The Forbidden Marriage

15 • पञ्चदशः

(warning: This chapter is going to be intense!)

M I N A K S H I

He pressed his lips on my neck, and a shiver ran down my spine... I have never been this close to any man in my life romantically, and here I got held by my crush, the love of my life. My dream man.

I don't know what his next step is going to be but all I know is that he is finally taking this relationship seriously, I also don't know where he hit his head, as so suddenly he understood that he has a wife. He started taking off my saree, I started remembering the classes of Kamasutra. I tried to recall what we should do to please my partner, but my head went blank as he was slowly undressing me.

I don't understand the point of learning all these if I forget everything at the right time. It's my fault! I should have been prepared, but he never showed any gestures. Wait! If my mind is so blank that means he is so good at this... Oh my god! My upper portion is totally bare now. And my clothes on the floor as he moved away from me.

He leaned on the wall and stared at me, his hand resting on his knees. He is gawking at me like I am some kind of fish and he caught me fresh. I feel so exposed, so shy yet so excited. I feel nervous yet so delighted. He kept on examining my whole body with a serious face. Are these the techniques that they used to teach men?

I am so confused right now... What should I do? Think! Think! Think!

Suddenly his eyes directly fall on mine, he stared at my soul and smirked, but the vibe I got was not good. He smirked like a Rakshas (Hindu Demon).

"Do you know who my ex is?" He asked out of the blue.

"Yes... Mohini" I whispered.

"Have you seen her?"

"Yes. Instagram. Wedding." I again whispered. I don't understand what's the point of talking about her now?

"So you also know that how much gorgeous she is. The most beautiful woman in Bharat. And she was my girlfriend." He proudly said. I chose to keep silent, nothing was processing in my head, I froze in my place I wanted to cover my exposed body,"How can you even think that I will consummate with you?" He said the you with so much poison,"Try to see yourself in mirror and then look at her pictures in the Instagram for some grounding." He scoffed.

In wobbly feet he stood up took his shawl from the bed and left the room, me? I sat there frozen like a statue. I felt my eyes burning and my cheeks wet with tears of humiliation.

T R I S H U L

I am a failure, I failed Mohini, I failed Aakash, I failed myself. I couldn't go by the plan, I couldn't hurt her. It's true that I hate her, but hurting a human physically was impossible to me. And she? She looked to so innocent and naive like a little rabbit. I hope the insult I did to her was enough. I hope it's enough for her to leave me alone. For her to run away. Run away from my darkness.

I went out of the house to the garden, it was full moon. I took out my phone and searched for that number, I found it. I called her... After few rings she picked it up,"Hello? Trishul? Are you okay?" Her melodious voice seemed worried. She still worries about me. Of course she does, after all she still loves me.

"Yes, baby." I whispered.

There was silence on the other side,"Bro you called the wrong number I am Mohini! Not Minakshi" she laughed. I know... Whom I called... Why is she acting like this? Does she hate me for marrying Minakshi? Is this why she is saying like this? I should apologize right now for betraying her.

"I am so sorry, Mohini-" before I could continue she interrupt, and I let her. "It's okay Trishul." There was a thud sound on the other end,"Shreedhar?!" Her worried scream came from the other side,"What happened to you?" She cried and cut the call.

Silence ungulfed me.

S H R E E D H A R (DON'T READ THIS PARTS, THEY WILL BE DISCONTINUED)

"Who are you?" I asked.

She stopped whatever she was doing and again became silent. "I asked you somethin-"

"Mohini."

Mohini? What is she doing here? I thought she left when I told her to go, did she feed me just now?! Why?! I don't deserve it. I don't deserve her presence. Why is she doing all these?!

"What are you doing here?" I asked. My voice sounds so weak but I tried to be as rough as possible.

"What do you think?" She asked.

"I don't know."

"I am your fiancée. I love you. I am here to be with you and support you in your vulnerable time. Do you think it was possible for me to be there in Vrindavan when my hone wale pati is in this state?!" She exclaimed in annoyance.

( Hone wale pati means my husband to be)

(Vrindavan is where her mansion is.)

"You love me?" I muttered under my breath.

"How can you ask me such weird question?!" But she heard it. Soon her phone rung and she picked it up. "Hello? Trishul? Are you okay?" She said to the other side.

Trishul?! Isn't that her ex?! Who just got married. Why is he calling her at this hour, I didn't even pay attention to whatever they talked about my blood boil in anger. Is this the time to call a woman?! Why is she still in contact with him?! Why did she come back?! Am I joke to her?! I throw the table in rage.

M O H I N I

"What happened to you?" I cried and cut the call, Shreedhar just throw the table on the floor.

"You-You leave!" He was raging in anger, his breaths were heavy.

"What happened?" I asked.

"Why? Why? Why are you doing this to me?" He cried.

"What are you talking about-"

"You are here to make a fool out of me, don't you?! Huh?! Why did your ex called you at this hour? What kind of married man calls a woman at this hour? Doesn't he know that you are mine! Doesn't he... Doesn't he know that... That... You are my fiancee not his... I-... If you want to leave... You can..." He kept on blabbering unusual things, I can't beleive he is accusing me of something so low. But I think it's just his frustration, so I hugged him. He tried to break the hug but I placed his head tightly to my stomach so that he can't move but he still fought to let go.

"I can't belive you accuse me about something of like cheating. You failed to understand me, Shreedhar. My love towards you is as pure as Tulsi." I softly assured.

(Tulsi is a sacred leaf which can often described as something very pure)

His movement stopped and he became totally silent and numb, but after few minutes I noticed something really shocking.

He started sobbing and then silently crying the room filled with his soft whimpers,"I-I am s-sorry..." His voice broke,"I don't deserve you."

"Shhh" I whispered, I brushed his hair with my fingers and patted his back. "I am here, and I will never leave you. I love you, and I will keep loving you no matter what."