My Perfect Life

CHAPTER 3 (Edited)

Aliaa's POV

After that girl Ishika's mishap and warning, Raj took me to a park which was isolated because of afternoon. Frankly speaking, I didn't even realize when we came here. I was too busy to notice where we were going because that bitch Ishika's warning was continuously playing in my head. I didn't even say a word to Raj since then. Who did she call her love? Does Raj know her? Did they have a history together? I was so busy in my thoughts I didn't even hear Raj saying something.

"Huh, what?"

"I said, won't you ask me anything about what happened there?" Raj requested worriedly.

Now how should I ask him about that? My mind said it's my right to get answers and my heart said you will be doubting Raj. If there was something, he would eventually tell me when he was comfortable.

"I am waiting for you to tell me the truth. I don't want to assume anything," I said in a cold voice, keeping my eyes trained on my lap.

After a few minutes when I didn't hear anything I looked up and saw him sitting stiffly and clenching his jaw. I guess he is not comfortable.

I shouldn't have bluntly said it like that. OMG, is he going to cancel the marriage as he thinks I don't even trust him? Then what will happen to me? Do I need to listen to all the sad songs of Arijit Singh? How I wish I had some experience in these types of situations or at least any friend with whom I could share my problems. But Bhai had clearly forbidden me to talk to those friends who have a boyfriend because he thinks they will spoil me too. And I don't lie to my family except for when it comes to eating chocolates. I was lost thinking about my future that I didn't even hear when Raj started talking. I quickly started paying attention to him.

"Ishika was my college friend and girlfriend," Raj started talking, his voice dripping disgust. Huh, she deserved it. Wait for a second, did he say girlfriend? OMG, God Ji aap mere sath aisa kyu kar rahe hai? Aap ko main hi milti hu har bar, Mumma? (Why are you doing this to me, God Ji? Do you only find me every time, Mumma?)

"Are you listening?" Raj asked me when I was busy cursing God Ji for doing this to me.

"Ye-yeah. I mean, yeah. I am listening. If you have a girlfriend then why are you marrying me?" I accused him.

"I said was," Raj said to me.

"Huh?" I wondered.

"Ishika was my girlfriend. Past tense. Now we are not even in touch. We broke up after college ended," Raj clarified. Oh God, thank you so much. You are the best. Now I don't have to listen to sad songs of Arijit Singh.

"What happened? Why did you guys break up?" I asked him doing a happy dance in my mind.

"It's a long story. I loved Ishika very much. She was very beautiful. When I first met her, I instantly got attracted to her. She was the most popular girl in college. Then we became friends and after that girlfriend-boyfriend. But my parents didn't like her. They said she will not fit into our culture. As you know my family belongs to a conservative culture so they wanted someone who belongs to our cast only. Even though my parents didn't like her, I tried to convince them that she will fit in our culture, she is good and every other thing which I could say to convince them, I did. They even got convinced but they made a condition that she must prove herself as their daughter-in-law. But Ishika belongs to a modern family so she denied me that if I want to marry her, I must leave my family. She didn't want to be a housewife and then get pregnant in a year for giving my family an heir."