Never once in my life, I've ever thought about checking someone's arm muscles but here I'm doing it in every two to three minutes. After taking his coat off he rolled up the sleeves and today he is the one driving... or to satisfy me I'd say he is my chauffeur.
One thing is for sure we are going somewhere informal. From his rolled sleeves and the car being drove by himself it is crystal clear.
Again my eyes got stuck at his arms, arms that were clutching the starring wheel. These were the arms that nearly chocked me to death three days ago, still I'm finding it hot because of the veiny muscles and tattooed figures. I wonder if he has tattoos all over his body. His arm has several Belladonna tattoos which was being crushed and some were dead hanging looking anything but gruesome. There were also crows that were plucking it, pulling it. I wonder what those means, pain, agony, revenge or maybe ungiven love.
"You look interested princess. "
His voice pull me into the reality, where I was touching his arm like some pervert. His voice was tight with emotions and it was the first time I was touching him, touching a man. His skin felt hot under my palm and it was sending me some weird sensation.
"I'm sorry. "
I pulled my arm as fast as I could but his palms clasped with mine keeping it in his thighs. God, why are his hands so big.
"We are going to my family mansion. "
"Kya?! "
Family mansion, means we are going to meet his family as in his parents. But then again, why am I nervous it's not like he is boyfriend or anything. His family must've known that we are not in a relationship..., right?
"We are going to my family mansion. "
"Nahi, hamara matlab kyu? "
"Because I want to. "
"But aap akele vhi toh jaa shakte the na? "
"Hmm... "
One thing I realized about this man is that he hums a lot and his hmm means we are the end of the conversation. But I don't want to end this just yet.
"Did you told them about this contract and whatever you did with my father? "
"...no. "
Oh god, I want to kill this man.
"They don't need to know. "
"But- "
"We fell in love at first sight. Prepare a story cause they love drama. "
"Kya- "
A big victorian gate opened giving us the allowance the enter. The mansion was as large as my home back in Jaipur. This was just quite given a modern touch with light to white colours.
"I hope you will play well. "
That is it, he was out of the car leaving me in with my anxiety and a lot of pressure. What will I say, how will I introduce myself. Is my attire way too simple, what if they will judge me. Gosh I'm really not ready.
He ringed the door bell and a man at his 60s opened the door, he smiled with his wrinkled face and bowed slightly before giving us the space to pass. I felt him interlocking our fingers when an old lady made her towards us. Her wrinkled face scrunched and a big smile graced her lips.
"Oh Bhavna, dekh kon aaya hai. "
Soon after her voice ringed in the mansion more figures appeared from every corner. A lady at her 50s maybe his mom, another lady at her starting adulthood with some pimples and a sunshine like aura. A old man who is now holding the old woman by her shoulder.
"Mera baccha. "
His mother hugged him or more like hung to his body for a hug. I do no expect him as a sanskari man and surely he is not. He just greeted them with hugs and ruffled the hair of his sister. I'm shocked that he can be warm also, it's fresh to watch him without a frown and scary face.
"And who is this beautiful lady. "
The old man asked making me the center of attention and the anxiety came bubbling in my body.
"Woah, no way. Don't tell me you are this monotone robot's girlfriend. "
His sister asked smoothing her hair and carefully watching me with her eyes wide like sauces.
"What do you mean girlfriend Dhriti. "
A man asked from who was supporting his wife as she was pregnant, maybe in her sixth or seventh month. He was tall like him, but do not looked like his sibling now that I look at them non of them has any physical feature like him neither the forest green eyes.
"Girlfriend? "
"No, fiancee. "
A series of gasp left each of their mouth including me, how... why is so straight forward. This just going to make things more complicated. Now every one was staring at me in hopes of getting some answer to support his not so clear statement. I looked up at him for some mental support but all he did was to stare back at me with his normal straight face.
"Ohho, bas hua, bechari ko baithne toh do. "
No, I want to run away!!!
"Get started princess. "
A rough voice whispered in my ears erupting goosebumps all over my skin. Geez, this gonna be a long evening.
ATHRAV'S POV
Being home is one of the great feeling I have until my cousins try to get under my skin by their non stoppable questions. Sometimes I wonder if I can kill them -specially Aarav who is quite too much interested in my fiancee- without making mom crying. But then again they are the only fun I have in my boring life.
"You sure you are interested in my brother, and that even Athrav bhai. I mean that guy just know how to scowl and scream at top of his lungs... not to mention he snore. "
The last sentence were said under his breath but was still audible enough for all of us. Only if he was in front of me and not somewhere in Germany or Italy.
My dear fiancee made a great story saying how to met at his father's ball and how I -who do not like being in same space as a woman- proposed her and how she also fell for me at the first time she saw me.
"Hush, dumbshit bhai is just here. "
Dhriti showed me his face turning the tablet making him give the biggest smile possible, just a little more and his face will split into two.
"Well, I do agree with Aarav this time, love at first sight or not he is scary. "
Daksh supported his brother's statement making me sneer at them. Only if they weren't my family. I looked at Kavya who was smiling at them, and only if I knew she looked this beautiful while smiling I would've bring her here way more early.
A small smile was grazing her lips, her lipstick or whatever she was wearing glowed making her lips looked full and plump. Her eyes shone with a weird glow making me wonder if she smiled like this at other man. Only the thought of it was enough to make my blood boil. Why, I don't know, it was the first time I wanted to keep something or someone to myself. I don't even want to share it with the closest people in my life.
"Get it over, we are going now. "
"Nahi, nahi ese kese avi toh ham mile hi hai. "
Aarna, Daksh's wife jumped in the conversation with a stretchy smile. Now I wonder how many more hours the want to talk. It has been fucking three hour and she says she haven't talked enough, just what do she wanna talk about more.
"I'm sure your wife is tired from all the sitting... don't you think so? "
I pointed when they were engrossed in something related clothes and fashion. That is it, Daksh was now asking - more like forcing- his wife upstairs. Now only mom and Dhriti as dadi was already at her room for her medicines.
"Maa I need to attend a online meeting abroad at 9, so if you will excuse us. "
"But bhai- "
"You were at your friend house yesterday after collage not at library. "
"Kya?! Tu padh nhi rhi thi. "
"Maa bas yu hi thora sa- "
"Oh, we need to talk bacche. Byy beta, agar ye tang kare toh mujhe call kar dena. Drive safe Athrav. "
That is it, easy. Humans like to keep their emotion at bay but when they sense bad and danger for their loved once they burst it out. Just like how my mom did to Dhriti. I hate this, how we let our emotions lead us.
But am I really keeping them at a distance, am I?
"Your family is... so sweet. "
I looked at source of voice, her smile was still present just a little faded. Was my emotion really at bay after this woman entered my life. If yes, then what was the sudden urge to keep her to myself. Why was I so excited after seeing her smile.
"Are you listening? "
No, this is bad, so bad... I can't let mere emotion deceive me. I can't let it led me like it did to my nine year old self, no this is all just a outer layer of her real self... she will also leave just like e
veryone else.
This is just a disguise.
"Are you even here? "
"Shut up, you are annoying me. "
I will not fall for another dissimulate, never.
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