"Are you crazy? You want to starve for a day when your husband is capable of providing food for next seven lives?" He asked as if I informed him about something in different language.

"Haan... What is wrong in that?" I shrugged nonchalantly.

"You're asking what's wrong in that, like really? Everything is wrong in that dammit. You've to stay away from food for WHOLE day."

He's speaking as if he was asked to stay away from his laptop and Bluetooth. Er.. Okey, It's hard for me to stay away from food as so as he feels for his files and laptop. But it's only for his betterment na, then why is he making fuss of it. Actually, it should be other way around. He should pamper me and make me forget the mere image of food. Instead, he's denying it outrageously. This is totally unfair.

"This is not fair arnavji. It's not like I am the first girl who's fasting and only one girl who's celebrating karwachaut. Many women fasts for their husband's long life in this day.  It's a traditional belief. And it's my love for you."

"There's no logic in it. If some women leave their husband, will you leave me also? No na. Just because our neighbours or many people out there following this tradition, doesn't mean you need to follow that. And certainly it's not a way to prove your love for me. I know what you're and how much you love me. So stop all these nonsense."

This laadgovernor turns everything on his favour. I just told him about how every women keeps fast, for an example to knock some sense in him, but he took it in an altogether way. Anyways what can we expect something from a Nonconformist like him.

"I am doing it for my own satisfaction not because I need to prove my love for you to anyone. Just like you believe in wealth and power, I believe in God and believes this tradition. I never come across your wishes and beliefs, infact I changed myself a lot for you. But you're imposing your beliefs on me. You're trying to impose your wishes on me. Why is that?" I sniffed trying to create a emotional atmosphere.

"Oh really, then who's the one on the last month convinced and almost threatened me saying she'll go to her maternal house if I didn't sit on Pooja and the other day accused me of disobeying my promises of fulfilling all her wishes." He asked sarcastically.

This laadgovernor will forget birthdays, anniversaries but never forget the days when I coaxed him to get some wishes done.

I wailed loudly knowing my plan of emotional blackmail is weakening.

"This emotional drama of yours is not going to work today. Try something else." He thinned his lips and crossed his arms across his chest standing proudly. Laadgovernor... What all I've to do for celebrating a simple karwachaut.

"Ok, then. If you let me fast this year, then you'll get a reward in return. Deal?"

You've to do business if you want to bend a businessman according to your wishes, this idology is something I learnt myself living with this businessman.

His lips stretched into a wide grin "Deal!"

Before I could tell him about reward, his arms circled over my waist and I leaped forward to crash against his chest.

His lips was ready to bend down. Immediately, I put my palms on his lips intervening him.

"You're thoughts are always on single track. Get a break Naughty Raizada. I meant to not disturb you whole day. A whole day you can live with your laptop, Bluetooth, mobile, files and yeah Aman if you want. I or our family won't disturb you. Deal."

"To hell with your deal."

Laughter filled the room as I was pushed to bed and he hovered over me to tickle the hell out of me for coming with stupid deal according to him. How can it be a stupid deal? Ain't I proposed him his lifeline?

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I vaguely remember writing a Drabble on Khushi keeping fast. I hope this shot was not similar to that. If it is, do inform me. I'll try to change few things.