After the wedding

So, the wedding was a grand success and now that it is over let's look at how they are dealing with it.

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I open my eyes and feel I am enough rested. I roll over to my side with a smile and my heart slips and I clutch at it as I realize I am staring at a man. What was he doing in my room? I rub my eyes and see Viren sleeping peacefully. My hand automatically reaches to feel the string of black beads around my neck. I am married and this is my husband. This is my new home. It has been a week since the wedding and it was only yesterday that I could sleep well. All the ceremonies,  customs and rituals were finally over. Tomorrow I will get back to work and to my routine life. What did we do on our first night? That was one hilarious story. This is how it goes...

It was 5pm and after the countless tears my mom,dad and other relatives shed during vidai, Viren and I were taken to his house to freshen up.We were supposed spend the night in a suite that was booked at a luxurious resort in the outskirts of the city.Sanju accompanied me to his house to make me comfortable. After some talking with his relatives and some time in silence as they shot shy smiles at me apparently for my nuptial night, I and Sanju were assisted to a room where I was supposed to freshen up and be ready. As soon as we entered the room, Sanju quickly bolted the door while I slumped onto the bed.

" Wow! You are going to have sex", she squealed. " Shhh! Are you crazy?",I whispered. " What?", she said surprised that I was stopping her. " What if someone hears us?", I said falling onto the bed. " Like they don't know! Did you not see their faces? Everyone at the wedding knows youl get the lollypop today", she said in a boring tone. " Lollypop?!", I rolled my eyes." Yeah lollypop, you know-", she started explaining. I joined my palms," Please I know. Don't explain", I said giving up on my shameless cousin. I stared at the ceiling trying to take in everything that was happening around me.

"Hey what are you thinking,huh?", she asked continuously poking me with her index finger. Her characteristic trait and one that annoyed me. " All this is happening too fast", I said still staring above. " Its just in your head Payal. You had four months to get used to each other. I am sure you guys must have discussed about tonight number of times", she said like that was obvious." Never. There were other important things we had to talk about", I said avoiding looking at her. " Like world economy and Indian politics?", she asked, clearly sarcastic. I shrugged but the truth was we discussed only that. " Unbelievable you guys are", she said with her eyes wide. " What will you do today then?", she asked like that was a life and death issue.I kept silent and she read that as my ignorance in this aspect. " Okay, I will do you a favor and give some gyan. Listen up", she started. " Oh! Please Miss. Know it all. I will manage. Keep it to yourself", I huffed.

" Okay then. All the best", she said pulling me up to sit. " I did not give you a wedding gift", she said rummaging her bag. " Yeah. So?", I eyed her suspiciously. I know her too well to sense her mischief. " So, here is my gift", she said throwing a shopping bag into my lap. " What is it?", I asked, not wanting to touch the bag in front of me. " Open up!", she nudged me. Slowly I peeked into the bad and pulled out its contents. Like I expected it was in fact something embarrassing. It was a strapless two piece night suit in creme color.The neck line was low with a small bow in the center.  It was short and the length would reach my mid-thigh. There was a lacy overcoat along, which did not hide anything at all. The back  was even deeper. " How will the dress even stand on my body?",I wondered loud. " That is the whole point. It should not", she grinned. " Very funny. I am not wearing this", I pushed it towards her. " Shut up Payal. Wear this and everything will be smooth", she pushed it back. " Don't be crazy. I won't wear it and that is it",I said in finality. She sat silent for a while. " Ok then! I will give this gift to Viren", she said getting up from bed. "No!", I pulled her back and she smirked. " Fine I will. Put it in my bag", I said, my voice stern. She smiled happily while she pushed the dress into my back pack.

I quickly showered and dressed myself.I wore a sleeveless white suit with green embroidery and a white and green dupatta. I put some kohl and used chap-stick. I brushed my hair and left it open. My neck had the black beads Viren had put on and my hands had a set of red bangles that I was supposed to wear for a few days. I was looking at myself in the mirror when there was a rap on the door and Sanju jumped to open it. " Ready?", Swetha walked in. I smiled at her. " Good! Let's go. Viren is waiting for you", she said leading me and Sanju out.

In no time, we both started in the car with Viren driving it. My dad came to pick Sanjana and she winked at both of us before she left with him. We sat in silence, I didn't know if we were too embarrassed to speak or were too peaceful. The drive was for almost an hour, Swetha informed before we started. I was tired and sleepy resulting in me dozing off. After almost half an hour, I felt someone tap on my knee. My sleep was dear to me and I had no intention of letting it go. I ignored drifting off again but the tapping continued. I finally gave up and opened my eyes. " Now, you drive.I want to sleep", he said. Not requested. I sighed moving to the drivers seat while he comfortably slept for the remaining distance.

The suite was so luxurious that I fell in love with it that very instant. It was more of a house than a suit. It had a sitting area with leather couches and a huge television and an Xbox. The lights, decorations were all awesome. It had french windows that opened up to a private swimming pool. The moon glowed on the dark waters of the pool as the lawn surrounding it gave a serene look.There were trees around it with  lay back chairs on the lawn. There was one bedroom that had a king-size bed and a small table with a lamp on it. The table was put up to a window that offered a breath taking view. There was another room built to hold a table tennis table and a snooker board.A theater room was built that had comfortable chairs to sit back and enjoy your favorite movie. There was a bar and an inbuilt Jacuzzi too. It was such a waste that we were there just for a night while this place was worth living for at least a month.

" So, what do you want to do?", Viren asked as I sat on the bed admiring the texture of the bed cover. What did he mean by what I want to do? Is he asking me if I want it? What do I tell him? May be he read my thoughts, he quickly corrected himself, " I mean shall we have dinner first or roam around a bit?", he said . I was relieved and I guess it was apparent on my face. Viren started laughing and that somehow relieved me further. I waited for him to finish, " Is it over? Why are you laughing?", I asked my arms folded. "You look so scared", he said grinning at me. " Don't worry I don't have that on my mind at all. Let's go eat something and have fun", he said. I was not ready for it too but some where I felt a little bad that he did not think of it. I know! I know! I am crazy.

We drove around a bit and found a fancy looking restaurant, where we stopped to have dinner. The place looked like it was hit for honeymoon with almost every table filled with couples displaying PDA. We took our seats and placed our order along with some wine. " So, Sanjana has my number?", he asked all of a sudden." What?No. I did not give her", I was surprised why he even got that idea." Apparently, she does. I got a text from her while you were in the wash room", he paused gauging my expressions. What did my stupid cousin do now? Where the hell did she get his number? She must have taken it from my phone. That back stabbing bi**h. "Hey Viren I got a great gift for you both. It is with Payal. make sure she shows it to you", he read it out looking into his phone. Oh God! Lift me up now or push me down into the abyss, I prayed hoping he will change the topic. "Why is the order taking so long. I am hungry!", I said trying to avoid his stare but my voice trembled giving me away. " So, what is that gift?", he asked ignoring my comment. Somewhere I felt, he had an idea what it was but he was acting ignorant. " She was just joking. Ignore her.", I said looking for the waiter. " The text did not seem like that", he said rubbing his chin. "She is mad. She just wants to trouble me. It is nothing", I desperately tried. Just in time the order arrived pushing that topic behind but I know Viren had it at the back of his mind. We proceeded to savor the food served and I realized there was a faint thumping music in the background." Where is that music coming from?", I asked. Viren perked up his ears and the expression on his face turned to surprise. " I guess there is a pub somewhere nearby", he said and there was excitement in his voice. "You dance?", I asked like I did not expect him to. "Occasionally. It relieves me from stress", he said. " I love it. Shall we go there after this?", I asked like a little girl pleading her father to take her to a park. " Sure", he said and we quickly finished dinner and found the directions to the pub " KnightLife".

We took some time to get adjusted to the ambience of the pub. Like some ghost possessed him, Viren dragged me to the bar counter. On few occasions, I had mentioned to him that I drink and he found today the right time for me to show him my stamina. He ordered two glasses of champagne to start with. We raised a toast for our wedding and the life we were about to begin. After that was done, he ordered a pair of margaritas. It contained less alcohol and the effects were mild too. We were happy in each others company and in presence of booze. Our topics of discussion drifted from one to another as the drinks he ordered kept increasing in the alcohol content. We had slowly moved to Neat Vodka and Tequila shots. The effect  I was getting a little tipsy but Viren looked just fine. I was loosing my inhibitions as my body swayed to the music. I grabbed his hand pulling him onto the dance floor. The number was a fast track with loud music, just right for a pub. I kept dancing swaying my hips sensuously, while I wrapped his hands around my waist. I faintly knew I was doing something I was not supposed to but my mind was totally under the control of all the alcohol that I drank up. I could see Viren silently smiling at me as he moved in rhythm. I don't know how long i danced like that or how much more had I drunk. "You are handsomeee", I dragged and giggled, looking at Viren. "Oops! I shouldn't be saying that. I am sooo drunk", I said placing my hands on my mouth. "Another Tequila", I shouted at the bartender, lying my head, down on the counter. " I am sorry. She has drunk a little more than she should", Viren apologized. " Hey, why are you sorry? No, No you are not sorry. You are .. You are..Ah! Viren", I giggled again. He laughed so sweetly that it was more intoxicating than the alcohol. " You drive me crazy!", I sang as he lifted me up and took me to the car.

" You shouldn't drive", I said trying to pull away the keys from him. " And why is that?", he asked and his voice was sloppy too. " Because you are drunk. Give me the keyss I will drive", i said tripping on my own legs. " Walk properly, then you can drive", he laughed as he put me down on the seat beside him. We reached the suite in no time and I ran towards the swimming pool with him following me. " I want to swim..like a fish", I said kicking my heels off. " Payal! Not now. You will catch cold", he said pulling me. " Awww. You care for me", I pulled his cheek and pushed his hand off, jumping into the pool. I began swimming like it was not a pool but the sea. The effect of water was bringing the alcohol levels down and things started to get a little clear. I saw Viren standing and looking me and that was when I realized my dress has completely turned transparent revealing the lingerie I wore. I quickly got out of the pool and rushed to the room, Viren following me with his eyes. Once inside, I quickly changed into something that I had bought. The alcohol still had its effect on me and that was proved by my confidence to go back and face him even after what happened.

"Let's play something", he said, his voice showing the affect of alcohol on him. " What?", I ask walking to sit in the chair opposite to him. " Truth or Dare", he rubbed his hands together mischievously.  He took a bottle from the in-house bar and revolved on the table. The first turn was mine and he had to choose."Truth", he said raising his chin with pride." Did you have sex before?", I asked and it was more of the alcohol speaking than me. He thought and thought and finally spoke, "Nope.Never. I am 29 and a virgin", he said with a sad expression. I laughed hard at him heartily before he turned the bottle. It was again my turn and this time he chose a dare. " Remove your kurta", I said confidently. I started to doubt if I was faking to be under alcohol influence. He did not think twice and removed it in a flash. He was wearing an inner vest that had cut hands exposing his sturdy arms. His chest was broad and his abs seemed flat. I ogled at him for as long as I could, before he turned the bottle again. Now, it was his turn and I chose to speak the truth, "Do you know how to kiss?", he asked and his eyes lingered on my lips. I licked them unconsciously and he repeated my action. " Theory yes. Practical no", I said taking the bottle from his hand. This time the bottle again pointed at him and he chose the dare option. "Make a prank call and abuse", i said handing him his hone. His eyes widened for a minute but then he took it. He dialed some random number and there was a voice on the other end.  He started with his line of abuses, some I have never even heard of and some so offensive that  had to close my ears. I felt pity for the guy on the other side whose ears must be bleeding right now.  I quickly pulled the phone out of his hand," Sir, I am so sorry. That is my husband and he is mentally handicapped. He didn't mean any of it. Please forgive us", I said and cut the call. There was silence for some time and then we started laughing. The game went on for few more rounds and then we finally decided to hit the bed.

We were so tired that we did not know which side of the bed we were sleeping on. " Payal!", he called out just before I drifted into sleep." Hmm?", I asked trying hard to keep my eyes open. He came close, his breath warm on my face. I was suddenly attentive as my eyes went wide because of his proximity. His eyes focused on my lips as he moved further. My heart beat raced and I was scared I would faint.He gently brushed his lips on mine for a fraction of second before sucking on them. The kiss lasted for seconds and it was no less than bliss. My first kiss, but I know it was all just under the influence of alcohol.

I had a goofy smile on my face, recollecting that day. It was one crazy night. I retrieved my phone from under the pillow and noticed it was almost 9 and I was still in bed. It was my first day and I was not making a good impression. I woke up in a jolt and rushed to fresh up. 

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