The Quill Part 3 - Page 45

He walked out into the storm. Is Taruni going to stop him? These two are idiots.

Hare scare

He was fuming but saved his anger and put it toward asking the security firm to post 2 guards outside Bhushan residence. Didn’t even seem like she cared for him.

Tushar told me he didn’t see the bag I shouldn’t have gone” he muttered

His parents were back at the hotel

He met them for breakfast the next morning.

Gopal had texted Taaruni inviting her. The dog had stepped on a piece of glass during the morning walk and so had to be rushed to the vet

How’s Hare?” Pradyut enquired Taaruni over text

“I don’t know… do dogs get tetanus shots?” she returned a sad face

He called her

“How bad is it”

She was crying

He excused himself and set out to go see the lil guy.

She sat in the lobby forlorn holding the whimpering puppy, who magically zapped himself into a crazy kid when he saw Pradyut

“Abhi usko aur dard hoga” Taaruni accused him

She was in a cotton jump suit in orange color, he chuckled to himself realizing the prisoner look

This was gorgeous and a maternity style

The cut was deep and she had bandaged him well

By the time they returned to the lobby after waiting and being seen it was over an hour and a half

He was going to be OK

The Vet had him slightly sedated to look for broken glass shards

When they were done and walked out she spotted the bike again, and looked at him accusingly

And then looked away

“Do u care enough to yell at me now?” he thought

“I will take a cab”

“Where is your car?”

“Outside ur house in Golf Links” she muttered

“Tum Jao main chali jaaoongi”

He rode with her in the cab, and spotted two cars parked outside on the street with the guards he had summoned

“Raat se khari hai dono cars with occupants, nothing ever happens on this street news people are crazy” she muttered

“You should make some news” he muttered

“Kaise?” she asked genuinely

They looked at each other for a few seconds

“Ghar par ek insaan hai, he does everything” she muttered out loud about Gaurav

“Ah”

“I caused quite the stir with my overnight wedding, TAB nahi dikhe ye log” she scowled

“Were u looking for fame?” he laughed his eyes twinkling

“Tumhe nahi achhi lagti attention?” she asked him breaking out into a smile

“No I love it” he nodded

“There we go! We need to find fame”

Home arrived sooner than expected

They could be nice to each other

They could have funny conversation

They could talk like they weren’t about to kill each other

Until……….

“There is no we any more is there?” he said bluntly

That was it…

“I need my bike I will ride it back to the clinic” he explained when she opened her purse

Harold didn’t want him to leave, just chewed on his pants, his shoe lace, licked his face his arms

“I have to go to work” he whispered to him

There was a scowl that sounded like Doooo youuuu?”

“Want to come in?” she asked

“No I don’t” he said and rode off

Hey Sudha, so sorry I wanted to write a looong one today, but had too many work calls. I am hoping I can write one in the afternoon tomorrow when I get home early from work

I can understand mam

What to do

Iam so greedy

Please try to update daily🥲🥲

Take care mam

Save…

“We connected over Harold” “Nothing deep Ma” he smiled as he walked with Sumedha hand in hand

“So u do connect when you want”

“Sure, I lived with her I am attracted to her, its pretty easy actually” he nodded

She squeezed his hand

“We should do this every week in Delhi”

“I totally would but your husband has me working 80 hours a week”

“MERA husband?” “maine kaha tha Dad ko, lets just keep a few and just chill, aage aur banana nahi”

“Are u serious?” he paused

“What?”

“Are u serious? When u want him to quit? Or when you want me to quit?”

“How much more do we need?” she nodded innocently

“Its not about need, its what drives me, its my life ma”

“Galat hai na phir to”

“Dad and I are the same” he grinned, his eyes twinkling

“Well I endured him when he became crazy about work, I wont let… umm… you shouldn’t be endured” she composed herself

His expression changed

“Well there is no one in the picture now, so I should be allowed to work long hours”

“No, I want to see you and your baby and…. You know (choking) in our home every evening. I had all planned”

“I am sorry”

“You don’t have to be, she didn’t announce it to you”

“Our relationship is complicated”

“I know, yet like a fool I hoped beta”

He bought her ice cream

“Don’t ride your bike everywhere” she muttered as they waited to cross the road and 5 teenagers zipped past at unlawful speeds

“I am fine”

“Ek haath toot chuka hai”

“I am starting to restore some of those beauties ma”

“And you will ride them?”

“Eventually… I HOPE” he looked very sincere

“Why cant you collect stamps or something?”

He froze, blushing hard, one night Taaruni had posed the same question in the middle of love making, as they had argued over his motorcycle obsession.

His arm was broken then, and he was proving to her it wasn’t going to deter him “in bed”

“Try stamp collection” she had moaned, arching as he nibbled on her chest

“You cant ride stamps”

“You cant break your arm either”

“Yes you can” he pinned her hands above the pillow

“If the stamp falls off the table and you bend down to pick it up and slip”

“Pradyuttt”

“Yeah”

“Don’t ride in Chandigarh beta”

“Cant ride in Delhi not here, Ive got to ride some where”

When he dropped her off

She texted Taaruni

“Please don’t let him ride his bike”

“You must have the wrong number Mom” Taaruni responded immediately

Sumedha was going to stop by to look at the store later today

They were leaving tomorrow

“There is no one else, only you” Sumedha was adamant

“Maybe… right now…. Give it time”

“I don’t need to be comforted” Sumedha scolded the young girl

“I am sorry”

“Can you stop him when he rides his bike? Discourage him?”

“I will try” Taaruni added a somber emoji

“You are always guarded and careful, I am not looking for that bache, I want you to be natural with me”

“I will try”

“No matter where this relationship goes, we have to have normalcy and affection”

“I agree”

“Be the way you were last month, we have no reason to be angry with each other beta”

Taaruni sat down and began to cry

She didn’t deserve this beautiful soul

Her FIL and MIL were absolute gems

HOW?

“Are you staying for dinner?”

“At ur Bhabhi’s?”

“No I stay alone… mother and I are at loggerheads”

“Oh no”

“I am fine, I am not afraid”

“Oh I know” Sumedha affirmed

Taaruni was a little startled by that firm quick reply

Did he tell her she was about to be kidnapped? What does she know?

“U think I am reckless?” she asked softly

Sumedha sighed

“I am sorry, I don’t keep the store open past 8 any more”

“Oh?”

“Once was enough”

“Were you robbed?”

“Oh? Oh? Umm… I … hang on I have a customer” she hung up

She texted Pradyut panicking

“I might have accidentally indicated to ur Mom about the assault and attempted kidnapping the other night”

“That’s not good” he said bluntly

“Mujhe save karoge please?” she begged

The guy needs to dance 🕺

He might take mother on another walk 😊

The question needs an answer Nisha 😉

Waiting …

Also waiting to see if and how she stops Pradyut from riding bike 🏍️