The Misunderstood Bride

Chapter 31. Her smiles🥰

Veer's pov:

I take the last turn and reach towards Akriti's apartment building. Its an old building in a very secluded residential area. I park the car and get out to open her door. I take her hand and we both go towards her apartment. She tells me the directions and we take the stairs to the 4th floor where she lives. This building doesnt even has a lift. She takes the keys out from her bag and opens the door to her apartment. She motions for me to enter first. I enter her apartment and inspect it for safety because my enemies can be anywhere. Once i am sure its safe, i gesture her to come inside and she does. It is a very small apartment with just one small bedroom in which she has done a great job decorating. The hall is also small with a small kitchen and a bathroom. There's not much furniture just a bed, a couch and a small tv cabinet with no television. I am still inspecting her apartment when she suddenly comes and asks me something.

"Would you mind if i take some time packing my stuff?"
"No...No you take your time...do you need any help?"
"No its fine...i will be back soon."

With that she leaves the hall and enters her bedroom. I decide to sit on the couch to pass time and spend my time on my phone. After 20 minutes she comes out with a small suitcase and a duffel bag.

"Is this the only stuff you wanna take?"
"It's everything i have"
"Oh...and what about the furniture? What do you plan to do with it?"
"Thats not mine, it came with the apartment itself. I have informed the owner and will give the keys to my neighbour. I have taken everything that belongs to me from here."
"Okay...lets go."

I wonder what girl has just this much amount of belongings but this just proves that she was never after things. She doesnt bother about materialistic things. She has never asked for something from me. Even the stuff she owns now has been provided to her by my behalf only. She doesnt demand anything. Hell she doesnt even has a phone!! I need to give her a phone asap.

After she hands over her keys to the neighbours downstairs, we move towards the car. She stops and looks at the building with a smile on her face as if reminiscing every moment. I understand that this was very special for her. It has to be. No matter what type of place we live in or how small our home is, its still the place where our comfort lies. But now when she is married to me, i plan to give her the best. She wont have to live on her own now. She has me now.

After reaching home, i take her belongings to our room and keep them there. She enters the bedroom and opens the bags. Curious to find what does she has, i eye her secretly scrolling through my phone. She empties the bags too soon because of such less things. Its just 4-5 piece of clothes, a pair of sneakers, a photo frame which she takes a moment to stare and smiles upon it and a small toiletries bag. She takes the clothes and other stuff towards the bathroom leaving the photo frame on the bed. I get up to see whose photo is that only to find a small girl with a toothed smile with a lady. The small girl is my wife and she is so cute. Her hair are the same and she has that same glow on her face. The smile looks very real and suits her so much. I wish she smiled for me like this as well. I dont hear her coming back until she asks me,

"What are you looking at?"
"Who is this?"
"Its me"
"Yes i know that but who's this lady?"
"Oh her?"

She smiles while answering,

"She's my grandma. I mean she is the one who brought me to that orphanage. She found me somewhere and took me with her. She was the world for me. She took care of me for so long. I love her."
"Where is she now?"
"She's no more...she passed away few years back and thats also a reason why i decided to move away from that orphanage because the only good thing there was also not there anymore."

She speaks and a tear escapes her eyes making me twitch with so much unexplained emotions for her. She had to live such a tough life. I still had my parents with me but she was all alone. And the only person she had is also no more with her. I wonder who did she call when she was upset or what did she do to make herself calm after a breakdown? She is so strong. Even i made her go through so much. I doubted her and yet she still tried to make this marriage work. I sigh and curse myself for treating her the way i did.

I excuse myself and go to change my clothes. When i come back after a while, i find Akriti already lying on her side of the bed with a row of pillows between us. She does this every night. But still every night, after she's asleep she snuggles closers to me and ultimately sleeps over me. Not that am complaining, i absolutely love sleeping like that with her. Like a baby. I switch off the lights and go to lie on my place. She is facing the other side while am looking at her back. The pillows between dont make me feel happy so i throw them away silently. I scoot closer to her today for the first time because i think she needs me today. She seemed sad after visiting her place and then that photo, she has gone through a lot. I pull her towards me and hug her tightly. She turns and hugs me back. We lie in that position for a while when suddenly i hear some sniffling sounds. Is she crying?
"Akriti? Are you...are you okay? Why are you crying?"
"No...am not..sleep please"

But her voice says otherwise. I pull away from her and she tries to hide her face in the pillows but i remove her hands and look at her. She is definitely crying. Her face is tear soaked and cheeks stained with silent tears. But why does she cry alone? She can always find comfort in me.

"Why are you crying beautiful?"
"Its nothing Veer... lets sleep please"
"No first tell me... were you upset about leaving your apartment? Are you missing your grandma?"
"Yes...i...i miss my grandma..."
"Its okay baby...she is fine with god. She wont be happy looking at this face full of tears. Smile so that she can smile while looking at you too."

This makes her smile and she looks a little better. Her face looks red from blushing? Why is she blushing? Maybe because i called her baby? Fuck... i didnt realise what am saying. But it feels good. She is like a baby so it went with that flow. But am glad that it brought a smile on her face. Her smiles. Her smiles are what make me happy now a days. Her smiles make me smile. Her smiles are what i crave the most. I lie down again and hug her really tight while she hugs me back. She pulls apart and starts to kiss me. I love when she takes the first step. I kiss her back and we kiss like we have never been kissed before......

Hey guyss...its me...though you all didnt listen to me yet i am updating...but am so disappointed guys and thats the reason that i have updated this late...that urge to write isnt there coz you guys arnt responding or listening to me. But its okay...i will wish for you all to try to understand me🥰 still love u all
With love
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