Tanmayi's pov
i woke up the next morning to find Chirag sleeping peacefully on the floor below...like a baby, i guess he was exhausted after all that running around....i rolled towards his side while on the bed and stroked his hair from the above...he was still asleep
i washed up and stood before the mirror thinking about yesterdays image...we are a good looking couple i thought, i got my mother's call as i was getting ready before the mirror after freshening up...."mummy"
"yes, did you prepare the kheer?" she asked
"kheer?"
"don't tell me you just woke up!" she asked angrily
"today is your first rasoi....how can you be so negligent?...go and make food for the family- remember you are not welcome there...you have to turn them towards you, if you don't want to be shunned your whole life" she continued
"okay maa" i said tears pooling inside my eyes
"don't cry beta...." my mother sighed and lowered her voice
"i don't want you to get hurt-you have to put efforts for this relationship to work...you saw how their family is right, i could not even sleep due to worry- i don't know how they will treat you...tell me if you cannot handle it, i will help you-okay- i have faith in you" she chatted away while i nodded wiping my tears.
everyone in my family doted on me- so my mom had to be a little strict...she wanted us to live good life and gave us high values to live that kind of life-she expects something from us and she hopes we can stand up for ourselves.
if we have to have a successful relation ship like i promised chirag-i cannot let the family members be angry at us anymore...i fisted my hands with determination as i walked towards the kitchen
the one skill i have confidence in other than my fashion designing is cooking-i have to make them like me or at least open up to me a little, chirag's mother and aunty came in to the kitchen soon after i made the kheer-they did not talk to me nor did they ask me what i was doing....they pretended i was not here
everyone was down at the dining table-except chirag's cousin sisters and the dishes were served-i brought my kheer and placed it in the middle
"i made kheer today as it is my first rasoi ritual" i said and chirag looked up at me from his seat
he ate my kheer the first thing even before breakfast..."it is really good" he said looking at me
i smiled at him blushing a little and then looked at the elders on the table but no one else touched the kheer...
"maa, chachi you don't want to eat your only bahus kheer? it is very tasty" Chirag said trying to lighten the atmosphere but they did not acknowledge us ...my smile dropped and i felt Chirag's hand holding mine under the table....i guess he could sense my sadness.
i shook my head signaling 'it is nothing' and we completed our breakfast together, everyone left to do their respective tasks.
"give me a tumbler of this kheer and throw the rest away" Chirag said to the maid
"no, don't- please store it in the freezer" i said and Chirag said "okay, give us two tumblers, store the rest"
"why two?" i asked
"you go meet my sister" he said, "i will talk to my father" he continued and i understood-swetha loves sweet food and she loves my cooking...maybe we can get some help from her?....we will conquer this fort from the outside then
my eyes flashed with excitement as i went to work with a kheer tumbler
we went to office together
"sir, your papers" chirag's assistant handed him some papers
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