10| Jealous Much

Started writing on 3rd June 2020.

Completed on 5th June 2020.

Word count : 2131 words

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- A Y A A N -

When we both reached Shrey's office, he hugged me tightly in a manly hug. He greeted Divya by calling himself her sautan. Mark the word 'sautan'; it made difficult for me to control my laugh and Divya was all dumb. After a minute or so of our greetings, a girl walked towards us and informed Shrey about her schedule.

"My practice is over and I'm going back...." That girl said and as she looked towards Divya, she stopped. "Divya!" She yelled and jumped over her. What's going on? Don't tell me that she's her long lost girlfriend or something!

"I missed you so much Divya." She screamed on top of her voice.

"Natasha! What are you doing here?" Divya asked.

"I'm an actress here, what about you?" The girl, whom Divya named Natasha, said.

"I'm a CA now." Divya said proudly.

"Ohh, you really cracked it. Only you can do such a miracle." She held Divya's hand and pulled her towards another area. "Let's go."

"So man..." Shrey interrupted me and my thoughts, "Can't you keep your eyes off your wife for a minute?"

"What are you saying? I don't even like her." I answered back.

"Oo...." His face formed in 'o' shape. "But your eyes show something else. Don't get me wrong. I know you since seven years and I'm seeing this look in your eyes for the first time."

We talked about our current daily life and saw both of them coming towards us. As per what I could see, Natasha wasn't able to walk properly and Divya was helping her.

"What happened?" Shrey asked.

"She tripped. Her heels broke and now this...." Answered Divya.

So now, I can say that this long lost friend of this piggy is nothing like her. I've seen Divya walking in heels, but never saw her tripping on her heels. She must be having a good command over heels.

"Let's go to the hospital."

We started driving towards the hospital. Shrey and I were sitting in the front, while both the girls took the back seat. "How can someone sprain her ankle while walking in heels? It isn't that difficult to wear heels." I said.

I think I shouldn't have said that.

All the eyes were on me.

Wrong decision man!

"Do you think it's that easy to walk on heels? We'll see how you walk on heels." Divya said in anger.

"But-" I was about to speak but was cut off in middle by Shrey.

"You shouldn't have said that. You don't even know how ladies wear heels. And it's normal to sprain your ankle. And, Divya, I'm with you. We can make a show named- 'What happens when a man wear heels'." And by the time we reached the hospital.

What's my need here?

I couldn't even go back because Divya wanted to stay here with her injured friend and I had to take her back.

We all were near the main entrance when I noticed Divya looking somewhere else, in a totally different direction unlike us. I moved my gaze there and saw a man, not more handsome than me. Divya rushed towards the man leaving all of us awestruck.

She rushed towards that man and said something to him before hugging him tightly. And that man hugged her back! What's going on? How could she hug another man when she's married?

I went towards them leaving Natasha and Shrey behind. "Divya!" I called her and she looked towards me.

"Afterwards...." She said and moved back to talk to that man. Rejecting me?! What does she think of herself? "How are you? When did you return? Even Mumma didn't inform me." She asked, "How was everything there? Did you eat properly." She said in a single breathe. What on this earth is going on? Who is he? A long lost boyfriend? No it can't be.

"I returned today and even she doesn't know about my arrival. How's everything going on? And, I'm sorry, I wasn't able to attend your wedding." That man -who was hitting on my wife- said. How dare he?

Both of his hands were on the either sides of her shoulders.

He'll regret his actions.

I'll kill this man!

"Excuse me, mister. May I take my wife away?" I said to that man and they both looked towards me, Divya particularly in disguise as if I had interrupted a couple's romantic moment.

But they are not a couple!

She's my wife.

"Sure." He said. That was a wise answer, otherwise he wouldn't have been alive.

"We'll meet at home, okay." Divya said to him before walking out with me.

"Who was that man?" I asked as we both were approaching Natasha and Shrey, who were already seated in the car.

"Why?"

"What why?"

"Why do you want to ask? That's my life and he's related to me."

"I think you don't remember but I'm your lawful wedded-husband. You have to answer me. What if he does something to you? I'm the only one who'll be responsible for everything. That is why I'm asking you."

"First of all, I can take care of myself. I don't need your help. And secondly, he won't do anything to me."

Huh!

"As if you know everything, only time knows what would happen." I mumbled and sat inside the car.

××

Divya and I were sitting peacefully in our room. I was on the couch while she was resting on the bed.

Egoistic!

"May I ask who that man is?" I kept my laptop aside and interrupted the silence of the room.

"You'll know later." She answered while reading her book.

"I want to know, now!" I demanded.

"He's someone very close to me and my heart."

What?

Close to heart?!

"Since when do you know him?" I interrogated as if I was Sherlock Homes.

"I know him from the time I was born."

"Do you like him?" I asked. What did I even ask? Wrong question!

"Yes." She said and kept her book on the side table. "Wait! Why are you asking this? Are you jealous?" She asked with a smirk on her face.

"N... no... Why would I be jealous? He's not even handsome as me." I said.

"That's what you think. He's more handsome than you. Hundreds of girls liked him from the time he entered school. So charming he is! But, he has never let a single girl come near him." She praised that man and I clenched my teeth.

What?

She said that man is more handsome than me? She must be having dust in her eyes. How can't she not identify a real gem! I don't know what took over me, I switched the lights off and walked towards the bed.

"You really think that he's more handsome than me?" I asked her for the last time.

"Of course. He was, he is and he will be."

"And this is your final answer?"

"Yes." She shook her head vigorously.

"Then I'll show you." I said and took my shirt off.

"What are you trying to do?"

"See I have six packs. One, two, three, four, five and six." I counted and looked towards her face.

"So, what should I do, sell sweets?" She answered in an uninterested tone which grew the already-grown anger in me. Till now, no one has ever dared to talk to me like that. And she? "Leave it!"

I hovered over her and she gave me a horrified-questioning look. And then, I did what I should have done!

I started tickling her stomach and she began laughing. Tears started forming in the corner of her eyes as she was giggling hard.

"Leave me!" She tried to say in a dominating voice but her laugh couldn't let her do so.

"Then tell me, who's more handsome."

"He!" She said and I started tickling her more, "Okay, you won. You're the most handsome person on this earth. Even cleopetra will be shy after seeing you. Now leave me."

"Okay." I said and moved back.

"Mad pervert!" She mumbled.

"What did you say?"

"Nothing!" She said. "Put your shirt on." She said. Her face was red like a monkey's butt.

"Why? Are you feeling shy?" I smirked and she rolled her eyes.

"Of course not. Who would feel shy if you're in front."

"That means you like me, as you said that you're not shy in front of me."

Really?

Is that true?

"No. That means that what's the need to be shy in front of a dog." She mocked. Ohh..... Did she call me a Dog?

"You!" I shouted and she instantly went inside the duvet to hide from me.

××

"Children, actually, we have a surprise for you." Mom said while we were eating our breakfast together on Sunday. We both looked towards her in unison and nodded. "Your dad and I, we both have bought a house for you. We want you to shift there as soon as possible."

"But what's the need? It's not that our house is tiny or we don't have a place to stay. Then why a new house?" I asked.

"Because of privacy." She said and I shook my head in disbelief.

"We don't need any privacy."

"We're not talking about you both but about us. Your dad and I also want some privacy." She said I almost choked my food. Why do they need privacy? Am I a burden! Okay then would be needing some privacy, they are a real couple unlike us.

"So, it's decided, pack your bags up. We'll have a house tour today, in the evening and you both can shift there at the same time. What say?" Mom asked.

"Okay." Divya and I answered in union and they laughed.

××

"So now, I want every detail till now." Divya demanded that crazy man who was hitting on her in hospital that day. We all were sitting in her family house in the living room.

"What should I say? This time, the period was a bit too long. Otherwise why would have I missed your wedding? I'm really sorry." That man faked innocence and she nodded.

Innocent my foot!

He's hitting on someone's wife!

"Okay, I'm forgiving you this time. Well..." She said and bent towards him, nearly about to sit on his lap. She whispered something in his ears and he shook his head in negative.

"No."

"Are you serious. It's high time. You're thirty now."

"Okay I'll think about it afterwards. I think I have to talk to your husband, he's staring me for a long time." He said while looking at me. Was I looking towards him for a long time? What is happening with me? "Nice to meet you Mr Ayaan. I haven't even talked to you till now." He greeted me and I returned a fake smile.

"Nice to meet you too Mr...?"

"I'm Dhruv. Dr Dhruv Gupta." He said with a thin smile.

"Ohh. Dr Dhruv Gupta.....?" I wanted to say a statement but it ended up into a question. He's Gupta. Does that means he's a family member?

"What happened?" Dhruv asked.

"You're Divya's?"

"I'm her brother." He said and my lips involuntarily arched up. "Foster brother." He completed and Divya slapped his shoulders.

"What are you saying? You're my brother, where does this foster thing comes from? Don't ever say it again." She said and he shook his head in disbelief.

"She's right. Dhruv, how many times have I told you not to say something like that?" Divya's mumma came and scolded him loudly.

Okay, so he's her brother.

It means he wasn't hitting on her. He can't do anything, right? I was worried for nothing. Hushh!

"Everyone, let's go towards the dining table, lunch is ready." Mumma ordered just like my mom and we shook our head in positive. They're from the same species- Deadly mother species. No one can win from mothers. Not even our fathers!

We all went towards the dining table and started enjoying the delight. "Why are you smiling?" Divya asked. Was I smiling? Yes. I was smiling all this time after hearing that he's her brother.

"Let him, Divya!" Mumma said. "Perks of being a newly-wed man!"

××

"How's the house?" Mom asked both of us.

"It's great." Divya said. It was really great! The villa was made up of neutral and unique shades which I actually liked. Thank God there is no bright colour; I really hate distractive bright colours.

"I'll take Divya on a round. Till then, you can talk for a while." Mom said to me and dad before leaving with Divya and we both being the father-son duo just hummed.

"You look happy." Dad said.

"So, do you want me to look sad?"

"Of course not! I'm just saying that you're really lucky to marry the love of your life. And, these are the aftermath of being madly in love. I've been in the same place too. See, your face is so brighten up and red." He chuckled and started laughing.

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TIED TOGETHER BY LOVE 💍

Precap : We're Young !

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