Just My P.A.

24~ Surcease

My mind kept playing those dates and addresses at the back of my head. No matter how bad I tried to get over it, no matter how much I tried to do something else, I'd be stuck at the point, "15 July ".

"What if we fail!" I asked myself doing the dishes. My hands held the scrub in its grips and moved in circles over the white plate while the water flowed unnoticed.

"Fail!" Came another voice from behind.

I was startled at first.

I turned the knob of the tap and looked over my shoulders.

I noticed Harshad stand there leaning against the wall that connected the kitchen to the living. His sly grin broadened into a smile as he made his way towards me.

"Fail you say!" He repeated. His tone profound.

"I mean..." words fumbled in my mouth. My mind raced in search of explanations.

"I just hope we stand on clear grounds Nandini." He spoke leaning over to me.

"I...We" I whispered as a reply.

" I don't understand why you play this dumb card ,everytime we share a conversation " he demanded.

"I....I didn't want to offend you by saying something wrong!" I made an excuse hoping he'd back off from questioning further.

"Oh sorry. Was I meant to get offended? Because the only thing succeeding to offend me is your face!" he spat bitter.

I looked at his face and tried cutting out the converstaiom but did one word escape my mouth. Deep down I was scared. I didn't know what more he was capable of. I didn't want to as well.

"So do we stand on clear grounds?" he asked again.

"Ye-- yes...." I stammered.

He brought back that devilish smile on his face.

"Days are going down Nandini.....and so is my patience!" He warned standing back straight.

"I know...." I quickly replied shutting the discussion.

He walked off instantly and I heard the door lock to his room.

"Damn! Damn! Damn!...Aiyeappa why!......I hate this person so much! Why cant he just disappear from my life! Why can't he just leave me alone!" I screamed internally before I got back to the finishing the dishes.

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I was done in around thirty minutes before I walked back to my space. I shut the door and sat down on the couch.

"Ahh I don't even know how to get back to being normal!" I said sighing in disbelief.

I looked about my messy room. Clothes lay here and there and I spotted I had left the perfume bottle open. I rolled my eyes seeing the disaster I had created. I didn't know how I ended up this way everyday.

"Maybe exhaustion will distract me!" I concluded and stood up the next second to clean up.

"This will be long and tiring task!" I whispered to myself assuring the inner me complete exertion before I called it a night . I bend down to pick up a cloth from the floor when my phone came to life.

I hovered over to the couch to receive the call.

Manik.

"What does he want now!" I asked sliding my finger over the green side.