The Frigid Bride

Chapter 5

Avni's POV

Robert's offer was very good.  Even Avanti said, that it was high time that our father starts to pay for a housekeeper.

I served dinner for my dad. He ate it without saying a word or even looking at me. I used to get hurt by his behaviour earlier but then got used to it.

I was quite overworked now as I was doing all the work also Avanti was not here any more.  I told my dad to hire a maid or housekeeper but he said he was not used to anyone else working at home.

Avanti was right, the offer given by Robert Taylor looked like a lifeline. I need to get away from my domineering father. I wanted to go to Ranikhet.

Suddenly it all seemed possible... Our father had to take care of himself and he could always hire a housekeeper to keep his house.

I decided that I would take the offer and would go to Ranikhet to take care of the kids.

I took a deep breath and thought of calling him back to tell him about my decision.

Just then the phone started ringing, I pick up the phone and to my astonishment, it was him.

" How are you, Avni ? " he asked me.

"  I am very well,  thank you," I replied politely.

" So, what is your decision?? Can I hope that you have made a decision in my favour? " He asked me directly.

I took a deep breath and said, " I would like to... take the job. Let me try for about six months. "

" That's a great piece of news !!!  Would you  like me to come for you?"

"  Oh, no!!!  That's ok, I can come on my own."

"  Very well ... when can you come here? "

" I can't tell you the exact date, but I'll try to come as soon as possible... I haven't told my father as of yet. "

" What if, he says no??  You won't let him change your mind.  Would you ?"

" No,  I won't do that," I said with determination.

That day I told my dad that I would be taking a job in another City and hence he would have to find a housekeeper for keeping his house.

He was not at all pleased to hear that, "  I don't want to employ a housekeeper. "  He snapped angrily.

I had enough of him. All he could think about himself and what he wanted. He didn't care for our mom and us.  He had made my mother's life a living hell.  So I got up and put my point strongly.

" As you wish, dad... but the house is going to be very untidy without a housekeeper unless you want to clean it yourself.  We both know that you can't do it, so I suggest that you find one because you will not be able to survive otherwise. " I said.

And he threw all kinds of temper tantrums he even said that he was down with flu so I decided to go after he was fine.

I informed Robert that I would be coming after a week or ten days and if needed someone urgently to take care of the kids, he could hire another governess.

I said that to him but was a bit tense that my only chance of getting away from here might go away as well. 

" I told you, I prefer a family member around the kids and as you are family, I will wait. "

My dad tried every trick in the book to stop me from going. He tried getting angry, being emotional, throwing tantrums, falling sick almost everything. But I wanted to go now.