****Mature content ahead. I have put a warning sign ⚠️ at the start and end of the scene, so you know where to skip. 

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"Hate is the start of a relationship"

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In the shopping centre

Shivaay was glancing around as his sister was scavenging around the heaps of clothing kept on the table. He whistled as he found it little boring sitting in between the array of ladies and wailing children in the shopping centre. 

(Sandhya Pratap Singh)

"...Sandy...hurry up...I got meet Gayatri!...she will be waiting for me!..." At last Shivaay pleaded her who twisted her face stating

"...stay put!...you can always meet your elder!...this is important for me!...it's my reception dress...it should be iconic!...just like me!...*chuckle*..." Sandhya teased Shivaay for dating an older woman, Gayatri – 2 years senior to him.

"...Iconic?!!..my left foot!!...*scoff*...seriously!...you have the whole wardrobe full of useless...worthless...dresses...kept for what!!!...the cloth bugs?!!...*tsk*..." Shivaay jumped from his seat and grumbled his frustration on to the calm Sandhya who was signalling the salesgirl on her 20th selection of the heavy lehenga.

At his remark, Sandhya just grinned angering him even more. He just grumbled in little cusses and went to play in his Nintendo.

At the end of her shopping spree Sandhya ordered her little brother to have some cold drinks and snacks before they could go home.

Being the ardent mama's boy, he complied and took her to the most expensive restaurant with a snicker.

Sandhya was flabbergasted at the amount of food that her little brother ordered, knowing very well that she would be the one paying the bill as usual.

Singh Mansion

The living room

Vyjanthi had come to visit her bestie who wanted her advice on the wedding rituals which Karthika was not privy with.

Karthika had slightly forgotten the age-old rituals and traditions, being blended quite vehemently in the city suburbs.

As the ladies talked about, Gauri became restless and called out her mom to play in the garden.

Vyjanthi slightly scolded her daughter who got angered and slumped on the couch. Karthika smiled and replied

"...go ahead, Blacky would be happy to have a new friend..."

The little girl got puzzled but found the servant near her to guide towards the garden area.

Woof! Woof!

The perky dog jumped with joy to find a rugged girl with her wide smile.

"...hey...not the face!...down boy!..." Gauri tried to get Blacky's lease who was getting restless.

*Giggles*

As the dog played with a new friend, he heard the booming sound of the car playing the loud rock music. His master was here.

The girl saw the way the dog ran to get his master, making her sad. She tsked and went inside the mansion to get back to the boring ladies talks.

"...hey!...rub your muddy foot!...before going inside!..." Gauri looked back at the call with a creased brow and glanced at her soiled boots. She smirked and curtsied to tease the boy who got puzzled at her posture. 

Smash!

"...oops!...my bad!...*teasing voice*..." saying so Gauri went inside, sidelining the pot that she had deliberately pushed onto the clean pathway. 

"...what the?!!..get back here, pigtails!...you brat!..." an enraged Shivaay rushed behind the giggling girl who rejoiced to tease the whitewashed manboy.

Vyjanthi heard her daughter's laugh, sensing some mischief pulled by her. Karthika saw the giggling girl slump on the couch and drank the juice hurriedly quenching her thirst.

Gauri rubbed her lips off the juice remnants with her backhand and huffed for a breath.

"...where is she?!!..." hearing his voice, Gauri hid behind her mother. Karthika glanced at the naughty girl and thought to take her angered son out of the room, before the girl would face his rage.

"...Beta...um...your dad's secretary had called...just 10 minutes ago?!...go call him...maybe it is something urgent...hm?" Karthika then somehow shelved the topic and managed to send Shivaay away.

"...Tarzan!..." Gauri saw the way Shivaay halted and looked back to find the girl, teasing him with her pulled out tongue. His blood boiled with the perky girl wiggling her thick brows.

"...Why you little...?!!" Shivaay marched at the teasing freckled girl who was enjoying the snacks bought by the servant snickering at the little mischief pulled by the perky girl in the quiet mansion.

The maids and servants were peeking from the kitchen and some from their busy work at the little banter between their little master and the perky child who feared none.

"...the call...office?..." Karthika reminded him who glanced back at his concerned mother. Shivaay knew that his mother didn't like loud noises and opted to deal with the naughty kid later.

"...pigtails!..." muttering he went back to his room obeying his mother, trying to ignore the loudly laughing girl on the couch.

In the evening

Rita aunt's house

Gauri as usual went to her favourite aunts house to tell her dad's harsh decision for her life.

"...Bunki...think it this way...you will have a change in the surrounding...it's a village...and you always loved the mountains...Darjeeling have the most beautiful ones...right?" As Rita aunty tried to pacify the girl who raised her brows knowing the naïve woman's attempt to cheer her up.

"...Mhm...aunty...do you have the appams?...I am hungry..." Gauri pleaded the woman who caressed her cheeks and went inside to bring the child some of her famous appams and chicken curry.

(*appams – fermented rice salty pancakes)

Gauri smacked her fingers at relishing the marvellous taste and smiled weirdly. Rita aunty shaked her head smiling, pouring the fresh orange juice to the child.

Bidding bye to her aunt the final time, Gauri thought to roam more around before she would be stripped off her freedom.

Rani aunt's flat in Rose apartment

"...Gauri?!!...come inside honey!..." Rani was instructing her maid as she had returned from office, as she found the perky girl roaming their floor probably waiting for her friend.

After spending some more fruitful time with Rani, Gauri expressed her desire to stay the night in the apartment. Rani was perplexed at first and then saw the way Gauri was looking somewhat scared to return home.

She kept the call from Vyjanthi who somehow agreed to make her child stay the night just two floors down.

As Rani patted the duvet over Gauri, she saw the child zoning out.

"...want to hear a fairy tale...hm?" Gauri perked at the word 'fairy tale' and smiled making Rani caress her head.

As the woman finished the story, she sensed the child to fall in deep slumber. Rani thought to have a talk with Siddarth regarding his decision to send the innocent child away from her family.

The Singh mansion

Shivaay was confused as to why did his girlfriend cancelled their date and opted to go for a girls night out.

He thought to call his bestie, Sunny who would not deny his offer to play some PSP games.

But in vain. He too escaped saying that he wanted to complete his assignments, which was so unlike of him.

Sunny's apartment

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"...oh...baby!...god!...you are so good!!" Gayatri was not able to keep up with the strong thrust penetrating her core. Sunny grunted loudly as he was not able to stop his lustful moves to take his spare.

Sunny's girlfriend had gone to her grandpa's birthday party in her hometown, leaving the feisty Sunny to grapple the waiting Gayatri.

Sunny moved more harshly on her hot sweaty body when she grabbed the sheets, not able to take his powerful lunges. Gayatri was confused as to why the man was not stopping his pushes, trying her out.

Finally, she pushed him away breathing heavily and angered at his clumsy pushes, not able to frenzy properly.

"...enough!!...I need to shower...you are so sweaty!!...disgusting!!!" murmuring she covered herself in the duvet and moved to the washroom getting sickened by the man boy.

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As Sunny released the smoke from his darkened lips, he sensed her coming out only in a towel. The wet slender body was enticing him again, he rushed to grab her waist.

Gayatri got enraged at his madness and pushed him away repulsing "...I said enough!!...I am tired!...and I have an early class tomorrow!..."

Sunny scoffed at her reply. As he knew that she just wanted to sex talk with her boyfriend – Shivaay who hated the ongoing trend.

Ever since, Shivaay bought a new phone for Gayatri; she was obsessed with the contraption. He saw the way Gayatri getting dressed in her denim shorts and loose shirts.

"...see you tomorrow in college?!!..." as he reminded her of their secret love shots behind the college abandoned site. Gayatri grunted turning around with her fake smile replying "...of course...but in class...as we have our practical tomorrow...remember...humph!...dumbo!!!"

Sunny smirked at her attitude murmuring "...yup...practical...which I got A+ for my tonight's performance love...*evil laughs*...oh pretty evil witch!...wait till you find out...that your little secret will be out in 9 months...humph!!!"

He relaxed knowing that his little plan was working to take Gayatri away from the college heartthrob – Shivaay.

Gayatri was only with Sunny because of his attempt to pleasure her the way she wanted. Coz Shivaay was an old school who didn't want to indulge in any intimacy, which was not his definition of love.

Even though Sunny was not so handsome to the likes of Shivaay, but he was cunning and street smart. Sunny had lived his life away from his family to make a mark in the city. He wanted to work alongside Singh medicals as the manager – the position royally given to Shivaay.

All the major decision made by Shivaay was actually dictated by Sunny who thought to get the eye of the tiger – Mr. Pratap Singh. Once he does, he will be able to get what he wanted from this wretched life – money, fame and a god damn good life for his poor family.

Many Gayatris will come and go, but an opportunity like the one with that of Shivaay's friendship would never come again and again. Now it was time to shed this Gayatri disease once and for all.

Getting her hitched, would traumatise her and make her try to take Shivaay's confidence with her spiteful story telling. Shivaay would never take a shameless woman like her, making it easy for him to get closer to Shivaay. And even if Gayatri blames Sunny, Shivaay would never believe her as was her flirty nature with most of the footballers in the college.

Shivaay did catch hold of one or two instances of her flirty interaction with his football teammates. Suspecting his girlfriend with the time to time fill up by his bestie who would sprinkle more gasoline in the fire. Sunny would often get irritated with her unwanted interferences in their serious talks, making Shivaay stop his conversation and move away with his girlfriend.

As Gayatri would always cling to her boyfriend like a glue, not allowing even his bestie to talk with him.

Time to cut the rope and get rid of the plague Gayatri – forever. 

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Presenting to you 'The Gifted Wife' - a hate-love-hate story with a twist.❤️

I hope to give a side of the story that is very close to my heart. ❤️

A glimpse of the reality on how a heartbroken child is given the endearing love that she truly deserves from her enemy. ❤️

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