The Misunderstood Bride

Chapter 24. Conditions🖤

Veer's PoV:

Its been two weeks since that incident. Today i have to complete my project and for that i need to work hard. I wake up from the bed and notice Akriti sleeping on the floor on that mattress that i gave her that night. She sleeps everyday on that mattress but never once complained about it. I can sense every night that she is not that comfortable over there and i always want to make her sleep on the bed with me, but my ego comes in between. I want to but i am unable to do it. Its like that. She does all of the work herself. It was difficult for her for the first 2-3 days but by now she has gotten expert in it.

Its just 6 am so she is still sleeping. She is awake and ready by 7:30 and serves me breakfast by 8:30am. Then she does all the household work in the meantime when i do my work in the office. We eat lunch and then follow the same routine till dinner. Our conversations have been limited to one word answers only. Its as if we are living together but still not LIVING together. I sigh and get up to freshen up and change.

When i come back, i find her mattress completely and neatly folded in the corner and she is waiting for the washroom. When i come out, she silently goes inside without even glancing me for even a second. Ouch that hurts but why does it hurt so much? This is what i wanted...to break her..to ruin her....then why does this hurt me so much?

I go and spend my time in the gym and then freshen up again and leave for breakfast. As usual, she has already served me breakfast and today she has made pav bhaji. Its so delicious that i want to kiss her hands and show her some affection but the distance between us just doesnt let me do anything.

I get up and go towards the office to focus on my work and dont come out until dinner.....

Akriti's pov:

I sigh and eat my breakfast in silence when he leaves for his study. So yes this is my daily routine. I am like a maid to him...nothing else...all i do is work and work the whole day. Our conversations have been limited. We dont talk at all. We havent been somewhere since that day. Even he only leaves when its really urgent. He is full day in his study and only comes out to eat and then for sleeping. Till the time he comes to sleep, i am already asleep too exhausted everyday from the work. So is this my life now? I tried to amend everything the first week. But he started ignoring me...he distanced himself so much that i couldn't do anything more. Now this distance is what is only left between us.

I get up and prepare to do my daily chores and then prepare lunch. He doesnt come for lunch and eventually i keep everything in the refrigerator not bothering to eat myself. He comes down for dinner and i silent serve him food while waiting for him to finish later so that i can eat. He eats and leaves. I eat and wash the utensils and finally get over with the day. I go to the bedroom, change and eventually let the exhaustion wash away with the sleep....