Chapter -6 [a]
One week after the marriage.
[Khushi's pov]
I greet everyone in the office with my extra chirpiness. Everyone is congratulating me and I am thanking them ,trying to hide the blush on my face.
you are glowing khushi!'
marriage suits you'
our lioness is finally tamed huh!'
I receive these beautiful comments all day. It is my first day in the office after marriage and I am feeling like a princess already . I wearing a pink sari gifted by my mother in law. I am so loving this family . I am the luckiest girl in the world for being granted with such amazing in laws. Everyone is sweet. I see lavanya my best friend waving her hand at me to come join her in the cafeteria as it was lunch time. I know what will be coming now . I remember the time lavanya got married how I have so many personal question behaving like a girl with no shame, in my defence I was curious , I have always been curious.
hey! Lav' I greet lavanya with hug . she is six months pregnant now and she got married six months back! Now understood what I was talking about .
shadi ki anniversary celebrate hoti ni ki baby ki three month birthday party ban rahe hote'
My thought stopped as lavyana started speaking the usual question
how are you? How are you feeling ? hows your in laws? Talked to your parents?'
And I answered her with extra excitement
I am good.
Marriage feels amazing .
my in laws are the sweetest touchwood! .
yes I talked to them daily'
I know she is just building the base before she shots the main question .and looking at her face I know its coming.
Just remain unaffected khushi , act all calm and smart . you are married women now, you cant behave like teenager addicted to sex on hormone rush.
did you had sex on you first night?'
Shit ! noo noo khushi don't blush. Shoo away the images of that night or yesterday night. His body over me , we kissing , he kissing me everywhere ... Stop it stop stop ... ahh shit!
You have lost it khushi , lavanya is giving me her sly smile hide your face khushi , yes tissue paper seem good. No too small , purse .yes hide you face in purse . good girl .
No lavnaya don't snatch my purse. My only saviour!
safe or unsafe ?' lavanya shot her right eyebrow in question .
Oo hoo I was not excepting this . I gulped the water in one go and I know from lavanya's shocked looks tell me that I have lost it .
I remember the past me sitting here on the exact table laughing at newly wedded lavanya as she told me that she had unprotected sex with her husband on her first night .
lavanya are you crazy! Girl you are educated and smart how could you fall for it. You might be pregnant now. Whenever I marry I would die rather than let him touch me without protection. i am not having kids till atleast two years of my marriage.'
khushi you cant be serious. How can you make same mistake as me. Are you pregnant?' lavanya asked with worried looks
NO! bilkul nahi' khushi screamed making everyone's eyes turn on her.
are you sure?' lavanya whispered indicating if I did a pregnancy test or not .
yes! 100%' I replied confidently . as I still see lavnaya not trusting my words .i added further.
I took emergency pill in the morning and arnav is using protection ever since. With next coming period I will starting pills'
do arnav know about emergency pill?' lavanya questioned. I can understand her concern . misunderstanding on such matters could lead to extreme destruction.
he himself gave it to me' I replied seeing her shocked expression
wow!'
hmm wow! He is very supporting . we both don't wont kids right now.'
haa...' lavanya laughing at my that statement makes my heart prick . I sign her to explain her crazy behaviour .
khushi my little sweet khushi!. I am seeing myself in you , so nave , so innocent ,away from the conspiracy of world . there are two type of man in arranged marriage khushi.
First one who pounce on you on your first night and night afters not giving a dam about family planning and all you do is meekly follow their command being the newly wedded gopi bahu. And BAM! You are pregnant having your first child in ninth month of your marriage.
Second one who act all supportive , plan family or I should say act supportive who will wait to have kids. But BAM! One day mother in law , grandma , sister in law or any such annoying women dearest wishes to see the chota version of bitwa' and DOUBLE BAM! Family planning gye tail lene . welcome the junior in your 10th month'
Khushi did felt scared for a second but she composed soon . she knew lavnaya was going through tough time with her husband and in laws. They didn't wanted her to do job anymore. She had showed her disagreement at first that resulted in huge fight between her and her husband . at last she succumbed to pressure by her parents and for her unborn child . she is doing her notice period now, two more weeks and she will never come to this office again.
lavnaya just because you are facing some martial issue doesn't mean I will face the same. Arnav is different . he or his family have no issue with me working , even they themselves want me to progress in my career.' I try to make her understand.
did they told you this'
no but... b.ut they haven't stopped me'
yet! Stopped you yet! God only knows what the future holds' lavanya's negative behaviour is getting on my nerves.
why are you being so negative lavanya . at least try be a little supportive'
I am just telling you the truth. You are encaptured in your new husband magic but soon it will all be over and you will alone . you against the world'
stop it lavnaya. Just because your husband is a spineless d**k doesn't mean my husband is like him' I have lost my temper now. Its getting too much.
we are middle class girls khushi , arranged married to middle class boys of middle class families . no matter how much educated we become , we are still governed by old rules of society and no matter how much we try we cant run away from it. We can act all like high class girl in love marriage but we are not them' a lone tear runs out of lavnaya's eyes.
I had enough lavanya . I am going. Don't pin you mistakes and miscommunication on others. If you and you husband relationship was weak ,doesn't mean my is aswell' I pick my purse and leave not glancing back once but I can stop my brain to registered lavnaya's final words.
girl has to fight first to get birth in this society. Then she has struggle for her education , her freedom. Then she has to make new life in a strangers house , be a good wife . good daughter in law , good mother. Even the tiniest mistake if only , is made into a big blunder . at end you are alone just alone. You against the world'
I can feel from the crack in her voice that she is crying but I turn my heart into a stone and walk out . I wont any negativity affect my life.
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Next part is arnav's pov . now on there will be two part of one chapter . one will have khushi pov and other will have arnav's pov.
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