Falling in love after Marriage

Chapter 19

Janaki's POV

I couldn't place any of my emotions in a place.

'First, get out of here Janu!'

My mind snapped at me. I quickly grabbed Vidhu's hand and dragged her out. They were so busy to notice someone else is in the same room. Ewwww... I must forget this scene!

God, I'm forever going to be haunted by nightmares.

As you all expect, it is Sanjeev and Nandhini. They were all sucking their faces and... in a very awkward position.. No... God, please help me by erasing those memories from my mind.

Vidhu still didn't recover from that. I saw Prabhu mama coming towards us or may be coming this way to use the restroom behind us. Hell NO!

How will he react?

Maybe I should just let him go and learn about her true face. But what if he takes the whole thing in a very wrong way and makes himself suffer.

He had been so happy with her earlier.

No.. No.. No.. This can't happen now. He deserves happiness... But he also deserves to know the truth too...

Yes..?

NO..!

My head started pounding because of the internal war going on in my head. I blocked mama in the middle of his way.

"Mama, we need to leave." I said calmly.

"Hey Janu, you told that you guys have to reach there before 9 PM. It's just 7.30 PM now ma. I think you guys can enjoy some more time."

He was speaking to me but his eyes were roaming all around the room. Oh! He thinks that we are enjoying here. Why he became so blind!

"Mama, I told 'WE' need to leave"

He threw me 'are you sane' look.

"Have you... Hmm.. accidentally drunk.. something? Janu ma, I told you already that I am staying till this party gets over... Okay, leave it... Now tell me why we need to leave and where to leave?"

He started with a mischievous glint in his eyes but seeing my serious face his speech ended seriously. God, why he has to complicate everything.

"Let just get out of here. We can go anywhere but we are not staying here. And 'YOU' are coming with us. DON'T ASK ME ANY REASONS NOW. If you trust me, please do as I say"

He furrowed his eyebrows in confusion and a glint of anger in his eyes.

"Why are you behaving like this Janaki? What has gotten into you? How do you expect me to come with you? What do shall I tell Nandhini?"

He snapped at me and paused a minute then turned towards Vidhu

"Vidhya, what happened? Why is she jumping from sky to earth?"

"Anna, we must leave. Why can't you just listen to her? Let's go."

He looked very annoyed and frustrated.

"Give me a DAMN REASON. And stop this childish behaviour."

He snapped.

Akash rushed towards us. He should have noticed that we are having some heated conversation. He looked worried.

"Guys, everything is okay? You seem to argue over something?"

"Janaki and Vidhya want me to leave the place along with them. And they don't want to tell me any reasons."

He sounds so calm which is so dangerous than shouting.

Akash looked at us with lots of emotion crossing his face. He shook his head asking 'what' to me. I just shook my head like 'nothing' and sighed.

"Mama, let's leave, please... Please.."

I looked into his eyes and pleaded him.

He sighed in defeat and started moving towards the entrance. He paused midway and I knew the reason very well. I hold his hand to continue his walk and told him to call and inform her later. He shook his head in disbelief towards me but didn't tell anything.

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We reached his apartment. Akash and Prabhu mama are arguing with each other. (Sigh) His phone is lying before me lifeless and broken into so many pieces. I think it's in beyond repair condition and he probably needs a new phone. On our way back, he kept on calling Nandhini over the phone to inform her about his leave. But she didn't pick the call. Vidhu gave me a knowing look. I signalled her to keep quiet.

Akash trying to reason him, practically supporting us that there might be some good reason behind this. And asking him to give us and himself some space to think.

But mama is fuming with anger. He has his own reasons, (1) I made him leave his wonderful to be wife's party, (2) He thinks that she is angry with him for leaving without informing her and that is the reason for no response to his continuous calls, (3) I restrained him from going back there after him, breaking his phone, not knowing the whereabouts of Nandhini because he was worried sick like some lost puppy.

(4) Above all, I am not telling him the damn reason for this sudden run-off.

I can't let him go and find that woman doing some inappropriate things with her... whatever that relationship between them. It will break his heart. I am trying to do a good deed to him but I just can't tell him yet. He is demanding a convincing reason but I doubt that nothing will be good enough for him to get convinced. So I better just kept quiet, not racking my head for any fake reasons.

Akash understood that Prabhu mama was exaggerating things and tried to make him calm. Er.. still trying. But it was directed towards another argument. I couldn't stand this anymore.

"Will you both please shut up?"

"Ah, see Akash, the queen finally decided to open her mouth. "

I let out a tired sigh and gave him 'why-can't-you-just-leave-it' look.

"Mama! Please chill out! I would have told you if I could. Please try to understand. Sometimes ignorance is the best. Leave this and move on. Don't work yourself too much. Go to sleep now. PLEASE."

He looked at my face keenly for a whole minute. I looked back at him calmly. He stomped his legs like a child and went into his room slamming the door to show he is still angry. Crazy man!

Akash bid his goodbye and left. Even though we have a lot to study, we decided to stay here tonight. We need to settle things between us. Thankfully, we have kept some dresses here. We locked ourselves in the spare bedroom and changed into comfortable night dresses. Suddenly I heard Vidhu groaning.

"What happened Vidhu?"

"Anna himself shouting like this! Can you imagine how we are going to deal with our PARENTS."

Oh God! We are in a BIG problem.

"We have to find someway Vidhu. Can we tell the truth to our parents and let them call off the wedding? Will they believe us?"

"ARGH... We have to do SOMETHING Janu. One side, my Anna is going crazy for her, another side she accepted to the marriage with Anna and making out with another person behind his back. I never imagined she will behave... so worst. That b***h can't be a part of our life. We have to stop this marriage Janu."

I simply nodded in reply, thinking about what to do next? And how?

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I don't know whether I am being chased by someone. or I'm in any urgency to get somewhere. But I'm running and breathing heavily. I started running in a tar road, then into a green field, now in the forest. Suddenly the path came to end at a cliff. But I didn't stop running. I jump off the cliff and started falling.

My eyes fluttered open.

A damn dream!

But it felt so real. I have actually fallen from the bed to the hard floor. Fortunately, I didn't fell on my face and broke my nose. My butt is hurting a little bit but that's not too much.

Then, I blinked my eyes a few times to think about why I woke up in this new room. Wait! The memory of last night flashed from the back of my mind. Oh! I am in Prabhu mama's apartment. I slowly walked up to the bathroom and finished my daily routine.

I came out pat drying my hair with a towel. I'm wearing a black jean and a sky blue coloured buttoned down shirt. I found Vidhu sitting against the headboard and looking at the ceiling. If I don't have any problems awaiting outside the door, I would have recorded her staring at nothing and made fun of her later.

Recently a lot of things have been happening and I am getting tired of it. I sighed. She looked at me with a small smile and went to get freshen up. She came after a few minutes, her head got nicely wrapped in the towel. She is wearing a beige patiala pant with deep royal blue kurti that suits her well.

Suddenly, we heard impatient knocks at the room door. We both sighed in unison and smiled at our simultaneous behaviour. I quickly paced towards the door but hesitated to open it. Again the knocks started, so I opened the door instantly just to get hit by my mama's hand straight on my face. I winced a little, rubbing my nose. He burst into laughter. I think this is not a bad start for the day. He saw me staring at him and quickly composed himself. Then only I noticed he is holding the laptop on his other hand.

He shoved the laptop into my hands now his whole body is radiating only one thing.

ANGER!

I silently stared at his eyes. He immediately looked away. Oh God! It actually hurts mama!

Vidhu rushed to my side and looked at the screen. She scrolled a few times gasping.

"Sethom, Janu!" (Janu, We are dead!)

She muttered lowly but I heard it very clearly which instantly had an effect, as fear started to envelop me.

I turned the laptop towards me and focused on the hell of things shown before my eyes in this little devil box. This is much worse than I expected.

Damn it Nandhini!