Hey Guys ! 😃Hope you are all doing fine. So , I promised you guys a chapter on Friday but here it is . A good 5 days before woohoo !🥳
My histology class was boring today and my mind kept going to places it should not, so I decided to go into ShraMan land hehe.😳 Hope you all like it !
Do let me know what you think of it in the comments. Criticism welcome.They really do encourage me. Hopefully ,I will figure out how to send PM's by next time.
Ramnath Malhotra could not sleep. His son was hurting and it was his fault. He had to do something.
"I can't lose him, but if someday Suman decides enough is enough and tells him everything,I WILL lose him. Forever.I have to tell him before he finds out from someone else."
He got down from his bed,took his water jug and went to fill water. He paused at the sight in front of him.
Shravan and Suman were having dinner, joking around and teasing each other. His Shravan was happy.So happy. He could see the childlike mischief back in his eyes , that which had left the day everything had gone down with Nirmala. Suman made him happy. Something that he could not do for the past ten years. He had made up his mind. He didn't know how they had gone back to being friends, or maybe more than friends, but he was glad that it happened.
"Tomorrow , my son, I will tell you everything. Your mother did love you. And this girl loves you. You have every reason to be happy, and never be sad again"
He went back to his room , without disturbing them.
"Shravaaan , bas karo, itni raat ko itna zyada halwa khaoge toh kal subah uthoge kaise? Your new office needs your attention"
"Oh don't worry, I already have 3 employees , even if I am 1-2 hours late, it's okay."
"How did you get 3 employees itni jaldi?", she asked, shocked and internally jumping with happiness.
"I am Shravan Malhotra. I can do anything"
"Oh please, I am still sitting across from you. You can't do EVERYTHING"
He almost choked on his halwa.
"Sumo ,Thank God I am your husband, koi aur hota toh usko first month mein hi choke karke hospital bhej deti"
"Waise , I have 5 clients too,already, so yeah, I can do everything"
"Shravan , I never meant it when I said you are nothing by yourself, I just wanted you to realize your worth. I am sorry , I didn't mean to hurt your feelings."
"I know it's my fault , I tried to degrade all your hardwork , I know what you said was to defend your PCT, and neither of us is any good with words when angry, I am sorry too"
"But I still did go overboard."
"Don't you always?"
"Don't make me regret everything that I said"
"okay madam , whatever you want."
"I am sleepy."
"I still have to finish my halwa"
"BHUKKAD"
"I love moong daal ka halwa, the Sumo Special", he shrugged,
"I know what to do when I want to punish you", she smiled devilishly.
"You can do WHATEVER you want , make me sleep on the couch , give me the silent treatment, but leave my halwa alone"
"This halwa is more important than your best friend? RIDICULOUS!"
"My wife is more important than my best friend"
She gave him a wide smile, "Yeah , she is the best"
"Lekin halwa usse thoda zyada hee important hai"
"SHRAVAN"
He started laughing ,"Chehra dekho apna. Mujhe nahi pata tha koi halwe se bhi jealous ho sakta hai".
"I am not jealous"
"I can see that"
"Chashmish Qutub Minar , tumko kuch zyada hi dikh raha hai"
"Got Laser done. No chashme anymore", he said, grinning.
"But you looked cute in them ", she pouted.
"I am a man now. I can't look cute anymore Sumo", he replied wrinkling his nose up in distatste.
"Aww , someone does not like being called cute"
She got up from her chair , bent down to whisper in his ears , "You look very cute while eating this halwa", she giggled, running up the stairs.
He smiled and sat back , finishing off the remains.
Suman sprinted to their room , humming a song , happy that for once, she had gotten more than what she had hoped for. When she was waiting for him to come back from work ,ready with her battle speech , she did not know he would accept it. She did not know he would want to go back to being friends. She was happy. She had found one more reason to love the sweater weather.
She took her nighty and was about to go change when she stopped. It was her first night with Shravan. Not really , but suddenly she did not know what to expect.
"He wanted to be my husband. What does he expect from me?"
"Kya pehnu ? Ye Qutub Minar chahta kya hai?"
"Shit shit shit. I have not even told him I love him"
"Focus, Sumo. Kya kar rahi hai?"
She kept muttering to herself, pacing around the room , biting her bottom lip or chewing her finger nails.
"Wait , mein kyu itna nervous ho rahi hu ? He is Shravan. Kuch nahi karega. Phattu tha, phattu hai. Don't worry Sumo."
She backtracked to the cupboard , took out her regular pajamas , the nighty was still kinda uncomfortable , she needed more time to get used to it and for today , she just wanted to be the carefree Sumo. Not Suman Malhotra.
She finished her business and got out of the washroom , expecting Shravan to still be downstairs but was startled seeing him sitting on the bed.
"Yaar kitna time leti ho."
"Washroom gayi thi. And I was pretty fast."
"You girls always take more time than is required"
"Urvashi se hi shaadi ho jaani chahiye thi tumhari , tab akal aati", she said, huffing, and folding her unwashed clothes.
"Why are you folding your unwashed clothes ? Aise hi daal do laundry basket mein. Waise bhi dhulne hi toh hai."
"That is called being neat."
"Zyada neatness mujhe pasand nahi hai.", he started walking towards her. "somethings should be messy , just like your hair" , he whispered in her ear , leaving her flustered once again, cheeks red and speechless.
He whistled his way into the bathroom , satisfied and happy ,liking the effect he had on Sumo.
"Samjhta kya hai apne aap ko , he can't keep doing this. You have to think of something , aise nahi chalega."
"Abhi batati hu usko , bahaar aane do"
Suman sat on the left side of the bed , knowing it was Shravan's side, going through her clients payments and feedback comments , smiling at how much her PCT had improved.
"Ye Lakhani , what does he think of himself ?"
She dialed a number , not caring it was past 3 in the morning. The phone rang a couple of times before a very sleepy annoyed voice answered.
"Hello ? Who is this ? Ye koi time hai call karne ka ?"
"Hello ko side mein rakho Mr.Lakhani. How dare you ? I make sure your tiffins are delivered on time , every single day , packed with fresh , yummy and healthy food. And you , so-called-businessman , you do not have the decency to even pay half of my fees. And mind you , my rates are perfectly reasonable. Kal subah if I don't have 70% of your dues on my table , you can forget your tiffins. I will also make sure every single tiffin service around here finds out what a lazy ass you are. Phone rakho ab" , she cut the call , blowing off the fringes from her face and slamming the phone on the bed.
"Waah ! Lionness avatar mein badi hot lagti ho. Who dared to refuse 'The Sumo' ?" , Shravan asked ,making quotation marks in the air , eyes shining with amusement , making her jump , holding her hand to her heart.
" Heart attack doge kya ab ?"
"Ye mera side hai"
"Aaj se mera hai"
He glared at her , walked up to where she was sitting ,pushed her a little and sat next to her.
He stretched himself , opening the blanket , getting ready to lie down.
"Kya kar rahe ho ? I told you this is my side"
"And I showed you that it is still my side."
"Shravan , tum", she started pointing her index finger at him.
He hooked his index finger with hers , bringing their fingers down , " SHHH. If you still want to sleep on this side , I have no issues , you can sleep on top of me." , he finished , smirking.
Suman scurried to the other side, muttering under her breath.
"Ouch"
"Kya hua ?"
"Zabaan kat gayi. Lagta hai kisine gaali di thi.", Shravan answered.
Sumo looked away , biting her lips and shaking her head , eyes closed.
"Accha theek hai , zyada naatak mat karo , go sleep , it is very late."
"Good Night , Spouse" , Sumo said , yawning.
"Good Night", he replied , smiling.
"Waise Shravan?"
"Hmmm?"
"Tum XXXL size waala blanket use karte ho ?"
"What ?"
"Blanket. It is so big. I will get lost in it."
"Toh accha hai na, ek cheez kam ho gayi from the fight list."
"Fight list ?"
"You know normal things over which couples fight ?"
"You and me are not normal"
"Agreed."
He slipped his arm around her abdomen , pulling her into him.
"Kya kar rahe ho Shravan ?"
"So raha hu." , he drawled.
She felt her heart pounding in her ears. She wondered if she was going to get any sleep.
"What did you expect Suman ?"
"Haan ?"
"Tumne kya expect kiya tha ?"
"Kk Kuch nahi"
He let out a low laugh , "Good Night , aaj energy nahi hai."
"SHUT UP"
"Sweet dreams."
And they drifted into the most peaceful sleep they had since the past few months.
So that was it. One-shot turning into a short story ! First story ever woohooo. Also , this is the longest chapter I have given you guys. 😃
Have a nice week.
Cheers ,
Sanober.
