It has always been a tough job to decide what to cook. So, is it today I am standing here in the kitchen without any idea what to cook for breakfast, Riya is also at home so I can't skip cooking and ask Krish to prepare Maggi noodles because she hates instant food and ordering food for breakfast was something that I always oppose. I took a stroll around the kitchen, to check what all groceries are at home. I found some packs of ragi hidden inside the container which I don't use. I knew this was Krish's work, he doesn't like ragi so he hides this all the time. I stood in front of those packets thinking what to do, the expiry date was just two days away so I decided to prepare ragi idly and chicken gravy, considering Krish it wasn't a worry I will somehow find a way to make him eat and I start cooking.
Krish walked out of his room directly to the kitchen, yawning and still sleepy. He wrapped his arms around my waist from the back and placed his chin on my shoulder.
"Good morning, sweetheart", he whispered in my ears
"Krish step back, maintain distance", I said
"Why?"
"Have you forgotten that Riya is also at home, what if she suddenly catches us like this"
"Don't worry she's not here. She has gone to her place and will return by 12 in the noon"
"She didn't inform me"
"You were asleep"
"Now my dear Krish Malhotra go take bath"
"No, I will stay a little longer here like this see it is so comfortable", he said
I turn around and look at him. He slowly cups my face and I push him away, grab his hand and pull him to his room. I take a towel out of his cupboard, give it to him and push him inside the bathroom. Then, I go to the kitchen and get back to work.
I finish cooking as Krish walks out of his room. He was looking so handsome as usual. The yellow color T-shirt and white knee-length shorts added hotness to his looks. The water droplets were slowly dripping from his wet hair. He stood in front of me and vigorously started to shake his hair, letting the water drops fall on my face.
"Eww! Krish stop", I ordered and he stopped. Then he looked all around to find what have I cooked. A broad smile appeared on his face seeing the chicken gravy and slowly disappeared when he opened the lid of the very next vessel.
"Ahh! What is this?", he whined
"Ragi idly", I replied
"Don't you know I hate this"
"I do know"
"Then why did you prepare this?"
"I wanted it because I found these hidden packets of ragi. Now answer me why did you hide them?"
"I.. no.. actually"
"Cat caught your tongue huh, this is the breakfast and you will eat it"
"Megha, you are mean"
"Yes I am mean so what, now come let's eat"
"No I am not eating that", he said.
I put some idlies and gravy on the plate and try to feed him while he started to run. I tried to chase him but failed, so I instantly cooked an idea and a chance to showcase my acting talent. I acted like my leg started to pain and sat on the sofa. He came near me and started to check what is wrong with my leg.
"Megha you are still not recovered completely and wait I will call Riya she will come and check", he said
"Krish I am completely alright"
"Don't you have pain in your leg"
"No, I just acted like that. Now like a good boy start eating this"
"No, I can't eat it"
"If you don't then I will never speak to you", I declared.
He agreed and started to eat as I fed him. Then Riya returned and we had breakfast together. We spent the whole day watching movies, speaking, playing, and sleeping.
Riya suggested that she will cook dinner tonight and I had agree to it. While Riya was cooking Krish came to me, sat next to me, and took my hand in his. "Listen even the red wine bottle you asked for is there in the refrigerator we will drink it tonight", he said
"Double okay", I said in excitement
"Okay so tonight my girl will be tasting wine for the very first time"
"I am waiting"
"Hmm"
"By the way, I have a question"
"Shoot it"
"Will it taste good"
"Taste is not that good"
"Do you drink"
"I do drink", he chuckles
"Wow, so you will drink with me whenever I want. So next week we will drink again that to Whisky because I want to try them"
"No, we won't"
"Then I will someone else to accompany me you know there are a lot of boys in our class"
"Ohh really", he says and starts to tickle me I laugh so much I was out of breath due to laughing, I roll around the bed but he doesn't stop after a few minutes of tickling he puts an end to it. We end up falling laughing for a few minutes. Riya calls us loud as she finished cooking. She served us delicious noodles with finger-licking good chicken kebab. As we finished eating Krish brought the red wine bottle and served it to Riya and me. I start to drink it in small bits it tasted neither good nor bad, but the feel of the wine gushing down the throat was good. I drink more and more and doze off.
I woke up and looked around sun rays was beaming into the room, it was already morning how long did I sleep. I realize that I was in my room and my head was paining, I try to recall what happened last night and how did I come to my room. Krish enters the room "Good morning, here is black coffee for you", he said handing me a hot cup of coffee.
"Good morning, my head is paining and I feel dizzy"
"Don't worry it is the hangover, you will be alright"
"Did I drink so much, I don't remember a thing"
"You crossed limits. You got drunk and later you and Riya started singing and dancing and did some crazy things. Later, both of you dozed off and I had to carry you both to your respective rooms."
"Crazy things"
"You threw the cushions of the sofa, broke two glasses"
"Why didn't you stop me"
"I tried but you were too hyper and I failed to stop you"
"Seriously, you failed"
"Failed and achieved gaining slaps from you. Your slaps were way too strong, my girl"
"Why did I slap you?"
"I tried to carry you back to your room"
"Just for that"
"Not only that even because you were wasting the Maida powder by spilling it and I snatched the pack from you to stop you"
"I'm really sorry." I place my hand on his cheek "Does it hurt. I'm very sorry, I just was out of control and senses, I didn't…"
"Hush! I know you didn't mean it"
"I guess I would have made the house untidy"
"Totally and utterly untidy"
"Like the way you do"
"Much more than that"
"Who cleaned everything?"
"Obviously me"
"Oh god! I didn't know that you cleaned, you always make me do all these" I said and started drinking the coffee, he had perfectly prepared the way I drink coffee less coffee powder, and more sugar. Then, he showed me a letter which read about the details of my graduation day.
It took me a long time to get out of the stupid hangover. Then, I freshened up and walked to Riya's room and asked her if she could come with me for shopping things for graduation day. She agreed and we left. We started it slow and took around a week or more to complete the shopping.