"Her heart, a garden left untended, bare,

Blooming questions of love in empty air."

SAISHA:

Waking up to the morning rush in an Indian household is pretty common for me and for every middle-class Indian. Its love hate relationship between me and the morning chaos like it feels empty, when i don't get to hear it but at the same time i hate that i have to wake up with this chaotic mess everyday .where my maa is behind my sister treating her like a baby and pampering her before she leaves for her college .

And then there's me who she treats like an adopted child not to mention i am the elder daughter so its understandable right .

Another day of struggles to get ready and go to college i just hope i get it done with my college and get a job .i also want to experience a new world outside my house and my college a world i am unaware of ,it just excites me.

I came our of the shower and was getting ready as i heard maa calling me for some help though i was getting late there's no chance shell let me say no to her command .

So i went to her " yes maa".

" saisha help me with the tiffins for you both "she said

" but maa i have to get ready or ill get late " i frowned and i knew what was waiting for me the moment those words left my mouth. Maa looked at me and started " i knew you would find any pathetic reason to run away from any kind of work most useless fellow of our house, go i don't need any kind of help from you " she hissed

" i...im sorry " were the most used two words by me in my house or you can say my parents house .

I was entering the college when i heard a loud echo of my name i knew who it was without even turning around vaishnavi my bestie and the only person who feels like home to me .

"Saishaaaaaa" she screamed my name on which eyes fell on me which made me uncomfortable but for her that was more than normal she was the social butterfly you can say ." Okay now half of the college knows who saisha is thankyou vaish" i gave her a side eye " oh come on maybe this will get you guys attention and things might work " she said laughing at my expressions i gave her " can you please stop with your different schemes to set me up with a guy ,it's not necessary you know " i exclaimed. This girl will be the death of me someday .

As we entered the class there he was my crush arsal. Handsome , smart , and everything a girl need at least according to me i don't know why vaish hates him .

As we both entered the class arsal waves at me " don't, blush do not blush saisha " i thought to myself but no use i was all pink cheeks . " Hey girls i have saved seats for you " arsal said " you didn't have to " this girl why is she rude to the wrong people " oh no she meant thankyou just thankyou " i said .He smiled and yes i melted there " do you have a fever saisha " he asked to which i gave a confused look " oh you are all red so i thought u had a fever " i quickly turned away from him and said " no i am good.

VIHAN:

Usually i take pills to get a sleep but yesterday i didn't feel like it. The night was a restless one .somehow later i was able to sleep but the nightmares wont stop hunting me .Mom has been asking me for years if i need any treatment or need to consult a doctor for these problems but i know this will only add more work to my already busy schedules .Being a CEO the only free time i give myself is at night.

This morning Again i woke up fighting nightmares .

Getting ready i went for having my breakfast, my family have some basic rules, that no one is allowed to break or the consequences are bad . Having at least one meal together and never crossing boundaries with family. Respect is the pillar .

" Vihan come beta here your breakfast is already served " mom said as she saw me approaching the table " mom I'm getting late, as soon as bhaiya comes in front of you .You always forget about your other child." Ritvik my younger brother frowned. " Aisa kuch nai hai beta , maa ke liye sare bacche ek jaise hi hote hai " .

(It's nothing like that beta , for a mother her every child is equal)

" yes yes " he said " okay ill leave for office "bye bhai " he said to which i nodded. Ritvik is my younger brother and currently working as manager in our company. As our dad's rules to take over the company is that you need to understand the company and its workings .I have also been through the same process and then comes our little princess arohi she is my youngest sibling ." Maaaaa" i heard a loud call i knew who it was this morning drama is unavoidable. "Maa you go to her ill be done with my breakfast and leave " i said. After finishing my breakfast i left for my office to make myself busy. i don't know what kind of day awaits for me ?

Saisha :

College was over and we were all together in canteen when i saw riya approaching arsal i knew the intention and what the talk was going to be about .

"I really want to confess him but i really have no courage and afraid of rejection." i told vaishnavi "i don't know what you like about him or why do you even like him but just so you know if you don't let him know your feelings now it'll be too late" she said .it's impossible for her to like him isn't it.

After we had our snacks in canteen i saw arsal leaving i knew it was a do or die situation ,so i quickly ran up to him and pulled his hand, which made him turn so fast i lost my balance and i thought i would be embarrassed Infront of the whole college but wait i didn't hear any thud sound of falling.

I opened my eyes only to find out arsal have grabbed me by my waist and pulled me towards him so close i could feel his breath on me neck .

Our eyes met and i quickly pulled out " woah woah saisha i am not gonna run away anywhere what's the rush you could have hurt yourself " he said " i need to talk to you about something and umm... it needed to be done today " he could see my nervousness and said " okay lets just go and sit somewhere so you can calm a bit " .

I have imagined this over a hundred times but oh my god I'm still freaking out and words wont come out .

" saisha tell me what's the matter , do you need my help ? Is anybody hurting you ? " he was asking questions, maybe my nervousness have made him questioned all those things. I just took a deep breath and closed my eyes shut before saying " i...i like you .." .

AUTHORS NOTE:

This chapter was mostly prologue of both the characters and the start of the story so please be patient. Let me know if you like the part in the comments .please go easy on me as this is my first book and new experience . ill make sure not to disappoint you all.

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