𝐈𝐓 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐈𝐍

𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟒- 𝐌𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐟𝐞

AUTHOR POV

Ahhhhhhhh!" Naina screamed.

"Tune toh bola nhi tu raat mein chudail ban jatee hai," Avyaan said, rubbing his face with a mock look of horror.

(You never mentioned you turn into a witch at night)

"Maine toh warn kya tha mere sath nahi soone ke liye," Naina replied from the bed, a mischievous glint in her eye

(I did warn you not to sleep next to me)

"Tumhen clearly bata dena chahiye raat ko tumhare paas aatma aati hai," Avyaan replied, sitting on the bed but maintaining some distance, his eyes wide with pretend fear

(You should've clearly mentioned that you get possessed by spirits at night)

"Koi chudai bhudail nhi aatee mere paas" Naina said, gritting her teeth.

(No witch ever comes to me)

"What was that? 'Thangaballi kitta varaaathe'?" Avyaan mimicked her.

(Thangaballi don't come near me-what was that?)

"Main to bhaag ne se pehle Chennai Express dekh kar aayi thi," Naina said.

(I watched Chennai Express before I ran away)

"Kya tumne apna chehra dekha? Deepika kadukone se bhi zyada daraavani lag rahi thi," Avyaan said, barely holding back his laughter.

(Have you seen your face? You looked scarier than Deepika kadukon)

"Zyada mat bol, varna kaala jadu karke tujhe kabootar bana dungi. Phir baith kar ghutargu karta rehna!"

(Don't say too much, or else I'll turn you into a pigeon with black magic. Then you can keep cooing!)

"Bas kr meri ma aab itna bhi kya rona",Avyaan retorted

(Enough now,my Mom! Why all this crying?)

"And it's Deepika Padukone, not 'ladukone'," Naina responded

"Mujhe sooona hai"Naina yawned

(I'm sleepy)

"To soona kisne roka"Avyaan said, adjusting his pillow on the bed

(Then who's stopping you from sleeping?)

"Agar mein phirse chudail ban gye toh,or agar is baar tumhara gala daba du toh?",Naina says trying to scare him

(If I turn into a witch again, and if this time I choke your throat)

"Ek kaam karo, apna gala daba de na is baar," Avyaan said, taking his pillow and blanket to the couch.

(Why don't you just choke yourself this time)

Naina POV

A

fter the events of last night, we slept very late, and now we missed catching the first bus, ending up taking another one at 3 pm.

"How long will the journey take?" I asked, leaning towards the window. The cold air outside brought a soothing calmness to my mind.

"I don't know, maybe around 5 hours or so," he replied from beside me.

"Hmmm," I hummed, closing my eyes. It was very relaxing, far away from home. Main ek aazaad panchhee kee tarah maasoos kar raha hoon