15-06-2025, 03:14 AM
She stepped out of the bathroom after a while, her damp hair falling over her shoulders, towel dbangd around her neck. She peeked into the kitchen — empty now. No shoes by the door. He had left.
She padded softly to Meghana’s room. Her sister was folding a dish towel, eyes distant.
“So,” Varnika said, perching on the edge of the bed, “that was Abhi.”
Meghana gave a small nod, noncommittal.
“Nice guy.”
“Yeah.”
“Tall. Smart. Not awkward.”
Meghana glanced up. “What are you trying to say?”
“Nothing.” Varnika grinned, but there was a glint in her eye. “Just saying. You never mentioned him before.”
“There was nothing to mention.”
That was the end of it — at least on the surface.
But when Varnika went to bed later, staring at the ceiling fan rotating softly above, her thoughts kept looping.
Something didn’t fit.
Her sister, who had never once spoken about any man after her marriage. Her sister, who always kept her world private, balanced, and poised — even when bored.
And this guy, who clearly wasn't just a neighbor who helps now and then.
No accusations.
No assumptions.
But something was brewing.
And Varnika wasn’t sure if she was just curious… or worried.
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She padded softly to Meghana’s room. Her sister was folding a dish towel, eyes distant.
“So,” Varnika said, perching on the edge of the bed, “that was Abhi.”
Meghana gave a small nod, noncommittal.
“Nice guy.”
“Yeah.”
“Tall. Smart. Not awkward.”
Meghana glanced up. “What are you trying to say?”
“Nothing.” Varnika grinned, but there was a glint in her eye. “Just saying. You never mentioned him before.”
“There was nothing to mention.”
That was the end of it — at least on the surface.
But when Varnika went to bed later, staring at the ceiling fan rotating softly above, her thoughts kept looping.
Something didn’t fit.
Her sister, who had never once spoken about any man after her marriage. Her sister, who always kept her world private, balanced, and poised — even when bored.
And this guy, who clearly wasn't just a neighbor who helps now and then.
No accusations.
No assumptions.
But something was brewing.
And Varnika wasn’t sure if she was just curious… or worried.
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