch,  she retreated to the balcony with a book but soon, the afternoon chill lulled her back into sleep.

When Aditya returned home, he found her curled up in the balcony chair. He quietly slipped off his coat and layered it around her upper body but he still felt that it's too cold to sleep outside.

After some thinking he decided to wake her up. “Sleep inside, it's too cold outside” he said, gently shaking her awake.

“No… it’s okay. I’m not sleepy.”Taniya murmured, still half-asleep,

Aditya chuckled at her response before saying, “I know you’re tired. Come inside. I’ll wake you for dinner.”

“No dinner. I’m sleeping.” she replied, burrowing deeper into his coat but after moments she must have felt the cold in her feet as she got up and went inside, ignoring Aditya who was still standing there.

She curled onto the bed and within seconds, she was back to her dreamland while he freshened up and went downstairs.

By night, the decorations and the cake was ready.Veer and Naira were looking at their work second after second with pleasant and satisfied smiles.

They had their dinner and now Aditya was climbing the stairs to their bedroom to see if Taniya was awake and in the mood for dinner.

He turned the lights as he entered their room. His eyes softened as he saw Taniya still fast asleep. He went closer  to her to see if she would wake up but she was deep asleep so he decided not to bother her.

He changed into something comfortable and laid on the couch.

The clock inched toward midnight and right at 12 , his phone buzzed with a message from Veer.Taking the blanket from the couch and throwing it in the Almirah hastily, Aditya padded silently to the door.

Without making a lot of noise,he opened the door and the family entered the room.

“Happy Birthday, Bhabhi” Veer and Naira shouted before anyone else could , making Taniya jolt awake from her sleep.

After looking at Taniya who was clutching her heart, they both quickly stammered “Sorry if we scared you ....but happy birthday!”

“It’s okay,” Taniya replied with a smile.