Rajveer I went to pick Roshni up from school for I didn't want mum to doubt us. I saw her talking to the same guy I saw her with when she went to buy snacks – Her boyfriend. She is really very shameless. I felt angry seeing them together, not because I cared, but because she was flirting so shamelessly with another man despite being married. I told her she was free to be in a relationship with anyone she wanted and she gladly took the opportunity and continued her relationship with her boyfriend. How shameless! They were laughing and talking to each other so lovingly. I didn't care about what they were doing though. After about two minutes of staring at them, I walked up to them and noticed her boyfriend now busy with his phone. I extended my hand to him for a handshake and we shook. What I did next didn't just surprised Roshni alone, but myself as well. I hugged her. I didn't have a clue as to why I did that or why I was doing it. It just happened. "I am sorry, I'm late baby, are
RoshniI was about to ring the doorbell of my parent's house, but stopped remembering mum had hypertension. If she happened to see me, she would definitely come to know about everything about my marriage and knowing dad, he would blame himself for getting me married to Raj without knowing who he truly was first. "I shouldn't have even come here. What was I thinking?" I slowly turned around and walked away from my home.Here I was, walking on the lonely street alone, when a car suddenly stopped beside me. I didn't bother to turn around to see who the driver was."Rosh." I heard a familiar voice call. "-where are you going to?" He asked.I turned around and saw Nick. "Nowhere." I replied."Nowhere?" He asked as he got out of his car "what's wrong?"I stayed quiet."Will you at least get in the car?" He asked and I nodded. Being the gentleman he was, he opened the car door for me and I entered, then he went back to the other side of the car and got in too and began to drive."I am your c
Rajveer"We won't get divorced." I said with finality. She couldn't just walk up to me and demand that. It didn't make any sense to me. "Why? You hate me, so why don't you want us to go our separate ways? I will put all the blame on myself. Your mum will never know the reason I asked for an annulment. I will make up a story." She sobbed.I felt an instant guilt for speaking and treating her with no respect. Every woman deserves to be respected."I don't really want to continue this marriage either, but what about mum? She will be sad and that is the last thing I want to happen." I Said. I didn't want her to leave because mum and dad would be disappointed in me. They would be hurt. They had high expectations from me and our marriage and I didn't want to disappoint them in any way."Can't you see, Raj? I'm in anguish. I can't endure this anymore. I just want everything to end. I don't care about how your mum feels anymore." she choked out a sob.She looked vulnerable, and at that momen
Roshni The crisp fresh air full of bright sunshine and the sound of chirping birds woke me up from my peaceful slumber. Memory of yesterday event suddenly came into my mind and I smiled at the thought. Raj and I are finally getting a little closer. He even asked me to stop sleeping on the couch. I gave up and wanted to just end things with Raj because all hope I had left that our marriage might work out, went down the drain when Raj's mother also doubted me. I didn't know what his dad thought of me now. But after how Raj apologized to me yesterday, I suddenly had stronger zeal to make our marriage work and not give up on him that easily.With Raj still sleeping, I got out of bed and went to the bathroom and did all I had to do. I contemplated on going downstairs to apologize to Raj's mum. I didn't do anything wrong, she misunderstood me, but I did speak rudely to her, which I was not supposed to do."I'm really sorry for lying to you yesterday mom. I didn't mean to." I apologized whe
Few months laterRoshniIt's been exactly four months, two weeks since Raj and I got married. He abided by his promise to treat me better, but whenever I mention Nick or he happened to see us together, he would get angry. At first, I thought he was being jealous, but he told me not to get my hopes up, he only acted that way because he didn't want me to hurt his mum's feelings.And Sam, I thought with time, she would learn to adjust to me being around her, but I was wrong, she was even worse now. She glared at me for absolutely nothing and spoke to me very rudely. I chose to ignore her by staying out of her ways. I did that, not because I was afraid of her, but because I wanted peace and not conflict. She couldn't possibly do anything to harm me physically. Or can she? I didn't think so. She was just full of talks and empty treats, that was all. She was harmless - I knew.And Raj's mom, she had not changed at all, she was still the same. She was very controlling, unlike her husband who
Rajveer"You do love her Raj. Just admit it to yourself and stop contradicting the fact " Yash said, after I voiced out to him about Roshni and her boyfriend. "I don't love her Yash, I'm only treating her better now because I don't want her telling my parents about our relationship." I denied and he started laughing"Keep telling yourself that, dude." he smirked. "I'm not just telling myself that, I am sure I don't love her." I insisted."Alright, if that's what you say." he continued laughing. He still thought I was not being true to myself. "I'm really serious, Yash. I don't love her." I denied. "Look dude, if you are in love with her, it's not wrong, in fact, it's the right thing to do, you should just tell her and you two can live happily ever after. Simple. I don't know the reason why you don't want to acknowledge your own feelings." he said, shaking his head."You don't understand. she is in love with her so called friend. She admitted it to me herself." I explained. Even th
RajveerI arrived back home and rushed into the living room and met mum seated on the couch, looking furious."Welcome son. We have something very important to discuss.." She said seriously. Wordlessly, I sat down beside her on the couch. "- tell me the truth Raj, do you love Roshni?" She asked."Yes, mum." I answered straight from my heart. "Stop lying to me, Raj." she frowned. I wasn't lying. "I'm not." I voiced out, wondering why she was asking me that all of a sudden. I didn't see it coming."I already know everything. Your wife told me everything that has been happening between the both of you. How could you!" She started. "What exactly did she tell you?" I inquired. Roshni couldn't have reported me to my parents. "Everything. How could you Raj! I'm so disappointed in you right now." she said, disappointedly."When you told me about your decision to get me married to your friend's daughter, I didn't like the idea at all but I still agreed because I didn't want you to be unhap
RoshniOh no! This shouldn't have happened. Why didn't I push him away? I'm such a big fool. Raj doesn't love me and I'm very sure he will consider this a big mistake. What will he think of me now! I gave up my virginity all for nothing.I got out from the bed and hurried into the bathroom. I didn't know what to do to at that moment. What would he think of me? I felt extremely embarrassed. What was I even thinking. I undressed and stepped into the shower. As the water poured on me, I couldn't help, but get reminded of yesterday's memory. I spent some extra minutes in the shower before getting out.Emerging from the bathroom, I couldn't stay staying in the room Raj was in, so I stepped out to the balcony.Sitting in the balcony alone, enjoying the fresh air and thinking about how foolish I was to have allowed Raj get so close to me, he approached me. I instantly stood up and attempted to walk away. He stopped me by grabbing my hand. I jerked it away and continued walking."Roshni." he
Roshni as well as Raj were shocked by what Eshaan did. It wasn't like him to something like that to his sister. He has always been overprotective of her. "What she said is true... You only like her and not me!" Eshaan bursted into tears, his gaze fixed on his father, making it obvious that his outburst was directed at him. Raj couldn't believe what came out of Eshaan's mouth. Knowing how he was, Raj knew it must have been with him for a very long time for him to blurt everything out now and Kiran telling him that only added fuel to the fire. He shook his head in disbelief and muttered "these kids" under his breath. "That's not true, baby," Roshni was quick to chime in, putting Kiran down and moving closer to Eshaan. Just as she was about to touch him, he moved back.But that didn't stop Roshni from holding his tiny hands in hers. "Daddy loves you just as much as he loves Kiran. You both are his kids. We love you equally. There is no favoritism. None at all. You and your brother are
"Why are you telling me this now? Does Raj know about this?" Roshni asked. "No no... He doesn't and I don't want him to know... Just yet. I'm telling you all these right now because I need someone to confide in and I figured you're the best person for that right now," Sam shrugged. "What do you want to happen now?" Roshni asked, curiously. "I want you to please support me. That's all I need from you," Sam replied, her eyes glistening with tears. A support from a single person was what she needed at that moment. She feared Roshni might not be able to support her. It was her worst fear. "Your parents will never be able to accept him. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying this to discourage you, but for you to be fully prepared," Roshni voiced. She had come to know the family she married into. "I know," Sam stated, sadly. She, of all people knew how judgemental her family tended to get. And despite knowing that, giving up wasn't in her dictionary. "And you still insist on going ahead w
Roshni looked at him in disbelief. "What did the girl do? It doesn't matter what she did. Kiran has no right at all to hit her or anyone else and that's why I'm going to punish her this time. She needs to know what she did is wrong and never have to repeat it again." "Didn't you promise never to hit someone again?" Raj asked Kiran, who had her head rested on Raj's shoulder and hands tightly wrapped around his neck. "But she started it first! She stole my drawing book," Kiran defended herself. "You should have reported her to your teacher, why didn't you?" Raj asked, putting her down unwillingly due to how tight her grip was around him. She didn't want him to put her down but he had to, to make her see and know how serious he was about her spiteful behavior. "I'm sorry daddy," she apologized, her eyes welling up with tears. "Tell me, what happens in school when you do something wrong?" Raj asked swatting down to her level. "They punish us," she replied. "And why?" He questioned.
Six years later... "Alright teacher, I'm so sorry about her behaviour," Roshni finished talking to her kids' teacher and threw a glare at Kiran. "What happened in school today?" She asked, trying to keep her anger at bay. She was tired of receiving a complaint call about Kiran almost everyday. It needed to stop!"We were given a classwork by our teacher, I dre-" she was still talking when Roshni cut her off. "You know exactly what I'm asking of Kiran," she said, sternly. "Why did you hit a pupil in school today?""I didn't-" she attempted to lie. "You know you can't lie to me right? Now give me an answer, why did you? " Roshni asked a bit more sternly now. "She pissed me off!" Kiran yelled. "How so?" Roshni questioned. "She took my drawing book away!" Kiran answered with attitude. "She did? And is that a valid reason to hit her?" Roshni asked. She was beginning to lose her patience with her. She was becoming too spoiled for her liking. Roshni could remember the time when such co
RoshniSix months later "Push!!!" The midwife yelled from between my spread legs. I pushed with all of my might and screamed. The contractions were in every forty seconds. Taking deep breaths proved cumbersome for me. The pain was unendurable for me. I couldn't bear any of it and I started to panic. What if I didn't make it or worse, my children. Yes, it was confirmed months ago by a doctor during one of my ultrasound exams. Raj and I were overjoyed for the double blessing God had given us. "Ahhhhh!!!" I screamed in anguish as my contractions came back in full force. I squeezed Raj's hand harder in return to somehow numb the pain. He wiped my sweat away with handkerchief and kept on encouraging me to try harder and that the pain was all for our babies. He was speaking to me, but I couldn't hear a word he was uttering as my mind went blank and his voice as well as the voices of the midwives and doctors floated in the air and dissipated. I was drowning in the unbearable pain that seem
Third personExactly two months since Yash and Vidhi's wedding. They went to Paris for their honeymoon and spent two weeks before finally coming back to India. All the nervousness Vidhi felt before the wedding was now replaced with contentment and love. She felt secured as his wife and that she was good enough. The advise Roshni gave her was still vivid in her mind. She would forever cherish it together with the friendship they shared. The night was still young with stars and moon beautifying the sky. Vidhi and Yash were in the balcony in each other's arms enjoying the cool breeze of the night. "Babe?" Vidhi called. "Yes, babe?" Yash answered. "How many kids do you want us to have?" She asked the question she had been longing to know the answer to. "Just ten," Yash replied and Vidhi sprung up. "What! Ten? You're kidding!" She said."No I'm not!" Yash denied."You don't love me anymore, do you?" Vidhi asked feigning hurt. "Of course I do, that's why I wanna have lots of babies w
Roshni"Pregnant!" I announced with smiles written all over my face. "Uhm... Sunshine, don't you think we need to confirm it first?," he asked. I knew he would say something like that and that was why I kept the proof in a safe place beforehand to show it to him. "I knew you'd think so and that's why -" I went over to the bedside and picked up the used pregnancy tests I had kept in a bowl and walked back to him. His eyes shimmered with happiness. "All positive," I grinned. I kissed her on the forehead before sweeping her off her feet and spinning her around. I was grateful for the wonderful gift God gave us when we least expected."Yes! Yes!! Yes!!!" I kept on chanting euphorically. I was going to be a father... Again. It was unbelievable! "Stop," I giggled. I was beginning to feel somewhat dizzy. Raj instantly stopped and dropped me to my feet. He led me to the bed and made me sit down. I chuckled at how careful he was suddenly treating me. "Are you alright?" He asked with conce
RajFew weeks passed and everyone still maintained peace in the house. Sam had genuinely changed for the better. She respected Roshni a lot now and Roshni also respected her the same way, but something seemed off with Sam. I noticed she became more secretive and into herself. I asked Roshni if she knew anything going on with her, but she didn't.I was still in the middle of sorting out some files in the office when Roshni's call came in. I received the call smiling. I placed the phone between my shoulder blade and ear and continued with what I was doing. "Missing me?" I asked, cheesily. "Terribly. When are you coming home? I have something very important to tell you." I could sense her excitement from the other side of the phone. "Later. I still have lots to do here," I answered. "Can't you hasten things up?" She asked. "Unfortunately, I can't. Don't worry, I will be home before you know," I tried to convince. "- bye." "Alright then," she said. I could hear disappointment in her
Third personThe next day at school, Sam tried to avoid Arjun throughout their lectures , but failed as he wouldn't stop following her around. Sam became fed up by his acts and gave him a piece of her mind to totally get rid of him from her life. "Will you please respect yourself and stop following me around like a puppet?" Sam asked, irritatingly. Was it that he didn't have any self-respect - Sam wondered. "Just listen to what I have to say this time and I promise never to bother you ever again." He begged. Sam didn't hear him out. She assumed he only wanted to disturb her about his feelings once more and she was in no mood to listen to his rantings. She increased her pace with every step she took. "Leave me alone!" Arjun on the other hand kept on following her and grabbed her hand in an attempt to stop her from walking. Not realizing a car was speeding towards them, Sam yanked her hand away and pushed him away with all of her strength... She pushed him right in front of the movi