'Yeh raha aapka.. i mean.. aapka aur bhaiya ka kamra..'
The words made her heartbeats fast. She slowly raised her eyes and looked around.
The room was beautifully decorated with candles, roses and white coloured balloons. She clutched her silver embroidered red dupatta in nervousness. As she walked inside, she could hear the girls giggling and closing the door behind her.
The realization of her present struck her. She stood still, trying to register the fact in her mind that she was now a married woman and it was her first night.
Walking straight near the window, she looked outside. The moon was shining bright, lighting the surrounding. Sigh! What a beautiful sight! She thought and slightly smiled.
Just then, she heard the sound of the door opening. She widened her eyes in fear and then instantly closed them while calming down and convincing herself to relax. 'Teri shaadi insaan se hui hai, koi bhoot se nahi jo tu itna darr rahi hai..' She said to herself in her mind.
'Megha..'
She jerked and quickly turned around, only to find the man of her life, her husband, Mr. Mohan Bhatnagar.
'A..aap a..a.. i mean.. a..ap k..kab..'
'Ssshh!' Mohan gestured her to be quiet by putting the index finger on his lips.
Megha was silent. She just kept on looking at Mohan, baffled, trying to read his face.
'Shaant ho jaao aur phir dheere se baat karo..' Mohan tenderly said to her.
She smiled a bit and nodded innocently, just like an obedient kid. 'Thank you..' she said gratefully after a moment.
'Kyun?' Mohan confusedly questioned her while taking out his night suit from his cupboard.
'Mujhe.. s..samjhne ke liye.. Mere k..kami ke baad bhi..' She sadly lowered her eyes and continued, 'baad bhi m..mujhe..'
'Megha..' Mohan interrupted and walked near her. 'Dekho meri taraf..'
Megha looked in his eyes slowly and was in awe of the softness in them.
'Phir kabhi yeh mat kehena. Bas ek baat yaad rakhna ki tum perfect ho.. mere liye tou bilkul perfect ho..' He assured her with a friendly smile.
'Aap..'
'Ek aur baat..' Interrupting her again, Mohan pleaded, 'Please mujhe 'aap' kehena chodo. Pleaseee!'
The way he requested her broke her in a laugh. 'Theek hai..' she happily affirmed. There was a sense of relief and comfort in her tone.
Mohan grinned. 'Main change karkey aata hoon. Tum bhi change karlo. Yeh jewelries and all.. tumhe suffocate kar raha hoga..' he said casually and walked inside the washroom.
Megha looked on with a wide smile until Mohan was finally away from her sight. With a content-filled look in her eyes, she took slow steps towards the window and gazed at the moon. Subtly smiling, she started sharing her feelings with the nature, 'Bachpan se main sochti thi ki meri kami ki vajah se koi mera life partner nahi banega .. Koi mujhse pyaar nahi karega .. Lekin tab yeh kaha pata tha ki upar waale ne mere liye bhi kisi ko banaaya hai .. Yeh jaante huye bhi ki nervousness mein main baat kartey waqt stammer karti hoon, usne dusro ki tarah mujhe reject nahi kia ..'
Smiling in bliss, she went on a flashback of the memorable day in her life when Mohan happily announced in front of their parents that he would marry Megha. She remembered how she doubted him by thinking for a second that he was pitying on her by accepting her but as soon as she noticed his genuine smile, she couldn't stop herself from falling for it and believing that he was indeed the right choice for her.
'Arey tumne abhi tak change nahi kia?'
Coming back to the present, she turned her face and found her dear husband standing with a polite and friendly smile on his face. It was sweet enough to make anyone diabetic, she thought and blushed, and the moment she noticed him in black vest and white pajamas, her cheeks turned dark pink. She felt the goosebumps all over her skin and the butterflies flying in her stomach!
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INDEX
Chapter 2 - Pg 4
Chapter 3 - Pg 8
Chapter 4 - Pg 11
Chapter 5 - Pg 18
Chapter 6 - Pg 20
Chapter 7 - Pg 22
Chapter 8 - Pg 23
Chapter 9 - Pg 25
Chapter 10 - Pg 28
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