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Episode 54

Due to her ankles and scratch on arm, antara had to spend the day almost taking rest on the bed. What else could she do rather than that when she was not even allowed to move a single inch from her position? She wanted to go out and stand in the balcony of houseboat to feel the chill air. She wanted to sea the beautiful scenario of her dear hometown Shrinagar which she didn't have for long. But only if he let her go out of the room! He was standing near the door all the time and keeping his eyes on her so that she couldn't move a single inch from her place. She was feeling so odd and awkward as well. Well if someone keep eyes on you 24/7 you can't stay normal. That's exactly anatara's state was at that moment. Sometime in middle of all that she didn't find raghu near her room's door and she thought to go out for a while. But as soon she stepped out of the room she saw raghu standing near the door leaning on the wall, crossing his hands near his chest and shooting a very annoying frown to her. "Now you are dead antara kaul!" she thought in her mind. "kidhar jaa rahi hain?" raghu asked increasing his frown. "www... wooo... mmm... mujhheee..." she couldn't find any exact excuse to give him. "hakla kyun rahi hain?!! tere hath pair ke sath zuban pe bhi cchot laga hain kya?!!" raghu asked in a mocking voice. "nahin!!" antara answered with annoyance, "woo mujhe washroom jana tha, I need to take a shower..." she said at last without finding any other reason. "Ankh mein chasma laga miss kaul... bathroom ghar ke bahar nahin... andar hain.." he indicated towards the bathroom and antara was still standing near the door with irritated face. "aur laga ke bhi kya fayda.. yedi ka dimag hain too ted hi chalna hain naa..."he mocked again. "dekho tum..." antara fumed. "naii tu dekh..." his hard voice numbed her immediately. "Apni inn bari bari akhon se deekh lee aur bare bare kaaan o se sun bhi le.." he said and moved a step towards her. In response automatically her feet moved an inch behind. "tum.. kyaa... Ouch!.." her feet stumbled and she lost her balance. Raghu caught around her waist quickly to prevent her from falling. Her heart thudded loudy when he dragged her close causing her to bump in his rock hard chest. She gulped and looked above to meet his baby brown eyes just a mere inch away from hers. Something happened at the moment. A true ad deep sensation lingered into them by each other's closeness. They felt that feeing but unable to express to each other. "dekha... kahan tha naa.." raghu's deep voice made antara come out of her trance. She was literally lost in his intense eyes full of known and unknown feelings like care, concern, tenderness and something so deep which she couldn't name, but she felt that in uneven beat if her heart. "kahan tha naa apne jagah se hilna mat... fir girne wali thi..." his voice was a bit harsh but still it was full of concern. Antara lowered her gaze silently. "yee bat jaan le miss kaul. jabtak tera pair puri tarah se thik naii ho jata... tuu iss kamre se bahar nahii jayegii... aur iske loye agar mere ko 24 ghante idhar tere kamre ke bahar ccaukidari karna pare too woo bhi karega... apun ki nazar se aaj tak bach pay hain kabi joo aaj baacheegi..haan?!!" he said sarcastically. Her eye brows creased in annoyance. "main humesha tumhari baat kyun sunnu?! Jab bhi mauka mile bas dant te reehe te hoo! Aise mujhpe hukkom kyun chalate hoo?!" she asked like a little cute miffed girl that he couldn't stop admiring her miffed face. "tuu aisa kaam karti hi kyun hain joo dant khaa naa pare?!!" he asked with a light chuckle. "main jaan boojh ke thori hi na karti hoon. main kya karoo agar duniya ki sari musibat bass mere picche pare hain..." her voice chocked a bit while saying the last sentence, "eee.. oye.. miss kaul..." Raghu tried to lift her chin and meet her eyes but she shoved away his hands. "choorro mujhee.." she said as a lone tears escaped from her eyes. "abey yaaar...abb fir se teri tanki leak ho gayi..." Raghu couldn't express how much he felt bad seeing tears in her eyes; just his saddened and intense eyes expressed everything. He lifted his hands and gently brushed away her tears caressing her chicks. She didn't stopped him and stood there silently looking to his concerned face. "Acha tujhe bahar jana hain naa?!" Raghu asked. "Haan.." she said slowly. He held her hand and said, "chal!!" he said grinning. Antara looked at him with bemused eyes for a while. "Ab dekh kya rahi hain.. chaal naa.." he said. A wide smile crept on antara's lips which stopped his breath for a while. "thank you.." she said gratefully. Supporting her in his strong hand raghu lead her on the balcony of House Boat. Antara smiled looking at the lively Daal lake. The shikara's floating at some distance, the shoreline at far and the lotus flower around the boat on which grasshoppers were playing looked marvelous all together. Antara breathed heavily feeling her lungs with clear air. Raghu stood at her behind admiring her face around which her locks were dancing slightly drive by wind. he came near her and stood beside her supporting the wooden railing. Antara opened her eyes and looked towards him. "Ab thik haain?!" raghu asked with a smile. "haan.. thank u!!" she smiled back. The chill wind washed over them as they smiled to each other.

Some far from the houseboat a shikara was floating on the lake water. The rower's narrow eyes were fixed towards the balcony of the nearest houseboat, accurately to the boy and girl standing there smiling towards each other. "Aman bhaijaan, aap ke maaut ka badla lene ka waqt aaa gaya hain..." he said with hard voice as fire gleamed in his eyes. He let out his phone and called someone. "hello.. chacha main bol raha hoon... Rehan.. haan... Mujeh woo dikha gaya... aman bhaijaan ka katil... Kya?!! ... Haan yahin pe hain woo shrinagar mein... Sath mein ek larki... haan hain uske sath ek larki...kya?!! Unpe nazar rakhoo?! ... Thik hain.. main aap ko khabar karta rahoonga.." the man talked to someone in phone and after some talks he cut the phone. Giving a last glance towards the houseboat's balcony he moved his shikara out if the place.

Antara was much better at the evening and she could even walk freely without any pain or obstacle. After doing so many through examinations like a specialized doctor, raghu at last let her move on her own. He was always extra possessive when it came to her. Sometimes she felt irritated by that but later she also felt great having a friend like him who worried for her that much! At the evening, chacha left them alone for a while. Both were hungry so antara decided to make something on her own. Raghu tried to forbid her but that time she didn't listened. She said that she was very hungry and she couldn't wait anymore. If he wanted to join her then he should go and wait at the balcony. That time, he had to accept her proposal. He made her cry in the morning. So he didn't want to make her feel bad. So he let her do whatever she wanted and came at the balcony. The last ray of sun was fading away and the darkness was engulfing the clear transparent green water of Daal lake and turning that into black. The lights on the houseboats and on the houses of further shoreline were lighting up one by one. The calm, solitary scenario was so beautiful. But raghu was not at all interested in those things aas usual and yanking frequently. "S**a kitn sannata hain idhar.." he said with an yank, "kidhar apne mumbai basti ka saam... sor gul se bhara.. sath mein mast cutting chai aur mirchi ka pakora... aur idhar too ane kee baad bas kewaa aur kewaaa... apun ka too sar dard ho re laa hain kewaa ka naam sunke..." he said in irritation. He heard a cough and soon a known smell of cutting tea invoked inside his nose. "Abey idhar cutting chai ki khusbu kidhar se aa rela hain?!" He shot his eyes open with amusement. He saw a glass full of smoking tea in front of him and it was held by none other than but a very cheerful antara. He looked to her smiling face for a while dumbly. "kya huyaa?!! Ab nahin chhiye tumhari fav cutting chai?!" antara rolled her eyes playfully. "S**a!!.." a huge grin spread on raghu's face , "tujhe cutting chai kahan se mila idhar?!! Mumbai se order de ke layi kya?!!" he asked. "nahin, maine banaya hain. mummy ne mujhe sikhaya tha kuch din pahele. Too socha kii aaj try kar loon.. waisey bhi tum kewaa pi pi ke bore ho gaye hongey naa?!" she frowned playfully. He just smiled and looked towards her. Her single gesture was enough to warm anyone inside. "Loo naa..." antara said spreading the taking the glass from her hand. Their fingers touched at the process and antara shied a bit making raghu smirk. "Tum ruko abhi bhi kuch hain..." she smiled and rushed inside with girlish enthusiasm making him smile broader. He ruffled his hairs like usual. "Beta raghunath... tuu too soch raha tha ki puri life tere koo kewaa pina parega... par iss koo too cutting bhi banana aa gaya.. Sukar hain bappa.. abb is kee dimag mein kuch bheja bhi de dee taa kii apun ki dil ki baat isse samajh aa jayee... thik hain?!!" raghu prayed to bappa. At the next moment antara came with a full plate mirchi pakora which make him charged. Seating together on the couch of balcony, enjoying the chilly evening of shrinagar with hot smoky mumbai's cutting chai and pakora they chatted a lot letting out their heart. They giggled and laughed, pulled each other's leg and taunted. Their chirpy voice created a beautiful harmony on the silence around. In between their talks, antara suddenly asked, "waisey kaal date kaaun sa hain?!!". Raghu got a bit confused when she asked of date. "Kyun?! Ab date jaan ke tu kya karegi?!!" he asked. "arey kuch nahi... Bas.." antara took her mobile and checked the date. And when she looked at the date of tomorrow her eyes got amused a bit. "eee kya huya?!!" Raghu asked. "kuch naii.." Antara flushed a bit and looked away. "kuch naii?! To aise tomatar ktyn ban rahi hain?!" Raghu asked teasing. "Raghu... tum naa... kahan naa kuch nahii.. chalo jaldi se yee sare pakore khatam karo.. andar jana parega thand bar rahi hain.." she said trying to suppress the matter. Raghu understood that she was hiding something. "kuch too baat hain miss kaul. aur apun woo tujh se jaaan ke hi rahe gaa.." he said in his mind and concentrated on pakoras. Antara was smiling freq on no reason which was making him suspicious that there was something big on next day.

The evening passed away cheerfully and slowly the night came. Chacha came back and prepared their dinner. After having their meal they headed towards their respective rooms. "okk goodnight!" Antara sid with a cheerful voice. Raghu also smiled towards her but his smile was a bit dry. Antara noticed the chink of sadness in his eyes. "Haan woo good night!!..." raghu said. "Bye.." antara said and was about to enter in her room when raghu called her. "eee sun.." he said. "haan bolo.." antara stopped and moved back. "haan woo... apna khayal rakhna.." he said. "hmm thik hain... ab jaoon?" she asked like a obedient kid. "haan..." he said dryly. Antara smiled and moved. "eee.. sun.." he called again. "ab kya haain?" Antara asked. "haan woo... raat ko agar zarurat pare too..." he couldn't finish his words and she caught that. "Haan baba... to sab se pahele tumhe hi bulanungi... thik hain?!!.. aab main sone jaa rahi hoon mujeh bahut nind aa rahi hain.." she said and moved inside the room without any further talk. :yee yedi kuch sunti kyun naii hain?!!" Raghu scratched his head and moved inside the room.

It was somewhere near midnight when antara heard a small sound and woke up on the bed. Her sleep was not deep at that moment. She got worried as she heard the sound. She woke up and sat on the bed looking everywhere. The room was almost dark in that night lamp's small light. Antara gauged everywhere in the room but couldn't find anything. She was about to lay back when she again heard a sound and saw a shadow rushing on the glasses of window in a blow. For a moment antara was totally numb in fear. After that a loud scream escaped from her mouth. "kaun hain?!! kaaun hain wahan?!!" she jumped down from the bed and rushed towards the window, through the glass she could only see the fog and darkness. No one was there. But she clearly saw that shadow. Chacha already left them locking from outside then who was there? a tremendous wave of fear came down her spine and she rushed out of room but on the midway she collided on someone badly and bumped on his rrock solid chest. She immediately understood with whom she collided. She hugged him tightly and trembled badly hiding his face on his chest. Raghu was dazed finding her in that state. Even he was not able to sleep due to some reasons. His worry for her was making him restless and was not letting him close his lid. As soon as he heard antara's loud voice his heart leaped in fear. He jumped out of the bed and rushed towards her room only to find her rushing madly towards his room and colliding with him in the corridor. He was how badly she was shaking in fear. he hugged her gently caressing through her hairs. "RRR... Raghu..." she just said in his shaking voice. "shhh.. shh... kuch naii huya.. apun hain idhar.. kuch naii hoga tujhe." he said in comforting tone and squeezed her lightly to give her ccomfort. Slowly antara got bck her hold. "Ab bata kya huya?!!" he asked cupping her face. "Raghu... woo..." as soon as she lifted her eyes she flushed and immediately moved his eyes from him to the ground. Out of fear he didn't noticed that raghu was only in his tracks. His upper body was fully bared revealing his biceps and strong upper arms, his hard torso and toned belly. She flushed badly and couldn't dare to lift his eyes and looked to him. "haan bata kya huya?!!" he asked restlessly till holding her arms in his hold. "wooo... woo wahan mere ghar ke khirki pee koi tha.." she somehow managed to say in stumbled voice. "Kya baat kar rahi hain?!" he said in alert voice and rushed inside her room. Antara also followed him. Raghu came and looked through the window. But there was nothing rather than the pitch darkness. "Idhar too koi naii hain!" he said scratching his head. "Par maine dekha tha..." she said peeping through the window. "khud hi dekh lee koi naii hain idhar..." he said, "yaad hain tune hi too kaha tha... pani ke upar hain hum log. Idhar tera woo chuha bhi naii aa sakta... insaan bhi nii aa sakta... yaa fir tune koi bhoot dekhaa kya?!" he teased. "Shut up!! Mazak mat karo samjhe!" she pouted angrily. "Ab kyun akar rahi hain?!" he made a face. "Pahele hi kaha tha.. akele raat ko ghar mein mat rahe.. charoo taraf s**a sannata hain... woo chachaa bhi tala maar ke tata bye bye bol ke satak gaye hum dono koo baali kaa bakhra bana ke... kya jagah hain yaar!!" raghu said in irritation. "minee pahele hi mana kiya tha yahan an eke liye.." antara said in miffed voice. "eee ab tu apna cchik chik mat suru kar... ab yee takiyaan le aur chal apun ke ghar mein sone ke liye.." raghu said almost ordering her. "KYAA!!" antara's jaw was almost dropped by his proposal. "Eee aab apne akhein gol gol kar ke machar koo apne mooh ke andar woo.. bole too invite mat kar.. dekh miss kaul. apun ko sona hain... aur baar baar agar tuu raat ko aise chillauegi naa tuu apun kaa sar dard ho jayega... too iss sey acha hain ki apun ke ghar pe chal..." raghu said and moved towards the door. Antara stood there frozen, looking towards his back with wide eyes. raghu stood near the door and said, "ab chal bhi... Invte karna parega yaa madam kee liye woo red carpet lagani paregi fir woo chalke ayegi?!!" he said making a face. "aa rahi hoon..." she said in irritation and grabbed the pillow.

Antara stood in raghu's room for a while dumbly looking at the small bed. How would she feet into that small space with raghu and even if she managed to get in there, how close they had to be with... her brain stopped at that point. Raghu slipped inside the blanket almost taking the half of the space. She stood there clutching her pillow tightly in tension. "eee tujhe kya puri raat aise boot banke khare raheke apun ki paheredari karni hain?!" he asked making a face. she gulped more in tension. "abey kya huya?!! khare khare so gayi kya?!!" raghu asked again. "nahin woo..." antara rubbed her footfingers together in tension. She was thinking if she could lie on floor, but as she knew him very well, he wouldn't allow her anyhow. she remembered about the arguments of prev night. "Chuha!!" raghu suddenly said looking at the ground. Antara jumped and ended up seating on the bed. "chuha!!... kahan haain??!!..." she clutched the pillow near her chest and looked at each and every corner of thee room with scary eyes. But she couldn't found any trace of mouse there. She looked towards raghu with frown and found him looking towards her with mischievous smirk. She immediately understood his trick and shot an angry glance. He just raised his eyebrows playfully in answer. "mazak lag raha hain naa tumhe ye sab... waisey hi dari huyi hoon aur tum... raghu seriously, main thak gayi hoon tumhari inn kaartoot o se.." she said a bit loudly. raghu's face suddenly became serious and he said, "Aura pun bhi thak gaya hain miss kaul tere ko samjhate samjhate... fir bhi tere dil se iss iss shak ke kire koo naii nikal paya..". Antara was startled when she looked the seriousness in his eyes. "Bura apun ko bhi lagta hain antara. Par tu samajhti hi nahin..." he started to say directly looking towards her eyes, "Kitni baar samjhane ki try karron par tujhe mere pe bharosa hi nahi atta... aise too kaheti raheti hain ki apun tera sab se dost hain, bole too woo special wala friend... areey kahe ki dosti yaar jab tu mere pe bharosa hi nahi karti hain... itni darti kyun hain apun se?!.. kaal raat ko bhi tune yeehich nautanki ki... aur aaj bhi tere dimag mein wohi sab chal raha hain... tuu soch bhi kaise sakti hain ki apun tere sath kuch galat kar sakta hain... tere koo chot paucha sakta hain?!... itna bharosa nahin rakh sakti too dost kyun banya apun ko?" his firm voice almost broke at the last sentence. The pain was clearly visible in his eyes. Antara sat their frozen by his words, looking towards his saddened eyes. Raghu closed his eyes and tossed on the bed looking towards other side. he didn't said anything further but his words clearly shook her. She silently observed him when so many thoughts roamed on her brain. She never thought like that before! Was she really hurting him that bad by her stupid insecure mind's behavior? She asked herself. She recalled all the moments from beginning and continued to look at him silently. The guy at his front was none other than her angel who saved her from so many dangers, not just that, a person who be with her all the way and supported her through every misery. How could she be so selfish to suspect on him always?! Guilt pinched her really hard that she broke heavily. She didn't found any word how to apologize from him. for the past two-three days he was with her all alone. He had so many opportunities but he didn't do anything wrong with her. Not just those days but even before, he never ever tried to misbehave with her in any situation and he just couldn't even think that way. Antara knew him that well for sure, he was not a cheap minded like those so called peoples. She knew the golden heart hiding behind that so called ruffian. Still she always doubted on him, yelled on him for little facts, never knowing that he was also getting hurt by her words. Just some days before, she was crying in enormous pain to lost him and at last when miracle happened and she get him back what she was doing to him?! Antara didn't know that silent tears were running down her eyes. She slowly looked towards his hand which was kept on the blanket. She slowly approached and touched his hand slowly by her soft fingers. "Raghu!.." she called slowly. Raghu felt electric pulse all over him by that touch. It was really the fast time when she touched him. "Sorry!!.." he heard her voice full of grief. He wanted to say that he was not at all angry at her; he could never, even if he wanted. But he wanted to feel her touch for some long so decided to stay quite. "Baar baar tumne meri madad ki... jab bhi zarurat thi tum mere sath thee... mujhe har musubat se bachaya... mere liye apni jaan kii bazi bhi laga di... aur main... main kuch nahin kar payi siwayein tumhe dard dene ke... kya karoon... tumhe pta hain naa main yedi hoon..." She sighed and squeezed his hand a bit. A deep sigh escaped from his chest by warm sensation. "Maine apne angel par kaise shak kiya... mujeh pata hain, mera raghu mujh kabhi hurt nahin kar sakta.. fir bhi maine kaise soch liya..." she sighed as he was still silent, "agar tum mujhse baat nahin karna chahte hoo too thik hain... koi baat nahin... sayad yahin thik hain mere liye... main tumhri dosti ke layak hi nahin hoon..." she said as she felt the sharp pain in her chest and the tear dropped down from her chicks and fell on their still joint hand. As soon as he felt the moist in his hand raghu's breath stopped. He quickly twitched his head towards her and found her shedding tears silently lowering her gaze. "Antara!!..." he gasped and jumped on the bed nearing her. He quickly held her face in between his palms and rubbed his thumbs on her chicks to brush the tears. "Arey yedi mazak bhi nahhi samajhti kya?!! Mazak kar raha tha... ro mat... ee antara..." he said shaking her shoulder as she continued to cry lowering her gaze. "Antara... meri taraf dekh... dekh naa antara.." he said in such a tender voice and lift her chin causing her to meet his pleasant eyes. "Apun naraz naii hain tere se... bappa kasam... apni khud ki khopri kasam... abb khuss..." he said in bit teasing tone hoping that she would smile. But she didn't her sobs saturated but still her eyes were wet, "abb baat koo taal ne ki koshis mat karo... maine tumhare akhon mein uss waqt dekh liya tha... unme dard saaf dikhayi de rahe thee.." she said in low voice. "Antara!!..." he sighed, "dekh yaar... tujhe pata hain apun ka zuban kaa locha hain.. kabhi kya nikal jata hain... woo thora senti ho gaya tha... aur nikal gaya..." he chuckle and again his eyes became serious as he looked towards her, "Par yee baat kabhi mat kaheenakii tuu apun ki dost ban ne ki layak nahin hain, yaa fir tune apun ke liye kuch bhi nahin kiya..." he said. "maine tumhare liye kab kya kiya raghu... mujhe too ab yee lagne laga hain kii I am taking u as granted... bas tumhara istemaal kar rahi hoon.." she said with sad voice. "sun naa chahti hain tune mere liye kya kiya?!! Too sun..." he suddenly kept his forehead on her hitching her breath. his eyes looked killer and as well as hypnotic from that close. On the top of that, his deep voice and breath made her mouth dry. She continued to look towards his face silently. "Antara...!!" he took her name so lovingly, "tere ane se pahele naa.. apun ki life mein kuch tha hi naii... bas andhera tha... ek andhe kuye ki tarah jiske niche apun dhas raha tha... aur bas aag tha... badle ki aag... daya mai se badla lena tha apni ayi ke maut ka, kissi bhi tarah... par apun koo pata naii tha kii woo aag nere koo bhi dhire dhire maar raha hain.. yaa sayad pata tha... par tab parwaa hi nahin tha khud ke life ki..." he sighed closing his eyes for a while and then opened them to face her innocent deep hazels, innocent, warm, lively. He just drowned in them and surfaced. Antara felt the intensity in his eyes which literally shook her. "fir tuu aa gayi... achanak se... bilkul samandar ke lahar ki tarah... ek pal mein sari aag bujha di... tere hasi nee jaise woo 1000 volt wali light ki tarah apne life se sara powercut door kar diya... Itne salon baad paheli baar fir se zinda rahene kii chahat huyi... Aisa laga ki apun ki jine ki maksad bas badla lena nahin hain... koi too hain apun ka ... bahut apni sii... aur woo koi nahin tuu hain." his words made her heart flutter. She was dumb stuck by his words, by the confession that how much she actually meant to him, how special she was for him. Their foreheads were still attached. Raghu smiled and gently pushed antara on the bed along with him. She didn't resist and reacted by his move and kept gazing in his eyes. He was on her top, gently keeping his heavy weight and forehead on her. A silent moment passed between them when their ryrd talked to each other silently. "RR... Raghu..." After so long antara said in dazed voice like she was still in trance. Raghu all of a sudden placed a genle kiss on her forehead. Antara shivered by that kiss. It was gentle yet so much intense that it shook her soul. She couldn't control the gasp that came out of her mouth and her eyes closed automatically. Raghu's eyes caught her trembling soft lips just some mere inch beneath him. Even his lips parted and a deep breath escaped from his chest brushing her face causing her lips to tremble more violently. His whole nerve was aching to feel her soft rose petals against his hard lips and guess what he was losing control and advancing towards them. Before it went further, he closed his eyes shutting him up and clutched the pillow tightly with his both hands to control his thirty and greedy mind. Raghu opened his eyes and found antara looking towards him waiting patiently for him to proceed further. "Ab too tujhe samajh mein aa gaya ki apun aise tere piche kyun bahgta raheta hain... kyun tere chote se kharoch koo dekh kea pun bawal macha deta hain... Antara apun tere koo bas khoo naa naii chahta... Tu mere se door chali jayegi naa... Too fir kuch naii bachega apun ke liye... Sari ummed choot jayegi fir see..." he seemed so helpless and vulnerable while saying that even antara felt that. She felt like her confusion was going away slowly, like a transparent veil was removing slowly from her eyes. Still there was some blurriness' but soon everything would be cleared up. A beautiful smile crept on her face and she touched his face. "haan!! Sayad abb jaan ne lagi hoon... Samajh nee legi hoon tumhe..." she said smiling towards his intense eyes. "Aur yee bhi jaan loo.. main tum pe bharosa karti hoon... Sayad duniya mein sab se jyada, ape aap se bhi jyada!!" her eyes gleamed with so much faith and trust. He grinned widely in response. "Chal!! Ab rona bandh kar... itna royegi naa too yee pura boat pani se bhar jayega... too hum dono doob marengey!!" he said teasing. She just smiled, "mujhe koi dar nahin hain... tum mere sath hoo naa... tum mujhe kuch nahin hone dongey... mujhe pata hain..." she said slowly. Her utter trust filled his heart with content pleasure and she understood at last that how much trust she had for him. He smiled and came from her top lying at her side. Their hands and eyes were till interlocked with each other. As the night got darker the cold weather got heavy and bothered antara. She shivered even under the blanket. At that moment she felt his arms wrapped around her securely giving her warmth. She again felt a chill running down her body and she stiffened a bit as she felt his bare torso touching her back. But also she felt so secure and protected in his hold so she just coiled herself more under him taking his warmth. Raghu felt delighted as well as content by her casual approach further. "Ab thik hain?!" he asked. "Haan..." she said and she felt his hands squeezed her gently rubbing her cold hands. She felt his heartbeat again, rushing madly under his chest. "ek baat puchhon?!" she asked. "haan bol..." he asked. "woo.. bura mat maan naa... Maine dekha hain kii main samne ate hii tumhari dil ki dharkan tez ho jati hain.. aisa kyun?!!" she asked in clueless manner. She heard his clear chuckle and answer, "tuu hii wajah doond le.. akhir doctor ki beti hain... mere se jyda tuu acha janegi dil ki brein mein..." he said.

"haan... Abb sayad mujhe hii dhoondna parega... aur main pata bhi laga lungi..." she smiled widely thinking that and closed her eyes.

written my ria. (sorry for the late... my thumb problem as u know.)