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It's a dream, the same one I have been having for last couple of months, playing infront of my closed eyes. The dream where I would be running tirelessly in a beautiful gown, and everytime I end up being close to my prince charming but this time the dream was different.
This time, the prince charming of mine was in a sherwani, I was in a heavy golden and red lehenga. Around us was my whole family, along with some of new faces added. And suddenly, when I see the face of my prince charming, the blue eyed man Shivaay, I was in seconds turned into that married woman. Hands filled with bangles, hair partition filled with sindur and around neck it was mangalsutra. And it took me by---
Something crawling...
"Anikaa"
My deep state broke, now I felt something moved around my elbow, pulling me in the state of half sleepiness. It feels like some finger tips with little pressure tried shaking my hand. But instead, they feel more like tickling me.
"Hmm" I hummed, ignoring everything else, removing the source of tickling abruptly and snuggling deeper to this pillow, tried sleeping again to continue that dream.
"Anikaa!"
Again a tug, this time some more pressure on my arm.
"Lemme sleep some more maa... I'll be up soon!"
And without being disturbed further I slept, more and more squeezing the pillow, it's commendable despite being hard and uneven, how nice and warm it actually feels!
"Anikaa," a forceful tug and this time, I felt some part of pillow also moved beneath me, "Wake up!"
It was a low gruff, voice unlike maa moreover--
A manly voice
A man?
My sleep ran away out of window!
This was the moment when my sleepiness, completely left and the awareness took upon its height. The last few minutes of night, and this place and this voice came into my notice even before I open my eyes. When I opened them up it took me moments to take in the view.
The view that wasn't the one I may have expected on my first morning here!
What have you done Anika!
My eyes roam, glancing for a moment at our position. I literally have snuggled into him whole night! Though we are covered in blanket but I can feel his body beneath my arm and legs in a very awkward position.
In a jerk, I brought my arms and legs to my side. But if that wasn't enough, I looked up, his jaw in my view and I realised not only my limbs, but head was also comfortably resting on his shoulder.
I instantly moved about a hand distance away from him. I must have crushed his whole arm that was under my neck, because now poor him, he has to tender it to himself, check his own hand and fingers moment is working or not.
"I'm sorry." It came all as morning voice, low and softer than usual. "I'm habitual of snuggling pillows. I didn't realise it was... you."
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