CHAPTER-3

SAMEER

In one week, my life was changed. I got married to an unknown girl Named Naina Kumari. Yuck! What a name? Sounds so cheap. Now my newly wedded wife is waiting for me in my room.

Ughh!

I don't wanna go there. I don't want to see her face. Even till now I never had seen her face and I won't.

When I opened my room door, found her sitting on my bed.

How dare she?

I couldn't stand her in front of my eyes for a moment but this girl is sitting on my bed with an attitude of a queen. Huh, cheap queen! I wanted to throw her out of my room, not only from the room but my life too. Illiterate. Uncivilized villager. I fist my hand in anger and went towards her.

Maa sa gave me something. A gift and I have to give her as a wedding gift. 

Wedding gift... Huh, my foot. 

I throw the gift box on the bed. Suddenly she screamed. Now, what happened to her?

I was turned to the other side. When I heard her scream I turned to her side and found her rubbing her hand. Ohh! That gift fell on her hand and she got hurt by that. Poor girl.

"I did wrong." My inner soul scolds me.

"It wasn't an intentional act of mine," I replied to him with an attitude.

"Do you want to sit like this for the rest of the night?" I shouted at her making her jump at her place due to my fear. She hurriedly got down from the bed and stood nearby with her head bowed down, which was covered with the veil.

"See, I don't wanna hide anything, so I'm letting you know tonight only. I wasn't happy with this marriage, but I have married you just because of my father's words. Shove this in your little brain, you're the daughter-in-law of this house, only a Daughter-in-law, never try to become my wife. I love someone else and wanted to get married to her, but you have ruined my desires. There is no space for you in my life so don't hold any kind of hope regarding me. This relationship is nothing to me. I don't like you a single bit, even I don't know anything about you, nor do I wanna know." I was shouting at her. I'm sure she was really scared to see me like that. I went near her. She was shivering because of fear.

"Tell me one thing, what did you want? Why didn't you refuse this marriage?" I asked her in a dangerous tone holding her shoulder firmly. But didn't let her answer And released her shoulder.

"But why would you refuse when you were getting a chance to get such a handsome, good-looking, wealthy guy? Who the fool in the world would refuse to get such a luxurious life? At least not a cheap girl like you." I told her pointing my finger at her.

"All the girls who belong to small villages are the same as you greedy and selfish.  Such a gold digger,  Money minded women you're." I shout so many venomous words. But she didn't oppose me. Not a single word came out of her mouth.

Is she dumb?

"I don't wanna see your face so don't expect me to lift your veil. Buzz off. Go and get sleep in any corner just don't show me your face again." I shouted at her and she made her way toward the bathroom. But stopped hearing my next words.

"And yeah, tomorrow morning we have to leave for Delhi. I can't leave you here as my parents have already tied up you with me. I have to carry your burden. Either I wanna kill you or kill myself." I shouted and then sat on the bed.

After listening to my orders she went to the bathroom and closed the door normally. I was expecting her to get violent after my venomous words, but no. She didn't say anything. Not a single word. What a girl? Is she deaf? Or she is dumb?

She doesn't have any self-respect. Is money more important for her than her self-respect? Might-be.

"Are you a human or a devil? Who treats a girl like this, especially when she's your wife?" My inner soul again scolds me. But I wasn't guilty. I know she is money-minded, a gold-digger girl who doesn't have self-respect. She is with me only because of my money that's why she didn't even reply to me with a single harsh word. If it would be another girl she would slap me but she has ignored my venomous words.

"You're making a big mistake." My inner soul warned me.

"No, whatever I'm doing is correct," I said to my inner soul and stood up from the bed, and went to change myself into a night suit.

After changing myself I laid down on my bed to sleep but she was still in the bathroom. Is she considering the bathroom as her new bedroom? 

Maybe my bathroom is tenfolds better than her bedroom that's why she does not want to come out. I think she is napping inside. 

Or is she planning to trap me? But whatever she does, she won't get the status of my life partner, ever. 

Picking up my phone from the nightstand I dialed Puneet's number. And he picked it up after 3 long rings.

"Hey Bro! What happened? Why are you calling me on your first night?" He was trying to tease me. One day surely I will kill this man.

"Cut the crap, Puneet."

"Okey Fine dude! Chill, I'm kidding. Tell me why are you missing me?"

"How everything is going in the office?"

"Just relax, Everything is under control. By the way, are you coming back tomorrow?"

"Any doubt?" I asked. 

"No! I'm just asking." Maybe he was expecting something else in reply 

"Have you booked my tickets or not?"

"Yeah, I've. Don't  worry about that." He replied seriously and I took a deep breath before coming to the main question. 

"You didn't tell anything to Siya. Right?" 

"No, I haven't. Don't worry. She doesn't know anything about your marriage she only knows that you're there to meet your parents. She was panicked right then but now she is fine."

"Crap! I should talk to her."

"Hold on. Hold on. Just glance at the clock, she must be sleeping now. You're coming tomorrow only, do talk to her as much as you want and do whatever you want to do with her." He was holding mischievousness in his voice 

"Puneet." I tried to warn her. 

"Oh come on dude. Lemme sleep, I'm tired after doing so much work." 

"Fine, take a rest. Good  night."

"Good  night." He said and cut the call.  Again I checked the room. But still, she didn't come out.

Is she alright? I thought for some time then stood up from the bed and went towards the bathroom. I placed my ear near the door to hear what is happening inside. And I heard her crying. For a moment I felt pity for her. But the next moment I pushed that thought out of my mind and went to sleep.

NAINA

I was waiting for Kunwar sa in his room. Some unknown feelings were growing inside my heart. Everything was new for me. Now I'm Naina Sameer Pratap Singh. It's sounding so good. I was lost in my thoughts when I heard someone's footsteps.

"Kunwar sa is here." A big smile came to my lips. I was sitting in the middle of the bed like a newly wedded bride.

He entered the room and stood there near the door.

"Why is he not coming in?" I asked him in my thoughts. And in the next moment, he closed the door behind him.

"Aaaahhh!!!!" Suddenly something heavy fell on my hand and a scream came out of my mouth. I glance at that thing and found a gift box. Instead of throwing it at me, he could gave it in my hand after unveiling me. But he didn't. Why he did do this to me?

I was thinking about why he did this. I jumped from my place when I heard his shouting. He shouted at me because I was sitting on his bed. But it's mine too. I shove my thoughts and get down from the bed and stood near the bed pulling my veil more down to hide my face.

He told me what was inside his heart. No, he was not saying he was shouting at me. I know he was forced to marry me. He doesn't like me.  But Maa sa didn't tell me that he loves someone else. If I knew about that then I would like to die instead of marrying him. He doesn't love me but I do. When Pitaji told me about the marriage matter I started dreaming about our life together. And didn't even realize when did I fall in love with him. 

Tears were flowing from my eyes without any break. And I was shivering to see him like that. Suddenly he came near me and hold my shoulder.

And then what he said. That makes me shocked. How he could say that without knowing me. Then he released my shoulders and I took two steps back.

After blabbering so many nonsense things he called me so many dirty names. Greedy, selfish, Gold digger and Money minded women.

God why you did do this to me? As far as I remember, I didn't do any sin that you have punished me like this. I didn't marry him for his money. Say this to him.

I was crying silently behind the veil. I was dead from inside. My heart shattered into million pieces.

He told me he don't want to see my face.  Okey! I won't show my face to you. You don't want to unveil me. Okey! I won't remove my veil till you remove it.

Hearing his venomous words I made my way to the bathroom to cry my heart out. I couldn't control my tears more. And I don't want to show him my weak side.

 One should always hide their weaknesses, otherwise, people take advantage. 

I was going to the bathroom he stopped me. And inform me that we are leaving tomorrow.

Since he came here till this time I didn't say a word to him. It's not like that, I can't oppose him. It's like that I don't want to do. I respect him a lot. And for another reason, I love him more than my life. How could I oppose him?

Closing the bathroom door behind me I lean against the door and sat down like a broken mirror.

"Unfortunately I'm the reason behind your anger and disappointment, but I don't want to give you problems. Here I'm also helpless, our twisted fate has played this game and tied up us. Kunwar sa please forgive me. I promise I won't show you my face ever. I won't try to interfere in your life, I want you to live a happy life. You're my husband, though I'm not your wife." I wiped my tears and stood to go out. After 2 hours of my crying session, I came out of the bathroom and found him sleeping on the bed very peacefully. I went near him and stared at him lovingly. His hairs fall on his forehead. I wanted to run my fingers on them. But I don't have the right. Half-heartedly I went to my suitcase and took a ghagra choli to change myself. I stepped out of my wedding dress and change myself into my ghagra choli.

After changing I slept on the couch. Somehow I managed with that. I have to wake up early tomorrow so I set my alarm on my phone. For the last time, I glanced at him and closed my eyes.