Aditi's point of view

"Aditi...come fast. We gonna be late for the evening prayer." Mummy shouted from downstairs and I hurried my actions.

"Coming mummy.." I shouted back from my room and combed my hair.

Today is Monday and every monday mummy and I visits the temple and join the evening prayer. I got late today because I was studying for my next exam and didn't have the track of the time until mummy come to my room and started yelling at me. It's not my fault tomorrow, I have my chemistry exam and whole universe knows how bad I am in chemistry. But thanks to Raghav's notes, they really helped me to understand the difficult topics.

I take my dupatta from my bed and after tucking it on my shoulders, I run to the downstairs.

When I came to downstairs, mummy was standing near the kitchen and giving me death glares. I looked at her apologetically and went to the kitchen to prepare the arti thaal.

At the time when mummy and I reached the temple, arti already started and mummy was scolding me silently for being late and I continuously apologizing to her because I know it was my fault that we are late for arti.

Mummy and I stood at the back of the hall in the temple because we didn't get a place to stood in front and mummy likes to stand in front of the line so she can see idle of god and goddess clearly.

I believe in god. I am kind of religious type of girl. I always visit temple twice in a week and pray for my love ones especially for my handsome neighbor. I believe god is there when no one is there for you and he always bless his belivers without expecting anything in return.

I closed my eyes, joined my both hands and lost myself in a melodious arti of Maa Durga.

Bhagwan ji...(dear god), I don't know what should I ask you because you gave me everything. My family they don't love me much but I am happy that atleast you gave me a beautiful family and I couldn't ask much. Please keep my family happy and healthy and Arun bhiya get success in his career.

As you know my prayers are incomplete without praying for him.

My handsome neighbor..

Dhruv..

Please help him to achieve his goals. I won't ask you for my happiness just make him happy, relived him from all the pain which he was holding inside him, give my all happiness to him and his sorrow to me.

He will always be in my prayers and I never forget to pray for him.

I prayed for him from the heart and asked his happiness from God.

When I open my eyes slowly, arti was already finished and mummy wasn't beside me. She was stood beside Pandit ji (priest) and asking him something. I also joined her and then I came to know that mummy was asking for Atul bhiya's well being.

I wish Atul bhiya come home before Diwali because I am missing him terribly. Though I know he won't talk to me but I will be happy to seeing him at home after so long. Mummy also missed him so much and did a face time with him every night. Papa was also with her and did face time to Atul bhiya and talk atleast a hour to him. I also wanted to joined them but mummy always keep me busy with house chores when both mummy and papa talk to Atul bhiya. But there was always a smile on my face when I saw mummy and papa talk to Atul bhiya happily.

After talking with Pandit ji (priest) for sometime, we both took our leave from temple.

"Bhawna ji.." Mummy and I both turned when someone called mummy. Dhruv's mummy, Anuradha aunty walking towards us. She was holding a arti thaal and walking towards us from inside the temple.

I greeted her and she nodded her head with smile. Maybe she was in front line in the temple that's why we can't see her.

"You also come temple in Monday to attend the evening pooja?" Anuradha aunty asked to mummy.

"Yes but today I got late because Aditi." Mummy said while glaring at me.

"Kids have exam in their school maybe she was busy studying." Anuradha aunty said while looking at me with smile and I also smiled back with gratitude.

Atleast she understands me.

No wonder why Malhotras are so kind.

"Anyways how are you?"

Mummy and Anuradha aunty started talking to eachother like they lives in a different city instead of neighbor. When I realized their talk is going to be long I took permission from mummy to leave for home.

As I walked outside from the temple my eyes fell on the person who was standing 20 feet away from me, leaning on his bike and busy in his phone.

Dhruv..

I don't know god will granted my silent wish. I see him atleast after more than one month and he is looking dashing in black t-shirt, blue denim jeans and brown shoes.

His all focus was in his mobile phone, unaware of the soundings that someone was looking at him and adoring him from afar. He is unaware of the fact that someone was crying at nights and her day was all gloomy if she doesn't get her glimpse. He doesn't know how someone was dying to see him from past month.

Suddenly he raised up his head from his phone. His black deep eyes met with mine and my heart started beating faster.

Why it always happens with me? Whenever I see him, why my heart started beating insanely?

He gave me his mesmerizing smile and I also returned the gesture by smiling. Before I realized, I started walking towards him. He straightened up when he saw me walking towards him.

"Hey..." He greeted me first.

"Hii.." I can't help with my racing heartbeats and blushing cheeks when I heard his voice after so long.

"How was your exams going?" He asked me while putting back his mobile phone in his jeans right pocket.

"They were good. But I am worried for my chemistry exam." I said.

"Don't worry. I know you will do great in chemistry also. If you don't understand anything, just come to me I'll help you in study." He said while looking at me and I was looking at him with admiration.

No one said these words to me. Raghav and I, we both are in same platform in chemistry so he knows my pain but Dhruv's words do the magic in me. I don't why but every word coming out from him, motivated me. Maybe it was just a normal gesture for him but for me, his every word means a lot.

Maybe he rarely speak and he is the topper of our class or maybe his words effect me more because I am in love with him.

"Didi prashad.." I came out from my thoughts when around seven year old boy asked me for prashad.

He was a cuet chubby boy, wearing a white t-shirt with his denim shorts. Dhruv and I both smiled looking at him and I gave him a besan ladoo. After taking prashad from me he run from there when his mother called him. I looked at Dhruv and he was looking at the kid who just run from here. He has the smile on his face like he was reminiscing his childhood. I always wonder how Dhruv look like when he was a baby. How he lookes in his half pant and t-shirt. I know he was the most shy kid among his siblings.

"Prashad.." He turn to me when he heard my voice. He looked at me and then the ladoo which I was holding.

"I am sorry..I don't believe in it."

"Oh..!" My face fell when he didn't accept the prashad and I put the ladoo again in plate.

"Do you believe in him?" He asked me gesturing towards the temple. I looked at the temple and then him.

"Kuch baton per wishwas hota hai." I looked at him with so much emotions and love.

(I believe in few things.)

I wanted to tell him how I prayed for him every time, I visits the temple. How every night I asked god only for his well being and happiness and how god helpd me when I was overwhelmed with my emotions when I didn't see him for months. How many times god granted my wish when I asked him, just one glimpse of you.

"He only give pain to his believers." He was also looking at me.

His eyes were feeling with emotions and unknown fire of rage and anger but as usual I wasn't able to read them. There is invisible wall between which he built surround him which was protecting him and don't let anyone to reach him, to read him. But I wanted to cross that wall and wanted to know his pain. And if I can I wanted to erase that pain from his heart and life.

Suddenly Dhruv took the ladoo from the plate and I looked at him with surprise while he was eating the lodoo while directly looking into my eyes. He finished the rest of the ladoo and I was looking at him with question.

He just said he didn't belive in god then why he eat ladoo.

"I don't want to make you feel dejected." He cleared my confusion.

I looked down, my lips curled into a shy smile and my cheeks turn into pink. He doesn't believe in god but for me, he had prashad. It gave me a positive vibe.

"Dhruv.." Dhruv and I both turn when we heard Anuradha aunty voice. Dhruv's mummy and my mother both walking towards us. Dhruv touched mummy's feet and she gave him blessings.

"You are still here." Mummy asked me in firm voice but I can sence the irritation behind it. She is not happy to see me here.

"Mummy wo..I..."

"She stopped to give me prashad." Before I could complete, Dhruv intrupted and save me from mummy. This is the second time he saved me from mummy. How will I pay him back for his gratitude.

"Bhawna ji..It was really nice to meet you. We both are neighbors so long but never get a chance to know eachother. Someday please come to our home for lunch. Our children are friends, I think we should also befriended." Dhruv's mom requested to my mummy with loving gesture

"Of course..we will definitely come after Atul come home. We three definitely come for lunch at your home." Again a pang of hurt hit my heart when mummy didn't include me in her family. I looked at Dhruv and he was looking at me, sympathetically. I gave him sad smile and looked other side to avoid the sympathetic look on his face for me.

I don't want him to pitty me. There is something else which I want to see in his eyes. But I know, I will never see those emotions in his eyes.

Dhruv sey on the bike and after him Anuradha aunty sit bihind him. Dhruv starts the bike and he drove off without looking back at me. After they leave mummy and I also walk to our home.

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I fastenup my writing when the last bell ring. Today is my chemistry exam and the paper is too lengthy. I waste my twenty minutes to asked the objective questions and teacher scold me for that many times.

Teacher started collecting the answer sheets from the students and snatched my answer sheet from me while glaring at me and I gave her apologetically. Thankgod I write my answer on time otherwise I will regret to loose 10 marks question.

After collecting my thighs from my desk I make my way out from the classroom and Divya run to me with her excited face because today we have the last exam.

"How was your exam?" I asked while walking out from the hallway of the school.

"It was amazing. How could I not do well in my favorite teacher's exam." Divya said with dreamy look. We both discussed aboyt our today's exam and then Divya started with her preparations gor farewell party. I also joined her because I don't want her to feel that I am not interested in her talk.

"Hey..I forgot that I have to meet Sunita mam after the exam. You go, I will catch you latter." Divya said hurriedly while running back jnside the school.

"Okay..don't be late. I will wait for you near the bus." I shouted si she can hear me and she did because she waved her hand to me.

I sighed and started walking towards my bus while clutching my chemistry notebook to my chest. I was wondering how I did in my chemistry exam. My all exams are fine and I am sure I did freat in them but I am not sure about my chemistry exam. According to me I did well but last time I aslo did well but got only passing marks. Papa was hell angry on me to see my marks in chemistry. Thankgod to Atul bhiya, he saved me that time from papa's wrath.

God Please..this time, I get atleast decent marks in chemistry.

Otherwise there will be no one to save me from papa's wrath. I am not the only one in my class who is weak on chemistry but I am the worst one. Even at ince our chemistry teacher pointed out me that I'm worst in chemistry and I cried a lot after that. Divya and Raghav suggested me tutor for chemistry but my family wasn't agree on that.

Raghav's notes really helped me in the exam. I know Raghav took a tution of chemistry from the best tutor in the city and his notes really easy to understand but uou can't change the world in one night.

I hope everything will be fine.

"Dhruv...I love you." I raised my head when someone took Dhruv's name.

Suddenly I stopped in my track when I saw Dhruv was standing few feet away from me and infront of him Nisha was standing with a dreamy look on her face.

But what he is doing here?

Oh! I forgot that today 12th class also has their exam with us. I was so stressed for my exam that I forgot that Dhruv also has the exam with us and didn't even noticed his bike in the morning.

When I realized Nisha's words that she just proposed to Dhruv my heart started beating faster and a unknown dear crawled inside my chest.

I was nervous to know Dhruv's answer and I know it was clearly visible on my face because I can't move my eyes from them. I clutched my books tightly in nervousness and sweat beads were dropping from my forehead.

Suddenly Dhruv's eyes met with mine and my heart beats automatically get faster.

What will his answer?

"No..." He answered curtly without breaking the eye contact from me and walked from there like nothing happened. My cheeks turn into flame red and my heart was at ease after hearing his answer. Nisha's face fell and she walked from there with sucking face.

I don't know why but a small smile crept on my lips to know that he is still single and I am still alow to love him and adore him secretly.

*****

Today I am so happy, I don't know why. I completed my all house chores while singing the song and my mummy was giving me a weird look. Even today I kissed on her cheeks and for that she scolded me but I ignore her and kissed her again and run away from there.

Maybe I am happy because my exams are over or maybe because Dhruv is still single.

Today night is arrived soon and mummy papa leave to their room to sleep. Street is empty and street dogs are barking. I was in my room and painted my nails with peach color while humming the melodious tune when I heard the music coming from Dhruv's room.

My handsome neighbor is also in a mood today.

Dhruv played the song Prisoner from the 365 days movie. I out my nail paint aside and started dancing on the song.

I imagined Dhruv with me and started dancing a couple dance without any partner. I imagine to wrapped my arms around Dhruv's torso and moved with a beat. As the song go fast I also ernt fast. After sometime I get so lost that I forget about my surroundings and enjoy the song alone while dancing with the beat. When the song about to finish, I spread my arms and imagine myself in Dhruvs arm.

As the song finished, someone started clapping and that sound wasn't coming from inside my house. I immediately turn to the voice and saw Dhruv was leaning to his window and looking at me with smile.

He never slide out his curtains, then why the hack, today he is decided appear in his window, when I was dancing imagining him as my partner.

My cheeks turn into red and I looked down in embarrassment.

"I don't know that you started preparing the dance performance for farewell party." I looked at him and he was leaning to his window, putting his both elbows on the window frame and looking at me amusingly. He was wearing a dark blue fitted t-shirt and his face was glowing under the moon light.

I slowly walked to my window and looking at him with my blushing smile.

"Today I was in a good mood so.." I said in a low voice and looked down while smiling.

"Anyways whose your partner, whom you dancing with few minutes ago."

I blushed so hard that I put my both hands on my face to hide my red cheeks from him. He laughed throttled and my cheeks turn into beetroot.

Oh! My god he is such a tease. I never imagine him to tease me like this. I was unaware of this side of him.

"You looked beautiful when you blush."

I slowly removed my hands from my face when I heard sincerity in his voice. He was looking at me intensely and his eyes were glowing with unknown emotions. I want to see this side of him more when his eyes glisten with emotions and happiness not in pain. I want to get closer to him so I could know him, know his pain and I 'll be there whenever he need someone. I don't know what future hold for me but I want to spend my rest of like with him.

"Good night neighbor." He again pulled down his curtains and leave me there at my room's balcony, wondering in his thoughts.

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