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Contemplating for a while, his hand moved towards the faucet but she stopped him in the middle.

"It's...enough for now." She shook her head, "It's getting colder now." She added, getting out of the tub.

Although they cleared up things between them, she avoided him throughout the time they were together after the bath.

"..and I tried to make a snowman but Jalkukda Jashn destroyed it." Mihir finished his story, unaware of the fact that Roop wasn't paying attention.

"Leave him, what are you wearing tonight?" Avni asked as she pushed him away.

"Hmm?"

"What will you be wearing tonight? It's the inauguration party today na!" She reminded her.

"The black Anarkali? I'll see." Roop replied absentmindedly.

A dramatic gasp left Avni's mouth, "At the party? No! It's the first time you'll attend something with bhai, you gotta look the best!" She said hurriedly, "I knew you would do something like that so guess what?" She asked, wiggling her brows.

"I don't think I want to guess." Roop shook her head lightly, sipping her lemonade.

"We got you a dress!" Avni and Ishani said at the same time.

"Why wasn't I included in this plan?" Mihir piped in, frowning at the negligence.

"Because you weren't supposed to be included?" Ishani replied sarcastically, "Saare XY chromosome yahan se gayab hain tere alawa, kabhi to ladkiyon ko chodh de!" She shook her head disappointedly.
(All the XY chromosomes are absent but you, leave the girls alone for once atleast)

"Tu kabse ladkiyon me count hone lagi?" He asked with narrowed eyes.
(Since when do you count as a girl?)

"Mihir." Roop warned before they started another one of their fights.

"She started and anyways, bhai is in a bad mood, aaj ki morning kiss nahi mili kya unko?" He asked.
(Did he not get his morning kiss today?)

"Kiss to maine kia tha." Avni frowned.
(I remember I kissed him.)

"Rahil bhai ki baat nahi kar raha, hey bhagwan, dono ke dono attention seeker hain." He let out an exaggerated sigh.
(I'm not talking about Rahil bhai, oh God, both of them are attention seekers)

"Shut up."

"So, Mrs Amrit, what did you do?" He turned to Roop.

"I didn't do anything, it's not my fault that he's a sadu." She frowned, trying to remember what wrong she did when he was the one who didn't try to talk to her.

"Are you lying or are you lying?"

"Why would I lie? Khud to ek number ke kacche tamatar hain, pehle jab khud merko ignore karte the tab kuch nahi, maine kar diya to muh bana kar ghoom rahe hain, hypocrisy dekh rahe ho apne Bhai ki?" She burst out.
(Why would I lie? He's like a raw tomato, earlier when he used to ignore me, then it was dine, I did it once, then he is roaming around with a frown, do you see your brother's hypocritical behaviour?)

"Kaccha tamatar?"
(Raw Tomato?)

"Khatta hota hai tumhare bhai ki tarah!" She replied annoyed by his question.
(It's sour like your brother)

A tinge of red made its way to his cheeks and neck as he asked, "Okay but why are you sharing personal things with us?"

Hearing his words, both of them were looking like a tomato, a fully ripe one at that.

"I didn't mean it like that you beHaya Insaan." Her nose scrunched up as she closed her eyes tightly in embarrassment.
(shameless)

"I think Mummy is calling me." He got up, leaving as quickly as he could.

Looking around awkwardly for a while, Avni decided to break the silence, "Sooooo...you wanna see the dress?"

"I'm afraid not." She answered precautiously.

"You can choose not to wear it, we won't force you." Ishani assured, squeezing her hand.

"Is it modest?" Roop asked.

"A little?" Avni replied hesitantly.

"Avni, you know-"

"Like Ishani said, you're not under any pressure, wear it only if you feel comfortable." She interrupted.

"Okay." Roop nodded, as she watched both of them getting up excitedly, "You want to go right now?" She asked.

"Nothing's better than now." Avni replied.

Following them to Avni's room, Roop looked around, she admitted that her room was the best out of all, with the perfect view.

"Close your eyes." Ishani said, covering her eyes with her hands a second later.

Avni brought the expensive box to the bed, keeping it infront of her before Ishani let go of her.

"Open it." Avni clapped lightly, feeling excited in anticipation.

Opening the box, she looked at the copper brown dress, picking it up. It was a floor-length gown, half of the dress was chainmail while the other half was silk.

"This is so your colour." Avni said as Roop touched the dress to her, seeing how it looked.

"Try it!" Ishani said.

"But-"

"Please? I'll get you all the lemonade I can find." She bargained.

That changed Roop's mind as she nodded, taking the dress with her to the bathroom.

Changing into the dress, she tried to adjust it, the dress had spaghetti straps, and the dress was hunched at the waist, giving it a draping effect.

Looking at the mirror for a while, she stepped out of the bathroom, noticing the thigh-high slit on the left leg that made its appearance with each step she took.

"Wow." Came the exact same reaction from Ishani and Avni.

"You look absolutely gorgeous, it was already hard for bhai to take his eyes off you, but this will definitely make it more difficult." Avni winked.

"Yes, plus you're not talking to him, you said? Let's see how long he will walk around with that frown." Ishani added, rubbing her hands in excitement.

"Are you guys sure?" Roop asked, adjusting the neckline, the dress showed a little bit of cleavage, "It's not looking inappropriate right?" She asked.

"Why would we buy it if it was inappropriate? Don't worry, you can change the moment you start feeling uncomfortable." Avni replied.

"Would he like it?" Roop asked.

"He would love it! Don't overthink, you look hot. Own it like the queen you are." Ishani encouraged, "Now go change before anyone comes knocking in."

Nodding, she went back to the bathroom and changed.

"Also, Don't talk to bhai okay? Not before he looks at you with that look." Avni instructed.

"What look?"

"Like he wants to-" Ishani covered her mouth before she could start with her filter less advice.

"I think you got it." Ishani said.

"Yep." Roop nodded, leaving the room quickly with the dress in her hands.

The night felt too far away now that multiple different scenarios were running through her head.

...
You wanna see the dress in the next chapter ya samajh gaye?

I feel like I've posted this soon after daysssss.