My Wish

30. Those Eyes...

Aditi's P.O.V
My eyes opened...I had the most amazing sleep of my life.....
Wait..I'm not sleeping alone... I'm in his arms...

I'm sleeping in Harry's arms....
His hands around my waist...
I could feel his soft breath on my neck...
I slowly turned around...to see his face.....
I was sleeping in the arms of the most beautiful human on the planet Earth..
The most caring..smart.. funny.. talented person.
A person with a voice so beautiful.... that it can bring you to a whole different world. No one has ever held me so softly. His warmth filled my senses. I kept looking at him can this work...?

Will there be anything between us..what would it be like.....?
There are so many questions in my mind.....
But I don't care anymore ...
Everything feels so perfect right now... I feel so safe... so loved...
I don't care what the world thinks of me... of us...
The only thing I know right now is.....
I really like you Harry... I do.
" I like you... a bit more than just a friend..."
A smile crept on Harry's face... " I heard that."
Shit...! Did I just say out loud?!?

I slapped and cursed myself in my mind.
His smile turned into a naughty smirk. He opened his eyes and looked at me. Those eyes... they could speak.
He looked happy...
I've never seen him smile that since..his breakup..
Ok why would I bring that up?!

"What time is it?" He broke the silence. I sat up to have a look at the clock hanging on the opposite wall.
"4:30pm" I said. "It's still early" he said burying his face in the pillow. I got off the bed and washed my face with cold water which was really refreshing. As I came out of the bathroom, Harry was no more in the bed.

I rushed to the living room, and there he was. He picked up his wrist watch from the table and said " Adi I have to leave... I just remembered I have some work to be done. And by the way, do you have any plans for tonight..?"
"No not really. " I said.
I heard my phone ringing...
It was on the dining table. I excused myself and picked it up. It was mom.
" hey honey..! How are you..? "
" I'm fine mom.. how are you?"
"Nothing much beta [darling] just having a really bad back pain as usual... even the medicines are not giving relief."
"Mom that's because you don't go for regular follow ups "
"Aah don't worry about me, I'm not going to die for next 30-35 years." She said.
"Don't be like that mom."
I saw Harry sitting down on the couch scrolling through his phone, waiting for me to finish the call. "So mom is there any specific reason for you to call today...?"
"Ooh yes...  Soja is coming to London for her office meeting for a week. She will be staying at your house.."
I felt nervousness making me shiver. Why am I being so-
Never mind.
"Are you asking me or telling me?"
"About?"
"Soja staying at my house." I said.
" ooh I'm asking.."
"Did you ask her..?"
" I convinced her..she is ready to stay with you."
" is she..?"
"Yeah...what about you ..? You don't think there's room for her in your apartment..?"
"Although I'll have to clean up my guest room which is apparently my store room."
"Honey of you don't want you're sister to stay with you then just say so. Don't make such dumb excuses. I think Soja is really looking forward for this visit. Don't break her heart again like you did few years ago."
My cheeks heated up. I tried so damn hard to hold back my tears.
Harry could sense the tension "all ok?..." he whispered.
I nodded.
"Mom is this why you called..?"
"Look Aditi. I'm tired of trying to get you two siblings together and now I'm fed up! If you want your sister to stay in a hotel then tell me right now so we can send more money with her."
Making their child feel guilty is a way that Indian parents usually use to get their work done. And unfortunately, it works.
  I've tried apologising Soja like for a thousand times, even though it wasn't my fault. She never talked to me. So even I gave up... we didn't even shared a goodbye when I came to London. Maybe I could try apologising again.
"Mom" I said after a long pause. " it'll be totally fine if Soja stays with me while she's in London." I said.
"That means a lot to me honey."
" I know.." I said.
"I'm sorry for being hard on you...but as a mother, I wish my daughters to be best friends like they were before.."
" I know maa." I said.
"So when will she be here..?"
"Next Sunday most probably"
"Alright...so.. mom I'm kinda busy I'll talk to you later." I said.
" ok beta. Love you.bye. Take care." She said before hanging up.