I was exhausted when I woke up, today is Laxmi pooja and I have been tired since the day 1 of diwali celebrations because we've been working non-stop. We were still staying in my appartment and although we didn't say it, it was clear that most of us were uncomfortable. The rooms of my appartment were way too small and the hall was smaller as well, which meant privacy was almost nothing and the way the Sunil and Monica acted, oh don't even get me started.

Last night I was so exhausted and done with the world that the moment I laid down on the air mattress, I was out like a light and the next time I woke up, it was morning.

"Sanjana, can we have the thali please,"

I nodded as I rushed inside the kitchen where the plate was placed on the kitchen counter and took it to the living room where the pooja was being held.

Once the pooja was, we all went downstairs and mingled with our temporary neighbours.

"How could you do that? Kitni baar samjhao me tumhe?!" A man shouted at whom I assumed to be his wife.

"Sorry na yaar, you know I'm still new to this new life,"

"Fir woi bahana! Just tell me if you can't do these things, don't ruin everything!" The man yelled before leaving the area.

I must have been staring a little not too discretely because the lady turned in my direction and smiled politely.

"Hi,"

"H-hi," I said.

"He's a nice husband, he's just frustrated today because of his mother," she said politely.

I just nodded my head and then that lady left with tears brimming in her eyes.

"Hey," I heard Rohan behind me before I felt him wrap his arm around me.

"Hey,"

"You okay?"

"Yeah I think so," I whispered and closed my eyes as I leaned against him.

"Kya hua?" He asked me.

"Nothing just exhausted,"

"Don't work tonight then take a break, you're going to drop dead if you keep working like this Sanjana,"

"Yeah I was thinking that only," I said.

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I had a heavy arm wrapped around my waist and I was tucked under someone's chest. That was my first realisation when I woke up the next day. My cheeks burned as I felt the steady movement if Rohan's chest under my cheek.

"Good morning,"

His chest rumbled under my cheek as he spoke.

"Morning," I murmured.

"I see those wheel turning in your head,"

"I just... How did we end up like this?"

That was when he noticed our tangled legs and my head on his chest before he stood up immediately.

"It's just that you were crying in your sleep last night and I didn't know what to do, so maybe that's just how we ended up, I'm sorry I didn't mean to touch you without your consent but I didn't know what to do and--"

He stopped mid-sentence when I wrapped my arms around his torso and laid my head on his chest. I was crying. My shoulders were shaking as I cried against his shoulder.

"Hey why are you crying? I'm sorry if--"

"You didn't do anything wrong, stop saying sorry," I whispered.

"Then please stop crying sweetheart," he whispered as he wiped my tears.

"I just... It's just--"

"Shhh, it's okay," he said as he tightened his hold around me.

"Stop being so nice," I murmured as I leaned my head on his shoulder.

"Is that what this is?"

"I just... I see so many women going through abusive marriages and then I look at you and I don't even know how many times I thank God because he brought me to you and I'm just so lucky,"

"Trust me I'm more lucky,"

I snorted as I pulled away from him.

"Kuch bhi matlab,"

"Sacchi!"

"Bhabhi! I need your help," Sunil called for me.

"Ha ek minute!"

"Go," he said with a smile.

I leaned in a pecked his cheek before rushing out of the room.

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"Sanju, kaha gayi yeh ladki?" I heard my dad's voice as I finished greeting the Rohan's friends.

"What happened now?" I asked as I turned to hug him.

"You should have told me, I would have helped na, you guys could have stayed at our place na beta?"

"Koi baat nahi," I said as I hugged my mom and my sister.

"We're anyways going to court tomorrow, hopefully we'll get our house back by the end of this week," I murmured as I stared at them.

"You look beautiful beta," mom said as she kissed my head.

"I was born beautiful ma," I replied smugly.

"Where's Roshan? Is he going to come?" I asked as I stared at Sonia.

"Nahi, he has some urgent work. I'll also have to leave in some time,"

"What? My jiju isn't here to greet me on our first diwali as a family together? I'm disappointed,"

"Hello everyone," Monica greeted them.

We all got busy after that as I helped mom with serving the dinner and then cleaning the apartment.

"Fucking hell, I'm exhausted," Monica murmured as she curled on the air mattress.

"Me too," mom said and dragged herself to the bedroom.

"Bhabhi, what do you think we should do now? I mean I know you're exhausted but we had that one thing to take care of," Sunil said.

"Get it, it's better to finish it right now only rather than doing it tomorrow morning,"

"Rohan you'll make coffee please?"

"Yeah,"

We spent the next two hours racking our brains on the evidences and planning on how we'll move forward with tomorrow's court hearing.

"Fucking finally," Sunil grumbled as he slammed the book close and stretched his body.

"You go and rest I'll clear this thing," Rohan said as he started clearing the floor.

"Thank you Rohan," I said as I laid down on the cold floor tiles and let out a groan.

Fuck that hurt. My lower back was screaming in pain.

"Monu, sweetheart let's go to the room," Sunil said as he shook Monica.

"Let me sleep,"

He sighed before wrapping his arms around her and carrying her into the room. I crawled to the mattress once it was empty and laid down in foetal position.

"Sanjana,"

"Yeah?"

"Lie on your stomach, I'll massage your back,"

"There's no need,"

"Just do as I say," he said and I complied to his request.

I sighed in relief when he started massaging my back.

I might have fallen asleep during the massage because the last thing I felt was a blanket being draped over my shivering form before I was out like light.

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Hey you sweet lovely people. So I've finally updated. My uni started and I'm so crammed with all the stuff. We have movie screening Fridays and so many assignments and workshops and stuff and we even have college on Saturdays like fml !

Anyways I'm sorry it took long and now I guess I'll meet you guys every Friday.

Lots of love to you guys!

See you next Friday 🥰

I'm craving some love🤧😭😥