KR SS : Day of love (Chap 10 / Pg 92) - Page 12

Chapter 3 ' First Night

"Kria yeh ab tumhara room hai .. " Kria's mother in law took her inside a huge bedroom with walls covered in peach and brown shades .. a huge double bed in the center ' around 40" LCD tv on the wall opposite the bed .. on the wall above the bed headrest numerous photos of Rey , his friends , family .. a gallery .. a small room which looked like a study ..

The room was clean , plain in terms of colours and of course spacious but it gave Kria a pleasant feeling just like when she entered Rey's house .. now her own too ..

The house was much bigger than her own ..

She had tried to shake off that comparing session which her mind was doing continuously .. When she had started from her Dad's home .. she had made up her mind that she will not do all these linking .. because this is her new life .. and she will embrace it with open arms and whole heartedly ..

Entering thru a huge well-kept garden into the grand hall filled with guests and all their eyes on her .. she had felt a bit unnerved .. But as her grahpravesh was done with the numerous smiling ladies .. as she was ushered in and rose petals being showered on her and Rey .. she started feeling at ease ..

She could feel a warm and heartfelt welcome being given to her .. the whole atmosphere was filled with playful and cheerful laughter which gave her the being-at-home feeling ..

With slow ,shy , small smiles , she opened up as she was introduced to a number of Rey's relatives , friends and made her way with more confidence amongst them ..

"Waise toh yeh Rey ka room hai .. but tumhe ismein koi bhi changes karwana ho na .. mujhe bata dena .. hum renovate karwa lenge " she said smilingly .. as she made Kria sit on the bed .. and sat next to her ..

"Nahi Aunty .. " Kria bit her tongue as her mother in law smiled .. " I mean Ma .. kamra bahut accha hai " she lowered her head a bit ..

Her mother in law caressed her cheek and Kria looked in her eyes ..

"You know Kria .. main bahut tension mein thi .. 3 din mein shaadi .. sab kaise hoga .. " she paused ..

"But .. ab main bahut khush hun .. shaadi ki saari rasmein , grahpravesh , tumhari mooh dikhayi , pooja sab kitni achi tarah se poori ho gayi .. " she moved her hand over her head ..

"Main samajh sakti hun iss waqt tumhare mann mein kaisi hulchal ho rahi hogi ' kitne sawal hogne .. 3 din pehele tum kisi se mili .. usse shaadi ho gayi .. ab naye log .. naya shaher naya ghar .. "

"Ek baat pakki hai .. Rey tumhe jarur bahut khush rakhega and tum usse .. "

Kria immediately blushed .. most of her tension , doubts fading away a bit ..

"Haan usmein thodi sahansheelta ki kami hai .. hamesha sab kuch usse jaldi jaldi chahiye rahta hai .. but mujhe pata hai .. tum usse sambhal logi"

"Kria Beta .. main tumse ek baat kahna chahti hun .. humare ghar ke taur tareeke .. hamara rahan sahan .. tumhare ghar se alag ho sakta hai .. but main nahi chahti ki tum baas hamare liye apne aap ko badal do .. "

She cupped Kria's cheeks ..

"Haan hum sab ko adjust karna hoga .. hum sab tayar hain .. thoda waqt sabko lagega .. but tumhe agar koi bhi cheez .. kitni bhi choti ho .. agar khatke .. toh mujhe jarur batana .. "

Kria almost felt tears welling up in her eyes .. she nodded ..

"Sabke saamne nahi toh phir akele mein .. par mann mein koi bhi baat daba ke mat rakhna .."

Kria smiled ..

"Maine tumhari photo pehli baar dekhi thi na .. pata hai mere mann mein kya khayal aaya tha .. "

"Agar meri beti hoti na toh ekdam tumhare jaise hoti .. "

Tears fell from Kria's eyes .. she didn't remember her mother very well .. but yes .. her aunt was almost like her mother .. and now this lady sitting in front of her ' her mother in law .. Will I be able to give her that place .. will I be able to place her where my mom is ..

As if understanding what she was going thru ..her mother in law said ..

"Mujhe pata hai ki ek ladki ke liye apni Ma ko bhula pana bahut mushkil hai .. par main chahoongi ki tum mujhe apni Ma nahi toh .. apni saheli jarur samjhna .."

Kria hugged her on hearing her words ..

"Shh " moving her hand over her back to comfort her ..

"Ab rona bandh karo .. chalo chalo .. "

Kria wiped her tears and took a deep breath and smiled .. Her mother in law kissed her forehead giving her blessing ..

"Tum change kar lo .. aur relax karo .. ok "

***

Kria changed into a comfortable cotton salwar kurta .. she was thinking whether to change into her usual t-shirt and track pants .. but decided against it .. because in case she had go out of her room or if someone came to her .. she thought it wouldn't look nice to see the new bride in a t-shirt ..

She just kept on herself mangalsutra , her mom's kadas and only 2 bangles which were given to her by her mother in law and kept all the other jewelry in the cupboard .. She carefully removed her makeup and just kept a small bindi and little sindoor on the top of her forehead.. she removed her contacts which were now irritating her eyes a lot since she had been wearing it since the early morning .. with her light specs on her nose she felt so much better .. so light and comfortable to put it correctly ..

***

She saw the study room which Rey had kept so well organized .. she was amazed to see the great collection of books he had .. she herself was a voracious reader and just scanning thru the collection she found that Rey was more into Best sellers .. he had almost all the top best-selling books on his shelf .. She wondered if he ever read them or just collected them as hobby ..

She smiled at her funny suspicion on her new husband ..

She looked thru the photos which were adorning the wall .. Rey as a baby .. Rey as a toddler .. then Rey as a teen .. Rey with his college friends .. then Rey with ,it looked like his office friends .. He with some relatives on some festival ..

She had to conclude seeing the pics that Rey appeared to be a very carefree , jovial kind of a person .. In every pic , he had this broad smile on his face .. his eyes twinkling with joy .. and yes sometimes with mischief too .. Seeing his smile brought a shy smile on her lips too ..

But the best pic she found was the one where Rey , Vikram and their parents were there .. they seemed to be a very close knit family ..

***

She sat on one side of the bed and looked around herself .. She felt a bit stupid at her thoughts .. she had imagined the room to be decorated with garlands of flowers .. the garlands hanging from the ceiling above the bed to the corners of the bed .. the bed covered with rose petals .. a milk glass kept on the side table .. just like how they show in movies ..

She used to always wonder how do the bride and the groom sleep on those rose petals and with those garlands hanging over them ..

She shook her head at her silly thinking ..

But , she really loved what she saw in the room ..

The room was filled with a number of bouquets of beautiful and exotic flowers .. on the side tables there were a few scented and colorful candles .. the room looked elegant and beautiful ..

***

As she sat a bit nervous .. a bit excited .. a bit scared with the changes her life was going thru . .she heard a soft knock on the door .. and Rey entered ..

He glanced at her and then smiled at her "Hi"

What he had expected .. she was sitting exactly the same way infront of him .. she looked so simple yet so naturally beautiful and lovely ..

She smiled a bit uncertainly at him..

He looked around the room and suddenly exclaimed "Aree yeh kya hai?"

She regarded him with a confused look on her face " Kya hua ?"

"Nobody even cared to decorate my room for my wedding " he looked sadly around ..

She slowly said "Humara"

"Umm umm abhi se hi .. " he teased ..

She smiled at the childish way he was teasing her .. to get back to the question he had rhetorically asked ..

"Sajaya hai na .. yeh phoolon ke gudaste hain .. candles hain .. its so beautiful "

"Please kya isse decoration kahete hain ?" he asked .. his smile had vanished ..

Kria regarded him with a confused look ..

"Mujhe laga phoolon ki mala bed ke upar latki rahegi .. bed pe gulab ki pankhudiyun se ek dil bana hoga .. sab jagah petals bikhare honge .. ek dhudh ka glass hoga side table pe and to top it all .. you would be sitting in your wedding saree on the bed .. aur bhi ghunghat mein chehra chipa ke .. waiting for me "

He was having such a hard time to suppress his laughter but he maintained his straight face ..

Kria's jaw dropped .. she hesitantly looked at him and then around .. She couldn't imagine that whatever she had thought just a few minutes back .. and was happy that in real life the first night of a married couple is not always how they show in movies .. here Rey had been expecting the same thing .. and her mind went blank with fear of what else was he expecting ..

She gulped twice and meekly spoke "You wanted all that ?"

Her eyes had already told him that she had almost expected the same thing .. and was relieved that it was not so ..

"Seeing your face .. am sure you had expected it too .. " and he started laughing ..

She bit her lower lip .. her thoughts had been caught .. she liked how Rey had joked about something which even she had been thinking .. she was a bit embarrassed but gave in to her laughter ..

"I used to wonder ki un phoolon mein keeda nikla toh .. how will the couple sleep ?" he asked innocently ..

Hearing this Kria broke into a loud laughter ..

Suddenly the tension in the room lessened and the atmosphere became light .. Seeing her laugh heartily he smiled ..

"Kaafi time ke baad tumhe aise khul ke haste hue dekh raha hun " he said with a loving smile on his face ..

"Aisa bas movies mein hota hai " she said ..

"Humari shaadi koi movie se kum thodi na hai " his smiled widened seeing Kria's Oh-really kind of look ..

He came close to her and sat facing her on the bed .. cupped her cheeks gently .. "Bas yeh movie 3 ghante ki nahi hai .. zindagi bhar ki hai .. "

Kria shyly looked at his warm hands where they touched her flushed cheeks .. then slowly lifted her eyes to meet his .. she looked in those beautiful light brown eyes for the first time so closely .. they were the most mesmerizing and beautiful eyes she thought she had seen .. they spoke to her .. and she felt herself smiling again just by looking at them ..

"You know tum tube light ho .. tumhe Mazak jaldi samjh mein nahi aata .. " her eyes suddenly shot up shocked at his statement ..

She put her hands in between his which were still holding her cheeks .. and pushed them apart .. "Aapko Mazak karna aata hi nahi hai" She spoke with attitude .. and then smiled ..

"As if tumhe aata hai .. " he spoke making a face at her ..

"Haan aapse behetar aata hai .. kabhi dekh lena .. " she raised her eyebrows twice smilingly ..

He smiled at her confidence ..

"I will just go and change and come " he said walking towards the washroom ..

***

Kria saw him emerging in 3-4ths and t-shirt .. his wavy hair falling a bit on his forehead .. she felt ,he looked so much younger, so boyish , compared to when he was adorning the heavy sherwani all evening with his gelled up hair and that sweet smile plastered ..

She decided she liked him best in casuals .. and then almost blushed at her thoughts ..

"Kria"

"Hmm" she came out of her thoughts as he addressed her ..

"Agar tumhe neend nahi aa rahi hai toh .. gallery mein baith ke coffee piye ?" he asked ..

"Haan .. sure " she felt very happy suddenly '

***

"So how do you feel ?" he asked after giving her a mug and then settling beside her on the porch swing for two which was in their gallery .. looking at the serene night flooded with beautiful moonlight ..

"Matlab?" she asked ..

"I mean how do you feel getting married to me ?" he asked giving her a side nudge with his elbow ..

"Actually sach batau .. sab kuch itne jaldi jaldi mein hua na .. mujhe kuch jaan ne ka samjhne ka and mahsoos karne ka waqt hi nahi mila "

He looked at her seriously and felt suddenly bad "I am sorry" he said ..

"Arre .. nahi .. ismein aap kyon sorry bol rahe hain "

"Aur nahi toh kya .. tum bhi soch rahi hogi .. kis pagal ladke se shaadi hui hai .. pehli baar dekha .. haan bol diya .. and itne jaldi shaadi bhi ho gayi ' "

She smiled ..

"No .. actually mujhe thoda weird laga tha .. kyon pata hai ?"

"Kyon"

"Aap 11^th ladke ho jo mujhe dekhne aaye the .. "

"KYA"

"Haan " she nodded .. "Baaki sab ne toh mujhe reject kar diya tha ' "

He held her left hand .. "Thank God .. "

"What do you mean?"

"Yes .. that's why we got married "

She blushed ..

"Lekin agar maine engagement bas ki hoti and shaadi maybe thode mahino ke baad .. tum jyada khush hoti na .. " he asked looking at her with a apologetic face again ..

"Nahi aisa nahi hai .. I believe ki .. jo bhi hota hai acche ke liye hi hota hai .. and jo hona hai woh hokar hi raheta hai ' "

"I am such an impatient fool na .. sometimes I really don't see ahead ' tumhare bhi shaadi ko leke sapne honge .. I never thought about that .." he said and then squeezed her hand a bit ..

She smiled .. Even though all these touches .. these gestures were new to her .. she did feel a bit awkward initially ,but she started liking it ..

"I just wanted my wedding to be a simple affair .. I didn't want a lavish wedding or unnecessary show off .. Actually I should say thank you for that .. " she smiled and held his hand tightly ..

"Good .. now that we are married .. at least we can start off with being friends with each other "

He held his right hand out .. "Friends ?"

She just looked at his hand and then looked straight at him .. "Ek pati patni kabhi dost nahi ho sakte "

"WHAT" he was so flabbergasted with the way she said that .. his mouth fell open ..

He looked comical .. Kria couldn't hold on to herself .. she quickly picked a sugar cube and dropped it in his mouth and burst out laughing ..

He was so confused with what happened that he swallowed the whole cube in one go ..

"Aap na .. aap na fused bulb ho " she said in between her laughs ..

He kept staring at her ..

"Main Mazak kar rahi thi .. " she kept laughing ..

"Please .. yeh PJ tha .. " he scowled ..

"Friends mein sab chalta hai .. " she caught her left ear with her left hand and extended her right hand forward ..

He shook hands with her .. "Haan Haan bahut hasi aa rahi hai na .. has lo .. " he said seeing how she was trying to suppress her smile ..

Finally She smiled widely ..

"Mujhe aapki family ke baare mein kuch batayi ye na ?" she asked after a while ..

"Waise ab woh tumhari bhi family hai .. "

"Ok .. Mom is just like all moms .. " Suddenly he realized what he had said .. he looked at her "Sorry .. I didn't mean it .. "

"Nah .. I am fine .. " she smiled ..

"Mom is cool .. actually I should say sometimes she is irritating because she still thinks we are kids .. but she is really understanding and is fun "

"Vikram is my elder brother .. he is just 1 year elder to me .. but he is very different .. he is very reserved .. very calm .. very serious .. but a great guy .. "

"Dad .. oops Pops"

She rolled her eyes "Pops ?"

"Yes .. when only family is there na .. he wants all of us to call him Pops .. outside if we call him Dad its ok ..

He is very strict .. he is very particular about time .. he just can't handle if we are late even by a minute .. he has a very bad temper .. you just be careful "

"Oh .. but he didn't seem like that when I met him .."

"So from tomorrow even you start calling him Pops .. ok ?"

"Ok.."

They sat for some time in silence ' each waiting if the other would start with some topic ..

"Tumse ek baat poochu ?" he asked after he couldn't take the silence between them any more ..

"Haan"

"Tum kum baat karti ho kyonki tumhara mooh dukhta hai ya phir baat karne ke liye kuch hai hi nahi tumhare paas?"

She couldn't help but laugh ..

"Haan main thoda kum bolti hun" she replied ..

"Tumhe meri company pasand nahi hai ? .. " he asked

" Na na aisa nahi hai .. Mujhe thoda waqt lagta hai khul ke kisi se apni baat karne ke liye .. Bina kisiko ko achi tarah jaane .. you know .. main thoda awkward feel karti hun .. "

"I understand .. But main aisa nahi hun .. Main baat karta rahunga whether u like it or not .. " he winked ..

She started laughing .. infact she was enjoying his company a lot .. she had never thought this before getting married .. she was not sure how and on what they would converse .. one thing she was now sure , she would be comfortable with him .. he made her feel at ease around him ..

She kept her mug on the table and took her hair in her hand and tied a loose knot and was going to make a bun ...

"Khule rahene do na .. aise hi thode thode bikhare .. thode hawa ke saath udte hue .. acche lagte hain " he said smiling lazily at her ..

She blinked at him .. She couldn't register the sudden comment from him ... She lowered her gaze and slowly left her hair loose .. They cascaded and fell all over her back and some on her right shoulder too .. She smiled coyly only to herself .. Today for the first time she loved her long silky hair .. she moved her hand slightly thru them just to remove any entanglements which she knew were not there .. but she felt like feeling her hair with her hands today ..

Yes she had been complimented many times about her hair .. But today she felt different .. it was not a great compliment or a perfect compliment .. but the feeling she got when she heard it was really nice she had to admit ..

"You know when I saw your photo for the first time .. obviously that time we were thinking about you for Vikram .. "

She quirked her brow ..

"The first thing I noticed and liked about you was .. I mean I felt that you are not pretentious at all .. you appear the way you are .. you would let out what you feel .."

"And when we met .. the way you came in ' the way you talked .. this belief confirmed .. " he smiled ..

She couldn't help but blush .. she had never thought any guy would like this quality of hers .. Somewhere she felt that she had made the correct decision to marry him ..

He made a mental note .. whenever she blushed .. she looked down and she tried to suppress her smile .. and then unknowingly she raised her eyebrows a bit and played a bit with her earrings .. sometimes she got lost in some thoughts and the smile would creep on her lips and she wouldn't even know it ..

He smiled at his own observations ..

"I felt really good talking to you .. " he said with an amused expression ..

"ok .. now you tell me .. what's the difference between me and the other guys who came to see you before me ? " he asked teasingly ..

"You are very different from the other guys who had come to see me .. " she slowly met his gaze ..

"Great to know that .. " He lifted his invisible collar ..

"Seriously .. They asked me such weird questions about my looks .. my dressing sense .. how I would fit in their family .. I used to hate it .. But .. when you came and we started talking .. it was different .. I felt for the first time .. ki koi mujh se .. Kria Ghai se baat kar raha hai .. mujhe kya pasand hai, kya na pasand hai woh pooch raha hai .. naki .. shaadi ke liye koi gudiya khareedne aaya hai .. aur isliye kya main us kimat mein fit baith thi hun ki nahi yeh jaan ne ki koshish kar raha hai .. " she said with a sad smile ..

"Hey .. Kria ... am sorry .. I just took out this topic because I wanted to tell you what I felt .. I didn't know this would make you sad .. " he immediately took her hand in his and said with concern in his voice ..

She put her other hand over his and said "No .. I am ok" But she couldn't help a few tears which fell from her eyes ..

Rey didn't know what to do .. he had just meant their first night to be when they would get to know each other and just have some light and fun talks ..

He wanted to hug her but he was not sure if she would be comfortable .. he didn't want her to feel more awkward than she now was ..

"Kria .. promise me , you will never ever cry thinking about the past or any incident which will make you sad .. " he held her shoulders firmly and shook her a bit .. "I just can't see you like this"

She looked up and composed herself and nodded slowly ..

"Thank you " she said softly ..

He was surprised .. "Why"

"Nothing .. aise hi " she smiled .. she was very happy that what she had been looking for in a husband .. a companion .. a friend .. a confidant .. a person who would just look at her as she was and appreciate her for being herself .. Rey was close to that ..

"Jab tum comfortable feel karo na .. toh mujhe is pyari si muskurahat ki vajah jarur batana .. " he smiled at her '

"Andar chalein bahut der ho gayi hai ?" He gently put his arm around her shoulders and asked as it was getting very late ..

"Hmm " she smiled ..

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I really want to know how you all felt about this chapter and also about this SS .. I am going slow , as this is my imagination how a newly wed couple who are still strangers would behave .. there are long conversations .. lots of lines where Kria is thinking ..

Do you think its getting boring .. If yes .. do let me know ..

If you like it .. please let me know that too ..

Regards,

Amy

Thanxxx so much for updating...i was eagerly waiting for this...awww its really beautiful newly Married couple that too strangers...The realtion b/w them sooo cute...
Loved it..
Pls pls update soon...eagerly waitinggg

fabulous update
Beautiful description
Luv it very much
Pls update next part soon

thank u so much 4 updating 4 this ff... i was eagerly waiting 4 it...i think rey is a perfect companion... and a perfect husband...

awsome update.,
luvd it
rey is so sweet...
Do update soon

This story is indeed very nice...!!
The way u r describing kria's inner turmoils.. n rey kria ka slowly progressing relation...