What was love at first sight, Shubman didnt know.
But after seeing her, it was as if the cliche-est romances seemed to be wonderful.
Who knew a bump could lead to an accident as major as this one....which would wound them and paint their worlds red...
I'm at the mall, picking out dresses. I'm here with my aunt. She's literally forcing to buy me a few dresses so that I could have multiple birthday parties when I don't even want one.
She also called my friends to pick me up at midnight and have a party blast!! That is just ridiculous. And then she wants me to get dolled up for the day and throw me another sun-kissed party in the afternoon.
Actually the thing is that I don't like celebrating my birthdays.
It's spring here, the perfect weather.
It's my 26th birthday. And aunt is having me a party every year since I came to live with her 2.5 years ago. And sure she made sure that they were special.
The rest of my life, my birthdays have been like shit. And maybe I've broken all records of crying on your own birthday.
My parents never cared if it was my birthday, they just did a cake for formality and not what I really wished for. A happy day.
I don't remember one birthday where they haven't shouted at me for littlest things. My mom even slapped me several times, ik that it had become normal for her to do that everyday but......at least she could've let go on my birthday. I swear I was not that bad of a kid, but maybe she had her own demons.
And remembering my 17th birthday....brings tears to my eyes. It was the worst one.
I was pulled out of my thoughts when bua knocked on the changing room door.
I looked at myself in the mirror at the black dress I'm wearing.
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I settle my hair and unlock the door.
"Oh. My. God! Are a goddess? Are you miss universe, baby, u are looking so good...!! We're definitely getting this one, now go try the other one that we selected for the afternoon party." She tells me and it makes me so happy.
She has been celebrating my birthday like she celebrates that of Tanu. And she's been doing a lot of stuff for me since I was born, she even got me my first phone and an ipad. She loves me too much, I see it when she's talking to me, she even slapped Tanu for me once, I think, in the whole fam, she loves me the most, she was also very excited about me shifting with her. My younger aunt also loves me like that, she lives in India. Both my buas love me to death.
But sometimes, a lot of times actually, I wish it was my mom in their place. But this treatment makes it better than my mom could ever treat me.
I come out of the changing to show her the second dress.
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"This is perfect for the party we're having, come on, now try on the third one!" And she pushes me inside, sometimes it's too much but I love it.
I try on the third dress and come out.
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"Hmmm...what's so special about this one?" She asks.
"That I love it?" I say.
"Then we're getting it for my princess! Come on now, we also have to buy shoess!!" She says.
I quickly go with her to a shoe store and buy some cute heels for my dresses.
We both get home and it's already 4 p.m. and I quickly head to my room to get sleep and set my alarm for 10 p.m.
I wake up to a dead silent, chilled and dark room. I quickly check my phone.
*3 missed calls from Shub🧚♂️*
I don't call him back realising that it would be 2.30 in India right now.
I go downstairs and everyone is having dinner so I sit down with them to eat.
After having dinner, I feel a little fresh so I go upstairs and lay on the bed for another nap.(yes i love sleeping)
After an hour or so, my friends call me to inform that they are picking me up in an hour.
So I start getting ready for my birthday.
The black dress, the heels and the earrings and that makeup. I look good!
I'm fully ready and I'm clicking pictures in my mirror when my phone rings.
I go out and my friends lift me up suddenly and throw me in their car.
"Aaaaahhh, yeh kya kar rhe ho tum log, let me gooo!!" I shout but the car door is already shut and the car is moving.
They blindfold me and tell me to shut up.
So I sit quietly in the car.
"Tu yeh bta, jail jaana he kya?" Mahi said.
"Kyu, mene kya kar diya?" I say getting a little pissed.
"Itni sundar lag rhi ho madam, ladke dekh ke mar jayenge! Ladkiyan bhi!" She says.
"I don't care, mujhe ab koi aur ladkon se koi mtlb nhi!" I say.
"Yaar tu to boring nikli, hame laga tha ki situationship me rahegi aur dusre ladke patayegi par tune to relationship ki starting me hi ily bol diya!" Addy says.
"Arey!! This is not boring, this is commitment and it's only for the brave! Plus I'm so happy, what is better than that?" I say to them.
"Guess that's what matters at the end right? Doing what makes u happy?" Mahi says and I hmm.
We reach the venue and they remove my blindfold and everyone screams 'Happy birthday' and cover me in hugs.
Then we have the cake without smashing it on my face and drink and dance.