Serendipity - Unplanned fortunate discovery.
Naina Kapoor
A 28 year old woman. Single mother to a 1 year old baby boy. She is a self made business woman. Always confident. She is fierce. She is smart, intelligent, strong, independent woman. She do...
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Waking up from another nightmare my eyes went to the wall in front of me to locate the wall clock and see time but instead of the wall clock there was a door in front of me. I looked around and that's when reality hit me hard like someone has poured a bucket full of ice cold water on me in the December winter morning of Delhi. I am married.
I looked to my left and saw Ridhaan and Agastya cuddling together while sleeping. Unknowingly a small smile came to my lips but my smiles, my happiness like always was shortlived. My mind is the biggest enemy of my happiness and smiles.
Coming out of my morning thoughts I looked at the time on the table clock on bedside table.
Its 4:30 am and I sleep at 1:43 a m. Sighing I stood up from the bed placing a pillow on my place so that Ridhaan don't fall while changing position in sleep I walked into the walk in closet.
My luggage was lying in a corner in the walk in closet. Opening the small luggage I took out the plastic bag holding my toiletries and walked into the bathroom. Completing my morning routine and a shower I wore an oversized tshirt and sweat pants and walked back to the bedroom. I looked outside the large door separating balcony and the bedroom and compared my option of going to jogging outside or stay in the room. Although I want to go out and take in fresh air and prepare myself for the upcoming day but I also don't want to feel all awkward in going outside this room. This whole room, house, people, surroundings everything is new and very awkward to me.
Deciding to stay in the room only and complete some of the work I took out my laptop and some files and sat down on the couch to complete some work.
After almost 2 hours I noticed a little movement on the bed. I looked at the time. It was 7:33.am. I saw Agastya stretching his body still lying on the bed. He turned to his left and looked at Ridhaan. Instantly a small smile covering his face. He wiggled his body close to Ridhaan who was sleeping on his tummy and kissed his forehead. Then his eyes travelled a little beside Ridhaan to the other side of bed and sat up on the bed. His eyes moving away from the bed and looked around the room and stopped on me.
"Good Morning." he greeted in his morning husky dry voice
"Good morning." I replied in my usual emotionless voice.
"When did you woke up?" he asked standing up from the bed.
"4:30" I replied for ing my eyes to the laptop.
"You just slept for 3 hours? Why? I mean was the bed uncomfortable or something?" he asked in a little panicked tone.
"I usually sleep less. And the bed was not uncomfortable." I replied not looking up.
"Oh." he said and after few seconds walked into the bathroom.
After almost 45 minutes he walked out of the closet dressed in a blue Faded slightly ripped jeans and black t shirt. Ridhaan chose the exact moment to wake up.
