Nanmaya’s POV

I told him countless times not to raise that word but he loves to ignite my anger with his stupidity. Understanding my glaring session, he scratched his nape with the left palm with silly expressions.

‘But I’m ready to assure him every single second, till my last breath.’

"More than that you have memory issues but don't worry, being your bestie it's my duty to remind you every single second that I'M YOUR VOICE. So, get that in your small brain," I barked with unshed tears.

Closing his left eye with cute faces, he cupped my right cheek with his left palm, pulling his right ear with his other palm. I closed my eyes to control my anger, his thumb wiped my tears. Within seconds, I became normal with his soothing touch, opened my eyes with an annoying expression, and jerked his hands.

"I don’t mean to hurt you, Doll. It just involuntarily slipped. I’m the luckiest in the world to have you as my best friend and you know how glad I’m to have your voice,” he signed sincerely.

His tantalizing eyes shown brightly with that dazzling smile. I left happy but still, I’m angry. So, he started pulling his ears with cute expressions.

"I'm sorry, I won't repeat it again," he signed, smiling cutely.

"He loves to play this emotional drama," Allu Aunt said feigning anger.

"Exactly," I declared in a matter-of-fact tone.

He turned towards Aunt pinching his throat with cute expressions.

‘How can he play the same drama to woo us every single time!’

I tapped his left shoulder. "Let me clarify a thing, more than anything you don't have a brain,” I said seriously and ran away.

I heard his ‘threatening,’ whistle, and turned back to see the bull chasing me. With giggles, I successfully ran to my room locking up. He banged the door without any mercy. If he caught me, I’m sure he will break my bones without a care that I'm a girl. My phone pooped up with his message.

‘Well, I know his threatening.’

"Open the door or you will face the consequences," I saw his message with angry emoji. I sent the sticking tongue out emoji.

His angry face picture pooped on my screen. I giggled watching his angry red face with burning eyes, I kissed his picture. My fingers itched to send him ‘I Love You’ but scared to express my feelings.

After a minute of banging the door, he whistled, ‘good night,’ tune and went off.

I sighed in relief, my eyes caught the pictures dangled to either side of my dressing table wall. I caressed our hugging picture, clicked by Rohi Uncle.

God didn’t bless voice but you gave an amazing musical talent that creates wonders, Mahi. I live for you, even will die. Your single expression was enough for me to understand all your unsaid words. I know how much you desire to sing but can’t. I promised to be your voice forever. I Love You, Mahish. Waiting for you to realize your feelings for me. Taking our childhood album, I adored my Cutie Pie.

I still remember the day we met.

Melody’s (Author) POV

11 Years Back

At lunchtime in the school garden, the kids are having lunch and playing around. The garden has big tall trees with a vast area. Nanmaya was eating with her friends., her eyes caught a new boy sitting alone near a tree silently eating his food.

‘I never saw him before in my school. He was looking so cute but why so sad?’ She thought.

Four, sixth standard boys talking to him but the cute boy was crying. She knew the boys because they are the classmates of her friend Kushi's brother. The curious cat in her woken up, so she went to the nearby tree to hear them hiding behind a tree.

"You are dumb but going to music classes. How will you sing?" Boy 1 asked him.

Nanmaya kept a confused face mumbling. “What is meant by dumb?”

She was watching them curiously. The cute boy was scared for the big boys, so he silently sat without raising his head.

‘He is so cute with his pink nose,’ she thought.

"Like this," boy 2 mimicked opening his mouth wide open moving his left hand in the air.

The boys laughed giving high fives to each other. Nanmaya was not all understanding the reason for their laughing session. The cute boy’s innocent eyes started shedding big tears. Those boys took his lunch box and made him wept further. She was curiously watching the situation.

"Nanu, what are you doing here?" Nanmaya got startled feeling a touch on her shoulder.

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