THE BLOOMING OF LOVE BETWEEN FORCED MARRIAGE

15. Back to Mumbai

            Rutuja and Rishikesh both were getting ready early that morning. They finished getting ready and checked their bags one more time before checking out of the hotel and going to the airport. They took off and reached Mumbai in about 1 hr 20 minutes. Then procured their luggage and got out of the airport. When they were outside they saw Ashish and Harshada waiting for them. They went there and got in the car with friends.

Ashish took them to Rishikesh's house and parked the car. They all got off the car and walked towards the main door of the house. Rishika came and made them all stop, as Harshada got inside the house to help her. Rishika did their Aarti and put the "Map" at door and Rutuja could kick the "Map" slightly to let paddy grains flow inside the house. Harshada rolled the white carpet on the floor and put the plate filled with "Kumkum water" at the beginning of the carpet. Rutuja dipped her feet in it and left imprints of her feet on the carpet.

They asked Rishikesh and Rutuja to get fresh. While Rishikesh went to his room girls took Rutuja to the other room so she could get changed. When she was done changing, Harshada asked "How was your Goa trip?" She said it was good we enjoyed it. Thanks a lot for that Rishika. Rishika said, don't thank me you are like a sister to me. Harshada said, let's go eat lunch now, you might be hungry. Rutuja said, yes I am hungry at the moment.

They all have lunch together. After they were done eating Rishika, Aniket, Harshada, and Ashish had to go back to work. They waved bye to their friends as they left. Rishikesh and Rutuja got inside the house and sat down silently for a few minutes. Rishikesh said come on Rutuja I will give you a tour of the house. She got up and went with him, he took her around the house. When the tour was over she asked him should we go and set the clothes in his closet. He agreed and they set off to work for arranging the closet.

While arranging the closet they forgot about time and when they were done they both were starving. He decided to help her with cooking as she didn't know where the things were kept in the kitchen. After preparing dinner both enjoy it together. Then finish cleaning together in the kitchen and sit down leisurely in the living room. He asked Rutuja "Would you like to watch a horror movie with me?" She said sure "I would love to". He was surprised by her reply and said "Wow I didn't think that you would say yes to a horror movie". She asked him "Why would you think that?"

He said, "I think that as most of the girls are scared of scary movies". She said you don't have to worry I am not the one to be scared by some little movies. They closed the door and windows before switching off the lights and turning on the movie. They watched the movie together in comfortable silence. Rutuja was not paying much attention to the movie as she was alert to her surroundings as they two were the only ones in the house.

After they finished watching the movie Rishikesh got up from his seat and said, "What a tiring day". At which she just smiled as she was getting used to being around him. When they were about to go to the room Rutuja said, "I want to go and sleep in the room beside yours, If it's fine with you". He said, "Sure go ahead and sleep there".

They both went to his room Rishikesh was getting ready for bed while she was fetching some clothes and essentials that she will be needing. She got out of the room saying good night to Rishikesh while turning the lights off and closing the door silently. She kept the things in the other room and was waiting for him to go into a deep sleep. So she could do some security arrangements in his room.

Soon he was sound asleep and she went to his room to put a camera and a few sensors that would alert her when he was in danger. She also put a microsensor in his ring so she could alert Ashish at the office if he was in danger. She also arranged the sensors in the whole house just to be safe. Then, went back to her room.