The Rockstar and The Accountant

Chapter 2

I want to laugh at her expression. I just lifted my eyes to Suhas and I can feel a pair of angry eyes towards me. I am confused at his expression though.

When I reached the hall, I expected Sneha to taunt me.

Sneha: “ I never expected this nerd to wear such a dress. She is bringing the disgrace to the designer by wearing it. By the way, are you not going to office today? Have you planned on any date? Its good that you are looking out for someone. Finally you realized that you are an obstacle to all of us by staying in this failed marriage.”

Eventhough the last sentence she told is true, I never give any right to a third person to comment on our marriage. It is only mine and Suhas’s right to talk about that. If he asks me to give divorce, I would immediately give. But he never commented about that.

“Thank you for the compliment Sneha. And don’t worry about our marriage, it is our concern more than yours. If you are so desperate about knowing about that, ask your boyfriend.” I replied glaring at Suhas.

“Suhas baby..” Sneha was about to speak something to Suhas, when he spoke to me shocking both of us by his request.

“Moksha, can you help Sneha here with any of your dresses? She is need of one as you know.”

I am shocked because, this is the first time he spoke to me after our first night of marriage. Sneha is shocked by his request and she was telling something on the lines of “Oh please Suhas. I don’t require any of her dresses. My assistant will be wearing much better dresses than the nerdy wife of yours”

But I went back to my room to comply to whatever my husband asked, but in my own way. Sneha is so overboard about her fashionista image and her taste of clothes. Let her show what will happen, if she demeans me.

I chose my favorite dress which I personally got designed by my friend. I brought that with me, to wear that whenever Suhas asks me out. But that won’t happen in this life. So, why to pine on the dress. I promised to myself that I will apologize my friend for the upcoming drama, as the dress is going to get spoilt.

I brought the dress outside to show it to Sneha, her eyes glittered once she looked at it, but again changed her expression and spoke, “You are going to be lucky that I am going to wear one of your dresses Moksha. One lucky b***h”

I just rolled my eyes at her comment.

I came inside the room and did my work on the dress and asked Sneha to go and change.

When Sneha left to change, only me and Suhas are left in the living room. I can sense some sort of tension between two of us. But I don’t know whether he will like me talking to him or not. I am so apprehensive of initiating a conversation when he asked “As Sneha told, are you going on a date?”

Stupid Suhas Raj. I didn’t responded to him and continued checking my mobile. I can hear him gritting his teeth. Let him be. Once Sneha came out, she is twirling and showing off how beautiful the dress became just because she wore it. I can sense, a pair of eyes looking at me instead of what is being displayed in front of him.

I am about to bid bye to both of them when a hand caught my wrist from going. No, don’t think anything romantic. It is not Suhas. Instead, it is of Sneha.

Sneha: You won’t be doing justice to this dress. Why do you spend on such things? Anyways, just because I wore this today, it will be popular. You will be lucky if you wear this in future.

I just rolled my eyes at her statement.

I stepped out from the house and about to enter my vehicle when I was pulled to a hard object. Once I collided to that, I felt a shiver pass through my body at the contact. I can feel warm breath hitting my neck.

I was about to turnaround, when I heard Suhas speak, “I asked something to you.”

I didn’t give any answer. The feeling I am feeling right now is very foreign to me and want to get out of his grip.

“Don’t. When I ask you something, I expect an answer from you.” Is his demand.

I forcefully came out of his grip and faced him to glare at him.

“Why sudden change in the behaviour to know about what is going in my life? You never bothered and don’t bother now also. Just because I changed my dressing style doesn’t mean I am going on a date. And For your information, today is my birthday and there is no dresscode for me today. I wish to wear whatever I like. If you don’t like it, don’t see it. Simple.”

I think he didn’t expected my outburst. Just because I am keeping quite everytime, that doesn’t mean that I am some weakling who can’t take a stand for herself.

Our focus went to the scene in front of us. Media is gathered in front of us and Sneha went ahead of us facing media.

They are asking some questions to her and she is answering them giving mean looks to me. Suddenly she is taking breaks in answering the questions, she is rubbing her hands on her dress.

And what followed that is a funny scene which I witnessed in years.

I wanted to escape before the scene take place, but all because of Suhas I was stuck here.

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Before handing over the dress to Sneha:

I went back to my room and added invisible itching powder on the dress. Then called Sneha inside the room to change into it.

……..

While the media are asking her questions, she started rubbing her hands over her back, legs and literally dancing funnily infront of the cameras. Out of irritation she even tore the sleeve of the dress. She is literally looking like a mad woman in front of the media.

I was brought back to the present by laughter beside me. When I looked at my side, I witnessed Suhas laughing out loud. He looked so happy while laughing, so out of the instint, my hand went and cupped his cheek to get a surprised look from him.

“You look so happy when you laugh.”

I felt his hand cupping mine on his cheek and looked at me with a strange expression which I can’t understand and spoke, “You are beautiful and you need not change your dressing style to let others know that.”

Shock is an understatement to what I heard but the next sentence dropped everything. “Forget whatever I said” saying that he strode towards the media and asked them to disperse.

I left to my office with a heavy heart.

Everyone in the office wished me and the day went well so far. I completed the work for the day and left to home.

When I entered the place, I was suddenly attacked by a girl and a guy hugging me tight..

“Mrudula and Mohit I can’t breath guys. Leave me”

Once they left me, I met all the four friends of Suhas. Mrudula and Mohit are twins and Karthik and Jessica are the love birds of the group. These five including Suhas are a band and famous for their music in the country. Though Karthik and Jessica don’t mind to talk to me more, Mrudula and Mohit are my best friends whom I got because of Suhas.

I asked all of them to sit in the living room and went to my room to get changed into casuals. Once I reached down, I prepared some snacks and joined the g**g. Everyone appreciated the food except Suhas. But, the change in him is, he nodded at me once he tasted the food. We talked a lot and finally the two monkeys made me cut the cake once more with them. I made Mrudula and Mohit eat the cake and gave the cake to Karthik and Jessi. Now only Suhas is the one remaining. I am just afraid he should not shout at me for feeding him the cake.

I just took a small piece with so much of apprehension and was about to turn when he was standing in front of me with a look which I can’t assess. I am about to give the piece to him in hand when he opened his mouth. Nervously, I kept the piece in his mouth and was about to take my hand when I screamed. My eyes became big with the realisation. Suhas bit my fingers and went back with an innocent look on his face.

When Mrudula asked me about what happened, I had to give some unreasonable lie.

As it is time for dinner, we all had dinner together and after talking about our lives, they all left.

I finished my chores and went to my room. I was about to sleep when I heard a knock on my door. I am surprised to see Suhas peeking into the room. I got up from the bed and opened the door for him. He entered with some parcel. My heart is telling that my husband has brought me a gift because of my birthday but my mind is refusing to accept it. I would love if he spends his time with me rather than buying some materialistic gifts.

When he gave it to me, I told him “I don’t need anything from you. Thank you.” I can see a change in expression in his eyes and he spoke “Oh please don’t dream that I will get something to you. This is sent by Mom as a surprise gift to you. I am just a courier.”

I felt embarrassed for thinking that Suhas is able to do anything for me. I took the parcel silently from his hand and kept it on the dressing table. Thanking him, I wished him good night and asked him to leave. But the rock hard person is not leaving my room. When I raised my eye brows, he was looking around the room.

He suddenly spoke, “Mom wants you to try that and send her a picture”, for that all I can utter is an ‘Oh’.

I started opening the package and once it is opened I am surprised to see a set of platinum ear rings and necklace along with a pair of clothes. I told him that I will try them and send pictures to Mom. Even then also, he is not leaving the room.

After thinking for sometime, he told “She wants to get a picture of us together. So get changed, we will take a picture and send it to her”

I nodded with suspicion and left to washroom.