Kiara's POV
I woke up feeling extremely tired, why wouldn't I? After all, I had been up till super long last night. I probably slept at 3 at night, and well, its 7:30 right now. I started thinking to myself about how I had worked for such a long time, and then it hit me. I have to go meet the Randhawa family today. Yes, I am excited, but that family gives off such a dangerous aura.
Yes, I am marrying one of the most eligible bachelors in the whole country. In the whole of India. I wonder why they give such dangerous vibes. Shrugging off the thought, I went to the bathroom to get freshened up for the day.
I am not lying, but I swear I spent 30 minutes just staring at my clothes. Excluding the time I was roaming around thinking about clothes. After wasting so much time, I simply decided to wear my favorite green coloured 3-piece kurti. (Indian wear)
I did some light make-up, and just as I was about to check my phone, I heard mother calling me. No, I do not have parents, but in the orphanage, we call the caretaker,'mother'. Oh no, it was loud. I walked down the stairs as if I had all the time in the world and found mother staring at me.
I seriously thought I would face mother the next time; ultimately, I am 23 years old. I am an adult, and I have full control over myself, not to mention that I have my own rights given to me by the government of India. No, I didn't face mother after all; like always, I ended up listening to her yell at me while my eyes were glued to the floor.
"Itni der ho gayi hai, lekin dekho khud ko. Abhi tak tayaar nahi hoyi ho. Kyun?" I couldn't answer her. I can never stand up for myself, and I can never talk back to anyone. She started again "Nahi bata sakti? Kal bhi Ghar late aayi thi. Hum batate hain. Ghoom rahi hogi apne boyfriend ke saath raat main. Aur aaj subhe bhi us hi se baat kar rahi hogi." She kept on going and going while I stood numb in my spot. How could she ever think I had a boyfriend when I was engaged to one of the most eligible bachelors in the whole of India? My chain of thought broke as mother yelled at me to take my things and start in the car. I took my phone and simply sat in the backseat of the car with my eyes still on the ground, at my feet.
(Its been so long but look at yourself. Your still not ready. Why?)
(Can't tell me? Yesterday too you came home late. I'll tell you why. You were roaming around with your boyfriend at the night, and today morning too you would have been talking to him only)
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Kritika's POV
I woke up with the sun hitting my face. I looked at my side to see if Yuhaan was still there, and just like always, nope, but he told Sasu Maa (Mother-in-law) that he would be at home tomorrow. Forget saying; he promised her, and the whole state knows how strong Yuhaan's words and promises are. Just as she was trying to process everything, she saw Yuhaan coming out of the bathroom in his sweatpants.
She couldn't help but stare at him. Sure, he was rude and arrogant, but gosh, his looks are A-level. If only he were a loving and caring husband, he would actually be one of the most eligible bachelors. Just then, she heard Yuhaan speak in his cold voice.
"Tad na band karogi?"
"Huh"
"Hum keh rahe hai, tad na nad karogi"
"H-hum apko tad nahi rahe hain" I said while breaking the eye contact.
"To phir aise kyun dekh rahi ho"
(Can you stop staring at me?)
(Huh?)
(I am saying, are you going to stop staring at me?)
(I- I am not staring you)
(Then why are you looking at me this way?)
Without waiting for a reply, he simply walked to the changing room, leaving me to process everything that just happened. Shrugging at the thought, I got out of bed and walked towards the bathroom for my morning routine.
I came out of the bathroom and saw my husband leaning against the wall, looking at his phone. He was wearing that crisp suit I had taken out for him a few days ago. Then, it hit me. Why was he wearing a suit in the house? "I am going to office today." He replied as if he read my mind.
"But didn't you promise Sasu Maa you will not Yuhaan ji?"
"I know I did; I have an important meeting today"
"Can't you postpone it? Aaj devar ji hone waali patni milne aa rahi hai."
"Janta hoon, lekin important hai" He said, trying to control his anger.
"Yuhaan ji koshish karke to dekhiye."
"Kritika maine keh diya matlab keh diya!" He yelled at her as he walked out while slamming the door shut.
(Today your younger brother's to-be wife is going to come to meet us)
(I know, but it is important)
(Yuhaan ji, atleast try)
(Kritika, I have said it means I have said it)
I could feel my eyes stinging as fresh, warm tears went down my cheeks. He could've said it calmly. Just then, my eyes roamed to the clock. Oh no! It was 7:30; I was so late. No, no, no. I hope Sasu Maa hasn't woken up yet. Please, please, please. I quickly got a hold of myself and started getting ready in a simple black and pink saree.
I rushed down stares to see the living room empty. "Hash, bach gayi." "kisse?" I heard a voice. I jerked my head up to see my husband looking at me with one hand in his pocket and the other holding his phone.
(Gosh, I'm safe) (By who?)
"A-aap yahaan? Office ke liye nikle nahi?"
"Nikalna chahta hoon, lekin koi mujhe breakfast de to hai na. Maa uthi nahi hai aur najane tum kya kar rahi ho." He replied in a cold voice. I'm starting to wonder he doesn't have a normal voice.
"Hum breakfast laga dete hai Yuhaan ji. Aap aaiye"
(Y-you are here? Why haven't you left for office yet?")
(I want to but if someone gives me breakfast, then I'll leave. Mom hasn't woken up yet and god knows what you are doing.)
(I'll serve you breakfast, come here)
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Yuhaan's POV
"Hash, bach gayi" I heard a voice squeak behind me. I turned behind to see my gorgeous wife trying to catch her breath. I couldn't say anything but "Kisse?". How could I say anything when this beauty was standing in front of me? My wife was standing in a plain, simple, gorgeous black and pink saree.
Black always suited her. Her eyes, nose, mouth, and all her features pop out with this color.I had a short conversation with her about my breakfast before she actually served it to me. I simply ate my breakfast with my wife standing next to me. I was just about to tell her to sit when my phone rang. It was Akash, my manager. "Sir, when will you come?" "I'll reach in 5", I said, and I left my breakfast without finishing it.
I took my car keys and left for my office. One of our drivers did come up to me to ask if I needed him to drive for me, but hell nah. I am not giving my love to just anyone. I rudely refused him and sat in my car, turning it on.
My mind wandered off to my girl. Her eyes, her lips, her features, they way she stutters when she is around me. God the way I intimidate her. They way she looks at and suddenly breaks the eye contact as she stares down due to shyness. Oof, hayee main marjanaa (Oof, gosh im gonna die). Just then I heard my inner voice, Yuhaan shut up. What are you even thinking? Have you gone mad? How can you even think about her? Yuhaan remember, with these emotions... hogaya business (Business is done sarcastically ). Forgetting my thoughts, I entered the building as everyone got up and bowed to me. This is called business and power. I used the private elevator made specially for me and went towards my cabin.
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Dhwani's POV
I woke up to find myself cuddling with my husband. I could feel this smile grow on my face. A man who hates women and prefers his own company never distanced himself further than he already was from me. I slowly removed my hand from his neck and chest and walked towards the bathroom, taking my clothes with me. I came out to my husband, still lost in deep sleep. I went towards the bed and shook his legs to wake him up. A little hum escaped his mouth with an annoyed expression on his face. "Shikhar, please wake up. Sasu Maa aagayin to problem ho jayi gi." He sat up on the bed with a grumpy expression on his face as he glared at me.
(If mother-in-law comes, then a problem will be a big problem.)
"I am going down, please get ready and come down on time, Kiara is coming home today." He nodded at me, getting out of bed. I too took my phone and went down the stairs to the living room to find Bhabhi ( Elder brother's wife) in the kitchen with some of the servers cooking food. "Good morning, bhabhi" "Good morning, hamari pyaari devrani" (My sweet sister-in-law) "
Good that you are here, now come on and help me with the lunch" She replied with a smile like the sunshine. I smiled back at her when we both suddenly heard Sasu Maa's voice and boy was it loud. The two of us ran outside to find her glaring at us. When I saw Shikhar beside her. I asked him what happened to her as she kept on yelling at bhabhi. This man had the audacity to ignore his own wife. Wow.
Just then my phone started ringing, It was aashika. The closest person to me after bhabhi. Oh no. She called at the wrong time, I looked up to see Sasu Maa to find her giving me a death. I cut her call as fast as I could and turned it too silent. That is when I knew, it was now my time to get scolded.
"Aur ye maharani ko dekhiye, pura din bas apne doston ke sath chapad chapad. Kabhi ek din hamare bete se pucha 'ke aap kese hain, aap kya kar rahe hai?' Nahi kuch nahi. Kese puche gi, doston se to time kabhi milta hi nahi." She went on yapping. How would she know how much I talk to my husband in the room. Just as she was about to say more, we heard someone yell "Enough, I don't want a single word out of anyone's mouth." It was sasur ji (Father-in-law). The whole room was now silent as me and bhabhi served food to everyone.
(and look at this queen here, all day she just blabbers to her friends. Has there been 1 day where you asked my son 'how are you, what are you doing?' Nope nothing. How will you ask huh. You never get time from your friends.)
Kiara's POV
I waited for mother to tell me to get of the car because any thing done without her command meant yelling. She got out of the car signaled me to do the same, I followed all her signals without any question like scared puppy, which I was.
Mother walked in front of me as I saw her ring the door bell. I stood behind her with my head bowed down as I stared at my feet. The door didn't open for a long time but mother refused to ring the bell twice. After a few seconds, a servant came to open the door for us and apologized as to why it took so long to open the door. Although kaka (uncle) was rudely interrupted by mother and my to-be Sasu Maa. Mother harshly pulled me in the house as a threw an apologetic look at kaka while he just sweetly smiled back at me.
"Arey aap log to bade jaldi aagaye" Sasu maa said with a smile plastered on her face. Why could I tell her smile was fake as hell? And wait, did she just say we reached early? THEN WHY WAS I YELLED AT FOR BEING TO SLOW? My trance was broken when mother replied with "Humne socha ke aaplogon ke saath thodi der jyada reh legi hamari Kiara." Ohoho baate to sono, shahed ki tarah kar rahi hai. I thought in my mind.
(Oh you guys came pretty early)
(We thought that our Kiara could spend longer with you all)
(Ohoho look at her talks. She is talking as sweetly as sugar.)
Leaving my thoughts, I stared at mother's disappearing figure as I was left alone with my Sasu Maa. She knew I had no courage in front of Mother, so her plastered smile was erased as soon as mother left and Sasu maa abruptly left the area. I simply followed her as I had no idea what to do.
As the two of us entered the dining room, we could see everyone's eyes fixed on us. Sasu Maa went and sat down at the table as Sasur Ji told me to sit down on a chair as well by gesturing. Without a word everyone continued eating and I too decided to remain quiet. I was looking around at the huge room as I noticed everyone was here except Yuhaan Jett ji (Brother-in-law) and Kritika bhabhi. As if somebody read my mind, they answers "Bhaiya (brother) left for office and Bhabhi is in her room." It was my husband. The Abhimanyu Singh Randhawa. His voice faded as I stared at his perfect body as he leaned towards the table to eat his food as his fingers touched the spoon when he carefully put the spoon in his mouth eating the contents. Wait Kiara, what are you even thinking, SHUT UP. We understand its your fiance, but you can't just stare at his body in such a way. YOU CAN'T STARE AT ANYONE THIS WAY. What's even going on in your head.
My train of thoughts broke as I heard Sasur Ji bump his fist on the table clearing his throat he said "Dhwani take Kiara in Abhimanyu's room". Without a word or question she simply nodded and got up and so did I but before I could move a step I heard him again "Baba not my room". Just as I was about to sit down I saw Sasur Ji's stare at me didn't move an inch. "Abhimanyu, Do everything after marriage, right now, listen to what I say." Abhimanyu nodded and me and bhabhi walked out of the room, not before I heard him whisper to me, "You will regret this". I walked behind bhabhi as I heard my inner voice exclaim in excitement Oh gosh his lips touched my earlobe. Gosh I'm gonna die, eeeeehhh I'm actually going in his room!
At night -
Author's POV
Oh god, it's 2 o'clock right now. IN THE NIGHT. I understand he is workaholic and stuff but does anyone work till this late? He should take care of his health. Kritika thought worried about Yuhaan. As if on cue, Yuhaan walked in the room and saw Kritika on the bed. Without a single word he took off his tie and threw it on the couch. He slowly started unbuttoned his shirt as he stared at Kritika. He was about to continue when he noticed Kritika's wide eyes, and with a smirk on his face, he walked into their walk-in closet and then towards their changing room.
Kritika couldn't help but stare at her husband's perfect body. His muscles—those forearms, oof. She flinched when she heard the door slam as Yuhaan walked out and sat on the opposite side of the bed as he took out this laptop. Gosh, now he is going to work this late at home too. Kitna kaam karta hai. Yuhaan could notice the continuous stare at him as he slowly twisted his face to see a worried Kritika. The eye-contact remained for while when suddenly he questioned "Tad na Band karogi?" Nostalgia hit her as she was reminded of their conversation in the morning and she replied the exact same way. "H-hum aapko tad nahi rahe hai" He smirked while listening to his wife reply in the exact way he wanted her to. " To phir aap hitch-kitcha kyun rahin hai" He replied in such a way she gets tongue twisted, and she did. She really couldn't help but blink multiple times into realization. He simply smirked and kept his laptop aside turning the lights off.
(He does so much work.)
(Can you stop staring?)
(I-am not staring at you)
(Then why are you stuttering)
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Dhwani lay on her in wonder as to whether her husband is fine or not. Shikhar walked in the same moment, making Dhwani's face light up. She immediately got out of bed and ran towards her husband, hugging him tight with a huge smile on her face, while Shikhar had a poker face and a stiff body, but Dhwani didn't think about it; she just said a sweet goodnight to Shikhar and went to sleep on the bed. Shikhar, being Shikhar, quietly changed into his comfortable clothes and went to bed, where he was surprised with a sudden hug by Dhwani.
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Kiara had left the Randhawa mansion long ago, but the conversation between mother and her Sasu Maa was still stuck in her head.
Flashback
Sasu Maa - Hume na sacchi main Kiara bohot pasand hai. (We really like her a lot)
Mother - Hume bhi Kiara bohot pasand hai, bohot dukh hoga iski shaadi dekh kar. Accha hum chalte hai 2 din bad milenge. (We too like Kiara a lot, it is going to be very sad to see her getting married.Okay, we will take your leave and we will meet after 2 days)
With this, we left the Randhawa mansion with my head held low.
Flashback over
There were thousands of thoughts continuously roaming around in her mind and without realizing it, rivers of tears were flowing from her eyes. She slowly closed her eyes and fell back on her pillow while still sobbing, just like she cried herself to sleep.
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Once again, the next day, Kritika woke up herself but.. only to find her husband..missing?
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Eeeeehhhhhh, Im'm actually done with my first every chapter. Im sooo happy and I really have 3099 words. Im sooo happy. I will soon create and instagram account for the story as well.
I am so delighted to finally post this. I know its been long since I posted the prologue but i'm trying my best and chapter 2 will be out as soon as possible.
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Your dear Author,
Aarvi
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