《The way I used to live✔》chapter 34✔
Advertisement
I didn't know when but I drifted into sleep while leaning into his warm embrace. I woke up from my slumber after hearing the booming voice of someone.
I opened my eyes to see that Arjun was throwing glares at his sister as she gave him a cheeky smile.
I gave them a confused glance and gestured to Arjun with my eyes asking what happened there. He just shook his head, not revealing anything.
After that, he helped me in getting out of the car. I was immediately greeted by the beautiful sight of his house.
The mansion loomed proudly behind the huge iron gates with a modern touch, flanked by the trees which were swaying gently to the cool breeze.
In the middle, there stood the delicate marble fountain, gurgling the clear water, melodic as it resonated in the surrounding silence.
"Wow!!" was the only word that left my mouth as it was a truly enthralling sight.
"It is beautiful," I said to Arjun.
"Yeah. It is my dad's dream house," he told me with a somewhat forlorn look on his face.
Understanding his feelings, I patted his shoulder in an assuring manner to which he smiled at me, making my heart skip a beat.
Ammu immediately ushered us in. Sarada Aunty came to us and welcomed us inside, after doing the Aarti.
After that, she took me in front of a portrait and told me that he was my mamayya(father-in-law). She asked me to pay my respects and I did the same.
"Daksha, I think you might be hungry. Do you want to eat anything? " she asked me.
"No, Aunty. I am fine," I declined her offer politely.
"What Aunty? Call me 'Athayya' (MIL). I will be happier if you call me 'Amma' though," she told me and gave a teasing grin to Arjun.
"If she calls you 'Amma', then what does it take me to you? A son-in-law..?" he asked this with a scoff.
"Yeah. Son-in-law. You better start calling me 'Athayya' from now onwards," she told him teasingly.
"You are not a good mother. How conveniently you kicked your son aside immediately after getting your daughter-in-law?" He said this like a sulking child.
"I am just teasing you, Ajju," she laughed, "But Daksha, consider me as your mother instead of your mother-in-law," she told me and I passed her a grateful smile.
"Ammu, take your vadina(SIL) to your room as she won't be comfortable being alone in a new house," she instructed Ammu.
"What?" Arjun exclaimed, immediately after hearing his mother, making every one of us look at him. He realized his slip of the tongue and gave us an awkward smile.
"I mean, what's the need for going to Ammu's room when she can stay in my room?" he asked his mother.
"Then where will you sleep? In the guest room.?" Instead of answering him, she asked him in return.
"Why will I stay in the guest room.? We both can sleep in my room." After saying this, he looked at his mother as if he had solved the most difficult problem.
"Oh my dear son, I know you are desperate for your wife but you both can't stay together until the completion of Satyanarayana pooja," she told him to which he embarrassedly rubbed the back of his neck and turned his face to the other side.
Advertisement
I bit back my smile at his behavior. Ammu gestured to me to go along with her and took me to her room.
After reaching her room, I took the nightwear from my duffel bag and went to freshen up.
By the time I came outside, Ammu made the bed for us. We both laid on our sides. She suddenly turned to my side and looked at me with a scrutinizing gaze.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" I asked her to which she shook her head.
"Nothing. Just trying to see what magic you have in you," she replied.
"Magic? For what?" I asked her to which she grinned cheekily at me.
"I am asking about what magic you have cast on my brother that made him behave like a lovesick teenager," she replied, making me flush.
"I didn't cast any magic on him. Why did you think like that?" I asked her confusedly and she gave me another teasing smile.
"Do you know the reason why he was glaring at me earlier?" she asked me, to which I shook my head negatively.
"Earlier in the car, I didn't know that you were sleeping. So, I knocked on the window to tell you guys to come out but my brother gestured to me to speak slowly. I didn't understand his gesture and asked him the same in my loud voice that woke you up from your sleep. That was why he was glaring at me like that. You know, it is unusual for him. I mean, it is unusual for him to care for a person who he has recently met unless you occupy an important place in his heart," she said with a heartwarming smile.
"I am glad to see my brother like that. I am really happy that he got you as his life partner. Please be with him in every situation. He is a good guy and can be a good husband too. Another thing, just treat me as your sister. Will you do that?" After asking these, she looked at me expectantly for my answer.
I just hugged her from the side and patted her head.
"Silly girl. I already considered you as my sister from the moment I saw you. As for staying by his side in every situation, it is an oath that I took in my heart the moment he tied this sacred thread around my neck. So, don't worry. I won't leave him even if he asks me to," I assured her and she hugged me back tightly.
Still hugging each other, we soon drifted to sleep. Early in the morning, we woke up due to the knocking at the door. I went to open the door and saw that it was Athayya.
"So sorry to wake you up this early, dear. I know that you are so exhausted but what to do, you guys have to perform the pooja and after that, we have to visit the temple too as per our family tradition. So, please bear with me today. You can rest as much as you want after we are done with everything," she told me in a motherly tone.
"Athayya, don't worry and no need to feel sorry for waking me up. I will get ready and meet you in 15 minutes. Is it okay?" I asked her to which she nodded at me with a smile.
Advertisement
After giving me a saree and the jewelry, she asked me to wear them for pooja and left from there.
I saw that Ammu was sitting on the bed while looking at me with a smile.
"Do you need any help with draping the saree?" she asked me.
"No need. I can manage Ammu,” I told her with a smile. She nodded at me.
She informed me that she was going downstairs to help her mom and asked me to call her if I needed any help. I nodded at her and went into the washroom to freshen up.
After a while, I came out wearing the saree that was given by my Athayya and stood in front of the mirror to wear the jewelry. I just left my hair to flow down loosely to let it dry.
(Daksha's look)
After getting ready, I filled my hairline with the sindoor and thought of going downstairs.
When I went outside the room, Arjun too came out of his room while folding his sleeves.
He wore a white shirt with checkered pants. He is looking too dashing that I can't stop myself from ogling at him.
(Arjun's look)
He might have sensed my presence. He too lifted his head to look at me and If I was not mistaken, he was looking at me with eyes full of admiration.
We are still looking into each other’s eyes. But our staring session got interrupted because of the throat-clearing of someone.
"Ahem! Sorry for the interruption. Mom is calling you both for the pooja," she informed us with a teasing smile playing on her face.
After hearing her say this, we both looked around the surroundings awkwardly and went downstairs.
Athayya came to me and praised me as I was looking good in that saree. After that, she made us sit together for the pooja.
She told us the procedure and made us complete the pooja together. After that, she took me aside and asked me.
"Daksha, are you hungry? If yes, can you bear with it for two or three more hours? You know that we have to go to the temple for another pooja, right? You have to perform that pooja without eating anything. If you are not okay with it, we can do it another day," She asked me.
"Athayya, it's okay. I am not that hungry. Sometimes I have to stay without eating my breakfast because of my schedule. So, I am used to it already," I assured her to which she glared at me.
"Really? It is going to be like that for only today, that too because the situation demands. From tomorrow onwards, I won't even let you step out without having breakfast," She informed me and I smiled at her caring behavior.
After that, she ushered us both to start for the temple in the same car and informed us that she and Ammu would come by another car. We agreed with her and reached his car.
While he took the driving seat, I got settled in the passenger seat. After igniting the engine, he started driving in the direction of Goddess Lakshmi’s temple.
An awkward silence engulfed us. So, I took out my phone and opened it. I saw that there was a message from my Mom, informing me that they were reaching the temple soon. I replied to her with an okay and started scrolling the news feed.
After some time, I got bored with that and kept my phone aside.
"You are looking beautiful," he suddenly complimented me out of nowhere, making me face him.
Hearing his compliment, a tinge of rosiness crept on my face.
"Not only today but also in yesterday's wedding attire, you were looking very beautiful." That made me blush even more.
So I turned my face towards the window to cover my face.
"Then I am honored and you too look very handsome," I told him in a low voice while still keeping my face towards the window.
"Really? I don't think so. You are just saying it as a formality," he told me in a nonchalant tone.
"No, no, it’s not like that. You are looking so hot that I couldn't take off eyes from you earlier. Even at the wedding too, you were looking too dashing that I felt like kissing you then and there itself," I told him honestly while looking into his eyes.
"It looks like someone is so desperate to kiss me," he said with a teasing glint in his eyes.
I realized that he had plans to tease me all along, and like a fool, I fell for it. Hence, I started smacking him, making him burst into fits of laughter.
"Okay, okay, stop it. I am sorry," he said but didn't stop laughing.
So, I turned my head and started looking out of the window with an angry pout.
When we reached the temple, I got out of the car without waiting for him. I went to Athayya and Ammu when I saw them reach the temple.
Arjun joined us and again Athayya made us stand together. I stood beside him and turned my face to the other side, still pretending to be angry at him.
Athayya asked us to go inside the temple and told us that they will join us later.
We agreed and started climbing the steps to go inside. While climbing, I stumbled on my foot due to my saree.
I closed my eyes in fear to welcome the fall but suddenly a muscular arm encircled my waist and held me tightly.
I opened my eyes to see that it was Arjun who held me and was looking at me with worry evident on his face.
"Daksha, are you okay?" he asked me, bringing me out of my reverie.
I stood properly while still holding onto him. My heart trembled in fear while looking at the fleet of the steps. I calmed down my frightened heart and managed to smile at him.
"I am fine. Don't worry. I just stumbled on my saree," I assured him.
"How can I not worry? You gave me a huge scare. What would have happened if I hadn’t reacted immediately? Did you not see those steps?" he asked me in a slightly angry tone to which I bent down my head like a culprit.
Seeing my face, he released a sigh and lifted my head.
"It's okay. Be careful from now on," he said this and rubbed my head lovingly. I nodded at him and was about to climb the steps further.
"Wait," he stopped me and took my hand into his.
"Lest you might fall again," he said.
I smiled at our entwined hands and climbed the stairs along with his protective presence.
Advertisement
Strictly Professional ✔️
Derick Reid owner of a multi-billionaire company in NYC, your typical billionaire playboy, the usual arrogant and rude and add a pinch of heartlessness and you've got this man on your hands.Juliana Downs, she's the beauty with the brains, she's job hunting after quitting her last job, a girl is gotta pay her bills somehow, what better way than to work as the PA of the said multi-billion dollar company owner and our beloved Julie likes to workStrictly Professional. But are things really going to stay Strictly professional? ⚠️This Story Contains Swearing⚠️My most esteemed award #4 in food - 3/3/2021#1 in boss - 8/21/2019 - 11/26/2020#3 in possessive - 8/23/2019#1 in professional - 9/14/2019#1 in family - 11/9/2019#1 in past - 12/9/2019#1 in stubborn - 3/20/2020 - 1/1/2021 - 5/14/2021#1 in music - 7/25/2020#1 in secretary - 7/29/2020#1 in betrayal - 7/31/2020#1 in cute - 8/17/2020#1 in arrogant - 9/2/2020#1 in playboy - 10/29/2020#1 in complete - 5/1/2021#3 in arrogant - 5/14/2021Will be edited after completing the story and please if you see any mistakes point them out.
8 182Sustentation: An Exsanguinate Novela
Kareem and Wesley are roommates who live entirely different lives. Kareem drifts through life with no goals or purpose besides finding his next drink of blood. Wesley is a devout Christian who seeks salvation for both he and Kareem. Both have their secrets and as the two are forced to spend more time together they learn more about each other and themselves. Together they come to qustion the meaning of power, Christianity, and how far the definition of humanity truly goes. Sustenation is the corner where nutrients meets addiction. Will Kareem and Wesley be able to separate the two? Note: I update my other fictions weekly, but I'm not sure what the schedule for this one will be. There's no real plan here. I just had an idea and decided to run with it. I usually plan excessively before I start a fiction, but I don't have a plan this time. It takes place in the same universe as the Exsanguinate fiction, but doesn't really have any links to the other books.
8 161Ashes Of You And I (Completed) | ✔️
"Her troubled eyes held fire. The kind of fire that was capable of burning me to ash."*****I grabbed her chin with my free hand, making her look at me. "I hate that I don't know you. I hate not being a part of your life, like I was before."I leaned a little closer, as her intoxicating scent filled my lungs. "Trust me, I can't hate you, no matter how hard I tried.""So you have... " It came out as more of a question than a statement from her as she looked at me with her big blue eyes."What?" I frowned, dropping my hand from her chin and grabbing her hand, instead."You have tried hating me then?" She asked, tilting her head to the side. This time it sounded more like a statement than a question."I have." I sighed, dropping my head in shame. "And it made me lose the most important person in my life." *****One night. What harm can one night do? It can change lives. Turn best friends into enemies. Turn someone's life upside down. Emily Waters and Ryder Green, were inseparable, joint to the hip, always had each others back and loved each other behind the best friend facade. But one night changed it all. He thinks he has changed for worse but what he doesn't know is that Emily has changed for the worst. Three years later, what if the girl is back, with baggage that she doesn't think anyone could handle? What will happen when they meet? Will the sparks ignite again? Read to find out.***Best rankings:#5 - romance (16/08/2022)#1 - streetfighter (03/09/2021)#4 - hot (27/11/2021)#1 - comeback (15/04/2022)#4 - gangs (04/12/2021)#8 - badass (02/07/2021)#2 - bestfriends (16/08/2022)#9 - friendstolovers (06/07/2021)#2 - rebellion (03/09/2021)#4 - bully (21/08/2021)#2 - past (25/10/2021)#2 - Enemiestolivers (01/10/2021)
8 104Poet In Paris
He stands watching ahead with his emerald eyes fixated on the red rose his mind running with a magnificent amount of ideas all itching to be written down. The wind picking up it's pace blowing each petal he seems to be mesmerized by it all, the beauty of nature. "Isn't it a bit too cold to be out right now?" A sweet melodic voice whispers barely audible but he catches it. Turning his head to the side, eyes land on an angel her hair so soft and her lips so kissable. Her body clad in a black dress, goosebumps from the harsh winds appearing on her soft skin. "I could ask you the same thing." He retaliates in a hushed tone turning back around to face the roses. Silently she walks and stands beside him both eyes watching the rose petals move from the rushing winds, her hair flying in all directions. Almost sneakily he turns his head slightly to the side, eyes landing upon her alluring beauty. His mind erupting in a million thoughts.He's found his inspiration. He's found his muse.An aspiring fashion designer and a poet, two very different personalities working in different forms of art. #1 in cityoflove 29/12/2020#98 in harryedwardstyles 31/12/2020#19 in katgarham 01/1/2021#50 in hs 01/1/2021#26 in fashiondesigner 02/1/2021#21 poetry 02/1/2021#129 in fashion 02/1/2021#188 in France 02/1/2021#184 in Paris 02/1/2021#2 in pianist 15/01/2021#12 in poet 25/01/2021#65 in softharry 25/02/2021#1 in literature 08/03/2021#20 in softharry 08/03/2021
8 67Warrior Luna
Amelia Davis is 20 and she's apart of the Moonlight pack. She has already shifted and she hasn't found her mate yet. This doesn't worry her because she's still young and wants to live her life more. Amelia has long dark midnight hair and beautiful green eyes, with pale skin. She is strong willed and is her father's daughter.Xavier Harrison is 22 and is looking for his mate. He needs a Queen to keep him sane on the throne. He is short tempered and possessive. He has dark hair and brown eyes. She wolves are swept of their feet by his looks and charm. He's in search of his mate. He will never let her go.What will happen when these two find out they're mates? ***I could feel my heart thumping out of my chest. I felt tingles all around me. I quickly put my head down. The truth was going to come out and I wasn't ready for it. I knew what was going to happen. I was so terrified, I just wanted to go home. My throat went dry. I could feel him stop in front of me. I could feel his power coming off of him. I could feel the air change. Kat was loosing her mind, she was so happy. I was so scared. Once I looked up everything was going to change. I wasn't ready, my god why does this have to happen to me.I felt his warm fingertips on the bottom of my chin. It sent shivers into my spine. I wanted more, I wanted more of his touch. It's like my body needed it. I wanted to throw my hand around him. He lifted my chin up slowly, and everything paused. I saw his beautiful honey eyes. "Mate" Kat said in my head. It was like I was staring into his soul. We were so close I could hear him breathing. His steady breathing was the best music I could hear. He nearly stopped my breath, it felt like I was floating. His honey eyes were staring into mine he looked mesmerized. He took his hand off my chin and softly grabbed my hand. He pulled it up to his mouth and said "I believe you're my Queen." He said in a deep enriching voice. Then he kissed my hand with his soft lips.
8 534STILL WITH YOU -- a Taekook Story (✓)
[COMPLETED]What will happen to him when someone whom he dearly love will leave him forever.... will he be able to move on in his life or will he be stuck there, forever???Jeon Jungkook, CEO of JEON INCORPORATION, is a lovely and sweet husband of his wife HYO JO and father of a boy named HANEUL. He gets married at 22 and became a father at 23. Everything was going smoothly in their life until a sudden car accident broke and scattered everything in his life...Kim Taehyung, a beautiful and lovely boy, works at JEON INCORPORATION as the secretary of the CEO. He happens to live with his brother and brothers-in-law... but life took a turn and everything happened..#1 in M-Preg#1 in angstwithhappyending#1 in taekook**This is a fan fiction about taekook and don't have any intention to hurt anyone. **If you are reading this story at any other platform other than Wattpad , you are very likely to be risk of a malware attack. If you wish to read this story in it's original, safe form, please go to (Wattpad User Link). Thank you.**Start- 09/06/2020End- 03/02/2021
8 294