Shourya PoV:
Diya woke up slowly and held her head with both her hands. Doesn’t she know the after-effects of taking alcohol? I gave a tablet to her. She took it immediately, and after thirty minutes, she got out of bed. I observed her every action sitting on my chair. She looked at herself. Finding what she wore, she looked at me with fear. Then she closed her eyes for some time.
Don’t worry, my darling, this time you will surely taste my anger.
Diya PoV:
I woke up with a severe headache. Shourya gave a tablet, and I took it immediately. I got out of bed after thirty minutes as the headache cured. When I stood, I noticed my dress. I am just wearing a one-piece dress. I looked at Shourya feeling embarrassed. Then I closed my eyes to remember what happened last night. I didn’t remember anything but understood Shourya’s anger at me. I felt to cry to escape from his wrath. I gulped, noticing his gaze at me.
“Are you going to get ready or you want me to throw off one bucket of water on you as you were so tired the last night?” Shourya said in a sarcastic tone mixed with anger.
His tone is very dangerous this time. I didn’t argue and just rushed to get ready. I got ready and stood infront of him.
“Give your mobile,” Shourya asked.
I silently gave it to him, hoping that he won’t destroy my mobile. It’s my favorite as I bought it with my first salary.
“Hello sir, I am Diya’s husband Shourya. Diya is suffering from fever. She is unable to attend to duty for a week,” he said in mobile.
Through his words, I understood he is talking to my MD. He disconnected the call and returned my mobile to me. Why did he ask for leave? I am perfectly fine.
“Your MD agreed to give you leave for a week. So, for one week, you are totally confined to our home. Don’t dare to step out of our home without my permission. Switch off your mobile,” he said seriously.
“But Shourya.”
“I didn’t want to hear anything from you. Just do what I say and don’t speak unless I ask you to speak,” Shourya said seriously.
I am terrified of his seriousness. I never knew that Shourya could be this angry. I nodded.
What is this punishment? God, he is not even ready to listen to me. How can I convince him? The toughest part is being a journalist; I love to speak. But, he ordered me to be quiet. It’s highly impossible for me. He went to the cupboard. He threw all the clothes on the floor from the closet, which were arranged neatly. Is he gone mad seeing me in a nightclub?
“By evening, wash all these clothes and press them. I want them to be neatly arranged in cupboard again by the time I return. I want you to write 1000 times that “Sorry for taking alcohol, and I never repeat it” by afternoon. Only then you will be permitted to have lunch,” he said, and I just nodded.
How can he be that harsh to me? After all, I am his love for seven years, can’t he excuse me remembering that? No mercy at all. I washed all his clean clothes as he said and dried them. It’s tough to clean cleaned clothes. No one knows the difficulty in that except me. I wrote the sentences 500 times, and my hand started aching. I slept on the desk itself with tiredness. I felt someone patting on my hand, and I woke up. I got scared of Shourya.
“Did you complete the works which I assigned to you?” He asked.
I nodded in no. I showed his clothes dried on the balcony and sentences, which were written 500 times.
“Write 500 times more or forget about your lunch,” he said.
“It’s very tough,” I said.
“Did I permit you to speak? Write it 1000 times again. 500 remaining and 500 for speaking,” he said
He decided to kill me. I showed my hand.
“Speak,” he said.
“It’s aching badly,” I said.
“Fine repeat it 1000 times and record it in your phone. Then you can have your lunch,” he said.
I scolded him in my mind and said it once. I am about to repeat, but he kept his finger on my lips. He then smiled, looking at me.
“Don’t you know that alcohol is bad for health? Why did you take it? ”
“I didn’t drink. My colleague gave it to me. I thought it’s just a soft drink,” I said slowly.
“Ok. Do you know in what stage I found you? You are totally drunk and not in your control. What if something happens to you? Are you going to drink anything given by your colleagues without checking?” He shouted at me.
“Sorry, I won’t go for party or night club again,” I said, expecting him to forgive me.
He smiled and sat beside me. He pulled me close to me.
“If you really wish to go, I have no objection. But, be careful when you go to such places. Because there are many people who may take advantage of a girl. Or whenever you feel to go to night club, tell me one day before, I will accompany you. So that you can enjoy fully and I will be taking care of you. I am not asking you to compromise on your small enjoyments just for me. You can do whatever you want but what concerns me is your safety. Your dress…..”
“I am sorry, I never wore such dress. My friend forced me to wear that,” I said, stopping him.
“Diya, wear the dress in which you are comfortable. If you are comfortable in that dress, you can wear that too. But don’t wear anything that makes you uncomfortable either for me or anyone else. I know you didn’t know to handle a sari. You feel awkward in that too.
Many youngsters wore that kind of outfit which wore yesterday. That’s not a wrong thing. But, you felt uncomfortable even before your husband when you were in that dress. It means you can never be comfortable in that outfit outside the home. So, wear clothing which you like and habituated to wear. Don’t make yourself uncomfortable for others,” he said.
“Are you not angry with me?” I asked him
“I am really angry with you because you did lot of things which puts yourself in problem last night. You must regret that and till then you will not be permitted to go out from home,” he said.
“Please Shourya.”
“No, as you are so careless about yourself, you must stay only at home for a week and do every house hold work by yourself without anyone’s help,” he said seriously.
“I never do it again, please please,” I pouted to convince him.
“Stop saying excuses, Diya. You are going to work hard for your mistake. This makes you to regret being so careless. Now go and have your lunch. After that immediately return to our room and take rest. No TV, No conversation with me or anyone. Rest till dinner time and then have dinner and sleep. That’s it,” he said.