ʚ𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞ɞ

SAMIR POV

Date: 25th May 2024

India, Jaipur

9:00 AM

The plane started to take off as I looked through the window. Within a few seconds, I saw the clear sight of the light blue sky.

I took a deep breath and closed my eyes to relax as my pulse raced, knowing I would be starting a new chapter of my life soon.

In London, the city of dreams, I would work towards becoming the best actor I could be and build an independent life of my own, just like my parents, who are my inspiration.

It's always been a silly dream of mine since I was a child.

I am honestly lucky to be born into an Indian family who supports and truly cares for our generation, which I am very thankful to Allah (God) for.

A smile appeared on my lips at the thought as I slowly drifted into a deep sleep due to fatigue. I couldn't sleep last night because of how nervous I was.

A few hours later, I was reading a book silently until I heard the pilot's voice coming through the speakers, saying we had arrived at our destination.

I folded the page I had left off on and slipped the book into my black backpack, zipping it up carefully so nothing would fall out.

I looked out the window and saw the plane landing.

A few minutes later, the plane stopped, and I took off my seatbelt, standing up to leave.

I got off the plane, looking at the beautiful landscape of London. I was ecstatic to finally be here.

Also, maybe another reason I was glad to be here was because I would finally get the chance to meet her, Kriti, Maya's best friend. I realised I had fallen for her ever since I saw her photo for the first time two years ago, back when I was just seventeen.

I couldn't wait to finally meet her in person.

I had been waiting for this moment for a long time, and it was finally here.

I walked up to the luggage carousel to collect my luggage. After collecting everything, I walked out of the airport and saw my younger cousin, Maya, waving at me excitedly while standing next to her Porsche.

I walked up to her, and she helped me put my bags into the trunk after giving me a huge hug.

"It's so good to see you again, Sam," she said. Sam was Maya's nickname for me.

Her words caused me to chuckle.

"You too, cuz. Hey, where is your friend?"

She grinned and gave me a teasing look at my question.

I was about to say something else when she said, "Don't worry, lover boy. If you come with me to tonight's prom, you'll see your princess."

She teased me again.

Her words caused me to choke, making me clear my throat.

"Um, sure, but she is not my princess," I said, trying not to look affected by what she had just said.

"Yeah, sure," she said, laughing.

I rolled my eyes and said, "Let's go. You don't want to be late for your prom."

"Oh yeah, you're right," she said with a glint of excitement in her eyes as she hopped into the driver's seat, closed the door, and started the car.

That caused a chuckle to escape from me.

A few minutes later, she parked the car at a shopping mall.

As I saw this, I raised an eyebrow and looked at her.

"Why are we here? I thought you already got yourself a dress."

She looked back at me and smiled.

"We are here for you. You want to impress Kriti, right? Let's go."

As she said that, she dragged me out of the car by tugging on my arm.

I was shocked at first, but I slowly smiled as I knew she was just trying to help me out.

I guess that's a perk of being her favourite cousin.

As we entered the store, I was surprised by how many clothes there were. I saw plenty of different types of suits, but none seemed to catch my eye.

Maya noticed this and said, "Let me guess? Not your style, right? Don't worry, Sam. I know the perfect place. Follow me."

After she said that, I followed her, still glancing around the new environment with curiosity.

I also had to admit that I was kind of curious about where she was taking me.

After a while, my steps came to a halt as my jaw practically dropped to the floor and my eyes widened in shock.

The store she took me to was filled with a variety of Indian clothes.

I never expected to see so many beautiful Indian designs in London.

I looked at her and smiled, patting her head.

"You know me so well, little cuz. Thank you."

She smiled back at me and gave me some space to look around and find the perfect outfit to impress Kriti tonight, who I was very excited to meet.

It took me trying on a few outfits before I found the right one.

As I came out of the changing room to show Maya, her eyes lit up with joy.

"This is the one!" she exclaimed.

"I totally agree," I replied with a smile.

"Let's buy it. We don't have much time left, and you need to drop off your luggage at the apartment," she said as she put her phone back into her brown bag.

"Yeah, let's get going," I replied as I followed her to the till to pay.

We bought the outfit and drove straight back to the apartment where I would be staying with Maya for some time before getting a place of my own.

We quickly entered the apartment, and she showed me to my room, which looked decent and comfortable.

After she showed me around, I quickly unpacked my luggage.

♡𝑬𝑵𝑫 𝑶𝑭 𝑪𝑯𝑨𝑷𝑻𝑬𝑹 ♡

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