09. Cactus flowers

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Remembering what I actualy came for in his room, I give him the contract I made when he mysteriously went missing after breakfast.

His eyes skimmed down the contract, Amusement clearly shining in them . After reading the contract he looked up at me.

“what is this Inayah?”

This idiot-

“A contract?”

“A contract?”

“yes a contract. I have some conditions”

Raising his eyebrows slightly he replied: “conditions?”

“yes conditions, rules, boundaries that you will be following from today. And stop repeating everything i say its annoying”

“what?” he said chuckling. Like he can't believe what i am saying right now.

“ i am not joking Arhaan. Im trying to have a serious conversation right now”

“and i am trying to subtly avoid it”

“Arhaan, this is serious. And bring me a pen I have to add something in it"

He looks like he is about to argue but when I raise my eyebrows at him, challenging him to say something right now, finally sighing he goes to what looks like his work desk and brings a pen with him.

Hmm that’s what I thought.

Taking the pen and the contract from his hands i start to say the conditions out loud.

“ok first and the most important condition, even we are married don’t expect that we are a couple now. And i will continue to go to college, and nobody should know that we are married Arhaan. No body.

“ Inayah that’s impossible you know how famous my family is, there must be news about our marriage all over the internet by now. And I mean if we don’t act like a couple infront of everyone they will get suspious and would get to know that our marriage was forced "

Thinking about what he said i say
“ok fine we can maybe prentend that we are a couple”

“pretend?”

“yes i mean we can pretend that we are a couple in front of the world i guess”

This grasped his attention , smiling he replies
“ ok what about the other conditions though?”

“ yes we have to make some rules that we will be following”

“ok?”

“ no physical contact , no holding hands and whatever couples do”

I shrudder. Even the thought of holding his hands gives me goosebumps.

He was now on a full on laughing session.

“Omg Inayah nobody will believe we are a couple if we behave like that”

“ OK? Then what should we do to make them believe that we are magically together?”

Suddenly he pulls my hand, my front colliding with his. His hot breath fans on my face. His eyes holded some kind of warmth in them , the kind of warmth i noticed just now.

“what are you doing?” i said, my voice was basically a whisper.

“showing you how to 'pretend' like a couple” his tone matching mine.

I was staring in his eyes , looking in them from so close i could see some flecks of gold swirling around  the dark brown color. They are the kind you see on the late autumn fallen leaves.

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