arshi -the bride [blog story] ch16 1 Jan 18 - Page 12

Originally posted by: bloodyeyes

teaser ch3

do you like reading?' i think khushi's asking him this as he tries to avoid her..

i am fed up of her?' he's not, okay maybe .. haha

dont you dare open that veil. i dont want to see your face ever' He does not want to see her face in my opinion because he is too afraid of being attracted to her, for attraction, love, lust to settle in him.

i know she is not to be blamed but i am hating her nevertheless because my heart dont understand the notions of my brain' he's correct here..

she is my wife and how i treat her is none of your business' so he's said done or behaved a way someone does not like. He's not all wrong there is a sense of privacy between a man and wife yet its human duty for anyone to step in should they see a wrong doing being inflicted.

i will be gone for a while till then try not get into trouble' omg he should not leave her if i was Khushi i would be terrified.. poor thing, id like to see Khushi's reaction on him leaving even if its not for long.

they killed her .h..how could they' no clue who here ..

you give her a lesson or we will' I think khushi has done something wrong and the family wantle to punish her dear god hope shes not done anything too crazy also Arnav has a heart he will react with sanity i hope but at the same time if she has wronged she won't get away with it with him either i feel.

stop crying will you?' rationalist speaking here.. 😆

i can't sleep ...i am scared' poor thing..

if he really thinks that punishing me will make me his slave he is wrong' 😆 I find it amusing but at the same time i don't think she realizes what she is going up against i think Arnav here is sensible does have a heart but there is only so far that you can push someone..

Originally posted by: jagrutid

<font color="#FF0099">when is the next chapter ...?</font>

Originally posted by: bloodyeyes

tomorrow promise 😳

chapter 3

SCARED [part1]

arnav ran a frustrated hand through his hairs . he was feeling sad and disappointed with himself .how could he have let all that nonsense affect his studies. he looked around the class room he was siting in . all he could see is happy faces of his class mates who were rejoicing the completion of their first paper of their final exam .

it has been three weeks since his life has turned upside down . marriage to a thirteen year old , taking his father and grandfather's bullshit of having an heir,seeing that child khushi ran here working all day night that buried him guilt like no other. over these past week his grandfather had made sure he dont get time to read at all , busying him in one thing or another ,long trips to different villages ,working in fields and what not. he wanted him to fail his exam so the way to achieve his dream down and as awful arnav's exam has gone he is pretty sure his grandfather had been successful.

"why so sad buddy?" aman asked his friend

"i am going to fail" arnav got up from the bench he was siting on , pulling his bag over his shoulder ,he made his way out of the class with aman .

"dont say like that .i am sure you will pass and then four more exams remain still .you can cover your percentage through them " aman said patting arnav's back in support.

aman stopped as arnav came to a abrupt halt staring in front .aman followed his gaze only to land on Elizabeth coming towards them with full blown smile adoring her lips. she was the daughter of British commissioner of delhi and the whole school knew that she has a big crush on arnav .

"hello" the way her tongue rolls saying that word and her actions that speak of clear sophistication are hint enough that the girl is born in rich british family .the grace with which she carries herself would put even the british queen to shame. she was as same age as arnav but was studying in st.mary the school of elite while he was in a government school.

both boys greeted her with small smile .arnav was looking here and there hoping this will get over soon. aman made escape citing some stupid excuse leaving both of them in awkward silence

"arnav how was your exam" she was the one to break the silence.she had never seen arnav so dejected and guilty of her presence . they have been friends for past four years and speaking to eachother has never been so hard as it is now for the reasons unknown to her.

"bad really bad .i dont think i will make it to the university" arnav said kicking the stone with his foot.

"dont say like that.we both will go to collage together"she said touching his shoulder in motivation .her eyes begging him to look at her once.

"whats wrong arnav. why you are behaving so aloof"

"eliza hmm... i got married " arnav said looking at her expressive eyes as they turn sad .he gulped the emotion building inside him. they both have felt a connection between them from the moment they had first met ,they have become friends but neither of them have ever ignored the attraction that they felt . they have never went beyond the strings of friendship but maybe somewhere in their silence was the promise to be with each other forever. they both hugged eachother letting all their emotion out .

arnav took a deep sigh as he sat in the bus with aman siting beside him. eliza s crying face kept on replying in his head , her hear has broken so as his but they cant do anything about it now. she has been the first girl who has attracted him to such an extent . he had wanted to be of equal stature to her family, to her so that they can get married , plan a future together. she has been a inspiration that gave birth to his dream of choosing a different path , of being an engineer .

it will get alright arnav. marriage is not a dead end. i am married too remember ! . i married when i was 15 arnav. it takes time but you get used to it. you become friends first than companions than lover. everything in time my friend' aman s soothing word did quite opposite of what he intended.

i am fed up of her'

ar..'

no i actually hate her . if she had not been there or not been a girl it would have been so much better. my real to be bride had ran away and i had been unmarried without no burden on my shoulders' arnav said his voice increasing with his every word. he didnt care who heard him or what they think of him . he is grieving right now for his incomplete love ,for his broken dreams.

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arnav saw khushi lifting the two earthen pot one over her head and one on her right hand . he can see her struggle with them but her firm resolve to reach them safe to kitchen is what surprised arnav. she was childish but her strength was nothing less than any man when she wants to show it. he had seen every part of her in these three weeks .

flashback [2 weeks earlier]

he had been looking for his books that had decided to go missing when he needed it . he again thought to search his room's cupboard . when he opened the bedroom door he saw khushi jump scared holding a book in her hand . she has been accustomed to veil in this past week the biggest reason for it is the punishment his mother had granted her when she had let it slip in front of his grandfather. sleeping alone in a confided dark space for a child without food for whole day is quite a gruesome punishment. he had come to know of it when he had come back from school in afternoon. he knew better to go against his mother or grandfather's words now. he had ignored her cry for help call him selfish or whatever but right now he wants to just concentrate on his life .

do you like reading?' arnav questioned walking slowly towards her , pulling the book from her hands. he saw his sixth standard book in her hand. he questioned again looking at her scared self shivering , veil still intact . punishment has really scared her to this extend ,he had barely saw her jump or laugh like she used to after that day. has someone beat her too.he shrug his head to keep the thoughts if her being beaten by someone ,he dont want to be anyone saviour anyway wasn't it common all around . he should not care , he would not care.

ha...na..h.n..' khushi stuttered while speaking .

yes or no'

no..y..um. i just like the pictures in the book. i like this..' khushi said in all her innocence finally moving aside the fear inhabited inside her for days. she brought her hand forward to take away the veil of her face , there was no compulsion to keep it on in front of her husband anyway.

dont you dare open that veil. i dont want to see your face ever' even arnav didn't understand what possessed him to say those words and that too with such intensity . he saw her shiver in fear keeping her head down .

i dont want to see your face . make sure to never open that veil in front of me' arnav said those words again just to make sure she understand him well .shyam s words still resonating in his brain.

is he afraid that if he see her ,he will get attracted to her ,no its not that no...its just he dont want any distraction and he can do away with this child hurricane for now. arnav put her thoughts aside and made way to find his book leaving khushi alone. he did hear her sobs but he have to learn to ignore them like he had ignored the pained voices of others ..of her.

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coming days went in breeze ,arnav tried to find time to study hiding from the eyes of his family . he turned a blind eye to everything that went around him .

shyam had slapped his wife pooja like a punching bag when she had forget to wash his clothes being busy with other works . she had just said a word in her defence which lead shyam to get angry and hit her not caring about the fact that she is in her last month of pregnancy. arnav had not even turned a glance towards it.

he had seen khushi engaged in works that work to much for her age , he had seen her getting punished , go without food , crying all day and night as she slept on the cold floor of their room . how the small girl who had so much of strength and joy within had now turned into nothing but robot with no emotions. he had seen the changes , he had seen the reason but he ignored . he needs to be selfish if he wants to achieve his dreams anyway its better that she get used to it because that what she had signed for when she got married to him.

flashback ends

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i know she is not to be blamed but i am hating her nevertheless because my heart dont understand the notions of my brain'

aman had just patted arnav's shoulders at that statement he understands his situation . arnav wanted to help khushi but he cant . he hate myself for it but he hate her too just for being there.

it had become very difficult to concentrate on his studies at home and he dint wanted to take risk with his upcoming papers he had to do something .so he had dcided to made a deal with the devil , he knew its repercussion but he dont have choice anymore .

he had promised his grandfather that he will bed khushi as soon as possible on condition that he can remain in Delhi with his friend as long as his exams dont get over that meant one month of freedom from this place , these people and her.

luckily his grandfather agreed . he put all his bags in the car with the help of aman .he went back inside the house to say goodbye to his family . after saying goodbye he was on his way outside when he saw khushi trying to balance the earthen pots on her head .he saw her lose her balance for a second . he ran towards her to help her but she balanced herself back without his help making a little water spilled out of the pots .

i will be gone for a while till then try not get into trouble' arnav had said those words hoping she dont get into trouble or get punished for any reason. his own words are sounding hollow to himself . it doesnt matter she gets in trouble or not , he wont be there .even he had been if cant help her. it was better for both of them they way the thing are.

he saw her walking without paying a head to his words or she just decided to ignore him like he had been for past month. arnav took a deep breath and moved forward to sit in the car and go for his dreams.

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Diwali festivities have let me busy not sparing enough time to write . thank you all for loving this story so much . i would be posting its next part soon . and only after that i will sending pms to everyone.

continued in next part