Book 1 of the Love and Duty Series
Anirudh Roy, the steadfast and disciplined army officer, had always lived by a set of principles, none of which involved love. His life revolved around duty, honor, and the pursuit of his ambitions. Marriage, child...
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Dhairya
I giggle as I smell the red roses which Ani sent for me. How do I know? Well, he sent roses with a small scrap of paper which said they were from him. It has just been a week since he left for Jaipur. He told me that it is his first posting and he was anxious about it. Though, I know that he is going to be fine as he is a diligent officer. I have no doubt that he will one day make his way to the topmost position. My commando is very intelligent and hardworking.
Unlocking my phone, I open the messenger. Clicking on Ani's profile, I type him a sweet thankyou message. I was not expecting him to do something like this, and that too without any prior notice. I thought he would be busy with his work, we didn't even talk a lot in the past few days. Whenever I called him, either his phone was switched off or the call would be extremely short. I almost started feeling that he was playing with me when I got the roses today. But I knew that he wouldn't do this, he is honest, I have seen it in his eyes and not to mention that I did a background check of him. I am not a stalker but my father taught me to never let my guard down.
I'm sorry for not giving you time. I have been busy with something here but I haven't forgotten you if you perceived that. The chit with the roses said. Even though it was printed, it left me wondering how he could possibly take out time and order roses with a personalised message. But whatever it is, I am melting. His absence irks me, I want to meet him but his work is more important and I respect that.
I step out of my room to prepare breakfast for myself when my phone rings. Thinking it's Ani, I rush back inside and take the phone in my hands. My face falls when I see it's my mother calling. It isn't like I am sad that my mother called but I was expecting Ani. I am so stupidly in love with him that all I do is think about him, expecting him to call me.
I quickly pick up the call and chirp, "Good morning mumma". I hear the noises of utensils from the background which told me that she was cooking something.
"Good morning beta, everything good?" She sweetly asks, making me smile. Her voice calms me. I so miss her warmth and her wonderful massages , the way she sang me a lullaby even though I was grown up. When I go back to Shimla, I am asking her for a head massage, I am missing it terribly.
"Yes mumma, how are you and baba?" I ask and hear her sigh from the other side.
"Your baba keeps worrying about you, his heart is not at ease. His blood pressure barely returns to normal. He doesn't even listen to the doctor. I don't know what's going in his mind", my mother says and my smile drops. Why is baba doing this? Can't he understand that I don't want to get married to a random boy he chooses? He thinks that I need a personal bodyguard and for that, getting me a husband would be the best option. I understand that after that incident, he has started getting more conscious about my security but now it's getting out of hand.
"Mummy, this is not fair. He always does that, why is he so childish?" I whine as I open the refrigerator to take out milk. My mother chuckles from the other side of the phone saying, "I tried to explain him but he won't listen. He is saying that he will not listen to me until you come to Shimla".
