wings and nest

chapter 7

Advay: I'm sorry, but I think Shridhar Uncle did this....

Prakruti: It's all right...

You go and change

Prakruti goes to change her clothes.

Advay clears the room. Then he changes his clothes.

Prakruti comes from the changing room wearing a light-weight saree. Advay noticed her.

Advay: Why are you wearing a saree again?

Prakruti: It's a rule at my home that we must always wear sarees.

Advay: You do not need to follow it here. Come to sleep. Which side of the bed do you prefer to sleep on?

Prakruti glances at him, puzzled.

Advay: I hope we are both mature enough. to sleep in this bed.

Prakruti: You sleep? I don't have a particular side to sleep on.

Advay: All right, he sleeps on his left side

Prakruti sleeps on right side.

Both begin to think about their lives, which have taken a very different direction.

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Prakruti exits the bathroom after taking a bath.

Advay who was disturbed by light saw prakruti

Advay : Good morning,

Prakruti: Good morning

Advay: what time is it (he asks, sleepy)?

Prakruti: 4 a.m.

Advay: What are you doing so early in the morning?

Prakruti: Oh, I'm heading down . To prepare breakfast.

Advay : There is no need to . Nobody gets up this early, and there are servants to prepare breakfast. You simply rest.

Prakruti: But it's part of my routine to get up at 4 a.m.

Advay: all right.

Prakruti glances at him,

Advay: Oh, I'm tired. I love my sleep more than anything else. Please do not disturb me until 6 a.m.

Prakruti: fine. She starts to walk outside.

Advice: wait

Prakruti: What??....

Advance: what you will do alone.

Prakruti: While you sleep, I go around the home.

Advay: ok . If you are not comfortable. Wait here, I'll freshen up and accompany you.

Prakruti: It's fine if you sleep. I am not a child. She exits the room after saying this.

Advay goes to his sleep.

Prakruti prays in the morning without disturbing anyone.

Servants who had risen early were shocked to see her performing Pooja.

She smiles at everyone and even gives them Arati.

Then she goes to the kitchen to makes tea and coffee.

She goes her room taking tea and coffee.

After his morning jog, Advay enters the room.

Prakruti: would you like to have coffee or tea?

advay: Coffee

she gives coffee to him.

Advay: Thank you, but you don't need to do anything because sarvents are there.

Prakruti: It was boring to sit and do nothing.

Advay: Okay, and coffee is delicious.

Prakruti: Okay, I'll prepare breakfast.

Advay had planned to say something.

Prakruti: I understand that I do not have to do this work. Yet, it is my first day. It's ritual for me to prepare anything here.

Advay: Okay, Advay says with smile.

Prakruti goes into the kitchen to prepare breakfast.

Everyone came to eat.

Advay comes there.

Pallavi: Good morning, Advay, when you guys came.

Advay: we came last night, Aunty.

Prakruti arrives.

Pallavi: We are sorry for not welcoming you since we were upset.

Advay: It's fine, aunty.

Sindhu: I'm starving. Where is this cook, and why isn't he bringing breakfast?

cook brings the breakfast.

Pallavi removes the lids off the pots.

Pallavi: what have you prepared?

Prakruti's sister prepared everything today.

Advay smiles as he looks at Prakruti. The cook referred to her as her sister..

Sindhu: Prakruti, you're acting as if nothing happened. You even cooked breakfast for everyone. My brother is in pain because of your granddad. You're here as nothing happened.

Advay: Sindhu, this is not the way to speak with Prakruti.

Sindhu: you just married her yesterday and you're already on her side. Keep in mind we are your family.

Advay: You are my family, yes. But she is now a part of my family...

he says sternly