"Your suitcase is in there," he pointed to what she assumed was the bedroom, "I will ask someone to add an extra armoire for you to store your things in. A desk was added in here for you to use." Again he pointed across the living area to a small desk in the corner, "And I cleared a book shelf. Ask before you touch anything else. I don't like noise so I expect you to be quiet and I won't tolerate visitors. If you want to meet with your obnoxious friends like Kabir and PKC you can go elsewhere. Are we clear?"
She nodded. She was a little indignant at his imperious attitude, but it was little more than she expected. She wouldn't let him push her around but neither did she want to argue before the wedding had been over an hour.
"That suits me fine, though I might need more shelves for the books ." He nodded and then turned to leave.
"I'll be in my office. I'll leave you to unpack." And then he was gone. She stood in the middle of the room feeling bereft. Surveying the room, she tried to imagine it as her own but found it impossible. It was his, and she would be an unwanted invasion. She walked into the adjoining room, the bedroom. There was only one bed, she realized in horror. But then what else did she expect, twin beds? A separate room? This may not be a marriage in every sense of the word, but others had to believe it was.
she put away her things before lying down. At least the bed was fairly large. She didn't need to worry about bumping into him in the middle of the night. Overwhelmed and emotionally exhausted, tears began streaming down her face. It hadn't seemed real before. Now the reality of her decision was hitting home with the force of a brick wall. Grabbing a pillow to her, she muffled the sobs that came in waves. She cried until there were no more tears left before falling asleep.
She awoke hours later, startled to find Vardhaan in the bed beside her. HORRIFIED ! she jumped out , that was when realization hit her .. she was standing before the mirror now locks of hair going every which way and red, swollen eyes reflected back at her from the mirror. After changing out of her clothes , she crept back into the bedroom. It was cold and she clamored back into bed. Pulling the covers up to her chin, she hoped everything would look better in the morning.
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