Under his gaze (his forced bride) by Olivia Jessie (bearly read books .txt) 📗

Someone knocked on the door and I gathered all my courage to stand up and act like everything was normal. The men have gone too calm and I was really afraid if Advay had talked to them or they knew something about me. 

" Do you want tea ? " The grandfather smiled at me. Something changed in his eyes. He watched me with more affection.i followed him to the kitchen. And he asked me to sit on the chair. His son was preparing tea and his daughter ran to me with a doll in her hands. 

" What's wrong ? " I asked her. She told me that the shoe won't fit in her doll's foot. I bent her foot a bit and it smoothly went in. She clapped happily . Her father looked at me shocked. 

" It was that easy? " He asked touching the doll. " I never was able to do it within ten minutes. " He smiled. Even he looked more friendly. 

 " Sharad, don't add too much ginger in it. " His father told him. " He is obsessed with it. " He whispered. I nodded. He was going to say something but stopped. And instead called kayra. 

He and kyra both went to her room where she had dropped her doll behind her doll house. A plate broke in the kitchen. 

" Aahh.. " A rather dramatic voice sounded from the kitchen. I ran to the kitchen and sharad was picking up the broken pieces. He was embarrassed . 

" Are you okay? " I asked helping him. He didn't say anything but just stared at me. I felt the panic attack rolling in. I stood up to leave. 

" Wait. " He called me. I closed my eyes. And turned to face him. " Just tell me one thing. " He was standing now too close to me. " You are not running away from authorities. Right ? " I gulped down fearing that he knew about me. " You are not a criminal or anything. Because you surely don't look like a trekker. " He held my arms. His tall frame nearly engulfing me. 

I shook my head. Tears flowing from my eyes. He just stared at me. 

"I don't care if you are running away from someone to save your life. It just shouldn't be something criminal. I have a daughter at home who seems to really like you. If it's your husband you are escaping then you are welcome here. " 

He knew. Yes he knew. He was just confirming this. He would tell Advay about my whereabouts. 

" Don't worry. If it's someone abusing you, then you are safe here. " I nodded. Though I hardly believed him " To be honest, you look like a person who would bear all the pain but won't hurt other human. I was just telling you that I know. And you are safe  " He finally smiled. 

" Thank you. I will leave as soon as the transportation starts. " I told him joining my hands. 

" Do you mind telling me about him? Does he live here? What does he do?In case he comes, I would shoot him for trespassing. You know people die in such areas. " He gave me a knowing smile. 

Shoot him! No!  I mean I wanted to do nothing with him or his life. My only wish was that he finds someone else in his life and forget about me. 

" No. He doesn't live here. He is a tour guide. Short and grumpy ,a little bald " He nodded understanding my situation. But his eyes showed how shocked he was when he got to know the kind of man I was married to. 

" How did you know that I am married ? " There could have been other possibilities too. 

" Toe rings. Married women wear them. " He smiled with his face expression neutral. I nodded. Yes. That was stupid of me. He nodded. And I too nodded . We just kept nodding still trying to be Normal. 

" That's common. You know. Marrying an older ugly man who is jealous of you and you have to run away. " He said taking out two cups. " Really. I have seen many such cases. I don't know why girls marry without matching the criterias. " I helped him with serving. 

His father came with kayra and smiled looking at us. 

" Friends? " He asked confused. 

" Yes. I am not hot head all the time. " He chuckled. 

" Great. Must say we are a family after all. " He said sadly looking at me. A family! Even Sharad gave him a look. 

Where were their wives? I didn't ask about them. But still it was more easy to stay there without other women asking so many questions. 

" Help me again. " Kayra gave me other shoe and her doll. I helped her with that too. 

Advay.. Did he eat the lunch ? I already cooked 'Rajma chawal' for him. Enough for four days if he kept them in the fridge. He won't need to get more angry hungry stomach. 

" How's tea? " The grandfather asked. I sipped once and it was really good. 

Sharad seemed proud of him. They were really happy men. I wished if I could have a father like kyra had. But it was not going to happen so I concentrated more on the tea and peace. 

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