She didn't move. She was still in deep sleep.
He filled a quarter full of glass with water and threw it on her face.
She sat up in bed instantly as ice cold water hit her like sharp knives.
Sameer's angry face came into view. 'What the hell are you doing?' she shouted.
'Is this the time to wake up? Can't I even expect breakfast from you?' asked Sameer.
'Oh you cold blooded murderer! How can you act so normally when your hands are splattered with someone's blood? You have murdered him, haven't you?' she yelled.
'I told you to stop thinking about that! Don't you get it?' he shouted.
'No I don't! And stop commanding me!' she shouted.
'Shut the F**K up and get my breakfast ready. Just remember you are my wife! And I'll do whatever I want! You don't have to teach me!' he roared.
'Yeah... You too should keep in mind that I am your wife not your servant!' she said.
Now he had had too much of her nonsense. He slapped her with such a force that she almost staggered backwards. 'I will not be spoken to like that, do you understand?' he said anger etched all over his face.
Not a single tear drop came from her eyes. She couldn't cry. She had to be strong and stand against him now. There was no place for tears.
'I want a divorce. I can't stay with you anymore. You are a cold blooded monster', she said defiantly.
He laughed. An evil cackle.
'Never in my life! Till death does us apart!' he said.
Her eyes widened in shock as that sentence triggered something in her memory. She looked at him.
'Surprised right? But I know everything. That A*****e had promised you he would love you till death will do you apart. Look he's dead. And now I promise you I won't let you rest in peace even after my death... Mark my words', he said and walked away.
She felt drained. She really wanted to die. But then if she died, it would be so easy for him. No! She would die but only after taking him to hell.
She made herself a cup of strong coffee and switched on the television. She was flipping through the channels but found nothing that would interest her.
By noon, she had finished doing usual household chores and preparing lunch. Her cell phone beeped. It was a message from Sameer - Travelling to Alabama for a meeting. Won't see you until Thursday.
'Great. That meant she had two whole days all to herself. To hell with you and your business Sameer.' thought Riya.
She switched on the television again. As she flipped through the channels she paused when she heard a song from the film 'The Sound of Music'.
A song which brought memories from her college days back to her.
"Raindrops on roses and
Whiskers on kittens
Bright copper kettles and
Warm woollen mittens
Brown paper packages tied
Up with strings
These are a few of my
Favourite things...
Cream coloured ponies and
Crisp apple strudels
Doorbells and sleigh bells
And schnitzel with noodles
Wild geese that fly with the
Moon on their wings
These are a few of my
Favourite things...
Girls in white dresses with
Blue satin sashes
Snowflakes that stay on my
Nose and eyelashes
Silver white winters that
Melt into springs
These are a few of my
Favourite things...
When the dog bites,
When the bee stings
When I'm feeling sad
I simply remember my
Favourite things
And then I don't feel so bad..."
Riya was the only child. She was staying in, a small city of Forest Grove, Oregon USA with her family. She was a Science Student and attended Montfort High School.
She missed her two besties Anishanand Bonnie and the fun they had. How she wished she could go back in time and relive those moments!
Bonnie, one of her best friends had made them see the movie 'The Sound of Music' one afternoon. And they had really enjoyed watching the sweet romantic film.
A smile crept on her face automatically.
Suddenly she remembered something. She rushed to her room and took out a diary from her closet.
She had the habit of pouring her heart's deepest secrets to her diary. She opened the diary entry and started reading...
Wednesday, 23 April 2014
Today evening we were sitting in the cafeteria...
'I hate that language class! And to add to that Mr. Webber hates me because of my bad grades. We are Science students for heaven's sake! Why would I want to learn a foreign language?' I said.
I was with my besties. We were sitting in the cafeteria sipping coffee to kill time.
'Chill babes! I feel you are thinking too much. French class is not that bad!' said Anisha.
'Oh yeah... That's just because your latest crush happens to be in that class! I was wondering lately why you had suddenly grown fond of the language', I shot back.
'Girls relax... Stop arguing over a stupid language class, said Bonnie.
'Hey there! I forgot to tell you guys yesterday... The much awaited prom night is finally here! Friday evening from 7 pm onwards. Do come. See you', said Rachel their classmate.
I opened my mouth to reply but Anisha cut me across.
'Thanks Rachel. We'll be there!'
'I am not going to that dumb prom night', I said flatly.
'Yes you are', said Anisha.
'No I am not!' I said.
'Yes you are!' said Anisha.
'But what am I going to do at the prom night? I don't have a dance partner to dance with', I said.
'There no need to dance. You can just hang out with everyone else. Come on how a can you be so selfish? Are you going to leave me alone in that party? And there would be lot of cool guys. Who knows? Maybe you will meet someone interesting at the Prom. Coz it's not just our college. It's open to all.' said Anisha.
'Anisha I am engaged to somebody. I shouldn't be looking for anybody else', I said.
'Well you don't seem to happy about it', said Bonnie watching me intently.
'I really don't know... Sameer is really nice... But it's just that I don't know much about him. Our families know each other really well. They are waiting for my higher education to get over. Then we'll get married. But before that I should get to know him really well. How can you get married to a total stranger? But unfortunately he is not around most of the times. He is coming next week for few days. Let's see.' I said glumly.
'Hey everything will be fine. Don't worry', said Anisha squeezing my hand.
'Yeah and let's go to this party. We'll have fun', said Bonnie.
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