My husband

Anger

I didn't talk. Not for one week to anyone there.

My brother has a bad habit of betting over me. When I tried for my 10th board, he bet that I would score above 90 and when I scored above 95, he was happy. When I was about to tell my parents that I wanted to take up arts instead of science, he declared that I wanted to take up Commerce as if he was the one making my life decisions. When I tried to explain how and why I wanted to take up arts only him and dad kind of revolted but mom helped me.
When I gave my 12th boards, he bet on the fact that I would fail and have to live there with them, get married and become a housewife.
When I gave my entrance, he bet on the fact that I would fail by one seat.
He has practically believed that I can never succeed in my entire life till now.
He's my Bhai and I respect him, I love him but it also hurts when I think of the past. But, he still hasn't changed. Now, he doesn't bet on if I can succeed in life. Instead, he bets on whether I can have a successful marriage or not. Sometimes I really hate him.

Then there's Suha who just thinks that it's all a joke. It's not. You might consider it to be funny but not anymore. I don't think that it's funny. Nobody can choose or bet on what I do in my life. Now I think that he even bet on if I would agree to marry or not.

I didn't talk to him for one whole month after going to Gujurat because he had scolded me and blamed me for getting in. I only talked to him after he called me on my birthday and said sorry. He had promised me 5 years ago that he would never do it again. He had promised me that he would support me in everything and he did do it for the 5 years till now but now I don't know anymore. Did he still bet and not let me find out? 

I was angry at him as well as his friends. Yes, they're no more my fiance and ex. I label them as his friends and his friends alone. 

Do you know what Sohit told me last night? He said sorry. Sorry for the kiss. Sorry for forcing you. Sorry for everything. 
Do you know how angry I got after listening to that? I was fuming, unable to sleep, and screaming within a few seconds all night long. It was the first and foremost time I didn't want to hear a sorry from anyone. Sorry for the kiss? Was he trying to act like a gentleman there after kissing me?? Was he seriously serious? I wanted to kill him that moment itself. 

No one says sorry after kissing!! Plus I kissed back!! That meant something!!

When I got out of the room the next morning, they were all staring at me, anticipating my actions but, I was done. Suha tried to approach me but I only threw the plates on the table, creating a lot of noise that clearly said that I wasn't ready to talk to anyone there. They got startled and Sohit's eyes widened while bhai frowned 
" You're dragging it too long," he told me and I just slammed a glass in front of his plate, spilling the water everywhere
" Not everything is a joke," was the only thing I told them before leaving that place and going away. 

I was so angry that I had decided, I wasn't staying there anymore. Not with bhai there 24 by 7, not with suha completely shifted into that house and with Sohit coming and going within every few days. I was done with seeing their faces so, that day after finishing my work, I took a detour and went to dad's. 

There is a reason I and bhai both don't stay with him but, right now I wasn't left with many options plus, he would not interfere in my work. So, that was the best place for me to stay in. 

" Pari?" he asked in disbelief when I turned up at dinner and I looked at the woman there and sighed. Yeah, I get it. My dad is rich and powerful. Plus he's single. There are many women who would die to marry him now. Every night, you could find a different woman in the house so, I and bhai decided to stick together and get out of the house after mom died. No, it never happened when mom was alive. I think that this was only a way for him to try and get over her. I'm sure.