Banaras never sleeps.
The streets are full of noise, fear, and shadows.
He had a past full of blood and secrets.
She had a heart full of life.
Jeevika-
"Pehli nazar mein... itna kareeb aata hua mehsoos hua. Dusri nazar mein... kahin yeh Yuvan S...
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Jeevika lay wrapped in a soft duvet and snuggled into a soft pillow in the chilled room, with another pillow between her thighs for comfort. She was stirring in her sleep, on the verge of waking up at any moment. Eventually, she sat on the bed, propped against the wall, clutching her head in pain.
"Ughhhhhh, my husband's ridiculously expensive vodka has completely messed up my brain."
Jeevika shouted in pain clutching her forehead and groaned. After starting to feel a bit better, she dropped her legs out of the bed and spotted a glass on the table next to the bed with a note tucked under the edge of the glass. Rubbing her eyes, she grabbed the note and read it carefully, moving her eyeballs over each letter.
"Have a sip, must be feeling the buzz from yesterday!"
Jeevika was reading the paper, with a big grin on her face, enjoying her lemonade and feeling much better than before. While sipping, she glanced around her room, seeing the curtains still blocking out the sunlight. The room had a gloomy feel, making it hard for her to guess the time. She checked the clock on the wall and gasped when she saw it was already 2 PM.
"I'm at my in-laws' place! Can't believe I was so careless!"
In a moment of fear, Jeevika shouted and abruptly stopped folding the duvet as she felt exposed from the bottom, causing her to land back on the bed. She looked down quietly, blinking, then slowly moved her lingerie up only to realise once more that she was naked with no panties around her hips. She whimpered, covered her face with her hand, and buried her face in the pillow while wrapping herself in the duvet blushing mess.
"Nooooooooooooo."
Jeevika whined, trying hard to recall how her underwear disappeared overnight. She quickly sat straight on the bed, remembering the drunken mishap of yesterday.
"No way, this can't be happening!"
She cried, remembering each detail, which was getting fresh in her mind, making her eyes widen in shock. She threw her legs like a small kid running toward the bathroom while correcting her straps. She freshened up, and after motivating herself in front of the mirror to come up with a white lie to family members in case they asked why she got late and woke up late in the afternoon.
"I was just doing some office work early in the morning, which is why I ended up being late."
Jeevika mumbled to herself five times after leaving the room. Peeking out from behind the pillar, she watched Nirajana and Satya feeding the goats. She tried to sneak her way to the kitchen, but her plans were cut short when she heard grandmother sarcasm.
"Utar gya Nasha?"
(The high is gone?)
Niranjana asked while walking towards Jeevika, making her gulp in return. Jeevika walked behind, noticing the poker-face of Niranjana and her eyes-filled with anger, which she had never seen from the time she entered as a daughter-in-law in this house.
