D's PoV
We reached our home. It was so big. It has a big lawn and lots of space around the house. The house stands in between the big fence and is surrounded by lawn and garden on all the sides. We entered the home with our right foot first after aarathi(a ritual to do when the bride and groom come in for the first time). He went in straight and went upstairs. I was guided by some aunties to the pooja room. I did what they told me.
My dad and mom came to me and gave me a hug and patted my head lovingly. I saw a lone tear escape from my dad's eyes. I know how much it is hurting for him to see me like this. I can't do this to him. Afterall I made this decision. Not him. I looked them in the eye and nodded my head. That was all they needed. My mom broke into tears followed by my sisters. I had a brief moment of grief! I talked them out of it. They all knew it was going to be hard for me. So, they don't want to burden me with their grief. I am lucky!
After they all went, my maternal aunt was with me to prepare me for the night. I am not going into a room alone with him. Not today at least. I reasoned with my aunt and she said it's the auspicious day and everything should be done as it's their responsibility. Me and my aunt were in a room downstairs. I am still in my silk saree. Obviously, I don’t have anything to change. My mom is yet to give me some change of clothes for today.
We heard a knock and aunt went to open the door. Ravi came in with a wide smile.
"Hey hi Ravi!" I greeted him.
"Hi anni! I have some t-shirt and track pants if you want to change. I mean we donated all our mom's things to the orphanage and we all are men here, so we don’t have anything to offer you." he said with a goofy smile. I so like this guy. I nodded my head in agreement and he gave me a new set of t-shirt and pants.
I took it from him and went to the restroom to get myself changed. I could hear Ravi and my aunt talking. These men are so alien. The shirt came to my mid-thigh and I had to fold the pants in half. I don't know who these were, but all 3 men in this house should be sharing their clothes. They are all the same height and muscled up.
I came out and Ravi instantly started laughing at me. My aunt had a mild smile erupting at the corner of her lips. I glared at him playfully and he said "Sorry anni, you look so funny in this. You are so small” , still laughing.
"Oh! stop it Ravi. I actually have a favor to ask you from."
"What is it anni? You just have to tell me what you want and I will do it." he said.
I smiled at him lovingly. This boy is sure going to be my support, friend and everything in this house until I tame my hubby.
"Can you talk to Shekar uncle and stop tonight's preparations? You know your brother is angry and I am not ready to face his wrath yet." I said, a little frightened.
"You like my brother. Don't you anni?"
"What?"
"My brother wanted you to say no but you said yes for this marriage! You like him!" I was taken aback! How can I let this slip my mind? As far as our parents are concerned, this marriage happened with both of our consent. I can't ruin this on the very first day.
Great D! You should start taking medicines to boost your memory power!
"What? No! It’s not like that, Ravi. You are mistaken. I mean we have no problem with this night." I said sheepishly.
Though intrigued by my answer he didn't push me. I eyed my aunt to him and he nodded his head just to ensure he got me. See, I knew he would make a great friend. He then showed me around the home. It's a huge home. Our home was big with 6 bedrooms. But this is huge. It had 3 bedrooms with attached bathrooms, pooja room,family room, drawing hall, kitchen and dining on the ground floor. 5 bedrooms with a loft on the first floor. My favorite so far is the wooden swing in the loft!
We went in every room except for the first room upstairs that is straight across the swing. You are right, that’s where my husband resides..!
After the home tour, we had our tea and snacks. It's 5.30pm! We didn't eat our lunch since we had our breakfast at 12pm at the wedding hall. Shekar uncle calls me "kanna". I like that endearment! It makes me feel like I'm not new here.
"I'm so sorry for what you've been put through, kanna! But I'm so glad that you are my daughter-in-law now. My son’s wedding with you has lifted that burden that has been sitting on my heart since it all started." he said.
For some reasons, I feel like Ravi and Shekar uncle don't like Smirthi. Should I feel happy about that? At Least they are not disappointed with my arrival. And for the same, I totally don't know why Smirthi's family left the wedding hall all of a sudden. I don't know if it's a good time to talk about that.
As if reading my mind, Ravi said, "You must be thinking why that girl who claimed to love my brother left all of a sudden. Right anni? I have a very good answer for that but I would rather wait and let you discover. But I can say for sure she never loved my brother for what he is but for what he has."
"I don’t want to talk ill about a girl whom I never saw Ravi. I think you say Smirthi was with your brother for money. Even if it is so, why would she leave your brother when he has the same money even now? It doesn’t add up, Ravi".
He gave me a knowing smile and said "There is some missing information anni. I'm sure when those missing pieces are revealed, you can see how right I am!"
All the while my uncle said nothing. He just kept looking at Ravi and me. We wound up our chit chat session when my anni came. My anni came with my baggage. I hope I have my everything in there. I literally ran to the room we were in and changed to my pajamas. Ha how comfy!
It had everything, a load of new dresses, my body wash, shampoo, paste, brush etc., and a load of new underwear. That's amazing how my mom managed to bring all these together in such a short notice of time. It also had all my jewels, a pass book, and my credit card. Wow! How thoughtful..!
When I came out with my pjs, my aunt and anni gave me disapproving looks. But uncle said, "Ha now you look better!" That closed the upcoming advice from my aunt and anni.
All the while that man who tied the sacred knots to me never came out of his room or should I say our room..?!
At 7.30pm my aunt and anni draped me with a pink silk saree and did my hair. I just applied some nude lip gloss and stopped them from caking me up. They took me to the pooja room again and asked me to do some pooja and rituals.
At 8.30, we all sat to have dinner. The dinner was light and tasty. Everyone was quiet but Ravi was giving me looks of sympathy. No Ravi, not Helping!
At 9pm I was left at the doorstep of the lion's den all alone with loads of advice. Huh! As if my husband is going to make love to me tonight. Do they actually think we are going to do some dirty stuff tonight? Impossible.
I could hear my heart and feel the somersaults my stomach was making. It’s no time to fear D! You made this decision and you have to face what's coming. Gather all your courage, you can do this!
I gently knocked on the door and waited for a reply. After a minute or so I knocked again and pushed the door. It was not locked. I plugged my head inside and scanned the room. It was by far the biggest room in this house. It has a three-seater couch on the left side with a tea table in front of it, a huge king bed in the middle, a big mirror on the wall on the right side, a door near that mirror, a restroom may be, a dresser opposite to the bed. Neat and clean.
No sign of my GEM (Ginger Eaten Monkey) husband. After scanning the room twice to make sure he is not in there, I stepped in the room and closed the door behind me. I put the glass of milk on the side table, near the bed and sat on the bed. I was shivering for what was to come. I have no idea how he is going to behave. Will he shout at me..? or will he throw me out..?
D's PoVI waited for 30minutes and still no sign of him coming. I am now feeling sleepy. I can’t sleep in a saree and I don't have my belongings in this room. After so long, I decided that he is not going to come. So, I surfed his wardrobe and took a t-shirt and pants."Anyways he is going to lash out on you. Using his things will make no difference. So let’s sleep comfy." I thought to myself.I started removing my jewels and placed them on the side table. I started to take off the safety pins that were holding my saree together. When I was about to take my saree off, I remembered I didn’t lock the room. What if he walks straight in when I change..?Wow that would be so romantic D! He will fall at your feet once he sees how beautiful and curvy you are!
Rishi's PoVI have an office room in my room. The big mirror on the right-side wall is my room! The entrance to it lies within the dressing room. It will look just like a wardrobe door! Initially it was made to be a walk-in closet. But I needed a secluded place for my office set up so I remodeled it to be my office room. And the fun part is, I can see my bedroom through the mirror from inside my office room!When I was working on my client’s requirements, I heard a knock. I looked at the time. It was 9.30. I usually will never lock the door. So, I thought of going in after finishing the work in hand, which will hardly take 5minutes.After a minute I heard a loud knock. Then she opened the door and peeped in to see. She rolled her eyes inside the room and slowly came in and closed the door. She looked so lovely!
D's PoVI barely slept last night. I so wanted to punch him in the face yesterday but got scared when he shuffled in his sleep. Punching can wait!I looked at the clock and it said 5.30am. I decided to go downstairs and get to know the routine of my home now!Awww D! Look at you big girl! You have never seen this time in your whole life and never thought about doing chores at home! But now, you want to learn about YOUR HOME huh!? I’m so proud of you D!As you all know, just ignore my mind! She sometimes lies. I cook really well. Though I know only non veg items. Cooking is a house chore right?!I quietly got up and stretched myself as sleeping on this damn couch is not that easy. It’s just made for sitting, not for sleeping! I should have let that Hitler sleep
D's PoVDo you guys remember the fact that I don’t have a cell phone? I feel like I’m misplaced in a strange land. I need to get in touch with my sisters, dad, and mom. And most of all I need to tell my fairy tale to my friends. I’m sure they are going to freak out.Ravi said he is going to resume his college work from Monday and so is uncle and Rishi for their office work. Ravi is in his final year of Engineering. So, it’s just a project for him this year. That is good news for me because he won’t be away all day. I mean I can't stay at home all alone right?!Right now, my uncle and Ravi are in the drawing hall watching TV. I need someone's phone to call my parents. I went in and sat with them on the sofa. I can’t ask for Ravi's phone. You know, he is a young man and he may not like to share
Rishi's PoVMy dad said I can't go out now. I planned to resume my work from monday, before allthese chaos occurs. Now I really wanted to leave this house. I mean I literally can'tstop seeing her, listening to her or thinking about her..!I need to breathe properly to get my mind straight and think about everything that hashappened and what to do next. That’s not going to happen when she is around me. ButDad says I can’t go out now and I have to keep the same plans as before. When I was about to climb stairs to go to my room I heard her ask for dad's phone to talk to her parents. I was shocked to hear that she doesn't have her own phon
D's PoVI went into the kitchen to see Chinna anna. I wanted to cook for my family. Chinna anna was busy chopping vegetables. Oh no, I don’t cook veg recipes!"Chinna anna! Can we make some chicken? I can cook!""You have to go to our 'kuladeivam temple'(native temple of a family) ma! Until then nononveg!"I pouted and started helping him chop the veggies. He took my help gladly and startedcooking. I observed how he cooks. Rishi came down after our little talk in the room. He was sitting in the hall watching tv. He looked at me when I was setting up the table for lunch. Man! His looks make my stomach flip. I decided to ignore his looks. He already c
D’s PoV After lunch, again my dad, uncle, and Rishi sat for little talks! Dad insisted on taking us right after lunch. But uncle said no. He wanted us to stay for tea. I took my mom sisters and Ravi to my room(hehe the room I’m staying in) to continue my explanation. "So yes! Rishi is my school senior! I mean not an immediate senior. He was in 12th grade when I was in 8th grade. We had a connection back then! Kinda crush! It was mutual on both sides. He would look at me in the mornings, intervals, lunch and evenings after school! I don’t think he remembers or recognizes me now. But I felt that connection with him even now. I felt it so right to marry him! So, I made the decision to marry him." when I saw them looking hard at me I continued. ”So please don’t think tha
D’s PoVMy dad, mom and sisters hopped in the car they came in. Rishi was getting his car out. He had a shoulder bag with him. His dress and laptop may be! The horror is he didn’t call for the driver. He is going to drive. And I’m going to go alone with him. The drive is 45minutes remember?!I informed Chinna anna about going to my parent's place. I waved bye to uncle and Ravi and I got in the car. My dad started already and he was typing our address on google maps. I felt anxious! He is in no good mood. He has this dark aura now, that says 'don’t try me now'. I wonder what happened to him all of a sudden? He was smiling. ok, not smiling but smirking at me when I gave him the juice. He was talking happily to my dad and now he is all grumpy.He started driving and I wanted to talk to him