Hey roomie!- By Ninaku. Chapter 56

“Please dont tell me you guys are gonna have a ‘live-in’ relationship?” Om was scared for the anwer.

“Om.. we..” Shivaay begins when Anika cuts him in middle.

“You are afraid that me and shivaay would have our physical relationship??” She asks frankly. And it was pindrop silence for a second or two. Everyone stood frozen hearing What Anika just asked.

Om opens his mouth and shook his head.

“Om..i’ve been here for two months and since then i have never felt uneasy with Shivaay. He always behaved like a gentleman. You know… hypothetically.. even if i walk nude i can feel secured. He never had that lust nor did I. I have never felt so secured like i feel here at shivaay’s.

You can ask me.. that we were not close earlier and now we love each other.. but i can assure you. I may look modern and hifi.. but im still a middle class girl who will never go against the culture.

Untill We both are completely together after all the family support we aren’t even gonna think about it.

Confusion cleared ??” She ends as she pats on Om Shoulder.

“Im glad with your answer. But that’s not what i was going to ask. I believe in you guys.. but how many days would you guys fear for an outsider. I mean… Like today.. anytime Mom or anyone familiar would lash in and find you guys together… how would you manage that??” Om raises his eyebrows.

“Hmm.. Why dont i play the role of a better chef next time?! I’ll try to learn a new dish before that” she says and winks.

“Im not ready to send a whole of 348 messages for a recipe. Pheww!! I have never worked so hard in my life ever” shivaay says and breaths out sharply. Everyone chuckles.
Om just tighly smiles and remains as such.

Tk. So jao everyone. Tomorrow you people got to go right?? Wann.. im gonna miss you so much” she says and ruffles Rudra’s hair.

“We’ll miss you too” Om ru chorally says. Anika looks to gauri who drops her down down.

“Good night guys.” Anika says and walks to the room slowly pushing gauri by her shoulders.

Gauri avoids looking at Om. While Rudra pulls Om diagonally to the other side for their room. Omru enter their room arguing something.

Shivaay stands in the hall looking to her room’s direction. He slowly walks to it. Her door was half open. He was hesitating to go talk, So he decides to walk back. He slowly turns back but Suddenly Anika peeps out, grabs him by his shoulders and pulls him for a quick cheek kiss.

“I know you would come for me” she says and hangs by his shoulder.

“Did you mean all those? That you trust me so well?” He asks squinching his eyes.

“I trust you more than myself” Anika voices and drops one hand to his chest.

“Bhaiya!” Ru shouts.
“Haann. Drinking water Ru..” Shivaay lies and tightly smiles to Anika.

Anika waves to him and turns back to her room, When shivaay grabs her by her wrist. Shivaay pulls her and she comes swirling straight to his chest.

He gently breathes and places a warm peck on her forehead.

“To be trusted is a greater compliment than being loved. There’s not a gift more than a girl’s complete trust on her guy. So… Thankyou” he whispers and lowers his vision to lock it with her hazels.

She smiles and oscillates her eyelock to both his blue-greens. She licks her lower lip and slowly tiptoes and inclines herself to his ear.

Shivaay clutches his eyes tight and anticipates to hear something he had been waiting to hear for a long time.

“You still have white hair, gandhiji” she giggles and runs inside the room after pushing him away.

Shivaay smacks the back of his head and smiles like an idiot.

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It was 3:45 midnight. Gauri still was not asleep. She kept fidgetting her fingers. Her lips went dry. She was reluctant yet her throat needed some water. So she treads down to the hall with her concentration totally somewhere.

She walks slowly to the fridge and opens it to find a whole shelf full of milk chocolates.

“You like them, dont you??” A voice speaks.

She freezes for a moment. Gulps down and avoids looking to him. Om. She knew it was him. She didnt want to make things complicated.

What could she possibly ask?? Does he love her or does he have just a crush or is it even a small fling?? In just one day??

She utters no word. She drinks the water and places the bottle back in the fridge. She turns to go.

“Shivaay… i know you wont pay heed to me if i ask you to return. But what shall i do? My bromance isn’t that weak to just walk away. Bro.. please return back soon. I miss you so much” he says and shruggs.

Ru hits om on the back of his head.
“WE miss you so much” he says and hugs shivaay with tears.

“Aww.. cry baby.. we’ll meet soon. Now promise me this.. that you’ll study well instead of flirting with Soumya, Bhavya, Romi etc.” Shivaay asks as he winks.

“Who are they?” Annika asks with a curious face.

Shivaay chuckles and was about to break it when Ru ran out shouting “They are my sisters, Bhabhi”. Everyone giggles.

“Now you promise me that you wont forget me..” Anika asks as she looks to Om.

Om smiles and pulls her cheeks.
“You guys are whom i can rightfully call mine. And what’s mine.. ill definitely come back for it” he says looking at Gauri.

Anika clears her throat and hides a smirk. “Im here and i guess your are somewhere else?” She asks.

“Err… umm.. meh.. im here only Bhabhi” Om randomly looks away and Shivaay is totally confused of what’s happening.

“Teek he.. Will miss you!” She says and Om smiles back.

“I’ll miss you too” om says and again his visioin goes to Gauri.

Anika again clears her voice only to find a blushing Om running out to the Car.

“Are you not feeling well..? *Vicks ki goli lo.. kich kich door karo*” he sings making Anika chuckle.

“You know.. you will always remain a duffer” she says and ruffles shivaay’s hair before waving a goodbye to Omru.