Bittersweet

-4-

"Don't pour too much of vanilla extract, it won't give a proper texture," Bhuvan said brushing the pan.

"Okay, then 2 tease spoons are enough right?" she asked noting it down on her notepad.

"Yeah, that's enough and bake it at some 160c so that it won't pop at the top and also cake will have a juicy texture," he advised. Noting that too in her recipe Sathya closed her pen.

"Thanks, Anna," she smiled.

"Is this your first time trying baking?" he questioned.

"Yeah, I am not much interested in the baking side before. But now I like to try It," she answered blushing and that is because of her husband. She wanted to do something to him for taking care of her.

Nodding his head Bhuvan continued to clean the pans, Karthik who is cleaning the kitchen slab heard what they were talking about even though he doesn't want to hear anything. If it was before Sathya's marriage she would ask her doubts to Karthik but now he is not even turning to her side and she forgot his existence.

Sathya went inside to take her bag as she is already late, that time her phone started to Vibrate. She took it out and saw Raghu's number. She still hasn't saved him in her contact list since she is so confused in which name she has to save. Husband? Raghu? Tall-guy? Stern-face?
But she doesn't have time to think about this in her routine life, it gave no chance for her to sit simply and breathe for a moment like she has nothing to do.

She attends the call and Raghu said he's waiting outside in a tired tone. Replying that she will come in two minutes in a low tone Sathya ended the call. She looked at his number again.

How should I name you? she thought.

It's been a week since they married. In this time she was very careful in talking with him, she only talks about what he required as he doesn't show any interest in listening to what she wanted to tell.

She identified her heart was racing whenever he hug or kiss her but they are all momentary. Sometimes when she tries to talk with him after they have sex, he answers a few of her question and turns to the other side, that way she found his full name is Raghuram and his dad's name was Shivaprakasam. He did his schooling and college in Coimbatore and then for work he came to Chennai. He doesn't have any siblings and parents died when he was very young. She doesn't know anything fully cause he is so constrained.

But Sathya feels he is not that bad, she literally seeing every day how much he is trying to protect her, he cares for her or else why he is waiting for me outside after his tiring work, he can ask me to come by my own, but he is different, she thought and looked his number.

Ah...Let me decide you later, she turned off the phone and came out telling bye to her colleagues.

She is so tired and her legs were aching more than usual. Thankfully tomorrow, the Sunday she is taking leave and Raghu will also be at home.
Taking rest and trying baking are the two great plans in her mind.
She bought all the ingredients when the last time she went to buy groceries with Raghu. He only paid the bills for that too even though she insisted on giving her money.
She likes that feeling she gets whenever he shows his protectiveness on her. It is so beautiful to have someone by your side which she doesn't have before.

And she slowly likes to see him, she secretly started to admire him without her conscience. Now her heart started fluttering to see him waiting for her.

With a smile on her face, she went near to him, Raghu turned his gaze from somewhere to Sathya. He didn't smile but that doesn't mean he is not happy to see her.
He took a quick glance at Sathya from head to toe. She is wearing very normal clothes but she looked perfect for his eyes. He gripped his bike steering when he felt a strange feeling in him.