Part 3
"Waise You haven't changed a lot over the years! Same Ego and arrogance!! Same 'What the...!" But don't even think that I haven't changed over the years!! Now even I am a business woman who knows that it is the terms and conditions of a Contract which make the Contract successful! As you might have realized by now, I have some terms for this Contract too!" said Radhika as she was in deep thought that this contract was infact a trap by her husband.
" Shoot Them!" said Arjun while trying to concentrate and control the rising level of his anger and the steering.
" Term No1. You will not address me as 'Mrs.Mehra' anymore" said Radhika feeling very uncomfortable whenever he addressed her as that.
" If you stop addressing me as Mr.Mehra as my name is Arjun and I like people whom I like addressing me as Arjun! Any reason for you to put forward this clause or term as this name is very suitable for you?" asked Arjun as still there was a stream of thoughts in his mind that his wife Radhika, could have been in someone else's arms. And it had hurt his manly ego.
" That title is for your wife Mr.Me...Oops...Arjun! So I believe I am not eligible for this 'honor'" said Radhika sarcastically while making Arjun's heart bleed, reminiscing the golden memories of the chirpy and lively Radhika.
" Then what relation do you share with me, Radhika?" asked Arjun while painfully controlling his tears which were threatening to fall after this straight question.
" A Contracted Wife or Mistress, Arjun! What else, did you think!?" Said Radhika while her voice was quivering and her heart beats pacing.
Did she address herself as his Mistress?
HIS Mistress?
HIS MISTRESS?
She was his wife and this was very wrong for her to say that, according to Arjun but he didn't realize the pain Radhika had to undergo while saying all this. He said,
" DO NOT ever address yourself with that word, ever!! You are my wife, Radhika Mishra Mehra!"
" You don't address me like that, Arjun! You don't have to remind me that once I was your wife.."
" Not once even now you..."
"...And now I am bound to you by a contract for six months! Mind continuing with the terms!"
" Continue, Radhika" while his eyes welled up with tears.
" Term No2. No personal questions to be asked!"
" Not fair, Radhika! If not as Husband but as a friend, I have the right to know about your life!" said Arjun as he first wanted to be his wife's friend and then the relation could proceed.
" Yes a friend who left me, when I needed him the most!! No, Arjun, you have no rights on me nor as a Husband nor as a friend. And that's what is my last term, Term No3. You will not show any kinds of rights on me as we are neither legally, nor officially nor practically married!"
" Sorry, Radhika! I am very sorry!" thought Arjun and said, " Why not, Practically?"
" Because you never fulfilled your responsibilities towards me as a Husband, so you are not my husband, in any way!" said Radhika while hiding her tears from him.
"But one day I will make you my wife in EVERY WAY, Radhika Mishra Mehra" thought Arjun and stopped the car infront of a temple.
Radhika was shocked seeing the temple and Arjun stopping the car. As far as she remembers, he doesn't believe much in rituals or religion, then why was this? Was she supposed to meet someone here? But at 11:00 pm in the night, whom will she meet and that too in a temple? But surely the air of the temple had a lot of memories for Radhika as their marriage was finalized in the same temple.
Arjun opened her side door for her like a dutiful husband and offered his hand. But Radhika being Radhika refused his hand and came out of the car on her own. She asked angrily,
" What do you want to prove by stopping the car near a temple at 11:00pm?"
" Wait and Watch, Radhika Mishra!" said Arjun calmly as he calmed the storm of his mind. But Radhika was shocked as this was the first time in years he had addressed her with her maiden name.
He grabbed her hand as he knew she wouldn't follow him and would protest or argue with him. Radhika was hell shocked by this action of him. She shouted at him,
" Yeh Kya Badtameezi Hai, Arjun?"
" I Didn't even start misbehaving, Radhika!" said Arjun and made him way to the first floor of the temple where there was Radhika's Devi Maiyya Idol and Pooja Thali infront of it.
It being a Friday by coincidence, there was MangalSutra in the Thali and Arjun knew this very well. He made Radhika stand in front of the Idol, took the MangalSutra and filled her maang, so quickly that she couldn't even register what was happening.
Did He just Marry Me?
MARRY ME?
But Why?
" Arjun, are you in your senses? How could you do this?"
" Just trying to show you that now we are husband and wife, legally, soon officially and very soon, practically too, Radhika Mishra Mehra!"
" Why? To Show to my Dead Parents that they did the biggest mistake of their life by marrying off their eldest daughter to their family friend's son?" and she started hitting her husband on his chest.
" Why? To Show that you can do anything to satisfy you manly ego?" continued Radhika when she didn't get a reply from him, while hitting him.
" Or to satisfy your desires with me?" said Radhika as she couldn't hold it anymore and she required answers from him, now.
Arjun couldn't bear it any longer and held her arms to hug her to relax her. But she again mistook him. She shouted,
" Stop this play, Arjun!! I already had enough of this! You played enough with my life! It was due to you and your family that my parents committed suicide! It was due to you that I couldn't decide my relationship status! What wrong did I to you, Arjun?"
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Ishaani
