My sleep got disturbed by the sunlight peeking through the window, I stretch my hand for my phone.

Urghh...

Ok I found it, wait whatttt it's 7:45 am.

I woke up with a jolt and quickly ran to the attached bathroom, there I did my morning routine, took a bath and came out of the bathroom.

I had to apply for the admission in the college and then my hunt for a pg or hostel will begin.

I grab my bag; put my phone and some cash in it.

Then I left my room, at the reception I ask the receptionist about any restaurant at nearby places and she did tell me about a beautiful restaurant where I had my breakfast.

NIMS is the college I want to do my fashion designing from. I just hope I would get selected in the scholarship program.

If you want scholarship then you have to clear an exam with 85% and I have applied for the exam, they'd mail me the date for online exam, as people all over the country give this pexam, so they conduct it online for comfort of candidates. Then after a week, results will be out.

I'm quite confident that I'd get the scholarship, as I had been preparing very hard for this, but let's not be overconfident and pray to mahadev that I would get selected for the scholarship.

But what would I do till next week.

Umm hunt for pg? But what if I didn't get the scholarship.

But I might get it na.

Urghhh..... how indecisive you're Ruhi

Ok let's do one thing mandir jati hu baki sb mahadev sambhal lenge.

(Alright, I'm going to the temple - mahadev will take care of everything else.)

Wow yrr I'm so intelligent. (hair flip)

I woke up with the sound of the alarm, it's 5:30 am and went to the bathroom, I did my morning business and then changed into my gym clothes.

We have inbuilt gym in the mansion itself - so, me, Aviraj and Rishi we do our exercises there.

After doing exercises I came to my room, took shower and got ready for the office.

I came down the stairs at 8:03. Right on time. The house was quiet, except for the soft ring of the temple bell and the low hum of my mother's voice.

The scent of sandalwood incense hit me halfway through the hallway. Familiar. Comforting, in it's own rigid way. For 30 minutes each day, this house slowed down. No emails. No meetings. No errors to correct. Just routine. Order. Peace.

I stepped into the living room and saw everyone already seated on the white cushions in front of the mandir, eyes closed.

"You're on time,"

Dadi said sensing my presence, without looking up.

"I'm always on time..."

I moved to my usual spot, folded my hands and stared at the diya's flame. This moment mattered.

Before the calls.

Before the reports.

Before someone else made a mistake I'd have to fix.

This was the only part of my day no one could mess up. The only silence that didn't feel like an absence.

30 minutes. That's all it took to feel like the world wasn't completely unmanageable.

The puja ended the way it always did; calm, quiet, predictable. Choti maa rang the bell one final time, folded her hands, and whispered a soft "om namah shivaya" before standing up with practiced grace.

I followed, nodding Slightly, then turned towards the dining room.

Another ritual. Another rule.

In the Rathore house, no one skipped meals. More importantly, no one skipped meals together. Breakfast. Dinner.

No matter what deals were on the table or how many calls were waiting, we sat - together. Always.

The table was already set by the time we reached. Silver cutlery. Cloth napkins. Not a single dish out of place.

Breakfast began the moment the last plate was set. No phones. No arguing (except for Rishi and mishika, who argue and fight over every piece of food, as always).

This table wasn't just for eating. It was where we talked. About the day, about people, about whatever the ladies of Rathore's decided to bring up that morning.

As I poured myself a glass of juice, my phone buzzed once in my pocket.

I didn't touch it.

Not until the last bite was done, the last word spoken, we all stood up to leave, for our respective works, colleges, etc.

After breakfast; I was going for office, when maa came and said,

"Rudransh beta you'd have to go to the temple before going to the company and give this to the pandit ji,"

maa asked giving me a thaal covered with red cloth.

"Maa Is it important, koi or de aayega," I asked her as I had a meeting in half an hour.

(Someone else will go)

"Yes bache, it's very important and only you will do it."

"Tch, Okk maa."

saying this I took that thali from her and left.

As I know I can not win against her.

I call my assistant on the way and told him that I'll be late for the meeting, then drove to the mandir, maa mostly goes too that mandir.

I reached the temple, it's a beautiful shiv mandir.

After removing my shoes and washing hands, I went towards pandit ji and gave him the thali, maa asked me to.

He gave that thali to one of the sevakar and asked me to go after taking blessings from mahadev.

I stood before the idol of Lord shiva, eyes closed, hands joined, breath steady.

When - a sound.

Soft. Unexpected. A melody.

There was a girl; talking in her sweet voice to mahadev, no-no she was complaining to mahadev.

It felt.... wrong to look. Like staring would snap something sacred.

But the moment stretched; so I let my eyes open.

She stood two feet away.

A girl. Young, but not delicate.

Eyes closed just like mine had been a moment ago

Head slightly bowed.

Her dupatta fluttered gently in the temple breeze, and she didn't seem to notice. Or care.

She was lost in the prayer.

There was nothing particular dramatic about her; no storm in her posture, no loud presence. And yet something made it impossible to look away.

Maybe it was the calm.

Maybe it was the way she looked like she belonged there more than anyone else.

Or maybe it was the way everything else faded when she stood beside me.

For a moment; just a single, quiet moment; I wasn't Rudransh singh Rathore, I was just.... a man, standing next to a stranger (beautiful stranger).

Then she opened her eyes.

And for the first time in what felt like years, I forgot what I was supposed to do.

Hazel brown eyes. No fear. No hesitation. Just... stillness. And something tired underneath it, like she'd lived a hundred lives already.

Our eyes met.

Nothing was said.

Nothing needed to be.

And then-

Rrrrring....

My phone buzzed sharply in my pocket, shattering the moment like glass underfoot.

I blinked first.

She looked away.

And just like that, whatever that had been - was over.

I let out a slow breath and silenced the call without checking the screen.

But the peace from earlier?

Gone

She'd taken it with her.

I went to the nearest shiv mandir with the help of Google baba, and standing in front of my mahadev I was talking to him. When I felt someone's intense gaze on me; so, when I looked at that person - it felt like time stopped for a second, just like in movies.

He has a beautiful shade of blue colour eyes (my favorite colour).

I was soo lost in the moment; when his phone decided to break our moment.

Not me being sad about it🙂

A/n: trust me you're.

Then I immediately left from there as I have to search for pg naaaa, otherwise I would have keep staring at him, it felt oddly good. I think I lost my mind in the train only

Koi na jee lenge dimag ke bina b

(It's okay, I'll survive even without a brain)

Pr pehle thodi pet puja ho jaye

(But first let's eat something)

After having my lunch I started looking for a pg Or apartment near my college, I'm quite confident that I would get the scholarship, of course I trust my mahadev.

But here these brokers urghhhh.......let me tell you they just want to loot all your money in the name of perfect apartment, but they don't know I don't have money what they gonna loot huhhhh..... silly them.

Finally it's evening and I didn't find any pg near my college upto my liking, so I guess I had to share an apartment with an stranger.

Ooo if that stranger would be a handsome man; then I'll have my own cute little wattpad story, my book obsessed self squealed in excitement.

I'm tired with all these things.

After what felt like an eternity, I finally found an apartment; it's 2bhk and 3 girls were already sharing it and the broker said there is place for one more.

I guess I found apartment and a girl gang together, let's hope that those girls're not some bitches.

After settling the payment I head to the lounge. I'll shift tomorrow, it's not like I have a lot of stuff, it's just one bag of my clothes, but I'm very tired for this shifting thing.

After reaching the lounge, I changed into something comfortable, had my dinner in the room and then I fell into deep slumber with those blue eyes capturing my mind

Here both the protagonists were thinking about each other and like this, they both fell into deep slumber with each other in their minds; let's see where it'll take them.

Stay tuned to the story and let me know your thoughts about it.

Le Rudransh after meeting Ruhi, in his mind

Sorry author thodi bhavnao me beh gyi 😂😂😂