"So how was your clubbing last night...??" asked madhvi as they all sat on the breakfast table.
"It was fab..!!!" answered abeer.
"Fun... But I have seen better back in Australia..." said shanaya taking a sip of orange juice.
"Meher what about you...??" madhvi asked while cutting an app!e and giving it to meher.
"It was good... But very tiring... I'm still tired..." Meher answered and yawned.
"By the way does pregnancy affects a woman that much...?? I mean this fatigue all day... I remember you were way too active when we last met... How many times did we meet Meher..??" asked shanaya.
"Thrice..." replied abeer.
"Yeah..." meher muttered.
"Really...??" Madhvi asked getting shocked.
"Yes mom..." Abeer said signalling madhvi to let go the topic.
"Anyways how far are you bhabhi... If you don't mind telling me..." shanaya asked.
"Its my first trimester..." Meher replied smartly.
Meher was sitting in her room reading a magazine when shanaya knocked on the door. She came and sat with meher, offering her the pastry she was eating. Meher refused saying she didn't feel it eating it.
"You know what... I have been wondering one thing from yesterday..."
"Hmm..."
Meher waited for shanaya to continue. It wasn't like meher hated shanaya but it was always awkward around her. Meher being a single child never knew what was the sibling bond like. In the very beginning, she was never comfortable with shanaya around. Sharing abeer's attention and seeing how close he was to shanaya, scared her many times.
"Bhai is extremely happy and I can see it in his eyes. Thanks to you for that... But you know he never really wanted big things from life. Yes he wanted you and now he has all he ever wished for. But why aren't you that happy...??"
Meher was confused and a bit shocked, wondering what made shanaya think something like that.
"I am happy... You are mistaken..."
"I never said you aren't happy.. I'm saying that you dont seem that contended.. I know you always wanted different things from life. All ambitious types... Your own set of dreams... Aspirations... It reflected in your eyes. And trust me when I say that I really liked that about you... You know meher bhabhi... I'm not like mom or bhai... Not sweet and cute like they are all the time. I'm a bit straightforward, opinionated and practical. People do think I'm rude but that's the real me... Like it or leave it..." Shanaya said looking at meher, straight into her eyes.
"Shanaya honestly I also thought that you are rude... But we never really got a chance to interact plus our meetings didn't go well... I know one thing now that you are really nice. You might not be like abeer but you also have a golden heart like your brother. You are different and that's interesting... I have a lot to explore about you..." Meher replied with a smile on her face.
"So can we talk like friends...??"
"Yeah... Let's talk.. I'm all ears..."
"Girls talk... Cool...??"
Meher nodded her head in excitement. Its been days she talked to a girl of her age. Yes shanaya was just three years younger than her but the girl was smart enough to have a great conversation with.
"Why are you guys planning a baby so soon...??" asked shanaya excitedly.
"You cannot ask me that..." Meher said and pouted.
"Ohh cmon... Lemme guess... No protection...??" Shanaya asked and giggled.
"Isn't it gross...?? You want me to talk about my sex life... I'm your brother's wife for god sake..." Meher replied.
"Fine... When are you guys planning to go on honeymoon...?? After the baby is born...??" Shanaya asked and smirked.
"The doctor gave set of instructions... I cannot travel yaar..." Meher replied sadly.
"Hmm... So how does it feel...??"
"What...?? Visiting the doctor..??" asked meher.
"Nope... Having a kid in there... Its basically living inside you..." Shanaya said dreamily.
"Its a feeling that is out of the world... No words to explain it..." Meher replied.
"Don't you miss your life before marriage...?? I mean isn't it boring now...??"
"You have no idea... It sucks... I miss going out, meeting people, doing something productive, putting my knowledge to some use... My job..."
"You had a job...?? Or you still have it...??" Shanaya asked happily.
"Had... Its a shame that I got fired... My pregnancy, the marriage... It took a upper hand somehow..." Meher replied in a regretful tone.
"You really regret it... Don't you...??"
"I can never regret having a baby but I hate the flow of events. Wish it all happened at the right time and in the right order..."
"You guys should have been careful then..." Shanaya laughed at her own statement.
Meher looked at shanaya and laughed thinking how they couldn't have been careful that night. They wanted each other that night. Well she wanted distraction from the guy who looked like her abeer and abeer... He yearned for her and wanted her to only himself. They belonged to each other and it was meant to happen. That one night brought them together. Destiny and its twisted ways.
"Anyways on a serious note you can start working again..." Shanaya suggested.
"Yeahhh... There is a option of working from home... How I never thought of it..." Meher smiled in realisation.
"Your welcome by the way..." Shanaya winked at meher.
"Hehe... Ohh ya... Thank you..."
"I'm glad we are at least talking... I wasn't really happy when I got to heard of the rushed wedding. Plus if I didn't had my final exams, I would have joined you guys.."
"Hmm.. It all just happened... It was bound to happen that way I suppose..." meher sighed.
"Anyways you tell me about yourself or if you are interested in any one.." asked meher.
"Well you will get to know me with time... What's the use of telling you... You explore it yourself like you said... And coming to my love life. I dated a guy and he two timed me. So I broke up with him and punch him so hard that he was black eyed for a month..."
Meher giggled and then apologised.
"Sorry I wasn't supposed to giggle..."
"Its OK... You guys should be proud of me that I didn't shed a single tear for that jerk and instead hit him so hard..."
"That's really nice... I'm proud of you... You know when abeer and I went through that rough patch, all I did was bawl my eyes out... 24*7. Im not that strong..." said meher.
"May be what I had wasn't love... We can say that... Right..??" Shanaya asked to cheer meher up.
"Yeahhh... Possible..."
"Now I kinda have a love guru... Meri bhabhi..." Shanaya folded her hands in front of meher and bowed her head down.
"Hehe... Pls.. Stop it... And then you say you aren't like abeer.." Meher laughed cheerfully.
"How much do you love him yaar...??? Every time you bring bhai back in the topic... Every topic ends on him... Are you guys that lovestruck...??"
Meher blushed and played with her fingers.
"How Indian...!!!!"
Shanaya teased meher and then left the room.
It was late at night and meher was standing near the window looking at the sky. After days she saw the clear sky and small bright glittering stars. The stars which always relaxed her and made her feel that she wasn't alone. A pair of hands wrapped around her waist and she smiled placing her hands on his. He placed his chin on her shoulder blade and kissed her cheek.
"I love you..."
"I love you too baby..." replied abeer.
Meher smiled and enjoyed the moment. Sometimes the best moments in life are the ones in which silence speaks. It was their life; full of bliss and happiness.
"Abeer I was thinking something..." Meher said, trying to share her thoughts him.
Abeer nuzzled her neck and replied in a "hmm...".
"I want to start working again..."
"Hmm..."
Abeer kissed her neck and meher made a face. She knew her husband wasn't paying any attention to her words. Meher turned around and stood facing abeer, her arms crossed.
"Will you now pay me attention...?? I want to talk something serious..."
Abeer replied after grinning "Talk... I'm listening".
"I want to work. A job. And I want you to support my decision..."
"Are you exactly asking for my opinion or ordering me to support you...??"
"I'm asking you but I want you to support me..." replied meher.
"And what does that supposed to mean...???" Abeer asked looking at meher with a confused look on his face.
"Abeer you know I lost my job... And being at home whole day... Its making me go crazy... I want to do something with my life..." Meher reasoned looking at abeer, her eyes pleading him to agree.
"And what about the baby... You need to rest..." Abeer told meher.
"Our baby is my first priority and I'm not going to compromise with it... Trust me... I am that efficient you know... Abeer... Don't you trust me...???"
"I trust you the most baby..."
"Then there is no issue... I'm going to handle everything and I will take utmost care of our baby..." Meher said and cupped her belly.
"I will never stop you from pursuing your dreams... I love you way too much to ask you to let go off your dreams and aims..." Abeer told meher smiling at her.
"I know honey... That's why I love you so much..." Meher happily hugged abeer and he hugged her back.
They were there for each other. Every minute, every single second.
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