At 7:30pm I decide to take leave. Arjun and I exchange a quick goodbye and I get into my car. The driver gives me a scary look, I feel bad instantly. It's way past his duty hours. I murmur an apology. He pumps up the volume on the radio and I fall asleep within seconds.
I'm really pissed when I get home.
I hate it when my sleep gets interrupted and the fact that I sleep so peacefully in a moving vehicle makes me even more angry. I usually try not to fall asleep for the same reason, but exhaustion took over me unfortunately. I growl my way to the front door and ring the bell more than a few times.
I start mumbling to myself the next second. No one in this house can open the fucking door. I'm so dead I'm going to sleep for 8 days and then I'll shout for 3 days. GrEaT pLaN. I think I need a haircut. God my hair is so sweaty. "What the fuck." I start banging the door. I hate everything. Did I keep Shona's shoes properly? That thought wake me up a tiny bit.
Someone opens the door. "Thanks for taking a week to walk here and fiddle with the lock." I huff without looking up.
"Hello to you too sister." The said someone says. No way.
"OH MY FUCKING GOD! WHAT THE ACTUAL??? HOW THE HELL - YOU RAN AWAY FROM BOARDING SCHOOL FINALLY?" I start screaming into her ear, crushing her into a bone breaking hug like a momma panda.
"Uh... Calm down." She starts modestly. This female.
"Mohini Kanvar Rai, I will be anything but calm, I'll be homeless, naked and bald but not calm." I say sternly getting rid of my bag and shoes.
"Okay sit down and breathe. I'll tell you everything." She smiles. Omg cutie. I snuggle her into another hug.
"Hi bachha!" My mom greets me at the step. "Liked your surprise?"
"Loved!! Now someone tell me how this happened." I get impatient. And I'm hungry. "What's for dinner?" I ask.
"Paanki." Mom announces. The delicious maharashtrian delicacy.
"Wow! I'm suddenly so damn overjoyed." I smile. "I'm going to change and come back in 5 minutes," I inform Mohini and go to my room, giving her a quick kiss.
"Affectionate much Alia?" She says shyly.
"You know me, always jumpy about my sisters." I flash her a toothy grin and shut the door of my room close.
I switch on the geyser and internally scream for 20 seconds. Jesus. I strip out of my clothes and sort of just fall on the bed facedown. A full load of intense and drastic, mixed emotions in a ten minute spam and can be exhausting for sweet little me. Phew!
Mohini . She's my mom's brother's daughter. As kids we couldn't stand each other. At like a violent level, where slaps, pinches, bites and hair-pulling was involved. She would drive me crazy. I was the cry-baby, who easily got tricked and annoyed and she was the naughty, scheming, trouble maker. But over the years, we've become so close. She's the most determined, headstrong and clear-minded human I've come across and I hold her in very high esteem.
I get my corpse off the bed and take a quick shower to wash off the sweat. Those gives rise to horrible pimples and I hate pimples more than anything. Yikes.
Coming back to Mohini, so she decided to go to boarding school at the age of 12. Mohini knew what she wanted and did exactly that, no matter what hurdle may be. She's an even worse book-worm than me. And that's saying something. I think reading just runs in the Rai family blood, my mom's side of the family. Thankfully I've gone on them. During vacations I love spending a couple weeks with her. When I think of Mohini, I believe that she's the sister I never had. I mean, I'm the only child and a girl sibling was something I wish I had. And Mohini makes up for that.
YOU ARE READING
Finding Him and Me
Teen Fiction"If you were a boy, I'd ask you to take off your t-shirt for spoiling mine." He retorts "If this wasn't a restaurant I'd slap you across your arrogant face". I spit with anger. Alia plays the role of Cinderella in her Ballet Academy. One fine night...
