
I start climbing up through the pipes that are beside Fariha's bedroom. Don't ask me how I know the location of her bedroom.
Ask me why I'm here, playing Spiderman when I'm not even supposed to leave my room.
I was too bored. Everyone's preparing for the Mehendi event. Our side won't do much as Saria is a Mehendi Artist and she will apply everyone's mehendi. Thus, there won't be a function on it. But they're still busy planning on what to wear and it's just annoying now!
I was told to stay at my room and rest. REST! As if like my cold brother who loves to be stuck in one room. The second option was to stay the the ladies and help them choose their outfits. But they'd annoy the hell out of me.
So, I chose option C. Which is basically turning into spiderman.
As soon as I was up the window, the first thing I felt was a rush of pain. I quickly grab the pipe before I fall off. I look up to see Fariha, holding a freaking steel rod.
"Ouch! What the hell?" I ask as I grip hold of the window seal, trying to get up again.
"Ehsan? What are you doing here?" she asked confused. Staring at me without even helping me go inside.
"Let me in first!" I shout while holding the window seal for my dear life. "If I die, you'll become a widow even before marriage!" she glares at me like she was hoping I would fall. "Please!" I say and she finally pulls me inside.
"Now, what are you doing here?" she repeated.
"What? Just came here to see my fiancée!" I say in a casual, nonchalant voice.
"Seriously?" she definitely did not believe that. "Through the window? Tell me the truth." she folded her arms.
I couldn't help but notice how cute she looked. What are you thinking Ehsan? Snap out of it. She's crazy.
"I was bored love. And wasn't allowed to leave the house. They all think I'm asleep. That's why I came through the window. So that no one knows I'm here." I say truthfully as I couldn't find a good enough lie.
"But why are you here? Like here?" she said looking confused.
"As I said, I was bored." I seriously was, and I didn't have anything else to do. Don't ask me why I came here. I just had the sudden urge to climb up her window. I never did that for any of my girlfriends. So thought I should give it a try.
"Sirf iss liye? Couldn't you have done something at your house? Watch TV or something? Or even go to a friend's house?" (Only for this reason?)
"Oh my gosh. You ask too many questions! I got hurt! Atleast give me ice or you might interrogate me to death!" my shoulder is aching so much. Who knew I'd ever get hit by a freaking curtain rod??
"Oh yeah sorry wait I'm coming." she leaves the room as I sat down on her bed staring at the ceeling like it was some amazing view.
.
She comes back with an ice pack in her hand. "Let me see."
I take off my T-shirt to reveal my shoulder. I couldn't see it much, but from the mirror in the corner, I could tell it was red. Like RED RED. Definitely not the way I'd hope to be shirtless in front of my future wife.
She start applying ice on it and it hurts so damn much! I couldn't help but "Tss. Slowly. It hurts."
"Sorry! Not my fault you climbed up my window like a criminal at this time of the night!" she said while focusing on the ice.
I glanced back to the mirror to see her reflection as she was applying ice very focused. I couldn't help but admire her. She looked so beautiful when she was like this. Stop it. Why am I thinking like this? You're only marrying her because your family forced you to. She doesn't deserve someone like you.
"Accha shon-" We both turn to see Saria entering the room. She stopped mid-sentence when she saw us. Me shirtless, sitting infront of Fariha while she was applying ice on me.
"Ohhooooo. Didn't know you two were hooking up." she said while smirking at me.
When we were little, Saria Syed was always known among us for her revenge.
"Should I leave you two alone or? Yeah I think that's better. Sorry to disturb." she closed the door and left.
Fariha was kinda frozen. Just staring at the door for a few seconds, then she threw the ice at me and ran out the door. Thankfully, I had good reflexes. Or else the ice pack would've landed on my face. And I'd even have a bruised nose to match with my shoulder.
"Awh, your wife left you?" Saria said while coming in. "Don't worry, she'll be back when she doesn't find me in my room." she chuckled.
She doesn't look at me for some reason. She was looking out the door even while speaking.
Is there something wrong with my face? I thought. Did I even get a bruise without the ice pack landing on my nose?
Oh, right, I don't have a shirt on. Forgot about that.
"Ah!" I hear Fariha scream as I realise Saria scared her while coming in.
"Ai! Tore ami!" Fariha started speaking but Saria cut her off.
"Ah! Ah! All that later. Age bol o tor room e dress chara ki korche?" she shushed her off.
(T/N: "What is he doing here without any clothes?" The translations will be shown as notes from Ehsan's Pov, as he doesn't know Bangla.)
"uff! How will I know? He climbed up the window! And you told me to hit someone with the rod if they try to climb up right? So I did that. And that weak guy was hurt! So I had to apply ice on him." she explained.
"Weak? I'm not weak!" I debate but they ignore my statement in whole.
"Ohhhooo. Kya jija ji? Sirf two weeks hi to hain wedding tak. Couldn't even wait that long huh?" she teased. (What brother-in-law? There's only two weeks left till the wedding.)
"Of course not. Who can wait if his wife is as beautiful as Fariha Syed?" I went along with her teasing to which Fariha looked at me with wide eyes.
"Fapu! Wah! Tor husband dekhi toke shei bhalo bashe!" Saria clapped while saying whatever she said.
(T/N: Wow, look your husband loves you so much!)
"Husband mane? Ekhono to biye hoini! Chup thak!" Fariha says while glaring at her.
(T/N: What husband? We are not even married yet, shut up!)
"Oh hello? I am still here? Speak English." I say annoyed.
"Oh sorry jija ji. Forgot about you." Saria said while laughing. Forgot about me? I can confidently bet on my whole company that you two were talking about me.
Someone was knocking at the door. Saria tried to open it when thankfully, Fariha stopped her right before.
"Areh, they don't know he's here." she whispered.
"Ohhooo, secret meet huh? Easy, just jump out of the window." Saria said while whispering back at me.
"I can't do that fast!" I say as the knocking got louder. Crap.
"Get under the bed!" Fariha shoved me and kicked me in as I quickly tried to get under the bed.
"Hmm! Bolo." I hear Saria speak. (T/N: Say)
"Eto deri keno laglo! Uff. Accha shon, Ehaan ekhane kichu documents dite asche. Kintu tor baper office to lock kora. O baire gese. Arek ta chabi tor kase ase na? Jeye khule de to." Zaneera aunty's voice was heard.
But what caught my attention was the mention of 'Ehaan'. Is he here? Do they know? OH FREAK!
(T/N:Why did it take so long! Okay listen, Ehaan is here to deliver some documents. But your dad's office is locked and he's outside. You have the other key right? Go and open it for him and put the files in his desk.)
"Okay." Saria replied to whatever aunty told her.
There was a sound of the door closing.
"They left. You can come out." Fariha informs so I get out.
"What was that about? Is Ehaan here?" I ask.
"Yeah. Apparently he came to give some files." Fariha informed. "Now wear your shirt before more people start coming here and looking at it like it's some museum exhibition!" she urged.
"Already getting jealous love?" I teased only to get a punch back from her.
Ouch.

Of course, in this family of 14 people, she has to have the key out of everyone else. One in 14 chance. But it still had to be Saria. Typical.
I put the files on Adeel uncle's desk and we both come out of the room.
While walking silently in the hallway, towards the stairs. I suddenly stop as I hear a familiar voice. How is that possible?
"Is Ehsan here?" I ask Saria.
"Yeah. I think he climbed the window." Saria says nonchalantly like it is the most common thing to do. Window? Ehsan Reza climbing a window? He wouldn't do all that work for anyone. He's too self-obsessed for that. If anything, he'd make his lovers climb windows for him.
She leads me to the source of the sound which I think was Fariha's room.
"Better knock before going in. In case you know? He is shirtless by the way." she knocked on the door.
Shirtless? Can this get any worse?
"Fapu! Ami! Ashbo?" she said after knocking. (It's me. Should I come in?)
Fariha opens the door, revealing her and Ehsan inside. He was wearing a shirt now. Thank God!
"What are you doing here?" Ehsan asks me as Saria shoves me inside the room and closes the door.
"I should be the one to ask you that." I say annoyed. "Climbing windows? Shirtless? What the heck?" I question.
"I was bored okay! And she hit me with a steel rod! Not my fault! Look!" he took off one side of his shirt to show his bruised shoulder. Well, I don't mind the idea of Ehsan getting hit with a steel rod. Honestly I wish I was here to see that happen.
"Yeah yeah, they were hooking up basically," Saria said.
"Oh, like what you two were doing in the office that day?" Ehsan said while smirking.
"Shut up." "Tu chup reh!" (You shut up.) me and Saria said at the same time.
"Chal," I say not wanting to stay here for even an extra second. "Or do you want to spend the night with your fiancée?" I ask.
"Kya (What?)?" Saria asked with a shocked face. "No! I don't allow anyone to spend the night with her until marriage. You two, out of here. Now! Shoo." Saria says like a protective sister.
I start walking out when Ehsan stops me again.
"Wait, I can't go through the door! No one knows I'm here!" Ehsan says annoyingly.
Honestly this guy. I can't put up with him much longer. I can't wait till Fariha comes and stays with us. Then he'll have her to annoy and leave me alone.
"Jump. I told you already." Saria said while slamming her forhead. "You used the pipes to get up didn't you? Do the same thing while going down."
"No! I'll die. You really want your handsome jija ji to die so soon?" he said with an annoying childish voice.
"I'm going. I'll wait for you for exactly two minutes in my car. It'll be parked a block away. If you can come then come. Come a second late and I'm off."
I say annoyed and get up to leave when Ehsan also gets up and goes near the window.
"If I die, it's his fault." he lets out a dramatic exclaim before jumping. I don't bother worrying about him and go out to my car.
.
As per my words, I wait for him in my car.
"You and that lover of yours are annoying." he said as he entered the car. "Can't I spend some time with my fiancée or what?" he wears his seatbelt, for the first time in life I think.
"I'm sorry? Lover? The hell?" I say annoyed as I start the car.
"Yes, you two were hooking up weren't you?" he smirked as I pressed the break on my cars fast so he goes half flying forward.
"What was that for!?" he said after recovering.
"If you won't shut up, then get out." I say while glaring at him.
"Okay okay sorry ji. Ab chala." (Now drive) he said while still smirking.
.
"I gotta climb up my window." he said as we were heading for the main gate.
"Seriously? Just go through the main gate." I say annoyed.
"No. I can't take risks." he says while starting to climb up to his room with the help of the pipes as if he was Spiderman.
Surprisingly, as I enter, there was no chaos. No sound. No nothing.
When I was leaving, everyone was busy selecting their outfits. There's no way they'd go to sleep this early.
Where is everyone?
I head over to Ehsan's room to make sure he got inside. If he falls from the pipe, he'd hold me responsible. Even after I told him to use the gates.
I enter the room to see everyone in the house standing there. Staring at Ehsan.
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