The Logical (Wo)Man

Prized Possession

“Seems like you’re not happy to see me .. Bhai” Shouranya pouted.

“Aa.. Yeah I am baby sis but I was wondering that how did you get this address?” Shourya didn’t share his new residence details with anyone. He used to live in a penthouse in South of London initially when his family visited him. He bought this house quite recently in Westminster before going back to India and now moved in with Sia.

“I never knew you would become a dumbo after your marriage. Although love changes a man. But Bhai not you of all people” Shouranya smirked.

“Stacy. I guess” Shourya could finally come out of Sia’s trance.

“Oh its working! Great!” Shouranya giggled pointing at his brain.

“Yeah whatever” Before Shourya could go any further, Shouranya rushed into his bedroom.

“Anyway, I am not here for you. Where is she? I have to settle scores with her”

“Shouranya , can you wait while she..” Before he could finish, she stormed into the room.

“Ei je Madam (Hello Madam)” Shouranya smirked.

“What a surprise!” Sia covered herself and the knife completely with the quilt.

“I have a lot of complaints. In fact me and Joey were thinking of boycotting you for the rest of our lives”

“Don’t punish me like this darlo!” Sia pouted. Shouryajit enjoyed the chirping of these two lovely ladies.

“Come out right now”

“Ah.. I uhh..” Sia hesitated.

“Oh I see. And I thought I was the one doing all the exercises these days” Shouranya winked and laughed as she looked at her brother.

Sia’s cheeks went burning red.

“Go get some sleep baby sis. Don’t you feel the jet lag? “ Shourya tried his best to change the topic.

“Look who’s being all possessive” Shouranya smirked.

“You can take the guest room downstairs.”

“Convenient right? In that way I won’t be disturbed by the sound of..”

“I am getting late. See you.” Shourya suddenly got cold.

“Okay that was the queue. Bye babe. I ll see you later !” Shouranya waived at Sia as she went downstairs.

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Sia’s Point Of View

It felt very embarrassing when she entered the room. I mean I didn’t get a chance to talk to Shouranya since she was not there when our marriage got registered and now she found me all naked in her brother’s bedroom. Although I was his wife but it was too soon for any of it.

Although I must admit that our intimate moments were quite memorable and I secretly craved for more. It was something that I never experienced before. It was nothing like the lousy perversion I had to bear with while I was dating that wierdo.

Shouryajit was gentle and slow. He cherished every moment just like me.

As Shourya walked into his closet, I rushed to my room wearing the towel. We both had to get ready and it was already 9 o clock. After a quick breakfast, we informed Sho and ventured out for work. She was all sleepy due to the long journey and we planned to meet after office and do all the usual catch ups. I kept her breakfast on the table and informed Jina about her lunch. Shourya, as usual insisted that he’ll drop me at the office before he went for the meeting at Ridge.

As the car was about to reach, Shourya surprisingly gave a deep kiss on my lips as I was busy taking out the ID card.

“What are you…”

“I need my morning motivation”

“Are you crazy? What if McMillan saw it? I whispered

“I don’t think he has any opinion about his Boss’s matters”  Shourya’s voice was low and lusty.

“Okay bye.” I got down from the car and blushed.

“You will wait for me after office”

“Okay. Have a great day! “I smiled.

“You too Mishti” his warm smile made me want to hug him.

There was not much work today and everyone was in a Friday mood. I finished work by 6 and informed Stacy that I would be leaving for the day.

“I think you should wait for some time.” Stacy sounded afraid.

“But Stacy, Sho’s here and I wanna meet her as soon as possible”

 “I know dear but Boss won’t be very happy , little girl. He wouldn’t prefer you to go home all alone.”

“Please do me a favor. Say that Shouranya picked me up from here”

“Okay, but be careful dear!”

“Thanks Stacy, you are a darling!” I hugged her and left the floor.

I hurried out of the door with my bag and rushed to the elevator and anxiously waited for it to arrive. As I came out of the building, I saw Shourya standing right in-front of me.

“Think of the devil and the devil arrives” I pouted.

I could see MacMillan standing behind him with his coat, briefcase and few files.

“Where do you think you are going?” Shourya gritted.

“Sho has come and so I …”

“Don’t give me excuses”

“But I finished all the work for to..”

“Not a word. Get inside the car”

I obeyed him as I knew defiance would only bring adverse consequences.

He dropped me home and asked McMillan to take him back to office.

“This man can never change” I thought.

I got back and quickly freshened up. Shouranya was all ears and she wanted all the details. I furnished her with the information that Shourya had told me to tell her. That it was a love at first sight and all that crap. We sat on the huge sofa in the living room with cheese nachos and chicken pops.

“I knew it. I mean Bhai of all men saying “Sorry”? To a Woman?” Shouranya chirped

I was a bit confused. “ What did she mean by that?” I thought.

“Sia maybe he’ll tell you the detailed reason for his hatred towards women. For now, just assume that before meeting you, Shouryajit Datta was a complete ‘Angry young Man’” She smirked.

“Oh! is it?” I giggled.

“I am serious darlo. You haven’t experienced that cold side of him”

“Ya you bet” I murmured. Only if she knew how we actually got married.

“I knew he had something for you “

“How do you know?”

“Instincts darling. The way he looked at you at that store and then held your hand. Even a fool would understand”

I suddenly felt that she might be right. I still remembered how he didn’t want to let me go and held my palm firmly the first time we met.

She handed over a lot of gifts that my in-laws and my parents had sent over. The bag of wonders also contained a diamond set from Shouranya and Amit. I hugged her and then kept all of it in Shourya’s room as I remembered the clauses of our prenup where I was not entitled to any of this. Though there was a part of me which felt for him but there was the piece of legal document that could still set us apart.

“Now tell me where did my brother take you for the honeymoon?”

“Ah actually..”

“We have planned for Paris, right sweetheart?” Shourya’s voice made us both turn around. I was relieved as he didn’t sound pissed anymore.

“Ah.. Yeah.. absolutely!” I chimed.

“Wow Bhai! I don’t believe this. Paris? I mean love has actually changed you for good” Shouranya grinned.

“I see my baby sis got her sleep well” Shourya teased her.

Shouranya rolled her eyes and answered her buzzing phone.

“Hi Baby..Yeah I…” It was Amit. She went to her room as she spoke.

I cleared the dishes and went into the kitchen for preparing dinner. I planned to prepare a Chicken Rice and Vege bowl accompanied with some chili cheese sticks for three of us. The chicken was already baking in the oven and I started cutting the vegetables.

As I leaned over the preparation board, a strong pair of arms wrapped me from behind.

“Shouryajit ki hochche ta ki? Charo” (What is this. Leave me) I pleaded with a low tone.

“You have to be punished for today!”I could feel his hot breath on the back of my neck. Then he started gently kissing and sucking my earlobe.

“For what?”

“Defiance. No one dares to do that.”

“Yeah whatever” I rolled my eyes.

“You ll regret this” He said it as he caressed the back of my shoulders.

I turned around and pointed the knife at him.

“I m trying to cook here you see”

Suddenly he threw the knife away from my hand and grabbed my waist and pressed his large stature against me.

“Aah. Shourya Please” I was burning red. Thank God Sho’s not here right now.

“I had asked you to wait for me. Didn’t I?” He was cold

"I was just..”                                                                                       

He crashed his lips on mine. The kiss was overbearing and sudden. I felt hurt as he was quite aggressive this time. I was shocked as I never expected him to be so harsh. After a good 15 minutes I gasped for air. The intensity had a breathtaking effect on me. My lips were all red and hurting. I felt a teardrop form in my eyes.

“That’s what you got? “ Shourya sneered.

I didn’t feel like answering him. It was clear to me that no matter what, all men are just the same.

“I didn’t see that” Shouranya smiled mischievously as she came inside the living room.

I quickly moved away and wiped my tears. Then I started preparing the dishes and Sho helped me with it. Then we had our dinner. Sho was all chirpy with her brother. And the devil spoke occasionally indirectly checking out my face. I was not feeling emotionally well so I kept mum.

“Hey dear you fine?” Sho was concerned.

“Yeah. It’s just that m a bit tired”

“I understand babe. Go get some sleep”

I think I could see a hint of guilt in Shourya’s eyes but I was not in a mood to look at him anymore.

I excused myself and went straight to my room. I could feel the waterworks starting as I entered and locked the room. I also locked the common door that connected our rooms and jumped on the bed and started sobbing. I felt betrayed. The events from this morning and that of previous night started replaying in my mind. So, he didn’t mean any of it. Not even when he confessed, twice. How could men fake emotions like that. Correction, men like him. I should have known that whatever he said, it was all part of the deal. A deal which was quite a profitable one for him. After two hours of emotional outburst, I felt like watching a comedy show online that my bro used to watch. I knew my mood had to be fixed at least for Shouranya.

It was almost half past 11 and I finished two episodes of it. Then I started feeling sleepy. Suddenly, I heard the door creaking. It was strange as the automatic lock suddenly opened.

“Damn” I thought “the locks are voice controlled. In fact everything is voice controlled here , (including myself) “ I murmured. I knew that it would just take a sentence for the Devil

 “Alexa , open the door for me please “.

Sh*t! #WelcomeToHell

I could see a dark figure entering my room and suddenly jump on me as my hands went for the switch.

“Aaaahhh” I started shouting but my mouth was covered by his strong palm.

“Shhh. It’s me”

“I know. And what the hell are you doing here?” I sneered

“Let’s go to my room”

“No. Get out”

“Don’t test my patience Sia. I can’t guarantee being sober this time”

“You were always like this. Two faced.”

“What?” He gritted in anger.

“I said get out Shouryajit Datta. I don’t want to see your face ever”

“Actually, you have to. Every day, for the rest of your life” He smiled coldly.

“No, I won’t. Besides, you got what you wanted.”

“I want more” his voice sounded lustful

“How can you be so shameless? Do your parents know who you actually are? Does Sho know?”

“I am what I am. It’s late already. Come now”

“Never!”

He lifted me up forcefully in his arms and I banged his chest hard with my hands as I tried to free myself. He seemed to ignore it completely and went to his room carrying me.

“I am not sleeping with you anymore. Its over” I cried.

“You’re mistaken Mishti. I am your husband. You can’t deny me like this” He was cold.

“Oh yeah? You think you own me now?”

“Yes, if that pleases you. Also, I’m tired.”

“Oh! now you want to ignore all of it.”

“So, what do you want me to do?” He inched closer to my face.

“Don’t touch me”.

“But you said something else yesterday when I was having yo..” His eyes were playful.

“Shut up” I could feel my blush stretching from my cheeks to my ears.

He put me down gently on the bed.

“Okay. Good night then”

I was surprised to see him taking his pillow and another quilt and setting it on the floor. Then he laid down and his breathing slowed down gradually as he slept off. How can he behave like that with me? He had always outlined that I am supposed to follow his orders. He had put me under all time surveillance and had restricted my freedom. So, I was just a ‘Prized Possession’ that he liked to enjoy as he pleased? I felt emotions re-surging in my mind as I tried hard to sleep. Maybe it was my fate to fall for the wrong guy every f*cki*g time.