Magical Paintbrush [Ongoing]

V. Indeed my boyfriend ✨

Recap ~
Dreams turn real?

Hearing each other's names, their heartbeats increased unknowingly and Shivaay lost the sandwich fight as he saw Anika walking to them. Not missing to glance back at him, Anika spoke "Gauri, do you want to make your husband a real sandwich anytime soon?!" making the couple chuckle.

Soon Om proudly introduced his best friend while Gauri introduced hers. It was indeed a surprise, destiny wanted to bring them together once again.

"You guys met before?!" Gauri asked suspiciously noticing their behavior when Shivaay and Anika responded not wanting to lie, "Yes— we did. In the exhibition!"
"Oh great." Before Om could speak any further, Anika interrupted wanting to escape from there, "Shall we go, O?!"
"Yeah but can't we—" He got a call, "Sorry Anu! Have to go, got an emergency at the hospital!"
"Carry on!" Anika nodded understandingly and decided to set out all alone.
"Why don't you join Anika in shopping, Shivaay?!" Gauri asked alarming the other two.

Awkward silence prevailed between the two in the mall. They had no other choice but to accept Gauri's idea as they couldn't give any other excuse. The only thing that made Anika relieve was Gauri joining them in some time.

"Why do I have to be awkward in the first place?! He doesn't know about my imagination nor my dream!" thinking, Anika extended her hand smiling cheerfully at him "Anika!"
"Shivaay!" He smiled back not knowing how to build a conversation further. 
"You like shopping?!" Shivaay asked randomly and then realized he asked a dumb question. The answer seemed obvious.
"Honestly, I'm not a fan of shopping but this one is for my family!" She chuckled and for the first time she didn't feel like she was talking to a stranger. This was just the start but there didn't to be a stop to these talks anytime soon.

✨ Time flies when you get comfortable with the person you speak. ✨

"Only two days more!" Om whined and Anika chuckled, "You are talking as though I will never return to London!"
"Please Anu. This is not helping me feel good!" Om groaned when she said, "This might help then, my sponsors want me to put up exhibitions frequently in London!"
"Really?!" Om's face glowed happily and she nodded smiling at him.
"Frequency can be every week then. Don't you think?!" He asked sounding excited while she answered sarcastically, "Why week, can't it be everyday?!" making Om chuckle.

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"Khushi can you open the door for me?!" Shivaay called out to his sister while he was busy working on his laptop that evening.
"Bhai, you open the door for me! Please?!" Khushi answered back lazing on her bed.
"I ask you something and you tell me to do it! Such a lazy girl you are!" Shivaay muttered walking to the door when he heard his sister,"I know I'm lazy but you aren't bhai!"
"Taking me for granted! Not good at all panda." Shivaay shouted back as he opened the door only to see the hazel brown eyed girl whom he was thinking of in the recent days.

"Panda?!" Anika asked surprised, "Sorry Anika, that was my sister." Shivaay smiled embarrassed.
"Can I come in?!" She asked looking at him still standing at the door when he apologized gesturing her in, "Sorry, sure!"
"Thanks!" smiling, she stepped in and continued, "I came here to meet Khushi! I heard she loves my art work."
"I should say she loves you and behaves like your boyfriend." Shivaay chuckled while Anika laughed lightly.

"Khushi, Anika is here!" Shivaay called out to his sister when he heard back, "I will not believe you bhai! You just want me to get out of the bed."
"I'm serious panda!" Shivaay spoke again walking to his sister's room.
"You are joking billu!" Khushi showed her tongue out still rolling on her bed, irritating her brother.
He caught hold of his sister the next minute and tickled her until she cried laughing, "I'm sorry bhai. I will never call you like that again. Stop please!"
"Good!" Shivaay let her free when she said yet again, "Billu!" and ran out of the room while he chased her this time.
"Bhai!" Khushi almost hollered seeing Anika sitting in the hall.
"Did I start hallucinating?!" She whined looking at her brother and he laughed,"Mad girl, she is real."
"Really?!" Khushi jumped in excitement.

"She is indeed my boyfriend!" Anika chuckled while Khushi rambled about her craze for her. Looking at the duo, Shivaay was lost thinking about his sister's rambling that morning.

"Bhai do you think dreams come true?!" Khushi asked sitting on the kitchen countertop while her brother was busy making scrambled eggs for breakfast.
"Might or might not!" He shrugged his shoulders making Khushi annoyed, "So diplomatic. I know they come true!"
"Okay." He dragged as he concentrated on his cooking.

"You were in my dream yesterday!" Khushi spoke excitedly when he chuckled hearing her, "I'm there in reality as well, Panda!"
"Hahaha, very funny!" She said sarcastically, and continued "Listen now, you were all dressed up like a groom."
"Stop right there if you are trying to repeat dadi's dream of me marrying!" He pleaded making his sister laugh.

"In mine, I saw the bride too." She smirked and Shivaay sighed, "Dadi's dream is basic and yours is advanced I guess."
"Yeah, don't you want to know who it is?!" She teased when he rolled his eyes, "Do I have an option to not hear?!"
"Absolutely not." She chuckled revealing, "Anika!" when he stopped what he was doing for a moment.
"You are obsessed with her, not me panda!" He spoke nervously.

"I know, only if I were a boy, I would have married her." Khushi sounded disappointed letting her brother laugh.

Precap ~
Salt, sugar & Chef.