MY INDIAN WIFE

Chapter 6 Grandpa's Gift

    Outside the W.S Mall, Chris gave the car keys to the valet and started following Mishka inside the Mall. He saw her widening her eyes in excitement “Oh my god. This mall is so big and it's so beautiful.” She exclaimed. “I am coming to such a big mall for the first time"

    She started roaming in random direction praising the beauty of the mall and Chris was trailing behind her but then after a few minutes he stopped her holding her wrist, she turned to look at him 

    “Now let's do the work for which we came here. What you think?” He asked and she nodded her in approval “Sorry I got a little excited. Let's go.”

    “It's okay but we really need to hurry up,” Chris said and held her soft hand in his giant one and started dragging her inside the American Vintage Store.

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    “I think we should buy this emerald green coat for grandpa. What you think?” Chris asked and looked at Mishka for her opinion but she was in her own la la land.

    He poked her in the arm because he knew if he again failed to call her by her name properly, she will get angry again. So, until he gets her name right, he will always poke her to grab her attention.

    “What?” Mishka asked glaring at me.

    “You are supposed to help me, but here you are in your own goddamn world,” Chris said sitting beside her on the couch.

    “I am hungry.” She said pouting her lips and Chris looked at her widening his eyes.

     “We just had dinner an hour ago I guess and you are hungry already,” Chris asked in disbelief.

    “There was Beef and Steak in most of the dishes which I do not eat. I thought I would eat an apple before going to bed but you brought me here” Mishka said sitting back on the couch comfortably and closed her eyes.

    “Will McDonald's work?”  Chris asked and she flickered her eyes open and stood up from the couch “Please lead the way.” She said and Chris chuckled looking at her childish behavior.

    They entered McDonald and she got into the ordering queue, Chris was also standing beside her checking his mails on the mobile.

    When her number came Mishka ordered “two chicken burger, chicken wings, chicken nuggets, diet coke, and Choco lava cake.”

    “Do you want anything, Chris?” She asked looking at Chris.

    Chris removed his eyes from the mobile screen and looked at her in disbelief “Will you eat everything that you have just ordered? I thought you have ordered all this for both of us.”

    “Noo… I just ordered for myself. How do I know what you want to eat.” She said and Chris nodded his head trying to control my laughter pursuing his lips. “Fine just order diet coke for me as well. I am sitting on the last table there.” He said pointing to the table near the window and she nodded her head “Cool.”

***

     Chris was busy typing some important messages when someone poked him in his arm. He looked up and saw that Mishka brought all the food to the table.

    “Why you poked me?” Chris asked raising an eyebrow.

    “Because you poked me in the store.” She replied giving him a coke. “Anyways where is the washroom here?” She asked getting up from her chair.

    “Go straight from here and then take the first left.” Chris gave directions and Mishka left nodding her head but exactly after two minutes she came back running.

    “What happened? You are behaving as if you have seen a ghost.” Chris asked and giggled.

    “A couple was making out inside the ladies' washroom. That’s so disgusting and you know when that girl saw me standing on the door, she smirked.” Mishka replied making a disgusted face.

    “That’s common here. You should get used to this. Anyways start eating your food because stores are about to close and we have not even bought a gift yet.” Chris said briefly looking at his wristwatch.

    “Yeah okay and you can also eat, I was kidding back then I  have ordered for both of us.” Mishka smiled and then both of them started eating.

***

    They again started roaming in the mall in search of the perfect gift for Leo but they didn’t like anything interesting. Both of them were tired but then suddenly Mishka grabbed Chris’s hand and pulled him to a gift shop.

     “What?” Chris asked annoyed

    “Look at this,” Mishka said pointing to the trophy on which written “World’s Best Grandpa.”

    Chris picked up the trophy and started laughing looking at her.

    “Why are laughing?” Mishka asked placing her hand on her hips.

    “You know how many trophies Grandpa has won in the business world? One Hundred and Seven that too of pure gold, studded with diamonds and you want me to gift him this cheap artificial trophy. He will laugh at me at the party and guests will also laugh at me seeing this cheap gift.” Chris said keeping the trophy back at its place.

    “Chris, trust me he will love this trophy. He must have won One Hundred and Seven trophies in the business world studded with diamonds but there was no emotion in those trophies but there is an emotion in this trophy. There is recognition in this trophy. This will prove to him that you do recognize his love, his support, and his sacrifices that he has made for you and trust me, no Twenty Five Hundred dollar emerald coat will bring that happiness to him as this trophy will.” Mishka said with a shine in her big brown eyes and Chris was staring at her.

    She waved her hand in front of his face to bring him back into reality. “Chris? Are you there?” she asked and Chris nodded his head coming out from his trance.

    “So, what have you decided? Are you going to buy this or we are again going to roam in the mall.” She asked rolling her big brown eyes.

    “Okay, we will buy this trophy but if this idea failed then I will tell everyone at the party that this trophy was your idea, not mine,” Chris said folding his arms over his chest.

    “Trust me, when you will give this trophy to him, you will only receive applause from him and from the guest,” Mishka said patting Chris’s back.

    “Now please let's just go back home. I am really exhausted because of a 15-hour journey and after this outing.” Mishka said yawning and Chris nodded

***

    When they reached home. Chris was poking her in the arms to wake her up but she was not waking up. Chris was about to throw water at her face but then he dropped that idea.

    Chris got out of the  driver’s seat and opened the door of the passenger seat “it seems I have to lift her up and drop her on her bed.” Chris said to himself and lifted her up in his arms and then started going inside the mansion.

    Opening her door with his back, he carefully tucked her on the bed, he was about to get up when a star of her silver chain stuck in one of the buttons of his shirt, their faces were so close to each other

    “I don’t know how we always end up like this, so close to each other” Chris thought in his mind and started trying to detangle his button from the star but Mishka suddenly opened her eyes and was shocked to find Chris so close to her.

    She tried to sit on her bed in her panic state and because of which that stuck button came out of his shirt and now was hanging in her neck with the star.

    “How did I come to the room?” She asked in a panic yet sleepy voice.

“You slept in my car I tried hard to wake you up but you did not get up so I had to pick you up and bring you to your room,” Chris said and got up from her bed

“Oh, I am so sorry for bothering you,” Mishka said rubbing her eyes.

    “It's alright and thank you for tonight. Now you should sleep, you are very tired” Chris said and she nodded her head coming out from her bed to close the door.

    “Don’t bother, I will close the door while going out. You go sleep, Good night.” Chris said and closed her door switching off the lights.