The Firangi Gurukul

Plans are working

"Gray" Sameeksha said caressing his hair, he hummed in response. "It's 3am, you should go to your room now" She suggested. "It's 3 already?" He asked surprised. "Alright I'm going" He said and stood up. He kissed her once again, before finally leaving.

Priya and Edwin were still sleeping, he laid on his bed and closed his eyes.

*******

"Bandana" Someone tapped on her cheek, she moved a little in sleep and then held Ethan's hand, who was hugging her from the back. "Bandana" She heard the voice again. She slowly opened her eyes and saw a man's face inches apart from her face. She shouted and sat on the bed with a jerk.

"M...Manjot?" She said trying to open her eyes wide, Ethan also woke up after hearing her voice. "What the fuck is happening!?" He asked before wearing his t-shirt. "Manjot..." Bandana took a deep breath, "tum yaha kya kar rahe ho?" She asked. "Me breakfast bana raha tha aur meri ungli pe chot lag geyi" He said showing her his index finger. "Kitna khoon aa raha hai!" She exclaimed holding his hand. "Mujhe pata nhi tha ke bandages kaha hai, iss lie tumhe uthaya" He said.

"You could have gone to Sam's room" Ethan said, "it was locked" Manjot replied. "Manjot tum chalo, me abhi first aid kit leke aati hu" Bandana said. Manjot nodded and started walking toward the door. "I told you to lock the fucking door last night!" Ethan said raising his voice, Manjot smirked before leaving the room. "Chilla kyu rahe ho? Nhi yaad raha mujhe, what's the big deal?" She said opening a drawer to get the first aid kit. Ethan rolled his eyes and went to the bathroom.

Bandana went to Manjot. "Thoda dhyaan rakhaa karo" She said cleaning his finger. "Pehle tum hoti thi dhyaan rakhne ke lie, ab..." He said and took a pause. Bandana stopped, "ho gaya" She said ignoring what he said. "Kya banaa rahe the tum? Me tumhari help kar deti hu" She said, "bas bread pe jam laga taha tha" He said, she smiled and went to prepare breakfast for him.

A few minutes later, Ethan came in the kitchen. Bandana knew that he was there for his breakfast, "sorry me Manjot ka breakfast banane me lag geyi thi. Tum please thoda wait kar loge?" She asked. "Sure, you are in Manjot's service right now. Everyone else can wait" He fake smiled.

Bandana left everything and turned toward Ethan. "E what's your problem?" She asked. "My problem? You're giving him all of your fucking attention and you're asking me what's my problem?" He asked, "we can't spend time together because he comes everywhere to disturb us, even in our bedroom when we are sleeping! My morning breakfast is not ready because for you he's probably more important than me!" He said.

"That's not true" She said, "I can see, I'm not blind" He said holding her shoulders. "Listen, if you feel he needs you or you need him, you're free to leave me and go to him" He said. She looked at him as she felt a pain in her chest, "how can you say this!?" She asked with teary eyes. "I'll be waiting for your decision" He said without making eye contact. "Eth..." She said but he left her in tears.

Manjot was watching them from the living room. He was happy, he was succeeding in whatever he was planning.

*******

Sameeksha was reading a newspaper, Grayson and Priya were sitting on the couch opposite her. "Gray" Priya grabbed his attention, "you know, now that you've decided you wanna spend your life with me, I think you should divorce Sam and marry me" She said. Sameeksha stopped reading, but her eyes were still fixed on the article. Grayson looked at Sameeksha.

He couldn't say no even if he wanted to, saying yes would have meant end of his relationship with Sameeksha. It was a dilemma.