It Had to be you
With the trembling hand she rapped the door while her other hand went to her side and she clutched her duppata in her fist.
"Yes'who's there?"
A familiar feminine voice came from the other side but she couldn't get enough courage to spill out her voice from her throat, not getting the response from the other side Diya hesitant before opening the door, "Nupur!"Words slipped from her lips in a shaking voice as she gave a look to person who was standing at her door. An embarrassment flushed over Nupur's cheek to remember their last meeting, last argument--She was right about their relationship.
Diya gasped, Nupur was looking so thin, pale, and the dark circles were visible under the shadows of her lashes, she was ill, wasn't well. Nupur gathered her scattered thoughts and forced her words to erupt from her lips.
"Don't ask me anything"
Tears were dwelling in her eyes filling and wetting her heavy lashes and Diya gulped down the lump of panic quickly stepping closer to her, she grabbed the bag from Nupur's hand and crawled her arm around her shoulder in warming hug, "I won't---come'come inside" Diya felt difficulty to say anything at that moment to see Nupur's condition, she feared that what if her worst dream had been true. She never wished to see Nupur broken like that. "I know you're angry with me but I promise you I won't stay here long'I'll soon think something----"
Nupur choking voice intruppted by Diya.
"Shh!Nupur you don't need to say anything'sit here" Diya said softly leading her towards the bed and made her sit there.
"Have you eaten? I was just about to make lunch?"Diya tried to diverted Nupur's trance of thoughts to see her lost somewhere and Nupur hesitantly lifted up her eyes meeting with her concern filled gaze, her expressions were telling Nupur how much she was panicked to see her in that condition, she could see fluid of questions on Diya's face but she hadn't courage to answer any one of them though she knew she was the only one person in this world, in her life who could understand her.
"I know'you want to know why---why I left that house?---why I left him?"Nupur voice choked dangerously and Diya kept her hand on her shoulder and squeezed to comforted her, "no---I don't want to know anything at this moment"Diya slightly caressed Nupur's cheek lovingly and removed the tears that were spilling out from her eyes "you need rest'let me make lunch for both of us; we'll talk about it later"
Diya smiled trying to make her comfortable and then she took Nupur's hand in her hands and squeezed them with assurance, "I don't know what has happened between you two but I'm with you Nupur in your every decision, you'll find me with you as a true friend'it's your home too, you don't need to be feel stranger here'you need rest at this time don't think about future, everything will be get fine"
She assured her with the friendly soft smile and Nupur could only nod her head in reply, she felt relieved to hear Diya's soothing words 'Thank GOD she didn't ask her why did she leave everything that was her life?.
As Diya moved towards the kitchen Nupur made herself relax and leaned her head against a bale of cotton and closed her eyes 'she had needed some time to gather her emotions as it wasn't an easy step that she had been taken-she had left that person whom was her life'she was dependent on him'her life used to rely on him'she had given him everything but what she got in return? His betrayal'his rejection to give a name to their relation'his hesitation to accept his unborn child. She gasped with the breath of grief as Mayank's thoughts touched the sensitive part of her heart'he might have been waking up at this time'how he would react at her absence? Will he miss her? Will he come to take her back? He would be in shock to sense her absence in the house---did she do right to leave him? Her heart squeezed painfully and she closed her eyes letting the tears flow. She had been taking a decision now and there wasn't any way back. Though she had been left him but still there was a part of him living in her'a small tiny creature'an unborn baby who didn't know if GOD had written his father's love in his fate. Her hands deliberately went to her belly affectionately and some more fresh tears made their way towards her cheeks and fell on her lap soaking in her shirt.
Mayank wasn't know what the time of the day when he rubbed and opened his eyes as sunrays coming in the room through the open window disturbed his sleep as always, "Nupur please close the window" He mumbled rolling onto his stomach but it felt like she didn't listen him as she didn't come at his plea, "Nupur---please close the window" He again mumbled adding irritation in his tone but after waiting for a few minutes he didn't get any reply from her'something pricked in his mind and throwing the coverlet he sat on the bed looking around for her in the room but She wasn't there. "Nupur"He called her impatiently to find her nowhere as it became his habit to see her face first when he opened his eyes in the morning."where is Nupur?"He gasped uneasily, his eyes lifted at the clock and he realized it was almost noon now ' where the hell she is? Why didn't she wake up me when she knew today I've a meeting with Riya. I've told her but I think she doesn't care about me anymore. He sucked in a sharp angry breath grabbing his shirt and slipped in that walking towards the other room. He poked his head inside the room, opening the door and gave a quick look to the whole room but she wasn't there too, "Nupur!" this time his voice came out more desperate than before, it wasn't her habit to go anywhere without telling him and after their last night conversation he was sure she would think about what he had told her last night and would accept his decision after all she would care about him'his dreams'their relationship. He quickly stepped towards the kitchen,shied away all negative thoughts from his mind, it was the last place in the house where he could've found her as he had been checked everywhere except there. But she wasn't There too.
"Nupur! Where are you?"Cried Mayank , nearly choking on his own words, allowing his heart to squeeze in his chest, where is she?he gulped the lump of panic and something struck in his mind, taking long strides he almost rushed towards their room and with the trembling hand he opened the door of almirah, the sight in front of his eyes had taken his breath for a moment, he felt empty'lifeless, her belongings weren't present there. "Is it mean she left me?---No"his words chocked under the influence of great shock, his body jolted and he pressed his hand on the door in an attempt to keep his composure stable.
"Where does she go? She can't leave me? She can't?"
He cried with disbelief but somewhere behind his mind he had been sensed that she had been disappeared from his house. From his life. She was gone.
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