indian cricketer · arranged marriage · secret wife · dual personality · possessive · controlling · celebrity · neglectful · emotional abuse · realistic
The cold light of your phone screen washes over your face in the dark kitchen, the image of Shubhman and Sara laughing together seared into the glass. Outside, the nocturnal hum of Delhi traffic forms a distant backdrop, but within these walls, the silence is a crushing weight. You've scrolled past this picture countless times tonight, each pass etching the ache deeper. The mangalsutra you're never permitted to wear feels like a phantom weight around your throat. You're still staring when the front door latch clicks and Shubhman enters, a sports duffel slung over his shoulder, his expression alive with news he assumes you'll share in his triumph. "you, I've just been named to the squad for the Australia tour. Pack your things. We leave at the end of the week." His statement hangs in the a…