Chapter 4:-
All the men were having a good time with alcohol bottles in the living room while the women were gossiping with each other in RagLak's room. Ragini was disinterested. She was just answering if questioned but nothing from her side.
Woman 1- Ragini, we've all told each other about how we met our husbands but you're still keeping it a secret. Come on, open up and tell us how you met Lakshya for the first time. Who proposed first?
Ragini didn't know what to say. She was blank.
Ragini- We...ummm...actually we met at a marriage reception.
Woman 1- Sounds interesting! Tell us more.
Ragini was blank. She was trying to bring up new imaginary lies so as to cover the truth.
Ragini- It...it was the wedding reception of two of our mutual friends. The bride was my friend and the groom was his. He saw me, I saw him. Our eyes met and...
Just when Ragini was about to complete her sentence, she heard a manly voice speaking from behind. It was Lakshya.
Lakshya- And there was some sort of magic in her eyes. The innocence in her eyes, it somehow touched my heart. That pink lehenga she had worn made her look like an angel. Her smile was driving me crazy. Her open hair blew my mind with its amazing fragrance. I was spellbound and I knew I had fallen in love with her right there and right then.
Ragini was looking at him shocked as well as surprised at the same time. Lakshya was also looking at her the whole time. None of them knew they could create such beautiful imaginary stories. The women started clapping and this broke RagLak's eyelock.
Woman 1- Wow Lakshya, you are so romantic. Our husbands should learn something from you. Now hug Ragini in front of us all. Show us how much you love her.
Lakshya looked at Ragini and she kept looking down. He slowly moved towards her, gently hugged her and kissed her forehead.
Woman 1- Now say that you love her.
Lakshya hesitated but decided to do as asked.
Lakshya- I love you, Ragini.
Ragini neither hugged him back nor did she respond to his "I Love you". She just stood there numb and lifeless, cursing her life. After a few minutes, the guests had their dinner and went away leaving RagLak alone. Lakshya was in the washroom freshening himself up and Ragini was busy cleaning up all the mess. Lakshya then came out of the washroom in a towel.
Lakshya- Ragini, where are my clothes?
Ragini looked at him and saw him in a towel yet didn't feel awkward because this was not the first time she was seeing him like this.
Ragini- Wait here, I'll just get them for you.
Ragini went to the laundry room and brought his clothes. She handed them over to him and continued with the cleaning process. After dressing up, Lakshya moved to his bed and Ragini went downstairs. A few minutes later, she came back to the room with a glass of milk and served it to him. He drank it and kept the glass aside. By now, Ragini had also changed in her comfortable pajamas and inner top. She sneaked into the bed next to Lakshya, with her back facing him and covered herself with the same blanket. She was trying to sleep when Lakshya called out her name.
Lakshya- Ragini, can we please talk?
Ragini- Hmm, say.
Lakshya- Not like this. Look at me at least.
Ragini turned around to face him.
Ragini- What is it now? Do you wanna use me again tonight? Are you feeling sexually unsatisfied?
Lakshya- No Ragini, you're taking me wrong. I just wanted to talk to you.
Ragini- About what?
Lakshya- About you. About me. About us. About whatever happened in the past few weeks.
Ragini- Please Lakshya, I'm not in a mood to fight now.
Lakshya- Neither am I. I just wanted to thank you.
Ragini- For what?
Lakshya- For thinking about my reputation. For not telling those women that ours was a forced marriage. That I, your own husband raped you.
Ragini- Lakshya, its indeed true that I hate you but I cannot resist the fact that you're my husband and its my duty to always think about your reputation before anything else. My name includes your name and this makes it my duty as a wife to respect you.
Lakshya smiles a little.
Lakshya- Thank you Ragini. Thank you.
Ragini- Good night.
Lakshya- Good night.
Ragini fell asleep immediately while Lakshya kept looking at her and wondering how lucky a man he was to have a wife like her.
Edited by chandra1998 - 8 years ago
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