A woman stormed into her room and threw her purse on the bed furiously. She sat in front of the dressing table and began taking out her earrings.
"Hamesha uss ladki ke saath chipakta rehta hai... biwi main hoon ya woh?"
Confused? Okay...let me explain. Ishqi and Ahaan had an arranged marriage, after many requests of their parents they agreed to tie the knot. They had been married for three months and spent all their time arguing rather than getting to know each other. For that reason, they lived separately from family. They act like a 'perfect couple' in front of everybody. Okay, now back to the current situation.
Ahaan was invited to a business party. He had Ishqi accompany him with the excuse of 'what will people say if his wife didn't attend?' but the actual reason was he didn't want to leave her home alone. His ex- girlfriend, Rhea was also invited to that party and was clinging on to him. Ahaan was uncomfortable but when he saw the jealous look on Ishqi's face he decided to go with the flow.
Ahaan peeped into the room, just to make sure Ishqi wasn't there then silently walked in. He opened the wardrobe, took out some clothes and turned to find Ishqi placing pillows in the middle of the bed, which she had stopped doing after a month of their marriage. Ishqi tucked herself in and went to sleep. Ahaan stood there shocked, he had expected his risky Ishqi to yell at him not ignore him.
The next morning, Ishqi woke up to find no one on the bed except her and the pillows. She could smell the aroma of delicious pancakes. She changed and went to the kitchen. There, she saw Ahaan flipping a pancake. After a few seconds, Ahaan felt her presence and turned to see her standing there.
Ahaan: Lagta hai madam ka gussa katam ho gaya
Ishqi: Main gusse mein nahi thi
Ahaan: Haan tum toh jal rahi thi.
Ishqi: Jealous!? Aur main? Aapko zaroor koi galatfehmi hui hai, main kaun hoti hoon jealous hone wale? Waise aap ne khabhi bataya nahi ke aapko cooking aati hai
Ahaan: Hostel mein mere liye khaana banane wala nahi tha toh khud seekhna pada.Tumse ek baat puchun?
Ishqi: Puchiye
Ahaan: You hate me na?
Ishqi: Yeh bhi koi puchne wale baat hai? Aapko jawab pata hai, pancakes pe dyan di jiye na! Jal jayenge.
Ahaan was sitting in his office as usual, lost in his own world. His thoughts were interrupted by his best friend, Mayank.
Mayank: Kya soch rahe ho?
No answer.
Mayank: Ahaan!
Ahaan: Haan, Mayank tu kab aaya yaar?
Mayank: Jab tum apni wife ke khayalon mein ko gaya tha
Ahaan: Aisa nahi hai...
Mayank: Toh kaisa hai?
Ahaan: Aaj subah maine usse pucha agar woh mujhe hate karti hai aur woh weirdly behave karne lagi aur topic ko divert karne ki khoshish ki. What if she hates me?
Mayank face-palmed himself.
Mayank: Maine tujhse kaha tha na ke usse apne feelings batao, kaha tha ke nahi?
Ahaan: Haan kaha tha
Mayank: Phir tumne kyun nahi kiya? Saalon se tum usse pyar karte ho agar tumne usse apne feelings bataya hota toh yeh shaadi arranged marriage nahi hota aur tum dono khushi khushi jee rahe hote
Ishqi and Ahaan's parents were family friends. They knew each other since childhood but never tried to be friends they preferred to argue.
Ahaan: Aise kaise usse apne feelings batao? Kitna awkward hoga agar humare feelings mutal nahi hai
Mayank: This is why. This is why, college mein tera koi girlfriend nahi tha.
Ahaan: Girlfriend tha na, Rhea
Mayank: Rhea was obsessed with you. Taaki woh tumhe pareshan karna bandh kare tumne usse kaha ke woh tumhara girlfriend lekin tum usse girlfriend khabhi nahi maante the.
Ahaan: -
Mayank: Mujhe kuch nahi suna, tum Ishqi ko apne dil ke baat bataoge aur agar nahi kiya toh main bataonga. Office ka kaam main sambhalunga tum ghar jao. All the best
Ahaan nodded. He arrived home and went straight to the kitchen, knowing she would be there. As soon as she spotted Ahaan she started blabbering
Ishqi: Aare aaj aap jaldi aa gaye. Main bhi abhi abhi office se aayi hoon, socha ke humare liye kuch bana deti hoon.
Ahaan: Mujhe tumhe kuch batana hai...
Ishqi: Haan haan jo bhi kehna hai woh keh di jiye lekin pehle mere bast suno. Mummy ji ka call aaya tha woh keh rahe the-
Ahaan: I love you...
Ishqi: Haan- kya
Ahaan: Main sach keh raha hoon Ishqi. I love you. Bahot saalon se karte aaye hoon lekin mujhe hamesha aisa lagta tha ke humare feelings mutal nahi hai isiliye khabhi bataya nahi. Pata hi nahi chala kab tum mere jaan ban gaye. It's okay if you don't feel the same.
He awaited an answer from Ishqi but when she said nothing he silently went to his room. A couple days passed, IshqAan had no conversation with each other. It was approximately, 9p.m. Ahaan returned home extremely exhausted.
Flashback -( two hours ago)
Ahaan was all set to go home when his assistant came running to him.
Assistant: Sir aap ghar nahi jaa sakte
Ahaan: Kyun
Assistant: Woh, woh sir meetings. Abhi woh London wale client ke saath aapke meeting hai
Ahaan: Meeting? Lekin woh toh do din baad tha na, phir abhi kaise
Assistant: Batana bhool gaya sir, uss ne meeting prepone kar diya
Ahaan: Aare yaar
*Flashback ends*
Ahaan: Ishqi? Kaha ho?
He observed the complete darkness and wondered if she was even home. He took a step forward and the lights switched on to reveal his family.
Everyone: Happy Birthday Ahaan!
A smile spread across Ahaan's face. Of course, they all remembered and of course he forgot his birthday. Again.
Kartik: Waise bhai, pehle baar aapke aadat kaam mein aa gaya
Ahaan: Kaun si aadat?
Kartik: Birthday bhool ne ke aadat
Ahaan: Woh kaise?
Sonu: Woh choro, come cut the cake.
Ishqi enters the room with a little smile and a cake in her hand.
Kartik: Bhai aap ko pata hai, bhabhi ne iss cake ko khud apne haaton se banaya hai
Ahaan cut the cake and fed everyone starting with his mother. Lastly he fed Ishqi, their eyes locked for a second but were interrupted by the cheers of the family. They all danced and rejoiced for a while then got settled in the guestroom.
On the other hand, Ahaan entered a room filled with candles and rose petals. Soft music made it a romantic atmosphere. His gaze fell on Ishqi, who looked like an actual goddess in the blue dress she wore. Taking baby steps, she approached him and held out a rose to him. Reluctantly, Ahaan took the rose.
She took a deep breathe, looked into his eyes and said loud enough for him to hear
Ishqi: I love you
For a second, Ahaan didn't know what to say. He wasn't sure if he was dreaming.
Ishqi: Main bhi aapse pyar karti hoon lekin hum dono ke beech mera ego aa gaya tha. Jab aap ne apne dil ke baat kaha toh mujhe nahi pata tha ke main kaise react karun phir mummy ji ne bhola ke aaj aapka birthday toh isiliye...
Ahaan: I love you too Ishqi
They embraced each other making silent promises.
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Word count: 1241
Heyyy! I know it has been a while but I hope you all enjoyed this OS! Comment your reviews pretty please. I didn't proof read so ignore typos. The next one will be on SaiRat!
