Marital ties

Freaks.

"Now that's what I'm talking about," exclaimed Nadine.
After living another night with saraf, she was again high on happiness, one step closer to being his wife, somaday. In order to celebrate that she was being extra nice to everyone.

Saraf closed his laptop; and felt his embedded name on the cover which was gifted by his father,"SARAFAIN" shined as the sunlight struck on it . It was all his, the companies, the clients, the staff, his house,  even his laptop bag only at one cost, Khainah.
He didn't hate her, or maybe he did she was cruel to him when he loved her. Sometimes the past highlights certain events itself and they're not always pretty.

"And they lived happily ever after." Sighed khainah while she put the book down, the children were still in awe.
"It's always good when you read us, miss"
"Oh thankyou sweetie."
"Can we play now?" Yawned the boy at the back
Typical boys.
"Yes, you can. I'll see you all next weekend". Said khainah
They all swept their bags around while running and khainah wondered why doesn't she teach them manners instead. Khainah is a part-time storyteller. Well, A storyteller, not always fun, we got children as audience and their parents as broke. Always a treat!

"You didn't even try asking him where he was?" Julia eyed khainah, when they were out on a walk, to gym.
Yes, gym.
Where they only went for sanity.
"What is the point? Nadine is the answer". Khainah tried not to scream.
"Oh sweetie, this needs to stop. He can't just go with her when you're the one wearing the ring."
"This piece of metal has no value." Her eyes now blinking, trying to hold back the waterfalls.
Julia knows her too well to change the topic right about now.
"Wren was asking about you." She said
"Did you tell him I'm married?"
"Noo. Should I ?"
"I think not" and there it was the smile, that was rare and brightest .

"I don't want to talk about it again" Saraf said
"Why not? You've been going out with her. It's just right." Sean pressed
"I'm married."
"To a paper" Sean's hands in the air now
"Me and Nadine are happy about things, we don't need this."
"Fine.!.. so how's the missus?"
"She's fine" two very heavy words because they reminded him of khainah.

"Why didn't you reply?" Wren cupped khainah's face. It has been two weeks since they met, and he's already heads over heels.
"I quitted that realtor job. Well, I never got all that running off drama anyway, so I was busy finding something else". She smiled. She liked it here with him.
"Two seconds Aina!" Aina was her nickname, one person made it; Saraf. But eventually everyone started calling her by it. Aina!!
"I know, I'm sorry."
"Let's startover the dates process"
"I'm in" giggled khainah .

"9:40, isn't that past your bed time" Saraf was in her, their, apartment.
"Good evening to you too"
"Where were you?" Asked Saraf
"None of your business." Khainah still managed a calm voice. When her inside was screaming.
Saraf's eyes still on her.
"Wren?"
"Yes. Wren."
"You're going out with him?"
"I don't know. Are you going out with Nadine?" She never liked it. Never liked him to know how much it kills her to even think about this. Him and Nadine.
"He's not your type."
"You're not my type." Her eyes now blinking, again. "Why are you here? I'm doing all that being out of your way, not being social"
"I never told you to being anti-so"
"Oh you did. When you said that people shouldn't know about the marriage. Only two people in my life knows about me" trying not to sob.
"You said you didn't care" reminded Saraf , trying to move towards her.
"Can you go?" Asked khainah bracing herself.
He stopped and looked at her, trying not to run and comfort her, he returned slowly closing the door behind him.
Khainah was sobbing head in her hands. This is the man she, in no matter what circumstances, married. This is the man she loved, has loved for most of her life."

Another night, another swing on cigarettes. Saraf never in his mind could understand how he manages to hurt him whenever he tries to hurt her.
He remembered when in afternoon he was working when sean called him, telling him how he saw khainah with another man, hand in hand. Just the thought of it made him punch Sean.
He tried to finish the meetings as early as he could and drove to the apartment.
Waiting in there, he thought about last week when he saw them at khainah's favorite ice-cream parlor. Wren was rubbing his thumb against khainah's cheek when Saraf felt blood rushing. He pounced on wren like they were in a wrestling match and he was losing it.
Today, it was like the blood rushing like that again. It has always been like this whenever it came to Khainah with another man. It's never like this with Nadine. He blinked while saw Nadine sleeping her beauty sleep, carefree of the world and it's agony. This time Saraf envied her.