Ch 3 : Of Confessions & Love
All were staring at them with wide eyes, nobody had expected him to be married. Kria was heart broken, she had came here with many dreams, with hope that she will be reunited with her love but all were dreams were shattered, he had moved on, he had got married to someone and that someone is carrying his child. Pain sliced through her heart, her eyes glistened with unshed tears. Sharon, who was standing beside her, wrapped her arm around her in shoulder in consoling manner.
"Hello, I'm swayum and she is my girlfriend Sharon and he is-" Like that swayum introduced everyone, all gave her a small smile. Kria was observing curiously, examining whats so special in her that Rey didnt waited for her and moved on in his life with her. She watched how Rey made her sit on the couch, the softness & the happiness she saw in his eyes, was something she had never seen before. They all settled down and got busy in chit chatting while kria was silent, she was just staring at Rey & Taani with pain in her eyes. She couldnt believe he is not hers, he belong to someone else now.
"Rey, was your marriage arrange or love?" Kria asked him in daze, looking straight into his eyes. Rey look at her, then at his wife, though he had told her that there was someone back in college whom he thought he loved but taani doesn't know the girl or anything else about her. Rey wonder how she will react when he will told her that Kria was the same girl once he thought he loved?
"It was arrange but later it turned into love-" Taani answered happily before rey could. Rey smiled at his wife and nodded his head, confirming his words.
"Rey, ask servants and get guest rooms clean. I'm sure after their journey all must be tired, they can get freshen up and take some rest-" Taani suggested to him, Rey nodded and get the servants cleaned up the rooms then placed their luggage in. Then all went into their rooms, girls were in one room & boys in one.
"Rey's wife is sweet types!" Ashi whispered to the girls, except kria & vishakha all agreed to it.
"Oh! Please! She is nothing compared to our Kria." Vishakha retorted back, narrowing her eyes at the girl who were praising Rey's wife so much.
"Rey loves her-" Kria mumbled sadly.
"Guys! Kria is getting upset, lets not talk about her." Neha whispered, seeing Kria's sad expressions. All the girls agreed to it, and started talking random stuff to cheer her up.
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"Swayum, i still can't Rey got married. What will happen to Kria now?" Sharon asked him, they both were in sitting in a corner of the boys room, talking each other.
"Rey is happily married, sharon. And I'm sure by time, kria will also understand this and move on in her life. Their is nothing we can do, Rey wasn't bound to her, so it will be wrong if we blame rey for moving on and loving someone." Swayum said to her, Sharon hummed in response, understanding what he is trying to convey.
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Rey scooped her in his arms, taking her by surprise.
"Rey! Put me down, your friends are here, what if they saw us?" Taani exclaimed. Rey let out a throaty laugh, then he started climbing the stairs with her in his arms.
"They all are in their rooms, and I'm not letting you climb the stairs again. You will get tired." Rey said to her, taani shook her head, she leaned and pressed her lips against his cheek, stealing a kiss. Rey pushed the door open and entered inside their bedroom. Rey made her sit on the bed, and he knelt down on the floor before her.
"I want to tell you something-" Rey whispered softly, taking her hand in his. He wanted to tell her about Kria before she get to know about about her from someone else and get hurt , he would never let that happen.
"What, Rey?" Taani asked him, confusingly while smiling down at him.
"Remember, after some days of our marriage i told you, i used to like a girl but she ditched me-" Rey started off, confusing her more. why he is talking about her now?
"Yes. But what about her-"
"She is here with my friends and she said, whatever she did to me, was because of her mother-" Rey told her everything what Kria told him. He watched silently as she clutched her mangalsutra tightly in her fist, something she do when she is scared.
"Do you still feel for her?" Taani asked him, her voice trembled as she spoke those words out. Rey shook his head negatively, she was taking his words in wrong way.
"What? No, baby! I don't feel for her, even when i was in college, i used to like her, she was just a attraction whom i thought to be my love, because that time i didn't knew the meaning of love. It was not love. I learnt true meaning of love after marrying you, you filled my life with happiness. I love only you. You are my only girl." Rey confessed his love, making her believe him & his love. Taani blinked her tears away, and pressed her lips against his knuckles softly.
"I don't want to hide anything from you thats why u told you everything." Rey whispered, looking straight into her eyes. Taani was in awe, her man never failed to amuse her.
"It doesn't matter. I trust you." Taani whispered back, giving him a small smile.
"Taani, are you comfortable with her staying here? You can tell me, I'll tell her to leave-" Rey rambled, he didn't want any problem or misunderstanding between them because of his past.
"Rey! Didn't i said, I trust you. And it will be rude to ask her to leave, she is still part of your friends circle. And i have nothing against her." Taani said to him, making him smile at her, he thanked his stars, for giving him such understanding partner.
"You should take rest for a while now-" Rey told her, taani nodded in agreement as she was also feeling sleepy. Rey made her lay down on the bed, and covered her with blanket.
"I'll be study room, call me if you need something." Rey said to her, he bend down and kissed her forehead before he moved out of the room.
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