After four lectures back to back Kavya and Kajal literally ran to canteen.

"Uff.... I'm exhausted...!!! Exclaimed Kavya.

Kajal nodded in affirmative.

They both ordered sandwiches for them. On the first bite only they saw that Karan was coming with a bright smile.

Kajal teased him, "Kya baat hai... Aaj to bade phool jhar rahe hai hmm"

(What's up... Why smiling so much)

Karan sat shaking his head and said, "my paper went so well... It was very easy"

Kavya patted his shoulder and said, "My bhai is the best...You'll only get the best student of the year award of this batch..I'm sure"

During this conversation Kajal's phone rang. It shows... Mummy calling.

Her smile vanished then and there only. She cut the call and kept her phone inside her back.

"Who's call??... Karan asked

" Ahh.. A.. Customer care.. Ok Guys I'm hell tired... See you tomorrow "... She said and left immediately.

Karan and kavya both looked at her back Skeptically.

*****

Kajal came running inside the house... Her throat is block, her tears are gonna burst anytime.

" Kajal.... Get fresh and have something Dear".... Mrs. Mariam said from the back.

Kajal gulped the lump of her throat. She hold the railing of stairs tightly in her grip and said with difficult, "Auntie I had heavy lunch in college... I'll not eat dinner today... Please don't let anyone disturb me"

Before she gets a reply , she ran off to her room.

*****

By closing her room door with a thud Kajal sat by laying on it and started crying by covering her mouth.

"Why... Mummy... Why did you made me a substitute of Di....

Why Papa... Why there's a hurry to marry me off... Am I a burden on both of you..... Why Di... Why did you elope... At least you would have shared your problems with me..... Nobody cared for me... Nobody loves me... I'm unwanted I'm unwanted!!!!.... Kajal said sobbing heavily .

She cried for a long time than changed her attire to shorts and loose top and lie on her bead. She again starts weeping when she saw the unfamiliar ceiling.

She's missing her room, her house, her parents... Everything. She felt very lonely. She didn't remember when she fell into the deep slumber.

She saw a dream.

In her dream she saw that someone came inside her room change her sleeping firm from belly to back and put the comforter properly.

She even felt a extremely musky and minty smell. Someone caress her forehead and removes the hairstrands from it. That someone is stroking her cheeks as if wiping the dried tears. She felt an unknown but immense relaxation by the touch that she again lost in her deep sleep.

The moment her eyes opened it was dawn. The golden sunrays are peeping from the window. She remember her dream and sniggered, "being loved will remain my dream only"

Her throat is cloacked, her head is paining her body temperature is raised. She felt fever.

Though it's Sunday so no college today. She got up and went to the washroom with difficulties as her every limb is paining.

The moment she came out from washroom in her yellow long skirt and blue tank top.... She saw something on the side table.

She went near it and saw that it's a food tray. It has warm soup and few meds in it with a note. It's written...

Maybe the action of your previous medicine is vanished till now... Kindly have the soup and have your meds.

Get well soon🙂

She smiled on it and thought, "Mariam auntie... You're too sweet"

After having the soup and medicine. She slept again ... Due to the morphine effect of medicine.

She woke up at 8 pm. She's feeling fresh and her fever was long gone.

After washing her face she got down the stairs and saw......

Raj was sitting on the couch with his laptop in his casuals. She rolled her eyes and murmured, "On Sunday also he's cuddling with his laptop... Didn't he get bored after working this much"

Raj heard some whisper and look up to find his teen wife standing on the stairs with a cute frown. He smiled politely and asked, "Ab kesi ho... Bukhar to utar gya na"

(How are you now?? You fever is gone??)

She just nodded to him and went towards the kitchen and called, "Mariam auntie where are you.... Mariam auntie!!!

" Mariam auntie is not here... What do you want...I can help you?? Raj said softly.

Kajal sighed and turned towards him by keeping her both hands on her waist. She said, "I'm hungry I want food... Can you help in it... No nah... Then stay away. She turned around and starts searching something to cook.

Raj put the Caseroils on the cooking station and said, " Dinner is ready... You go and sit on the dinning table... I'll bring it"

Though Kajal was starving she didn't argued and went to the dinning table.

Raj came few minutes later with the food and that soup just like afternoon.

Kajal's face brightened to find it coz unlike other healthy soups it tastes awesome .

After 10 days of their marriage they had meal together for the first time today.

Raj smiled on her excitement for the food. He thought, "hmm... So miss Angry bird is a foodie"

Kajal went to sleep again......as usual without wishing him Good night.

Raj and Kajal were married from three months now. A lot of things changed in these three months. Kajal and Kavya's assessment tests are completed, Karan 's exams were over. He's a graduate now and Mrs. Mariam's younger daughter got married.

The things that remained the same was Kajal 's anger towards her parents and her paused relationship with her husband. After so many days also they're on square one.

Raj takes care of her but she won't even look at him. He tries to talk her whenever got a chance and she as before always ignores him.

*****

Today Kajal , Kavya and her family everyone gathered in their college as today Karan's gonna awarded as the best Student of the year.

Kajal got another shock to find the trusty of her college.who was giving the award to Karan... It was none other than . . Raj Saxena.

She come out of the shock by some giggling near her.... "Oh mine... He's so hot..just look at his yummy hidden triceps... I can't believe Raj Saxena is in front of my eyes".... Said a girl smiling.

" Yeah. .. Me too.. I just wanna ran towards him and kiss those licious lips"..... Said another girl dreamingly.

Kajal felt like choking that girl's neck until she died . She herself can't understood why she's getting so angry and affected by these comments.

Unable to digest such words she come out of the crowd. She took a deep breath and looked up.

She got another shock to find that person in front of her. Her eyes welled up immediately and she ran and hugged that person tightly realising her all tears at a time.

Who's that ????