My First Crush Happened To Be My Hubby! novel Chapter 18

D’s PoV

I got up from sleep when I heard the door-bell. With the sound of it, I guess someone has been ringing the door-bell for a long time now. Because they are ringing it continuously. I looked at the time. It's 6.30 in the evening already? OMG, if mom finds out that I slept  this long in the evening she would taunt me with loads of advice! She says it’s the time GODDESS LAKSHMI visits every home. If we are gloomy and sleepy she will not enter our house. But I can’t get up. My whole body aches like hell. The door-bell just won't stop ringing. I got up from the bed reluctantly and went down. There is no one downstairs. Lights are yet to turn on. The whole place looks dark and gloomy.

Hey D! You are the daughter-in-law remember. It’s your duty from now to keep this home lively. Chase your stupid sleep away. Now switch on all the lights and go attend the door D.

Where the hell is Ravi? Looks like uncle and Rishi are not home yet. Gosh! I switched on all the lights and corrected myself to open the door. There are 2 people standing on the door-step. 2 men to be exact. One should be around 50 years and the other should be like Rishi's age.

"Hello! I am Ramakrishnan. I am here to see Raja."

"Sorry sir! There is no one home right now. Please wait here. Let me call Shekar uncle."

I closed the door and ran upstairs to fetch my phone. I called my uncle and heard his phone ringing outside the door. I opened the door to see my uncle laughing with that Ramakrishnan.

"Hi uncle! He just came asking for you."

"Come in da! Kanna, call Chinna and ask him to make 3 cups of coffee."

They are still smiling at me. Like all 3 of them? But why? I got a little self-conscious. "Um.. uncle I can make coffee. Chinna Anna has caught a cold. I asked him to go to the outhouse in the afternoon."

"Ok kanna! But sit here. You can make coffee a little later. He is Ramakrishnan, our lawyer. He is our auditor too. He keeps everything under check. He is Dhiwakar. His son. He practices as a lawyer too."

"Hello sir! I'm sorry I kept you waiting outside." They all laughed. Seriously? What's so funny?

"It’s ok ma. You can call me uncle too. No one has ever made me wait outside the door. You hold the record for it."

They all started laughing again. It’s so embarrassing! This day is full of embarrassment.

"Dad, you are making her uncomfortable! Hi Danya. You can call me by my name. So,how's life?" I like this guy. He talks so easily.

"Hi Dhiwakar! I’m still getting used to this new life. Thanks for asking. And thanks for stopping them from laughing all day."

Now we are all laughing. I went to make coffee. When I came in with coffee they were all talking with serious faces and stopped abruptly seeing me. I felt uncomfortable yet again. I am not wanted here. I kept the tray on the tea table and turned to leave.

"Danya! You have to be here. We are waiting for Rishi to come. We have something to tell you guys." Dhiwakar said.

I nodded my head and sat there fumbling with my fingers. I have no idea on what they are going to talk about. Before they finished their coffee, Rishi came in.

"Hello, uncle. Hi, Dhiwakar. What's up uncle? you wanted to talk to me in person?"

He talks to them in a hurry. Looks like he has come in the middle of his work. Uncle and Lawyer uncle looked at each other.

"I have to go again uncle. What's this all about?" See I knew from his face. He came in the middle of his work. But he didn’t see me once. He behaves like I'm invisible to his eyes. He kissed me like there is no tomorrow almost choking me to death knocking all the air out of my lungs. Now he acts as if I'm no one!

D he must be embarrassed also! GIVE HIM TIME GOD DAMN IT!

"Rishi, I need you to sit and listen to me. I’m not going to tell you if you are not patient!"

Krishnan uncle said sternly. Rishi huffed and sat on the couch. He looks tired. I went into the kitchen to make him coffee. I gave him his coffee and he muttered a thanks without looking up at me. Shekar uncle took my hands and made me sit beside him.

"Rishi! Smirthi has called my office number on your reception day very late in the night. I attended your reception and went home to sleep. Dhiwa went straight to our office from your reception as he had some work to finish."

So that Smirthi is not over yet. My stomach does weird things to me. I'm getting scared of what is to come.

"I picked up the call as dad left his work cell phone on his desk. She asked for dad." Dhiwakar continued.

(The phone call between Dhiwakar and Smirthi)

"Hello, can I speak to Mr. Ramakrishnan."

"It’s his office madam. He is not here. You can tell me or call in the morning"

"Who are you?"

"I'm Mr. Ramakrishnan's son. My name is Dhiwakar. I know all of Dad's case if you need 

something."