Chapter 5: Knowing Each Other

The moment she laid her body on the bed darkness welcomed her immediately. Those she slept peacefully at night but when she opened her eyes the next morning, it was already 10 AM.

"Shit... Sameer's breakfast & Tiffin.' Mishty thought and She jumped off the bed to check him whether he is still at home or left for the office but he was nowhere to be found. She cursed herself for waking up late. Unlike other days, when Mishty used to handle everything by 8 in the morning, today none of her work was finished by 11 AM. She didn't even realize when the clock hit 6 PM in the evening. She hadn't eaten anything from the morning and because of body pain, she was not in the mood to prepare anything in the dinner. But she can't let Sameer starve in the night.

Then. She remembered that there are no fresh vegetables at home.

Sameer will be on the way home what will I offer him to eat?

Mishty somehow managed to prepare, Rice, curry, and chappati. By the time Sameer reached home. Dinner was ready. Sameer observed Mishty's face. She seems so tired and exhausted.

Let me see Mishty, until when you can manage everything on your own? Since this is your decision, I want you to realize the mistakes on your own.

#Next_Day

The same thing repeats again. Even though Mishty has set an alarm in the morning, she could get her ass out of the bed in the morning. And, she didn't even remember when did she turn off the alarm and slept again. This is the 2nd day when Sameer left for the office without having his breakfast and tiffin. She was feeling guilty for taking this stupid decision.

I can't manage Everything on my own. This house is soo big. And what is the use of money management when my husband couldn't get his breakfast and tiffin? She thought

Till noo, Mishty corrected her mistakes by asking the servants to get back to their jobs and asked Driver to deliver Sameer's Tiffian at his office. He had already missed the breakfast at least he should have proper lunch.

While Sameer was getting impatient at the time of Lunch, He tried to have canteen food but it didn't work out because his mouth and tongue had become fond of Mishty's cooking. That's why he was craving for the food prepared by Mishty. It seems like god heard his silent prayer.

"Sir, your driver is here. He had brought Lunchbox for you. Should I send him in?", His secretary asked over the landline.

"Yes.", Sameer replied calmly but deep down he was doing a mental dance that homemade food his here. Sameer hurriedly opened the lunch box once the driver left from there and found a note on top.

"Sorry...I didn't wake up on time." he smiled after reading this and kept that note safely. He smelt the mouth-watering aroma of the food. He hurriedly ate everything thought it was enough for him as per his diet but he wanted to eat more. he felts like he has not eaten tasty foods from ages although it has been just 2 days. He picked his car's key and thought to pay a visit at home.

'I am sure helpers are back otherwise it is impossible to prepare lunch by this time.', He thought while driving. The rang the doorbell & instantly one of the helpers opened the door. He was right. Finally, they are back. He walked toward his room to check Mishty's situation and found her sleeping peacefully. 'I should let her sleep. She must be so tired.'

Sameer sat on the dining table and asked of the helpers to serve the food. He was so engrossed in eating that he doesn't bother how much he is eating.

'Wow. She is an amazing cook.'

A few days later

#At_late_Night

"Do you love reading Novels?", Sameer asked the moment he entered the room and found mishty so engrossed in it that she didn't even realize about the arrival of Sameer. Mishty immediately sat straight (she was leaning on the sofa before) as if the Principal arrived in the classroom and she is a student. Also, she didn't forget to hide her face.

"Hmm", She nodded slowly.

"What other things do you like? I mean what are your hobbies?', Sameer asked and sat beside her. Mishty's started maintaining some distance between them since Sameer was sitting so close to her. While she was in a shocking state when she heard this question because till now no one used to ask what does she like & what doesn't she like?. "Is something wrong?", Sameer asked when he observed Mishty is not speaking anything.

"No. Nothing", She finally answered. "I love reading novels, watching movies, cooking, and....." after a pause ".... writing."

"What do you write? I mean stories or blogs or poems, etc. Have you received any achievement in writing?", Sameer asked as he was quite impressed with this hobby of Mishty because not everyone has writing as their hobbies. Bt Mishty didn't answer the question of Sameer. "Common Mishty. You can share your success as well as a failure with me. It is a great way to know each other. Also, we are friends, remember?"

"I had written a few poems, short stories but Baba burnt all those pages & diary", Mishty said in a low tone." He said that it will be better to learn household works rather than wasting my time in these kinds of stuff", By the time Mishty ended, she started sobbing slowly. Sameer thought for a while and finally reached his hand till her face and wiped her tears. Mishty's eyes widened in shock. She started feeling butterflies in her stomach. Unlike last time, Sameer used his finger to wipe her tear than hanky. She felt the tracing of Sameer's thumb over her cheeks and it felt so good.

"I won't do that, remember 50-50? You have the right to anything you want !! Always remember that you have my back. You can fly higher in the sky, and I will be there to support you. Even if you will take the wrong decision, I will be there for you, always.", Sameer said and Mishty could help herself from crying but these were her happy tears.

#TBC