THE IMPERFECT PERFECTIONS

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After the movie, Taniya reluctantly allowed Aditya to leave, realizing it was time for dinner.

She headed downstairs to help her mother-in-law set the table, while Aditya stayed upstairs, lost in his work.

She couldn't shake the feeling of warmth that enveloped her from the evening, their connection that seemed to grow with each passing day.

As they arranged the plates, her mother-in-law leaned in with a smile. "Listen, beta, you'll need to wake up early tomorrow for sargi. It's Karwa Chauth, remember?"

Taniya nodded with a smile, her heart swelling with affection at the care her mother-in-law always showed.

"Okay, Mama," she replied.

It was a day of fasting and devotion, a tradition that carried the voices of generations before her.

A few moments later, everyone had gathered around the dinner table.

Taniya was sitting between her mother-in-law on one side and Aditya, who had just joined them, on the other.

Kavya kept piling chapatis onto Taniya's plate, as if preparing her for a month-long fast.

Veer, glancing up from his own plate, raised an eyebrow and teased, "Maa, bhabhi koi camel thodi hai jo kal ke liye food store kar legi?"

At that, his grandfather gave him a light smack on the back of the head, his expression serious but kind.

"She needs energy to keep going. She'll be without food and water tomorrow. You think fasting is easy?"

Veer rubbed his head, still a little stunned, and turned his  gaze toward Taniya.

Taniya couldn't help but stifle a laugh, her attempt to remain serious dissolving into a smile.

As dinner wrapped up, Kavya  placed a final piece of mithai on her plate.

"One last,for good luck ," she said, her tone gentle and filled with care.

Taniya smiled gratefully and took a small bite, savoring the sweetness of the mithai.

Her father-in-law clapped his hands  together dismissing eveyone.

b"Perfect! Now, off to bed, everyone."

They all made their way to their respective rooms. Aditya and Taniya went upstairs together.

"You have to wake me up at dawn, okay?" Taniya reminded Aditya, her voice soft but determined as he carefully braided her hair.

"Okay, I will," he replied, his eyes fixed on his task.

His concentration was completely on her hair.

"Yaad se, haan... so nai jaana!" she emphasized, nudging him.

Aditya simply nodded while a small smile tugging at the corners of his lips.

After he finished braiding her hair, they settled into bed.

The calmness of the night settled around them, and they drifted off to sleep, each finding comfort in the other's presence.

But when dawn arrived, it wasn't Aditya who woke up-it was Taniya, startled awake by the shrill sound of her alarm.

She groggily reached for her phone, fumbling to turn off the alarm. She squinted into the darkness, her eyes still heavy with sleep, and then switched on the flashlight.

Glancing over, she saw Aditya still fast asleep, his chest rising and falling in steady breaths, oblivious to the world around him.

She couldn't help but smile at him, her heart warmed by the sight. "Some alarm clock you turned out to be," she whispered, her fingers gently brushing through his hair.