Third person's POV

Yet, despite his best efforts to distance himself, he couldn't help but notice the hurt in Tami's eyes, a reflection of his pain mirrored back at him. Guilt gnawed at him as he realized that he should not be rude to her, she could have refused to marry him. Maybe he should even see the depth of her sacrifice, stepping into the role of his bride out of duty even after he yelled at her and accused her that she was responsible for all this. She could have refused to get married after he threatened her that he would never accept her, but she chose to accept all this.

Their interactions were strained, filled with awkward silences and tense moments as they navigated the shared space. Tami was a bit depressed and each passing glance served as a painful reminder of the chasm between them, a divide that seemed quite impossible to bridge for her at the moment, but she thought of giving it her best shot.

She came out after getting freshened and then she opened the bag to find something to wear and found a saree, that Gaurvi was supposed to wear the next morning. She took it out and the bag of her toiletries.

Mihir went to the washroom and got ready. When he came out he saw that she intended to take a bath. So he went out to give her privacy and to get some fresh air as he was feeling suffocated.

But as soon as he got out he saw some guests who were just about to leave after having breakfast which was already served for them as they wanted to leave early. They all were looking at him with amusement and they started teasing him asking if he slept well.

He was getting annoyed but could not show it.  His mother saw him and asked him to come with Tami as she was new at home and they were supposed to come out together. He didn't want to go back to his room but it was better than being teased by all the relatives.

As he entered the room, his steps faltered at the sight of her. She had already taken a bath and She stood there, lost in her world, wearing a saree. Her hair was still wet from the bath. She was making pleats of the saree to tuck them in the front of her underskirt.

Tami's POV

I had just finished making pleats and tucked the top of the pleats with my underskirt, just then I heard a sound and I was startled and turned quickly, I realized he was standing there looking at me. Some droplets from my wet hair landed on him. I covered my blouse-clad bosom with the saree pallu immediately feeling nervous. He averted his eyes immediately.

" What are you doing?? "  He asked getting annoyed.

" Getting ready. "  I replied meekly.

" This is my room, get ready in the bathroom or the dressing room, if you want to... You can't roam around like this.  "  He said looking away.

" I can't wear a saree in the washroom." She explained.

" Whatever!! I will not have you parading in my room half-dressed like this, from now on, get ready after I leave for work. " He said.

" You had already left the room after getting ready so I thought..."  I replied.

" Do not argue, just do as I say. " He said firmly, I just nodded and tucked the saree on my shoulder.

After that, I wore the matching bangles, and beautiful jewelry that Mom had packed with the saree. Applied a bindi and vermilion in my hair parting. I saw that he was surfing on his phone but also saw him looking at me a few times, resulting in an increased heartbeat.

I was ready to go out and it seemed he was waiting for me to get ready for the sake of pretence that we were happy together. As soon as we emerged from our room, freshly dressed and ready to face the day, we found ourselves greeted by the hustle and bustle of the household preparing for the festivities ahead.

Megha Aunty saw us and asked both of us to come to the temple of their home. There was a very beautiful statue of Lord Krishna adorned with jewelry and flowers.

She asked us to seek blessings from the lord Krishna, we followed the instructions. I wished God, to make our marriage work.

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