Guns And Fireflies

CHAPTER TWO

Chapter song: Sweet Creature by Harry Styles

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NANDINI'S POV

I was sitting in the uber listening to "Falling" by Harry Styles. Wait did I mention about fireflies? I don't think I have. So I have this weird obsession of fireflies. In manglore we used to have a firelies' show and Amms used to take me there. Ever since childhood I have been fascinated by them and by the fact that they glow in the dark. And illuminate the darkest of things. They show that no matter how much darkness is there in your life, there will always be someone to illuminate your world. That's what I think.

Amms used to tell me that my mom also loved them. My dad used to bring them for her every time there was a fair. That's really romantic according to me. All these little things and gestures mean a lot to me. They make the relationship beautiful.

So, in Mumbai I was going to attend a college called, SPACE. I am a astronomy major. I even love music. I play guitar and sitar(indian classical instrument). I am not going to stay in a hostel because I like to have privacy and Amms also wants me to stay in an apartment rather than hostel. So I am going to stay in an apartment.

I have already chosen one. I have a roommate which is nice because i'll have company and that way I will get to make my first friend in Mumbai.

After 2 hours or so I finally reached Mumbai. It is not as peaceful as manglore but it's nice none-the-less. Everyone is hustling and busy in their own world. No one gives two shits about you or anything except them. I was just amused by everything. I kept staring at everyone because I had never seen so many people. Back home, I used to go to school and come home and not go anywhere else unless it was very necessary. So all this was very new to me but I guess now this is how my life is going to be! Running for everything.

I had already called my broker when I was about to reach. He texted me the address and here I was, standing in front of my new home. It was near my college and I could tell it was big by the outer appearance. I had already paid for six months so payment was no concern.

He had already showed me the pictures of the apartment because I wasn't able to come to Mumbai at that time, to check myself. I had liked it when he showed me online. I hope that its as good as it looked in pictures.

"Hello, ma'am. I hope you had a good ride till here. C'mon I will show you your new place. Your roommate is not here currently but will be here soon." He greeted, nicely.

"Hello. I had a great ride, thanks for asking. Please don't call me ma'am. Call me Nandini. I am way younger than you. And let's go, check out the house." I said with a smile.

We went to the elevator and he pressed 7th floor button. There was an awkward silence in the elevator. Whenever we looked at each other, we gave each other a tight and fake smile. Finally, the elevator pinged signaling our stop and we got out.

On the left was written "Malhotra's Den". The broker opened that house and led me in. It was pretty clean. It looked exactly like what it looked like in the pictures. A big living room with a large TV. A huge kitchen was also there. The living room had a huge window, that lead to a porch which had a coffee table and a small swing. That brought a smile on my face because I always loved swings and balconies. The view from the porch was breath-taking. The sun was setting and the sky was in many shades of pink, purple and orange. I was lost it it.