INDEX
CHAPTER 1 - PAGE 1
CHAPTER 2 - PAGE 5
CHAPTER 3 - PAGE 14
CHAPTER 4 - PAGE 20
FURTHER INDEX ON PAGE 23
CHAPTER 1:
Some say Paris is the city of romance but Nidhi does not agree. She has always felt Italy to be the city of true love and romance. Nidhi just landed on the airport in Florence. She was here to complete her final year abroad. She would be spending an entire year in the city of art and love, the city of her dreams and was very excited to immerse herself in a new language and culture. </font>
<font color="#0066ff"> One of her is singing and she wanted to maintain it as a part of her life abroad. And luckily before coming her she got to passions know that her university was holding auditions for its choir, which she saw as a great opportunity to keep her passion for singing alive and that too in a completely new place. A whole year, in a place she always dreamt of living, the dream was fulfilled by her university back in India. The scholarship she got for her impeccable performance in the previous years and also her thirst for knowledge gave her the opportunity to complete the last year of M.B.A. from a renowned university in Florence. If anyone asks Nidhi how it feels to be in the ninth sky she would say Yes this feels exactly like that.'</font>
<font color="#0066ff"> Nidhi reached her apartment after a bit problem explaining the address to the cab driver. The beautiful landmarks, shops and huge skyscrapers grabbed her attention and she enjoyed her ride to her new house. She freshened up and took a look at the apartment. It was a beautiful house with two bedrooms, drawing room, kitchen and a balcony where she would love to spend her evenings with a hot cup of coffee with her housemate. Yes she would be having a housemate who will arrive at around 1.00 pm the next day. She was dead hungry and so ordered a veg pizza for her before making a quick call to her baba to inform about her.</font>
<font color="#0066ff">"Hi baba. I have reached Italy safe and sound and this pace is just wonderful baba." She told him excitedly.</font>
<font color="#0066ff">"So now you are happy that finally you got what you wanted since so long. Be a brave girl beta and concentrate on your studies okay."</font>
<font color="#0066ff">"Yes baba, I will. Par aap log mujhe miss karna kyuki mai toh abhi se aap logo ko miss kar rahi hoon." She pouted as she finished.</font>
<font color="#0066ff">"Ha beta, hum bhi tumhe bohot misss kar rahe hai. Sabse zyada toh tumhari badi bua. She has gone to the temple to pray for you. I will make you talk to her once she returns. Ab tum rest karo. You must be tired."</font>
<font color="#0066ff">"Ji baba. Bye and take care."</font>
<font color="#0066ff">"You too beta." Nidhi cut the call and put on the T.V. waiting for her pizza and anticipating that her stay in Italy would start with the most famous cuisine of Italy which is loved by people around the globe.</font>
<font color="#0066ff"> Nidhi woke up to the buzzing of her cell phone. She picked the call without even seeing whose call it was.</font>
<font color="#0066ff">"Hello..." she said in a groggy voice.</font>
<font color="#0066ff">"Nidhi meri bachhi, kaisi hai tu? Sahi salamat pohonch gayi naa? Sab kaisa hai waha par? Tujhe tera apartment kaisa laga?..." Dadi bua threw an array of questions on her as soon as she picked the call. Nidhi chuckled before answering,</font>
<font color="#0066ff">"Chill DB chill. Mai theek hoon aur aap saans toh le lijiye aur mujhe bhi lene dijiye. Aapke itne saare sawalon ke jawab jo dene hai. Nidhi chatted with DB for a few minutes and hung the call. She looked at the watch and saw that she had ordered the pizza almost an hour back but had dozed off on the couch while watching an English movie and her pizza had not arrived till now. She washed her face and tied her hair in a pony and was about to call the restaurant when the doorbell rang. Thinking that it must be the delivery boy she opened the door but found a guy in standing there in casual jeans and tees with a bag in his hand rather a delivery boy uniform. He was tall and had thick black hair which fell on his forehead and dark brown eyes and she could tell by his appearance that he was an Indian too. She was bought out of her trance with his Hello...' Nidhi quickly lowered her eyes feeling embarrassed before uttering a hello too. Since when she had started noticing stranger's appearance and that too a boy.</font>
<font color="#0066ff">"I am Ashutosh... I am your neighbour and stay in No. 24..." and he trailed off. He was not understanding how he should begin what he had come to say.</font>
<font color="#0066ff">"Okay but I am sorry maine aapko pehchana nahi... sirf itna samajh mein aaya ki aap bhi Indian hain shayad and I hope you understand Hindi..." she replied.</font>
<font color="#0066ff">"Oh yes... I know Hindi. Okay I will straight come to the point. Aapka pizza mere yaha deliver ho gaya tha. My friend thought I must have ordered it and I was not in the house at that time so he ate the pizza. Jab main lauta toh mujhe laga ke usne order kiya and we finished your pizza. Baad mein pata chala ke vo pizza aapka tha. Maine restaurant se pata kiya aur aapke liye yeh pizza leke aaya tha. I am so sorry Miss..." He said in a go and then again trailed off since he didn't know her name.</font>
<font color="#0066ff">"Miss. Verma and What did you say...? you ate that pizza. Main yaha ek ghante se bhooki hoon. Jet lag se thaki hui... pet mein chuhe somersault kar rahe hain aur aap keh rahe ho ke mera pizza aaap kha gaye.. how can someone be so careless..." she said with her hands on her hips. She was already so tired and hungry and she let out all her frustration on her pizza culprit standing in front of her.</font>
<font color="#0066ff">"Look maine aap se sorry kaha naa it was just a misunderstanding and I have brought you a pizza as a token of my apology. Phir bhi aap..." his sentence was cut by her,</font>
<font color="#0066ff">"Mujhe aapki sorry tab bhi qubool nahi hogi agar aap use mere favourite burger with extra cheese, extra mayo, lettuce and onions ke andar lapet ke denge jo ki meri kamzori hain..." </font>
<font color="#0066ff">He just laughed at her words when she said,</font>
<font color="#0066ff">"Why are you laughing. Aur mera pizza ab denge yaa phir vapas le jaayenge." </font>
<font color="#0066ff">"okay... here is your pizza... agli baar yeh galti hui to burger le aaunga taki aage se aap jaldi maafi qubool kar le..." he said as he started to move. Nidhi's face split in a smile at those words and she stopped him.</font>
<font color="#0066ff">"Rukiye..." He turned back to look at her when she bit her lip before saying, "Shayad mai gusse aur bhook ke mare zyada bol gayi... I hope aapko bura nahi laga hoga aur laga ho toh I am sorry too..."</font>
<font color="#0066ff">"Nahi laga... don't worry and enjoy your pizza." Ashutosh smiled as he said this and moved towards his house. Nidhi smiled looking at his retreating back and closed the door before moving in. She opened thebad and took out the pizza box and saw that there was a piece of paper lying inside the bag. She took it out and saw it and a smile spread on her face.</font>
<font color="#0066ff">It read Miss...</font>
<font color="#0066ff"> I am sorry that me and my friend ate your pizza but what to do. I was very hungry so we didn't even think whose it must be. I hope u will understand...</font>
<font color="#0066ff">SORRY AGAIN.</font>
<font color="#0066ff">Your neighbour...</font>
<font color="#0066ff">Ashutosh 😊</font>
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