The Ogre's Proposal (COMPLETED)

Chapter 47

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I blinked my eyes continuously to look at the bunch of boys in the room. They were all of different age groups. Some looked like they were around 14-15 years old, a couple of them were probably 18-19 years old but most of the rest were under 12 years of age. Jack and his gunmen were guarding Rab Di Mehr although Jack insisted that he'd stay with me, but I didn't want Anamika to think I'm throwing 'tantrums'.

I wanted to live with them like a normal individual as they all are. Having a bodyguard 24/7 would give me a VIP tag and not let me bond with the kids and knowing Anamika, I knew her siblings were her everything and I had to bond with them. They were a big family. Currently 72 of them are under the same roof and I wouldn't even remember their names but I know if I behave well with them, I can be a part of their family...sooner or later.

'Hi...' I said to them but earned no response from any of them.

Some walked away to sleep on their bed, some ignored me and continued playing some silly board game and the rest kept glaring at me. I gulped. When suddenly a boy with glasses poked on my bicep and I turned around to see a boy with glasses looking at me as he said

'You are Anika Didi's new husband?' and I cleared my throat saying 'Ahmmm yes I am...her one and only husband!!!' and he narrowed his eyebrows pushing his glasses on his nose saying

'No!!! Her last husband...Meet Bhaiyya was not a good man!!!' and I raised an eyebrow asking

'You knew him?' and he nodded saying

'He came to see Anika Didi at our house and made a face looking at all of us.' and I frowned when one of the boy under ten said

'He even called Sukkhi's clothes dirty!!! And didn't drink the Lassi that Swathi Didi made saying it wasn't thick enough!!!'

Meet didn't spare his own kids, how would he spare these children. He was a monster in the face of a human.

'We won't offer you Lassi!!!' The boy is glasses said when I asked 'Why? That was Meet and this us-'

'But you are Anika Didi's husband and we saw Anika Didi crying silently in her room every night while sleeping.' and my heart broke at their words.

'Yes!!! Our Anika Didi never cries!!! You hurt her that's why she was crying? Correct? You are also bad like Meet Bhaiyya!!!' said another one and I shook my head but then it wasn't entirely a lie. I did hurt their Anika Didi indeed. I hurt her.

'And we have decided to not be friends with you!!!' said another one.

'Correct!!! And don't think you can take Anika Didi along with you just because you are her husband...we will not let Anika Didi suffer more. We are all her brothers and we know to protect our sister!!!' said the boy in glasses and I didn't know how to convince them.

'Look children...it's not like-'

'Dont try to oversmart us!!! These kids may not understand much but we do!!!' said the eldest of all and I licked my lower lip.

Wow!!! And here I was planning to make them my family. They hate me already when suddenly a man's voice boomed in the room saying

'Thats enough Dheer!!! Shashwath... Abhinav...Get back to your bed...and the rest of you...why are you still playing board games? Remember we all have to clean up the second floor for Dhara Didi's husband's family visiting us for the Haldi Mehndi function next week and who is going to help Naina Didi in dusting the Diwali lanterns and chandelier for the decoration preps? We only have ten more days.' he says making the kids get up from their places and quickly take their bed when he looked at the boy in glasses asking