Next Morning
"Pooja... kaisi pooja?" Haseena asked, confused, as Dadi ji told her about their family's post-marriage ritual.
"Hamare ghar ka niyam hai, bahu. Naye jode apne milan ke baad hamare pustaini haveli jakar, kuldevi aur purvajon ka ashirwad lete hain, taki unhe jald se jald santan sukh mil sake..." Sakshi, Dev and Karishma's mother, said with a smile, which tensed Haseena.
"Isliye tum aur Anu kal subah hi hamare saath Kailashpur chaloge... Aur haan, bahu, dhyan rahe ki pooja mein kuch bhi gadbad nahi hona chahiye... kuch bhi!" Dadi ji said coldly, enough to send shivers down Haseena's spine.
"Ji...!" Haseena nodded, looking at maa who was smiling at her.
"Matlab kal hum sab ghar jayenge..!" Avni, Anubhav's aunt, said excitedly. However, her excitement didn't last long as Dadi ji glared at her.
"Sorry maa ji..!" She mumbled.
While Haseena continued to look at her mother-in-law.
"Kya hua Haseena, koi baat hai kya?" Maa asked softly, making Dadi look at Haseena suspiciously.
"Nahi maa..bas aise hi..!" She gave a soft smile to them.
HASEENA❤
"Maa..!" I knocked on my mother-in-law's room door as I needed to talk to her urgently.
"Haseena... andar aa jao...!" She welcomed me with her precious smile, just like she did during my grah pravesh ritual.
"Kuch baat karni thi aapse...!" I spoke softly, looking around for my father-in-law.
"Tumhare Baba office gaye hain, toh aaram se bolo...!" She said with a smile.
Does she read minds? Oh, maybe she caught my gaze.
"Woh pooja ke bare mein puchhna tha, I mean niyam kya hai uske liye?" I asked hesitantly.
"Niyam... niyam kuch nahi hai, jo living room mein Didi ne kaha tha, bas wahi hai..!" She said smilingly.
"Hmm... woh... milan wali baat?" I glanced at her nervously.
"Wahi jo tum samjh rahi ho..!" She said with a smile.
"Woh... Maa (she raised her brows questioningly), aapko kuch bataye toh aap naraz nahi hongi na?" I asked nervously.
"Tum aur Anubhav kareeb nahi aaye ho?" She asked questioningly. I hummed because I didn't want to disobey their ritual.
I am not the kind of person who believes in sagun apsagun, but this is an old family believe, and I can't take any risks. Warna kuch gadbad ho jaye aur sabko pata chala ki humne jhoot bola tha toh pata nahi kya hoga.
"Par maa ji aur Jiji (Bua) toh keh rahi thi ki?" She questioned.
"Nahi... aisa kuch nahi hua hai... woh Anubhav ji...(I narrated everything) bas... kuch hua nahi.. toh kya ab bhi hum pooja kar sakte hain, koi problem toh nahi hogi na?" I asked hesitantly.
"Nahi beta, aisa mat karna (I felt tension in her words)...Didi ne yahi galti ki thi...phir unke aur bhai sahab ke saath... (she paused)"
"Kya hua tha?" I asked worriedly.
"Nahi kuch nahi... par tum yeh galti mat karna... tumhare aur Anubhav ke paas aaj raat ka samay hai, aaram se soch samjh lo...!" She said, her sweet smile disappeared now.
"Hmm..!" I nodded and walked to Anubhav's room.
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"Kya hua sab thik?" Anubhav asked Haseena as he entered the room and found her lost in deep thoughts. She lifted her head, took a glance at him, and then shifted her gaze to the other side.
"Haseena? Kisi ne kuch kaha kya?" He asked worriedly, walking towards her.
"Aapko pata tha ki aapke ghar mein shaadi ke baad kuldevi ki pooja hoti hai?" She asked.
"Haan... Chacha Chachi ke shaadi ke baad pata chala tha... kyun?" He asked, sitting near her.
"Toh hume bataya kyun nahi?"
"Kuch hua hai kya?" He asked.
"Haan, hum dono ko bhi wahi pooja karne jana hai...!" She told him, looking at him.
"Haan toh? Usme itna pareshan hone ki kya baat hai?" He said with a smile.
"Aapko pooja ke rule pata hai?" She asked suspiciously.
"Haan, shaadi ke baad hamare ghar ke sare bete apni patni ke saath hamari haveli jaate hain wahan hawan aur pooja hoti hai... aur ek do rasme nibhai jati hain wahan...!" He said casually.
"Aur?"
"Aur kuch nahi..!" He said.
"Pooja hum tabhi kar sakte hain jab hum dono yeh shaadi consummate kar chuke ho..!" She said plainly, giving him a shock.
"Kyaa...??!" Anubhav exclaimed, surprised by the revelation.
"Haan... sabka yahi kehna hai..!"
"Haan toh sabki nazron mein kar toh chuke hain, phir kya problem hai..!" He said calmly.
"Sirf gharwalon ki nazron mein... upar wala sab dekhta aur janta hai. Hum log insaan se jhooth bol sakte hain, par usse nahi... isliye humne maa ko sab sach bata diya..!" She said with composure.
"Whattt...???!!!! Tumne maa ko sach bol diya...!" He almost shouted at her, leaving the bed in anger."Haan... aur unka kehna hai ki hum aise woh pooja nahi kar sakte...!" She stated.
"Wah.. (taunting) nahi matlab mere sare kiye dhare par tumne apni sacchai pher di...!" He taunted her.
"Hum sab kar sakte hain, par aise jhooth bol kar pariwar ke vishwas ko thes nahi pahucha sakte...!" She said with calm assurance.
"Wow... kya kamal ki soch hai.. (taunting) kitni acchi ho tum... ab bhugtna is acchai ka phal...!" He angrily taunted her, which raised her anger too.
"Haan, bhugat lenge thik... aapke ehsaan ki zarurat nahi hai hume..!" She taunted back angrily.
"Aaj se tum par karne wale bhi nahi. Ek toh madat kar, aur yeh devi jakar us par pani pher aayi..!" He said angrily.
"Haan toh woh help aapne khud ki thi, humne mangi nahi thi...!" She replied in the same tone.
"Galti ho gyi help karke... dobara nahi karunga..!" He said with a forced smile.
"Chahiye bhi nahi hume..!"😒
"Haan toh abhi neeche jo hoga na... uski jimmedaar tum khud hogi, don't blame me for that aur us waqt mujhse ummeed bhi mat rakhna..!" He said angrily.
"Pehle rakh bhi lete, par abhi das minute ke andar jo apne apna asli chehra dikhaya hai na... ab kabhi aapse koi ummeed nahi rakhenge.." She replied back, staring into his angry eyes.
"You.....(interrupted by a knock on the door)
*knock knock*
"Bhai, aapko aur bhabhi ko Dadi neeche bula rahi hai..!" Kriti informed them in a tensed voice.
Haseena looked at her husband who is glaring at her in anger.
"Chaliye Devi ji..!" He said, his fists clenched to control his anger, while she rolled her eyes with a resigned sigh.
HASEENA ❤
Anubhav and I stand in the middle of the living room, surrounded by his family and Dadi ji's angry glare.
Yes, maa informed her about the lie, and now she is furious with us. I tried to defend myself, but every attempt was shut down, and my husband stood like a statue.
Bekar main itni jaldi accha insaan samjh liya inhe maine...hain nhi..whatever, I don't feel guilty for telling the truth. I didn't want to be blamed in the future for something bad. It's better to face a scolding now than regret later.
"Jhooth...bola humse, chal chali gyi..wah..kya bahu lekar aaye hai hum..!" I clearly felt anger in Dadi's taunt.
"Hum nhi bolna chahte par...
"Par kya bahu, maa baap ne sikhaya nahi ghar par ki apne se bado ke samne jawab nahi dete?" I got cut off by badi maa, who also gave me an angry look.
"Please aap hamare Maa Papa par mat jaiye..!" I said calmly, clenching my jaws to avoid taunting her back.
"Sanskar unke hi diye hai isliye sunana toh padega hi bahu, tumhe bhi aur tumhare ghar walon ko bhi..!" Again, this lady spilled something more bitter than poison.
"Par aap logon ne hi pure din pressure diya tha hume, toh bol diya humne jhooth...!" I replied, trying to ignore badi maa, but in return, I received angry glares from everyone except maa and Baba.
"Haan toh ab jhooth ki saza bhi milegi tumhe..!" Dadi ji said in a cold tone, and I noticed badi maa, Maa, and Chachi's expressions turned more worried.
"Kaisi saza?" I asked suspiciously.
"Woh tumhe hum kal subah batayenge, kyunki aaj raat tumhare aur Anu ke liye khas hogi toh aaj tum abhi aaram kar sakti ho..!" Dadi ji said with a dangerous smile.
"Jaroori hai kya, abhi?" I asked hesitantly
"Bahu niyam hai hamare ghar ka ki vivah ke baad har joda apne vivahit jeevan aur aane wale vansh ke khatir Kuldevi ki pooja karega aur bina tum dono ke rishte ko aage badhaye hume hamara par-pota toh mil nhi sakta isliye tum aur Anu aaj ke aaj apne sambandh ko aage badhaoge, aur uske baad hamare gaanv jakar vansh ke liye purkho ka ashirwaad loge... aur agar is baar koi jhooth bola ya chal chali toh yaad rakhna humse bura koi nahi hoga tumhare liye.." Dadi ji announced her order to me and Anubhav in front of the entire family, increasing my anger.
Sab thik hai; I will accepted if she told this personal to me, but seriously, she is saying all these things to her granddaughter-in-law in front of her family? Insulting her in front of family? And what does she mean by 'Tumhare?' Did I only lie, unka Pota shamil nhi tha us jhooth mein?
"Par..." (I was about to reply when I felt Anubhav's grip on my wrist).
I look at him, and he is nodding his head, signaling me not to say anything further.
Seriously? You want me to shut my mouth? Oh, I got it, you too want that we consummate our marriage... jab samne se bola tha toh no you're not ready aur ab, ab kya? Hawas haavi ho gya ?
But for your kind information, Mr. Singh, I am not going to do this. I know you have a right on me (jo ab main nhi dungi) but not your family, and they don't have any right to order us when we should consummate our marriage or not.
So, I am not going to do that because Haseena never does anything that she doesn't like.
Toh Mr.Anubhav Singh, aaj tum mujhe haath laga kar dekho, hospital ka bill na bhara na tumne toh main bhi Haseena nhi *with a dangerous smirk*
To be continued.....
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"Shreemati ji, itna gussa sehat ke liye hanikarak ho sakta hai..!" He hushed in his deep, husky voice, making me breathe more heavily, and his hand slid on my bare waist.
"Door... door raho aap humse..!" I tried to push him, but his grip on my hands got tighter, making me walk on my toes.
"Accha, door rahe hain hum ab, neeche suna na Dadi ne kya kaha?" He whispered, freeing my hair from the bun.
"Aap...(my words got stuck as his fingers brushed the string of my blouse).
Even in my wildest dreams, I never thought that my husband would force himself on me.
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So, this was the 3rd chapter of the story of ISHQ MEIN TERE .
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~Atiwak