Naina's P.O.V
My eyelids fluttered open and I closed them again. A small smile breaking out on my face.
It has never happened before that I woke up happy. The warm duvet and a good sleep in such a long time felt so good.
I turned around and saw adi sleeping like a baby. His mouth slightly open. His forehead relaxed. Brown hair on his forehead. I kept looking at him and right now felt like a dream.
I was with adi. In his room. On his bed. We are married now.
Today will be a new morning. Where I won't have to wake up to cursing and yellings and beatings.
Where I will be treated like a normal person with respect. Where I will live like a normal person. And be allowed to breathe.
I felt the bed shift and adi yawned and opened his eyes lazily. He looked around and saw me. He blinked his eyes and rubbed them and then a smile broke out on his face.
"Good morning my love" he said in his morning voice which sounded good.
"Good morning" I replied happily. I was never wished.
"Did you sleep well?" He asked lifting his hand and bringing it to my cheek he smiled and caressed my cheeks to which I closed my eyes feeling his warm hands.
"Yeah, I had the best sleep ever" I said with my eyes closed. His touch felt so good. So warm, so loving.
A knock broke out on the door and we heard a lot of voices.
"Bhai subah nahi hui aap logon ki?" We heard a voice with giggles.
"Bas Karo ab toh" another voice came and we heard laughing sounds.
I blushed at their talks and adi yelled back.
"Haan nahi hui, Niklo yahan se ab"
I giggled and he looked at me and gave me his charming smile. Oh god I swear, it's so handsome.
"Ma bula rahi hai aap dono ko neeche"
He groaned and yelled back at them "Haan thik hai aa rahe hai" and then looked at me and said "mereko nahi Jaana, mujhe yahin rehna hai tumahre saath" he said cutely.
I giggled and smiled at him.
"It's my first day today, I wanna make a good impression" I said yawning again.
"Sabko pata hai tum achi ho, you already made a good impression ever since you entered this house. chalo na let's make some excuse and go back to sleep." He said like a baby making me giggle at him.
He tried to hold my waist and pull me to him but I kept a hand on his chest. He made a face and again tried to come close to me.
"Adiiiii" I said giggling and pushing him back
"Hanjiiii" he said along with me and mangaed to pull me close. We both laughed. Wow!
What a morning! The best actually.
We both got up with me pushing him out of bed literally. I went to the washroom and did my business.
What should I wear today? Saree? But I don't know how.
I took my phone and opened a tutorial. Honestly I didn't understand a thing.
My peach sareee got stuck in my left leg and now the other part was in my hand and I was just looking at myself and the phone to see how stupid I looked.
"Jaan I-" adi stopped as soon as he saw what I was trying to do. He pressed his lips together and suppressed his smile.
I made a annoyed face.
"Adii please help Karo na, mujhe nahi aarha yeh"
He smiled and came to me fixing his suit. He was wearing a two piece grey suit looking handsome. His hair combed and his musky cologne.
He took the saree from my hands and began working seeing the tutorial.
How is he able to do this and I can't and I'm a girl! And why is he good at it?
He was doing it with so much focus. Folding every plate elegantly with focus and making sure every inch of the fabric was covered equally. No extra. Perfect length left for the pallu.
I kept admiring him. Looking at him as his kept drifting from the phone to the saree.
In between his fingers brushed the side of my waist I couldn't help but let out a exhale. As he kept draping his fingers brushed even more and it was sparkling.
A brush. He saw my reaction and smirked. I found that absolutely hot.
He purposely brushed his fingers on the small of my back. I glared at him and he just shrugged innocently.
He folded the plates and now had to tuck them in. He came forward and was about to pull my saree to tuck it when I held his hand.
"Yeh mai kar lungi thanks" I said and his reaction was to be seen. He made a face. I laughed Internally.
My revenge!
"Mai kardeta hun na, tumne dhang se nahi kiya. Ajeeb lag rha hai" he said coming closer.
"Thik toh hai, itna koi nahi dekhega" I said looking at the mirror and then to him. He huffed and said fine. I giggled.
He wanted to touch me. Hehe.
He narrowed his eyes at me and mumbled something under his breath.
I took the sindhoor when he stopped me and took a pinch of it and filled my partition.
"Now you look like Mrs. Shekhawat" he said huskily in my ear and a shiver ran down my spine hearing that voice.
I blushed and looked down. I heard his laughter which made me look up and I turned even redder.
"Itna sharmati ho kasam se man karta hai bas yahin par tumhare saath-" he stopped looking at my tomato face and laughed again.
"God you're so cute" he said caressing my cheeks.
"Chalein?" He asked holding my hand.
I looked at myself one last time in the mirror. Indeed I looked different today. The mangalsutra and sindhoor and chooda made me look so different.
A woman. A wife. I felt a different aura around me. Maybe that's what marriage does to you.
I nodded at him and we both made our way downstairs. Hand in hand.
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They both walked downstairs hand in hand. Naina had a glow on her face today. A beautiful glow of a newly wedded woman.
"Aa gaye yeh dono" mom said.
Everyone's attention went to the new couple in the room. Some eyes were on their hands. Naina noticed and followed their line of vision and saw what they were looking at.
She blushed and tried to release her hand but adi just glared at her and held them tighter.
They walked towards the table where she saw new faces.
"Naina beta today you have to make something sweet according to the ritual" mom said looking at naina with smile.
She nodded and was about to get up but something was stopping her.
Adi was still holding her hand. She looked at him and then at others who were looking at her.
She smiled awkwardly and wiggled her fingers out of his hold. He looked at her innocently enjoying her expense.
"Please adii jaane do na please" naina whispered to him in a pleading voice. He smirked. It was his revenge on her.
She looked at him pleading.
"What happened beta" mom asked. Naina snapped her neck and shook her head as no.
Abhi who was sitting right next to adi saw what was happening and decided to help his bhabhi out of her misery.
He cleared his Throat.
"Uh bhai bhabhi ka haath chodh do voh kahin nahi jaa rahi. Mummy bula rahi hai unhe" He said teasing a bit in the end.
Naina coughed and adi was embarrassed. Everyone laughed seeing them and naina took this opportunity to run.
Aditya glared at him and smacked his head hard earning an 'ow'.
Naina stood in the kitchen thinking what to make and that's when mom walked in.
"Beta dont think too much you can make anything. A simple halwa would do. By the way adis favorite is sooji ka halwa" she said and winked at naina.
It was her favorite too! Although she was a barely allowed to live there, doing what she wants was out of the question.
She shook her head and began preparing. After 30 minutes she came out with the dishes on a plate and placed them on the table.
Adis eyes shown on the sight of halwa and he quickly took the bowl and took a bite.
He closed his eyes, savoring the sweet halwa.
Just like butter, it melted on his tongue as soon as he kept it.
"Wow bhabhi this is soo good" vidhi said licking her spoon.
"Damn good" abhi said as he took and another bowl.
"It's very nice beta" dad said smiling.
Naina felt happy getting all the appreciation from everyone. Even from those whom she had never seem before.
"Adi beta after this drop naina to her house for the pag phere" mom said.
Naina stiffenend on hearing that. She didn't wanna go back the place where she had been longing to escape from.
That hellhole.
But she removed that thought and thought about ma. She wanted to meet her now. She had forgot for a moment.
How will she doing there? Those people had made her life hell now. Naina thought.
They got up and took blessings and went to go the car. Adi came to her and opened the door for her. She smiled and got in. He too got in and they began driving.
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Aditya's P.O.V
There was a comfortable silence in the car. To be honest my car smelled so good right now. Because of her.
Still feels like a dream. She's my wife now. Mine.
Today she made my favorite sooji ka halwa and let me tell you it was the best. Awsome.
Which reminds me I didn't compliment her for that. Oh shit! But what do I do?
I cleared my throat and she looked at me with her doe eyes and I forgot what I was about to say. Hehe.
"The halwa was awsome" I said slowly reaching for her hand and placing my lips on her heena filed palms smelling so damn good.
I inhaled them in and placed kisses on them. I heard giggles and looked up and saw her giggling and blushing. Gosh they were like music to my ears. I could hear them all day.
Her smell is different. So damn intoxicating. I can recognize her anywhere.
"Thank you" she said blushing trying to pull back her hands but I held them tighter and intertwined our hands.
They felt so good! Her small hands in my big ones. A perfect fit. Her hands were like a baby's hand. I really wanted to just keep inhaling her heena scent. And kiss her hands all over.
Keeping her hand on the gear and mine above her I pulled the gear back and increased the speed.!
She smiled and bit her Lips.
Damn baby why do you do that? It turns me on. Ughh.
Looking at her hands I remembered how she had my name written and now I was dying to see it.
How good would it look on her. It's like my name just got value being on her hands.
"Vaise Maine apna naam toh nahi dhunda abhi tak tumhare haathon mai" i asked circling the back of her hands. Making round circles.
From the corner of my eyes I saw her looking at her left hand and smiling.
Did she get the name written there? I wanna see. I'll stop the car here only.
I stopped the car at the side and turned to her
"Ab toh dekhlun na?" I asked remembering how she stopped from seeing it before our wedding.
Typical girl. But I loved how she cared for me.
"Abhi?" She said looking here and there widening her eyes a bit.
I nodded "ham gaadi mai hain aur voh bhi sadak pe, yahan par thodi na-" she continued
"Waapis jaake" she said smiling. I grinned and continued making circles on the back of her palms and started the car.
After 20 minutes we were standing in front of her house and rang the bell.
A maid opened door and let us in. The house was completely silent. No one was there. They might be in thier rooms.
Ma came out of the kitchen and her face was pale. She had bruised lip and a patch under her eye. What happened?
As soon as naina saw her she ran to her and hugged her tightly.
She looked at her and caressed her cheeks and asked her something which I could barely hear.
"What did they do to you?" She asked.
Who did what? To whom? Why does she have those bruises? They weren't there yesterday. Did someone beat her?
Oh if they did then they're so dead! No one touches my loved ones.
They were talking inaudiblely and crying.
"Where is everyone?" I asked getting their attention. Ma looked at me and then at naina.
"They're not here" she said.
"Where are they?" All this while naina kept hugging ma like a child.
"They've gone on a vacation" she said shocking me.
A vacation? They were here yesterday.
I looked over to naina and saw her with a neutral expression like she didn't even care.
"When did they leave?" I asked.
"A few hours ago, they left for the airport" she said. A few hours ago!
Weird family! Didn't even bother to see their daughter after her marriage.
"Ma what happened to your face" I asked her softly. She wasn't looking good.
Her eyes widened and she looked at naina whose eyes were teary too. Ok something is definitely wrong.
She didn't say anything but just kept looking down.
"It's better if you don't know" she said meekly.
Now that caught me off guard. I looked at naina and she looked down too.
"Adi please" She said. I was starting to get angry. I don't like it when someone hurts the people I love. Nainas family is my family.
"What happened" I asked this time with gritted teeth.
Naina looked fearful. I don't care how I looked right now. I just wanna know who hurt her. And what a pimp to beat a woman. Showing how damn Weak they are.
Ma started crying and my eyes softened. I went to her gently and help her by her shoulders and pulled her close.
"Ssshh it's okay" I kept rubbing her back to which I did hear her hiss. I'll find out who did this. They're not living long now.
"Lets go to the hospital hm?" I said seeing her pale bruised face "Did you eat something?" I aksed. She shook her head in a no.
"Why not?" She looked at me and again looked down, tears falling out of her eyes. I hugged her again and soothed her.
"Naina can you make something for her?" I asked and she nodded quickly and ran to the kitchen.
I made her sit and gave her a glass of water.
She tried to get up and suddenly stumbled and fainted in my arms.
"MA!!!" I yelled. I patted her cheeks and naina came running out. I picked her up and put her in the car and drove to the nearest hospital.
Ohh god! Let everything be okay.
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