The Misunderstood Bride

Chapter 17. heart talks🫀

Veer's pov:

I take her to the car and we sit inside. I start the engine and we silently drive towards my mansion. I turn on the radio and Ve Kamleya starts playing.

Jaa karna hai toh pyaar kar
Zid poori fir ek baar kar
Kamleyaaa ve kamleyaaa
Manmarzi karke dekhle badle mei sabhkuch haarkar
Kamleyaaaa ve kamleyaaaa....

I feel her gaze upon me on hearing the lyrics. I sigh and keep driving silently.

"Aap bollywood music sunte hai?"(you listen to bollywood music?)
"Jii haan i love Bollywood"
"Great...me too am a fan of it since my childhood."
"Really? I thought you only watch those English series."
"Just coz i watch them it doesnt mean i dont like my own roots. I love Bollywood from my core."
"Oh nice. Who's your favourite actor?"
"Vahi joh har ladki ka hota hai...Shahrukh Khan"(one who is of every girl...shahrukh khan)
"Haha nice mine is Salman Khan"
"Oh great. I like him too but SRK feels something else. The way he treats women and the way he romances with them...ahhh every girl wishes to have a man like him. He is so loyal to his wife despite being in the romance genre for his entire career. Every girl deserves a partner like him...I toh absolutely love him."
"Yeah true...."

I am loyal and i look like SRK too 😒🫢but romance isnt something made for me. Maybe i need to meet SRK for that purpose. But why do i feel this urge to impress her? I push my weird thoughts inside once again and focus on driving.
After a few minutes we reach the mansion. I park the car and we go inside.

"Aree my daughter,come inside come here"
"Jii maaa"
My mom ignores me and calls her only!? She rushes to her side and they both hug tightly. When did they become this close? She has only met them once. Then she meets my dad and he also hugs her. Vinay and Shreya come and greet her and the three of them hug together. I mean do they all remember that i am their son? And she is here because of me?

I clear my throat loudly and say "do you all remember me?Hii mom and dad i am your son..and my siblings i am your elder brother!?"
"Oh ho bhai is jealous😂"
"Yes bhai dont be jealous..you are our brother but bhabhi is more fun😝"
"Huh?"
"Arre beta they are teasing you..come and sit with us."
"Jii maa"

I go and greet my parents and my siblings hug me finally and then we all settle down. There is still time for us all to leave for the party so we all decide to chit chat for a while. I sit beside papa who talks to me regarding my work while Akriti is busy continuously chatting with maa and my siblings.
"Arre bhai how did you like the gift that bhabhi bought for you? She didnt even let me pay bhai and bought that for you with her own savings."
"Yes bhai and she also got you donuts right? I bet you ate them all the same night"
They all start laughing while i am confused. What gifts are they talking about? And why did she buy me something from her own savings? I look at her who is already looking at me. Her face tells me the answers to my doubts. I was so angry upon her that day that she must not have gotten the time or chance to give me the gift. I sigh and smile at her. She turns and starts talking to my parents. Shit! She bought something for me...now am curious to know what she got me?

We all get up and go towards the cars after an hour. Me and Akriti take my car while the rest of them take dad's car.
On the way, i notice that she is a little lost. The cheerful mood of hers is replaced by a saddened one. I try to ignore but ultimately give up. I ask her finally "what happened? Why are you upset? Did anyone say something?"
"Uhh noo..they are so good..i love being around them..i ..i just...hhh nothing"
"Tell me you can share with me.."
"Its just that being around them, i realised what living in a family is like which i never got to witness in my life. My parents left me and i was brought up in an orphanage. It was a very strange experience. We were given food on time and had admission in a nearby school. I even made a friend there. But it never felt like my own. I was never happy there. When i turned 20, i shifted to my own and took an apartment for rent because i just couldn't live in that orphanage. I took a job and started working on my own to take care of myself. I wanted to work so that i can earn money and save for my college. I want to become a chef. I want to make it my profession. I wanted to. But then life happened and we got married and here i am sitting next to you...being with your parents just made me a lil emotional that i missed such a great part of life. I wish i could have a family and be loved. Family means feeling safe around people and i wanted that for my entire life. It feels good to be around your family. I just became emotional and overwhelmed."
Upon hearing her words, i am stunned. What all she had to endure in her life? I didnt even think that she has lived such a tough life ...i mean i knew she was born in an orphanage but i never thought what she had to experience there. I never thought about that.
"Its okay... now my family is your family too, they already love you and infact treat you better than me...you have taken my place in the family." I tease her to lighten up her mood.
"Noo am sorry.. i never meant that.."
"Arre i am kidding...its okay, you are their daughter in law and thats why they love you. Its fine. You can spend as much time as you want with them. Whenever you feel like so, you can tell me and i will take you to the mansion."
"Thankyou thankyou so much."

She thanks me with tears in her eyes. My heart aches upon seeing her cry. Why do i feel bad when she cries?

I drive silently afterwards and after some time, we reach the venue.
I park the car and watch her looking at everything with huge eyes. I chuckle and keep looking at her. She turns to look at me and smiles. My heart melts at that look. She smiled at me!! Uffff...she is so pretty.

"Lets go...dont worry everything will go fine. Just stick with me throughout the party or be with my family. Be you. You will be loved by everyone."
"Thankyou Veer..."

With that we leave the car and join our parents. We all together head towards the enterance and are greeted by Mr Rathore and his wife. We greet them and they meet Akriti with so much love. They keep praising her of her beauty. I watch her smiling at everyone and thanking them. Then i take her hand in mine and we enter the hall together with our hands intertwined......🫀

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