My dominating hubby

CHAPTER 5

Pooja couldn't even imagine how fast the time flew by. And here she was, standing in front of the mirror. She had to always keep a fake smile on her face or else everyone in the room would think that she was not happy with the marriage.

It's true that she was not sad with her marriage. But happy? No. She was not happy. Her friends were continuously taking his name and like a shy girl she was, was blushing every time anyone took his name...

She again looked at the mirror. She looked… beautiful. In fact, she had never seen herself this beautiful...

After some time, her other friends, Jenita, Anjali, Jaya and the others came to escort Pooja to the mandap (the place where the wedding rituals will be conducted).

They reached there and Pooja saw Shiva standing there in a Sherwaani (a traditional wear, refer image for more information and you could also Google it.)

He was looking really handsome. Pooja was almost awestruck. She had never even thought about Shiva, let alone marrying him. And today, she was marrying him.

In an hour, the rituals were completed and it was time for the couple to click couple photos.

The thought of anything romantic disturbed Pooja. She never had time to cope up with Subhash's death. The priest had said that they should marry within the next week or there was no muhrat (right/auspicious time) for the next five years. So, here she was, getting married...

Shiva came forward and slid his hand through her waist. She felt uncomfortable with the intimate gesture. She tried moving away, but Shiva tightened his grip and glared at her, silencing her efforts. The grip was so tight that she winced in pain. She could feel her eyes filling with tears but she controlled them.

'It's okay. Maybe he felt hurt that I am trying to move away from him that's why he must have subconsciously tightened the grip. My parents shouldn't see me crying. They will feel bad. And moreover, it's not like he will hurt me. He was so gentle with me with everything in the past. And we are best friends. I can't get a better husband, can I?' Pooja thought in her mind.

After the uncomfortable photos, it was time for kanyadaan and bidaai. But the thing was that she was tired, very tired. The couple couldn't even eat anything due to the functions. She had been starving the whole day. She couldn't shed tears in her bidaai. She was weak because of the events.

They both finally sat in the car. There, she realized that he was now her whole life. He was her almighty, her God, her everything...

But Shiva was very angry with Pooja. 'Why didn't she let me hold her? She will pay for that and I will make sure of it' he thought with a sadistic smile on his face.

They reached his mansion and his buaji made her perform more rituals. She was still starving and was walking and doing everything as if she was a dead body.

Finally, after two hours, she was escorted in her husband's bedroom. She just laid down there and it didn't take a minute for her to welcome the darkness, although she was still starving. She slept with an empty stomach that day...