Our journey from engagement to marriage by Shipra Saini (thriller book recommendations TXT) 📖

"Preeti, Siddharth why both of you aren't eating?" Mummy asked.

We both look at her then starting eat without giving her answer. We both eat holding our hands under the table, which make Siddharth eat with his left hand.
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It's 1.45 p.m. I was in my room helping keerti for the packing.

"How the time flew in air we didn't realized. It felt like we came here yesterday and have to leave today only." Keerti said looking at me sadly.

"I'm going to miss your teasing." I said looking at her and gave her small smile.

She gave me small smile and start packing her stuff.

"Keerti.. when I will come to New york after marriage, I want you to show me around the city." I said try to make her cheer.

"Will bhayi let me..? No, never.. he never going to leave your side even for a second." She said.

I blushed thinking about him and I felt the same disappointment for his ignorance towards me

"Well if he didn't..I'll make him sleep on a couch." I said. We both broke into a fistful laughter.

"He is way smarter than you thought bhabhi..he will remove the couch in his room next time." She said between her laughter.

I smiled looking at her. She looks beautiful when she is cheerful. Atleast I make one person happy.

I put her clothes in her suitcase while she taking out her toiletries from bathroom. When I folded her Jeans my phone buzzed with a beep. I took my phone from bed and look at it.

Hubby- come to my room.

I turn to look at keerti she is busy packing her stuff.

"I'll go and check if everything is packed." I said hopping she didn't catch my lie.

"Yeah, sure.." she said while putting the shoes in her suitcase and gave me a smile.

I walked to Siddharth's room. I was about to knock when I noticed the door is slightly open. I open the door. Siddharth is standing at the balcony, leaning to the railing. His back is facing to me. I entered the room and closed the door behind me. He turn to me hearing the sound of door closed. We both look each other for a while before I averted my gaze and look at the room. His clothes is falling everywhere in the room and I guess he was trying to pack his bags which is not his cup of tea.

He walked into the room and leaned to balcony door frame facing to me. His hand folded to his chest showing his biceps. I took a shirt from the floor and started folding them and put clothes in his backpack.

"I'm sorry..." I said while folding his shirt.

"For what..?" He asked me still leaning to the window door frame. I looked at him then bent my head down.

"I don't know what are you thinking about me. I never done that before. I...I shouldn't..shouldn't..have.." I closed my eyes for the lack of words.

I heard a footsteps towards me and felt a warmth beside me. I was fledging with my fingers. He held me by my shoulder and make me turn to him. He lift my chin up then cup my cheeks with his palms.

"If you are thinking that I was judging you by the most mesmerizing kiss you gave in morning then throw that thought in a bin. That was the most beautiful and innocent kiss I have ever shared . I'm not going to judge you for anything." He said looking into my eyes.

"Then why are you ignoring me since morning. Why are you not looking at me." I asked him, looking into his eyes.

"I was not ignoring you baby. I'm just upset that we have to separate and I can't bear to look into those beautiful eyes which fills with sadness of our separation. I might loose my control and tell everyone that you are coming with me no matter what." He said looking into my eyes.

Tears are threatening to escape from my eyes. I control them but a lone tear escape from my left eye. He wiped the tear with his thumb.

"Our separation is temporary though but it felt like we are saying last goodbye to each other." I said with my teary eyes.

"Ssshhh...don't say such things Preeti. It's only 56 days left for marriage and I will see you again. I'll take you with me and then no one can separate us." He said while touching our foreheads.

"I will miss you so much. I will wait for you when you come with a barat and take me with you as your dulhan (bride)." I said and he pull me for a hug.

His hand is on my waist and his head is rested in a crook of my neck. I put my both hands around his neck and pull him closer.

"Preeti I can't stay away more from you. I wanted to be fully yours and make you fully mine in every sense. I know it's too soon for asking but I wanted to make you fully mine and mark you as mine on our wedding night. Will you let me." He whispered, still hugging me.

I know it's a topic we never discuss and it's not a right situation to ask but I don't want to think anything about it. I just wanted to be his and do anything which makes him happy. I nodded my head slowly still hugging him.

We broke the hug and he kissed me on my forehead.

"I will never forced you if you are not ready and we will discuss about it later. Don't think about that much, Okey." He said cupping my face. I nodded my head in response. He pulled me again and kissed on my forehead.

"Preeti please stay away the people who hurt you and if anything happen in office just give me a call, I will take care of it." He said still touching our forehead. I nodded my head as Yes.

I pulled myself away from him.

"What happen.." he asked me with concern.

"Wait here.." I said and walk to my wardrobe and open it. I took out a black box from the drawer and open it. I look at the watch which I bought it when I came to know Siddharth is coming to India to celebrate diwali with us.

It is a quiet expensive for me but not for Sid. It must be most cheapest gift he ever received and have a cheapest watch in his watch collection. I bought it from my savings for him, with lot of love.