It's Sunday morning, feeling so exhausted as I worked weekdays plus weekends. And I have to fly this evening to Hyderabad to meet my parents and Bhai after such a long time. I am a bit inertia fellow; my hobby is doing nothing.

“Open the door, Bhai Saab, I have been waiting for 1 hr.” my maid shouted from the outside. And I must get up from the bed, walk past these obstacles that have been sleeping on the floor for the last two days and finally open the door for her. It is such a big task for people like me. “Pull yourself together man,” I said to myself. Finally, I made it.

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It was 1 in the afternoon, I started packing my clothes for the flight. Suddenly my heart started beating fast, this usually happens when I see my crush at family functions and meetings. But now why? I haven’t seen her for a while. I suddenly remembered her dark black deep ocean eyes which always fascinate me to stare at her for such a long time. Her only smile can run 1000 computers at a time. Her soft silky black hair suits all types of dresses. Oh god! Her voice drives me crazy whenever I listen. May I be obsessed with her?

Oh god! I spent 1 hr. Thinking about her, I have to board the flight at 3:30 and it is 2:00. What happened Sarthak? My phone kept ringing when I started packing hurriedly. For fraction of a millisecond, I expected it to be my crush’s call and in another fraction of a second, I realized she doesn’t have my number. As expected, the missed calls are from my mother. As soon as I dialed her, she picked it up and chanted some angry mantras for me, and hung up the call without hearing my answers.

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Finally, I made it happen, I reached the airport on time. I entered and grabbed a black coffee and took a seat. I have to wait another half an hour. “Your attention please flight no. ………………… has been delayed in view of climate conditions, we will inform you soon about the boarding times. Sorry for the inconvenience, Thank you.”. the receptionist or someone made the announcement. Why does unlucky love me so much, and sometimes I love it? Anyway, I have to wait. I just delivered this good news to my family. My brother was already on his way home but I simply got stuck in an airport.

At last, I boarded the flight at 6:00 PM. Yet I have to spend another 2 hrs. on the flight, read some magazines, drinking a coffee cup again, searched my crush's Instagram, and stalked her sometime again.

At sharp 8 I landed at Hyderabad, no one was there to pick me up and I had to book a cab and that is another 2 hrs. of the journey. I dialed my mom “hello mom, I have landed at the airport, I will be there at home in 2 hrs.” I spoke. “Okay beta, we will be waiting for you.” Mom said I hung up the call. I booked a cab and went home at past 10. My mom and dad received me.

“Are beta, eat something I have made your favorite masala” mom shouted from the dining room. “Yar I am very tired, put that in the fridge I will eat tomorrow,” I shouted back. “Tomorrow, we have important work, we will go somewhere.” This time my brother shouted from the hallway. This grabbed my attention so I moved my ass from the bed and went to my brother. My mother is already waiting with a plate of rice and curry. “What occasion is there tomorrow, Bhai?” I asked my brother. He didn’t answer my question so I waited some more minutes and asked again “Bhai bolo na, what is it?”. His face was red this time. “Oy oy did you just blush?” I asked him. “It is a kind of thing,” he said. “Aha Bhai, who is she?” I asked him curiously. “it’s a surprise, you will see her tomorrow.” He spoke. I didn’t argue with him, I am not even at that stage so I agreed with him. "Beta, wake up early we are going to see her at their house, and don’t make it fail,” Dad said with a fake angry tone. I laughed and said yes to him. I headed to my room and slept.

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“Sarthak, it's 8 in the morning wake up dude, we have to go yaar” my brother shouted in my ear. “Just 5 min Bhai,” I said in a very requested way. “Okay but don’t be late.” He said and left the room. I woke up at 8:10 or something and headed to the bathroom to get freshened. “Sarthak, breakfast is ready to come down and have it”. Dad shouted. “Yes papa, coming” I replied back.

I am happy about my brother’s marriage thing finally he liked someone, and I can talk about Sahasara with my parents.

We completed breakfast in a hurry and papa told me to come on the bike as relatives are going to join us. “Bhai, send me the location of bhabi’s house”. I asked my brother. “Okay Sarthak, I sent you, check once.” He spoke. “aren’t you blushing again? By the way, what is her name?” I asked him teasingly this time. “It’s Priyanka, you definitely like her.” He spoke. “Yeah definitely, if you like that’s all I wanted Bhai,” I said. “Okay, we will start in 5 min, you better start now,” he said. “Alright then, bye ma and papa,” I said and started the bike.

Suddenly I felt heavy in my heart and stopped the bike at the signal. I am following the GPS and going to the location, it showed 500m. As the distance decreased my heartbeat rose faster. I didn’t understand the connection. I reached her house; my parents had already arrived.

 Priyanka’s father greeted us well and her mother showed us the sitting area and we sat on the sofas. “Sravan, this is my eldest son, and Sarthak my youngest son.” My father introduced us to Priyanka’s parents. “He is Priyanka’s cha-cha Ji” he introduced him to us. “Oh.” I said “take some snacks, she will be in 2 min,” cha-cha told my brother.

She came and sat before us. When I saw her my heart dropped into my stomach. How can I forget her full name? Sahasara Priyanka is her full name. I can’t breathe there anymore; I can’t resist this anymore. She isn’t even seen in our direction and I want to make eye contact with her so badly. Her Chachi asked if they want to talk privately, and they can. But Sahasara hesitated to talk. Anyone of our parents didn’t force her. I came out and sat on the chair, I don’t know what happened after. Bhai, ma, papa, and relatives came out after 5 minutes. 

“Sarthak, I will come with you,” Bhai told me. “Okay, Bhai.” I agreed in return. And our family started. After going some miles away, Bhai asked me “Oye do you like her?”. “Yeah Bhai, I like her,” I told him. “Haven’t I told you earlier? You will like her.” He spoke. “Yeah,” I said in a low voice. How to tell him that I like her in a romantic way, not the way he thinks? This isn’t fair at all. “Bhai, why do you like her?” I asked. " She is beautiful, man, why anyone will say no to her?” he said. “Oh,” I said. Till we returned home I didn’t dare to speak with him.

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It is 9 at night, I opened my laptop and started doing my pending work. But her thoughts are swirling entire my body, I am unable to focus on anything. How does she pretend like my existence is not known to her? We exchanged 1000 looks before we even talked, wait a minute we never talked. Well did she say yes to my brother or not? I think I will die of a heart attack today. There are sometimes she tried to talk with me. And all of a sudden how will my brother like her? I was the one who knew her completely, I was the one who liked her by character, not my looks. And I was the only one, it's only from my side. I don’t know when I fell asleep in these thoughts.

I woke up at midnight due to my hunger sounds, as I didn’t eat anything for dinner. There was a message from an unknown number and I opened the message.

“Let’s not pretend,

That you are not in my head,

I have known you for a while,

We are not just strangers,

So, in a modern-fashioned taste,

Just take me away with you,

And prove me worth the wait.’

Sarthak, it's not only from your side