I Believe In Arranged Marriage

In main entrance, a beautiful newly wedded couple were standing and was welcoming.

A lady came ahead who was in her mid fifties holding Pooja thaal.

She was smiling like, today she get everything whatever she wanted.

Jigyasa Malhotra, came forward and stands infront of the couples.

She starts performing arti but till a cold voice stops her in middle, " Stop".

Jigyasa stops and the next moment, she was shocked when she found Varun Malhotra, Malhotra family's eldest son, who stop her.

Jigyasa was more shocked when she found her, infact Jigyasa's newly bride also got shocked.

" Varun, what's all this? What is this girl doing here?" Bhushan Malhotra, Malhotra family's head and Varun's grandpa ask him angrily.

" Itjactly, What this girl is doing here?" Jigyasa also question him with same tone.

" You guys can't talk to her like this, she is my wife and you guys daughter-in-law, remember, eldest daughter-in-law of Malhotra family, so never miss behave with her or else no one will be worse than me." Varun rudely answer them and turns to his bride , Mrs. Aisha Varun Malhotra.

Aisha came forward and stands beside him where Varun looks to his mother, Monisha and signals her to welcome his bride first.

Monisha called shambhu , Malhotra family's servent and told him to bring Pooja thaal with rice kalash and kumkum thaal.

Few moments later, shambhu came back with Pooja thaal and kumkum thaal with Kalash .

He hands thaal to Monisha and kept other things aside.

Monisha came forward to welcome her bride where Jigyasa she just kept looking at Monisha.

Monisha starts performing arti and put red on Aisha and Varun's forehead.

After performing arti, Monisha place the rice kalash in front of Aisha and told her a little arrogant tone, " Come and drop the kalash down. "

Aisha came forward to drop the kalash where Ayushi, a new bride like kept staring Aisha with her furiously.

Aisha drop the kalash and after that Monisha instruct Aisha ahead.

Monisha place the kumkum thaal in front of Aisha and told her, " Now dip your feets in this kumkum thaal and come inside the house"

Aisha dip her feets and walks inside the house where Ayushi , Jigyasa's bride and herself kept staring Aisha.

Aisha tried to touch her elders's feets but they all turned their heads even Monisha too.

Bhushan told Jigyasa to welcome Ayushi , so they all got busy to welcome their new bride.

Varun wasn't interested in the rituals so he starts leaving from there. He glares Aisha, and signals her to follow him behind.

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Aisha was standing in the middle of the bedroom, tears were rolling continuously.

" God, why did you do this to me? Why you always punish me ? Why nobody loves me? I (sob) thought (sob) that my husband will love me, but ......" Àisha couldn't complete her words and broke in the tears.

Aisha fall down on her knees and starts sobbing while placing her palms on the floor.

Aisha was this much busy that she didn't realise, her mother-in-law, Monisha is standing on the door holding night dress for her but after looking Aisha's condition, she decides to leave her in space.

Monisha walks in the study room where she found all the family members were already present there and was only waiting for her.

Varun was also sitting on the with calm expression when Monisha starts questioning to varun.

" Why did you marry her? " Monisha ask him her first question which she didn't got her answer.

" I'm asking you something." Monisha raised her voice against him but got quite when he glares to his mother.

" There is no reason, why did I marry her. But now, she is your daughter-in-law, so you have to behave with her nicely." Varun answer to Monisha and starts leaving but till than his grandpa stops him.

" Hey you young boy, Did i tell you to go? Did I? " Bhushan arrogantly ask to Varun but still Varun didn't listen to his grandpa and left the study room.

" Did you saw, how he behaved with you, Dad?" Jigyasa ask him with her angered tone but shit her mouth when Bhushan glares him.

" Dad, we can't change the truth, that Aisha is also our daughter-in-law from now, so we guys have to...." Before Monisha could complete her words, Bhushan shows her his palm and said , " That girl has to pass tough exam, and also she has to prove her innocency otherwise I'll evicted your son also from Malhotra family and will make Vidyut, my heir. You got it. Now go and tell your daughter-in-law, that she have to clear exams, so be ready for every situation." Stating this, Bhushan left the hall and now only Monisha and Jigyasa left in the study room.

" Monisha didi ( sister) , I think you should go and prepare your daughter-in-law for the exam otherwise, Dad will..... " Jigyasa couldn't even complete her sentence when Monisha answer her back, " I think, you should handle your daughter-in-law. And rest of my daughter-in-law, so I know, how to handle her. "

Monisha also left the study room and starts walking to her bedroom when she found her daughter, Vrinda who was kept peeping inside of Varun's room.

Monisha tap her shoulder but Vrinda got this much fear that she scream so loud.

Varun also came out where heard vrinda's scream and ask her with his soft tone, " What happened to cutie pie, why did you scream".

" Bro, I was ..." Vrinda roll her eyes down but till than Monisha complete her sentence.

" She was peeping inside of your room. Don't know what she was trying." Monisha and Varun looks to vrinda who was fidgeting her fingers while looking down on the floor.

" Vrinda What were you doing here?" Still Varun ask her with his soft tone but Vrinda ran from there without answering.

" What happened to her? " Monisha also ran behind her and Varun went back to his room where his wife was waiting for him.

Aisha got up from the couch and wait for her husband's order.

Varun walks to her and stands infront of her while folding his hands beneath his chest.

" Sit". He ordered her and sat beside her.

" So now we are married, so we have to discuss some rules." Varun said with his deep voice.

" You are my wife, so you have some responsibilities towards me. Remember one thing, never interrupt me in middle when I'm talking, ok". This time his tine was little bit stern.

Aisha only nod her head and said with her low voice, " ok".

" Rule No. 1 - you will never answer back to anyone and will always respect to my sister and my mother.

" Rule No. 2 - you won't go out without my permission. You will ask my permission wherever you want to go.

" Rule No. 3 - You will wake up before me and serve me my coffee, remember, only two sugar cubes use in my coffee.

" Rule No. 4 - You will make my 3 times food , and will bring my lunch in office daily.

" Rule No. 5 - You will come daily and will leave me till main entrance.

" Rule No. 6 - You will select my dress code for office and will help me to set my dress code."

That's it for now, I'll add more, when i will remember.

Stating all the rules, Varun turned but he once again turned around to her and said rudely, " And yes, never ever peep into my room and try to touch my wardrobe. Never touch my phone and laptop".

After clearing her, Varun left the room and enters in bathroom to change.

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"So this is my destiny from now. It's ok, I'll try my best to win my husband's heart". Aisha whisper and sat on the stool, she starts removing her jwelleries but her maang tika stuck on her hairs.

" Ahh", she scream a little and starts try to remove gently but was getting fail , but till than she sence someone's hand above her head.

When she saw in the mirror, she found her husband, who was helping her to remove her maang tika.

When Aisha feels his touch, she breath got stuck somewhere, and starts feeling something different which she never felt before.

Finally Varun got succeed to remove her maang tika and reach to her earings.

In all the time, Aisha was only looking at him with one eye even she didn't blink her lashes a bit.

After removing her jwelleries, Aisha got up when Varun hand her night wear and she hold it.

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Aisha step out after changing and stands on her place.

She starts looking for him, but he nowhere found.

Aisha walks towards couch and sat on it.

She starts waiting for him but he didn't came.

Whole night passed like this, Aisha also sleeps on the couch waiting for him.

****

Next Morning , when Aisha wakes up she found herself on the bed and that too covered with quilt.

She turn her head to look the time and found 8 o' clock.

" Oh shit, I... I... Got late... He will scold me. No... No... He will punish me. " Aisha whisper in fear and got more sacred when she heard door opening sound.

Varun step out of the bathroom wearing only towel till his waist.

When Aisha found him in this state, her cheeks turned into crimson red. Her eyes was only stuck on him but roll her eyes when he clear his throat to grab her attention.

Aisha tuck her sieves behind her ear and starts climbing down.

Aisha stand on her place and starts thinking, what to do ahead.

" You are late ." Varun coldly told her but she quite.

" I'm sorry, I... I... Don't know, how... I mean... Actually..." Aisha was not able to complete her sentence and got quite once again.

" Go and get ready." This time his tone was little bit soft.

Aisha nod her head and starts stepping towards bathroom but stops in middle to ask him something.

She turns to him and same time, he also looks towards her.

He gives her questioning look but she was little scared.

She was finding a way , how to ask him when Varun answer her to her question, which she was thinking on her brain.

" Your clothes are placed to your closet. " Varun told her where she got shocked hearing his question.

Aisha again tried to ask him one thing, and once again he answer her before she could question him.

" Your closet is left side. " He told her and and starts wiping his wet hairs.

Few moments later, Aisha step out wearing red colour net saree.

She stands infront of the mirror and starts drying her wet hairs.

Whole time Varun was looking at her and was mesmerizing her beauty but only one question was roaming in his brain but he already made his mind that he will trace of the truth very soon.

After drying her hairs, Aisha starts combing them and applies her kumkum, and wear nuptial chain.

After getting done with her job, Aisha turns to him and he signals her to go down with him.

*******

Aisha and Varun reach in the dinning hall where all the family members were present even her sister, Ayushi, was also present there who was wearing sleeveless pink colour suit.

Jigyasa and Mahima starts taunting Aisha but indirectly make taunt to Monisha by saying, " By the way, Monisha didi (sister) , don't you think, your bride is late and that too on her first day. "

When Bhavani glares both of them, they both kept their mouth shut but somewhere Jigyasa and Mahima, both were abusing Aisha for making her entry in Malhotra Mansion and that too being the eldest daughter-in-law of the house.

" You are late. Don't you know, you are married now or you are habitual of these habits. " Bhavani ask Aisha coldly but Aisha can't do anything except by saying one thing only, " I'm sorry Grandma".

When Aisha call her Grandma, Bhavani starts yelling on her and said, " Don't you dare to call me Grandma. I'm not your Grandma neither your daughter-in-law of this house, got it."

Bhavani harshly spit all the venome words to her but still Varun was quite.

He sat on his chair and told Aisha to sat beside him but still she was waiting for her elder's permission.

When nobody permit her to join them, she kept standing beside him whereas Ayushi was sitting beside her husband Vidyut Malhotra.

" Nothing changed in my life. Only my place has been changed. Before marriage, I don't know what I was for my family but now after marriage, my position has changed, I'm married now. That's it. Otherwise nothing changed, I used to face this type of behavior before wedding, so there is no big issue." Aisha speaks to her mind and wait for everyone to finish their breakfast.

They finish their breakfast and starts leaving the hall when Bhushan stops Ayushi and call her.

Ayushi walks and stands in front of him.

Bhushan and Bhavani take out a precious diamond necklace box and told her to take.

Ayushi badly wanted to take but somehow she manage her greed and pretend that she is not fond of these things.

" No Grandpa, Grandma, I don't need all these things, I only need your guys blessings, that's it." Ayushi said sugar coated words to them and they both share warm smile to her.

" No child, you have to take it. And rest of the talk about blessings, so this is also our blessing to you, now take it." Bhavani sweetly make Ayushi understand and hand her jwellery box.

Whereas Monisha felt bad for Aisha but she was also helpless.