From Strangers to Partners

Chapter 6

Arjun's POV:

Getting married at 22 was never in my books but here I am. I remember talking to Samyra, a day before our wedding. I told her that although none of us want to get married this young, we are and even if we cannot have a relationship of a husband and wife, I would like for us to atleast be friends. Staying under same roof as strangers or haters cannot work especially if we have to see each other all the time.

We might have been strangers few weeks back, but now we are made to become partners for life. I hope when the right time comes, Samyra and I are able to move past this friendship stage and develop feelings that exist between a husband and wife.

I have always led an easy simple life, a life with no relationships. I knew relationships are tedious and girls want a servant who functions as per their wish and if not, they throw tantrums. One of the reasons, I always steered clear of girls. That being said, I also know not all girls are like this, just the ones I have met yet. Samyra though is different, she is not like normal girls who go gaga over me or who eye molest me. She is a simple, lively girl who knows how to answer me back. Although, one thing that I don't like about her is that male friend of hers, Anmol. I know how guys think and Samyra won't believe me and call me a stereotypical person, but a guy and a girl can never be so good friends without either party developing feelings towards the other.

In my experience one party is bound to fall for the other even if the other does not feel the same. Girls, I don't think believe this and that is what I am worried about. Wanting to kill Anmol is not on my list and so I can only hope that he does not have feelings for Samyra or else there might be a big problem.

Now, it's not because I have feelings for Samyra but I believe that the relation that exists between two people post marriage is something above these feelings and if you have feelings for someone other than the person you are marrying that is wrong and you are betraying and ruining lives of two people; one whom you love and the other whom you are marrying. Two people marrying each other with no feelings for one another usually works out because once you are with that person for a long duration you start getting use to it and soon that familiarity turns in need and comfort which later turns into love. That being said there are chances that things go downhill and there are no feelings between the two parties for a long time and that is one of the reasons people don't go for an arranged marriage these days.

I never thought arrange marriage was for me. I am not against it, I feel when two people are arranged to meet each other and they click, the results can be amazing. Getting hitched seems so unreal and a robotic experience in a way because you are made to meet a person and then spend the rest of your lives with one another.

Till now, I haven't felt that there has been anything that I regret by getting married to Samyra but then, I don't know if it is wrong of me to think, I don't really have any experience with girls but from what I know, I lucked out. In so many days, Samyra hasn't once asked me to take her anywhere or force me to do something I don't wanna do. Sometimes, I question myself if I am being a good husband to her because whatever we have is something that is usually between friends, or more like two people being cordial to one another and not husband and wife, in fact far from being anywhere close to it.

Right now, Samyra and I are in our room doing our respective work. I am going through some office files while she is doing some college work. I am seated on our bed with the papers spread on bed and my laptop on my lap while Samyra is sitting on the study table settled in one corner of the room and has her back towards me. I can hear her groans and sighs but ignore them until I hear her plop her head down against her book and I decide to help her.

"Any problem?" I ask her.

"No, no I just enjoy giving my brain some jolts to help it work better." She says in a irritable tone.