KRRISH

It was going to cross six months very soon that mine and Ruhi's marriage of convenience has happened. But as a husband, I had failed to fulfil any of her demands even though she had never really demanded anything from me.

I had been compelled to do this marriage of convenience with Ruhi to keep the vows of my mother and Ruhi's grandmother. It was very much of shocking fact for me when I had to think Ruhi as my wife. I had never really imagined about being in such relationship with her. I used to have a tiny crush on her in high school but when Ankita arrived in my life, I had gotten completely drawn towrads her.

After my parents death, I became a mess. I had been going through severe depressio, trying hard to cop up with such emptiness of losing my parents. During that time, I needed Ankita most. I needed her to provide me the much required comfort and security but she did the opposite thing. She chose to break up with me and it wad with my own damn best friend. They knew how much I was already going through after my parents' death yet they both chose to betray me and go behind my back

The sudden break up of Ankita had shattered me.I became rather furious than upset with them. After such cruel betrayal, my prospective about love and friendship changed drastically.I chose to get rid of those stupid and messed up emotions by indulging myself in alcohols.I did not want to use this as an excuse for my unsympathetic and idiotic behaviour.But I couldn't help myself as I was afraid to trap myself again in this illusion called love.

I knew that drinking and smoking were very injurious to health but they worked incredibly well as medicines for depression.I was short tempered and I was aware about my anger issues.

I also knew that I was doing absolutely wrong with Ruhi by keeping this distance between us. She really deserved someone better than me. I was not worthy of being her husband. As a husband, I couldn't give anything to her. And that's why I had kept everyone far away from me. Even I didn't talk to Ruhi also. I always had tried to ignore her so that I again wouldn't get captured in the feeling of "love" and again I would lose her also.

However with time, I had realised how much of a insensitive jerk I had been towards her and I should actually think about my marriage with Ruhi. While neglecting her every time, I had not noticed that I had actually crossed my limits which was hurting her very badly. I was pissed off with myself for playing with her emotions in this way only because of my fear in love.

I had infected her much pain but I didn't want to continue this anymore. I was ready to give a try to our relationship. I should at least  try to bring back our old friendship. I could not hold myself more from her after seeing how she was suffering badly due to my ugly behaviour.

Today, I had come to know everything Ruhi when I found her praying to the God. Somewhere I used to have a foolish knowledge that she was also not interested in this marriage as she had never complained or expressed to me about anything. But I had seen today how much she was craving for love.

I was such a brainless dumb that I did not even imagine to love someone agin because of this stupid insecurity I wanted to escape from her to keep her happy but I didn't know that she was actually waiting for me on the other hand. Therefore I was promising to myself that I would be her best friend again. I didn't know whether I could love her or not but I would try my best to keep her happy.

I was deep down in my thoughts while laying on the bed to think about Ruhi. Guilt had been eating me just thinking about my stupidity which had hurt Ruhi and my family members.I released a deep breath , running a hand through my hair. The sound of the door slamming open, caught my attention and I was immediately turning around to face her.

Ruhi walked inside the room and went to the washroom without saying anything. I was still awake as I couldn't sleep due to all those complicated thoughts. After sometimes, she came out wearing her night suit. I observed her very carefully taking in her facial features. She looked so pale and had grown dark circles under her eyes. I could easily figure out the difference between my old Ruhi who used to carry a cheerful and fresh aura with her which made everyone to be elated in every situation good or bad, and this Ruhi who looked far broken to be repaired.

Her dull face was the definition of her pain which she was suffering only because of me. I had never really observed her so well in these months. Her face was clearly saying that she was upset. Yet I would say that she had not changed.She was very pretty and cute.

As if sensing the pressure of my strong gaze, she turned to look at me and passed me a small smile. I smiled back instantly.I guess that it was after many days, I was genuinely smiling at her. Maintaing to keep her smile, she came to the bed where I was laying down. She bent down to grab the pillow. Quickly understanding her intentions, I held her hand causing her look at me with confusion. Today I was not letting her sleep on that couch.

THIRD PERSON

Ruhi looked up to meet the very familiar pair of hazel green eyes of Krrish who was gazing at her with so much intensity. For a moment, Krrish remained stunned with how she looked very beautiful from very close. He shook his head before breaking the eye contact.

"Ruhi,you don't need to sleep on the couch today." He stated firmly keeping up a serious expression. Ruhi furrowed her eyebrows in confusion.

"No, I won't let you sleep on the couch anymore. You are going to sleep in this bed from now onwards." He told her. Ruhi was going to ask something but before she could ask anything, he interrupted her.

"No,I won't sleep on the couch and neither you also.Today we both will sleep together in this bed."

She was still in aghast to digest the words spelled by him. He understood her turmoil and pulled her to sit beside him on the bed when she came back in her senses.

"What? Are you really sure for it ?I know that we don't maintain any relationship of being a couple.Then I shouldn't disturb you by spoiling your sleep.You don't need to sympathize with me.I am better in couch." She quickly declared , still stunned with the newfound shock.

"Just shut up.You speak too much and it's your big problem, Ruhi. Just do whatever I am saying, no I am ordering in fact. I am your husband. So you should follow my instructions without any question." Ruhi looked at him with shock. Krrish nearly laughed seeing the expression of Ruhi. She looked very cute with her confused expression.

"But ..." She was again interrupted by him.

"No excuse, just come and lay beside me." Ruhi was speechless to see the sudden change in him.

"Do you really want me to lay beside you?" She asked timidly, still in denial to accept that it was happening in reality.

"Obviously yes , I need to be with you Ruhi. And as my wife, you have equal right on this bed.So just come and lay down." He smiled squeezing her hand.

She smiled slightly as a glimmer of hope formed in her head. Her heart sped up rapidly in anticipation and suddenly her eyes teared up feeling emotional. He noticed her eyes glistening with tears and sighed to think that it was all because of him. He cupped her face and wiped her tears from her eyes.

"Why are you crying?"

"No, I am just feeling so much happy." She replied, grinning at him.

Without exchanging anymore word, she silently laid down on the bed maintaining a good distance between them which was noticd by Krrish.So he pulled her tightly making her to face him when she just shuddered in his touch and looked up to find him looking at her. He gently kissed on her forehead and caressed her cheeks with his finger when she closed her eyes feeling his touch.

He looked into her eyes when she did the same.

"I know Ruhi that I have shown my indifference towards you for the last few months because of something.I don't want to bring the topic right now. So it will better if I will again get my old best friend back. Will you give my old Ruhi back ? Ruhi ,I wish to bring our chocolate friendship back. Will you give it to me ?" He asked softly.

She couldn't control her tears after listening to his words not because she was upset but she was so happy as her time of waiting for him had been over. He softly touched face to rub her tears when she nodded positively in joy. He soon took her in his embrace while she also kept her head on his chest feeling the most authentic pleasure of the world.She was again happy to get her best friend back. She felt her body shiver in happiness.She kept remembering about her dream which she had dreamt in the afternoon today. She smiled to think that it had been the small indication of the God that things might be actually normal between them now.

Thinking about ,she clutched him tightly feeling his warmth which she had missed for so long when he too kept his hand on her waist assuring her to make her contented. They both spent the night with their newly found but old relationship with each other in the flood of ecstasy.

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Sorry for the late update. And I am really feeling so pity on Krrish to avoide Ruhi because of his fear only.
But finally, he has accepted her as his friend. They both r going to start their life as friends. So let's see whether they could be imprisoned in love or not .