FF - |As Fate Would Have It| Chapter 9 June17 - Page 10

wow lastnline killed me lol "i need u to undress me"
cant wait what he says

Apologies for being a little late today - sometimes things come up unexpected.

CHAPTER 6

Had his bride lay on his bed, primed for seduction, he would have probably been equally surprised. Trying to maintain a leveled tone, he said the only thing he could: "excuse me?"

"YashJi," she whispered his name for the first time, "I- I need help taking my clothes off. It appears as if my friends sewed my wedding outfit on me-" she trailed, averting his gaze in the mirror.

It was mortifying to be left alone on your wedding night, even more so when you had to beg for assistance from the one man who probably did not want to touch you. When Aarti finally managed to peer in the mirror, she saw the conflict present in Yash's eyes.

Many minutes later when Yash remained rooted to his spot, she gave up hope, and decided to try once again in the secluded bathroom. She had some pride still intact. If she had to, she would cut through her clothes, and free herself. Determined, Aarti rose slightly, only to feel a heavy weight on her left shoulder.

"Wait. I will help." Four monosyllabic words, and yet very impactful.

Without waiting for Aarti to be comfortable, he decided to start with the hair. Better touch the hair than her body, he thought. Carefully pulling out her hairclips, he worked his way into freeing her hair, paying close attention to not snag her long mane, or cause pain.

Biting her fingernails into her closed fists, Aarti willed herself to not respond. Truth be told, it was not her fault. Ever since her marriage was fixed, her friends - especially Maansi - kept discussing the ins and outs of the events of the marriage bed. Without even meeting her husband - as any girl in her position might have been - Aarti had anticipated some things. The teasings, the hushed secrets, the giggled suggestions that went alongside with dressing her up came clashing back. It was not, she reminded herself, a moment to indulge in weakness. Straightening her spine, she told herself to get a better handle on herself. She had lived her life being a shadow; she would do the same here. Crying would only evoke sympathy, and she never wanted anybody's sympathy.

Yash had, never in his life, been put in a situation this bad. Trying to do this chore -for that was the easiest way to not let his emotions get involved - was going to be the death of him. For he had not been completely honest with his wife.

Yes, there was an Arpita, yes they had been in love, but no, those feelings were no longer poignant. For either party.

As all feelings do, theirs changed, and evolved to something else overtime as well. Yash had stuck by Arpita for so long - 7 years - because it was so easy to have a routine in his life. When his parents had voiced their disapproval of her, he had held on tighter, for he did not think religion alone was a valid obstacle. He felt he owed it to her, their history, and himself to not let go.

He did not expect however, the effect his parent's words had on his relationship with Arpita. Instead of fighting for their love, as he was willing to do, she gave up. For her parents had echoed similar words. She thought it was best to cut clean when they had reasons, then to fight for something that might only cause a breakup, or godforbid a divorce later on.

When his parents had found out about the strain within their relationship - their demands that he also settle down, and start his own family - like his younger brother, Prateek, wanted to do, increased. They had found Aarti, and gotten him married without so much as giving him time to get over the shock of his breakup.

Even though he did not like being coerced into a relationship, he had agreed because that is what Aprita wanted as well: a clean break, a fresh start, and a goodbye hug. He also did not want to be responsible for his younger brother's delayed married. Why have any collateral damage? Especially in the image of his beloved chote.

And that is why he did not understand the text message he had received from Arpita, mere moments after he had tied the manglesutre around his wife's neck, filled the parting of her hair with red vermillion, signifying his life, and claimed her as his own.

"I need to see you," it read. Why now?

He knew he should not have lied to Aarti, and expressed love for another when that chapter of his life was closed, but he had panicked seeing her on his bed. And he had blurted the first thing that kept nagging his mind.

The human mind was not always the epitome of intelligence, and he had fallen pray to his own stupidity. Instead of trying to start a conversation with his wife - a first! - he needed closure.

He was thankful that Aarti had given him the opportunity to find Aprita and figure out what was wrong. For if he did not go, Arpita would have continued to be on his mind - lurking unwelcomed, and polluting his thoughts, taking away from his moments with Aarti.

When Aarti had given him the OK to meet with Arpita, he had called her to find out if she was okay. Instead of meeting with her, he had been on the phone with her for a couple of hours as she first cried, apologized and then wished him well in his new life. She also told him that she would miss him when she moved to Singapore into her new family, as she was getting married shortly too.

Without the nerve to come back into his room, he had stayed out. He was hoping to miss Aarti in the morning. When the sun came up, it brought along many questions, that perhaps the darkness of the night dulled away. He was not sure if he could handle any question - or offer the correct responses.

As he pulled the last pin from her hair, he realized - perhaps for the first true time, how striking his wife was. With that clear on his mind, he made progress with her lengha.

awesome...so, arpita is no longer a part of his life...waiting for the next part..

That was a real shocker! Yash not in love with Arpita anymore. OMG! this keeps getting better and better!

This was a brilliant update. I really love Aarti's character and the strength that she portrays so far. It was also shocking that Yash is no longer in love with Arpita. That was a really nice twist. Can't wait to see the further updates.

Wonderful update! What an interesting turn, Yash has not been with Aarpita recantly. I can see Yash is already getting affected by Aarti. I can't wait for your next update!

Loving it!!

What a FANTABULOUS update! Loved, loved, loved it 😍

After getting all the insight into Aarti's thought process, it was critical that we get Yash's view on the whole thing and as usual you delivered perfectly! I was stunned (in the most wonderful way) to find out that Arpita was no longer in Yash's life, that just like him she is moving on with life and that he hadn't actually gone to see her on her wedding night but rather found his closure instead! The whole thought process was beautifully portrayed and it was interesting that his mind was miles away as he took out the pins from her hair. He was transported back to the present as the last pin came off and this led him to be acutely aware of Aarti's physical presence for the first time, and that too right before he had to move forward to undo her lehnga 😉

It won't take very long to completely be mesmerized by Aarti, but he has dug his own grave by lying (even if by default) to her about his and Arpita's relationship! She is going to constantly keep him at an arm's distance after everything that has happened because she is under the illusion that he belongs to someone else! And the more Yash starts falling for her, the more her distance and aloofness will drive him insane and that will lead to such deliciously intense moments 😍

Can't wait to see where you take them from here, now that Yash's eyes have been opened to Aarti's beauty it will be interesting to see how her presence effects his every action, every thought, because I am sure he'll be consumed by her, her presence is entirely way too strong for him too! She has already stunned him by reacting in a complete opposite way that he was expecting when he told her about him and Arpita, and this was just the beginning of him trying to understand the enigma that is his wife! She will keep him on his toes, desperately trying to figure out who she really is, but he really has a task ahead of him if he wants to gain her trust after the wringer that he has just put her through! I feel that had she behaved like a normal person, cried and made a scene he might have actually told her the truth about his previous relationship when he came back in the room, but seeing her so calm and indifferent wiped his mind clean and he had no idea how to approach the subject with her anymore because she just didn't seem effected (and that is going to start bugging the life out of him soon).

Aarti is already so damaged, she has a 10 feet wall surrounding her heart, and then to have to go through this devastation on the very first night of what was supposed to be a new beginning of her life...this is going to be very difficult for her to overcome! And like I said Yash will need to move heaven and earth for her to open up to him and move forward in their relationship! So really this is a beautifully intricate story you have woven and I wake up everyday to look for your updates and you never disappoint! Keep up the wonderful work and can't wait for the next part!

woww you write so beautifully... and I love how your characters have personalities very similar to the ones on the show so I can actually imagine them in the story.