Chapter 14

Part 12:

    

Kripa opened the door of her apartment and led Prithvi in. Throwing her keys at the bed he asked him to make himself comfortable, while she prepares coffee for them. Prithvi, spell bounded by the luxury of room, didn't really hear what she said as he was too busy in scanning the royal look of the place.

The deep red satin sheets and the rich royal furniture, he touched everything to inhale the feel of richness. He let his fingers crawl over the intimate couple that was inscribed in one of the walls in rich golden. Excited and curious, he stuck his head inside the bathroom. The size and interior of the bathroom left him gasped. He allowed the aroma of rose and lavender sunk in him. God, this environment was driving him crazy. He came back and sat down on the fluffy mattress of her bed, bouncing up and down on it to see how fluffy it was. This is life. A person who has spend half of his life in an typical middle class home and was living currently in an old fashioned house, this was no less than a heaven.

Kripa entered and smiled at Prithvi's state. Nodding her head, she bent down to keep tray on the table, when she suddenly felt two arms circling her waist. Shocked she turned around to look at Prithvi, who was looking at her intensely. Looks like the environment has got too much in him, she concluded. Of course there wasn't much to worry about and she knew that. She pushed him away with a little force and said, "gosh Prithvi, hold your horses. You know I don't like this all." She heard the bell rang and she went to open it, still straightening herself.

She opened the door, to find Angad waiting outside. A little taken aback, she almost forgot to invite him in.  the wrinkles on Kripa's dress and her slightly messy hair made him cock an eyebrow. By the corner of his eyes, he noticed Prithvi standing in the room. Suddenly his expression changed and he asked Kripa sarcastically, "Busy, were you?"

Kripa gave him a disgusted look and said, "what do you want, Angad?"

Without replying, he pushed her aside and barged in, "I want to know, what that man is doing here?" he asked pointing at Angad.

"You have no right to ask her that?" Prithvi said stepping closer.

Raged at his answer, Angad pointed his finger at him and said, "I am not talking to you, so don't u dare interfere this time or else…"

He turned towards Kripa and asked again furiously, "what the heck is he doing here."

"He is my fried Angad. He has all rights of being here. You have no right whatsoever, to have any objection." Kripa said in anger.

"So u have your answer. Now just get lost Angad." Prithvi added in.

Angad caught Prithvi's collar and said," I told u not to butt in again." Shocked, Kripa rushed to stop Angad before he could hit Prithvi, "Angad chodo use." She pushed Angad away. "If I knew I would be so insulted, I would have never come here. Bye Kripa, I am leaving." Prithvi said and stomped away from there.

"Prithvi, please stop." Kripa hailed and ran after him to stop him from going away.

But Angad caught her arms and forced her to see him. "Where the heck are you going now?" Kripa jerked away her hand from his grip and said, "Why did u do this Angad? Have you forgotten that we are separated? So why the hell did you insult him? He is my friend damn it."

"Fine, he is your friend. But I have not given you this place to bring your so called friends in here." Angad said pointing to the apartment.

"Oh now I get it. You gave me this house so that, u could dictate my life. You thought that I will become your commodity if you give me a place to live. For your kind information, Mr. khanna, I don't give a damn about this place of yours. I will go from here soon." She said and started to leave from there in search of Prithvi once again.

"Oh so u r even willing to leave this place for the sake of that Prithvi. See, I always knew you r having an affair with him. Look at you Kripa. How much you care for that 'friend' of yours." Angad said shrewdly, sarcasm dripping from his eyes.

Hurt Kripa turned towards him and shouted in rage, spilling out all the pain buried in her heart all these years, "yes I care for him. I care for him because he is the one who supported me all these years, who stood by me when I needed a friend, who gave me a shoulder to cry upon and spill out the tears that you gave me. He was there with me always while you were not. " Kripa choked on her words but continued, "You know what is your problem Angad; you are an egoistic selfish loser. You cannot see anyone happy. But I don't really give a damn about it anymore. Because you don't matter to me now." She said and ran out.

 Angad slammed his fist against the wall as her words echoed in his mind. Did she hate him that much?

 

Well I was no mood to write. So please bear with me.