~Perfect Imperfections~RN Fic~Epilogue~PG-22 Upd - Page 17

that was an awesome part! so thoughtful of raj :) can't wait for the next part :)

the hours hand of the clock on the opposite wall was running as if its competing with the seconds?..just a few of my initial incidents with Rajveer took more than an hour and half.and here I had spent more than 5 years of my life with him.I realized one night was too less to capture all the times..😳😳😉

My eyes closed as I slipped on by back..a sudden shuddering calmness engulfed me.i was feeling light and easy.. I was feeling nice and happy.i just wished to remain that ways for a few minute... The earrings still clasped in my hands...😃

I don't know when a conscious slumber took upon me. I knew I was awake yet my eyes refused to open.. I was so quite that my mind refused to think..i think my brain was enjoying its bed rest in my skull.

Sometime later my eyes open since my posture ached my back and neck..i was halfway lying while my head was leaned against the bed rest.. I glanced at the watch and it showed 2.10am..Oh!!! I had fallen asleep.still feeling heavy headed..i made some place for myself by shifting the gifts to Rajveer's side of the bed. Then picking up the little teddy Rajveer gave me three months later on my 18^th birthday, I turned, switched off the table lamp, hugged the teddy and slipped back in the bed feeling comfortable...😃😊 I smiled a little at a thought somewhere back of my mind how dumb I had been to think that I was going to recall my entire 5 years just today. Definitely I had failed.!!...😆😆😆

Rajveer was scheduled to arrive by 8am if he took the 5am flight.. Half lying I set the alarm for 6.30 in the morning..

3am: Tring tring. I heard a faint bell in my dream.. Tringgggg Tringggg.. another one as I changed to the other side...

Tringgggggggggg Tringgggggggg... a longer one this time and I woke up with a jerk.. I think I wasn't dreaming. The door bells were for real. I looked as the watch again..and gulped. Someone was at the door.😲😲

" who could it be at 3?..hey Bhagwan.

Another door bell. Very loudly this timealmost aggressively..

I clutched at my bed sheet..My legs almost froze..I got out of my bed trembling..i was trying to think what to do?..should I call the security guard of the apartment on the intercom!!!..... 😕😕

The guard will take too long ...No I think main Sharma aunty ko bolti hoon?..shit, I suddenly realized I don't have my next door neighbour's number. I was on my own?.. Sharma aunty ko bolne ke liye bhi I'll have to go till the door.

Another bell

My panic level was rising..i was unable to think clearly...suddenly I got an idea.which my rational mind said would not work but my irrational side of mind said that there wasn't any other option..

I quickly went to the Bathroom and grabbed a pair of scissors and the wiper from the side wall... I'll hit the intruder with the wiper and if he is stronger I would just poke the scissor in his eyes..And by then I'll make noises to wake my neighbours,and if I am lucky maybe one of the security guards maybe taking a round... How much ever I tried to convince myself I hoped I didn't have to do the 'poking of scissors'.i was too humanistic for something as barbaric..

By Then two more Bells..I walked in slow steps towards the door and returned back to clut0ch my mobile.. I was sweating and shivering at the same time.

I was in the hallway almost reaching the door when my cell vibrated.. I glanced at it.. It said Rajveer calling while Rajveer's pic..smiling as eve.eyes crinkled by the sides. flashed on my mobile screen.. A frown formed on my face.why was he calling so late?...

And before long a deathly cold feeling overwhelmed me.... My heart clenched.. My footsteps heavy as the killing silence engulfed me..The only sound in the silence was the door bell..My mind tried to fight all the negative thoughts which suddenly formed and covered me as a dark thick unbeatable cloud and the only wish I could make was....

My cold sweaty hand clutched the door knob and turned it as slowly as I could..as if I was fearing to face my deapest scariest demon...All the thoughts of my safety fled my mind. I was almost dazed forgetting that till just a few seconds back I was thinking the person on the door was an intruder.. Now my mind said it was someone maybe with some unknown bad news..

I opened the door as slowly as possible with hardly any gap..

The Wiper slipped from my hand and fell on the floor with a clang. My face was white when I saw Rajveer standing on the door??😲😲

Yes, there he stood and his face broke into a wonderful smile. He leaned against the side wall, his coat wrapped on his left arm while his right palm supported him against the wall😍

"And I thought my wife was desperate to meet me.. Now I wonder why she was taking so much time to let me in... Honeymooning with me in your dreams sweet heart..." He chuckled..😉

I could not respond... I stood still as he pushed the door further to let himself in.He must have noticed my petrified form now as his cheerful smile gave way to concer.. and worry!!

His palm cupped my cheek while I looked directly in his eyes. The fear so deeply etched that no one could miss it.. A lone tear made its way down my cheek.. And soon I was almost shivering.. Unable to take it anymore. both the intense dread and the overwhelming relief, I hugged him before he could say anything.. I clutched his shirt in both my hands as tears streamed down face and my breath came in short gasps.

He held me to him as close as possible, while his hands caressed my hair, comforting me..and after a long minute.he asked

"Naina, are you all right?.?? Tell me darling what's wrong?.

"Nothing. I was just scared. Very scared"

"Why?. Because I rang the bell so late...

"Yaa.that too. I couldn't understand who it would be??.I thought someone was trying to break in the home... and then I saw your call.. all negative things started coming to me.. I thought something went wrong with you. That's why someone was calling me from your cell so late. You said you would be coming tomorrow morning.." I said so softly that it must have strained Rajveer's ears .

"I am so sorry. I didn't mean to scare you. Infact that's why I was wondering what is taking you so long?.. you aren't such a heavy sleeper..I rang you just to wake you up.." Rajveer said, his arms still wound aroundme as we sat on the sofa.my head resting on his chest.

He continued " why would anything happen to me?. I have such a beautiful wife to come back to. I love you sweet heart" he said comforting me.

"I love you too." I mumbled

" What???? Did someone just say something?" 😉😉He chuckled mischievously lightening the moment. He separated a bit to look at me.

"Tst..Nothing..I didn't say anything"😳😳

"No, you just said something.i heard it."

"Then why should I repeat it???"

"Because I want to record it.you hardly say it ever.this time I am going record." He said taking out his cell to record my 'I love you'

"Cummon say it.I am waiting." He teased.he held his cell near my mouth.

"Rajveer!!! move.. let me go" I said distancing his hand while I blushed. I was feeling better now.it was a momentary fear I guess,,

"Where are you going?.i came back just for you and you are leaving me alone.nah, i am not letting you go anywhere now." He said pulling me further in his embrace.

Rajveer kissed my neck gently. I shivered and held his arms tight.

"Waise Naina, why is that wiper here? and why were you carrying that scissors?.??" he asked still nuzzling my neck.. while I found it difficult to concentrate on the topic...😳😳

"I was carrying that b'cos" And I trailed off embarrassed by my silly plan.😆😆😆😳

"Because???"

"I thought I'll hit the intruder with the wiper and poke the scissors in his eyes." I continued saying it as inaudibly as possible.

But seemed like he was too close to me😳..he heard each and every word.he separated slightly.looked at me, controlling a smile

"You were planning to make that poor thief blind!!!"

"Main aur kya karti?"

He started laughing.uncontrollably..😆😆😆

"What???" I asked " Ab maine kya kiya??"

"Baby, you seriously think chor door bell bajaa kar tumhare ghar mein chori karne ke liye ghussega. Did you make some tea and pakoras for your dear chor..woh tumhare ghar mein itni sharaafat se gussa aur tumne uski khaatirdaari bhi nahi ki" he laughed😆😆😆

"Very funny" I said annoyed." Haso aur haso.here I was so worried for you and you don't care what your wife just went through.. Waise bhi koi bhalaa insaan raat ke 3 baje kissi ke ghar nahi ghusta.aayi baat samajh mei." I completed....

"U mean to say main bhalaa insaan nahi hoon.just b'cos I came at 3 in the night." He questioned😛😛😛😆😆

"Haan, nahi ho tum bhale." I got up with a jerk.

Rajveer used equivalent amount of force in the opposite direction.[being an engineer's wife teaches you to speak in terms of work and force]... And I was lying on top of him on the sofa.

"Now that I am pre declared notorious why not we just prove the tag???" he asked playfully.his fingers continuously brushing mine while he held me close with his free hand..

I blushed hard taking in a long breath and avoiding his gaze. I replied "Rajveer no need for that.. U have proven urself more than enough. I trust you on that...lemme go." I said playfully.while I tried to get up..

I make a silent confession here..ok, don't tease me for god's sake..😃😃😉😳

"Kya biwi milli hai?Main itna desperately apni meetings wind up karke, apna kaam samet ke..immediately airport ke liye nikla so that I can come home by night and I don't have to waste my weekend travelling.he brought me closer with each word and when we were millimetres apart. "and instead when I can do many more interesting things with my wife"

His touch, his smile, his fingers when he brushed my cheeks to dust off the flour from my face....and his munching away half the vegetables even before I can chop them all.and if I pouted, my already swelled face would soon turn red as a fresh tomato because by that time he would have walked upto me and his dry, soft lips would have brushed against mine,and soon the vegetables on the chopping board would find themselves isolated as the chef would suddenly find herself busy in her passionate kiss..until the pressure cooker whistled, Rajveer winked and she realized the curry would burn if she did not take over again.And then she would divert her eyes back to the stove still unable to get over her shyness even after more than 1 year of her marriage?.

Tringggg Tringggg.

Again the door bell..ARGHHH.. I liked the last door bell because in came a wonderful surprise.but that doesn't mean I always like them?

"Who the hell could it be now?!!!" Rajveer almost grumbled,while I tried to get up.

"Don't go.Where are you going????"Rajveer stopped me... as I fell back on him again in my attempt to get up from our bouncy sofa..😳

Tringggggg Tringggg.uff the door bell again!!!

Rajveer just slapped his head.

"Waise main tumhare special chor ke liye chai-pakore ka intezaam karne jaa rahi hoon.U want some???" I joke.and this time it was my turn to laugh.

"Naah.don't bother..I can do with my sweet dish.trust me its better than my butter-scotch ice-cream."He winked😉😉

"Shut up" I turned back walking towards the kitchen blushing?.he knows my weakness,,doesn't he tease me and he can have his way?.😳😳

By the time I had set the table to give him something to eat..Rajveer was back with the file which the poor driver had come to return as Rajveer had forgotten it in the office's car.

"Kaun tha?.??" I asked

"Woh driver aaya hai."He told me

"Shyam bas ek minute.aap ghar ke andar aa jayiye.. main Aalekk Sahab ke liye kuch folders hai woh bhi de deta hoon unhe kal subah de de dijiyega." He yelled over his shoulder as he walked to the study room.

"Bhaiya chai peeoge?.Itni raat ho gayi.par tumhare sahab logon ka kaam he nahi khatam hota." I spoke from the dining table while the middle aged man with all his humility stood at the door.

"Nahi Madam.bas.."

Seeing him from the last seven months, I knew he would refuse.The tea which I had put for Rajveer and myself on the stove began to boil. I walked back to the kitchen.meanwhile Rajveer was back with whatever stuff he had to give..

Hurrying up, I poured the tea in two cups.took out some biscuits and together served it to the two men sitting in the Drawing room .. Rajveer was trying to arrange some paper with amoeba like designs while Shyam bhaiya just helped him by holding the sheets...ok, sorry for calling the future innovations to be amoeba but that is what I can make sense of his designs..circuits to be more specificm....I think..never mind.he never seems to appreciate my sketches.he can never find the difference among them..hehe 😆😆😆

Shyam bhaiya refused as usual.feeling uneasy to be sharing a cup of tea sitting on the sofa with his sahab while his wife offered him tea in identical cups uusual after all.Because however united our country India may be caste divides.religion divides.and status divides..and who better than myself and Rajveer knew.

Being in a relationship for 4 years..both of us well settled, well qualified and well educated..financially strong and still when family disagrees to get you married simply because I happened to be a Brahmin and he a Rajput??.Yes, it can turn out quite a world war when two worlds-One of mine and the other of Rajveer came clashing and crashing down both with each other and with us..!!!....

Recalling in one moment.as a thought crossed my mind.and before I could respond, Rajveer had already taken the saucer from its place on the tray and was handing it over to the greying man on his side..He smile deepening while he insisted him to take it.. all the while Shyam bhaiya refusing.

Finally when Shyam bhaiya took it from his hand and after he picked up a biscuit, I excused myself and walked back towards the kitchen..Standing by the partitioning wall, I glanced back and saw Rajveer saying something to the driver, while the driver smiled and kept on denying and saying it was perfectly ok.

I knew he was apologizing to him for keeping him awake till so late and thanking him to come in the middle of the night to receive him at the airport.

I turned back.walking to the Fridge, I took out the bread, mayonnaise and vegetables.thinking the only thing which I could manage at this hour was grilled sandwiches... I kept it on the shelf..and again I felt a pair of strong arms wrapped around me.

"What are you trying to do?.."

"Well, I assume my husband would be starving and he just had a cup of tea in empty stomach, so soon before he can complain of acidity.i thought some thing to eat would do him good..what do u think???"

"Ur husband is not hungry.The air hostess took very gooood care of him.infact she was exceptionally going out of the way to both look after me and to look at me."He winked playfully while I smacked his hand.😉😉

"Why don't you go back to her?.i am sure she is better than me.seems like everyone seems better to u than me.Thats why you leave me alone for weeks at a stretch.isn't it?.i thought people detest their bosses..you spend weeks with him." I was rather sentimental.😡😡😭

"Yes, but I don't come back to them in the middle of the night..nor do I kiss them the way I kiss my wife....and neither do I miss them like I miss my wife..and another thing..I don't even love them like I love my wife." He said hugging me from the back.while I just felt the warmth which I had pined for in the last few days.. 😳😳

I smiled.and he must have felt it.😊😊😊

"But that doesn't mean that I am starving or hungry.because seriously I had a lot on the plane ..he laughed...."Though definitely I want my sweet dish ...I wont excuse you on that ."he whispered in my ears. 😳😳😳

Turning me around while my arms snaked his neck.he pulled me closer.i didn't resist instead I tip toed but before I could reach up to kiss him.he pulled himself back.his face in a mischievous grin..and he spoke.

"Not in the kitchen plzzz..even ur pressure cooker whistles seeing us.can I get some privacy."He laughed?.😉😳😃😆😆

I couldn't help grinning either....😃😃

Smacking him playfully we knew it was time to retire..I knew we would be wishing each other a very good morning only in the afternoon tomorrow .hehehe.😆😆😆 it was already quarter past four and by the looks of it we were not sleeping any time soon.. 😉

He strolled back towards the bed room while I collected whatever I had taken out of the fridge just to put it back again.

I turned back after listening to two simultaneous whistles.to face a cheekily grinning Rajveer while something touched my cheeks.I realized the teddy with which I was sleeping kissed my cheek.[ok, Rajveer compelled it to do that] OH NOOO!!!!😳😳😳

"Seems like someone was missing me too much.but now why sleep with the gifts when I can easily replace them and take my side of the bed .or else is it that u want me to share the single one with you?.."he winked.. 😳

For those who didn't understand exactly why I was embarrassed, I had forgotten all the gifts which lay on Rajveer's side of the bed...Now exactly what was I supposed to tell him .uum, ok I know I was missing him too much but to tell it all to him.exactly how have I been recalling my life was a bit too much. Obviously I didn't want Mr IITian to know I was soo workless even I have work to do!!!😉

"Uum, whatever? you don't need to know..."I said while I snatched the teddy from his hand.he simply rolled his tongue.

"But I already know sweet heart."He hugged me from behind and moved me towards the bed room.😃

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Later that night or maybe early in the morning the next day as the faint light filled the room.. I lied on the bed facing the opposite side while Rajveer hugged me from behind..his breath long and slow caressing my neck, his arms snaking my waist and his eyes closed in a peaceful slumber..as the tiring day and the exhausting night took a toll on him.i was left wondering.

Yes, my life was never perfect..the people in my life were never perfect..the situations I lived in were never perfect.Rajveer was not perfect..and most importantly, I was not perfect..But in this moment, I realized how imperfections made my life perfect.

I was imperfect in maths. But this is the imperfection I love now hehe😆😆😆😆. Rajveer took more than an year to propose me.. even the way he proposed me was far from the ideal perfect..there was no 'I love you' and no bending down on the knees with a red rose.. and mine was even worse..infact it remains so till now.how difficult can I be to simply say that I love him more than my life..how imperfect our so called 'dates' were with Pooja always around.but those were the moments I cherish till now..how the three of us went ahead, forgetting the rest and had the best times of our lives??

Yes, we faced very turbulent times..trying to convince our families instead of revolting against them..i know my mother-in-law refuses to accept me till now. But somewhere it has strengthened our relationship, the vigour to stay together and to stay happy forever increasing..somewhere it has made us a perfect couple😃😃😃

Yes, I know I make a 'not so ideal wife' who doesn't know how to make circular rotis or can't really differentiate between the various masalas..but then, even Rajveer hardly knows that he is supposed to use the wiper after bath, or not to leave the wet towel on the bed..

But as he accepts my 'maps'(his technically term for my roti)..and the yuck food I cook, leaving behind the delicacies his mother made.. I know it would take him time to place the shoes correctly on the shoe rack..and maybe that he will soon be away for another official trip..where I stay alone waiting for him to come back..😳

As the thoughts in my mind subside, I slowly turn back, he churns a bit in his sleeps, I slip my arms below his, hugging him back, I prepare to sleep and it is now I realize it was a long beautiful night..an indication of my long beautiful life!!!!😃😃😃

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The End!!! 😊

Hi Rajita

a perfect ending........to the FF................ very sweet, simple, & short FF.............. 😃...................loved it throughout...........😃 😃.................& my god Raj really scared naina............ 😆 😆 😆 😆................ 3am 😆 😆 😆..................loved relationship b/w them how he teased & she blushed.................& Raj is too much......wants privacy 4m pressure cooker............. 🤣.....................
it was a complete treat to read the fic.......... 😃........................awesome updates.....................
hope to see a new one 4m u soon............. 😛 😛 😛 😛................take out time 4m busy schedule............ 😃 😃 😃......................
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Rajita...that was the sweetest fic I have ever read....!!!! Wish you could expand this.....but I guess it wont have the same fun....!!! But I do hope that you ll write more fics and share them with us...!!!!

Wow Rajita this was gr8

luved how you concluded the whole making the imperfect the perfect 👍🏼

It was sweet really their relationship and all and it sounded realistic which was what i luved the most.

In a whole gr8 work and a gud ending to it. Hope to see u again with another one too.

awesome ending

Uff....phir se like button kaam nahi kar raha....huh!!

Anyways....it was a lovely epilogue yaar....umm...kahan se shuru karu....well of course Rajveer!!! U obviously knw we all knew it was Raj on the door.....hehe....and at first I was thinking why was naina thinking so much....I mean c'mon just take a look....after all even there were dacoits....her fears wud not hav changed the fact.....but anyways....that made the scene sumhow more beautiful and I realized I liked it even more....hehe.