𝗔 𝗠 𝗢 𝗨 𝗥 [Short Stories]

𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐄𝐄

SHREYA

"I'm sorry!" He whispered against my hairs.

His cologne filled my nostrils and my stomach made a twist.

It took me sometime realise and I slowly wrapped my one arm around his torso and kept my other palm on his chest.

"I shouldn't talk to you like that." He said.

"I'm sorry." He added.

"W-what happened?" I stuttered.

Whenever I talk to him, I stutter badly.

He shook his head and kissed my hairline. My stomach did a flip.

"I'm sorry." He repeated again.

"W-why are you sorry?" I couldn't help but ask.

"For messing up." He whispered.

"W-what did you me-mess up?" I asked again with knitted eyebrows.

His lips curved into a small smile, he leaned in rubbing his nose with mine.

Something happened in my lower abdomen.

"I'll be late today." He informed with a pat on my head while pulling back from the hug and went away, not before giving me a smile.

I felt warmness in my cheek. He gesture was loving. I smiled and started to do my work.

"You're smiling. Did Bhai do something?" I heard Jhanvi's teasing voice.

"There's nothing like that." I shook my head immediately and the smile was threatening to come out of my lips.

"Bhai was tensed to see you and when he came out from the kitchen after meeting you, he was smiling." She teased more.

"No." I said.

"Yes bhabhi!" She exclaimed.

I closed my eyes not knowing what to say. She chuckled.

•••

Why did he say like that? What happened suddenly? Should I ask him about it? Will I mess up things by that? But what if he again acts like that?

"Where are you lost?" I came out of my trance hearing him and immediately turned around to see him. I gulped before asking.

"W-when did you come?" I asked, as always stuttering.

"Just now." He answered.

I nodded. There we fell into complete silence. I was looking anywhere not him. I felt his gaze on me.

"D-dinner?" I asked.

He shook his head while opening his shirt buttons.

"And you?" He asked all of sudden.

I shook my head.

"I'll s-set the t-table." I said in a slow voice and moved ahead but suddenly I felt him holding my wrist and pulling closer, my hands rested on his bare chest. I gulped and looked at him with wide eyes.

"W-what?" I uttered.

"Tell me this, why are you always stuttering like this?" He asked keeping his hand on my waist pulling a little more closer.

"I..um.. vo" I shook my head not knowing what to say lowering my gaze to his chest.

I felt his warm lips on my forehead and I quickly looked up at him with wide eyes.

"I won't eat you." He said. He was smiling.

I couldn't help but feel warmness of my cheeks. I nodded while a smile was threatening to come to my lips.