Nikolai

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Kiara POV

"Wake up...Wake up Kia.." I heard my dad's voice.

"Papa... I don't wanna get up early in the morning." I groan turning around and pulling the blanket higher. He pulls the blanket down and pinches my nose.

"No... You are getting up and we all are going to mandir (temple)," he said pulling the curtains open.

I groaned before getting up and looking at him while he laughed. I slowly open and close my eyes as the sunlight directly hits my face.

"Good morning darling."

"Good morning papa..." I say in a lazy tone. I can hear my mom's voice followed by my brother's.

"See even Ishaan is up and got ready." I open my eyes and look at him.

"Papa... Ishaan wakes up early in the morning for his training." He laughed nodding his head.

"Come down, everyone is already dressed. Get ready soon okay!" he said walking out. I stood up and stretched my body before walking into my bathroom.

I take my time in the bathroom before getting ready. "Kiara... get ready. We don't have all the time with us," ma yells knocking on the door.

"Five minutes, I will be down." I comb my hair and use the clutch. I take my phone, bag and lipgloss before going downstairs.

"She is here, get in the car, everyone..." Dad says and everyone starts walking outside.

"What about my breakfast?" I pout.

"Eat fruits in the car."

"Okay..."

"Dadu and Dadi aren't coming?" I ask ma.

"No, they are staying home," ma replied getting into the car. I open the car door and get in. Ishaan is sitting beside me, I buckle my seatbelt and face him.

"What do you think?" I asked my younger brother by one year.

He shrugged his shoulders like always plugging his earphone in his ears. "Little rascal." I slap his arm before turning to ma.

"Ma? Where we are going now?" I asked her.

She didn't answer my question and stayed quiet. I looked at dad who is busy looking out of the window.

"Papa where we are going?" I asked him loudly. I give them a suspicious look, I look at Ishaan who is smirking and that answered my questions.

"Dad! I don't wanna meet anyone now, don't play cupid-cupid. I know what you guys are up too," I said which made him turn around. They have been talking about this man who is the son of dad's friend. I declined every time they told me to meet him.

"He is a good guy Kia, why don't you meet him once before leaving for a Masters degree?"

"Dad stop the car or tell him to drive home!" I said firmly.

"Kia..."

"Dad, I'm serious. Don't do this when I don't like it. I have already told you and if still want me to meet him. Then I will not meet you guys and not return home."

"Come on dad, if she isn't interested in meeting men why are you forcing her? Just calm down and take it slow," Ishaan spoke.

He knows I'm losing my cool facade now. He told the driver to drive us to Radha krishn mansion.

When we reached my home, I got out of the car and walked towards the main door. I heard my mom saying something to my dad.

I waited for them to come inside. When they all stepped inside, I saw my dadi and dadu (dad's parents) sitting calmly on the sofa.

"Whose plan is this?" I asked them.

My dad pointed his finger to my mom and my mom pointed her finger to my dad. I snorted at them.

"Papa! I'm just twenty-one, I don't want to see men now. I want to complete my masters then help you in the business." I said he quickly looked guilty.

"We are just showing you them," my dad said.

"They fear that they may run out of good men for you," my brother joked sitting beside dadi and she kissed his cheek. I hissed at him, I went towards where my dad stood and hugged him.

"Papa there comes a time where you meet your right person and this is not the right time for me, rushing things will not bring a good husband for your daughter. I want to do something in my life then I will think about my life partner."

"Right... Let her finish her studies dad. Let her find her own man and then we will make it hard for her," Ishaan spoke.

"Love marriage?" dadu asked looking at Ishaan and me.

"Yes, don't you want your granddaughter to have a love marriage?" Ishaan asked dadu.

"We never had a love marriage in our family," dadi replied.

"There's always a first-time dadi," Ishaan said teasingly.

"Oh? so yours going to be second?" I ask him.

"You never know."

"Okay, we won't be playing cupid now," dad said making me laugh.

"You better not," I said.

"But Kia, what kind of husband you wish for?" my dad asked.

"Like Lord Krishn, I want him to be a notorious person with a peaceful smile on his face, with a mysterious glint in his eyes. Calm and collective kind." I said.

I worship Radha krishn so much, right from my childhood I adored their love story, watched so many series of Radha krishn aired on the television. I even got my first tattoo which is a small peacock feather with krishn written on my arm. It's very cute and small grabbing everyone's eye.

"Why don't you and I prepare lunch today?" I urged him.

"I love to," he replied.

I smiled before going to the kitchen. I'm a papa's princess, while my brother Ishaan is a momma's boy.

I graduated with my Bachelor of Business Administration, I'm going to New York to do my Masters degree. I got a scholarship in Greenwood. Dad's friend and business associate Xavier Knight lives in New York.

Dad doesn't want me to stay alone. He asked if it is okay if I stay in their home. They are more than happy if I stay at their house.

I met Elora knight once, she is a very sweet lady and she was more than happy when dad asked them for my homestay.

Their daughter Xahria is also in the same university as I'm along with her other friends. She is a junior by one year. She is in the last year of her Bachelor degree.

I'm tension free about it, it's not that easy for someone to live in a foreign country without anyone they know.

I spoke with her daughter Xahria and she is an easy-going girl. Though she looks like a model she is a soft-hearted person. We follow each other on i********:.

I was in awe looking at her g**g. Dad explained that; knight family is best friends with the other three families from so many years.

They are grown up together. They are so many of them in their g**g. Every post consists of the g**g, someone from her cool squad is always with her. Xahria said their g**g name is Snipers, I read about them online. At first, I don't know them but when I saw pictures of them, I got curious and googled them. They are famous and have millions of followers.

To be honest I'm eager to meet her and her squad. She told me that they are already excited to have me in their squad.

My dad said Knights family have three kids: Nikolai, Xaiden and Xahria. Nikolai is taking responsibility of business with his dad, Xaiden is selected for football NFL, New England Patriots team. He is a QB.

Ishaan is a fan of football and he watches it routinely when the season starts.

We all ate our lunch together laughing, talking and fighting. I will be going to New York in ten days. I'm sure gonna miss my family so much, my brother's fights and my momma's complaining.

Ishaan and I share a great sibling bond. We fight but we do know that in the bad times we have each other's hands to hold.

Ishaan is a cricketer, he is at present playing for the Indian Premier League. We are proud of him. I can't believe that my little brother is not my little brother anymore.

Next year he will be playing for the world cup. It will be his first time and I'm very much excited about it.

He is a hard worker, he used to wake up every day in the early morning and go for his cricket coaching. He still does to keep his physic fit.

I love my family no matter what, this is the first time that I'm going to live miles away from them.

"What ya thinking?" Ishaan asked stuffing his mouth with curry.

"Nothing," I say eating my food.

"Pass the salt," dadi said.

"Ishaan, stop stuffing your mouth and eat slowly," mum scolds Ishaan.

"Okay." I pass the salt and pepper to dadi.