After a very long conversation with my mom and then nyonika ma, we dropped them off at the airport.
"Shh why are you crying?" I hear manik
"I will miss them" I mumble
"You won't dude I got you" cabir say from the back seat making me smile a little
Manik wipes my tears smiling at me, I don't know why but his smile gives me comfort almost like I have known him forever
"Can we get ice cream Manu?" Cabir asks
"Sure, how does ice cream sound wifey?" He asks
"Yummy" I mumble licking my lips
"How about dinner too?" He asked
"What kind of dinner?" Both cabir and I ask at the same time causing us both to laugh
"Whatever the two of you want" manik says
"I want pizza, you?" Cabir asks me
"Pizza sounds good" I mumble
"How about we grab some pizza on the way home along with some ice cream" manik suggests
"Sure yeah that works" we both say
"Wait no, okay no I am not staying in tonight" cabir says all of a sudden
"why?" I ask turning around in my seat
"Hey, no turning like that and put the belt back on bacha, you'll get hurt" he mumbles making me pout a little
I grab the belt putting it on again sitting properly
"Well I am going out to party, you two can come with" cabir says
I don't say anything because I didn't want to go, I was so tired and sleepy
"It's fine, we will jsut stay in, is that okay Nandini?" He asks me and I nod
We picked up pizza for manik and I along with some ice cream on the way home. Cabir grabbed his keys as soon as we got home and hugging us both he left leaving manik and I alone at home.
"Mrs malhotra, you seem to be nervous around me" manik states as I turn around from the front door shutting it after cabir left
"Me, no I am no nervous" I lie
"Oh you are wifey but why so?" He asks
"Mhm"
"Only truths nandini, one non-negotiable I have is lying, I don't lie and I don't want to be lied to, especially not about anything to do with you and I. Lying only creates misunderstandings and I don't want any of that in our relationship. Do you think thats fair?"
"Super fair" I mumble walking to him
"Good, now why are you so nervous?" He asks again
"Im not actually sure mhm it's a weird feeling" he nods patting the sofa beside him
I sit beside him, he grabs my hand caressing our wedding ring
"Do you like it?" He asks looking at the ring on my finger
"I do, it's beautiful, I like how it's not too flashy and how simple it is" I mumble
"Right, I love how you can actually wear it everyday instead of once in a while"
"You want me to keep it on?" I ask
"If you can, I mean I would love to see it on your finger every day. I am keeping mine on too. However, this chuda, sindoor, suit and all, this is all up to you"
YOU ARE READING
His Burden
RomanceA little short story on arrange marriage of two individuals, one who was about to get married to someone else and the other was a guest at the wedding, but both of them end up getting married.
