Beneath the charm

New neighbour

"honk ,honk"

 Oh gosh , what the earth happened in early morning, they are freaking ruining my sleep.

Ishan groaned and squeezed the pillow in his ear. The truck kept honking , there's lots of noise outside. Ishan got frustrated and kicked the blanket . He opened the curtain to see outside. There some packer and movers trucks in front of his house.

' looks like someone buy this house.'

He got interested.

A black mercedes benz  is parked besides the trucks . 

' woo looks like a rich family.'

Ishan sits properly on bed to get a clear view.

Suddenly the car's window rolls down. A man in his twenties wearing black shades is on the driver seat. Ishan leand close to the window and the man suddenly looks towards him.

Ishan caught off guard and moves away from the window hurriedly.

The man in the car smirked and came out from the car. He lightened a ciggerate and looked upon the certain window of the house in front. Then he sighed and went into the house.

" oi Ishan how long you will sleep , sleepyhead , get out of the bed asap."

Aditya  was yelling  while standing in front of Ishan's room door. 

Ishan opened the door and gave him a smack.

" Why are you yelling like a pig . It's Sunday man ."

Aditya rolled his eyes .

" I told you last night  to get up early and buy some chicken from market . Why you so late . "

" oh I forgot . Let me freshen up  in a minute."

Aditya went towards kitchen and yelled 

" Buy some eggs also ."

Ishan  was coming from market.

" Dil Diwana  bin sajnake mane na ...ohhh yeh pagla hain samjh- " 

He stopped singing when he saw the new neighbour was standing in front of his house.

The guy is 6 ft tall,with sharp jawline and insanly handsome face .

" Freaking handsome man." Ishan blurted out.

The man gave a smirk and his dimple popping out. 

" like what you see." 

Ishan got flustured. He coughed loud .

" umm , hello ." 

The man came forward and extended his hand for a handshake. Ishan handshaked with him.

The man said " Subhman Gill , your new neighbour . I moved here today . Pleasure to meet you." 

" Ishan Kishan." 

" Nice name ." 

The man gave a creepy smile. Ishan hesitated a little bit and said 

" Would you like to come inside." 

The man said " No , it's ok , I have some work . Will come another day ." 

He left from there. Ishan was standing there.

" Hey Ish , how about we order something from zoomato . I feel lazy . How about we cook chicken for dinner." 

Aditya said when Ishan came from market.

Ishan sat beside him and said - " whatever"

Aditya looked towards him and said .

" What ?!" 

Ishan thought for some moments and said 

" Just meet the guy who moved to the house in front. Man he kinda gave me a creepy vibe ." 

Aditya mocked a laugh and said 

" What he blows a kiss towards you ." 

Ishan gave him a slap .

" Shutup freak . Why would a guy blow kiss to me ."

Aditya playing game and replied 

" because you are cute." 

Ishan frowned .

" How can you describe a man cute , I am not  , I am handsome."

Aditya laughed out loud and said 

" no boy you are cute  , that's why Mayank is so whipped for you ." 

Ishan made a angry face and said 

" Stop saying that he is my good friend."

Aditya rolled his eyes and concentrate on his game.

Shubman is standing infront of the mirror. He rolled up his sleeve, long scars is all over his arm. He touched them , flinched . The scar is no longer painful but the reason behind it always stirred up the pain in his heart .  A cursed life , dark past  , he wants escape .

His jaw clenched , eyes got red . The painful memories still haunting him. He bought this house because he wanted to live in a place where nobody knows him . That's must be easier for him to turn his plan into action.

Tringggggg....

Someone pressed the door bell. Shubman flinched then wiped his tears.

Who is it ? He don't know anyone here .

He walked lazily  and opened the door.

His eye widened a little bit .

Ishan , the sunny cheerful boy from the next door , standing infront of him with a wide smile. He is holding a takeaway box.

" Actually I ordered some lunch for you , you just moved here . I thought it would be hectic for you to cook . So ...

Take this " 

Shubman surprised. A gesture of care is new for him , what he never got in his life .

He said - " There's no need for this .." 

But Ishan interrupted him .

" Areey , don't be shy , take this . We are now neighbours , we should take care of each other . " 

A small smile pestered into Shubman's lips.

He take the box from Ishan .

" Thank you .. would you like to come inside?" 

" No , another time . My roommate is waiting for me for lunch , I should go. Feel free to come to our house when you feel lonely. 

Ok bye " 

After Ishan went , Shubman closed the door.

A warm feelings is spreading across his heart.

He don't know why he mesmerized by the innocence of this boy . The long eyelashes , the bright eyes , the heart shaped lips of him are what he wants to cherish a little longer.

But his smiles gradually faded away.

He must not forgot the reason why he came here. It's better to not involve with the boy . He already have a cursed life , he should not drag the sweet boy into this hell.