Mr Rude's Shortcake

Chapter 5

Prakriti's POV

I have to face this now. Come on Prakriti! You can do this. I entered the hall. The groom's family had arrived 10 minutes before. The groom's mother and father looked all kind and generous. The match was brought by a distant relative of us .. according to what Maa said. The groom's younger brother is also well settled in Germany. 

I turned my eyes to take a look at the groom. Brown orbs , black hair , extraordinary physique and his cologne is the best part. It has this woody scent with hints of cardamom and lavender. I preferred red today. Red has been my lucky color since forever. But Tanmay, is killing me internally wearing that damn white kurta. Just then I realized I was checking him out in front of everybody out there.  

"Prakriti right ? We are sorry if we made you feel awkward dear. You can sit here if you want else Tanmay would not hesitate to talk to you privately" his mother said. 

I felt as if I just got rid of a heavy bag from my shoulders. It is so hard for me to talk in front of  elders or people whom I dont know. This talking part is something I should learn from Sana. 

I did not know what to answer his mum so I simply looked at maa. 

"Hey Hi ! I guess it would be nice if we talk privately" these words from Tanmay's voice felt like a beautiful song. He understood what was going on inside me.  I nodded. 

"Take him to the terrace" said Maa. 

I gave Dhruv and Sanskriti a nervous smile as they were sitting on the couch reticently. 

I took Tanmay to the terrace. 

"You look gorgeous. Please dont find me weird but I cant keep this to myself anymore" he said making it so hard for me to hide my blush. 

 


                                                                           Tanmay's POV 

I know that I wasnt being honest. She looks breathtaking. Gorgeous is definitely not enough to describe her beauty. Her dimples , her smile , her eyes , her skin , her lips and her nose.. everything were perfect as if they were made. 

"Oh thank you !" she replied with a smile which melt me like ice. 

"Is there something you want to talk about?" I asked desperate to listen her voice again. 

" Yes. Actually , you know .. I want to tell this to you before we get to know each other. I .. erm.. please dont get me wrong but I was in a relationship back in Germany. " 

I was listening to her and said "Go on .. it's fine .. complete it."

"Well, we broke up because that evil demon was not fine with me being close to my siblings. He did not like Dhruv and Sana posting me handwritten notes. He also " she could not control tears broke down from her eyes. 

I gave her my handkerchief and said " You look more beautiful with a smile than with tears in your glistening eyes. Will you smile for me please?" 

That did not bring a smile on her face. Instead she asked " Can I tell more ?"  

I nodded . " That dork he suspected me. He thought I was cheating on him with my sibling... Dhruv. He gave me two options - Breaking up or Getting married at that very instant. I chose break up. Dhruv and Sana are my children. Maa used to be very busy with her chores and Nanna's office is very tiring. I raised them. It was like yesterday when Sana mispronounced akka as akki and today she is this big . And Dhruv .. he is a whole gentleman now. I did not want to chose that worthless shit over my siblings. Am I speaking too much?" she stopped  after that. 

I said " No you are not ... May I know his name ?" 

" Carter Klin .. we were friends in the beginning ... later it led to somewhere else. I did not tell this to my siblings or my cousin . Please keep this between us" she said. At this point I wanted to kill that fucker. 

" Are you okay with this marriage ?" I asked. 

" Yes, I am . I am not interested in dating anymore. So dont get me wrong but I am very much attached to my siblings , my cousin sister Ksheera and my best friend Smriti. I wont tolerate a word against them . Also I would prefer to work after marriage. I like to be independent. If you drink or smoke once in a while I am all fine with it because I will be your company. But if it is an addiction to you I am not willing to marry. If we go on dates we are going to take turns and make the payment. Everything in our home should be 50-50. And finally if you promise me not to leave my side under any circumstances .. I agree to marry you . Oh yes please let me know your expectations from me" she declared. 

" I will make sure to treat Dhruv , Sana and Ksheera just like my very own kids and I promise to treat Smriti as my sister. I will drop you and pick you up everyday to work and be proud if you get midnight postings too. As my best half whatever decision you would take is definitely going to be for our well being . Also I am allergic to alcohol .. I wanted to try but I cannot. We will do things together and there would be no you or me . I will love you in such a way that I would die if I stop loving you. And my expectations from you are - just being yourself. I can tell that you would make the perfect wife , daughter in law and a sister in law. Just be careful with Pranay ... he might manipulate you to team up against me " I finally confessed . 

" If I am in Pranay's team dont worry .. you got Duvvi , Sana , Ksheera and Smriti" she said with a smile and asked " I think I made my decision. I will reveal it in the hall. Shall we go if you are okay with it ? " 

I gave her a smile and we went back to the hall.