7| Tough Night

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N/m welcomed Anshika in as the daughter-in-law officially. She applied tilak on both their foreheads and put forward a pot filled with uncooked rice.

Anshika gently kicked the pot and the rice came out of the pot, getting scattered in the way.

N/m: Swagat hai beta tumhara humare parivaar mein.

Anshika: Shukriya mummy ji.

N/d: Ab tum aaj se humari bahu nahi balki humari beti bhi ho.

Anshika: Haan papa ji.

Nish: Aap dono itna jaldi badal kaise gaye?

N/m: Matlab kya hai tera?

Nish: Itna laad se toh aapne kabhi baat tak nahi ki mujhse aur aaj itna change? Kaise?

N/m: Aree chup kar tu yaar....!

Nish: Sachhai kadwi hi hoti hai mummy.

N/m: Ab tera zyada ho raha hai. Anshika yaha hai isiliye kuch bol nahi rahi par iska matlab yeh nahi ke main ekdum hi kuch nahi karne wali. Dimaag mein ghusa le yeh baat Nonu!!

Anshika: Nonu?

Nish (feels awkward): Haan yeh mera naam hai. Mummy ne rakha hai😐

N/m: Haan toh kya hogaya?

Anshika: Haan wahi toh. Kya baat hai? Pyaara sa toh naam hai.

Nish: Aapko pasand aaya naam?

Anshika: Hmm.

Nish (smiles): Achha okay then☺

N/d (yawns): Bohot der hogayi hai. Main chala sone. Goodnight sabko.

N/m: Main bhi chali sone. Mujhe bhi neend aa rahi hai.

Nish & Anshika: Goodnight.

\\Some time later\\

Nish: Hum bhi chalte hai.

Anshika: Huh? Ha....Haan theek hai.

Nish (in a gentle voice): Are you okay?

Anshika: Yeah yeah. Mujhe kya hona hai?

Nish: Umm okay jaisa tum kaho.

Nischay took Anshika to the room which now had become their shared room. It was not much spacious like hers but it was not much compact either. It had a medium sized couch, a single bed and a swing in the balcony.

Nish: Aap yaha apne kapde badal lo. Main bathroom mein change karke aata hoon.

Anshika: Achha okay.

\\Time skips\\

Nischay lies down on the bed and Anshika followed suit, lying next to him, her back facing him.

Nish: Ek baat kahoon main aapko?

Anshika (with not much interest): Hmm?

Nish (chuckles): Mujhe yakeen nahi ho raha ke aaj meri shaadi hui aur woh bhi aapse. Kisi sapne se kam nahi hai yeh mere liye.

Anshika: Hmm.

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