Short Stories

chapter:3(SS2)

Mr Amiable and Miss Arrogant

Finally there stood Mrs Abhi Malhotra just beside Abhi in Temple where the took the nuptial vows to be together for next seven births.

"Dad, I can call you Dad right?" Asked Abhi, he bent  his one knee whole other was supported to ground, making him go till Amit's wheelchair.

"Of course beta" amit replied.

"Dad I want my dowry" he said firmly.

Humph, finally he showed his trur colors, thought Ruhi.

"Everything is yours, what can I give you" said Amit.

"You can" came a instant reply.

Amit sighed and gestures Abhi to ask whatever he want.

"I want you and Divya to come and stay with me and Ruhi, make my mansion, home" he said bringing tears in Amit's eyes. He kept the hand over Abhi's head blessing him. Ruhi gets tongue tied hearing him. But her mind isn't ready to except his goodness.

Drama, an immediate thought flashed Ruhi's mind.

In Malhotra Mansion,

Abhi had already arranged rooms for Divya and Amit. Ruhi was sitting in Abhi and now even her room engrossed in deep thoughts.

How her life changed, she never expected this, at least this fast, after her past, she hated the concept of marriage. Her past had destroyed her from within and made her to become this rude and arrogant, what she is today.

The voice of foot steps approaching the room made her come out of her thoughts.

She gets up of the couch and the door opened. Abhi looked at her and uncomfortable feeling was clearly visible in her actions, the fidgeting of her fingers, gulping saliva down the neck.

He cleared his throat before walking towards her and as she felt his steps nearing her she turned with wide eyes and finger pointing at him.

"Stop right their Mr Malhotra" she yells making him flabbergasted by her sudden gesture.

"Don't even dare near  me" she ordered.

"Look this is just a namesake relation and nothing else. You mean no one to me. Whatever relation we share is out of this room, for world, within this room we are stranger, do you get that" Ruhi was firm with her every word and every word she said directly hurt him their, their at his heart but he didn't show it up.

"I know, no need to repeat same thing again and again, fortunately I have quite good memory" he said with loads of sarcasm heard on his tone making her boil in anger.

"You sleep on bed, I'll take the couch" she just opened her mouth to argue as she thought he will sleep on bed making her sleep on couch, but she closes her mouth shut realising what he said. She cleared her throat as he raised his eye brows in questioning manner.

"What?" he asked and she nods in no.

"fine" he said making his way towards cupboard.