I had been waiting in the dark for some time. The moonlight streaking through the large windows illuminated the beautiful bed in the centre of the room. The bed was adorned with beautiful flowers. The room was a sham, a sham that signified our marriage.
The door creaked open and my husband stepped in. Traditionally, the husband was supposed to wait in the room to welcome his blushing bride on their first night together as a couple. He was supposed to talk with her, exchange declarations of love maybe? and proceed to gently consummate their marriage. The films that I had watched usually panned away as their lips were about to meet and a shot of two flowers rubbing together would be shown.
He walked towards the closet whose door I was currently sitting in front of. I looked at him quizzically. This did not adhere to what I has expected. He stood there patiently conveying something with his eyes. I raised my eyebrows, hoping that he would put me out of my confusion.
'I need an extra blanket for the couch.'
He did not deserve to sleep on the couch. No matter how gentlemanly he was, he didn't deserve to pay for my mistakes.
'I'll sleep in some other room. You take the bed." I offered shyly. He stepped back and looked at me expectantly. Did he want me to go out now? What if the relatives outside saw this? That thought made me want to laugh. I was probably the most hated person in my household right now. No one really wanted to talk to me or look at my face.
So I walked across the room, opened the door and surveyed the hall. The coast was clear. I reached the railing and looked at the floor below. There was no sign of anyone. That seemed rather anti-climatic considering I expected atleast someone to stay behind given that this was my first day in my husband's house.
There were so many rooms lining the foyer on the first floor. While the master bedroom and arguably the largest and the loveliest room belonged to my husband, the others were quite big and much more luxurious than any I had ever seen. I picked the farthest one from my husband's and settled in for the night.
Regardless of the pain and misery it took to get here, this new freedom was every bit worth all the trouble.
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Unhappily Married
RomanceSometimes in life, we might get our heart's deepest desire. However, fate cruelly taints the dream and makes it an unbearable nightmare. Fate played with Nina's life so hauntingly, that being married to the man she loved became the most tormenting e...
