you are my everything

chapter 4

madhura's pov

" madhura you are not going to that party, its too far from home and it will be late while coming back," said my mom in a stern voice and with a serious look.

"mom please just this once it's my friend's birthday party and I swear will be back 11 pm, besides I am going with Karthik only."

" what! Karthik is ready to come with you, I talk Naina maasi, why she is allowing him."

that's it we are busted, I mean Karthik he is going to get into hell with a free pass if his mother and our maasi knew he is coming with me, she is going to chase the way around their mansion with a Karthik's cricket bat in her hand, quite a sight to watch.

" what! who said to you that I am coming to the party madhura, I have to go to the library to study for semester exams." Karthik said diverting mom's gaze from the phone who is ready to call Naina maasi. 

poor Karthik, looking at my mom to believe his lie  in pleading way, she smiled and said" look at Karthik and learn, he is preparing for his exams."

I looked at dad who I busy in pretending to read the newspaper in a pleading way and puppy eyes, he looked at my mom and received a death glare.

" that's it, no one loves me in the house, I hate everyone," I shouted while crying.

" Madhu, beta it's not like that, it's far from here and what if something happened to you," my mom is consoling me with a soft voice

" When you are married your husband will take you wherever you want and will give all the love you want,  we will not deny you, it's ok you can go to that party, with Karthik and take one of our bodyguards with you, "she said and I smiled and kissed my mom for allowing to party." 

By the driver's voice, I came to the reality that I no longer hold the right to dream about my ideal loving husband, once I dreamed. I arrived at my home, I wiped the tears and put a mask of a smiling face, and got down.

looking at my house a sudden nostalgia attacked me with a force, and I felt too sad.

just yesterday it was my home, my kingdom, where I am the princess of Khanna empire and now, look at my fate, I am just a guest who came to visit them.

I went inside and saw Karthik and Ajay are watching in their phones sitting on the sofa and are very serious, maasi and mom are discussing something I stood at the door looking at them and suddenly my brother Rahul shouted " oh my god! Madhu," their gaze shifted towards me, Karthik and Ajay came running towards me and lifted in their shoulders, god! they always do this to irritate me and there were screaming my name, no will belive if I say London's one of the topmost doctor ( Karthik)  and India's of the leading company CEO ( Ajay) are acting like this.

they put me down and my mom came towards and kissed my forehead and hugged me, just then our attention was caught by hari, my younger brother shouting my younger sister name while chasing her, this has been routine for us, they both are twins but never act like one, they always fight with each other like enemies, and my sister is laughing and saw me, she came running towards me and gave a hug hari is coming towards sruthi and Rahul bro stopped him asked" she threw water on my face while I am sleeping"  he said, and my mind went near my husband and me splashing water on him came into my eyes, just Rahul bro shook my shoulder " wake up dreamer," he always says that. hari came and hugged me and asked me how were everything there, hari and I are somewhat close to each other like we don't fight that often and we are same at our liking and disliking, while sruthi and Rahul bro are one, and we are teams when there is a fight between us.

Rahul bro is managing our dad's company successfully and hari known to many teens and younger generations as a young mastermind and handsome genius who is popular among girls but he never dated anyone,  and his life boring according to my me, always in his lab, reading some physics stuff or chemistry or something related to mathematics, but he not a serious person, he always wears a smile on his face and also too naughty if he is not in that lab.

sruthi is my sister who is a very good friend rather than a sister, we share every minor detail of our lives including her love life too. she is so popular girl in the college because of her leadership qualities and sweet voice, she is dreaming about becoming a chef and opening a restaurant with multiple cuisines.

the day went quiet joyful and too fast we are having lunch and all the boys are teasing sruthi with imitating her cute little voice and she is threatening them with her voice which was too cute to get afraid, they are all laughing at that.

after lunch, I went my father study when mom said he is home, to talk with him me about, going to London tomorrow and ask him to talk to my husband about this, I knocked the door, he looked at me and confused, I never knocked it before, he greeted me and we talked at my life there, I told him about how good his mother and father are and how beautiful their garden is, expect about my husband and his treatment towards me.

" he wants me to go to London with him tomorrow," I said, looking at my dad.

he sighs " that's too sudden, I know what you are thinking, but you have to go there, whether now or later,"

" what! dad, do you understand what you are talking about, am I that eyesore to you?"

he looking at me with sad and hurt, I know what I said, but first, he gets me married to a stranger and now he wants me to go to London, away from my family, my friends and my world? 

" you don't understand, Madhu, this is the best for all of us, he is your husband, he knows what's best for you, and don't worry, everything is going to be ok," he said

that's when the realization hit me that they already discussed this without my concern and I felt like he is hiding something from me.

" dad, are you hiding something from me?" I asked with a serious look on my face.

" no, not like that, when this proposal has been made, he wants to get back to London with as soon as possible, because he has business over there and it important for you to be with him every time," he said with an irritated look on his face.

tears welled up in my eyes, I never saw that look in his face and my dad always says he never prioritize boys over girls, but what is this? I need time to think of myself, to digest that I am going somewhere.

I came running to my room crying, Karthik and Ajay saw me running and came to my room, saw i was crying sitting on my bed.

Ajay asked, " what happened, why are crying?"

I told them about what happened at dad's office, they looked at me with disappointment about what I don't know.

Karthik said, wiping my tears, " silly girl, don't cry I am going to be there in London too right? if ever feel down or sad just message me and I will be there in minutes, and we will have fun ok?"

" hey that's not fair, what about me, I too wanted to have fun" Ajay whined like a kid.

I laughed at him and they teased one another to make me laugh.

after dinner, I told them about me going to London and packed my stuff while sruthi gave a hug and mom kissed me at my forehead, I going to miss them.

we bid our goodbyes and i sat on the car, the car started, I felt rage, anger and I was crying, thinking of my stone-hearted husband who is the reason for this mess.

 driver stopped the car in front of the door, I stormed inside without looking at anything, went to my room and shut the door behind me and cried in the closet, after looking at the room and closet I fuming with anger because a very inch of them reminding him I did something in the anger, which I am not supposed to do, I felt relieved somewhat and got into bed and slept looking the closet and throwing keys from the window.

" mom where are the closet keys I can't find them?" I heard someone yelling and someone opening it after some time.

" what the hell." someone shouted, and I suddenly got up the bed and looked at the direction that came from.

there stood my husband, in the walk-in closet looking down on the floor and turned around to see me and he is looking too furious right now and he gritting his teeth, jaw clenched, eyes are red, and walking towards me and I am backing my steps he came closer to me I hit the wall.

what the hell did you do to my clothes?" I looked at his hand holding a completely torn shirt in his hands.

yeah, I tore down all his clothes with a scissor yesterday in too much anger.