Ishana ; (As we stepped out of our room and took the elevator down, we arrived at the lobby. There, I spotted my brother waiting for us. Without thinking much, I walked toward him. As I approached, he looked up and greeted me with a warm smile, his eyes lighting up with excitement. He seemed to have been waiting for a while,I walked up to him, and he greeted me with a hug. )
Mark; "Hey guys, looks like you guys woke up late this morning! How was the night? I think I arranged everything pretty well, didn't I? Hope you liked all my awesome arrangements last night!"
Abhi; "Oh yeah, the arrangements were so good that I nearly lost all my calm and patience. Truly, a masterpiece!"
I'm just dying to know—how do you come up with something like that? I mean, it's impressive how you can push someone to the edge where even if I try to resist, I just can't help but fall for it!"
Mark;"'Nearly lost'? So, you didn't fully lose it with my amazing arrangements last night? Come on, tell me—what exactly happened that almost pushed you over the edge?"
Khushi; "Shut up, Mark! Clearly, they don't want us to know what happened last night, so let's just let them live their little secret. Why are you still teasing them?"
Ishana; "Exactly, sister-in-law! Look at him, still teasing us. By the way, how was your night? Care to elaborate a little, since we're already on that topic?"
Mark ; "(i raised an eyebrow) Well, since my little sister is so insistent on knowing about my night, I suppose I could share a few spicy details. What do you think, Abhi?"
Abhi, I think your night was missing some serious spice! That your wife have been so curious about mine, but honestly, I thought you'd bring a bit more fire. I'm kind of disappointed—was expecting a lot better from you!
Khushi"Abhi, let's go get some coffee and breakfast from the counter over there, while they play their sly game of teasing each other, and mark, stop making jokes on him!"
Abhi; okay
(As we headed towards the counter to grab some breakfast and coffee, I couldn't help but notice Ishana and her bro still together, lost in their own little world)
Mark; "Ishana, you look absolutely stunning today,"( I said, resting one of my arms on her shoulder, trying to be casual. But as I glanced down at her neck, something caught my eye. There was a mark, faintly covered by foundation. Curiosity got the best of me, so I gently touched it to check, and as I rubbed it softly, I noticed more of the same marks, slightly darker. It looked like a hickey… My heart raced as the thought hit me—how could Abhi do this to her? I mean, it just didn't make sense. I couldn't understand how this could happen.)
Ishana; what happened to you ? Bro where are you lost suddenly!!!
Mark; "Did Abhi do this to you?!"
( I demanded, my voice shaking with anger.) "How could you let him?!" I couldn't believe what I'm seeing. "Ishana, are you crazy? How could you let him mark you like this?"And what's wrong with Abhi? I always thought he was calm, mature, and caring, but now I see I was completely wrong about him. This isn't the person I thought he was! I think I need to seriously reconsider this whole marriage, because this is not okay!"
Ishana; "Bro, it's nothing like you're thinking, really,""He isn't like that at all. It was just...
Mark; "Just what, Ishana?!"
( I snapped, my voice shaking with both anger and concern.)
"Have you ever thought about the kind of person who enjoys hurting someone like that? I mean, how can you just brush it off? What does that say about him? What kind of person is he, really? This isn't something small. This is serious, and I don't know how you can just ignore it like it's nothing!"
Abhi;(After placing our orders, we grabbed the food and headed back to where Ishana and her brother were. It seemed like they were arguing about something— I could faintly hear their voices from here. I glanced at my sister-in-law, curious, wondering what they could possibly be arguing about.)
Mark; (We were in the middle of our argument when I saw Abhi walking towards us, and my anger just exploded. I couldn't hold it in any longer. Without thinking, I stormed up to him, grabbed him by the collar, and yanked him toward me, my rage boiling over.)
Khushi; (After witnessing Mark's actions, I set the tray I was holding down and moved quickly to remove his hands from Abhi's collar. I couldn't understand what had suddenly caused him to become this enraged. What had triggered such a strong reaction from him?)
Ishana;"Bro, I told you, it's not like that. Just leave him !!!
Khushi;"Mark, leave him! What's going on? Why are you reacting like this?"
Mark;"You're asking me what happened? Just look at what he did to my sister!"
Khushi; (i looked at ishana as what ???)
Ishana; "It's nothing, sister-in-law," I explained. "He just got the wrong idea about the marks on my neck, that's all. I said it wasn't Abhi's fault, but he doesn't seem to be listening."
Abhi; (As we were walking towards the table, suddenly Mark's brother grabbed my collar in anger. I didn't know what had gotten into him until I realized he was furious after seeing the mark on Ishana's neck. And of course, it was my fault for not knowing about her allergy to physical contact with others.)
Khushi ; "What? Anyway, let's not drag people's attention here. Let's sort this out in your room. We don't need to create a scene. Do you hear me, Mark?!"
Mark; (I realized people were staring at us, so I let go of his collar and began walking towards our room, trying to avoid any more attention.)
Khushi; (We all headed towards Ishana's room, the tension still lingering in the air
As we reached the room, I opened the door, stepped inside, and closed it behind us.)
Mark; ( I was about to ask Abhi, "What's your excuse for this...?" but Khushi interrupted us.)
Khushi; "Ishana, you need to clarify everything," I said firmly. "And yeah, I don't want to hear any lies from you. I know this is a personal matter between you two, but I can't just stand by and watch things like this happen in front of me. I know I might be overstepping my boundaries, but I need an explanation."
Ishana; "That's what I'm trying to explain, "It wasn't his fault at all. I recently discovered that I have an allergy to physical contact—anyone touching me, except for my hands or face, triggers a reaction. That's what happened. He didn't do anything wrong. He softly kissed me, nothing more, and when he saw the marks on my neck this morning, he was only concerned. He never meant for things to get out of hand, and I didn't realize how it would look to him until now."
Mark;"What? You have this kind of health issue and I wasn't aware of it? Why didn't you tell me? Don't you think it's important for me to know? How could you be so irresponsible? When did you find out about this? Is there a way to cure it? Please, answer me… what are you looking at?"
Ishana; "Bro, relax, it will be fine,"I just need to get familiar with it. It's nothing serious. You can touch me, it won't cause an allergy, but strangers or people I'm not familiar with, that's when the reaction happens."
Mark;"Oh, so that's how it is," I said, trying to process it. "But why can't I see any other marks, just on your neck? I mean, as far as I can see, your waist seems fine, and your back doesn't have any marks either."
Khushi; mark!