Chapter 47

Part: 46

Angad felt like fainting, "yeh kya mazak hai. Has she really gone with her parents? Is she gone mad? " He decided to call back Kripa and checked his watch. "Oho! I have to wait till night actually. She must be on the way now."
"Kripa! Why are doing this to me. Misty ko lekar why do you always get upset. I have nothing to do with her. Har baat ki proof dikhana padta hai kya?." He remembered past between them. "I shouldn't have gone far in teasing her. I shouldn't have danced with Misthy so closely just to make you jealous and now you are retaliating on me. Kya huva tha mujhey? Abb tumhey mananey aana hi padega. OH ghosh!!" he irritated and stumped his feet and took steps impatiently back and forth from his balcony to bed room.
He got an important call from his clients and couldn't call Kripa in day time. He tossed between 'call' or 'don't call' in the breaks. He came home and Naina reminded him about Kripa. He shook his ead as thanking her for reminding but got annoyed "This is too much, now iskey peechey bhaagna padta hai."
He took shower and walked into balcony thinking while smoking about how to start conversation on the phone with Kripa. Aaliyah peeped from her balcony "Hey Angad! Kya hua? Kripa ayi nahin? Uncle aur aunty toh chaley gaye hongay na? What's up buddy?" Angad blow his smoke out and shrug his shoulders with a frown on his forehead.
Aaliyah twisted her eyebrows and gestured that she is coming up now. Angad threw his cigarette and decided to call her now.
Kripa surprised though expected his call "yaad aagayi thi ab!!"
Angad settled his throat before say something "What do you mean yaad agayi? Why did you go there without asking me? I told you we could talk in the evening and clarify things between us. Phir kyon aisa kiya?" tried to be polite but his voice expressed his annoyance.
Kripa coldly asked him "Kya baat karna chahtey ho, Angad? Baat karney se pheley hi tum kaam karletey ho. Do you ever noticed aaj kal tum kitni arrogant and forceful bangaya tha? Ek baar bhi yeh socha ki tumhara behviour kitni chot pahoonch raha tha?" Kripa paused to take breath as pain struck in her throat.
Angad cut her in mid sentence, "It's not purely my fault; you also drag things to worse. You know we were not together for almost a month? Na phone na mulakhat, tum sochogi nahin how much I was really missing you" anger and frustration filled in his voice.
"So, you force me? Wo bhi jab bahar humarey mama papa bhaitey huve thay? Not anymore I could tolerate this, Angad! You are already took advantage of my lenience twice. Yesterday it was third time. I don't see any guilt in your tone and over that you are expecting me to take your permission? You are disgusting Angad! I shouldn't even talk to you. You are nothing better than a rapist. Tum nahin jantey ho Tumhari apni biwi sey kaisey behave karna hai. I feel disgusting to speak to you." She hung the phone when a lump stuck into her throat. Two tear drops fell on her cheeks.
Angad sighed "So she is angry on yesterday's incident and not for Misthy. Thank God one problem toh chut gayi. Oh Kripa! I couldn't stop myself, I was missing you terribly, but ismein itni offend honey ki kya baat hai? Kuch cooperate kardiyi hoti. She is weird pata nahin apni aap ko kya samjhti hai." he rubbed his face with two palms and leaned back in the swing.
Aaliyah patted his shoulder "Kya hua itna udhaas kyon ho? Kripa sey baat huyi?"
Angad gave forced smile and tried to lit his cigarette. She pulled it ot "What's up? Kayi donon se dekh rahi oon is everything fine between you both?"
Angad sharply looked into her eyes "Tum ladkiyan itni emotional kyon ho jaatey hai? I ust flirt with Misthy for fun and Kripa took it serious and gone to Nainital. Ab pata nahin kab ayegi ya ayegi ki nahin"
Aaliyah surprised "ayegi ki nahin? Did you say something else to er?"
Angad turned his face away to her silently. She turned his face to her with her hand "Sach bat batao kya hua?"
Angad set his throat and hesitated for a while and said when Aaliyah forced him to tell the truth "I forced her and …" he couldn't finish his sentence and lowered his eyes to escape Aaliyah's angry looks.
"Dimaak kharab hogaya tha tumhara? Why are you behaving so rigid nowadays? Ab jao aur makaey lekey aao. Jada din door rehna theek baat nahin."
Angad reluctantly shook his head but didn't promise her about his going to Kripa.
Kripa cut his further calls bashing him as Angad tried to defend his behavior all the times "Angad! Tum sudrega nain, It's better leave me alone. I can't forgive you and please, stop bugging me anymore."
Angad didn't leave his hopes and keeps calling almost every day for ten more days and was pleading her to come back.
In Nainital:
One evening Kripa is kneading dough for her favourite sweet 'badushas'on the kitchen platform opposite to the stove. Dadi is making tea for both giving side glances to Kripa. She is observing Kripa who immersed in her own thoughts and chewing her lips seriously though her hands kneading the dough efficiently. She realized after marriage Kripa became reserved with her and not sharing everything with her like she used to do in the past.
"Kab tak ruthey rahogi?"
Kripa stopped kneading and turned to her and gestured as if she is talking to her. Dadi shook her head as she got her right. Kripa sighed and continued kneading "ruthey? kiss se aur kaun?"
Dadi walked to her and dropped hand on her head "Kyon mujhsey chupana chaahti ho?"
Kripa closed the dough with a lid and walked to the sink silently to clean her hand.
"Mein kissi sey roothi nahin."
"Jhoot, bilkul jhoot aakhir baat kya hai?" Kripa gave a stare to her and wiped her hand with Dadi's chunni and hugged her waist resting her face on dadi's shoulder. Dadi is caressing her cheeks and waiting for her to continue. "Wo mujhsey pyar nahin karta. He doesn't even care about me. "Kripa paused thinking how much she could share about his bad habits.
"Aur.." Dadi encouraged her to continue.
"Aur kya? Humesha kissi na kissi ladki ke peechey baagta rehta hai." She pouted her lips and started pouring the tea in two cups.
"Tum kabhi dekhi usko kissi aur aurat ke saat?" Kripa moved her head sideways "Na"…"haan"…Na…" she confusingly looked at Dadi handing her a cup of tea. Dadi smiled and walked her to the backyard patio. "But he flirts with his colleagues. Wo bhi meri hi saamney. Ek baar bhi yeh nahin sochtey ki how do I feel. Bus dadi bahut hogaya I can't bear him anymore."
"So,You left him alone and came here running away from your responsibilities. Wo aur bhi bhigad jaayega. Mard ko humesha bandkar rakhna padta hai. Kya sahi Kya galat mehsoos karwana padta hai. Yehi tumhara farz hai, Kripa!"
Kripa gave dirty look to Dadi "Aap yeh keh rahey hai mujhsey. Jo humesha women rights ke barrein mein lecture detey hai wo pota ka habits ko nazar andaaz kar rahi hai? I don't believe you Dadi! Angad knows what is right and wrong. Wo koyi dood pita bacha nahin hai. He does everything in front of me to make me jealous and he enjoys it. I feel like call him 'sadist'." She turned her face to escape from Dadi's surprise looks, "Nain toh kya, mujhey tease karney ki kya jaroorat thi? Mujhey jealous mein dekhney ki kwaaish kya hai. I don't understand this Dadi! He has to change. He hurt me enough. I can't see him anymore with another woman."
"Why am I feeling you are not telling me actual reason for your anger?" Dadi seriously asked her. Kripa stared at her and tried to read her intention of asking so keenly.
She shook her head and hid her face into her neck and closed her eyes "aur kuch nahin" she thought in her mind "how can I tell you Dadi! He forced me."
Dadi decided to talk to Angad on this matter. She remembered the incident when Kripa kicked him last time "Kuc toh ho raha hai in donon ke beech mein. I have to warn Angad now."
A week after the conversation with Kripa, Dadi appeared in front of Angad. He is surprised "Dadi! Aap all of a sudden?" he suspected something wrong in Nainital or Kripa might have sent her for negotiations "Kripa kaisi hai?"
Dadi sat in the couch in his room "Angad! Tumsey yeh umeed nahin tha. How could you do this to Kripa?"
Angad startled and confusingly looked at Naina who is standing and watching both dadi and pota. Naina and Dadi exchanged looks and tried to hide smiles. Angad still confusingly looked at them "Aap log kya kehna chahtey hai? I'm confused."
Dilip peeped into the room behind Naina and laughed "Abhi tak paheli bhujaatey rahey? Common ladies, break the secret." Now Angad more confused and feared with suspicion "Kahin Kripa ko kuch toh nahin hua? Kahin woh…"he couldn't guess any further negative things and his heart started beating fast to know the news from them. "Yeh log toh happy lag rahey hai but they are blaming as if I made something wrong. Kahin Kripa toh sab kuch bata diya toh nahin?"
Dadi slapped playfully on Angad's cheek "Mujhey pardadi banaraha hai aur dekho kitna innocent face lagake kadha hai!!" Angad startled with doubt if he heard right. "Haan tum sahi suna hai, Kripa is pregnant. Tum papa ban rahey ho. Aaj subah subahi Surya called us."
Angad face flushed the blood with happiness. "Yeh sach hai ki Kripa..Wow..I should call her." He is excited but waited till everyone left him alone.
He took his cell and called her "Congratulations!!My tattoo!!" his voice filled excitement and affection.
Kripa blushed with tearful eyes and bit her lower lip. "Sharma rahi ho? So sweet!! I'm missing you Tattoo!! Wapas aajao, meri jaan!! Please."
Kripa rolled her tongue "sach much miss kar raha hai?"
Angad nodded his head. Kripa giggled "I can't see your nodding muh se kaho."
Angad gave kiss on the phone and Kripa's cheeks became red. "I'll be back at godh bharaii" She is also missing him and wants to run into his arms and warm hugs and share the happiness forgiving him another time.
Angad grinned "That's too far, I'm starting now to see you" he hung the phone and decided to drive to Nainital.
He requested Shabbir to take care of things for two days so that he could go to see Kripa. Before he is leaving for Nainital, he got call from the client as their project is facing problems. Shabbir is off the city on some other work. Angad informed Kripa and left for the clients' place.
The work took the whole day and half of the next day for Angad to settle. He called Kripa and informed about his stuck up with the project "Kripa! I'm really sorry! I feel bad to stay away from you at this moment but cannot help much. Kaam khatam hotey I aajaoonga." Kripa smiled and excused him as she was in good spirits.
Angad left for Nainital by flight to Delhi first and later in taxi as he could not bear anymore delays.

Gayatri and Suryaban left for a spiritual gathering along with Dadi in the night after dinner. Till then Angad hardly got any time to speak to his wife except giving side glances to each other.
Kripa lay on bed in night gown with a book in hand and sat up seeing Angad walking into her room. Angad walked to her and kneeled down in front of her.
Angad took Kripa's hands and kissed them "Congratulations!!" Kripa smiled and reciprocated in similar way "Congratulations to you too!!" He sat beside her and dropped hand around her shoulder and caressed her cheeks and ears with his lips. "How are you now? Naraz toh nahin ho?"
Kripa leaned to his chest and closed her eyes "Naraz hoon but I need you. I want to sleep in your hands. I hate you but can't curse you. Aisa kyon hota hai?"
"Because you love me to core of your heart." He lifted her face and kissed the tears stood in the corner of eyes "I love you, Tattoo. I never again tease you. Never again. Believe me, I have nothing to do with any other woman. None."
He hung her hands around his neck and bent to kiss her stomach.
"Can I see my baby and talk for a while?" he tried to pull up her night gown to see her stomach.
Kripa smiled and stopped his hand on mid way and shook her head "No, abhi nahin" she turned her face.
"Hmm.. iska matlab abb bhi naraz ho" he stared into her eyes. She lowered her eyes. Angad thought there is no point in stretching the topic. He pulled her close with one hand and hid his face in her neck fold and enjoyed her warm closeness. His other hand is caressing her stomach. Kripa placed her hand on his hand on her stomach and felt his desire to kiss her bear stomach. She excused herself and walked to her wardrobe "Main change karkey aati oon"
Angad watched her taking her two piece night dress and he noticed that she is not willing to reveal her body to him. He felt heavy in heart and walked to her. He threw her night dress from her hand. She confusingly looked at him. "Rehney do, you don't have to change for me" he walked her to the bed and lay her on the bed. He also lay beside her and dropped his hand around her and pulled close to him "Bus aisi leti raho" he moved down and place his head on her stomach and kissed her belly over night gown "jaldi bahar ajjao bacha! i want to play with you, khub batey karengey. I'm alone now. Tum bahar ajjao and we will make a group opposite mom. Agar tum mamma ki group banna chahtey toh I don't mind she is also alone, make friends with her and take care of her." He kept talking something or other giving kisses intermittently. Kripa is caressing his hair and hearing his talk with a cheer on her face.
She moved him away and removed her night gown and pulled him on her stomach lying back on the pillow "Abb baat karo." Angad got tears and kissed her cheeks "Thanks". He again lay on her stomach to pamper his child.
He slowly moved up and took Kripa in his hands and pampered smoothly, softly , slowly with full of Kripa's cooperation.
Angad relaxed after half an hour pure and steady love and pulled Kripa on his chest "So, You like this type of love?" Kripa blushed with his naughty question.
I forgot you still needed pampering like in honeymoon. I ignored you and got punished enough for it. Your anger makes me crazy Kripa! I feel like suffocating without you. Wapas aajao. I listen to you, promise. I don't hurt you anymore. I don't force you for anything. trust me" his slow and steady genuine voice melted Kripa. She looked into his eyes and caressing his chin, "Next time if I see you in any other women arms samjho you lost me. Pata bhi nahin doongi." He cuddled her closer "Don't do that, mein mar jaaoonga. I try to keep them away. No, I'll, surely, keep them away. Not even for fun I go close to them. You can give me all your karate kicks but never think of going away like this or worse than this."
Kripa squeezed his ear "Yeh baat yaad rakhna samjhey? And no karate kicks or no leaving messages. Just gayab hojaaoongi. Kitney bhi dhoondo nahin miloongi."