The following day,
I woke up with headache. I groaned with pain. I knew I shouldn't drink a lot. I looked asiprin bottle and a glass of water which were on bedside table. I knew kavya put these for me. I took out one table from asiprin bottle and gulped with some water. I laid back on the bed and closed my eyes. After sometimes, I felt relax and opened my eye again. I glanced at wall clock it's 10 am. Omg my parents will not leave me in one piece. I get up from the bed. I glanced at my clothes. I worn pyajama and top. I thanked in my mind to kavya who changed my clothes last night. She was not in room. It meant she would be downstairs with my parents. I remembered I was murmuring something but I didn't recall exact word. I had no time otherwise my parents will get more angry with me.
I came to downstairs. Kavya and my parents were taking breakfast and I went to close them and greeted, "good morning everyone." I was behaving innocent as they will buy it and I will be safe. I sat on a chair. My family was glaring me but I knew I should be keep quiet.
My father roared, "Mithali stand up." I jumped from my seat and gave him puppy look. He continued, "don't look at me like that. We know very well about last time." I glared at kavya who was smiling and shrugged her shoulders. "How can you think we will leave you easily?"
"I know that. I accept my punishment whatever you want. But let me finish my break fast. I am hungry, papa." I accepted my crime but I needed food first.
"No way, first finish your work" my mother told me. She was angry like my father.
"But I will die without food." I gave them reason. Kavya rolled her eyes. I knew it was dramatics but I couldn't help I was in good mood.
My father warned me, "don't forget it's your punishment. So as soon as you finish your work, you will get food." As I opened my mouth, my mother told, "don't argue with us there is no benefit."
I took a deep breath. I knew very well I had to do finish my work first.
I cleared our room, my parents room, kitchen, hall while my family was watching TV and cracking jokes. I was tired and hungry but I knew it was my punishment that's why I had to do. I was going to clean bathroom when I heard our door bell ring. I ignored that sound and took stepped towards bathroom but kavya called me, "Mithali, go and open the door " I glared her but she was giving me mocking smile. I knew she was enjoying my situation. I was looking very dirty. My clothes, face, body was filled with dirt. I am looking like a maid. And kavya was telling me open the door. I knew there was no escape from my situation that's why I glanced once again myself and shrugged my shoulders. As I opened the door, I never imagined in my life he will see me in this situation. I was about to close the door but he put his hand on the door immediately. I asked him with anger, "what are you doing here? You shouldn't be not here. Go and come again after sometime."
"I am not going anywhere." He told with gritted teeth. I never saw him angry.
I clam down. I had no engery in my body to argue with him, "ok what are doing here?" I asked with raised eyebrows.
"What are doing by the way?" He ignored my question. And looked at me from head to toe.
I made my face in disgust and told him, "it's your and Karan fault. I told you I don't want to go home in that condition. But you ignored it. Now I had to paid it." I knew it was wrong but I wanted to blame anybody. It's my fault but I am stubborn.
I heard a feminine voice from Ryan's behind, "is it Mithali?"
I looked behind him towards the voice. There was a man and woman. I looked at Ryan with confusion. He gave me smile and told, "they are my parents. mom and dad, she is Mithali." They were looking me with confusion.
"Why are they here?" I asked him in whispered.
"Can we come inside first? We want to meet your family" Ryan asked me. I noticed I was standing at door with blocking the way. I heard my father voice from inside, "who is outside?"
I told Ryan, "don't tell my family. We know each other. You understand." I didn't wait for his reply. And I came to hall and told to my family, "we have guests. I don't know who they are?"
Ryan and his parents stepped inside while I stood at corner of hall. My parents were confused who they were? While kavya looked shocked. She looked me and asked with expression why are they here? I knew she recognized ryan. I shrugged my shoulders and shook my head. Actually I didn't know the reason.
Ryan's father broke the silence, "I am Mr. Shrivastva and she is my wife (he pointed towards Ryan's mother) and he is my son Ryan (he pointed towards Ryan).
My father asked with smile, "do we know to each other?"
"No, but we are here for Mithali and Ryan relations." His mother told with clam voice.
My family and I was shocked. I looked towards Ryan if I was listening wrong but he gave me smile and nodded his head.
It took a while when my parents came out from shock. My mother told with nicely, "but we didn't want to her get married. She is young and she have a elder sister. We can not think about her marriage now "
"We can see how you to behave with her." His mother told to my mother with pointed towards me.
I gulped and murmured, "because they are not my parents." They all looked at me shocked. I noticed I said it loudly.
My father yelled at me, "Mithali, it is not time for kidding. Go to your room now."
I rushed towards my room. I knew I shouldn't say it in front of strangers. I closed my room door. I took out my clothes from my wardrobe. I knew I should have wear kurti and legging otherwise my parents would angry again. I went to bathroom and took a shower. I cleaned my self and my hairs. There was a dust everywhere on me. After some minutes, I came out from bathroom. I saw Ryan was sitting in my bed.
"What are you doing here?" I asked him with harsh voice.
He looked at me and opened his mouth to say but he could not say anything. Then he looked away and said, "our parents want to talk alone that's why I came here to see you."
"Now you see. You can go." I told him with gritted teeth. He took a deep breath, stood up and came close to me, "Mithali is it true they are not your real parents?" His voice was concerned.
"Stupid they are my real parents. I was kidding." As I said, he raise his eyebrows. I know he wanted more explanation. I sighed and continued, "you know last night, I drank a lot that's why it's my punishment to clean the home. They punish me everytimes when I misbehave. They are my parents. They have right to do."
"Hmm, but why are you saying last night they will kill you?" He inquired.
"I said that?" I asked him and he nodded. I brust into laughter and he was looking me with shocking. I controlled myself and asked, "I said it to you?"
"No you said to Karan." He confirmed me.
"And what did he say?" I asked him.
"He said you are over dramatic sometimes." He told very sincerely. I looked at him and he was looking me. "Omg I thought. You are in dangerous."
"That's why you are here to save me." I asked him.
"Yeah.. no. ... I mean...." He closed his eyes for a second and opened it again, "can I kiss you?"
I blinked my eyes sometimes and I can hear my heartbeat, "you didn't listen my mother. They don't want our relationship."
He smiled and said, "I am damn sure my parents will let them agree."
"But..." I wanted to say but he cut me off, "please Mithali, please only one kiss and I promise I will do nothing except kiss you." He was giving me puppy looks. I was confused. I mean a handsome boy comes in my house with his parents for our marriage and asks me for kiss. What should I do?
As I nodded, I felt his lips on mine. His lips were warm and soft. He put his hand on my back and other hand on my hairs. I opened my lips and he took the opportunity and he was sucking my lower lips. I never kissed a guy before. It was my first time. I started to taste his upper lips. I can feel his smile in my mouth. I put my both hands on his neck and he pulled me closer to him. I was feeling amazing. I never thought before only a kiss has that felling.
When we were breathless, he broke our kiss and he put his both hands on my hair. our foreheads were touching to each other. I could feel his happiness and I know I was happy. It was best moment of my life. He grinned, "thank you so much to come in my life."
I smiled and I don't know what to say that's why I was silent. He left me for a second and took out something from his pocket. There was a velvet red box. He opened it and took out a ring from the box. He slid the ring into my finger without asking me. I looked that ring in my finger with shocked. It has a flower in middle with diamonds. He put his both hands on my waist and pulled towards him, "now you are mine and I am yours."
There was a lot of butterflies in my stomach but I controlled my feeling and asked, "but my family..."
"Don't worry Mithali. My parents will handle them. You should only think about me, now." He said last sentence with hushed voice. I blushed. I knew he is bad influence on me. But I couldn't control my feeling. When I know we have mutual feeling. By the way there was not wrong with it. I will have to get married with a stranger in future whom my parents will select for me. Why don't that stranger would be Ryan? When I have feeling for him.
His phone rings and he took out his phone and saw the screen. He looked at me and kissed me on my cheek, "I have to go now. See you tomorrow in morning." He left with a wink. And I sat on the bed. I don't want him go. I closed my eyes and took deep breath many times. After some mitnues, I opened my eyes and scolded my self, 'Mithali control yourself.'
When I came to downstairs, Ryan and his parents gone. My parents and Kavya sat on sofa. They are looking like they saw a ghost. I went to near them and asked with concerned, "what happened?"
They looked at me like I was some stranger. I apologised, "I shouldn't say that in front of them. I don't know how it come out from my mouth."
My father told, "we can understand it. Do you know that guy?"
I looked him and told, "yeah, he is my classmate. He joined one week ago. What Happened? Can you explain me something?"
"You never told me Mithali." Kavya asked with harsh voice. I could understand her anger.
"I am sorry. I think it's normal." I told her honestly.
"It's not normal. How can we tell you it is not." Kavya yelled at me.
"Tell me what do you want to say? If you don't want our relationship, I will deny to him." I assured them. I suddenly heard a voice in my mind 'no'. I ignored that voice and looked at my family.
"It's not easy." My mother told me with teary eyes. I sat down and put my hand on her lap, "mommy tell me what happened?" I was feeling bad.
"He is myth mithali." Kavya told me with gritted teeth.
"So?" I suddenly stop and looked at her horror, "it's not time for kidding kavya."
"She is saying truth." My father told me with absent minded.
I got silent. I don't know what to say. But I was feeling guilty in my mind. I know it's not my feeling. Why should I feeling guily?