Zindagi Kitni Haseen Hai

Part 13

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Anika's Pov

The next few days I kept thinking how to leave the house and with whom to hang out. It had been 4 days since I met Shivaay the last time and I still hadn't left the house.

It was Saturday today and Shirley had off. She was my best friend so obviously I was going to hang out with her. Shirley was my only hope.

"Hey", I sat down with her. Currently she was watching some series. She looked pretty engrossed.

"Yes?", she looked at me. And I noticed how she had changed. My sister had all grown up.

"I was wondering, do you wanna hang out and do something fun?", I asked her. Shirley looked at me and turned off the Tv.

Her hands were on my forehead. Shocked was an understatement. She acted like I was some alien.

"I'd love too", Shirley screamed and hugged me tightly. I smiled.

"So, what do you want to do?", I asked her. I spent most of the time in my room or away, so I had forgotten what people actually did when they hung out.

"There's this new salon, do you wanna get new hair and just a self care day? After that we could go shopping and then have dinner in some fancy restaurant", she sounded so excited. It made me happy how happy she was.

I nodded and soon we left the house. We were in this new salon. I was sitting there, waiting for the hairdresser to come.

Shirley was sitting right beside me, her hair dresser was already there. They were talking about the newest trends and some hot celebrities.

"You know, I'd die to meet Sidharth Malhotra", Shirley squealed. I shook my head.

"What about Kartik Aryan though? Like he's been getting so much fame lately", the hairdresser asked her.

"He's funny. The only movie I've seen of him is 'Pyar ka Punchnama'. So, I don't really know how to feel about him", Shirley closed her eyes.

She was such a girly girl. It kind of made me sick but then I remembered that she was my sister.

My hairdresser was finally here. I wanted a shoulder length cut and some waves. My hairdresser was pretty nice. Her name was Aditi and she loved books.

"Nicholas Sparks is amazing. You should read them", she suggested.

"But are you into fantasy books as well?", I tried to make conversation with her.

"Any kind of books", she looked into the mirror and combed my hair.

"Have you read 'Looking for Alaska'. It's so depressing", I told her.

"Oh my god, I literally cried reading that book", Aditi sounded really hurt.

"Alaska reminds me of myself", I murmured. But she didn't hear.

After we were finished, Shirley clicked a picture and posted it on her Instagram. Did I have to download those apps to be normal?

"Do you wanna have italian food? I'm really craving some", she looked at me with her puppy eyes.

"Sure", this day was dedicated to her. For being the most supportive sister and not giving up on me.

"Two lasagna please with some lemonade", she ordered for the both of us.

I didn't feel comfortable talking to strangers, so she still had to do this for me. Once we finished the food and the desert, obviously, we left for the mall.

We were walking around in shops when suddenly Shirley came up to me with a short dress.

"I think you should buy it. In case you have a date", Shirley tapped her chin. I wasn't going to date, after all what happened to me, nobody would date me.

"Not gonna happen", I whispered but she managed to hear it.

"You're amazing and beautiful, the person dating you is going to be so lucky", she smiled at me. I didn't want to break her hopes, so I smiled back.

After that we went to get some accomplished. I wasn't really into fashion but I loved accessories. They made you look so elegant.

Finally when we were back home, we changed into some comfortable clothes and turned on the TV. Shirley wanted to watch the new Spiderman movie with me.

We were in the middle of the movie when my phone buzzed. Who would text me this late at night?

from Shiv:

Don't forget the homework. Twice!
01.35am

I felt happy, knowing that I managed to hang out once today. And it wasn't horrible, I just had to find the right company. Someone who'd match my energy.

To Shiv:

I won't. Goodnight :)
01.38am

Things seemed to go well. And for once, I didn't feel hopeless.
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Amna xx