Promise to Love You

Not Good For Her

Megha

Kiran pulled Om away from Megha by grabbing his shirt collar. Megha quickly stood up.

Megha saw that Kiran was furious.

"Bro, let me go! What are you doing?" Om said, trying to free himself from the collar.

"No! How dare you do all that to Megha?" Kiran frowned in anger.

"What did I do?" Om asked as he pushed Kiran back. As he did that his collar got free.

"Kiran...." Megha tried to move forward.

"Megha no! Stand where you are. I will fix this in two minutes. This i***t needs a lesson." The more calmly Kiran told Megha, the angrier he was with Om.

He was about to punch Om in the face when Megha caught his hand before he could touch Om's face.

"Kiran, what are you doing? Leave Om." Megha holds Kiran back with her weak hold. But still, Kiran stayed back and didn't push her away.

"Let me punch him once. He's getting more and more stupid every day.” Kiran said in an angry tone.

“No. Don't hurt him. If you punch him his face gets ugly. He is a model after all.” Megha said in a hurry. Still holding Kitan by his arm.

“Thank you, Megha. I love you! You save my face. Brother, don't you know my face is more valuable than yours?” Om covers his face with his two hands as he says that.

“I don't give a s**t about your face. You became an actor by your choice, it's not my problem. You already are an aerospace engineer. Still doing stupid modeling and all.

But what you did today deserved a good beating.” Kiran pushed Megha aside gently and ran to Om.

But Om was out of the room running downstairs.

“Stop there, you rat!” Kiran ran behind Om.

“These two! Wait, Kiran!” Megha also ran behind them.

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Kiran

Megha went downstairs and met Kiran's father.

“What happened? Why did those idiots run like this?” Father asked Megha as he pointed at Kiran and Om outside of the house.

“Uncle, look. They are fighting like children.” Megha said in a worried voice.

Father placed his hand on Megha's head and caressed it lovingly. Megha looked at her father smiling.

“Why worry, dear? They will soon come back when they get tired. Come, let us sit there. You did not tell me how everything is going in the office. Does Kiran make you do more work than anyone? I have instructed him not to tire you out.” Father said while changing Megha's attention toward him.

“Office is going well. And Kiran doesn't let me do much work at all. He didn't want you to gell at him so behave well.” Megha forgot about Kiran and talked about the office matters.

She sat with Kiran's father on the sofa in the living room and started talking about the office. Time passed just like that.

After a short time, Kiran and Om fall back on the sofa. They are panting badly.

“Have you two done your childish play?” Father asked.

“He started it!!” Om and Kiran pointed at each other at the same time.

Father looks at his two sons and then looks at Megha. Megha just laughs at them.

“Kiran, your marriage is fixed now. Now stop running after your younger brother like this. You are about to enter married life. So learn to be patient. Learn to control your anger.” Father explained to Kiran.

“Dad, why don’t you scold Om? He was the one who fueled my anger.” Kiran complained pointing towards Om.

“Om, what did you do?” Father asked, looking at Om.

“Dad, I did not do anything. He wanted to destroy my acting career by spoiling my face. He is this close to punching me. Thanks to my love Megha. She saved me.” Om said while touching his face.

“ See? He is still doing it. Om, I'm warning you. If you say one more flirting word toward Megha, I'll beat you for sure.” Kiran warns Om.

“Dad, did you see? He is warning me in front of you.” Om pointed at Kiran.

“Both of you stop this nonsense argument.” Father stopped them.

“It's not nonsense, Dad. Om lied to Shruti's parents that he likes Megha. And want to marry her.” Kiran reminds them.

“So what's wrong in this, Kiran?” Aasha comes there as she says that.

“Mommy!” Om gives a big hug to Aasha with a winning smile.

“Mom, why are you supporting him in his stupidity?” Kiran can't help feeling surprised.

“Are you saying getting married to Megha is the worst?” Father asked unhappily.

Megha looks at Kiran with the same question on her face. Kiran coughs awkwardly.

“I didn't mean like that. She can marry whoever she wants. But not him.” Kiran said.

“Why? What's wrong with me?” Om asked with a confused face.

“Because you are a model. And you signed a contract with a modeling company. You will not have affairs or marriage in the next five years. Did you forget this?” Kiran asked with a mocking smile on his face.

“That's past. You remember my contract details, but you forget that the contract is about to end next month. And I'll talk to my company about my marriage. And I'm managing both my work very well. You don't have to worry, my dear brother.” Om said with a bright smile.

“You are still not good for Megha. She needs a guy who loves her.” Kiran shakes his head.

Kiran's words brought out the pain hidden in Megha's heart.

"I will be that husband who loves Megha and tolerates all her tantrums. Just like you used to do. Now I will do it." Om said proudly. He gave Kiran a teasing smile.

"If you show me that smile again, you will see," Kiran said irritably.

“Son, don't you trust your brother? If he wants to marry Megha, you should support him. I will also get rid of the worry of my two sons' marriage. Honey, am I right?" Asha asked her husband.

Father nodded his head in agreement.

"You said right. If daughter Megha is happy, then anything will work. Nothing will happen without her consent." Father said to both of them.

"So the decision has been made. Megha and I will definitely get married." Om said smiling.

"Dad said that Megha wants to marry you. Did you ask Megha?" Now Kiran left everything on Megha's shoulders.

“Megha, will you marry me?” Om asked.

Now everyone started looking at Megha. Om looked at Megha with hopeful eyes. He just wanted Megha to agree with him. So that he could tease Kiran even more.

Megha did not understand what to answer. If she supported Om, Kiran would have been angry with her. And if she supported Kiran, she would have proved Om a liar. She did not want to upset both her friends.

"Megha, daughter, there is no hurry to answer. Don't take tension. Both of you, go to work. You are unnecessarily pressurizing my daughter." Asha said while intervening.

“But Mom…." Kiran still does not feel happy.

"No argument. Kiran, go and invite Pandit Ji to come here tomorrow. We have to get the date of your engagement tomorrow itself." Asha told Kiran.

"Mom, so early?" Kiran asked in surprise.

“We elders have decided everything. Now we just have to decide the date of engagement and marriage. Then the preparations will start very quickly.” Asha said excitedly.

Megha, who was listening to everything silently, was feeling pain due to every word of Asha. Before she could say anything, her phone rang.

“My mom is calling. She must have come home. I'm leaving.” Megha said quickly getting up from her place.

“Say hello to your mom.” Asha said with a smile.

Megha nodded her head.

“I will come to drop you.” Om said quickly getting up from his place.

“There is no need for that. I'm taking her back.” Kiran said quickly getting up.

“I told you, I'm taking her back.” Om said, pointing towards himself.

“And I said I'm taking her back,” Kiran said with a challenging face, scaring Om.

“You both! Megha lives next door. She can go on her own. She does not need two jokers’ help. Sit down quietly in your place.” Father said scolding.

Both of them looked at each other. Then both of them sat on the sofa. Looking at the opposite side.

“Thank you, Uncle. Bye, Uncle-Aunty.” Megha said, hugging both of them.

“Take care, dear.” Father and Aadha said together.

Megha nodded and waved goodbye to both the boys and walked out of the house.

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