Dono Jud Ke Judaa (Slow Updates)

Bikhar

And
All of a sudden I felt
Really tired
Like the world had drained me
For everything that
I had

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Song of the chapter : Jiyein Kyun by Papon.

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The door opens and I quickly open my eyes. Zara bhi aawaz se neend khulti hai.

I'm not even sleeping. Just sitting on the floor with my head resting on the couch.

After that incident yesterday, I was waiting for Hriday. Pata nahi kaha chale gaye the. And then I fell asleep.

He enters and I close my eyes as my heart starts thumping loudly in my chest.

It's completely dark and I see his shadowy form walk inside. When he switches on the light, I pretend to be asleep.

I don't want to look into his eyes again. Or ever.

I don't know what he's doing but when I hear the door to the washroom being opened and then closed, I open one eye and look around.

He's not here.

I stretch and wince. My back is paining now that I've been in this uncomfortable position the whole night.

I look at the clock. It's just 5am.

I start moving my hips side by side to ease the tension in my body and that's when the door opens.

I freeze.

My hip is in the air with my hands on my waist and Hriday curses under his breath.

Sahi se khade reh idiot!

I stand properly and he sits on his bed.

"Aap kaha the raat bhar?" I dare to ask him even though I know the answer.

"Mind your own business".

Hmm..

He switches off the lights and goes to sleep on his bed. I ,too, lie down on the couch.

Looking into the darkness, I wonder whether I should tell Devika about Hriday knowing about this and his misunderstanding.

I don't know.

I just don't know what to do?

Hriday keeps tossing and turning in his sleep.

He called me characterless. He said that my mom was right about me.

I close my eyes.

It's not like he was going to start behaving nicely towards me achanak se. He's always been rude. Ab se thoda aur jyada. Usme kya hai.

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"Bhabhi we should definitely go shopping" Devika says placing her beautiful little face on her palm and looking up at me.

"Tumhe college nahi hai kya?" I ask, icing the cake.

"Aap mujhe yaha se bhagaane ki koshish kar rahi ho kya" she says feigning hurt by making a really sad face.

"Agar ghar pe pata chala na ke tum lectures bunk kar ke yaha cafe me mere saath time spend kar rahi ho toh tumhare ghar wale mujhe ghar se dhakke maar ke nikaal denge" I laugh.

She doesn't.

"Vo aapka bhi ghar hai bhabhi. Aur aapke bhi ghar wale hai" she says.

I wish that was true.