Part 11
Adhiraj came in the midnight, his shirt was having heavy blood stain.In earlier days, Anjali used to get disturbed, but now she has realised that it is a part of her husband's job.Adhiraj looked exhausted, several nights without sleep took a huge toll. He was about to serve himself with a large peg of neat whisky.
" Don't"..
" I am not feeling sleepy, but I need to sleep..this will help.."
" Take a bath..that will help.."
" This is midnight ...Anjali...please.."
Anjali took his clothes off..dumped them in laundry bag.Led him to the bathroom, prepared a bath with scented liquids and pushed Adhiraj in that.Adhiraj sank himself in the water for few minutes, then he said.." Will you not join me?"..
"Me?"
" Take off your nighty...come..."
Anjali joined her husband gladly and that led her to a passionate love making with him.
" You met Khushi?"..Adhiraj asked.
Anjali nodded..
" I am glad to hear that.."
" I am really surprised...you have changed..I am really happy.."
"Was I that bad before?"
" You were always good to me..you are good to me..I know you will be good to me..always..but I am talking about Khushi..what made you change your perspective?"
" I was angry with my father..but, now I have realised..."
Anjali kissed him deeply. In usual time it is impossible to talk to Adhiraj in this issue, he gets dead angry.
Adhiraj was feeling very relaxed.He wanted to be in the jacuzzi for some more time.He wanted to talk to his wife.When they got married, Adhiraj was not ready to get married to anyone.He refused the proposal. It was after his meeting with Anjali. It was a family affair.Anjali was seen by his mother in function, she is somehow related to Arnav, his second cousin to be precise.
Anjali came to his office directly after the rejection from his side.And then...
" What the hell is going on? Who do you think you are?"
It was direct attack from Anjali.
" What do you mean? I mean it's normal in arranged marriages.."
" On what ground? Am I not good looking? Am I uncivil? Am I not from the same social status? Do you have any other girl in your life?"
" No..it's not like that..you are nice, good looking, classy..and I don't have anyone.."
" Then what is the problem?"
" I don't want to marry anybody..never.."
" Are you impotent?"
" My god..nooo...what are you saying?"
" How do I know that you are normal...?"
" Anjali..stop this..let me make it very clear...I am not interested..you will find a good guy.."
" My family thinks that you are very good..extra ordinary.. I mean .of course..you are good looking..educated..IPS Officer..now that you have rejected me..they have started doubting me whether I have misbehaved with you when we met..."
" No...you were nice to me.."
" That you know..but they will not believe..because I always have been a rebel type..I never encouraged shallow attitudes which are classified as girlish...my mother is questioning me day in day out...what I said to you..you don't marry me..fine..but you have to convince my mother that I was good to you...can you do that?"
Adhiraj looked at her for few minutes. A rejection from boy's side makes huge impact on girl's life.Or vice versa..for the moment Adhiraj kept himself at her position.His rejection was making the situation very difficult for her.
She got a call, she went outside to take the call.When she continued to talk..Adhiraj followed her, she was standing in the corridor..he heard something..
" You want a son-in-law..right..okay..I will get one..damn ..Adhiraj Solanki is not the only marriageable guy in the earth..I did no such thing.."
"Mom..please..I did nothing..I am not that wild...okay..you don't trust me..cool..I will leave the house then, I am embarrassing you so much..I am not up to the mark of this society..then I renounce this society.."
" Where I went wrong Mom? Did I ever disrespect you? Did I cross any line? Did I do anything which can be said as an offence be it legal or moral? I don't know , just because a man rejected me I became so intolerable to you!!"
" Alright, ohh..you already found Adhiraj's replacement? Who? Okay...fix the date..I will marry...of course..that will solve your problem..great..once I marry, then you will not ask for me..what do I do..where I go...if the guy tortures me..then also..I will not come to you..."
Adhiraj saw her walking away like a storm..he sighed..shook his head and went back to his office.After five minutes a constable came and informed him that the girl ,who came to see him ,slipped from the stair and fell.Without any delay Adhiraj reached there.He lifted her in his arms and went to hospital.
While the Doctor was tying the crape bandage on her ankle, Adhiraj said, " You are a nice girl Anjali, but if you get married to me, you may get disappointed, I am not that sensible..and..I know certain expectations are made when someone marries somebody, I am afraid, I doubt whether I will be able to live up to your expectations..that is why I rejected..the problem is with me..I don't think that any romance could grow between you and me.."
" Ohhh..."
" My father has an illegitimate daughter...my life is complicated, I fear that if you would be in my life, you will get nothing but pain.."
" You have any illegitimate child or planning to have one illegitimate child?"
Adhiraj said.."NO.."
" Then what is the problem?"
" I don't know.."
" Then will you please take me to my home?"
Adhiraj looked at her.
When he took her to her home, she was in his arms, her entire family was in shock. He made her sit on the sofa.Anjali was dead angry with everyone.
" Mom..will you not give the sweets..after all you fixed my marriage...won't you congratulate me Mr. Solanki?"
Adhiraj glared at her and said ," Her marriage is fixed?"
" Not yet, nothing final..within two days..it will be done..."..Anjali's father replied.
" Then..if you agree and if she agrees , of course, I would like to marry her...do I have your blessings?"
"If this is a joke, then it's very bad joke.."..Anjali said furiously..
" I never joke Anjali..will you marry me?"
"My ankle is injured..."
" I am not going to marry you right now..you get well, then the marriage will take place...so..will you marry me?"
Anjali gave killing glares.
Adhiraj said to her father , " Tomorrow I will come with my family, you make arrangements,we will get engaged at least."
Eventually they got married.
He came back from his past and realised Anjali is in deep sleep.She slept in the jacuzzi in his embrace. He came out of the jacuzzi, dried himself, took her out, dried her.Laid her on the bed, emptied the jacuzzi, switched the bathroom light off.Then he joined her under the blanket,he drew her closer, embraced her again.
He is fully involved with her, romantically. But neither he expressed it ever, nor she bothered about that.She is happy whatever she gets from her insensible and insensitive husband.She never complained. Every time she says.."It's alright, it happens.."
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Khushi opened her eyes in the morning and found herself snuggling around her husband.Her left leg was on Arnav's waist,her left hand was encircling Arnav's neck. So much happened in eighteen days. She was in Khemkaran, she got a call, she came back, after three days she got married, her father died the next day, last rites of her father has finished just yesterday.
Suddenly Arnav opened his eyes, their eyes met.
" Good morning..."..Arnav greeted his wife.
" Good morning..."
Khushi got up, and went in the bathroom, after thirty minutes she came out, after taking bath and getting dressed.
Arnav frowned after looking at her, she was going to Court. She was dressed in black and white.
" What are you doing?"
" Getting ready for Court, as you see.."
" But, you are in a disturbed mind..."
" That is my problem, clients do not pay me for not working due to my disturbed mind.."
"What does that mean?"..Arnav's frown got deeper..
" Nothing..but I would really appreciate if you give my glasses now..thanks anyways you kept them in safe custody..."..
Arnav's mood got spoiled after hearing her acidic tone.
" Sure, but first pay the fee, that I kept your glasses in safe custody.."..said Arnav and claimed her lips.
She was shocked, his lips were invading into her mouth, she had no other option to open her mouth and to give him a better access.Arnav was calming down, his hand encircled her waist, pulled her closer. She passed her arms on his shoulder.
When Arnav left her mouth, she bent her head.Her face was crimson red, Arnav saw that and smirked.
" I promised to myself that when I would kiss you again I would made you blush like this. "
Her face colour got deeper, her heart was beating fast.He touched her face, lifted her chin and made her look at him.
" Don't fight with me.I do not like to fight with you...I am just worried.We now started our life, where I want to make you happy, but this happiness would remain incomplete if something happens to you. Your eyes are so beautiful, I want them to see a prosperous life of yours with me.."
" I am getting late..."
"Hmm..but I have one request.."
Khushi looked at him...said.." What?"
" I took leave for one month, I will be here for twelve more days only, then I have to go back to my unit, be with me for these days..I am not sure that I would be able to make you happy, but let me try at least, let me get the feeling that I tried.."
Khushi nodded in positive.
" At what time you will be free?"
" 2 pm.."
" I will come to pick you up..."
" Okay...can I take my glasses now...?"
Arnav laughed.." If some other man would be my rival then also I would have understood...but a reading glass is giving me tough competition.."
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When Khushi came out from the Jodhpur Sessions Court..she saw her husband was waiting for her.One servant from the household came with him.Arnav took her bag and files and handed them over to the servant.
" Keep them in our room, safely..tell Maa Sahib that we will be alright, I will talk to Babasa later.."
After entering in the car, Khushi asked ,"Where are we going?"
" Delhi..."
" I have been there few days back..."
" Supreme Court is not the entire Delhi..we are not going stay in Delhi anyways.."
" Then? Himachal?"
"There I stay..in case you have forgotten.."
When her wrist watch showed 9 pm, the car stopped at the Indira Gandhi International Airport, Delhi.Driver took out a suitcase from the dicky .
" Where are we going?"..asked Khushi when Arnav was showing the tickets and the passports at the entrance.
" When you got my passport?"..asked Khushi when she was actually being dragged to the check in counter.
Lady in the counter looked in the passport..
" Khushi Kiran Gaur..she is your.."
" Wife, just married, didn't get the time to change her surname in documents.."
Lady gave a weird look,a newly married girl was going to honeymoon wearing a black and white suite, corporate suit to be precise.
Khushi took a look , the boarding pass showed Cairo as their destination.She was being taken to Cairo. Asking any question would be meaningless.
" You want to change your dress? There is a nice shop..."
" It's okay, I will change after reaching there..I will shop there..right now I am not in a mood to buy anything..but anyways..I need to buy clothes, I cannot travel Egypt in a single suit."
" I got your clothes in that suitcase, I bought new clothes.."
" Jijee helped you?"
"I don't need your Jijee for that..I took one dress, went to shop..and said to give me dresses of that size.."
After boarding, Khushi looked at her co-passengers, Air India had some good flights also.It was the business class.Arnav had to book Air India tickets anyways, being an Employee of Indian Government ,it is compulsory to travel in Air India.
" I got it, that emotional lecture in the morning was a part of your plan..I believe you have talked in my office also.."
Arnav smiled, said , " You want to hear me saying again and again that you are very intelligent..I can see that.."
" And I can see that you were high-headed, you are still high-headed.."
" I will be..always..so relax, don't try to see all my high-headedness in one go.."
Khushi gave up.
Edited by yakkudimag - 12 years ago
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