The man of my dreams

Chapter 19

I don't know when Ritvik will wake up... I am hungry and I want to have my breakfast but I know that I shouldn't. So, I start cleaning and dusting the apartment. I clean kitchen, our room and one more room, probably the guest bedroom and am entering the other one. As I enter, I notice a sleeping figure on the bed. Maybe he is Ritvik... I try to ignore him but the fact that there is a possibility of he being Ritvik makes me come closer to him...

I scold myself for getting carried away and proceed with the cleaning but his clothes are literally falling out of his cupboard... I shake my head at him and contemplate what I should do. Should I wake him up and take his permission to open his cupboard? I don't think waking him up for such a small thing is a good idea... So, I open his cupboard and start arranging it but I see a lot of packets of white powder, a few pills and syringes in a drawer. Of course it's not talcum powder... It's clear. This boy is taking drugs...

"What are you doing here maid? Don't you know that you should knock before entering someone's room? Are you stealing something?" I hear someone's noice and my eyes fill with tears. These two brothers are getting intolerable for me...

I turn around and he gasps, comes near me and wipes away my tears. He coos, "I didn't know it's you vahini (bhabhi in Hindi and sister-in-law in English. Remember it. This term will be used often in this book). Sorry I called you a maid. You don't need to cry for such a small thing..."

I take out the packet and show him. His eyes widen and my eyes narrow at him. I keep my hands on my hips and he gulps. His eyes are anywhere but me...

"Come now. Have your breakfast," I sigh and say. It's like I am scolding my child but still I can't scold him. Now I know how Yashoda maa felt while scolding Shri. Krishna... But this small kid is not Krishna and he needs someone to show him the right direction... I hope I can be that person...

For those who don't know Shri. Krishna and Yashoda maa...

I quickly give him his breakfast. He scrunches his face but eats it. I guess if I hadn't seen the drugs, he would have thrown a tantrum... He is quickly getting ready. By the way, he is handsome. If I didn't have my handsome husband, I would have surely proposed him... Just kidding

But whatever, I am glad I don't feel the attraction I should be feeling for him... He quickly gets ready and leaves...

I quickly have my breakfast and wash all the dishes and clothes. I feel good when I know that I am doing all this for my family... It doesn't make me feel tired...

After that, I search for my mobile but I don't get it. I think that I will search for it some other time and go to the living room. The best thing about this room is it's shelf... It has so many books...

I take out the book 'I am Malala' and start reading it. I have already read it but it is too good to not read it twice... It is about a Pakistani girl who fought for women's education. We need more girls like her...

I start reading it but I don't realise when I fall asleep. I open my eyes to see myself in our room. I quickly get up. I have to make dinner... When I step outside, I hear Rahul and Ritvik talking. I step closer to hear.

"Bhai (brother), vahini found my drugs collection today," I hear Ritvik's voice

"What? How?" this is Rahul speaking...

"I don't know. Maybe she was arranging my clothes in my cupboard..."

"This woman will be the death of me. In the early morning, she expressed how she feels frustrated with my addiction."

"Bhai (brother), then why don't you teach her a lesson?"

"I can't. I love her too much."

"Bhai, you are smitten."

"Yes, your vahini has me wrapped around her finger..."

I quickly go back into the room and search our cupboard. I find many bottles of alcohol and packets of cigarette. I take them in a bag and go to Ritvik's room. I collect all the drugs present there. The bag has become so much heavier... Ugh! But I somehow take it and move towards the front door. Seeing me, Rahul asks, "Jaan, where are you going with this bag? It looks heavy."

"Nothing. It's just trash. I am taking this out to throw it in the society dustbin."

"Oh, okay. Give me. I will carry it."

"Don't worry. I will handle this. You have returned from work. You must be tired. You go and watch TV with Ritvik. I will be back."

"Are you sure? It looks really heavy."

Of course it has so many alcohol bottles. All because of you...

"Yeah, I am sure..."

I go to the elevator, go downstairs, ask the watchman for the society dustbin and throw the bag in there after tying it up securely and go to the elevator.

I hope this will be a new beginning for our relationship...