PART 9
Kalpi woke up early... It was an off-day for her..She looked at his face.. She slowly took his arm which was surrounding her waist.. Then she checked whether he is still having fever or not.. She sighed in relieve as the temperature decreased.. She kissed his forehead.. She took his shirt which was lying on the floor and wore it before making way to the bathroom..
She came out after getting fresh..she sat in front of the mirror table and started wiping her wet hair.. Raghav woke up stirring slightly before opening his eyes..
R: " good morning honey..", he said still lying on the bed..
Kalpi put sindoor on her maang and smiled looking at him through the mirror..
K: " good morning.."
R: " what is the time now?", he asked yawning..
K: " its 8 o'clock.. Why dont u get fresh? I will make breakfast.."
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After breakfast,
They went out to chill out.. It was snowing that day..
Kalpi felt cold.. She hugged herself in cold.. Raghav took off his jacket and covered her.. She smiled looking at him who looked at her lovingly..
K: " raghav.. Its too cold.. Lets have some coffee at Starbucks.."
Soon, they were sitting opposite each other on the leather chairs inside the Starbucks coffee shop.. They were talking while waiting for the coffee..
Raghav was laughing at some joke she said.. She looked at him admiringly...
R: " what?", he asked seeing her staring at him..
K: " u look very handsome when u laugh.."
R: "hahaan.. What happened to my wife? Actually, others say i always look handsome.. Am i looking handsome only when im laughing for u? What if im not laughing?"
K: " u look handsome other time too.. Except when u r angry and upset.."
R: " acha? How i look when im angry?"
K: " i dont know.. Its just that u dont look like my raghav...", she said softly..
Raghav took her hand which was placed on the table and brushed his lips on her knuckles..
R: " im always ur raghav honey..", kalpi just gave a small smile and the coffee arrived..
Kalpi was about to sip the coffee when,
" hey kalpi..", someone called her..
Both raghav and kalpi looked at the person.. Kalpi smiled looking at him while raghav continued to look at him in confusion..
K: " hi vivaan... What a pleasant surprise.."
Vivaan sat next to kalpi very closely which was not liked by raghav..
V: " haan yaar.. Just came out to have a cup of coffee then buy some groceries.."
The waiter came towards him.. And vivaan ordered a cup of coffee for himself.. Then, raghav got his attention..
K: " oh.. I forgot.. Vivaan, this is my husband, raghav singhania.. Raghav this is Dr Vivaan.. He is the new cardiologist who recently joined our hospital.."
Both men had a firm handshake..
V: " hey who needs introduction to him? He is the boxer right?"
K: " yeah.. Raghav, u know something? Vivaan is a great boxing fan.."
Raghav just smiled.
V: " yeah.. But what i wondered was being the wife of a boxer u r not that interested in boxing.."
R: " she is a bit soft hearted.. She rarely watch sports like boxing.."
Vivaan sipped his coffee..
V: " kalpi yaar.. U should watch.. Just take yesterday's match.. Man, it was awesome.. It was such a close match.. Raghav did very well but he lost at the end.."
Raghav clenched his jaws.. Kalpi saw her husband and back at vivaan nervously.. Vivaan was keep talking about the match..
Raghav couldnt take it anymore... He broke the coffee cup in his hand.. Kalpi looked in fear while vivaan looked in confusion.. Raghav stood up and went away after throwing some money on the table for the coffee..
V: " kalpi, what happened to him?"
K: " vivaan.. Its.. Its nothing... See u later..", saying so she rushed towards her husband..
In the car...
Since they entered the car none uttered a single word.. He was driving looking ahead at the road while she looked at him...
K: " raghav.. Vivaan was just..."
R: " kalpi.. Pls.. I dont wanna hear anything..", he said controlling his anger..
K: " raghav, pls don't misunderstand that.. He was..", her words where cut short when he applied a sudden break..
The car jerked while she looked at him questioningly..
R: " what do u wanna say? He was just talking... Im not that dumb not to understand that he is actually making fun of me.. He was continuously saying that i lost... Damn it", saying so he hit the steering wheel hard..
K: " raghav, u misunderstood him.. He was actually saying that u r the one who deserve to win... And he said u lost just because of bad luck.."
He turned towards her and grabbed the back of her neck making her face near his...
R: " now, u r supporting a new doctor who just joined ur hospital than ur husband? How long u knew him? Two or three weeks? But in this short term u grown to support him in front of ur husband?", he asked gritting his teeth..
Kalpi looked at him unbelievably..
K: " raghav.. U r not in ur senses now.. We will talk about it later at home.. Now pls lets go..", saying so she tried to release herself from his grip..
But he didnt release her..
R: " kyun? Why not now? Oh let me guess.. Just because i loose, do u think im mad.. Am i behaving crazily?"
K: " raghav.. (She sighed)... Pls.. Ok.. I was wrong.. I was wrong to support him over you.. I admit.. Im at fault.. Happy now?", saying so she shrugged his hand off her and looked outside the window while he was driving..
They reached home...
Kalpi went straight inside the house while raghav parked the car in the garage and followed her inside..
She took of his jacket and put it on the chair.. She tied her hair in a messy bun.. She was arranging the things inside the room.. Raghav was watching her standing near the door.. He could see that she was wiping the tears that formed in her eyes furiously.. Raghav felt guilty.. He felt that he shouldnt have behaved like that to her because of the jerk(vivaan)..(but in reality vivaan is a nice guy)
Kalpi was arranging the books on the shelf..
R: " honey..", he called but she ignored him..
Raghav sighed and stopped her hands from arranging the books.. Her gaze was downstairs.. He cupped her cheeks and raised her head to meet his gaze..
R: " im sorry.. Really very sorry.. I shouldn't have behaved like that to u..", he said softly..
Kalpi slowly pulled his hands from her cheeks and distanced herself a bit..
K: " its ok raghav..", and she went outside the room towards garden..
Raghav knew that she is still upset with him... He went to the garden and saw her watering the rose plants they planted together.
Kalpi was lost in her thoughts.. Suddenly she felt something around her neck.. She found a string of flowers around her neck.. She turned around to find raghav.. He intertwined their fingers together and looked at her eyes..
R: " im sorry honey.. U know nah? When i get angry, i just dont know what am i doing... I know i hurt u with my behaviour.. Pls forgive me.."
Kalpi smiled and hugged raghav..
K: " its ok raghav.. But pls dont behave like this with me again.. I can stand anything but not ur anger on me... I dont wanna loose u..", she whispered near his chest..
R: " i dont wanna loose u either.. I love u..", and he kissed the top of her head..
K: " i love you too.."