The Perks Of Being An Indian Bride

2: Breathe

EDITED.

CHAPTER 2: Breathe

ONE YEAR LATER

A year into Bhavna and Adithya's marriage, things were as good as they could get. They were so compatible with each other. I mean, I guess that's how it would be when you have been with someone for eight whole years.

Off my seven siblings, I'm closest to Shruthi and Bhavna. Since we were babies, Shruthi, being six years older than me, was always the older sister type, sometimes even the motherly type and Bhavna and I, being two years apart, were like best friends.

"AVNI!" I heard my mother scream somewhere at the back of my mind.

I woke up with a start and was nearly blinded by the bright sunlight streaming through the window.

I said some nonsense that I, myself didn't understand and hauled my tired body to the kitchen.

"Good morning Ma, Ajji," I mumbled, scratching the mess that was my hair.

"Morning?! It's nearly afternoon! You can't be waking up whenever you want like this Avni. You're 24 now, not a child!"

Ladies and gentlemen, my mother, the drama queen.

"Give it a rest, Asha. She was working till late night." my Gran said. God bless her.

My mother shoved a large cup of coffee in my hand, I grumbled a thank you and quickly trotted off to my room.

You have one new message.

Aarav: Good morning, beautiful! :)

Me: Hi! Good morning! :D

Aarav: overslept, have we? :P

Me: Yep. Good ole Avni.

Aarav: Do you have plans this evening?

Me: I'm having dinner with my boyfriend. You? ;)

Aarav: Avni, you're free now? I need to talk to you about something.

Me: Is there something wrong?

Within a minute, Aarav called.

"Avni," His voice slurred.

"What is it, babe? Are you okay?"

"Yeah babe, I'm fine. I was thinking," his voice trailed. I could barely hear him. "I was thinking of coming over to your house today."

"But my mother and father will be at home today, Aarav. Maybe I can meet you out somewhere?"

"That's the point. I want to come over to your house to tell them about us."

"What?" I asked, my heart beating really fast.

"It's about time, don't you think? So what do you say?" He asked.

"Absolutely! Let's do this!" I replied, my heart was definitely about to fail.

"Great! See you tonight!" He said and hung up.

Aarav Singhal. My boyfriend of two years. We met at college and were friends throughout. At the end of last sem, we realized that we both wanted more and sort of stumbled into a relationship.

Not that I'm complaining, he really was the best boyfriend ever!

Six feet tall, dark brown hair, coffee brown eyes, a smile that could knock me off my feet, he was quite amazing!