Perfect Strangers ✔

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Nandhini, Gopal, Ravi had dinner together.

Ashish barged into the front door and strided towards his room.

Ravi: Dei, why are you late today?

Ashish: Appa.. I was consumed with paper work at office... I..I will freshen up and have dinner.

Ashish shuttered and swiftly closed the doors with a sly smile.

Ravi: This boy...

He left an incoherent mumble and continued shuffling channels on the television.

Nandhini lay on her bed and was texting Sara.

Sara: Hey get ready soon! We must be there by 9:30 am atleast!

Nandhini: Okay. Don't waste much time on decking up for him.

Sara: I know dii! He is really  charming & handsome yaarr!!!

Nandhini: Enough!! I ain't interested in your description of him.

"He and his face... He's more like a pencil attached to the eraser" Nandhini thought to herself.

Sara: Hey! One fine day, you are gonna to fall for someone and write endless praise poems about him like a artist.

Nandhini: Ugh... In your dreams. But I haven't met one tiiilllll now yaar! I wish for a relationship that lasts forever dude, which I bet isn't possible in this current generation... I am gonna die single.

Sara: Dude, he is on the way for you! He will be fall at your feet and would plead romantically "Please, marry me jaan"

Nandhini: Eww.... Get lost.

Sara: Don't forget di! Gn babe.

Nandhini slide her phone on the corner of the bed.

She floated on the dreamy thoughts about her lifepartner and she consciously drifts to sleep.

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Everyone settled in their respective rooms after a satisfied dinner at Chandra's home.

Shylok closed his room door and grabs his wife by her waist.

Shylok: So, how was your day at office?

Durga: As usual tiring.... and these colleagues..

She rolled her eyes.

Shylok: what happened?

Durga: Umm.. Nothing...

She digged her face into his husband's chest and sighed lowly.

Durga: Just want to spend time with you.

Shylok: We have whole life for that...

He hissed and leaned against to kiss her. She instantly pushed him back much to his surprise.

Durga: We have whole life la, so why you are in rush to kiss now?

He squints his eyes towards her mischievous smirk and pulled her in his arms, lazily falling on the bed, as the room resonated with giggles.

At Chandra's room, He takes some pills and lay on his bed. His mind reeled back to his nightmare.  About him and his mother.

He let out a tired sigh and clenches his eyes to shut.

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The next day bloomed into a beautiful, bright morning, the brothers were back home after finishing morning routine. Lalita rushes towards them, with flourishing excitement.