AUTHOR 'S POV
Anjali looked concerned! The look on her mother in law's face was something she should be concern of!"Is something wrong aunty?Did I mess up anything?" She asked knowing everything in her life right now is wrong and messed up"Nope!it's not about you Anjali! You did nothing wrong, it's Arun! " Vani told and Anjali nodded confusedVani took a deep breath and looked at Anjali"We shouldn't have forced you into this wedding dear! Sor...sorry " Vani looked like she had so much to talk but words refused to leave her mouth!She looked restless and guilty!"It's was not forced aunty! Yes I Agree the circumstances was different but I did it for my brother and he never forced me " Anjali told and Vani sighed at her innocence"Just...just know Arun was never like this ,he was the best and loveable okay? " Vani told as she took a deep breathAnjali was confused what does she mean by " He was the best"Shouldn't she say her son is still the best ?"Maaaa! I am hungry" Arun who walked down the stairs yelledHe took his seat in the dinning table along with his other brothers and father ."We will talk about this later Anjali, now let's go" Vani told and walked towards the tableAnjali turned around and followed her mother in law and that's when Arun realised his wife someone he married yesterday is there watching him .All of sudden,he felt very conscious and regreted walking around in thoese night track pantsCause she was all dressed up in a red kurti set , she did had some make up on however Arun found her very pretty.She did noting to grab his attention but she just standing there and trying to actually mingle with his family was making her attractive to his eyes.She looked like a deer lost in the wild forest, she seemed like she had no idea what was going around yet she tried her best to actually catch up with themHe was watching her every move and that was making her feel uncomfortable yes! UncomfortableHe causally ran his fingers in his silky hair trying to set his hair.Anjali looked at Arun's brothers who were dressed up in suits and Arun who was in his night tracks!She wondered,if he had taken a day off or something cause he did not seem to go to the company today!Soon the breakfast was done and everyone left the hall !Vani and the two daughter in law's of the family walked to Anjali."We might leave tomorrow to Chennai! Actually we do have a ritual of visiting our home god so get ready Anjali" Vani told and Anjali noddedAnjali found it all werid that no one in the dining table started a conversation or tried to interact with each other , it was like a strict professional lunch with colleagues.That's how she felt! And now her mother in law informing her about the trip and left to her room!All seemed so werid for her! Anjali was never in a joint family so she assumed that was the reason for weirdness.Anjali sat on the kitchen island peeling the skin of the potato as she wanted to help her co sisters who were cookingShe knew cooking but she was not a great cook and did not had much interest towards cooking but she loves cutting veggies .Her two co sisters sat around her and tried to have a conversation with her and Anjali liked it .Atlest some one in the house is trying to talk !"Anjali i might sound strange but... Your Lucky " anitha the first daughter in law of the family told and Anjali just wanted to yell at her .Her entire life turned upside down just yesterday and here this woman called her lucky!"Lucky? Who me? Yes very much" Anjali told and of course it was sarcastic Aishwarya the second daughter in law of the family sighed and looked at Anjali"She meant your Lucky because your married to Arun " Aishwarya told"And why should I feel lucky?"Arun was someone who made me comfortable here first Anjali! He was cheerful and positive! The light of this family to be clear " Aishwarya told"He made sure we felt home here when my own husband was running behind money! He still is and that's a different story but trust me Anjali your in safe hands" Aishwarya toldAnjali who was confused felt even more confused with their confessions"Do you guys know why the bride broke the wedding yesterday?" Anjali asked and both of them nodded as noShe excused herself and went to his room , well that was the only room she knew in the entire house .Standing in the balcony ,she looked over the railing and saw Arun laying down in the grass ,his brother 's kids around him giggling and falling on him.He looked so human and attractive to her eye at that point! She felt like the man down there was something or someone she wanna learn more !Breaking her thoughts her phone rang and it was from her brother a wide smile streched on her face ."I missed you" was the first thing Selva told as soon as she picked the call making her chuckle"It's not even a day since I got married now stop being a drama queen " Anjali told" No Anjali trust me ,I miss you and gone a miss you even more " Selva told"Nope! Just a phone call and i will be infront of our house and kick your over dramatic ass" Anjali told and Selva sighed"Remember the London branch problems ? That is going out of control, the construction is stopped and it's all messed up so I and shilpa are leaving to London" Selva told and Anjali had her lips pressed into a lineShe did not know ,if she have to feel happy that her brother is finnally getting out of his comfort zone and taking risks or feel sad that the only family she has have to move to London" Ohhh!" That was all Anjali said"I know I know ! This is yet again all of sudden but We had no choice...you please visit us tomorrow! Let's talk in detail" Selva told and Anjali agreed and ended the call.Turning around she saw Arun who entered the room"I swear i did not hear you talk on the phone " he told as he raised his hands as if he was surrenderingAnjali smiled and nodded like she was saying "she knows he did not eavesdrop"Taking a breath of relief, Arun smiled at her"Can you please get ready in 10 mintues?We need to go somewhere really quick" Arun asked and Anjali nodded not knowing where he was taking her.AUTHORS POV Anjali looked at her packed suitcases which just arrived from her house! Shilpa had packed everything and anything she could and send it Taking out just two sets of fresh dress Anjali started packing her bag for the chennai trip! Arun who was in the washroom came out and saw her packing the bag!He couldn't understand what made him stare at her but he did! She was something in his eyes! Maybe he was trying to understand that he married to the woman who was infront of him! Or trying to find a reason to hate her..Sighing he pulled out his phone and plugged it into the charger "Where are you going"he asked "We are going to your native I guess as there is ritual!! your parents told to pack "anjali told without even looking at him "Oh,then pack my clothes too" he told as he picked up a comb and started setting his hairAnjali looked at the man infront of her with her hands folded across her chest! She did not like the way Arun just ordered her ,she felt he needed to be
AUTHOR'S POV Anjali was almost asleep ,her eyes were begging her for some rest and she slowly let in and closed her eyes when her phone rang making her scatter!It was Selva who called her! "Anjali! We reached the airport waiting for the flight" Selva told and Anjali nodded as if he could see her body through the phone "Anjali...? You there?" Selva asked "Ahh yess! Have a happy journey and also best of luck! The London branch is ours win it Selva" Anjali told making Selva smile , a few more minutes of conversation and the call was ended .She looked at her phone to have a look at the time! It was 12 extractly midnight! She hated how Arun still did not care to even find out that someone he married a day ago is doing okay or what!Time was passing by quickly and there was no sign of Arun .Anjali did not have Arun's number and not like she can call even if she had his number cause her phone just died ,She could not stay inside the house too as the house was locked and her mother i
AUTHOR'S POV Anjali looked at Arun confused,her eyebrows narrowed and her jaws looking sharp as she was gritting her teeths."Hey hey! No i did not mean to do something inappropriate, you were asleep and i just wanted to help " Arun told raising his hands and Anjali looked away and nodded"Thank you" she mumbled and climbed down the car ,she spotted Aishwarya standing and Anjali soon spotted her and marched inside the house .As soon anjali finished greeting her in laws ,she found her room with the help of Anita and started taking rest !Anjali found her temperature was high and she felt very weak ,as she did not had a good sleep and most importantly food! Arun knocked the door and Anjali whispered " come in" her voice felt weak and shaky Seeing Anjali on the bed all covered up in the blanket in the buring hot sun outside ,Arun thought what a crazy woman she was? His mind not even once alarmed himself that his wife might be sick! "Get ready!! Its getting late "arun told as we
AUTHOR 'S POV Anjali woke up and saw herself in the room covered with a blanket and the side table arranged with medicines,a flask filled with hot water and few fruits! And note under the glass!"Will be back in a few hours! If you wake up early eat these fruits by then I will be back! Take care - Arun:) " She got down the bed and looked around the room trying to find Arun! She felt so much better now and she just wanted to thank Arun for his help , realising he is not back yet Anjali walked into the washroom and got freshen up! She was still in her saree so she changed into a night wear and came outside the washroom and started going towards the kitchen and realised she was not in the mood to cook something or did not really know where the ingredients were!She sat in the kitchen counter and scrolled through her phone trying to order something"Anjali??" She heard Arun calling her and she immediately looked up at him and smiled."Idk if you hungry right now? But i got us dinner "
AUTHOR 's POVTwo weeks passed since Arun and Anjali were back to banglore! Anjali was now almost getting used to the family yet she always felt something werid ,the vibe and the bond between the brothers, the parents relationship with Arun everything looked faked and Arun did not talk about anything of this to Anjali and Anjali did not want to try !In these two weeks , Anjali and Arun rarely meet each other Anjali had hectic work schedule and Arun always reached home late after she fell asleep or even if he comes quick , Anjali would be tired to start a conversation! "Anjali! Here take a sip and continue your work" Rani~ Anjali one among the business partner told as she gave Anjali a cup of coffee "Nope! Anjali take this Tea i have made this with special tea masala power " Ramesh ~ who also is a partner told as he placed the cup infront of her Anjali pouted and looked at both of them! Ramesh and Rani both were her college besties! It was them who gave her the confidence to sta
AUTHORS POVIt was February 14th - valentine's day! The whole city was busy , flowers shops and gift shops being crowded.A bunch of girls giggling to the sight of boys who were hesitating to propose them! Anjali 's lips streched looking at the city full of love! The spring season had done its best to the weather to add beauty to the cityAnjali 's scooty was still unrepaired and she thought to walk to her company Anjali was wearing a purple anarkali top! Which twirled along with her whenever she twirled.She reached near her office and saw Manish waiting for someone along with a girl who who probably the same age of Anjali"Hello" Anjali told as she went near them and Manish smiled at her "Are you waiting for someone?" Anjali asked and he nodded as yes "Hello! Yep I was waiting for you and before that meet Sandhya! My fiance " Manish told and Sandhya smiled at Anjali and forwarded her hand for a handshake "Nice to meet you" Anjali told and Sandhya smiled at her "Okay! Now tell m
AUTHOR 'S POV Arun strencted his hands and looked at Anjali who was peacefully sleeping on the bed ! She looked peaceful,calm and cute ,few hair bangs on her face and she had slightly opened her mouth .Arun could not help but chuckle looking at her sleep just like a kid and suddenly that smiled stopped as his eyes fell on that bandage in her hands .His heart filled with guilty! He shouldn't have agreed to lily , he shouldn't have brought her to the date! Why does he always mess up things Lily was someone he could not push away nor keep her! She was demanding and controlling, she knew Arun was in the verge of breaking and Lily would mend him and again had fun seeing him break! It did not take long for Arun to find this but he had no one ,he had someone to rant and that's what he needed in that breaking point! It might sound selfish to others but for him it felt rightArun sighed as he went into the washroom to get fresh up! He was sure his father would have left to the company by
AUTHOR 's POV Three days passed and Anjali was feeling much better! She was thankful that her husband and co sisters where there for her whenever she needed them and helped her to recover!Three days and Anjali would have atleast heard 30+ sorry from Arun - who was feeling guilty and was still in the mindset that it was because of him all these happened Currently Anjali sat in a cafe with her hands holding her head ,the table was filled with papers and opposite to her sat Rani and Ramesh She was wearing a cherry red turtle neck T-shirt with white pants , her hairs tied up in a messy bun , she had her reading glasses on and just a white bandage on her hand "How dare that Bitch does that to us" Rani whispered yelled in frustration"Stop complaining and blaming and find a solution to pay the bills Girl" Ramesh told "It's not like only I have brain? I guess you too have so think of something " Rani told "Why are you always this arrogant and rude? Can't you relpy in a normal way? E
Author's pov It's been exactly 22 Days since Anjali sat and looked at her Husband in peace because of how busy life had become for them.The mornings were no longer slow; they were rushed, and they had to buzz around like bees to be in time for their respective jobs! Afternoon phone calls were still on, but was it the same as before? That was the question here!And at a time when the world rested, they both lay in their little home in each other arms talking about how days went by.They were back in Bangalore in two days from London! Although Selva was in touch with them something stopped Anjali from being herself like usual with him and she knew why it was solely because of the hurt she saw in her husband's eyes for a fraction of a minute.She still hadn't grasped the hidden meaning behind her brother's words, with Arun working extra on their bakery, practising for the show. Anjali thought it was about his career that Selva spoke and Arun was hurt!On the other hand, something was o
Author's Pov The atmosphere was nothing but chaos! The results for the second round were out, and Kiran and Kavya were on cloud nine! After all, they were first this time, but our Arun and Anjali were not demotivated since they were second. They were still selected for the third round, which was in Chennai itself! If something distracted them from the situation then it was the fact that they were currently in London and Anjali had met her brother who showered her with hugs and everything he could.The last two days! Anjali barely sat alone with her brother and sister-in-law following her everywhere.Been three days since they reached London, and today Anjali had grabbed her husband and her little niece Swetha along with her tasting different cuisines, visiting places and finally sitting outside on her brother's lawn Arun had been there for every madness Anjali had stored in.Though she was always there! Though she made sure he was included in everything they did! Arun somehow misse
Author’s Pov A month later Arun’s birthday! It was easier to tell people to Forgive but standing in the shoes of a person to forgive someone is always hard. It's the same thing with Arun! He knew it was his brothers who sent a freaking hitman to attack him! … he understands why they wanna attack him god forbid he gets it but how dare they get the mere idea of even attacking his wife? He had everything in hand, yet he couldn't do anything! His mother had begged him not to file a case against his brother, but how could he stop his blood from boiling in anger? Thanks to his wife, who did everything to distract him from it! Right now, he was smiling as he imagined Anjali sitting behind the bike he had just purchased from a second-hand dealer. It was a black pulsar, a vehicle for travelling was a necessity for them and Anjali and Arun chose this bike at first glance. Ever since the show aired on television, people had the craze to visit his bakery at least to click pictures with him
Author's Pov"How do I look?" Anjali asked and like always Arun smiled at her folding his arms across his chest.It was always rare to see her dress up in a saree but when she did it was always magical like the first time to him.He stood up and walked to her in complete awe! She wore a pink cotton silk saree, earrings that matched her saree, and a tiny black Bindi on her forehead—as if this wasn't enough to make him weak! She wore the bangles he had gifted her at the beginning of their wedding. He noticed that she loved wearing them almost every chance she got, and Arun loved watching the bangles adore her wrist. Hence, he saved her name as a bangle in his contract.Back to the beauty in front of him, she kept looking at him for some words but our bro was still busy crushing over his wife. Arun lifted his hand, forming a loose fist with his fingers and moving it in a circle in front of her face, once, twice before sharply flicking his fingers away, like he was physically throwing aw
Author's PoVA week passed in a blur! Preparations for the London second round were in full swing. Selva was the happiest to know that he was finally getting to see his little sister.Right now Anjali stood in their kitchen watching the cake, bake in the oven while her husband who was unaware of the surprise she was baking was half asleep.In another 10 minutes, it's Arun's birthday, and Anjali, being the event organiser herself, has no clue what in the holy heaven she should do for his birthday.Throw a big damn party? But who will she invite? They had like 4 friends in total.Go on a trip somewhere? They are going to in a week to London, So that's not work.So she decided to celebrate it in her way! Something small but heartfelt and memorable. She poured her heart and soul and made a small cake which indeed turned out in the size of a cupcake and with so much excitement she walked towards the terrace with the cupcake and a single balloon in her hand where her husband was waiting fo
Author's PoVThe sounds of keys jingling and the sound of rain hitting the ground were all that they heard in the middle of the night.They had just returned from Goa, and it was raining heavily, so heavily that they were both drenched."Achoouu" Anjali sneezed as she pushed a wet hair strap behind her ears and hugged herself more in cold "Someone said, 'Oh, I love the rain! Let's run for it!' and ran like a Bollywood heroine in the rain" Arun said as he unlocked the door"And you like a senseless same Bollywood hero decided to run behind me?"Anjali questioned "And let you trip and fall in the middle of the road?" Arun asked, finally entering the door and pushing it open.As soon as they entered their home, a warm feeling filled their hearts! Their place was not huge, but it was home for them. It made them feel safe. When the world outside felt suffocating, this small space made them feel peaceful.Before Anjali could drop her shoulder bag, she sneezed again. This time, Arun turned
Author’s Pov Just like always Anjali was found running around looking after the event “Anjali, the drinks are set, but the caterers are late!”Rani told“Okay, I’ll call them again. Ramesh, can you check on the DJ setup?”Anjali said after taking a deep breath “The caterers will be in here in 10 minutes and the DJ setup is all fine” Arun said as he leaned to the pillar lazily “Oh thank god” Anjali left a breath out and Arun now patted her shoulders softly “You’re sure it’s not your wedding, right? Because you’re stressing like it is,” Arun said to which she chuckled “Oh you don't wanna talk about my wedding “ she said giggling to which Arun nodded nothing Thinking back to that fateful day when his entire life changed and how he wanted to kill everyone who was involved in that so-called wedding but then now here he is in front of someone he’ll kill to make her happy.Anjali had for a minute seemed to forget to blink as she saw her husband ditch his usual casual dress and dress up
Author’s Pov Anjali and Arun had never been in such a busy place their entire life, Anjali would even swear that not even weddings were this chaotic to handle but a simple cooking set in Goa was. The show had started, Anjali and Arun were in Goa and finally, The shooting had begun and it was the host introduced the Judges and the other contestants. It was simple! Five teams, 4 rounds, 3 weeks, 2 in a team and 1 winner. That was it As simple had it sounded, Only Anjali and Arun knew how fast their heart were beating. It wasn’t just the money they’d get if they won, for Arun it was the recognition he would get through the show and for Anjali as of now she had an event, a bachelor’s party to be held in Goa the next day so she had accompanied him even if not she would have simply to be with her husband. Now that the set for the shooting for the show was arranged beside the beach, Arun guessed the cuisine for today might be seafood and god did not let him go wrong it was indeed the c
Author’s pov “No but what am I even supposed to do with this extra meter of cloth?” Asked Anjali holding the meter of cloth in her hand “That’s the blouse piece, Anju! But then, since you're using a readymade wala one, this won’t be needed,” Arun said as he continued to sit on his knees and neatly pull out her pleats. It was finally the day when Manish and Sandhya were getting engaged, Luckily for Anjali Ramesh and Rani are taking care of the venue and dealing with the clients, while Anjali got ready in a sky blue saree which she had got for her wedding from her In-laws. Arun had been looking a little nervous about it but watching his wife roam around their home getting ready eagerly made him think it was all worth it. It was their first time attending a function after their wedding couple and the excitement in Anjali’s face was not something that could be hidden. Anjali focused on doing her hair and looking perfect while now Arun sat on their mattress watching her wear her