"When I saw you, I fell in love, and you smiled because you knew."
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The cool morning breeze filtered in the room making me pull the blankets tighter around me as I buried my face into the pillow. A soft hum danced through the air, cutting through the silence.
I groaned, cracking open my eyes as the ringing gradually increased in volume.
Slowly I sat up, glancing around me to notice that I was in the middle of the bed and Avyansh was nowhere to be found. I checked the digital clock and it read 6:00, making me furrow my eyebrows.
I leaned across the table beside the bed to pick up the phone. It read Naina.
Picking up the phone, I wondered what made her call this early.
"Good morning, Mrs. Raghuvanshi," a teasing voice filtered making me release a breath I didn't realize I was holding.
"Fuck off, girl," I grumbled despite the grin gracing my face.
Her contagious laugh echoed through the speaker as I stood up, an echoing snap resonated through the room as I stretched, the joint responding audibly.
"Okay jokes aside, a hearty sorry for disturbing your beauty sleep. Vaibhav needs the number of Mr. Vivek, you remember, the corporate builder whose daughter was one of your clients last year."
I stayed silent for a moment when the name suddenly clicked in my mind.
"Oh right, I remember. Alright, I will send it to you in a couple of minutes."
"I owe you one Mansi, seriously," She replied. I don't know why but I had this gut feeling that everything wasn't as fine as it seemed.
"Hey, Naina," I interrupted suddenly, "You are okay na?" my voice came out as a whisper.
She sighed, "Vaibhav thoda stressed hai Mansi, that's why."
(Vaibhav is just a little stressed, Mansi.)
Something in her voice told that this wasn't the entire truth, but I didn't interrogate further, giving her space.
"It's okay, babe. Tu bhi jyada stress mat le, okay. Take care of both of you".
(You too don't stress too much.)
"Yes ma'am. Anything else?" She giggled.
"Not for now. Go away," I replied, making weird hand gestures even though I knew she couldn't see me.
"As you wish, Mrs. Raghuvanshi."
She hung up before I could even snark a reply. I grinned leaning against the glass door leading to the balcony.
My heart feels light, for some unknown reason, as if all the burden has been lifted.
Shaking my head, I quickly did my morning business and after a quick shower, I was ready.
