～Married to a Monster～

Chapter 4

"DON'T, don't go there, when you don't know anything just don't hit my nerves", he said inching close to her and she pushed him

"Why did you lie to me?", She yelled..

"What lie?", He asked

"You told me that you aren't ok with this marriage. It's not about me, you have problem with the marriage, not me. Bola tha na aapne?", she spat at him angrily..

"Ha, what about that?", he said frowning..

"You told me that there's no problem with me, but now you are here, romancing with her, you lied right, bataya kyu nahi mujhe that you already have someone in your life, that you love her!", she said as a tear rolled down her eyes, she couldn't digest that the person she just got married to has someone else in his life.

"What? Love her? Have you lost it, there's nothing between me and her, we're just friends"

"But y..you were kissing her?", she asked having no clue..

"Oh God! Are you really that dumb? I was just making out, why do I need to love her for that. You know I can do that with anybody, with you as well, hmm shall we?", he said and held her face in his palms..

"Leave me", she said removing his hands in a reflex..

"How can you be so cheap", she said eyeing him with disgust.

"Trust me you don't even know things yet", he said with an evil smirk and she took her steps back with heavy eyes. She left his cabin and he sighed.

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Evening:-

Manik came back from work and entered his room to find receiption outfits on the bed. He saw a girl doing Nandini's makeup and hair.

The same time Nandini noticed him from the mirror infront, and they had minor eye contact which he broke rolling his eyes..

He went inside the bathroom and she heard shower noise.

As her hair and makeup were done, Nandini looked at herself in the mirror and thanked the girl, while she complimented her saying she looked gorgeous, the artist left the room and she took a moment looking at herself again.

"I look so different with the day of our marriage, but this looks kinda better because the makeup was too heavy that day and I couldn't even complain because brides generally need to have heavy makeup on their wedding but this looks good, minimal makeup and the outfit too not that heavy, so pretty", she thought to herself while staring at her reflection in the mirror with a slight smile.

He came out of the bathroom wearing a kurta and looked at her smiling at herself in the mirror, he got a slight smile seeing her, he looked really pretty, he didn't even look at her properly on any of their marriage rituals and even on their marriage day but day he saw her dressed up and she looked so heavenly that he couldn't take his eyes off her.

But suddenly he realized what he was doing and stopped looking at her, he came near the mirror and started setting his hair while looking in the mirror, that's when she lifted her gaze and started at him..

"I don't even understand the logic of doing all this when at the end of the day we all know this marriage ain't gonna work, you know waste of time and money", he said and she didn't reply

"Have you invited her too?", she asked out of the blue

"Who?", he questioned

"The girl you were k..kissing yesterday"

"Oh of course", he said as if it was nothing

"I still don't understand how can you kiss her when there's nothing between you two, she doesn't have any feelings for you ? and she's ok with kissing a man who's married and also visiting his reception, ajeeb nahi lagta usse"

"Oh madam, konse zamane se ho tum, this is 2024 and hookups, rebounds, friends with benefits is common these days, grow up", he chuckled.

"Yeah right, I should have been born earlier, atleast in those times people used to stay commited one person throughout their lives and not change people like clothes", she said getting up from the chair and left the room, making him sigh.

"she deserved someone good yaar, but she's stuck with me, koi nahi I'll make sure that after we get a divorce she gets married to someone good, someone who can make her happy.

He went downstairs and saw everyone about to leave,

"you look so pretty beta", his mother said kissing Nandini's forehead.

They were keeping the necessary things inside the car, the reception was going to take a place in a big hotel, this was also the official announcement of the marriage to everyone.

Manik was pissed, after they make it official it's gonna be more difficult for them to get a divorce.

"Manik, Nandini we are leaving tum dono peeche wali car mein aajaana", his mother said from the window of the car while the car moved out and disappeared in a while.

Manik opened the driver's seat door and told the driver to get out

"but sir", the driver tried to interrupt.

"get out fast, don't waste my time, I want to drive", he said with no nonsense tone.

"sir you aren't drunk right?", the driver said to which  Manik shot a glare at him and he instantly got off the car, Manik sat inside the car and closed the door.

"What are coming inside or shall I leave?", making taunted Nandini who was standing outside the car, to which she opened the the door of the passengers seat beside him and closed the door but the door wasn't closing properly.

"Manik ye band nahi ho raha", she said while still trying to close the door.

He got of the car from his side and came to her side, he noticed her duppate being stuck between the door and sighed, moving it.

"dhyan rakha karo, your duppatta was stuck", he said getting inside the car again.

"sorry, vo I'm not habitual of travelling in cars"

"it's ok", he said and was about to start when he noticed they didn't have their seatbelts on, Manik didn't care about the seatbelt when he used to alone, but she should wear it for her safety.

"umm.. Nandini put on your seatbelt", he said while he put on his own.

"what ?", he asked when she was still holding the seatbelt in her hand.

"Vo I don't know how to wear it", she had travelled a few times in a car but only on the backseats.

He moved a little towards her and held her seatbelt, locking it, while she felt her breaths getting and heartbeat getting more intense because of him being so close, though it was just for a few seconds.

He drove off the car to the venue but she frowned when he stopped in the middle for a while, he got out and asked her to stay there.

He came back with a bottle of alcohol Manik, and she was shocked seeing him with that.

"Manik, have you lost it, you're going to drink, when we are going for our reception, so many people are going to be there".

"wahi to there are going to be so many people, I need energy to tolerate all of them for today", he said opening the bottle.

"Manik why are you drinking now, you have to drive", she said getting irritated of his actions.

"Chill, I don't get drunk so easily", he said taking two sips and keeping the bottle down, he started to drive off to the destination again while she held her head in frustation..

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That's all for now, To be continued.....