Next day
RK was in hospital working as usual when he got a phone call from his wife
"Yes" RK
"How are you?" Madhu
"I'm fine. Do you need anything? I'm busy here" RK
"No I won't take more of your time. I just want to tell you if you can come early tonight. We need to talk" Madhu
"Ok I will finish my work and come" RK
"Thanks" Madhu
"Bye" RK
RK was confused from her call. What does she want to talk about? What will she ask him to do? Will she want divorce? Will she leave him for her love?
Thousands of thoughts and questions popped up in his mind. Not letting him in peace. So he decided to go back home and see what she needed to talk about
After two hours
RK went back home and found Madhu waiting for him in the hall
"I'm back" RK
"How was your day?" Madhu
"Nothing especial" RK was confused from her caring
"Good. Go and freshen. I made you dinner" Madhu
"Ok ten minutes and I will be back" RK
After ten minutes, RK went to the dining room and they both started to eat
"Do you like it?" Madhu asked RK about his opinion on the food she made
"It is delicious. But what this all about?" RK
"I'm just asking if you like it or not" Madhu
"You said you want to talk" RK got to the point he couldn't wait any longer
"I have been thinking. The way we are living is not normal. We live in separate rooms. You work most of the day and I sleep most of the day. We rarely talk. We can't continue like this anymore" Madhu
"Do you want divorce?" RK
"No. I never thought about that. Marriage is not a game to marry and divorce next week. Marriage is a sacred bound we can't just break it easily. I want this marriage to success" Madhu
"Good" RK felt relieved
"So you want this marriage too?" Madhu
"I promised Mami Ji that I will support you all the way. So any decision you make I will support you in it. I will be in this marriage as long as you are in it" RK
"Thank you for giving me another chance" Madhu
"I think I will give you another chances all my life" RK laughed sarcastically about her second chance in college
"And I promise you won't regret it this time too" Madhu
"I hope so" RK
"I will do all my duties as your wife. I will try my best to be good wife to you" Madhu
"And I will do all my duties as your husband. But I have two condition to continue this marriage" RK
"What are they?" Madhu
"Don't ask me for my heart or my kids" RK
"Meaning?" Madhu
"For the first time in my life I gave my heart to someone else and it was shattered in pieces. So I will keep my heart for myself only. I will never ever love anyone else. Not you. Not anyone else. Is that ok with you?" RK
"I agree. And the second condition" Madhu
"We are married couple. You don't love me and I don't love you. I can handle this life. I lived all my life without love. So it is ok with me. But I will never ever accept this for my kids. So if you want this marriage, don't ask me for kids. Because I won't allow my kids to live loveless life like mine" RK
"I agree for this condition too" Madhu
"Strange" RK
"Why?" Madhu
"What makes you continue in this marriage with someone you don't love and he will never love you and you will never have kids?" RK
"I raised to never give up on marriage. So I will take this marriage and I will try to make it work under any circumstances or conditions" Madhu
"We will see" RK
"So from now we will live as any married couple. And we will start our married life" Madhu
"What do you mean?" RK was flabbergasted from her talking
"We will live in one room" Madhu
"You want me to sleep with you in one room?" RK
"It is normal for any married couple" Madhu
"You want me to sleep with you. Do you know what you are talking about?" RK got closer to her
"You have rights as my husband on me and on my body" Madhu
RK got closer to her and whispered in her ear
"Do you want me to make love with you?" RK said in loving and seducing tone
Madhu jumped back and got scared and nervous from his closeness then she controlled herself and answered him
"It is your right and I can't forbid you from it" Madhu
"And I give up this right. I don't want this right. Until you are ready to give it with all your heart. Until you come to me and ask me to do it. Until you want it. I don't want it" RK
"You can't ask a girl who never touched a man rather than her father and brother, who never has a boyfriend, who never got close to any man. I even never check hands with any man. To come and tell you I want have sex with you" Madhu said all in one take angry from him
"If you love me you will do it" RK
He got closer to her and whispered in her ears
"It called making love not having sex" RK
He left to his room leaving her sinking in her thoughts
Dear Diary
Thanks to God the talking with RK went good. I know he said he will never love again. But I'm sure his love for me is somewhere in his heart. But before I search for his love. I must love him. It is not a fair to ask him his love again and I don't love him. First I have to love him then I will earn his love again. My mission now is to know my husband well and love him.
Next day
RK woke up in 5am morning. He found Madhu sleeping on a chair facing his room he woke her up and asked her
"Madhubala what are you doing here? Why are you sleeping her?" RK
"I don't know when you will wake up. And I wanted to make you breakfast" Madhu
"You slept here on chair facing my room just to make me breakfast?" RK was amazed from her
"Yes it is my duty as your wife to wake up before you and make you breakfast" Madhu
"Thank you. But I will eat something later. I'm not hungry now" RK
"So I will make you tea. You can't just go with empty stomach" Madhu
"No thank you. Don't bother. I don't want anything now. Go and continue your sleeping now" RK
"But RK" Madhu
"Please I don't need anything" RK shouted at her
She left him and entered her room. When he left for hospital without eating anything or even drink his morning tea. He thank while he was driving
"I don't want any of your wife duties Madhu. I want your love. That is what you can't give me. I wished if your caring was out of your love not your responsibility to be good wife"
His thoughts were cut when he heard his phone ringing
"Hello. How are you mom?" RK
"I'm fine dear. How are you?" Padmini
"I missed you so much mom" RK
"Ok come now we can talk. I missed our talking" Padmini
"And I missed your tasty food" RK
"I'm preparing breakfast now. Come and have your breakfast with us" Padmini
"Ok mom I'll be there in 15 minutes" RK
RK drove to his in-laws' house. He had his breakfast there. He felt happy to be among them. Feel their love. Laugh at Trishna and Aryan's fights.
"I feel blessed to be among you all and to start my day with you mom" RK
"You can come and have your breakfast with us every day to start your day perfectly" Malik
"Ok papa I will come here every day" RK was very happy with the offer he received
In noon, Madhu called her mother
"Hi mom how are you?" Madhu
"I'm fine love. How are you? Are you happy?" Padmini
"I'm fine mom. How is papa and my lovely little devils" Madhu
"We all are fine" Padmini
"How is Meera aunty? Is she ok now?" Madhu
"Yes she is ok. Why are you asking like this?" Padmini
"I heard your talking in my wedding day mom" Madhu
"Oh" Padmini
"How is he?" Madhu said in low tone
She didn't want to say his name like if it was wrong to ask about him and she was a married woman
"He is ok. He called the next day after your wedding. And he assured his mother that everything is alright" Padmini
"Thank God" Madhu was relieved
"Do you still think about him Madhu? Do you still has feeling for him? You are married now Madhu" Padmini was worry about her daughter
"No mom. Everything is finished now. I don't have feeling for him. I was just feeling guilty that I hurt him badly nothing more" Madhu
"Thanks to God. Please Madhu give you heart a chance to love Rishabh. He is the kindest man I ever saw. I'm glad you both happy with each other's. I was worry first. But seeing him happy and laughing today I felt relieved" Padmini
"What? Where did you see him today?" Madhu
"He came and had his breakfast with us today. And he promised that he will have his breakfast with us every day before hospital" Padmini
"That is good seeing him happy with you. Sometimes I feel he is your son and I'm your daughter in-law" Madhu teased her mother
"He is the best son any mother could have to her daughter" Padmini
"Ok mom I have to go now. I have some work to do. Please send my love and kisses to papa and Aryan and Trish I miss you all so much" Madhu
"Ok dear. Take care of yourself and my son" Padmini
Madhu hang up the phone feeling hurt knowing that he had his breakfast at her family's house
"You even don't want to eat from the food I make to you. Do you hate me that much? I wanted to tell my mother everything. But I stopped when I heard how happy you are there. If I told my mother, I would steal this happiness from you. Because you will feel awkward toward them when they know the truth. I have to lie to my mother and my family for you RK. But for your happiness I can do anything