Marital Love

Promo⚡

Early morning update.
A short promo for 'Chapter 25'!!
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Akhil's POV~

I ringed the door bell of my parents house and I was welcomed by my grinning Devil.

"Good morning Devil!!" I greeted ruffling her hair.
Hehe I love to mess them up!!

"Bhai not the hair...!!! And Good morning to you too Senior Devil!" she huffed and made her way to the kitchen.

"Aaj subah subah hume kaise yaad kiya?" Papa asked coming out from his room.
[How you remembered us this early morning?]

"Wo I thought to have breakfast with you guys. Preeti's already gone to the office. So... "I smile sheepishly.

"Uhh-Huh! Good timing. Maa made Poha today!" Riya said coming out of the kitchen and my face lit up.

Poha is love!!

And so is Preeti!
My conscience teased.

Yeah yeah I know!

"Mmm...Maa you make the best Poha in the world." I complimented.

"Makhan lagana hogaya ho to bolega kya kaam hai?"
[If you're done buttering then care to tell what work you're here for?]

These mothers na!! They're too smart with their kids.

"Actually you guys know right it's Preeti's Birthday next week. So I was planning a surprise for her..." my voice trailed off. They gave me a surprised look and I sat there scrapping my nape.

"Uhh-Huh!! Surprise and all haa! Mujhe to nahi diya aajtak." Riya teased.
[You haven't given me one till today]

Yeah I don't usually plan surprises for anyone.

But that doesn't mean I haven't given surprises. That's a different thing that it's a once in a fortnight thing.

"Shaadi ke baad sab karna padta hai beta...You won't understand!!" Papa told Riya and sighed. 
[After marriage this all has to be done child]
Maa was shooting daggers at him.
Believe me I was trying my best not to laugh.

Warna Maa chodegi nahi!!
[Otherwise mother won't spare me!!]

"You speak Akhil. I'll see him later." Maa glared at Papa.

"Are Varsha tees saal se dekh hi to rahi ho." Papa chuckled.
[Are Varsha you've been seeing me since last thirty years.]
Maa took away his plate and Papa gave a pleading look to her.

"Bahot bolne lage hai aap aajkal. No breakfast for you today."
[You've been speaking too much these days.]

"Umm... Guys can we come back to the topic please." I said diverting the tension.

They nodded and I continued "So I was thinking..... "

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Preeti's POV~

I sighed looking at the date.
It's next week. Just one week to my 'not so special day'!

Yeah... There's nothing special about my birthday.
I don't celebrate them anymore.

Reason?

The person who used to be the most excited about it left this world years back, because of me!!

I have no rights to celebrate my birthday when I ruined his!
I turned his birthday into the worst nightmare.

Every year it's just three things I do on my birthday.

First wake up, get ready and listen to the recorder Bhai had gifted me.
The last gift he gave me!
It has a voice note in it that I play whenever I miss him.

Second go to the temple alone or with Viv or the entire family.

And third... Work!!  To distract me from the agony I'm going through on that day.

This year it's just a little different. I somewhere hope that Akhil will be the first person to wish me. That's the only thing I'm excited about.

I don't know whether I deserve to be excited or happy about my birthday but in 15 years for the first time I'm looking forward to it.

Just because of a certain someone!

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So that's it!! I hope you have a fair idea about what's going to happen in the next chapter!!

Also, these scenes are not included in the next chapter.

Do you think Preeti, after all these years, still holding herself responsibile for her brother's death  agreeable?
Should she be living in guilt?
Does she deserves to celebrate her birthday?

Can you guess what Akhil is planning 🤔?
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Well keep guessing. Will be soon back with the chapter!!

Until then See y'all 🙋‍♀.