Secret Marriage

his feelings

Mayukh POV:

I was working on some project files in my room when Nikita's mom walked in. I was surprised, she usually wouldn't come here.

"Aa—" Shit. What was I saying?!, "Aunty... Hi, is everything okay?"
"Beta all is fine. I just wanted to ask you something."
"Ji."
Aunty sat down next to me, "Beta I hope staying with Nikita wasn't a bother to you. I wasn't able to meet her other friends so I can't ask them."
"Of course it wasn't a bother aunty. What are you saying?"
"Beta, I know you don't know, but she went through something traumatic before coming to Dubai..." I internally chuckled. Of course I know Aunty. "....I hope she didn't be a difficult person."
Not at all Aunty. We didn't even realise she's going through. She hid it a bit too well, but now that I know, let me be off help to fix her."
"No beta don't worry. Now that her course is done, her Dad and I are going to get her married."

My breath suddenly got tighter. Getting her married?! She's married to me! She can't just.... She can't just get married.
Well do you plan on marrying her? I fought myself.

"Aunty, marriage? So soon." I asked, evidently trying to discourage her.
"Beta she is alone. I want her to be with someone, so she heals."
"She's just finished graduation. Give her sometime. Let her work, she'll be fine."
"I agree, but I thought it's best she starts meeting people."
I could feel anger rising in me. She's not going to meet others. She's mine.
I don't know what Aunty said before smiling and leaving because I was too busy thinking of this.

I closed my door and went back into thought. She can't put a ring on someone else. No one else is going to touch her maang except me. I touched my ring and instantly went to find her. I saw her sitting with my parents. Mom noticed my demeanor and instantly got up and pulled me aside saying she needs to talk to me. We entered my room again.

"What happened to you?" Mom asked.
"Nothing."
"Stop lying."
"She's... she's getting Nikita married, to someone."
Mom's face fell. "Oh. I want to make her yours. I'll talk to your dad."
"No. Mom."
"What?"
"I said no. We aren't together. The marriage isn't logical. Plus she's scared of me."
"You can make it work."
"No. There's no point. It's best we go our own ways. No matter the attraction. She's not into me. I've already hurt her at times. I did this just to save us."
"But—"
"No Mom. It's done. Graduation is over. Let's just go our own ways."
"And how can you be sure that she doesn't want you around? Does she want to leave?"
"She'll want to leave. She doesn't like me."
"She does. I've seen it."
I looked up at Mom, "What?"
"Beta I know you two can make this work. She likes you, she's scared because of how you felt about this. I'm sure she likes you. If you don't want to marry that's fine, but don't lose her from your life."
"You really think so?" I gave a small smile.
Mom nodded, "Talk to her beta. She's out with her family right now. Talk to her when they're back."
I smiled and nodded.

A few hours later, I had our friends come over. We all were watching a movie when Armaan suddenly pulled me to my room and started talking.

"Mayukh, what's the scene with you and Nikita?"
"What do you mean?"
"I've seen the way you look at her bro."
I sighed and narrated the whole incident to him.
"Woah! So, she's been your wife all along?"
"Yep."
"So why aren't you perusing it?"
"She's scared of me, I am not ready to get married. I don't know what I want. But I don't want to lose her."
"What about Riya then?"
"She is a leech. She's just glued on me. I don't want her around. I've told her many times that I am only around her as a friend and maybe a responsibility because of her past, but that's it. She's taking the wrong signs."
"You don't want her being close to you?"
"No. I want to be as far away as her as possible."
"Then why did you get so close to her?"
"She didn't stop me."
"So?"
I sighed and looked at Armaan. He pointed at my ring and I rolled my eyes and continued, "Nikita doesn't even care. I'm married to her and she couldn't care less. Being a little close and physical won't hurt."
"Mayukh. This is wrong. Don't do this to Nikita. I know you want her, then why are you running away from it?"
"Because she doesn't want me Armaan. Me wanting her doesn't matter. Yes I, I've started to feel for her but those feelings are purely one sided because she's scared of me."
"You're both working here now. You can get her."
"I'll try."
"Come on now, let's go out."

We came outside to seeing our friends. We spent the night. I saw Nikita's Mom and Dad but I hadn't seen Nikita anywhere. I asked and they said that she had gone to sleep. Strange. She might be tired.

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