No Mother-in-law, Please! - Chapter 22 - An Excerpt

 

                                                  

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        “Well, Ritesh just sit and relax now. I’ll get a cup of hot coffee for you. I’ll cajole Yogita to join you.” Yogita’s Mom was desperately trying to salvage the situation.

          As father and son led Ritesh to the sofa, she fled into the safety of the kitchen and started heating the milk in a pan. Her mind was racing furiously. That girl was impossible. Just what did she think of herself? Imagine quarreling with her fiancée just two days before the wedding! It was too much.

          She pitied Ritesh. She would have to din some sense into her adamant daughter’s head, that night. It was ‘do or die’ for her!

          “Yogi dear, come out and have coffee with all of us. After all, we have just 2 days left with you in this house. Afterwards you’ll have coffee with your new family members!” Yogita’s Mom wisely avoided mentioning the word ‘in-laws’ to avoid infuriating her belligerent daughter, even further.

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No Mother-in-law, Please! - Chapter 20 - An Excerpt

                                                  

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         Her co-passenger, a middle-aged lady, nudged her to open her eyes and asked with concern, “Anything wrong? Should I call the air-hostess?”   

          “Oh no! I’m fine. Thanks anyway!” she exclaimed, flustered. She had to be on guard!     

          Her mobile buzzed discreetly. It was Ritesh.

          “Is everything O.K.? I’m missing you, dear. Come soon,” he purred.

          “Of course Ritesh. Thanks for your concern. See you soon!” she replied.

          Ritesh sighed. Why did he have a feeling that Yogita was responding mechanically. Wasn’t she happy? Was she feeling forced or rushed? Most important, didn’t she love him? Then why had she agreed to his proposal?

          “O.K. then. Please inform me when you reach home. Love you. Bye.” He disconnected the call.

          Yogita impatiently looked at her mobile every five minutes. 

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No Mother-in-law, Please! - Chapter 18 - An Excerpt

                                                   

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          But Yogita knew that he was just pulling her leg as his eyes crinkled at the corners with amusement. The wicked gleam in his eyes was so comical that Yogita burst out laughing.

          He put out his right hand, palm upward and she slapped on it instinctively. As cozy as old friends. Oh, if only they could remain as just good friends, thought Yogita. Then she paled as she remembered Sharon.

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          She looked at Sharon to watch her reaction. Sharon was staring unseeingly at the navy blue rug on the floor. Those cream and pink blossoms woven on it had never appeared prettier! Those green vines… Tendrils entwining around each other…. Like poison ivy! Now they appeared to be unraveling. 

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No Mother-in-law, Please! - Chapter 16 - An Excerpt

 

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          “Oh come on, Yogita, I just….” He protested, stung by the sharpness in her tone.

          “Let’s not waste any more time Ritesh. I am hungry. You were supposed to treat me to lunch, remember?” she tried to make amends for her brusqueness. She got up swiftly.

           As she swayed slightly, trying to find her feet on the uneven ground, he steadied her by placing his palm against the small of her back. A frisson of excitement raced up her spine. There was some hope….

            At the restaurant, she willed herself to relax by closing her eyes and drawing in deep breaths. Ritesh observed her closely. What a beauty! Though a confused one! He quietly chuckled. 

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No Mother-in-law, Please! - Chapter 14 - An Excerpt

                                 

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         “So what do you do for a living?” Ritesh asked Yogita. He had been smitten by her as soon as he saw her. Gorgeous. Peacock-blue sari, open hair, no make-up save for some lip gloss and kohl, divine skin and figure to die for! What more could a guy ask for?

         “I have been working as a copywriter for an ad agency in Mumbai, for 3 years. I love my job and wouldn’t give it up for anything in this world!” she declared sincerely, a hint of a smile in her luminous eyes.

         “Not even for me?” he asked, daring her to refuse. He would do anything for her. Follow her to the end of the earth. Give up his life…

        “Excuse me?” she feigned surprise. She was very well-acquainted with the effect that she had on men.

         She examined him openly. He watched her as her eyes roved across his charming face taking in his well-chiseled cheekbones and chin, aquiline nose, deep-set brown eyes fringed by long lashes, bushy and long eyebrows almost meeting at the ridge of the nose, smooth, coffee-brown hair (was it out of a bottle?), his blue T-shirt clad torso rippling with muscles, long, cream, jean-clad legs that ended in open sandals showing off squeaky clean feet and long toes. He appeared as if he was into athletics and everything outdoor! Her antithesis!

         “So, do you like what you see?” he asked, as if on cue, when her gaze returned from his feet to his face and settled for a brief minute on his soft, well-chiseled, bow-shaped lips that now curled into a sardonic smile.

         Caught off-guard, she blurted out, “Um yes.  Very much!”

         He threw back his head and laughed a pleasant, full-throated laugh. “Right up my street! Yogita, I like women who can speak their mind fearlessly.”

         Now she smiled shyly at him. She shouldn’t have stared at him for so long and bluntly stated her approval of his good looks.

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No Mother-in-law, Please! - Chapter 12 - An Excerpt

                                               

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        “O.K. Yogi. I’m tired now. I’d like to have some rest now. Come Ravi. Let her also take rest. Maaji, you also have a nap.” Yogi could literally feel the coldness in Sharon’s voice. She was dismayed. How had she been so indiscreet? The words had just slipped out involuntarily. But didn’t that mean that it was at the back of her mind then? At all times too?

         Tea-time was a strained affair. Everyone tried to make small talk and failed miserably.

         “Pass the sugar.”

         “Here are the biscuits.”

         “Isn’t it too warm now?”

         Soon, there were no questions to ask and none to answer! Everyone’s mind was buzzing with questions though! Only one person had the answers. Yogita. She was pensive and subdued. She ate with downcast eyes and avoided eye-contact with the others.

         Sharon and Maaji looked at her with piercing eyes that seemed as though they’d bore a tunnel into her brain to wrench those answers. Ravi looked distant and disturbed. Why had Yogita said that? 

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