Once Upon a Midnight Part II - Page 66

Awww 🥰 Do you know me ?

It’s like they are starting afresh and on their first date or something. Good job Arya

Ok they survived the call as well. Not bad for starters!! Ha Ha.

Chingaari koi bhadke.... that someone who lit the spark is their cute little mitten Aarya.

Arya got them to talk. They learned something about each other. At least they are talking without bitterness. Both understand the pain.

Life (in/im) perfection

The next day was spent in deja vu mode, like she was still seeing him and engaged to him. By night she realized she will never be as important as his family and his sister and the alleged destruction caused by her Dad

Nidhi Dewan and Sajal Chaudhary were expecting a baby the tiktok reveal was cute

shubhra's ovaries sighed

She hadnt felt envy for her friends, Mahika or Shweat or Nidhi, but she did ... now when she heard of the baby news... it grated for sure!

She was steps away from having one of her own

She scrolled thru tik-tok laying awake in bed at night, and watched the first bath, first laugh, gurgle videos and saw them waddle to the door to receive Daddy

"I am going to the bank later this afternoon to sign some papers to be able to show conversion to a rela estate buy-sell company instead of a rental services company" she spoke on the phone quietly

The expat agency gal who she spoke with almost daily congratulated her and wished her luck

"U can start giving me leads now for people that wantt o return to India and move into their homes" she said casually

"Would you like to sign up for that? We can do that, so happy to hear"

shubhra was unsure she didnt know what all she was signing up for

In front of her Mom she put on a brave face of acting like she knew what she was doing

In private, she was a different person

Her father trusted her intuition he said so repeatedly

Her cousin was getting married in winter, the female cousins were all going to Hong Kong for "beauty treatments"

Tara had signed her up already

After of course a lot of "This could have been YOU bebu" "It was YOUR turn I cannot believe, Chhaya is stealing your thunder"

"No mother she is not, I am happy I am not marrying Pawan, he is a jerk" she in turn was getting more vocal and vicious about her hatred for that man

In a way she was only thanking her lucky stars for getting out unscathed

Later that evening when shopping at Khanna Mkt in Lodi Rd she had bumped into Pawan and his mother at some deisgner boutique and the lady had behaved crassly

"We shudnt greet each other, after the humiliation you have caused my son" she spoke loudly "In fact you can leave if u like and return after I am done" Mrs Monga insisted

"By yelling you are making it worse" Shubhra reminded Mrs Monga

"Dont talk to my mother like that, and please all the dresses are hanging button front, you hung urs at the back and in reverse"

She stared at him shocked... they were no longer engaged and yet he was a complete d---- head

"You should mind your own business, and I will shop when I want" she smiled sweetly at Mrs Monga

"Careful there! you might be buying on credit" Mrs Monga scoffed much to the chagrin of the associate who couldnt believe it since Shubhra was a regular

"I am goingt o leave, I dont want this" she said after a deep breath

"My son was willing to marry you only because the deal was struck between your Dad and ... my husband" she declared

"Too bad its off" Shubhra smiled

"YA, for your DAD" mrs Monga twisted the knife,

That shook her, she drove back to work thinking all those that think women are equal and can do whatever they want are wrong

Woman can be bought and sold, whether they are rich or poor

She felt a surge of disgust and hatred for her Dad

She was not lovely enough to be asked out by Pawan voluntarily

She was so ugly he had to trade her for money

Or pay Pawan to marry her

She drove back to office, the staff was gone the guy that made chai and cleaned up was doing dishes

"Sorry" he mumbled

"Nahi I am sorry" she said carelessly

Nobody was coming up to tell her this but Shubhra Grover from a year ago and today were vastly different

She threw her bag on her sofa and sat down and sobbed into her hands

washed up and changed into a suit from her makeshift closet/room

Walked over to Parul's

Parul froze when she opened the door

"Are you busy?" she asked

"AREY NAHI, AAO ANDAR" she dragged her

"Can I have chai?" "I was heading home I decided to drop this off"

She handed her two giant toblerone candy bars she bought for Arya

Arya flew into her arms, wearing a spaghetti strap orange dress and her wavy hair down to her waist

"I like your dress"

"I like you" Arya declared

Parul made chai........

"Kitchen mein nahi aaoogi?" Parul enquired

Shubhra followed her

"Kaisi ho?"

"I am great" she said

"How is Tapa... Gagan I meant" she asked

"Dono theek hai, mujhe mental karte rehte hain par theek hain" Parul laughed

"Hmm"

"Kuch soch rahi ho?" Parul asked cautiously

"No... nothing" Shubhra said quietly

"Ruk jao khaane par, naya try kar rahi hoon aaj" she begged

Oh! how she craved for this simple life... as it drizzled outside, the smells of chai and food, and soap on TV and folded laundry on living room coffee table

"Ur life is perfect" Shubhra said staring at her toes

"Hahahah" she laughed hysterically

Can we get one more update pls

"Dont talk to my mother like that, and please all the dresses are hanging button front, you hung urs at the back and in reverse"

Seriously!!!

Look at him go as if he is the Mannequin talking ! Wait ! He's a MANNEQUIN😃😆🤣

"My son was willing to marry you only because the deal was struck between your Dad and ... my husband" she declared

"Too bad its off" Shubhra smiled

"YA, for your DAD" mrs Monga twisted the knife,

That shook her,"

There we go! This attempt to barter and her disgust for her Dad! Really brutal on her.

Manik's biggest loss.... his loss of respect and love from his daughter !

Oh! how she craved for this simple life... as it drizzled outside, the smells of chai and food, and soap on TV and folded laundry on living room coffee table

"Ur life is perfect" Shubhra said staring at her toes

Yep! Everything except FOLDING LAUNDRY!

Pleaaasee who ever said laundry is blissful! I DO NOT AGREE PLEEEEEZ! One of the most thankless jobs in the entire cosmos!😖😩

She dodged a bullet with Pawan. The man has a problem with how she hangs the dresses at a shop. His mother is no better. Between these two, she would have had a hell of a life.

Shubhra got to know about the deal. The one parent she had on her side has now disappointed her. Her confidence takes another plunge.