Seshi's POV:

"She said what?" I shouted on top of my lungs disturbing the peaceful environment in the restaurant.

I sighed and sat down before the manager come to me in hurry to see what's happening here. Dad just signed him to go away and continued our conversation in a rather slow tone.

"Mytri said, you want her to be a house-wife who cooks, cleans and laundries but not a career oriented wife?!" Dad repeated each and every word clearly with an accusing glance on me and continued "Did you really made Mytri feel like that?"

"Dad, Now I am really on the verge of hitting my head over the nearby wall!!" I said letting out my frustrations

"Why?" He asked calmly whereas his friends are giving me the same accusing glances.

"Obviously, because of you! I really don't have a problem that she gave a message to all of you to think that I want her to be a wife like that, in fact I even understood why she said like that!! But my question is how you, intelligent people believe that she does all the work as she said?" I questioned them technically

Prem Uncle: what, come again!

"I mean the moment that kind of bloody words came out my mouth; your honourable daughter-in-law will start planning revenge on me! Let's say...She will feed me with Bitter Gourd, Iron my shirts so deeply that they are literally burnt and stick something to my shoes or change my hair colour! Considering the fact that it's Mytri we are talking about! If I said those words - that would be her reaction!" I said exasperated covering the fact that I had already gone through all of this!! for reason of course I don't know and I am going to find out soon...

"Ya, you are right! My girl will definitely teach you a lesson!" Dad said with a proud laugh?!

"Oh...then why she said that?" Sujith's dad asked extra concerned. I must say he is very much concerned or should I say desperate about Mytri joining the office.

"Yeah, now that I remember, she always use to do that from childhood. She put the blame on Seshi's head if she didn't want to do anything we ask her to. In fact it is not blaming even. She uses Seshi's name as rescue. If she is not interested in anything she will just use Seshi's name just to get rid of it" Dad said remembering the past

Good! Now I can agree when people call him intelligent!

"Yes, and just a few days back she played that trick again when Mom offered her jewellery!'

"She did?" Dad gave me his happy proud smile again!

Proud smile? What about your accusations last week that you want an independent son!

"Yes and Mytri don't want to accept it... So instead of saying that to mom, Mytri just said 'Seshi will throw me out of the house if I accept them' and obviously, she doesn't want to join office and to avoid this she put the blame on me!" I said the fact to him.

"You know her to well Seshi!" Dad said with a smile and a matter of fact tone.

"But she is very much interested in the deal today! Moreover she made the deal more profitable for the company! " Prem Uncle said

"Really?"

"Yes, it is a medical equipments deal with a Korean company for which Lee Min Ho is brand ambassador."

"Oh...Now I got the point why she was very interested? She likes that guy!" I said rolling my eyes.

"That guy...Who?" Dad asked

"That model-actor Lee Min Ho, I must say she likes him more that she should"

"I smell some jealousy here! Is it from you Seshi?" Prem Uncle said in a teasing tone.

"Do you know that she plans to go on dinner date with that guy?" Sujith's dad told me in a rather amusing tone.

She what?

She is going on a date?

Not with me but that actor?

I will not let them have a peaceful dinner and a healthy night because I'll haunt them to their dreams.

"Date my foot!! I am her husband and I will take good care of her and her date too! " I replied gritting my teeth

"Bye Seshi!" Dad said rather laughing at me, suddenly standing and making his way out.

"B...But we are here to talk with him to convince Mytri join business? How can we go without talking on that matter?" Prem Uncle said...

"Oh...we already spoke to him! Didn't we? He said he will take good care of his wife...So it includes he will encourage and make sure Mytri to join the company too" Arvind Uncle said following dad

"OK. Let's see how he you will convince his wife" With a smiling reply Prem Uncle followed them too

"I am not promising anything dad! Mytri had full right to choose what she wants too!!" I paid the bill and make my way to home.

Even though I said I won't promise anything I still want to give a try...When I reached home, I found Mytri peaceful sleeping on the sofa

Sofa?

Oh...maybe she is waiting for me or planning few more pranks on me?

I just smiled and took her into my arms and carried her all the way to her bedroom and put her into bed covering her with duvet

I was about to go back when I heard Mytri calling my name holding my hand tightly even in sleep.

I took a deep breathe and let out a sigh and slept next to her giving her a good night kiss on her forehead and she cuddled more into me while sleeping.

**

Next day morning:

Mytri's POV:

I opened my eyes and found myself cuddled to my husband!

What a lovely morning! I said dreamily to myself and hugged him more if possible and even in sleep he took me more against his chest!

As far as I remember last night I was waiting for him to see his not so happy reactions on my prank. I was sitting in a sofa, tired and about to sleep last night and now when I woke up I was sleeping in arms of my love...and in my bedroom!

What might happen in between?

Scenario 1 by Angel Mytri: Maybe he came, apologised to you for badmouthing you and you being kind hearted, elegant, loving lady of his life, excused him and offered him your bed to sleep and you both reconciled for eternity.

Scenario 2 by Devil Mytri: Hmm...Last night you are tired right? but might be in good mood and he came and offered you a soothing massage and you gladly took the tempting offer and apparently something else happened on the bed instead of massage, maybe some kind of stress releasing exercise couple does at nights and so you are feeling exhausted and he is sleepy too!

I stroke off both the scenarios as I was sleeping with a dress on! If anything would have happened I am sure I wouldn't be like this? Am I right?

I rubbed my eyes and woke up completely making my way out of his room after freeing myself from strong grip of his arms.

I came down brushed my teeth and started on my work.

I took his doctor coat, ironed it ruffle less and perfect and then brought the new three little best friends we got yesterday from our garden.

Yesterday evening I and Shyam searched vigorously in our garden for something that worth searching!

I used my binoculars and Shyam used his lens, we searched and searched until we found a mother grasshopper and a baby grasshopper but shyam suggested we should not ruin their family by separating them and so we further searched for an hour and found father grasshopper too and stored them in a jar for use...

Now I brought them to open air and dropped the grasshoppers loving family into Seshi's lab coat! And requested them to stay there for an hour or two so that their presence could annoy my hubby!

Hurray! Plan Success! I was about to start celebrations when I heard a voice on my back....

"MYTRI SESHANK GUPTA... WHAT WERE YOU THINKING WHEN YOU PUT A LIVE BIG GRASSHOPPER WHICH I HATE SO MUCH, IN MY LAB COAT?"

Undoubtedly that voice belongs to my husband!

Oh I think he met his new friends. Great!!!

Okay, It's now or never!

Ready for the real war Seshi! Face to face!!

".Y...You need to overcome your feelings for that poor thing... So I'm helping you in it" (with a devilish grin)

"Moreover they are three, Seshi! Happily married and with a baby..." I said with a wink facing my back towards him!

It's good not to face him so that he can't see I am afraid of him

I suddenly felt a hand around my waist and the hand literally lifted me up to Seshi's shoulders and he took me to his room like a sack of potatoes on his shoulders

"Help! Help! Help!" I shouted

"You fool! There is no one except us in our house!" He reminded me

I noted his point and stopped shouting once he took me to my bedroom and deposited on his bed!

"I will count to 10! You either reason out for your behaviour or you start working on your punishment!"

"I....I don't deserve any punish_" Before I complete my sentence he started counting...

"1..2....4...7"

"What? You can't count like that ! After 2 you should count 3 and then 4"

"Oh...that is like that if we are dealing with reasonable human not with you!" He said and continued "9"

"you called my mom and badmouthed me of being a lazy and useless wife and she called me back and scolded me for that. How can you do this to me Seshi?" I completed my sentence rather fastly...

"What? I didn't do that!" He said shrugging his shoulders

Me (astonished): Really?

Seshi lovingly put his hands on my cheeks and soothingly said "Yes, I didn't said anything like that"

What?

He didn't?

Is he lying?

But Seshi doesn't lie...

But...

"Did you really not tattletale about me to my mother? Really?" I asked narrowing my eyes.

"Of course not. Why would I do that?" He said confused.

"But... "

Did I misunderstand the whole situation?

Oh No!!!

"Sorry Seshi...I...may be wrong then...Mom called and scolded me that you... you... Oh God!!!, so I started torturing you... Sorry Seshi! I am so so sorry" I said and continued crying into his arms.

"Ok, ok! Now stop crying sweetheart...I am not scolding you...but how are you convinced so easily, I mean how do you believe me so easily without any proof?" He said smiling and holding me to his chest.

Of course I believe you Seshi! I trust you more than I trust myself! Between you and Mom....how can I believe her over you?

I love you more than I love over her!!

Afterall she is just my mom for god sake...!

But you are my HUSBAND, my love, My everything!

"Of course, you told now...I believe you, Seshi. You will never lie to me... You will only speak truth and I believe you more than I believe my mother" I hugged him pouting and saying sorry again and again.

Seshi's POV:

"Ok, cool down" I said to Mytri again and again and gave her one more tissue but she still preferred to rub her tears to the shirt I wore hugging me more tightly.

I still can't believe that convincing someone could be so easy. I didn't even work on it at all. She readily believed me on whatever I said!

Poor Mytri!

She tortured me and herself for nothing!

But I still felt a need to prove my innocence and so I called Mytri's mom then we came to know what actually happened...

That day, when Leela mom called for Mytri, Mytri was sleeping and I was cooking breakfast...I was talking to Leela mom while cooking, cleaning and gardening just for fun and somehow it made her feel that I am doing all the job by myself which was not the reality...She felt so sorry for me and she used her own brain and felt that Mytri was the reason for moving out of our house too. She was so angry on Mytri and busted out on her without knowing the fact"

Leela aunt apologized to Mytri for thinking so bad about her own daughter but apparently Mytri being Mytri challenged her mother "I will prove myself more efficient wife and daughter-in-law than you! And yes a better mother too." Mytri said pointing to her mom in webcam...Finally I am glad the issue is solved.

But the question is... Is Mytri really serious about being a mother!!! To my kids!!!

Mytri POV:

It's a dark place with mysterious fog around. The wind is making it hard to notice what is real and what is not.

Curtains moving wildly with wind and slightest of the sound can be heard aloud.

Red dim lighting here and there is making the dark room even creepier.

The cries of a woman and loud howling are echoed in the background. Dry leaves are scattered around with spider webs at few corners.

Lights are going on and off every fraction of second making an illusionary figure in the room.

Screeching sound of windows is creating an effect of walking dead moving around. The room is full of foggy smoke that everything is not clearly visible...

Perfect!!!

Exactly how I want the arrangements to be.

Superb!!!

Simply... Perfect!!!

Shyam has outdone with the arrangement. Now I'm just waiting for Seshi to arrive and I can finally utilize my skills.

Hope Seshi believes in what I'm doing.

Just then I heard footsteps entering our house and I grinned wickedly.

Time for opera stage play!!!

I pressed the remote button which is in my hand and which is arranged by my brother. When Seshi reached to the centre of the dark hallway, the screeching of windows, loud woman cries, smoke fogging the room and electronic skateboard under my feet.

With a click on the remote button, the skate board slowly moved towards him with me on it, where, I am wearing a flowing white long dress.

The skateboard slowly took me towards Seshi and I expected him to be scared or shocked but... he looks smug?!

"Seshank Gupta... I'm here to hunt you down to your sanity... HAHAHAHA... and I'm the very evil which makes you wet." I whisper yelled in a ghostly voice.

When I reached towards him, I expected him to take his steps back but he stood strong and took me to him by my waist, hugging me closing.

He nuzzled his face into my hair and started kissing my earlobe sending shivers to my spine

"You, my little devil, make me wet by your mere thought." He said kissing my ear, and then slowly made his way to neck.

What the hell? Why he is romancing with devil?

He should be terrified by now seeing a devil in the centre of his house!! Shouldn't he?

"And you look beautiful in your natural clothes and face. Stop your face dress everyday and be yourself everyday like you are now" He continued which made me angry.

He recognized me? But how?

Even Shyam didn't recognize me after this devil makeup!

He even told me "MY SIS, You look like a real devil in this Halloween costume. I can't even recognize you!"

Yes, I dressed in a ghost frock and my face is painted pale white with blood traces on the side of my mouth. My under eyes are dark and shady and my hair is representing a wild jungle bird's nest. My finger nails are long and black making it creepy.

And after noticing all these heavy talented make-up, Seshi is saying I'm natural like this?

Wait!!!

Is it a compliment?

Or is it an insult?

Wait!!!

Does he mean my everyday-makeup-less self is a Halloween dressing for him and this actual Halloween fancy dress is my real self?

Is he indicating that I'm a real ghost?

Does it mean that he likes me like this?

So... Does it mean that he didn't love me before because He likes me like this?

Which means I think I need to get ready like this every day?

If I did, will he love me like I do?

"Stop harassing your little brain and tell me why are you still going on prank-ing me when we had our settlement this morning?" He asked bringing me out of my important thought.

One damn minute!!!

How in the world of Lee MinHo's-fanclub does he know that I'm the one who is pranking?

"Wait, Seshi how do you that I've sketched a plan?" I asked still in his arms, enjoying the warmth he is providing.

"Well, you need to keep Shyam out of your plans. The selfie picture you took with Shyam is in facebook posted by none other than that stupid and the picture received two million likes including me, my mom and your dad in just six hours." He laughed at me supposedly for being stupid.

Oh Shit!!!

How can Shyam be this brainless? I thought he is male version of me but seems like he needs a lot of training from me.

"Do you know that Pyar and Poonam Aunt even commented "You look so realistic in your real ghost attire and they even liked each other comments with a thumps up!"

Really?

I was so busy from afternoon with my rehearsal that I didn't check social media! Now, I came to know how much my family loves me!!

"Do you know, your mom even removed you from her friends list!" Seshi said

"Why?" I asked pouting

"She said that now the reality is out, she can't face the society being your friend" Seshi said laughing on the joke written by his MIL.

"Anyways, your MIL is not that much friend to me in facebook"

"But... You Seshi You! You...could've pretended atleast" I said pouting at the result that I failed.

He kissed my pout away "Where's the fun for me then? Now tell me why did you try prank me again?"

"I... I ... planned this from long back when I was still angry with you, but before I could, we solved our problem. I spent a lot of money and time on this so I just went on with it since I didn't want to waste the money you worked so hard for." I told him carefully so that he doesn't catch the meaning between the words and punish me again.

He took me to the sofa and made me sit and sat beside me. He turned me towards him and looked dead serious and determined in to my eyes.

"Join the office like Dad and Uncles wanted Mytri. Being alone and workless is making you come with useless thoughts." He said and raised an eyebrow challenging me to defy.

"No... I'm not interested in working." I said with the same determination.

I have a work to do already. I should make My Seshi love me. If I start working in office, my time and thoughts will mostly consume work and contracts and I don't want to concentrate on any other thing until I make Seshi love me.

He brought his laptop and did something in it for few minutes when I was busy removing my ghost Halloween costume. After that he kept it in my lap "If you don't want to work for dad, then no worries. Tell me if you want to join any course or learn something, I enroll you in it. If you want to start your own chain of business, then too I'm happy to support you and invest in it. But if you want to be workless and continue doing useless things then here... I've already booked plane ticket for you to Pune."

"Pune?! Are we going to Pune! To meet your MIL and FIL" I said smiling excitingly

"No baby! It's not us... It's only you!"

"You can go and live with your parents." He said finality in his tone and no arguments look.

What?

Back to India?

To my house alone ?

But... I can't live without Seshi. I may tease him a lot but I cannot live without him. I can take my last breathe just by the thought of leaving him. if he love me or not, he is mine now and I will not leave him after many years of desperate waiting to be with him.

"But Seshi... I Don't___"

"If you want