I hate/Love you.

chp 9 'if'

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Arav's POV

I was getting ready, the faint blue shirt, almost black formal pants were placed neatly on the bed.

I eyed the clock it was showing 4'O clock in the evening. I still have half an hour before we leave.

I took my clothes and started wearing them. After that I stood in front of the mirror, adjusting my hair.

Mirror reflects what you are. Exact same. But what it doesn't show is, what you are inside.

While I was wearing my watch, I remembered the last night.

When I saw Niya, with that confused expression. She really think she can be detective.

The way she kept thinking after I completed my sentence. Then gave me side glance, opened her mouth to say something, and then again closed it cause she thought, may be it better not to say.

But when she opened her mouth again, It took me surprised. And what she said was,

"Have you turned into a serial killer, Who marries the girl to kill her! OMG! Arav, I am your bestfriend, you can't do that to me. I want to live! I haven't even read the last part of twilight series. Please let me read it before you-" but she stopped when she heard the laughter. I was laughing at her stupid theory.

Really she thought I was gonna kill her! I was laughing so hard that at a point I got my stomach hurt.

"You, really are something Niya... Really!" I said and saw her watching me with a small smile.

"When was the last time you smiled?" Her question took me by surprise again.

"What do you mean?" I asked her.

"Nothing" she passed the topic but I knew it will be haunting me and it did. I really don't know when was last time I was laughing like this.

"So, my dear husband, you were going to tell the reason, and please make sure to tell it directly without your stupid riddles! They simply confuse me." She said pointing a finger towards me.

She always amuse me.

I nodded.

"Arav, Nitya is here." I came back to reality when mom's voice came from downstairs. My mom priya, she is big fan of daily soap. And it's Indian daily soap and she always suspect everything around her with that point of view.

"Coming mom." I replied and once after checking myself in mirror, went down.

I saw Niya , sitting on the brown sofa. I couldn't see her face as stair were behind the sofa set.

But I guess she heard the foot steps and turned around.

"Hi" her voice sweet and innocent and I just nodded in agreement. Her smile changed into frown with my reply or you can say lack of reply.

"Arav, where are you going?" Mom asked as soon as she saw me.

"Meeting." It was enough for Mom to understand.

"Is Nitya going with you?" She asked looking at Niya and then again at me. And I just nodded. She didn't know about our marriage. Only me and Niya knew.

"Let's go, we are getting late." I said and took her hand in mine and drag her out of the house.

"Bye, aunty!" Niya shouted turning back.

*

"So?"

"So... What?" i asked. We were driving away to the destination in my car. Niya was quite of 9 minutes 45 sec and then she couldn't resist to keep her mouth shut.

"Where are we going?" She asked in order to get answer.

"I told you that, you will get all your answers today when we get there." I replied.

"You know how i hate suprise, Aru...Arav" she complained. Whenever she say Aru, it make my heart beat skip. I never want get attach my self with her. This marriage, and all it was just because I was left with no other option. It was atleast one thing I could do for the person I respect the most.

"It's not a suprise." I pointed out.

"As if.." he puffed out.

After a pregnant silent, I asked "how was your college, toady?"

"OMG, You can't believe what Happened!. You know Raj, he was as-usual annoying and Jiya and Roshni were full on spy mode. They told me that they suspect something unusual about me. You know Aru, I really got so self conscious about it. They were following me each and every step. I thought they saw my mangalsutra, but then-" she abruptly stopped and her eyes widen.

I chuckled at her.

"You ungrateful devil. You purposely asked this. You!" With that she started slapping my forearm.

"Niya, you are beating the driver! We can have a accident." I said in my warning tone but stopped myself from laughing when she looked terrified.

"Sorry" she said in quite tone.

She really is something.

When we reached, I stopped the car and got out from the car. She too got out from the car without waiting for me to open the door.

"Why the hell are we here? This can't be answer!" She asked when she saw the resort.

"This is not the answer, but this is where you are gonna get your answer." I said  and moved her side took her hand and raised the sleeve that was covering her wrist.

She tried to free her hand but I had a firm grip in her hand and came in the view the mangalsutra.

She thought i haven't seen that she was wearing it.

"You have to were this." I said and made her wear it.

"Let's go."

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