"You must marry her."
After hearing those words my world came crashing down.
Who would've thought
That I would become just another investment for my father's business, an unwanted burden he no longer needed.
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Archit
The past which I wanted to avoid.
"I think we should wrap it up." Sourav said making others, including me nod in agreement. Mishti, I, Mishti's bestfriend Roshna and another one of her friends Sourav were at Roshna's house. We were here for group study, more like they were here for group study while I tagged along with them just to be with Mishti. "Yeah. I think it's enough for today." Roshna said. "I should go home now." Mishti said making me look at her. "Mishti di, can I have a ride home?" I asked innocently. I just wanted to spend some alone time with her, the ride was just an excuse. For some reasonMishti's friends stared at me and smiled. "Thak thak Archit are 'di' bolte hobe na." Roshna, Mishti's bestfriend said to me. [Translation: Leave it Archit, you don't need to call her 'di' (elder sister) anymore.] I looked at Roshna and then at Mishti in confusion. "Nobody calls their girlfriend 'di'." Sourav said making me realise that they know about our relationship. I blushed. "Umm. Do you mind giving me a ride home?" I asked Mishti in a low voice. "Mishti di, Mishti di, can I have a ride home?" Roshna said in a high pitched and babyish tone mimicking me, making Mishti and Sourav crackle with laughter. I felt embarrassed. "We allowed you to come here because we knew you two were dating, or else why would we allow a junior to study with us?" Roshna said. "You should be a little less obvious. The way you were staring at Mishti the whole time! Even a little kid would be able to tell that you have a crush on her." Sourav said making Mishti laugh. I blushed in embarrassment.
"Archit, you want her to give you a ride or do you want to give her a ride?" Sourav said making me confused. "Huh?" I asked. "Look at how innocent he is!" Roshna said making me even more confused. I looked at Mishti in confusion. "He asked if you want for me to ride you." Mishti said. My cheeks turned red when I realised that they were talking about s*x. I felt embarrassed. I blushed hard. I looked at Mishti who smiled at me. I bowed my head down. "Aww look, you embarrassed him." Roshna said to Sourav, teasing me. I blushed even more. Mishti, who was sitting beside Roshna came upto me and sat beside me. I slowly picked my head up and looked at her, she was smiling. I bowed my head again, she chuckled due to my behaviour. She patted my head and ruffled my hair making me whimper. It feels good when you do it. But not in public, not infront of everyone. I thought to myself.
"Stop. Not infront of everyone." I whispered to Mishti. Instead of stopping, Mishti kept patting my head. "Aww, isn't my boyfriend such a cutie." She said making me embarrassed. "Stop." I whispered to her once again. "He's like a puppy. He listens to everything I say." Mishti said, once again ignoring my request. Everybody laughed which made me feel humiliated. Stop please stop. It is not funny anymore. "I remember last time I went to your house, we watched lion king. You were crying like a baby during Mufasa's death scene." Mishti kept making me embarrassed. Sourav and Roshna both chuckled. Please, it's not funny anymore. Stop. "Please, not now. Not here." I whispered to Mishti. "Don't tell me what to do and what not to do." She whispered back to me. "I just, love how obedient you are." Mishti said while ruffling my hair. Mishti came towards me and pulled my cheeks. "Archit is such a good boy. He is such a cutie."
