"So?? What's the plan for tomorrow??" Drishti asked and Siddu looked up from the phone
"I won't be coming to college tomorrow. Have to help mom with the preparations" Siddu said
"You won't be coming?? What about me?? You think I will attend college when you enjoy the dinner preparations at home??" Drishti asked glaring at him
"What do you expect?? You want me to ask you to join me??" Siddu asked sarcastically
"Why not?? I'm your best friend. Abhi Bhai is like a brother to me. So obviously I should also be helping you there" Drishti said
"Exactly. You practically live in my house rather than the hostel. Then why do you suddenly need an invitation? If you want, just come" Siddu said with a shrug and Drishti scratched his arms with her long nails
Siddu hissed in pain
"You are not human. You are a wild cat" Siddu said examining the scratch marks on his arms
"Invite me properly or you will get more of that" Drishti said stubbornly
"What the bloody hell is this. Since when did you start needing an invitation to my home. Or is it because you are married now?? You think I will treat you with more respect now that you are a married woman??" Siddu asked and laughed out loudly earning a punch in return
"Go to hell Siddarth Agnihotri. Go to hell" Drishti said taking out all her frustrations on her best friend
It has been two days since she saw her husband of three days.
Does that man even come home??
Yes!! He does. Because she found his dirty clothes in the laundry basket.
What a way to check whether your husband is home or not!!
Having been the centre of attention all her life, she finds it extremely unbelievable that her husband could be so indifferent to her
He hadn't even checked on her once in the last two days.
Hmmm
As if I care!!
"Heyy! Do one thing. Invite your husband too. That way we could all get to know him" Siddu invited
"No way in hell. I will never do that" Drishti said stubbornly
"Why bro??"
"He wanted me to keep the marriage a secret. Not that I wanted to announce it to the world. So I won't breathe a word about this wedding until he begs me to. It's a matter of my ego" Drishti said
"You want him to beg??" Siddu laughed
"Okay. Maybe not beg. But he would be the first to introduce me as his wife. Not the other way around"
"You won't change," Siddhu said with a shake of his head.
"I want to go shopping. I don't have anything to wear for tomorrow night" Drishti said suddenly remembering that she's out of new clothes
"Your wardrobe is full of clothes. Remember I sneaked into your hostel just two days before to help you packing" Siddhu reminded the event that occurred days ago.
They had gone to the college hostel two days ago to get her things to shift it to her husband's house.
Drishti had sneaked Siddu in to help her. As normal, boys are not allowed anywhere near the hostel.
But then Drishti is a born rebel.
"But tomorrow's function is almost like a reception party. I need a new dress" Drishti said already planning how to spend her husband's money.
He had dropped his credit card with PIN on the bedside table. He didn't even have the courtesy to hand it over to her personally
So any self-respecting girl would refuse to use that, her brain pointed out
Maybe!! But then that would only work when the man involved cares to notice. But he would notice when there is a huge dent in his bank account.
That's how she is going to get back at her husband
"As if you need a reason for shopping. It's just a get together with bhai's friends D. Nothing grand" Siddhu grumbled rolling his eyes
"I will go shopping in the morning and come directly to your house. Tell aunty I will be there for lunch." Drishti declared
Her phone binged and Drishti groaned when she saw the message.
"What is it??" Siddu asked
"It's him," Drishti said
"Your husband??" Siddhu asked cheekily
"My husband doesn't even have my phone number. It's Sharan" Drishti said
"What's the message"
"Heyy darling. Missing me?? I miss you like hell. No worries, I will be with you in two months. Love you. Hugs and kisses" Drishti read the message out loud and Siddhu snickered
"Don't laugh you, idiot. Tell me how to stop this non-sense"
"Tell him you are married," Siddu said and Drishti bobbed her head in approval
'Sharan. I don't know how to tell you this. But I got married recently. Please stop messaging me. My husband is very possessive about me'
She sends the message and looked up at Siddhu
"Done," she said
"I thought you wouldn't be the first one to tell someone that you are married" Siddhu poked fun at her
Drishti's eyes widened realising what she had done
"I forgot"
"What was that you said. It's a matter of my ego" Siddhu said imitating Drishti
"This is different. It was an emergency" Drishti defended herself
"Whatever lets you sleep at night"
Another message
'Haha. Nice joke D. Can't wait to see you'
"What am I going to do with him??"
"You should have thought about that before encouraging him"
"I never encouraged him," Drishti said offended at Siddu's accusation
"Neither did you discourage him," Siddu said
"What non-sense"
"You love the attention D. Admit it. You enjoy being the object of these lovesick boys' adoration. You revel in it. You are like the Queen bee here" Siddu said and Drishti scowled
"I never had any relationship before" Drishti pointed out
"True. But you love it when they run around you begging for a glance. You lead them on" Siddhu shrugged
"I don't" Drishti defended
"Maybe you don't realise it. But that's what you are doing. I'm a guy. And I know" Siddu said
"I didn't mean to lead anyone on. It was just for fun"
"It's fun for you. It might not be fun for everyone. Take Sharan for example. It began as an innocent flirting. His feelings became strong. I kind of thought he would forget you once he goes abroad. You know, finding all the foreign chicks. Seems like he is still stuck on you. Your marriage will be a huge blow on him" Siddhu said
"Should I just block him??" Drishti asked
"See. That's what I said. You should have blocked him long back. He would have taken the hint. You didn't. Which might have given him the idea that you do have some feelings for him" Siddhu explained
Drishti looked down in guilt
Maybe she did encourage them in some ways
Is that why God punished her with a husband who could care less whether she exists or not
"I'm going home," Drishti said and swung her backpack onto her slumped shoulders
"I didn't say that to hurt you D," Siddhu said seeing her fallen face
"I know. And I love you because you are always straight with me" Drishti said and hugged him before walking towards the parking lot
She drove towards the penthouse suite in her scooty
As she entered the penthouse suite she heard some sound from the bedroom
Did someone break into the apartment
She grabbed a flower vase ready to attack the thief
She pushed open the walk-in closed door and the sight that welcomed her was a half-naked Shravan standing in front of a heap of clothes
She looked down again
Her clothes
He pulled out her clothes from the wardrobe??
"How dare you???"
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