The nervous day

" You do know that you are practically coming to stay with me. Don't you?" she was in my room again. In fact, all women in the house were in my room and I did not know why but it really helped. I couldn't have possibly even slept if they weren't there because the next day was the day and that night was the one that was getting on my nerves. I was cranky, irritated by small things, and really very emotional. I can't help it!

" That would happen if you stayed with Sohit. You practically live in bhai and my apartment," I was hugging my pillow and just staring at her in disbelief and she only sighed

" Are. But after you go away, there should be someone at home to take care of your brother too na beta..." my mausi tried to explain I guess but all I heard was "After I go away". Why the hell were people saying that?! I was neither changing countries nor cities! I was even going to live in the same fucking vicinity! Then why the hell were they saying that I would go away!??! No. I was done with all this.

" I'M NOT GOING AWAY! You know what?! I will not get married itself!" I declared and laid on the bed, putting the blanket over my head and all I heard was silence from outside.

" You know what? I think I should really shift in with bhai after your wedding. Maybe even crash your honeymoon once-"

" What?!" I sat up again and just stared at her with even more disbelief than before. How could she?? But then, everyone started laughing at me, making me feel even worse about everything. So, I just hid my face under the blanket and laid back on the bed.

" You do that! I'm not getting married! I'll run away tonight! Then you stay with your brother," I declared

" Pari! Don't break my poor bhai's heart. It got stuck on you when he saw you in 7th you know? When you first came up to Pranav with that cute pout over your face. Haye... Bhai just never stopped talking about that day," ok. Now I was interested. So, only slightly but surely, I did move the blanket downwards a little. I did want to hear what she was saying.

" What are you saying bhabhi?" one of my cousins asked her and she just put her hand around her shoulders

" I'll tell you all. The first day my idiot bhai met this idiot," she put her hands towards the ceiling as if she was filming and everyone clutched together, ready to hear the gossip including me. Just because I don't remember doesn't mean I don't want to know... I was interested in knowing.

" So. It was June and bhai was with Pranav in the school canteen. They were the... You know, cool boys. Tanish was there too and so was I. Actually, that was the first day I even found out that Pari was Pranav's sister. The deal is, he didn't want anyone to know in school so he told her to stay away and you all know Pari. Don't you?"

" She listens to everything her father and brother say," my bua hit me on the head lightly and I just picked up eyes to glare at her. I did practically listen to everything those two told me to do but I didn't want someone else telling me that! Hey! I have self-pride.

" And I absolutely hated her back then," Suhani continued after giving me a smirk and I rolled my eyes

" Why bhabhi?" my cousin asked her

" Because I was the cool girl and she was the most wanted girl. Complicated stuff-"

" Nothing complicated Suha. Your crush just liked me and he agreed to it in front of you. Nothing else," now, she was glaring at me. If you get to spill my beans, I get to spill yours too. Get me Suha?

" Moving forward. It was her birthday so, she was in this super cute pink dress her mother put her in. Makeup and accessories are all in place. Everything seriously. She looked like a doll," I cleared my throat because I just remembered something

" I am pretty sure that I was wearing a long light blue, comfortable dress with huge black boots Suha. The ones you still want to steal," and she turned to glare at me

" Fine! You looked hot that day! Happy?!" she shouted in jealously and I started laughing. It felt so good to annoy her normally.

" Bhabhi! What happened after that?" my cousin moved her and she cleared her throat as she sat up straight and continued with her "Story". I really don't get her

" So, she walked right into the canteen in her boots and stood right in front Pranav. Like right in front of him while squinting her eyes in anger. And then suddenly a gush of air came from nowhere and her hair moved backways," we all had skeptical looks. That so did not happen.

" What? There was a huge fan right in front of her face. Can you listen to me?" she argued and I sighed. Well, let her continue with that stupid story of hers. That was seriously the only time pass that could distract me at that point...

" Pranav was not looking at her even. He was only looking away guiltily and bhai was ignoring her too because we all practically thought that it was another girl who came to confess to Pranav but then she slammed her pink princess tiffin on the table and that startled all of us. That is when bhai first saw her. She had angry blue eyes directed at Pranav, a pout on her face and she was most definitely frowning. But bhai found it so beautiful...

" You ate my cake!" she shouted in anger and Pranav only whistled as he turned his head

" Mumma told me to share not to give you everything! Give my cake back! Bhai!!" she screamed in her top voice and literally, everyone in the canteen was just staring at her and when Pranav tried to shut her up, she only started crying

" You're mean. I hate you," and she ran away crying, back to her friends. Of course, Pranav got a lot of scolding back at home but that is exactly when bhai first saw her and fell in love. I'm serious guys, he's told me this story over 10 times,"

She got so many things wrong in that story. I was not a cry baby. I hit my brother on the head with my empty tiffin and then ran away crying, blaming my brother for everything. Guess that's one thing I did get away with because it was my birthday. Second thing, I did glance to look at his friends once but they were the same guys. Sohit and Tanish. It had never changed and I was really tired of just looking at them from the sidelines. I was shy so, did not want to interact as such but I did want to see their faces and get to know who were the ones my brother loved spending his time with so much. I was just a curious little girl who was also super insecure. That's why I ran away without talking to them... But if Sohit seriously fell for me that day then, I can only hope that he likes it when I get angry or annoyed later on.