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Mytri's POV:

Am I crying?

Am I really crying?

I am not right! Then why they are all telling that I am crying from past three days?!

Three days?

Aren't they exact days, when I last time saw 'Seshi's Handsome face'?

But now why I feel like It is centuries ago that last time I saw him and I am going to die in next few seconds if I don't see him again?

He left me...

It all happened three days ago which is the worst day of my life...

That day, I was so happy on the way back from office to home. I went to Prem Uncle's house and borrowed Shyam for few days. Uncle and Aunt were so happy with my decision that they said they won't bother me if I didn't even return him at all.

I laughed my heart out on their joke and took Shyam to my home.

I thought of bringing him to our house for a while just to make fun of Seshi and tease him and see how he can seduce me but when I reached there, something unexpected happened.

Seshi was in the hall, waiting for me with a bag pack.!

I asked him whether he's going somewhere.

He then replied that, He is going to attend a medical conference in California for three days which is must and should attend to present his research there.

But then what about me?

I should have asked him then! I should have stopped him then and there itself and confessed him that I can't take my very next breathe without him next to me!

But how fool I Am?!

I didn't tell him like that!!

I just promised him, I will take care of myself till he returns.

I and Shyam gave him hugs and wished him all the best before dropping him at the airport.

Fifteen minutes after the flight took off, I understood the grave mistake of my life...

How can I survive without him for three days?

I was sitting on the passenger seat of our car, when Shyam first told me that I was crying?

I know he will be back in three days, then why was I crying? Did I miss him already?

Instead of taking me to my home, Shyam brought me to his. He said that he never saw me crying that much or being that sad, ever.

When I opened my eyes, I was laying on a bed. They said I fainted. MIL hugged me closest and about to call Seshi to come back before he even landed, But I said no.

I don't want to trouble Seshi because of my weaknesses. If I don't feel like breathing without him, it should be my problem not his right?

Entire family were next to me making cute faces and telling jokes but they can't make me smile. Why?

Is it what people call missing your love?

I waited for him for nine years but I never felt like this much pain!

Suddenly they said my mobile rang and told it was Seshi. Hearing his name a smile broke on my empty face. I heard Sadhana aunty telling me not to get up and kept the phone near my ear.

"Hi baby, do you miss me?" I heard Seshi's sweet voice when he said he landed in California.

I nodded and waiting for him to talk more...

I just wanted to hear his voice more and more So that when he cut the call, I will not miss him that much as I missed him few minutes ago.

He said he just landed in California airport and waiting for the cab to arrive.

Suddenly, I felt utterly jealous about the people in that airport that they can see Seshi whereas I can't. I never knew that I was that unlucky that I was separated from him for hours.

He said that my voice is a bit low and wants to facetime with me...but I didn't agree!

How can I allow him? What if he leaves his important work and come back to me? Just to be with me? Surely I am not important than his important work? How can I be so? Important is something which has great significance and which is urgent! But I am not like that. I mean I will be staying with him, boring him with my nagging throughout his life, then how can I be urgent?!

I came back to my senses and lied to him when he asked me whether I ate my food! After a while he cut the call saying he needed to prepare for seminar tomorrow.

Family said that I talked with him an hour or more but why I felt it was just few seconds that I got to talk to him?

I closed my eyes to see his face and after a while, I found everything in front of me blank while I heard some voices "Call Sujith! She fainted again!"

It was the second day without Seshi already and I'm still living. Which means I think I'm fine.

When I woke up, MIL told Seshi called for me twice and happy tears rolled down from my eyes!

How can I be so lucky? That first thing he reminds in the morning is me?!

I was about to call him, when she cruelly told me that she won't give me my phone until I eat my breakfast. She brought breakfast in front of me and start feeding me. I told I will give her only three minutes to do that job because I can't resist myself talking with Seshi more than that.

She started feeding me fast until I choked. She then realized her mistake and gave me juice. She told me that I can talk with Seshi as soon as I complete it without spilling.

I drank and the most awesome moment of my day came...!

When I heard his voice, I then realized...

I miss him

A little too much,

A little too often,

And a little more than yesterday.

He picked up the call and ended the call after he said he is going to the seminar hall and he said he won't be able to contact me for a day or more because of the seminar and it's preparations! He said he would be back home before the special day.

Why did he cut the call?!

I know I can't interest myself in biology seminar, but I can still stay alive hearing his voice from the other end of the phone right?

But even this time, I didn't voice out my worries. I don't want to disturb him from his important job.

I started waiting hoping his seminar would complete soon. Not in days or hours but in minutes so that he can talk to me. I know I am too Selfish but I can't help.

**

"Baby, he will be home soon. Remember, just an hour back he called from the airport and told he will be coming home soon!" My FIL said holding my hand and I nodded my head.

I know he will come soon but why can't he come sooner?

I waited for him for past three days, hopelessly, desperately, ill-fatedly, half mentally, how so ever it is, I waited for him!!

Now it's time he promised to come back!

I was made to sit in the garden waiting for him, whereas I insisted that I should be in the airport waiting for him. Pam aunty said that Zombies like me are not allowed in the airport and sent Prem Uncle and Sujith to airport to bring back Seshi for me.

Suddenly I remembered that it is freezing cold in New York now! I immediately ran into the house, gone through my luggage to bring the sweater.

What if Seshi feel cold?

When I came out, I saw most treasureable site in the world...

My life is back to me!

My god is back to me!!

"Seshi....Seshi!!" I called him and went to him crossing everyone of our family and enclosed him not in the sweater but in my warmest hug.

I was about to say something, seeing my heart, my crush, my love in front of me but nothing came from my mouth. He took me into his arms and I felt that I am accomplished, complete, whole after a long time.

"Advance Happy Birthday, Mytri and...and...I missed you like hell" He said lifting me into his arms, hugging me tightly making me hard to breathe but soothing to my heart.

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Heheehehe... Oh God...! Hahahahaha...

I couldn't keep this wide smile off my face from the moment I woke up and right now I'm rolling on the bed with the thoughts of last night. I feel like fresh and normal now. He took care of me and cooed me like I was a small baby. He kissed me gently but yesterday's kiss not a teasing one, passionate one or desire kiss.

It was a kiss of longing. Moreover he said he missed me too!!

Like really?

He missed me too and I felt it by the way he handled my emotional breakdown. He did not let me go or left me for a second. He was by my side all the time whispering sweet words and funny things to lit up my mood.

He was so sweet.

After a long time, I saw Seshi of our childhood. So mature, commanding yet extremely sweet to me, which made me fall for him years ago.

And now, Finally, Seshi is back after three long days of no contact.

He is back to me again!

I will not let him go away from me for longer time anymore. Even if he goes to the dangerous pits of the earth for his work, then I'll follow him there too. If he plans to go on Mars on a holiday trip or a seminar, I will follow him there too!!

These two days are a great reminder to me that, I may do anything by myself without any help but emotionally, I was, am, and will be dependent on him because he is my solace.

I finally got up from the bed after tossing on it for hours and went downstairs to the living room and found helpers decorating the house busily.

Well... Since Seshi is finally here, this house looks beautiful now.

I went towards the sofa where three important people of my life are sitting there facing each side, not meeting my eyes.

One, who gave birth to my God (My MIL)

Two, who helped her raising Seshi (Sadhana aunty)

And three, well, she hasn't done that great of things till now except giving me a brother. So somehow she entered this list.

"Good morning beautiful ladies." I chirped sarcastically and expected an instant reaction of 'how are you' 'Are you alright?' 'What will you have for the breakfast' etc., But all they did was avoid me and continue doing their work.

I sat opposite to them and wanted to rant a lot about the so called love they have for me.

How can they do this to me?

I thought everyone loves me so much but I think I'm wrong.

"Thank you so much for the fake love you shower on me that you actually forgot to give me birthday wishes." I told sarcastically looking at them with a grave expression.

Can't they at least wish me at 12'o clock and give me just twenty to forty gifts?

Huh! Why will they? I'm just their daughter-in-law.

"Huh, look who's speaking. We cam-" Pam aunty started but my MIL cleared her throat and narrowed her eyes may be telling her to stop.

"Speak now. Why are you all silent? I'm hurt that you don't love me enough to wish me at 12'o clock." I said with a hurt expression and looked at my MIL as if she did and unacceptable crime.

Well... they should at least remember their princess's, their life source's, their everything in this world's birthday.

I expected a late night small cake cutting party and running around to apply cream on each other's faces. But all my imaginations and wishes went straight into the street dustbin.

I looked around at their faces and saw that they are avoiding my eyes with faces as red as an ambulance torchlight.

Why are they looking so embarrassed? Did I...?!

I looked at myself and found fully covered.

Then what are they embarrassed for?

"Will anyone speak or should I enquire your sins from uncles?" I asked frustrated at them and finally they looked up at me with wide eyes.

"We did come to wish you Mytri. But after opening your room door a bit, we thought it's not appropriate to disturb you from anything you are doing." Sandhana aunty answered immediately looking very shy like a new bride on wedding night.

Aww... she looks so cute when she's shy. God! Where is Arvind uncle when needed? Our family is very lucky to have at least one woman who can get shy. Well, others are as shy as bikini models.

"But why?" I asked confused as to why they didn't come in.

"Enough Mytri. How the hell you forget you live in a joint family? God! You need to lock your bedroom door. We did come there with a cake and our gifts but you and Seshi are... ummm... busy. You were- Oh God why is it so hard to explain? You were busy with something so we did not disturb you two." MIL said and then realization hit me.

Last night I and Seshi had an intimate night. Nothing happened but we made out a lot. Since I was in a breakdown state and was muttering incoherently, Seshi did one thing to make me normal.

He kissed me.

I missed him so much these two days when he was away from me. And when he saw my state, he took me to our bedroom and tried to bring me back to sanity but it was hard.

Something changed between I and Seshi.

I don't know if I changed or Seshi did or our relationship changed but something changed for good.

These two days alone without Seshi has brought the change. Normally I use to resist his advancements but now I'm quiet okay with them. In reality, I'm happy. Even though I still don't want to go to next level in our relationship before his confession, I'm happy about the small intimacy between us. And the kisses last night did the start.

Two days of insanity without him has taken a toll and I was almost like a mad person who will cling themselves with the person they trust. Everything he said did not go through my senses. I just looked at him and was talking incoherently which even I didn't understand.

That's when he kissed me. He kissed me gently and I did calm down after a while in the kiss. He was apologizing through the kiss and I understood it. After a long make out session, he wished me happy birthday at exact 12'o clock and kissed me again.

Ahh! So that must be the time they came. Oh dear!

"Did you-ummm-you know---" I started but was cut off by Pam aunty "No we didn't see anything and Thank god! Even though you don't have a sense of locking door, you do have a sense of covering yourselves in duvet till neck!! Otherwise god knows, what sin my eyes would have seen last night!!"

"That...that..." I was trying to say something.

"Ok...ok! You don't need to apologize or thank me. I always do good things and expect nothing in return" Poonam aunty said

Who the hell told her I will apologize? I was about to say that even though we didn't lock the door they should have knocked the door before coming in!!

"Moreover I didn't let your uncles see anything too. We had to convince for a whole hour to your uncles that we should give our wishes tomorrow because they didn't understand the direct reason when we told them indirectly." Sadhana aunty said shyly.

Uh huh! I think I can be quiet shy after Sadhana aunty.

"Mytri, please go and have your breakfast while we prepare for your birthday party at evening. I arranged your dress for the party in your room along with accessories. Now please leave so that we can get over this embarrassment." MIL said looking irritated and I had a sudden urge to laugh at her.

Her face was so bright red and head low.

Angel Mytri: Uh, Mytri! Shouldn't you be the one to be shy and embarrassed?

Devil Mytri: Angel face. Can you please do not relate Mytri and shy in one context. You know better about her.

Angel Mytri: Oops sorry I forgot. My bad!

God! These two will give me a brain problem one day.

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Lala-lalala-lallalalaalla~~~ llallalalala... lala... lala... lalalala____

Oh Mytri! How can you be so beautiful? I think God has took his precious time to make you so perfect. I wish people at the party may not go crazy after seeing me.

Huh! What do I do now when I was born this way, so enticing and so capturing.

"Wow! You look so beautiful Mytri. Actually more than beautiful." Sadhana aunty came into my room as I was getting ready for the party as guests are already here.

I blushed "Thanks aunty."

She smiled at me but there was hesitation on her face like she wanted to tell me something.

"You want to tell me something aunty?" I asked narrowing my eyes and seeing her through the mirror in front of me.

The dress MIL bought for me is exceptional. It looks so royal and elegant yet a little daring. It was, in short, flawless.

I looked so beautiful that if I were not married to Seshi, then I would marry myself. I looked that beautiful.

Oh dear God! How can Seshi control himself tonight? Hope I don't create competition for him.

Well... I'm not at fault if men follow me like lost puppy. I always experienced it a lot in college and school too.

Sadhana aunty cleared her throat making me stop self ogling.

"Uh Mytri dear... Your MIL sent a message to you and unfortunately I am the postman here." She said hesitantly looking somewhat scared.

Scared?

Scared for me?!

Devil Mytri: She's scared of  you Mytri. Not for you. Stop hallucinating darling.

Fine! What made her so scared of me?

"And what is it aunty" I asked as calm as I can.

She looked around fiddling her fingers "She told you to behave yourself in the party."

W-what?

But...!

"She said what?" I yelled almost ready to break something in the reach.

"She-she- said... to behave yourself. You may think that we are blind but we are actually not. We observed how Seshi asked... umm... an apple and you gave him his apple in the store room. You were almost busy kissing him or holding the whole day and unfortunately we saw it, like we saw last night. So please behave yourself and be at least two centimeters away from him. Please. Two centimeters is all we ask Mytri. Oof, I said whatever you MIL asked me to tell you." Sandhana aunty blurted out in one breath and sighed in relief as if she gave the whole message without forgetting anything.

W-What?

What did she mean by behave?

Does she think I am shameless?

My MIL is getting brave towards me day by day

Can she not see that Seshi is the player here and I'm just a ball in his game?

Does she think that I initiate the hot romance between us though I liked it?

"MIL told you to say all these hurting words?" I asked and Sadhana aunty nodded her head slowly.

I looked at her in disbelief and asked "Do you think I'm shameless like MIL thinks?"

She looked at me with wide eyes and suddenly "Yes Arvind coming" She yelled and went out of my room.

I didn't hear Arvind uncle calling her.

I'm sure he didn't call her.

Then what does she mean by escaping like that?

Seshi's POV:

After two days of almost no sleep, no proper peace of mind and missing Mytri like hell I finally had a proper sleep last night having her in my arms and after wishing her Happy Birthday. I am so happy that she is happy that I am back.

Currently, we are in Sujith's house from Last night, I heard that Mytri was staying here from past two days. It's good that she decided to stay with family when I was away. My trip was not a planned