Sona's POV:

"Thank you for this day Bappa"

Thank HIM...

He is the reason for your smile...

But Bappa sent him in my life na...

That's true though...

I am always right...

Raising my fake collar I proudly said to myself as I got my on feet to pack our lunch boxes...

And yes...

It's my first day of college...

Can't explain how happy I am...

I never thought I would ever see this day in my life...

And my husband is the whole and sole reason for this beaming happiness on my face...

Just now you said Bappa is the reason...

So what...

Now I am taking my words back...

You cheater cock...

No, I am a girl...

So technically...

I am a cheater Hen...

And I burst out laughing as a mad girl escaped from an asylum...

God...

This beast of mine is so sweet...

My gratitude and respect towards my husband is something that I could never explain in any form

It's immeasurable and indescribable...

He is insanely good and kind...

Yesterday he took me shopping and got me all the necessities as if I was a small kid preparing for my playschool...

He got me everything...

Pencil pen scale eraser books bag...

Uniform and causal chappals...

And what not...

From the smallest of the thing to the largest ones, he made sure to make them available for me...

And the way he was glaring at the tailor while taking the measurement left me confused...

I don't know what was wrong with him...

The tailor was just doing his work and here Mr. Angry Bird was shooting him with his bullet-like eyes for no reason...

Poor tailor master...

I felt bad for him...

And you know what while coming back home we ate kulfi too...

And many things happened but don't exactly remember...

Pardon me...

I become Ghajini sometimes...

And the day went by in such a daze that I forgot what did I do...

Did I follow him a like puppy??

Or...

Did I trouble him with tantrums??

Only my husband knows...

And he being Mr. Akdu will never utter a word from his fevicol sealed mouth...

Fevicol...

Mazboot pakad (strong grip)

So suits his Akdu face that never smiles or speaks....

Always shut tight...

Can't he just smile like he did that night when I held his hand...

His smile is worth watching...

It's like watching a tender cherry blossom in the early dawn that flushes your heart with a peaceful delight

Sometimes I feel like holding the corner of his lips and arching them upwards into a big 360 degrees smile...

Urghhh...

360 degrees is an impossible figure for my Angry Bird...

At least a small one...

Like 30 degrees...

I really like his smile...

He looks cute when he smiles...

Or to be precise he looks incredibly adorable with that innocent baby-like smile...

And his eyes....

My God...

His eyes shimmer like black sapphire when he smiles...

I really want him to smile often...

Please Mr. Angry Bird smile a little and be a happy bird no...

At least for me...

Please...

Pretty please...

I love watching you smiling and talking to me like you did that night...

Ohh...

So the beauty is in love with the beast...

What??

Love??

No...never...

Yes, my darling...your opinion about him has changed a lot...

Your feelings too are blooming

And a change of feelings is a change of heart and a change of heart means a change of destination...

Shut up...

Nothing has changed nor will change in the future...

It's just a concern we have towards each other that too on humanitarian grounds...

Oh really???

Ummm...

I actually don't know...

I mean I too know that the equation between us has pretty much progressed but that doesn't mean we are at the end of the solution...we are still stuck in the calculation process...

The solution has a long way to go...

And maybe I have a little admiration for him but I can't talk about love with him...

It's impossible...

Or maybe you do not have a little admiration for him and you do have a little bit of good feeling for him...

As for a little liking??

Is it true???

I like him...

Yes, you do...

"No, you don't"

Who spoke that???

Shit, it's HIM...

Did he listen???

I am gone...

"I...I...wass-

I stammered as I turned around and found him talking on the phone...

Thank God...

He didn't listen...

Or else I would end up embarrassing myself in front of him as I always do...

I was shutting the lids of the lunch boxes as I sighed in relief while I heard him on my back  "Wait let me check first"

My hands stopped their movement as I frowned for which he checked my lunch box and taunted "You are not a school kid to eat this small amount of food"

"I ea-

And as usual, he shut my mouth with his sharp glare that makes me lower my lashes while he stuffed one more chapati in the box with a warning "Better you finish it"

Hitler...

Always babysitting me...

"Chalo let's leave"

He began walking out of the kitchen while I followed him with an important doubt that erupted in my mind like a virus...

He didn't wish me all the best...

Why??

Ever since everyone got the news of me joining the college I have been showered by good wishes...

Arun Sir wished me luck and blessed me but he said he won't be returning soon as he got some work in the village and asked Arjun to keep an eye on the factory

Maa was all happy with tears as Arjun did what she couldn't do for me and again recited the same line..

"You'll never be at loss with him"

Kaccha badam wale Kaku too was happy but the kids were sad as I would not be able to help them whenever they want...

So everyone wished him...

Why not him??

Wish me na Arjun...

Ple-

Ouch....

I hit the wall...

"What??"

Huhhh???

Does Wall speak???

Strange...

I came out of my trance and found myself standing right in front of the wall with black fabric

When did the wall turn black??

"Come out of your thoughts" a raspy voice poured into my ears and that's when I snapped my head upwards and saw him standing right in front of me with an expressionless stone-like face...

Why is he standing so close to me??

"You are standing close to me" he corrected me as if he heard my thoughts and I jumped on the spot moving a big step back and bowing my head

One more embarrassment...

Good progress Sona...

Proud of you...

Instead of maths why don't you do a Ph.D. in self embarrassment...

You may get a gold medal too...

Can you just seal your mouth with my husband's fevicol...

I kept fidgeting my fingers not knowing how to save myself while he screeched "What happened??" and unknowingly my ever so stammering tongue rolled out the words in one go "You didn't wish me all the best"

I bite my tongue at how shamelessly I was asking for his good wishes for which he bluntly said "I don't believe in good wishes"

Raising my head a little I looked at him with a big question mark visible on my face while he just shrugged off and strolled to the bedroom

I quickly made a beeline toward him and asked him "Why don't you believe in good wishes??"

He closed the wardrobe and threw yet another sharp glare at me while I looked at him all frozen...

He kept glaring at me for a second and all of sudden he closed his eyes and pinching the center of his brows he blew some air out of his mouth and huffed...

"There's nothing like good wishes and good luck...its nothing but just a few sugar coated words only to make people feel nice for a little time...whereas in reality there's neither good  luck nor good wish it's all about fate"

I kept looking at him with wide eyes while getting my confused state he asked me "Is anything going to change today if I wish you good luck??"

"Ye-

I was about to answer but his sharp tongue cut my words "No"

"Whatever is going to happen today whether good or bad is already planned or written by fate and will be executed according to the same...

Nothing can change it...

Nor my good wishes...

Nor your hopes...

So better you live in reality and not expect anything from anyone...

Because no one's good wishes are going to change what's already written in your fate...

All you can do is accept your fucking fate and not let these stupid imaginary things ruin your mind and throw you into a la-la land where only angels exist...

Because this is life...

Where only monsters exist"

His words directly shot into my stupid brain making a lot of sense while abruptly he moved a step closer and my heart skipped a beat making me gasp

His intense eyes boring deep into mine as his teeth gritted "A monster like me"

The eyes that were filled with genuine concern suddenly turned red with anger but I didn't get frightened by anything...

Neither his words nor his eyes...

As he was still towered over me trying to frighten me with his beasty body and bloodshot eyes I let a strong confident voice effortlessly erupt from the depths of my heart "No you are not"

And the moment my words passed into his ears those blood boiling eyes slowly gained that tender softness again

He shook his head a little denying the fact and let out a small sarcastic laugh but didn't say anything and took the wallet out of his pant pocket

Will he take out a blade and cut my tongue as he asked me to do last time??

Not fair Mr. Angry Bird...

Just a few minutes back I promoted you as Mr. Cutie Bird..

"Keep this with you...you need it"

He said and my mouth opened like a fish...

Close it or else he'll pluck out tongue and chop it into pieces...

Instantly I shut my mouth tight while he scrunched his brows asking me to take what he was offering...

I lowered my head and looked at his head and was dumbfounded...

It was not the blade as I thought...

It was an ATM card...

"The code is 1014...don't be hesitant to use it"

His words made me shift my eyes at him...

How generous he is...

"I...I can't take it"

I shook my head while he simply said "You are my responsibility and for me, my responsibilities are my topmost priorities"

"But how can-

"Look I don't like dragging things...keep it with you or else throw it wherever you want"

I flinched at his sudden rise of voice and without speaking a word I looked at his feet and took the card from him...

"Keep this change too...you might need it for the Xerox copies" saying he gave me a little cash and I nodded again...

He locked the wardrobe while I kept the money and card in my bag and hung it on my back I whispered "I am ready"

"Hmm" he hummed looking into his phone while I waited for him to move

My heart was a little bit sinking but also a little bit cold...

He acts so weird at times...

"Chalo" he said as his eyes shifted on me and was about to move but then suddenly he stopped...

He glanced at me from head to toe...

Is something wrong with me??

Am I looking weird or funny??

Shut up you are wearing a decent salwar kurta...

Then why is he staring at me as if he saw a ghost...

He suddenly took fast paces and stood close to me as if he realized something important...

He shut his eyes tight as if something was bothering him..

What rushed into him??

I wanted to hold his hand and assure him that I am right here with him...

I moved my hand to his but then abruptly opened his eyes wide and hurriedly said "Always keep your phone on...I want to know where you are...what are you doing...how the situation around you is...whether I need to pick you up...everything...I want to know every tiny bit of yours"

As soon as he finished his breathing went a little odd and I was kind of scared...

What is disturbing you Arjun??

I so wanted to hold his hand and squeeze out those words from my throat but they remained buried in my heart as if something was stopping it from doing so and I stayed still with no reaction while he added next

"And you don't have to wear the nuptial chain to college"

He said in a much-composed voice while I honestly answered "I will wear it because I love to"

A smile crept up my lips while his face reflected a different emotion that I couldn't decipher

I don't want him to get those thoughts where he claims himself to be a curse for me because he isn't...

"Let's leave" he softly said with a tint of a very small satisfaction and we came out of the bedroom...

He took his bag and as usual, stood in front of his mother's photo praying...

I stood next to him and closing my eyes I prayed with him "Bless me Maa..today is the first day of my college and your son made this possible...will be forever grateful to you for creating this good human being"

Later we drove to the college and the moment my feet touched the ground I felt something in my tummy...

Excitement...
Nervousness...
Joy...

Everything came into my heart all at once that I couldn't believe and kept absorbing the details of the surrounding

"This is a reality" a voice reached my senses and my heart quickly reacted "That you created"

"You need to sign a few papers" I heard him again and sighing a deep breath I followed his steps towards the admin building

As we were completing the formalities people over there were looking at him and murmuring something to each other...

I looked at him and he just made a slight eye movement asking me to sign the papers...

I did as he said but couldn't ignore the creepy stares and annoying murmuring sounds of people...

Once I was done and was passing the papers to the man of the authority he passed me a look...

A pitiful look...

Keep that look to yourself, Sir...

I opened my mouth to give him back but my husband's voice stopped me "Don't"

I respected his word and we came out of the admin building and just then a man of his age appeared in front of us like a bright sun "All done??"

Arjun nodded while he shifted his gaze to me "Congratulations and all the best"

I couldn't respond to him as I didn't know who he was and reading my thoughts my husband asserted "He is my friend Raghav...he works here and helped me to get you admission"

"Thank you"

I smiled at him while he explained "You should thank your husband...getting a seat through the management quota in the middle of the semester wasn't an easy task but he made it possible only for you"

Angry Bird shot him a glare asking his friend to shut his mouth but he went on" It's going to be pretty difficult to cope up with the studies as you are joining in the middle of the semester but also you have to keep your husband's words and make him proud"

"Ye-

And before I could speak my husband announced "She will"

His voice was full of confidence in me and so was his a little happy face...

My heart felt warm at that moment...

But our peace didn't last long as a series of words filled in the air around us

"Isn't he the same man whose photo we saw in the newspaper??"

"When did he come out of the prison??"

"How come he got bail??"

Arjun's face turned all pale as he closed his eyes in an attempt to avoid everything...disturbing lines evident on his forehead that clenched my heart...

"Arjun let's go" Raghav said and he nodded and at the same time another statement burnt my ears...

"We should dump his face in black coal and take out a rally on a donkey...such an ass hole he is"

And that's it...

The blood in my veins boiled and began coming out of every pore of my body as I balled my fingers into a tight fist...

Arjun was turning on his feet in the other direction but I held his wrist and forcefully dragged him in the direction of those cheap voices...

Seeing my red faces and burning eyes those girls gulped frantically...

"Have you ever seen him doing the stuff you heard about or read in the newspaper??

Have you ever been with him and have had such a bad experience you are talking about??

Do you have any proof stating that he is guilty??"

They stood all numb as the passerby students too stopped in their tracks and began watching our free show...

"No right??

Then who the hell gave you the right to talk shit about my husband??"

My voice roared at the last two words and they flinched while I went on bombarding

"Every coin has two sides, you stupid girls

Unless and until we don't know the truth we shouldn't be a lawyer and a judge without degree...

If you don't know the truth just shut your bloody mouths and your pea-sized disgusting brains too...

Better invest your brains in studies for which your parents have sent you here...

If you don't want to study and invest your time in throwing shit comments on people let your parents know about it so that they won't be wasting their money on you and better send you to an asylum because you guys are going through a deadly disease called being judgemental and need treatment very badly...

Hope you guys recover soon...

I and my husband will pray for you not so good souls"

I smirked at them while they began looking here and there as they couldn't look into my eyes and speak the shit again...

"Only when you confirm truth...you should think about it and determine what to do next...

Or else you'll have to pay a heavy price because of your low mentality and cheap tongue...

Have a good day"

I walked away from them but then I remembered something and dragged him back...

"You were saying something about dumping my husband's face in black coal or something right...

Then let me tell you one thing...

Since I was 12 I have been washing and cleaning buffaloes so technically buffaloes are my very good friends...

And if you ever try to roll out those words from your tongue it will take me no time to dumb your faces in my friend's cow dung...

My friends will be more than happy to offer you a good ride...

And yes do tell me the taste"

Some students palmed their mouths and began laughing at them while they stared at the ground

I took a breath letting my burning blood calm down a bit and spoke further loud enough to burn down every accusation against him...

"Today I am here in this college only because of my husband...

He is the whole and sole reason for my upcoming bright future...

He did everything for me that my parents couldn't...

And I feel I am the luckiest girl that he is my husband...

I feel proud to claim myself as his wife"

And with an immense proudness that engulfed me, I let feelings of my heart reach to every corner of this world

"Me...Sona... is the wife of Arjun...

And I proudly name myself as...

Sona Arjun❤

My new name lingered in the air and everyone's minds as well while my heart swelled with an unexplainable emotion

I couldn't name what I felt...

Or rather I didn't want to...

And yes I say it again and will keep saying it again and again...

I am...

Sona Arjun❤

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Sorry for the late update❤