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I know y'all are mad at my lateeeee uploads, but try to understand... I'm actually busy, people don't let me write peacefully. 😭

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Rudra was really excited to spend some time with his wife; he was also plotting how to avoid Raghu at the theater.

'I'll just sit in the middle,' he thought.

He was proud of his idea and smiled to himself. He was playing with the motorcycle keys as he continued to wait for Sugandha.

When he felt a hand on his shoulder from behind, his heart immediately started racing. He also let out a big grin and held the hand tightly… so that Sugandha couldn't remove it.

"I want to ask you something…" Rudra spoke in a low tone.

He didn't get any response; he frowned a little when he felt the hand trying to move away.

"Hold it for a while… and let me ask for my wish," Rudra muttered while gripping the hand tightly.

When he felt the hand settling down again, he sighed and opened his mouth to speak, "Will you… will you let me do some romance at the theater?"

Rudra was expecting a yes… But he only received silence in return.

"Speak something, meri jaan. I'll only look at your face once you reveal your answer." (My Life) Rudra spoke while caressing the fingers that were on his shoulders.

He heard the laughter of Raghu, and his whole mood was spoiled.

"That brother of yours, he's not going to sit beside you… I need my wife to myself." Rudra said in a whiny tone.

"Areey, Jija Ji, mere baarein mai bura bolne see pehle, piche kon hai woh toh dekh lete." Raghu spoke those words while laughing.

Rudra's eyes dilated with shock and embarrassment. He immediately looked at the hand and turned back in a flash.

Raghu was still laughing while clutching his stomach. But when he made eye contact with the fuming Rudra, he gulped and stopped his giggling, then wiped his teary eyes.

"Why didn't you tell me that you were Raghu and not Sugandha when I was speaking nonsense?" Rudra asked with narrowed orbs.

Raghu scratched his head and smiled sheepishly. "Woh… I was curious about what you were about to say. And… I also wanted to tease you."

"You wanted to tease me? And listen to couples' things? Mhm?? I'll show you…" Rudra tied up his dhoti and grabbed the nearest stick. Raghu's eyes widened, and he started running away.

Rudra ran after him, and he was chasing him at a fast pace. Raghu was no match for Rudra.

A whip was landed on Raghu's butt, and he jumped in pain.

This continued for a while, and Raghu was begging Rudra to stop hitting his poor buttock.

"Didi!!! Please help me!!" Raghu yelled out for Sugandha and ran into her room, followed by Rudra.

Sugandha was applying some lipstick, but suddenly, Raghu shook her body and hid behind her….

This action made the lipstick make a streak from her lips to her cheek.

Sugandha was still perplexed by the sudden action when she realized what Raghu had done… She started fuming and was about to beat the hell out of him.

But before she could do that, Rudra was inside with the stick, and he tried to reach for Raghu, but Raghu was using Sugandha as a shield.

Rudra hit Raghu on the leg and tried to do it again, but he accidentally hit Sugandha instead.

"Ouchhh!!! Rudra ji… You're beating me! I didn't do anything… Stop it." Sugandha yelled out in pain.

When Rudra heard Sugandha, he immediately stopped his actions and dropped the stick. He looked at her face, trying to apologize…

But… he broke out into laughter instead.

Sugandha gasped in tears and rubbed her leg. "I'm in pain and crying because of you… And you're laughing like a maniac, Rudra ji!" She spoke in an almost crying tone.

Raghu frowned as to why Rudra was laughing; he gazed at his sister's face and started laughing as well.

Sugandha's face was looking really funny with the lipstick smudged all over.

Sugandha was really confused and upset; she couldn't understand why they were laughing. She totally forgot that her face was painted up by the lipstick when Rudra hit her leg.

"S..so seeing me in pain makes you people laugh??" Sugandha spoke while wiping her little tears.

Rudra realized his mistake and immediately shook his head. "Meri Jaan, I'm not laughing because of that."

"Then what else? Do I look hideous in this cream-colored saree?" Sugandha questioned.

Rudra sighed and held both her shoulders, and she looked into the mirror.

When Sugandha looked at her face in the mirror, her pupils dilated in embarrassment and shame. She immediately started rubbing the lipstick away, but it made the situation worse, which made them both, the male species in the room, laugh again.

Sugandha pouted in anger and tears. She looked at Raghu with a teary, rageful look. Raghu sensed this, but before he could run, Sugandha held his ear and twisted it, making Raghu squeal in pain.

"I.. I'm sorry, didi… Please let me go. It hurts, ahh." He muttered these words in a high-pitched voice.

Rudra folded his arms and smiled at the scene. A sister teaching her brother a lesson, an eye-pleasing view for a jealous man. He was really happy because Raghu was now witnessing his wife's anger and not love.

Raghu somehow escaped from Sugandha's grip and ran out. Sugandha tried to run after him, but Rudra held her waist from both sides and pulled her against his chest.

"Let him go… But before you go after him, I need a yes from you." Rudra said.

Sugandha was super confused. "Yes? Yes, for what?"

"Just say it… and I'll take care of everything else." Rudra spoke as he dipped his face into her neck.

"R.. Rudra ji… You hit me with the stick and also laughed in my face. I'll not say it." Sugandha spoke with a pout.

"Meri biwi ji, mujhe maaf kardo… Abh, bas haa boldo." Rudra murmured into her neck and started prepping it with feather-like kisses.

"You didn't even compliment me today…" Sugandha added another complaint.

"Don't you want a physically shown compliment? Word compliments are boring, meri jaan." Rudra bit her neck slightly. And Sugandha let out a slight hiss.

"Bas issi ki kami hai abhi… Aapko sirf wahi khayal mein rehte ho. Aaj mujhe muh wali tareefe sunni hai." Sugandha pulled away from his grip and turned to face him.

(Yeah, that's what's left now… Your brain always spins around those things. Today, I want to hear compliments from your mouth.)

"Muh Wale tareefe sunni hai meri jaan ko?" Rudra spoke with a smirk.

(My darling wants mouth compliments?)

"Ji… mujhe wahi chiy—" (yes, I want—) Before Sugandha could even complete her sentence, Rudra enveloped her in his embrace and….

Kissed her.

Sugandha's eyes widened at the sudden kiss. As he continued to kiss her passionately, she wanted to get away; she hit his shoulder once… twice… thrice…

But then… she melted into the kiss and kissed him back.

Rudra's grip tightened around her waist and pulled her more into him. The kiss was so sloppy and passionate.

"R.. Rudra ji, we're getting late... let go." Sugandha managed to mutter those words.

"Bas kuch derr aur" Rudra continued to kiss her.

Sugandha was getting out of breath and broke the kiss with a lot of force. She started panting for air.

When her gaze fell onto Rudra's face, she broke into loud laughter.

Rudra frowned while panting himself. "What?" he asked.

"L..look in the mirror," Sugandha said while pointing at the mirror and also while laughing her brains out.

When Rudra looked at himself in the mirror, he facepalmed himself in embarrassment.

The lipstick was now transferred to Rudra's face, making him look like a laughingstock.

"Don't laugh; you look the same." Rudra said after rolling his eyes, but he was actually very pleased to see her this happy. He would do this again and again and again to witness her laugh like this.

"Joker banna choddo aur insan bano… cinema keliye derr ho rahe hai." Raghu spoke these words while peeking at the couple through the curtain from outside.

(Stop being a joker and be a human again, we're getting late for the movie.)

Sugandha narrowed her eyes at Raghu. "All of this is because of you! You just wait…!"

Raghu stuck his tongue out and ran away again. Rudra and Sugandha broke out into a chuckle together and wiped the lipstick off of their faces.

Raghu was whistling while waiting for them outside; just then, Keshav entered the house.

"You're Sugandha's brother, right?" Keshav asked.

"Yes, how do you know?" Raghu asked.

"Umm… well, it's obvious." Keshav lied with a smile.

Raghu nodded, and Keshav continued to speak. "Do you talk to Nalini didi? Can you pass this letter to her?" He said and pulled out a folded paper.

Raghu was skeptical about all of this. "Why can't you just give it to her by yourself?"

"She might be busy inside, and… this is important, make sure to hand this to her only. Okay?" Keshav spoke lowly with a smile but also in some kind of threatening way.

Raghu nodded reluctantly; he felt intimidated under Keshav's gaze, so he agreed. "Do not tell anyone about this, understood? I'm warning you, kid."

Raghu gulped and nodded again. For some reason, he couldn't argue; he just felt this anger off of him, which made him agree to every word he said.

As Keshav left, Raghu did exactly what he said.

Although he did want to say this to Sugandha, he was hella scared about the threat.

"Raghu! What are you doing standing there? Come, let's go." Sugandha broke Raghu's thoughts.

When he looked at Rudra, he became more tense. "Yes… let's go, didi." He decided to stay quiet for now.

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