PERSON FROM THE PAST

The next day we leave for shopping and he tries too hard to select dresses for me. We continuously moved from one shop to another he is very choosy while selecting outfits for me, he exhausted me by asking me to try dress after dress, from long churidars to lehengas to saris. After a long wait, he, at last, settles for a peach lehenga with a gold sequence and decides to purchase it. He pays for the clothes and we take the bags and come out. It was only afternoon so we decided to roam around the mall for some more time.

I suddenly hear a voice call me out, "Megha"

I turn and see a guy fair, thin, and tall completely handsome.

"Yes, may I know who you are"

"Oh come on, it's me Mathew"

"Mathew, which Mathew"

"Jones Mathew"

"Oh my god Jones Mathew, you look so different with this beard, and look like you have got much thin Mr. chef."

"Yeah you know I eat a lot before so started dieting nowadays"

"I know about your appetite"

"Hmm-mm"

"When did you return from Australia?"

"Just somewhat a week ago"

"You told me that you wanted to settle there right"

"You know keeping Sahana here is better, taking her for a trip to Australia is more than enough"

"What happened?"

"Will tell you later"

"How is Sahana? I miss her a lot you know"

"She is doing great"

"She is around 8 years now right"

"Yeah"

"It is like you just adopted her, and she is already 8 grown up so fast"

"Years pass so fast it is awesome to watch her grow, you must meet her once she always asks for you, it's been a long time since you spoke to her right"

"Will come for sure,"

"Who is this man?"

"Oh I forgot to introduce him to you, meet Abhishek Malhotra, my husband"

"Happy to know that you are out of grief"

"Not completely"

"So miss beautiful you are married, that's great"

"Hey, now cut the crap and get introduced to Abhishek." I introduce Mathew and Abhishek to each other and they shook hands and exchanged looks.

"Mr. Abhishek Malhotra you are lucky to have her"

"Thank you Mr. Mathew", Abhishek replied

"She has spoken a lot about you, whenever she calls the only thing she talks about is you"

"Ohh nice"

"So now I hope I won't have to stay up all night listening to her love stories"

"You guys talk a lot"

"Abhi I at least call him once in a day or two", I said

"Congratulations guys, happily married life", Mathew wished

"Thanks", I say with a warm smile and Abhishek asks me to get some water from the car and I move away. When I return I see both of them staring at each other. I go towards him and hand over the water bottle to Abhishek and exchange the number with Mathew because he has changed it seems. Abhishek was in hurry to get me out of that place.

Then we went back home. I had a cozy evening binge-watching some drama series and munching all my favorite snacks having my husband sitting next to me with one of his arms around my shoulder blades and the other one around my waist keeping me warm. We decided to go on a night out as I was very lazy to cook.

We sit in a Chinese restaurant happily eating food, with small sweet chit chats. Then we went on a night bike ride. I purchased some bubbles and started to blow them. It is never necessary to always suppress the childish behavior of us inside. Abhishek kept clicking some beautiful pictures of nature and candid pictures of me.

We reached home at around 10 in the night. After getting freshened up, I saw Abhishek sitting on the bed reading a book. I crawled next to him and pulled the book from his hands, kept it aside, and cuddled closer to him. We have become so clingy and I know that he has been burning in jealousy since I met Mathew earlier in the afternoon. I snuggled into his chest inhaling his scent which always relaxes me. Then after a small silent enjoying each other warmth session we decided to fall asleep.

I am unable to fall asleep and the person next to me is sleeping like a log. I started scrolling through my phone. A while later my mobile phone started ringing and it was Mathew. He was narrating to me whatever happened in Australia and why was he too stressed after the trip.

"Whom were you talking to?" asked Abhishek as I hang up a call. When did this sleepy head wake up?

"With Mathew", I replied to him.

"It is already 11:30 pm and you are speaking to him"

"Just a chit-chat don't mind", I replied.

After that, he didn't speak to me properly I assumed that he might have got angry because I was speaking to Mathew.