Morning time, Daya and Shreya house
The alarm clock rings. Shreya wakes up and shuts it off. A minute later, she wakes up with a start. She remembers where she is. She sees across the bed. There is no one.
Shreya: yeh kahan gaye? Bathroom me? She goes near the bathroom, the door opens and she gasps.
Shreya:aap…aap itni subah nahaa bhi chuke? She glances at her husband, Daya who is clad only in a towel and tshirt. His hairs are wet.
Daya (drying hairs): Haan..meri aadat hai…Good morning..he reminds her the fact that it is morning!
Shreya: Good morning…main aapke liye coffee banaoo?
Daya: main banaa loonga…tum bhi jaldi se nahaa looo..
Shreya (mind): Nahaana? Itni subah subah..she nods her head and goes to the bathroom.
Shreya sighs. Her whole life has changed. Newly married to software engineer Daya Shetty, she has just joined him in London, where he is working on a company project since 2 years. It's an arranged marriage – the usual way! A family friend brought the proposal – photos got exchanged, families met and they liked each other. Shreya and Daya met a couple of times over Skype – he couldn't come to Delhi, where Shreya stayed. A couple of months after Daya did manage to come on a short leave for his own wedding! They got married and he left for London.
A month later, Shreya has joined her husband in London. She had to leave her home, friends, family and her job. Currently she is on a break while looking out for jobs.
Daya (knocking):Shreya….jaldi karo…mujhe nikalna hai..meri ek meeting hai..
Shreya opens the door of the bathroom and finds herself face to face with him. He glances at her and immediately lowers his eyes. Shreya looks at herself and realizes the cause of his shyness – she is clad in 2 towels – one on her body and the other on her head.
Daya (looking away): Main…main naashta ready karta hoon…tum jaldi tayyar ho jaoo…he leaves shutting their bedroom door.
Shreya sighs and quickly dresses. She is combing her hairs, she checks facebook on her mobile phone. Her best friend Shubhi has posted pictures of some romantic dinner with her husband. Its captioned – An evening full of love! She glances at the picture – Shubhi and her husband Rohan are seated in a posh restaurant and enjoying a candle light dinner. She spots some red roses on the table.
Shreya (commenting on the pic): wowww…Love is in the airrr…
Shubhi (reply):Thanks…btw, where are your pics with hubby…or you busy wid him (wink, wink)
Shreya (thinking): busy toh hai hi…lekin main nahi..mere pati Daya… she glances at the wedding picture just placed at the dressing table.
Shreya (fondling picture): itni kanjoosiiii….smile bhi poori nahi hai inki…
Soon they have breakfast together and Daya leaves for his office. Shreya sighs and spends time unpacking her stuff and arranging them around. Her phone rings. Its her best friend.
Shreya: Hey Shubhiiiiii….kaisi hai tu?
Shubhi:main toh maze me hoon Shreyaaa…tu bataa…tu kaisi hai? Settle ho gayi?
Shreya: Settle? Arre abhi kal hi toh aayi hoon…jet lag hi nahi gaya hai…bass aise hi timepass kar rahi thi..
Shubhi: ohhh…aur sunaa? Kya haal chaal? Hows married life? Honeymoon ke liye kahan gaye the..yaar koi pics hai hi nahi tere..
Shreya: Honeymoon? Who toh hum abhi tak gaye hi nahi…Daya ka koi project hai yaar…subah shaam ussi me busy rehte hai…tu bata tere kya haal chaal hai?
Shubhi (shy laughter): Kya boloon yaar..Rohannn is sooo romantic…pata hai honeymoon pe hum dono Maldives gaye the….it was just out of this world…maine aur Rohan ne toh hamare dating ke time pe hi decide kiya tha..kahan jaayenge…kya karenge..wagereh wagereh..
Shreya:hmmmm…toh ab apni ichaayen khul ke poori kar rahi ho..acha hai madam..
Shubhi:Haan woh toh hai..love marriage ka yeh faydaa toh hai…tuning achi ho jaati hai shaadi ke pehle hi..
Shreya (agreeing):haan..woh toh hai..
Shubhi: acha yeh bata..How is your hubby? Shaadi me mili thi…thoda quiet types lage mujhe..tu bata..quiet hai yaa…quite naughty hai? Hahahahaaha..
Shreya (not knowing what to say): quiet hi hai..zyaada baaten huyi nahi hai…abhi abhi toh aayi hoon..
Shubhi:kya? Teri shaadi ko ek mahina ho gaya hai…aur tu keh rahi hai zyaada baaten huyi nahi hai…Shreya…sab theekh hai naa?
Shreya (worried): haan..haan..sab…sab theekh hai…
Shubhi: dekh…kuch bhi ho naa..mujhe phone karke bataa dena…okay…main hoon yahan..anytime…
Shreya hears kissing sounds on the phone. Maybe her friend's husband is kissing her…
Shreya (shy): Ok…acha Shubhi rakhti hoon…bye…
Shubhi (taking break from kissing): haan…sorry…byee..
Shreya (mind): Kya Shubhi sahi keh rahi hai? Kya mere aur Daya ke beech kuch problem hai? Kaise solve karoon…kisse puchoon?
Hi all :) I had promised a story on DareYa - here it is...Love after arranged marriage theme :)
This is the second time I am writing on them. This will be hopefully a 3-4 chapter story. Hope you all like it :)
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