Volition Vanvaas
"No 30th floor in Gurgaon" he said quietly
"Are u moving me out?" she asked with a chuckle
His smile disappeared
Joke?" he growled, “Not funny, its in DLF”
Naraaz kyon ho?” she paused she was able to read him better now
“I just closed a deal on a penthouse near Golf Course Rd, Camellias”
“CAMELLIAS?” she gasped the Mathurs had driven by the famous luxury development many times
“Hmm”
“Kiske liye?”
“Its for us” he said coldly
“YAHA to rehte hain na hum?”
“I know, commute takes too long” he spoke evasively
She walked in daze to the new gleaming cheery wood walk in closet and sifted through kurtas and salwars for dinner
“Why did you buy a house? Do ur parents know?”
“I asked a question first”
“Yahan mujhe CHAAR mahiney hue Raanav” “Tum chahte ho main yeh ghar chhodkar tumhare saath chal padoon?”
“Exactly”
“Kyon?”
“Because I just TOLD YOU commute “
“Tum ITNE saalon se Gurgaon ja rahe ho abhi tumhe commute se kya pareshaani hai?”
She pulled out a lovely grey salwar and paired it with a olive green kurta
She folded the dress in her arms over the hangers
“What will u tell ur parents”
“That I am looking for a shorter commute”
“But I thought u are going to be flying in and out of Norway and Singapore for the deep sea fiber optic stuff”
“U want me to move to Norway?” he laughed humorlessly
“MAIN nahi keh rahi hoon, TUM keh rahe ho”
Viveka did not feel good about this. Raanav didn’t look or act happy, buying a home was a big deal for the Mathurs, it was a big celebration
The guy walks into the bathroom and urges her to move out
Why?”
“U can go look at it with me tomorrow” he smiled a bit
“DID U BUY IT?” she was shocked
“Hmm”
“PA… DAD ko kya kahogey? Dad ko pata hai?”
“Umm.. not yet”
“You haven’t even told them u bought a house and u want us to move out? Ur Mom at least knows right?”
“I AM supposed to be the f----g lawyer Mathur” he was damn irritated
“NOBODY knows you bought a house, you want me to move out?” she was distressed her lower lip trembled, she rubbed her forehead with a “Ufff” there were no glasses to push up her bridge
“Yes yes and yes”
“KYA kahoge Dad ko?” He approached her as she backed into a sink
“We are moving out”
“Maine tumse SHAADI ki taaqi Dad acchee ho jaayen, is he fine now?” “How are we going to check on him if we are not here with him. Wont it hurt him if we abandon him?” she began to cry
He was angry to see tears for his Dad
Stupidly… yes… he was angry
“We are not abandoning him”
“Oh but we are, we agreed we will stay married until he gets better, and becomes 100% healthy, we made a promise in the ICU”
He shifted uncomfortably
“I didn’t say those exact words”
“Well we didn’t sweat UNDYING LOVE” she shouted
“I DID Viveka Mathur, you were too arrogant to acknowledge on June 4TH 2020. I F----G DID”
“I was not arrogant, I was not believing it… you behaved like a full on A—the first 3 months” she was livid
“I was attracted to you” he said quietly “Couldn’t you tell?” “Why do u think I was provoking you?”
She turned bright red
He was gorgeous she realized
“Ufff” she groaned in her head
“Insulting my economic status is a sure fire way to get me to make out with you” she said tongue in cheek
He grabbed her pointy chin, and bend down
“I doubt you would have cared if I said I imagine making love to you every night, so much so until I think about it I cant fall asleep”
“Uhh.. (gasp) “Umm.. that’s a lie”
“Do u want to go back to my single guy days and spend 7 PM to midnight?” he whispered hovering over her lips
“Oh please” she squirmed
He bend down further
“I wont let you abandon Dad”
He placed his lips on hers…
They both relaxed with a groan
“Ready for a run man?” Rakshit knocked
Viveka stepped sideways and bend down her head pursing her lips
“Oops” Rakshit could be heard swearing colorfully
“We could avoid this on a daily basis” Raanav cursed
“I have to ride to the airport after dinner, lets go dude” Rakshit urged
Raanav held Viveka’s wrist solemnly
“Does he know” Viveka mumbled passing raanav
“NOPE” raanav said firmly as he ripped his shirt out and flung it in his wife’s direction
Rakshit was back in the bedroom texting with Lekha
Viveka dodged his shirt and went into the bathroom
Leaned on the door and wondered WHY her husband was choosing vanvaas of his own volition
Tum Se Tum Tak
