"Baba,I won't marry her" Krish spoke out to Ravi.
"Krish don't make excuses and this wedding is final. Just list out one flaw in Shweta to me" Nandini crossed her arms.
"She is really dominating Maa.How will I live with such a woman!" Krish fumed.
"The girl is well off and beautiful. Her dad will settle you Krish,how else do you need? Marriages work on little adjustments just understand this fact" Nandini spoke out and went to cook in the kitchen.
"Baba,did you both made adjustments in marriage? Is it fair for me to live with a woman who is so bossy" Krish sighed.
"When you were born,your mother gave up her dancing career to look after you. I was working in army so I too couldn't help her.She managed everything on her own.You were just 6 when Kargil War started and I had to leave you and Nandini. Your mother is a woman of steel. The word adjustment means sacrifices made in martial life. I advise you to impart more time to understand Shweta then only take final decision" Ravi advised Krish.
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"We need groceries...turmeric, corridor powder,chilli powder. Mayank,I have made a list bring all these things" Dhriti handed a list and money to Mayank.
"No need of money, I will bring everything" Mayank hesitated.
"Don't be formal, Mayank it's okay we both will manage" Dhriti gave a assuring smile.
"I am looking for some errand too, we would require money for food,electricity and water bill" Mayank calculated.
Dhriti and Mayank went downstairs and the landlady Madhavi inquired," Since how long you both have been married?".
"6 months ,1 year" Dhriti and Mayank spoke respectively.
"What?" Madhavi stood confused.
"1 year,6 months" Now both reversed their order of words.
"What do you both mean?" Madhavi rose an eyebrow and suspicion.
"One and half year we meant" Dhriti covered up the lie.
"Are you both really married?" Madhavi
doubted.
"Yes,of course we are happily married" Mayank grinned with his brightest. smile
"Then where is your sindoor (Vermilion) and mangal sutra ?" Madhavi questioned Dhriti.
"Skin allergy...she gets skin allergy when she wears mangal sutra that's why I asked her not to wear it" Mayank spoke out quickly to rescue Dhriti.
"But then do wear Sindoor,don't you care about your husband" Madhavi brought the red Vermilion aka Sindoor.
"Now put it on her parted hairline" Madhavi commanded Mayank.
"Uhm...I can put it on myself" Dhriti spoke out worriedly.
"No... your husband will put it on" Madhavi insisted.
Dhriti said a 'No' to Mayank with gesture of her eyes and the latter too looked scared.
"Put it on,what's the worry? You both are married, isn't it?" Madhavi smirked.
Mayank gulped and he put the vermilion with his hands shivered, a shiver ran down her spine and lump occupied her throat as he colored front of her hairline with a bit of red Sindoor,the scared indication of being married woman.
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"Marriage is a big commitment and it's not all doll's play. I need some time before I marry Shweta" Krish spoke in calmer tone to Nandini.
"You have next 2 months for whatever you want to understand.But after that final decision on this wedding will happen" Nandini replied sternly.
Krish walked to the Betel shop to buy cigarettes and there he met Satish sitting in the colony park.
"What happened?" Krish asked him sitting next to him on the wooden bench of park.
"She fought with me" Satish replied.
"Told you divorcee woman are not good enough to be married to, bro you still have time rethink 100 times before marrying Saumi" Krish spoke out.
"It's my fault. I asked her to get
intimate" Satish spoke out with regret.
"What are you insane!" Krish exclaimed.
"Brother,we both went to a club and I got drunk. I was not in my senses when I asked her to make out" Satish spoke teary-eyed.
"You got drunk! Are you serious?" Krish chuckled thinking about the whole scenario in his mind.
"Stop mocking me,just help me in regaining her trust" Satish spoke out with a trembled tone.
"Okay stop crying,Just buy her favorite flowers and a greeting card with sorry written on it and exactly cry infront of her as you are doing now" Krish gave his handkerchief to Satish who not only wiped his tears but his mucus too with the cotton cloth.
Krish scrunched his nose seeing the dirty handkerchief,"Brother, keep this handkerchief to yourself only,I am gifting it to you" Krish spoke out.
"Oh...that's so sweet of you" Satish squeezed Krish in a bone crushing hug.
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"Manky this is not a joke! I just got married to you just" Dhriti wept sitting on the bed of their rented house.
"Dhriti you are so naive! We didn't get hitched.It's just that I applied that red powder on your hairline. We were lying,this isn't real!" Mayank explained.
"For you everything is a joke" Dhriti cried more,her nose turned red and Mayank couldn't take her eyes off her cute red little pointed nose.
"Look Dhriti,it's just Sindoor and it does not mean anything" Mayank hugged Dhriti to comfort her.
"One day lord Hanuman saw devi Sita was filling sindoor in her maang. He asked her what was that and why was she doing so. Mata Sita could not understand what to reply him. After a while, she said to him," it is sindoor. It increases the life of Prabhu(Lord Ram)". Then Hanuman brought buckets of sindoor and started bathing from them. On asking by lord Rama he replied " when a small quantity of Sindoor can increase my lord's life than I will apply it on my entire body parts to increase my lord's life to infinity". So, Mata Sita blessed him if one applies sindoor to him he will get the punya of reading the full book of Ramayan" Dhriti narrated the story to Mayank to emphasize him the importance of Sindoor in hindu religion.
Mayank felt silent not knowing what to speak next,he thought to erase Vermilion from Dhriti's hairline.
He tried to rub off the Sindoor but Dhriti stopped him," It's not a child's play,now don't remove it. It might be inauspicious for you and Madhavi ji also might get suspicious of us.So, I will keep wearing it until I am here".
"As you wish" Mayank got up and he went to the roof to smoke and think about the sudden happenings of his and Dhriti's life.
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One Virgin Girl ✔
General FictionA man is set to find a perfect girl for him but his only demand is that his wife has to be a virgin. Will this man find his perfect woman? Who will be that Virgin Girl? A satire on society thoughts and opinions of both men and women about being an i...
