Mismatch/ Identity - THE END! (pg 93) - Page 7

"Hey! Where do you think you are going?" questioned Angad as he noticed Kripa pick up the blanket.

"I am going to the guest room" Kripa replied as she lifted the pillow now

"No, You are not!" he replied snatching the pillow out of her hand

"Why?"

"Kripa, this area isn't safe" Angad lied

"What do you mean?" she asked now worried

"There are a lot of burglars out here, and they want to target the rich people"

"But, I am not rich.... I am just a middle class person"

"Living in a apartment still"

"Angad, I am not going to be scared of those burglars" she replied calmly "I can give them some of my latest moves!"

"Do I have the honor to see them?"

"You want me to do them on you?"

"Sure" he replied as he crossed his arms

"You can't be serious about this... Are you?" she asked looking at him

He shrugged his shoulders, and responded "Quit the act of being 'Jhansi Ki Rani', and sleep here" in a serious tone.

"Give me one good reason why I should sleep here?" she asked with her hands now on her hips

"Because we love each other remember?" he smiled as he said that

"Besides that..."

"Because you are my wife and you are not sleeping anywhere but here, so get into bed NOW!" he replied sounding impatient now...

"No, but I need more space... so its better if I go in the other room"

"Are you telling me you had a queen sized bed in your apartment?" he responded

"Hey! Just because you were raised in a house made of gold doesn't mean everyone was..." she answered back

"Kripa, I didn't meant that... " He responded calmly

Kripa didn't bother to respond, as she was hurt with his words... so, she just stood there with arms crossed with clear feelings of dislike written all over her face...

"I will sleep on the couch.... You sleep on the bed.... Okay?" he said a while later.

She really didn't want him to sleep on the couch, that's why she had suggested the other room, but since he had refused to do that... she had no other option, but to take the couch now...

"No, its alright I can sleep on the couch", she replied walking towards the couch...

"I thought you needed more space" he answer back, as he blocked her way

"I am used to sleeping on the couch" she replied staring at the couch...

"I am taking the couch and that's it... we are not going to discuss this matter any further" he replied sounding impatient...

Before she could stop herself, she had blabbered, "But, you won't be able to sleep and your back will hurt"

At her words, Angad raised an eyebrow and responded "And, since when did you care so much about me?"

Kripa just lowered her eyes at that.

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Breakfast Table

"...so you are a ophthalmologist?" he asked, unsure whether he had heard it right

"Yeah..."

"It must be quite hectic" he said, as he lowered the spoon in the bowl

"It is... there are days when I dislike my job.... But, then there are days when I LOVE it as well..."

"You aren't going today... Are you?" he asked

"No, I have taken a week off"

"Stop playing with the soup", he yelled.

"What?" she asked looking at him

"You're playing with the soup"

"No, I am NOT" she responded trying to be calm...

"You haven't even touched it, yet"

"I finished lyk half of it... stop complaining..."

"Kripa, stop lying"

"Are you calling me a liar?" she asked raising her eyes

"Stop manipulating my words"

"I am NOT" she screamed as she pushed the bowl away from her.

He decided not to argue back and instead replied, "Okay. What do you want me to make?"

"You would make something for me again?"

Rosy, the maid had still not shown up yet. So Angad had made pasta for Kripa, which she had refused, then he had made her a soup, which also she was refusing now...

And, yet he was willing to make something else? He wasn't that bad...

"What do you want?" he asked interrupting her thoughts. She noticed he was picking his bowl and then hers.

"Omelet should be good" she replied

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah" she replied nodding her head.

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The omelet still sat on her plate and she gave up her attempt to eat it.... She noticed Angad entering the room. He had managed to take a shower and even changed in barely 10 minutes.

"Angad, I don't want to eat this," she said as he came near, then looking at his expression she pouted.

"Why? What's the problem with this now?" asked Angad as he straightened his tie

"It looks nasty" Kripa complained like a kid

Angad reasonably replied, "Kripa, you will feel much better after you eat it..."

"Noooo! Angad, please I don't want to eat this...." she pleaded

"Have you even tasted it yet?"

"No!" she lied

"At least take a bite" he replied, then when he tried to feed her... she moved away and responded, "No, it's too salty"

He tasted it now, and then responded, "Its fine"

"No, it's salty!"

"Kripa, you have made up every excuse to escape from eating! Now before I forcefully put this down your mouth, Eat it!" he replied finally losing his patience

"Haaa! As if I would let you even come anywhere close to my mouth" and as the words settled in, her stomach started to roll over.... And she felt herself goes red.

Angad's anger flew out of the window as he noticed her, "Hey! You are blushing"

"No, I am not!" she replied as she threw the napkin and ran out of the room.

But, she could swear she heard him chuckling as she left.

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She was not exactly hiding from Angad, but she was rather trying to stay away him.

Since, she didn't want to eat breakfast, and to make matters she had even blushed in front of him, which was a bad thing, so it was better to avoid a confrontation.

Before she could think further, she heard the door opening, she immediately pulled the covers on top of her, so that they covered her face completely and pretended to sleep.

Then, she heard footsteps come near the bed, and instantly she closed her eyes tightly.

"Kripa, I know you are awake" Angad said as he placed something on the side table.

She could feel him sitting on the bed now. Before she could think further, she could feel him pull the covers from her head.

And, she heard him say, "Why do you love to suffocate yourself?"

She ignored him and did not dare to even move.

Then, he did the unthinkable. He bent closer to her until she could feel his breath on her ears and she could even smell his cologne.

Then, he removed the strands of hair covering her face, his one touch sending chills run down her spine.

By now, she had even stopped breathing with him so close to her, who could even breathe?

"You can breathe... you know" he whispered in her ears.

She felt him put his arms on her shoulder, and the next instant he had rolled her over, and she was now in his lap....

And, before she knew it she could feel him tickling on her stomach, and she woke up with a start laughing instantly. Not that she didn't try to escape from his hands, she did, but he was always quick enough to hold her and tickle her more...

He continued to tickle her more until she begged him to stop.

There was a short silence and she could feel his eyes on her.

"What? Why are you looking at me like that?" she asked

"You look cute when you laugh"

"You are blushing again!" he smiled

"No, I am not"

"You are blushing!" he had a huge smile on his face now

"It's just that I couldn't breathe under the covers" she replied

"Really?" he asked with a bigger smile now

"Aren't you leaving for office?" she asked changing the topic

"You want me to leave... don't you?"

"No, its nothing like that. I was just wondering"

"I will leave only if you finish your breakfast!" he replied with a grin

And, then she noticed he had gotten a tray with a glass of juice, banana, a bowl of cereals and something else she couldn't see.

He lowered the tray on the bed, while she looked away

"Kripa, common eat it"

"Angad, I hate eating anything in the morning"

"Ah! Why didn't you mention that earlier?"

"It really makes me wanna throw up"

"See your problem lies there! You will not throw up! Now, common eat it" He said reasonably...

"No! I just threw up this morning.... I am not eating anything" she replied furiously

"WHAT? You threw up? And, you DIDN'T even inform me.... Kripa, you are so irresponsible.... Are you alright?"

"Angad, its called morning sickness and everyone gets that.... I am not the exceptional one"

"Look Kripa" he started in that reasonable tone of his " you have to remember that you are not only starving yourself, but the baby as well.... There is a new life inside you and you have to take care of that as well.. So, at least eat for the sake of our baby. Please!" with a cute puppy type look...

She made a face at his words, and replied, "Fine, I will eat something, but not now"

"At least drink the juice then"

She took a sip, then she made a face.

"What now?" he asked angrily... He was fed up by her complains...

"Angad, what kind of juice is this?"

"Grapefruit" he replied

"I know! Angad, I HATE grapefruit juice. Don't you have any other juices in the house?"

"Kripa, enough of the excuses! Just the drink the juice"

She made a face at him. And, continued to drink it, as if it was poison.

Once she was done with the juice. He got up from the bed and reminded her, "Don't forget to eat something. Rosy, should be here any minute"

Kripa nodded her head, and replied, "don't worry Angad I can take care of myself"

"Are you sure?" he asked with that teasing tone back, but she failed to notice it.

"Yeah" Kripa responded

"I was just asking since you always act like a baby"

"Yeah" Kripa just responded blankly until she realized his meaning.

Immediately, she threw the pillow at him, but he was gone.

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Later that night

She had spent nearly the whole day watching television and hadn't even left the room except to take her lunch in the afternoon.

She loved Angad's television. Okay... Maybe her television as well, but it was hard for her to believe that she was married... despite getting married with Angad twice. It still felt like she was single, except she was married now, and in a year she would have a kid.

She glanced at the window. It was turning dark. The clock in front of her said 8-00 pm. She wondered when Angad would be back home. The next instant the door flew open and in stepped an exhausted Angad. He surely had a long life...

He threw his briefcase to the side and loosened his tie.

"Hey! How was your day?" Kripa questioned from the couch

"Don't even ask" he replied removing his tie

"Why? Was it that bad?"

"We have a project due at the end of this week, and we are no where near completion" he was near the closet now taking something out.

"Aww honey! I am sure you will do fine"

These words got his instant attention. He looked at her carefully.

"What's up with you?" he asked as he came near "The last time I checked on you.. you were fine... What happened now?" he was now touching her forehead.

"I was just testing you" she replied staring back at the television.

"Don't test me honey..."

"I was just checking how it was to be a wife"

"You want me to help you with that?" he asked moving closer to her with a mischievous smile on his face.

Kripa clearly knew what he meant, and since this morning she had clearly experienced it. She no longer wished to experience it again.

"No, thanks!" she replied, and immediately she got off from the couch and walked out of the room.

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Kripa opened her eyes in the middle of the night to see everything pitch black... She lowered her hand on the side table and managed to switch on the night lamp without managing to knock on anything...

She was feeling a bit light headed, but it wasn't right to disturb Angad...

She switched on the light in the passage way and made her way down the stairs...

She had barely reached the living room when her head started to spin... immediately she managed to reach the couch and waited for it to stop...

Five minutes later, Kripa felt well and she decided to get up and walk to the kitchen to get something to eat...

She got up and started walk... Each step felt heavy, and as she reached the entrance of the kitchen right then her head started to spin again and everything went pitch black... she tried to hold on to the curtain, but it didn't prevent her from falling...

And, by the time she realized she could call Angad... it was too late.

From out far she heard Angad yell out her name... She was dreaming...

"Kripa? Kripa?" he caught her

She heard Angad call out again, as he patted her cheek and held her in his arms.

She felt his hands, and that's when she tried to open her eyes, but she could barely even see him, until she felt him pull her up... that's when everything started to appear in front of her...

"huh?" she asked still feeling dizzy...

"You okay?" he asked

"Yah" she replied still holding onto her head...

He helped her till the dinning table, then he made her sit on the chair and said, "You didn't eat much did you?"

"No, its nothing.." she replied

"You came downstairs because you were hungry weren't you?"

"No" she lied

She had barely finished lying, when her stomach made a sound... she looked away out of embarrassment...

Then, he disappeared into the kitchen. Once he was back, he placed a glass of milk on her table, then some left over food out of the refrigerator heated it in the oven and helped her eat it... once she was done eating... she stood up... when she felt Angad lift her up...

"Angad" she protested "Put me down"

"Hey! You are lucky that I am picking you up... in a few months you will be so fat that I won't be able to even lift you up"

She hit him at that, and replied, "No! I won't be fat... Put me down now"

"What's your weight?" he asked as he tried to feel her weight.

"Its wrong to ask a lady her weight" she replied with a yawn.

"You mean girl" he replied with a smile

They were half way up the stairs now.

She knew he was teasing her, and she was in no mood of talking to him much... Her eyes were literally closing.

She found herself saying, "I am not telling you my weight... Now, put me down" it was a weak attempt and she was kind of hoping he wouldn't.

"Your too weak to walk, Kripa"

And, those were the last words she heard from his mouth before she drifted off to sleep.

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