Bond To Him

(5)

Ruhi:

I hate him. I'm not too fond of his care. His concern. When he decided to end everything then why is he wasting his time on me?

Mohobath kisi aur se karthe hai aur fikar toh aise kar rahe hai ki hum hi unki Dil ki dhadkan hai.

Though he loves another woman, he behaves as if, I am the beat of his heart.

When the car was pulled into the garage of the mansion, my eyes fell on the familiar Volkswagen. "Dadu!" I whispered and jumped out of the car as soon as the car halted.

I ran inside the mansion the voice of Anklets Ghungroo was prominently occupying the voices of living room chatters.

"Dadu!" I called and ran to him. He stood up and I jumped in his embrace.

"Ladoo!" He pulled away and so did I. Ekansh approached us and took his blessings. Everyone was present in the living room. My family and even his. For foremost, we all gathered in one place and it's because of our wedding.

Parjai(Ekansh's sister-in-law) always kept herself busy with work and taking care of everyone. Bade bhai, Ekansh's elder brother constantly observed her, cause she was carrying but didn't like to take a rest. I like them and their chemistry.

We reached his room, which should be ours but I didn't want to feel like that, cause it was of no use. Eventually, we have to separate one or the other day.

I traced my fingertips on the anklets and recalled him putting them around my ankles. I don't want to feel anything for him but he is making me feel something. Well, everything.

I freshened up and walked out of the bathroom. Ekansh was resting on the bed and was smiling constantly by staring at his mobile. It should be obvious that he is reading his girlfriend's texts.

Till now I thought and even felt guilty about coming between them but now I feel nothing but frustrated with Ekansh. Even knowing that I am bonded with him, since my birth, he should have shown some courtesy to our elders and never dated another woman.

He heard the voice of Anklets Ghungroo and glanced at me. He was silent since we left the gurdwara and I assumed that to be because of our recent conversation.

Even I decided to stay to myself, as I always do. Neither I need to speak with him nor do I need to be affected by any of his actions.

He placed the phone on the bed and walked past me to go to the bathroom. I thought of taking a rest. Now that he is using the bed I decided to take the couch. While grabbing my mobile from the night desk beside the bed, I heard the beep of his mobile and unexpectedly my eyes fell on his mobile. Instantly I regretted and wished that I hadn't seen it.

The screen of their chat lit up.

Anthra: Come to Blue Royal Hotel after the party.

Ekansh: I will be there, sweetheart. But what are we gonna do (with a wink emoji)?

Anthra: You might have married to her but your Suhag Raat will be with me.

I fisted my palms. My sharp nails dug deep into my skin. It hurt me, which I didn't expect. So, this made him smile constantly.

Hum toh yeh soch rahe the ki humare Dil ko unse koi lena dena nahi hai... Phar patha nahi kyun dard aise ho Raha hai jaise kisi ne kanjar se humare Dil pe waar Kiya ho.

I thought my heart was devoid of any emotions towards him but why do I feel this intense pain, as if someone stabbed it with a dagger?

I grabbed my mobile and walked to the door but the voice of my anklets ghungroos halted my steps. I moved back to the dressing table, and removed the anklets with all of my energy cause he locked it with great vitality. I dropped them near the cosmetics and walked out of the room.