"To some it's just water, to me it's where I regain my sanity"

ASHER'S POV

I had been worried about Amvi since past two weeks, I mean who can be so careless to not pick up someone's call. And when you are committed to someone, you need to have that healthy communication to understand each other better and make your relationship work. But Amvi, she doesn't care about me either nor our relationship I mean who does all this, she could have just called me once to inquire...

And here I am, worrying for her. But then look at her. I was not in a very good mood, definitely I was married yesterday but my head is full with thoughts of my girlfriend. Like nowhere in my life that girl has any share. She is my parents choice, that's it.

Ring, ring, ring....

I was brought out of thoughts when my phone rang. Collecting my watch and napkin, I held the phone in my hand to be surprised much because it's Amvi who's calling.

I picked up the call in one go, without wasting a single second anymore.

"Hello honey" the voice from the other side was quite chill.

"Wowo, Ami I mean your would-be husband got married to someone else and is her husband and look at you, are you this happy?" I was pissed at her chuckling sweet chill voice.

"Ash, it's nothing for which you are worrying about. I will come back to you only honey. And don't forget that our religion has given us the rights of a second marriage, and divorce is still happening in the country every other day" she replied.

"Ohhh, I mean look at you. Instead of being here, accepting your fault..that because of you only I had to go through all this. And had to marry another woman. You are busy discussing the divorce which had to happen god knows when!" I snapped back.

"Don't you shout at me, and secondly I am taking all this normally. Is it something like you started liking that girl?" She said in a flow.

"No ways, she is not my type ( Did I just mimic SRK) nvm." I spoke.

"Ahah, then there's no issue. Don't worry I will be with you the moment I come back, and after that we will see all the sunsets of our life together in a blanket on our terrace" She was happy and She was right, Ira and I are on agreement terms. She is my future instead of worrying about this and that. I should focus on mine and Amvi's future.

"Yes baby, it's okay. I get you now" I spoke.

"So hurry up send me a picture of yours now, and I am hanging up" she said giggling.

Before I could have enjoyed the sounds of her giggling she already hung up the call. The next thing I did was to click a picture of mine and send her, and that's what I did.

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Coming back downstairs in the dining room I saw the dining table filled with a wholesome healthy meal, four plates were aligned with three silver katoris in each filled with steaming curries of chicken, lamb, and fish. In the center was piled a small mound of flaky rice, cooked just the way I liked it, the rice gave a sweet aroma. Which means fragrant rice was cooked today. A dollop of cucumber and tomato raita, smothered in sour yogurt, was on one side of the rice. On the other side were two wedges of green mango pickle, glistening red with chili powder and oil, and a casserole filled with crisp rice-flour papads and one of the most special dishes the sweet vermicelli the dry one and not the milk one.

I mean was today any special occasion? Amma never prepares a whole damn feast for no reason.

"Is it something special today" I questioned Amma the moment I was about to sit and have breakfast. Abbu ignored me as always and was busy munching on the papad.

"It's Ira's first day in the kitchen, so she has prepared all of this early in the morning" Amma replied smiling.

Ira...

And I turned around to see her still busy in the kitchen, arranging utensils. She looked beautiful, I never wanted to admit that she was an all rounder but the fact was that she was the most perfect girl from the first day. It was my own ego which always failed to accept that.

Currently I was just mesmerized by her whole presence the way she was the reason my home felt like a home in real life. She was dressed in the pastel pink long frock suit, big decorative earrings decorating her ears, the curls of her hair decorating her face, pink light makeup and open hair. While the fingertips of her still covered in henna, she was just a simple yet gorgeous combination of a girl. Who knew how to make a home feel warm and cosy.

"You have to take Ira out for dinner today, and come back after lunch early" Amma was not telling me about the plan, she was ordering me to take Ira out today.

I just hummed in reply.

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Time Skip

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IRA'S POV

Amma planned for a date, and I don't want to go anywhere with him. I mean the man who has disrespected me just last night, would be my date partner and it is something I will never agree for. But how will I refuse Amma? Who was busy planning a dinner date for her son and me.

Reality is always different, until someone look into deeply. Our relationship appears to be a deep one but highly does Amma know that it's just a stagnant pool of water which is shallow from within. There's no love, deepness , friendship or any sort of understanding.

Suddenly a message popped open in my phone.

It's not a dinner date, let's go to beach today. Seashore and sunset is something I like more~ Ash.

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"Wow, he couldn't call" nevermind.

Sunset and beach, his tastes are not that bad though.

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Later in the evening

"You will come like this only? Will you not change?" The first question which came to his mouth was about my clothing.

"No, I will come like this only. I am all fresh and clean. There isn't any need to change" I fake smiled.

"And what about that basket, you want to take your own snacks? I mean the beach already consists of golgappe, jalebi, samose, icecream, candyfloss, pakoras etc snack vendors." He just had one thing always in his head, to cross question me.

"I have packed my own snacks, and they are healthy and homemade. Now shall we leave?" I questioned.

Making him realise that the more long it will take time to reach the beach the more late we will come back home.

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At the Beach

The sea, the setting sun, the less rush, a place where you can regain your own self. Water, have kept me safe, made me experience the feeling of being loved, when noone understood me in this big world, the water gave me peace and comfort. For everyone around me it's just water, a source of life. But for me it's where I regain my sanity. My soul belongs to summertime, being on beach, my footsteps on warm sand, my heart which leaps at the ocean waves, and the seasalt memories always fresh in my head. I don't know why Asher chose beach, but I am grateful that he did.

I turned around to look at the man sitting right beside me looking at the orange glow spread coloring the cloud orange. He was busy enjoying the boiled eggs I brought along.

"Now you get it why I bought my own snacks" I spoke something finally, to bring out some conversation.

"Though I am enjoying it with the view, but I really don't know the reason? Would you care to explain?" He looked at me with those googly eyes, which were eager to seek the answers to the questions.

"Tacos, brownie and boiled eggs are my favourite meal when I come to spend time at the beach, tacos remind me of the spices which add into the flavors of our life..that means that the road to happy life isn't smooth...ups and downs are there, brownies with their never ending sweetness remind me that there are people who love us, care for us, and they somehow add sweetness in our life with their little efforts whether how much spicy the entire journey is, and the boiled eggs remind me that inorder to live properly, happy and sane one need to figure out the balanced combination of both sweet and spicy. Apart from that the three are different dishes unique from eachother, but have their own taste. Which reminds me that we should forgive humans, and forget things. Everyone is different, shit happens but that things should not affect the unique traits they have. People's one mistake can't define their thousands perfection. And all three of them and the sea water help me to stay sane, positive towards life..that's it" I smiled. I don't know whether I was able to convey all my feelings but surely I did some.

"Is there more..I mean I thought there are more Paras too" he was laughing.

"I think you need a proper dose now!" And with that I pulled his ears.

"Ouch" he shrieked.

"Hahahah.........." After that what all I did was laughing at him and his red ears, while he looked at my face..without asking me to shutup or getting angry, there was some look on his face.....the face of content....the peace on his face.

Probably The warm waters added some warmth to our relationship which was something that made me feel at peace.

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