Chapter 1

Mom and I packed all the snacks which we had prepared for him to take on the trip. And I made some Fenugreek Theplas ( Gujarati paranthas which keep fresh for a few days) for him as well. Everything was packed, his flight was early in the morning so we all had an early night. Rohit and I went to the airport with him. He hugged Rohit and told him to be responsible in his absence and take care of everything. Rohit nodded and told him to be rest assured. Then he hugged me and whispered near my ear, " I will miss you, my beautiful angel. Will you miss me too? " I smiled and nodded. He went inside and we came home. I went to college and all my friends knew by now that I was married. They were angry with me and attacked me with their questions regarding my marriage. Sia was really upset, as we usually share everything with each other, but I didn't even tell her. She was not even talking to me. " Sia, please at least listen to me." " Why do you think I should listen to you now? You didn't even bother to inform me about you getting married." " I didn't know myself, I got to know just 20 mins before I got married." " What nonsense?? Now don't give me lame excuses please… " " Listen yaar, I will tell you..." I told everything to her. She was shocked to hear all that. Then she smiled and said, " So you got to marry the love of your life.. But are you happy now? " " Yes, I am very happy...." " That's great... Now when were you going to tell me? When do I get to meet him? I am curious to know about the man who stole your heart, all those years ago." " I was planning to tell you after the exams. Rahul is in London, for some business so you will be able to meet him after 10 days." " Oh ok, So how are things between you two? " She asked with amusement. I just blushed. " You are looking like a tomato Priya. What is going on? Come on tell me, look at yourself you are blushing so hard. Did you… ? have you...? I mean..." " No ! " She nodded " Priya I am so happy for you. " " Hmmm.. now let's go for the class." After the class, I came home and had lunch with mom. Then I went to my room, it looked very empty. I became sad. I was already missing him. I studied for 4 hours and then I slept. I didn't feel like eating anything. Mom asked me to have dinner, but I said I was still full. Next day early in the morning my phone started ringing. It was Rahul, I was happy to see his name, " Hello?? " " How are you, my beautiful angel? " " I am good, how are you?" " I am fine, have my first meeting in one hour. I hope everything will go well. " " It definitely will be good. You are well prepared and we are sure you will crack the deal." " You know, Priya... I am missing you already. I missed your smile, the way you blush. I also missed you last night as I love holding you in my arms while sleeping. Did you miss me too? " I was so happy to hear that. I missed him too but couldn't say that so I just said, " Hmm..." " When is your dress rehearsal? " " Today" " Ok, I will tell Rohit to go with you." " There is no need for that Rahul. " I started saying, but he interrupted me. " Of course, there is a need for him to go with you. I don't want that incident to happen again. I don't want anybody misbehaving with you. Now please tell me that you will go with him. I don't want you to go alone. Understood?? " " Yes " " Ok, good and thanks for the wonderful snacks, especially those methi Paranthas. What I don't understand is, why have you given me so many. I mean that, I love your cooking but definitely can't eat so much. " I chuckled " Thanks for the compliments but they keep fresh for many days so you can have them till ten days. It is a very nutritious Gujarati snack. Gujaratis use them while they travel." " Ok angel, that is great as I like to eat Indian food. They were amazing. " " Thanks and how is your hand now? " " I was missing my wife, as I needed help to undo the buttons of my clothes." I started blushing now and he chuckled and said " I bet you are blushing... Right? " " Take care Rahul and I wish that you do well in the meeting. Bye " " Bye I will inform Rohit now." I got ready and went downstairs and prepared some Theplas for everyone. Rohit came and asked, "Dress rehearsal is at what time Priya? I will accompany you..." I felt a bit embarrassed as I didn't want to bother him, so I said, " Sorry Rohit, I think I can manage it on my own, but Rahul is really getting paranoid. I am sorry to bother you." " What nonsense Priya, I will be more bothered if that bastard comes again and if anybody misbehaves with you. And let me tell you one thing, bhai didn't force me to go with you. I offered it myself... I would love to come and watch you dance." I smiled and thanked him. Dad and mom were a bit curious with our discussion so Rohit explained everything to them. Dad was really very angry and told Rohit to take action against that dance coordinator if he is still there. Mom hugged me and said, "It is always better to be safe, we can't take a chance with you. Rohit will be there, if you face any problem feel free to tell him." "Sure mom" I went for the dress rehearsal with Rohit. He sat there on one of the chairs to watch the dress rehearsal. Sia was also there waiting for me with a few other girls. The dress rehearsal went very smoothly. I was still in my costume and as soon as I came towards audiences, Rohit clicked my picture and started coming towards me. He hugged me and was about to say something when someone slapped him hard. We both were shocked. I turned to see who did that and was even more shocked to see that it was Sia. " Sia !!! What?? Why did you...?" " How dare you click her pictures and hug her. Let me tell you that she is married and her husband will kill you. He must be here only. Now please leave before he comes or he will kill you?" I was stunned, what was she saying? But Rohit recovered fast and he looked amused. " What if I don't go? I am not scared of anyone." He raised one of his eyebrows. " Hello, Mr... Whatever, I suggest you first delete her pictures right here in front of us, then apologize and leave before her husband comes. I swear he will beat you to pulp... " " I am not deleting any pictures, do whatever you want to. Come on, call her husband. I am not scared of anyone." Rohit was smirking now, as if he was playing with her. " Sia please listen, He ..." I tried to tell her about Rohit but she was very angry. " Listen, you... You better delete, No, just give me your phone." She tried to snatch his phone but Rohit raised his hand. Now it was beyond her reach but still, she kept on trying. Rohit was smiling like anything. " Very feisty... I like it. Take my phone, if you can, beautiful." Sia did not even realise that she was standing so close to him. But she was getting angrier with every passing second. She stumped on his foot and Rohit winced slightly. He was a bit distracted and Sia snatched his phone. "Just tell me your password. I will delete her pictures myself." I was surprised by her courage. I knew that he was Rahul's younger brother but she didn't. She was fighting with a stranger for me. I really love her. "What if I don't tell? What will you do then, beautiful?" "Well, in that case, I will break your phone in front of you, right here... right now." "Calm down Sia, he won't do anything. Give him his phone back. Now... He is not ..." "Priya you are very innocent and naive. He may misuse your pictures. He may share them with others," said Sia. "Oh, you are very smart. How did you get to know about my plans? I was going to send them to my brother." he said looking at me and I blushed. " But why?? " She was shocked as he openly admitted that. "Because he requested me to do so. And she is looking extremely beautiful right now." Rohit was still toying with her. "You are so shameless... Just wait, I will call the police." Rohit was still smiling but I had enough of this drama so I took the phone from her hand and returned it to Rohit. "Priya have you gone mad? He..." "Will you pls stop it and listen to me for a minute... He will not do anything wrong. He is Rohit. Rahul's younger brother."