Match Made in Hell

Chapter-3

''Why do you look so sad?'' Shreya asked Sheetal who had been awfully quite for two days. Shreay sat beside her youngest sibling as she caressed her head. Sheetal took a deep breath, ''I thought I would working at this new lavish restaurant but the MD has shifted me to his main hotel. He believes I need more training''

''So what is so bad about this?''

''I am scared he might fire me.''

''Did he say that he didn't like your food?''

''No, on the contrary he finished everything smiling at me like some weirdo.'' Shreya thought, she pressed her lips, ''May be he likes you and wants to keep you close.'' She laughed when Sheetal turned beetroot with all the teasing. ''He is an oldie.'' Sheetal replied

''Then he would love you more. Older men are more caring.''

''I am sleepy. Goodnight.'' Sheetal turned away from her sister closing her eyes. Once Shreya slept, she opened her eyes recalling her last meeting with Vishal, for some reason the guy couldn't stop smiling around her. She wasn't so naive that she wouldn't understand  that he was interested in her but same feeling scared her. Her eyes turned to her sleeping sister, Shreya had sacrificed a lot and she didn't wanted her sister disappointed at any cost. 

''You know Di, i always wanted to be like you.''

Shreya quickly switched on the lights, hovering over Sheetal, she held her younger sister in a vice grip, ''Listen to me Sheetal, come what may never try to be me. Promise me that you live your life, think about your happiness. Don't sacrifice anything for anyone because end of the day it would you who would be alone.'' Sheetal rubbed Shreya's arm, she could understand her sister's loneliness, even if she never admitted the same. 

''I promise, I will do all you ask me to but you will have to promise me that you will grant me one wish.''

''One! I promise i will grant you all wishes possible.'' Sheetal grinned wide, there was nothing she didn't had but she was hopeful that time would give her one chance to set things right in her sister's life. Shreya pecked Sheetal's forehead before turning to her side of bed.

Sheetal stared at the ceiling recalling the each moment when Shreya gave up something for them with a smile on her face but her family never saw with  each of those moments, Shreya changed. The walls around her heart started turning hard with each day.  Sheetal swallowed the dryness, she wanted to scream and ask the god why was life so unfair with her sister and in that moment she took a decision, 'I will marry only when my sister gets married . You will have to grant my wish.'

***

Oh that ping sound indicates a wish.I know, you must be thinking  what Devil had to do with wishes. Well nothing, but I just tampered few wires between  Sheetal and the almighty . So whenever she makes a wish, it comes to me.

Well don't know about God, but I am going to help her in achieving her only wish, not because my heart melted but because hell has just one channel with a single show and everyone keeps crying in it cursing me for their woes. wives compare their husbands to me and vice-versa, I am seriously having serious identity crisis about me being male or female. If this wasn't enough, there are daughter-in-law, mother in law, teachers , kids, neighbours and many more.I am found by all the humans in their enemies and competitors. Yet, they fail to recognize a part of me in self.

Now you know how boring and cursed my life is and why I need to make this match and I promise you fireworks. Now over and out, I have a to implant a business idea into Rudra's head.

***

Shreya walked into a very crowded and disturbed office, she walked past through whispering groups straight to her bay. Her eyes went to the cabin of her boss, it was locked and many stood outside as if waiting for an announcement.