The Confusions
The next day, Avinash woke up earlier than usual. He saw Amelia cuddled up to him, her face at peace. Suddenly, an urge to kiss her forehead to make her feel safe passed through Avinash but he knew he shouldn't. He knew he shouldn't be doing that. He can't take advantage of a woman like that.
He hurriedly got up, untangled himself from her, knowing that it would be awkward if she woke up. He went into the bathroom and took a long shower, cursing his fate and himself. He came out wearing casual clothes. Standing in front of the mirror, he analyzed himself from different angles. But every angle made him look like a sumo wrestler.
He sighed and came out of the bathroom to find Amelia waking up. She sat on the bed, trying to figure out her surroundings. The realization hit her like a truck. Her eyes locked with her new husband, standing at the bathroom door. She averted her eyes quickly and got up.
Without a word, she rushed towards the bathroom, wanting to escape from reality. Avinash went downstairs to eat breakfast alone. Usually, Avinash would always eat every meal of his day alone, in a room. Somedays, he even would skip his meals, trying to lose weight but failing every time.
Even today, he didn't feel like eating. But this time he wanted to lose weight for his wife, not wanting to make her feel inferior in front of people and also because his thoughts were everywhere. He just drank a glass of orange juice and left the kitchen.
"Avinash, don't leave alone. Let Amelia eat her breakfast, then both you can go together" His younger sister, Avni, yelled when he was about to leave after reading the newspaper. He looked towards Amelia only to find her completely concentrated on her food.
"Okay" He decided to wait.
After almost five minutes, Amelia got up and strode to Avinash. Her steps were confident and she was wearing professional clothes and looked serious. Avinash went to the driver's seat and drove away to the office with Amelia beside him. As he parked in the parking lot of his office, Amelia got down and left without a word.
Sighing, even he locked the car and went to his Secret Cabin. There were many times he didn't like his obese body. Every Time someone gave him a stink eye or the fact that his so-called 'friends' didn't like to be seen with him broke his confidence.
He became a very reserved and under-confident person. Even though the family business was earning profits because of his intelligence and ideas, he let others take the face of it, unknowingly. The fact he never went to the meetings to present his ideas but outsourced them to his younger brother, Asher, didn't help.
But nothing could compare to the inferiority complex and the pain he was feeling now. He very well knew that his new wife didn't want to be seen with him. She was ashamed of him. He was ashamed of himself, that's why he locked himself up in a room.
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