Nupur: Kyun na karoon.. aaj mera pehla karvachaut hai.
Mayank: Oh my God! Tumne bhi vrath rakha hai kya?
Nupur nodded with a smile.
Mayank: Yani aaj tum bhi pura din bhooka rehne wali ho.
Nupur: Han.
Mayank: Nupur, tum aaj sach mein kuch nahi khao gi?
Nupur: Nahi.. *pause* lo tumhari tie bhi ho gayi..
Mayank looked at her with a sad face.
Nupur: Aise kya dekh rahe ho. Pata hai, aise tumhari umer lambi hogi aur tum hamesha mere saath rahoge.
She said and wrapped her arms around his neck.
Mayank: Leikin tum kaise rahogi poora din khaye baghair?
Nupur: Come on Mayank. Main dunia ki pehli ladki nahi hoon jo vrath rakh rahi hoon, by the way tumhe office nahi jana kya?
Mayank: Jana hai magar..
She puts a finger on his lip.
Nupur: Bas. Mayank, relax. Aik hi din ki baat hai. Chalo ab jao..
Mayank kissed her cheek, this was the usual buh-bye kiss she usually got. He climbed down the stairs and she kept on standing on the stair-case and then said,
Nupur: Mayank, nashta toh kar lo!
Mayank: Nupur main late ho raha hoon, office mein kuch kha loon ga.
Nupur: Acha suno.. aaj ghar jaldi aana han.
Mayank looked back and smiled. And passed a flying kiss while leaving.
That evening, Mayank returned from his office early. He was tired though but he searched for Nupur everywhere.. and when he reached their room while searching for her... he found her standing in front of the mirror, looking like a bride in red but soon he noticed that she was struggling to tie her back-knots of the shirt.
He went there, and while throwing his coat on the bed he went to Nupur and held her knots. Nupur noticed him standing behind her. She looked back and blushed a little.
He slowly tied the knots and kissed her back, gently. And then, he moved his face to her shoulder and placing it on her shoulder he asked her, "zyada bhook toh nahi lag rahi na."
She gave an awh-ish smile while adoring his love for her and nodded a no in reply.
Mayank: Aaj tum bilkul dulhan jaisi lag rahi ho..
She smiled.
Mayank: Bas kuch kami hai.
Nupur: Kya?
She said while looking at the mirror again, to see what wasn't there.
Mayank then picked the sindoor box and clutched a little bit of it between his thumb and finger and went near Nupur. She looked at him while smiling. He slowly picked up her "bindya" and put the sindoor there, then placed the "bindya" back..
He then went inside, and changed into a white-kurta and pyjama.
Both of them sat on the bed while talking and their constant eyes were on the window behind them to see if moon was visible.
Finally, "chand nikal aya", that's what they heard from downstairs. They both rushed to the little-terrace of their room.
Nupur, after praying in front of the moon. Looked at Mayank through the same "chani" (sorry I don't know what it is exactly called in english.) by which she had seen the moon. She did his aarti, and then bowed infront of him to touch his feet, though he stopped her in her way down. Then, Mayank made her drink some water, and gave her a morsel of the food.
About an hour later, they both were sitting downstairs with Mayank's parents. While discussing Mayank and Nupur's first karvachaut, Mayank's dad suddenly inquired, "Mayank tune kuch khaya kya?"
Nupur: Kya matlab?
MD: Arre Nupur beta.. office mein toh isne kuch bhi nahi khaya... keh raha tha ke bhook nahi hai. Isne ghar mein kuch khaya kya?
Nupur understood the hidden meaning behind Mayank's behavior in the office regarding food. She was about to reply when Mayank quickly answered,
Mayank: Han dad maine toh Nupur ke saath hi kha liya tha.. hai na Nupur?
He eyed Nupur to stay quiet.
Nupur: Han dad.. Mayank theek keh raha hai. Maine aur Mayank ne aik saath khaya.. abhi.
She had double feelings inside, 1. her concern, he hadn't eaten anything since the morning which wasn't good for him. 2. she loved the feeling which came to her mind after knowing how much he loved her.
In a few minutes, they both went back in their room. Both of them changed their clothes and sat on the bed.
She was constantly trying to have an eye contact with him but he, he wasn't looking at her. He knew she would be angry.
She then cupped his face and turned him towards her.
Nupur: Kuch khaya kyun nahi?
She asked with concern.
Mayank: Bhook nahi thi..
Nupur: Meri ankhon mein dekh ke bolo..
Mayank: Han toh kya hua Nupur... tumne bhi toh kuch nahi khaya tha na.
Nupur smiled. She kissed his forehead.
Nupur: Tum yahin ruko main ayi.
She went downstairs and after a few minutes, she was back with a tray of food.
Mayank looked up at her and smiled. She sat near him, and started feeding him with the food.
"She's the most caring wife ever." echoed Mayank's heart.
"There could never be any husband/lover better than him." said Nupur's heart.
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-Annie
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