Bowled Out

Part - 5

Yash POV
'Marriage rituals are done. Though I don't understand, why are all the rituals hell bent to make keep bride and groom intimate? Touch her, hold her hand, feed her, that is  and all. I am like already hard on and these rituals. On the top of all,this girl... God... Hell with my life. Now the very first night of my married life'

I heard the sound of door unlock, Lavanya entered the room with the most casual look one could ever have on their first night.
Lavanya-" What is the sleeping arrangement? "
"How do you want it to be? You want to be on top or me on the top? " and winked.
Lavanya-"What the hell? I meant where should I sleep? "
"Where do you usually sleep? "
Lavanya-"on the bed"
"Even I used to sleep on the bed only. So we have to sleep on the bed"
Lavanya-"On the single bed? "
"Come on Lavanya... Don't be over dramatic, atleast you should have known this much that I won't allow a separate bed inside my room for you. I have access to many pretty faces, so rest assured. Sleep on the bed. You choose your side. I am tired with all these marriage drama, want to have some rest."
Lavanya's POV
'I really don't understand his behavior. I gathered all my courage to enter the room, to face him and try to be normal. He was teasing me.'
"Okay I will sleep on the right side."
Then I put some pillows in between.
Yash smirked and says" Hey, if I have to climb you, can't I climb over this stupid pillow mountain of yours? "
" Shut up. I want to feel like I am sleeping alone in a room. Not for the stupid thing whatever you are thinking. Please let me sleep. "
My cheeks are red, how could he behave like this on the very first day of meeting an unknown. Cant he be little polite and understanding.
Yash - ' I am. Just enjoying the moment. I can notice her embarrassment over my comment. But I can't help. It's her who signed up for this. If nothing, atleast I deserve this much fun. That's how our first night came to an end'
Today is Satyanarayana Pooja, after the pooja everyone of us had our lunch  and since we are all off the work, we head to have a nap. I wanted to establish some cordial relationship with my wife, so thinking to have a conversation
"Lavanya I want to talk to you. Like we need to live together for around an year. Why can't be just cordial to each other. Like atleast we have acknowledge each other's presence"
Lavanya-"When did I say? I want to fight, kick and kill you. Of course let's have some hai, bye formalities. Who is stopping you? "
" Watch your tone. I am trying to be nice here. "
Lavanya-"okay.what do you want to talk? "
She is about to finish her sentence, her phone buzzed. 'Abhishek' name popped up.
"Are you in a relationship? "
Lavanya - "Yes. He is my boyfriend."
Part of me got disappointed but I felt it's better not be cordial with each other.
"Nothing... Leave. I am going for practice"
Lavanya's POV
I just lied him about Abhishek being my boyfriend. God how many more lies am I going to make??
But I wanted to avoid any kind of affections to be developed between us. So lied. He left for his practice. I had lot of work to finish. As a part of my final year project I and Abishek  need to develop an IP. We have been friends since the first year of my engineering. Almost everyone thinks that I and Abhishek would end up with each other except us.
I called back Abhishek.
Abhi - " Where the hell were you? Since yesterday I have been calling you? We need to integrate the modules we have designed and we need to check them. Already professor is dancing out over my head. Why didn't you answer your call? You said you would shift to your relative's  place but didn't give the address. What's cooking Lavanya? "
"Take a breath first. You may die interrogating me at this strech. My part of code is ready. I will get into your server and integrate both the codes later you just send it to verification team. Let's wait for their feedback. "
Abhi-"No, prof said we should meet him today without fail. Its already 2:30pm. What is your address, I will pick you. "
"No no pick me at the metro station. I will reach there. Bye bye I will be there in 45mins. Bye"
I got ready to leave and informed aunty. Metro is at walkable distance so I reached in 30 mins and to my surprise he has already arrived and I take back seat of his bike and left for college. I was careful enough to hidey mangalsutra and other stuff. I felt it strange at home that I couldn't remove mangalsutra... A strange opposition was offered by mind,then I decided hide inside the T-shirt.
After completing my work I returned home at around 10pm.
Yash is back and watching some movie on Netflix. I entered the room.
Yash - "Hi, how did you reach home? Let's share our contact numbers"
"Abhi dropped me. We have near deadline for 2nd phase of our project. It's almost done but verification should be done. Tell me your number."
We saved the contact numbers.
Yash - " Okay. Do you know I couldn't even take my 12th exam and look at my wife engineering from IIT, God, most imbalanced"
"What nonsense. IIT produces thousand engineers every year but every year we don't get a legend. You are more than everything Yash. Truly a fan of yours.You started to play for India at 19 na. Under 19 WC winning captain. Very next season IPL sensation. Wow, you were national news at such a small age. Wow"
Yash - " Wow. Why do I feel like you would have kissed me by now if we weren't married"
"What nonsense. I am praising you, telling how respectful you are. You are thinking dirty. Chee nonsense. See I am like one man woman, so better stay away. " Unknowingly my cheeks turned red and heart beat increased. He was smirking noticing this. But he is so cool and unaffected. May be coz of his experience.
Yash - " In that case, already you are married to a man. Now either you should change your 'one man woman card' Or should ditch your Abhi"
"God, I am tired. I will change and go to bed. Good night"
I am about to turn around. He pulled me into his chest and I am like don't know what happened and what to react. I am just frozen and it's the first I am glued to the chest of a boy and of course the harmones are maling all kinds of mesh.
Yash - " Why are you frozen. You are about to step on that mobile stand. Do I affect you that much Wifey? "
Yash POV
She is about to step over that mobile stand.  In reflex I pulled her and she crashed into my chest.
God, I don't know whether it is marriage mood or she is looking so beautiful or what is it... It felt so good to hold her, her height is like her head reaches my neck. I am about to explain her my action, she is frozen. Now I have to play dirty.
"Wifey, do I affect you that much? You are frozen just with a hug. How will you tolerate when we have fulfill all our husband and wife duties"
Lavanya - "What are you saying? "
"You heard me, clearly. "
Still holding her, I am purposefully  speaking near her ears.
" What do you think? We can stay like this for 8 months. No way. I am just 24 darling, at the peak of my youth and career. We have needs to fulfil na. We are hungry we eat, we are thirsty we drink like wise this is also a need wifey."
Lavanya  - " Don't speak nonsense. You already have many to fulfill your needs na. Just go and fulfill. Never expect me to fulfill them for you. "
She got irritated and I thought I should release her before it gets worse. I released her
"Infidelity is not my thing. It's cheap. I could never do that even with the fake marriage. I respect that bond. "