Here goes, next update!!!!
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PART-4
Jai was buttoning up his shirt when the upper button suddenly broke off…he cursed under his breath, now he would have to change again and he was running late…bani entered the room, putting the breakfast tray on the table…she was about to leave when she saw her husband struggling to sew the broken button, she looked at him for sometime, his determination was commendable, the thread was not going through the needle…she smiled a bit, after so many months…she went near him…taking the needle and thread form his hand…
"Main kar deti hoon…" she said slowly, her melodious voice hit his ears, it was like music…he was shocked thinking that it was the first time she had actually talked to him…putting the thread in seconds…she made the knot at the end of the thread…
"Aage aayiye…" she said, he obeyed her diligently…bani took a spare button and started to sew it on the appropriate place…jai kept looking down at her…a few minutes later, the button was sewed perfectly…
"Hogaya…" bani said as she took a step backward and looked up to find jai staring at her…there was nothing dark or lustful in them, they held a genuine smile…she realized his eyes had an infinite depth…surprised, bani averted her gaze… jai cleared his throat…
"Umm…Thanks…" he muttered…bani was about to leave when she heard him call her…
"Bani…" jai said hesitantly…bani turned back to face him…
"Ji…"
"Woh…mela hain shaam ko, chalogi…" he sweetly asked her, she was stunned by his proposal, and more stunned at how nice he was being to her, she mentally kicked herself, to check whether she was dreaming…no she wasn't, she didn't have the heart to say to those expectant pair of eyes who were looking at her…
"Par…maaji…" she said thinking about the day Krishna threatened her…
"Maa ko main bol doonga…" he said elated to spend time with bani…
Bani nodded her head and went away…
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Bani wiped all the utensils and arranged them in the rack…suddenly she remembered jai asking her to go out…
She looked around, all the work was finished… she decided to get dressed…she went to her room and pulled out a sari…within no time she finished dressing…she heard some voices from the ground…
Krishna was sitting in the couch yelping in pain, bani hurriedly came down… jigyasa was shouting frantically…
"Ahh mera sar…" Krishna shouted…
"Kya hua maaji…" bani asked meekly…
"Arre, mera sar…" Krishna whined…bani went inside to get a balm…Krishna looked at jigyasa and smiled…today morning jai had told them that he and bani were going out in the evening, so they devised a plan to stop the two from going, Krishna acted to have a fake headache…bani came out with the balm and applied on her forehead, she massaged it gently…
"AAhh…" Krishna whimpered loudly… bani massaged her head…
A few minutes later jai entered the house to see bani massaging his mother's head…
"AHH!!!" Krishna shouted even more seeing jai walk in…jai frowned…
"Jai, dekh maa ko kitna sar dard ho rahan hain…" jigyasa said pretending to be worried…
Jai looked at bani, he saw she was dressed, bani concentrated on her job…
"Maa, chota sa sar dard hain, theek hojayega…" jai tried to convince her…
"Kya theek hojayega beta, mera sar…" Krishna held her head…
"Jigyasa didi aapk sar dabao na maa ka, bani kabse kar rahin hain…" jai said suggestively…
"MAIN…" jigyasa almost screamed…
"Haan, aapka haath lagte hi maa theek hojayegi…" jai said…jigyasa gulped down and took bani's place…Krishna had no choice but to give in…
"Haan, beta, ab thoda araam mil raha hain…" Krishna said…
"Maine kahaa tha na…bani tum haath dhoke aao, hum chalte hain…" jai said…
"Par maaji…" bani said…fearing Krishna's temper…
"Didi hain na…kyun didi…" jai asked jigyasa…
"Haan…haan, main hoon tum jao..jao…" jigyasa said…
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Jai saw bani walking at a distance from him, she looked aloof and lost, he felt a tug in his heart, she was so fragile as if one touch and she would break into pieces…he had been harsh on her, too consumed by his bodily wants and virile needs…bani looked at the colorful fair, her eyes were searching something, every year she and her sisters used to come for the fair and enjoy it…eating fruit flavored golas, buying glass bangles, watching the snake-charmer, the various athletics performed, the loud music…her eyes prickled with salty tears…but today they were no where to be seen…suddenly her thoughts got broken by a tinkling noise…jai stood before him holding green and red glass bangles in his hand…bani looked stunned at him, he husband for whom this marriage was nothing but a gamble, a deal was actually being so nice to her…she couldn't believe it…jai mutely extended them towards her…she was in a daze to even acknowledge it…jai simply took her wrists and put those bangles…bani kept staring at jai…
"Kya hua…"
"Err…Kuch nahin…"
"Pasand nahin aaye…"
"Nahin, bohot sundar hain…" bani said, he smiled at her…
They wandered around the fair for some more time, and this time jai held bani's hand…with jai telling bani anecdotes about his childhood and how naughty he was… bani felt a different softness in his touch, a different gentleness in his voice, for the first time after her marriage she felt her husband's emotional inclination towards her…she realized they were behaving like a normal married couple…somewhere deep down a hope ignited, maybe, just maybe this marriage could work …probably whatever happened, happened for the best…yes, it had its vices, she was subjected to a lot of menal and physical torture, but her fate was sealed…she didn't have the power to change it…and there was a slightest probability that things would change, may be for the better… …bani said a silent prayer… …
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Kiran looked at her husband tumbling figure, wobbling into the house…the sight filled her with uncontrollable anger and frustration, even after doing almost a crime, destroying bani's life he still wasn't satisfied…he still continued to gamble and drink…Arvind hit the table in his drowsiness and yelped in pain…kiran ignored him and went away in the direction of her daughter's room, there was no way she was going to ruin their innocent lives, she would protect them…no matter what happened…
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Bani nervously laid down on the bed…she knew what was coming…her heart-beat increased…she desperately prayed for the inevitable, and for the hope which had formed in her heart, she didn't want to loose that faint little flicker of positivism, she heard the click of the door-knob…she closed her eyes…he heart hammering against her rib-cage…she felt the mattress sunken due to his weight…her lips dried…she felt his hand on her, she stiffened…jai slowly turned bani, to face him…
"Bani…" he called out as gently as possible…she was too scared to register anything…
"Baniii…" he called again…she opened her eyes…to look at his smiling face…
"Err…ummm…main jaanta hoon, maine…main…main ek acha pati nahin ban payaa…tumhe samajhne ki koshish kabhi nahin ki…ho sake toh mujhe maaf kar dena…par main wadaa karta hoon…main ek acha pati banne ki koshish karoonga…wadaa…mujhe yeh ek mauka dogi na…" jai looked at her with expectant eyes…a burden of weight had lifted off his chest…he felt light…
Bani dumbly nodded her head…too shocked to think anything…he brought her closer, kissing her forehead…he let go of her…
"Bohot raat hogayi hain, so jao…" he said…as he fell on his back…bani felt relieved…she closed her eyes, for the first time she slept peacefully…with no disturbing nightmares… …
In the morning she found herself cuddled up to jai who was holding her securely…she blushed involuntarily and got up… …
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Bani was cutting the vegetables…preparing for the lunch, which had to be delivered for her husband, for the past few weeks, things were going fine, Krishna and jigyasa did humiliate her from time to time, but the love and affection jai showered on her made her forget half the things, he was exceedingly sweet, bringing her flowers, talking to her at night before sleeping, taking her out at times, he was fulfilling his promise…many a times she had this temptation to tell him about Krishna and jigyasa but every time she tried to open her mouth, no words came out, her conscience and upbringing always stood before her as a barrier, she didn't want to ruin relationships, Krishna had nowhere else to go but her only son, and jigyasa had no support system as well… and how come she could create a rift between mother and son, it was she who was an outsider, everybody would only blame her for breaking up the house…and she knew Krishna and jigyasa would only add fuel to it…so she let it be…
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Jai leaned at the entrance of his room fondly looking at bani who was busy arranging the clothes, for the past few weeks he had actually got to know his shy, demure, wife, he realized that he was falling in love with the beautiful young woman who not only looked pretty but also had a golden heart…at times he had this irresistible urge to make love to her, but he restrained himself, he vowed to himself that he would not scar her again, he would wait for her to come to him…bani looked up to see him standing with a smile plastered on his face…
"Aap der se aaye hain…" bani frowned, putting away the clothes…
"Kaam tha, sorry…" he said making a puppy face…
"Aapne khanaa khaya…maine bhijwaya tha…" bani said…
"Haan…aur tumne…" jai said as he came near…taking out the gajra he was fixing it on her loose bun…
"Ruko bani, theek se lagane do…" jai said as she was about to turn around…
"Hogaya…" he declared and turned her around…
"Aap nahake aayiye…main aapke kapde nikalti hoon…" bani said, slightly flushed, every time he brought the gajra and put it on, she blushed and he loved to see her rosy cheeks…he nodded and went inside the bathroom…
Bani was arranging the pillows properly when he came out all dressed in his causal pair of clothes…jai plopped himself on the bed…bani switched off the lights and came and laid down on the bed…she could feel his body slightly touching hers, the fresh soapy fragrance filled her nostrils, she felt a strange need inside her, she wanted to tell him that she was happy, that she liked him a lot, that she was falling in love with him, she wanted to tell him many things but words seemed to evaporate at the tip of her tongue, as if she had lost her voice… …she sighed deeply…she turned around to face him, his eyes were closed…but she knew he was not sleeping…she leaned forward and placed a feathery kiss on his cheek…jai's eyes fluttered open…he turned his face to see her sparkling eyes in the darkness…bani hugged him…there was no need of words…he understood her dilemma, she was unable to express herself…he hugged her back and kissed the top of her head…she lifted her head and looked into his eyes…he leaned forward, slightly brushing her lips with his…she snaked her arms around his neck, inviting him…he dug his face in her hair, inhaling the drugging sensuous scent of the flowers…he slowly pinned her under him…kissing he softly, taking his own sweet time…bani felt her inner self transform into a different figure, she was feeling different…she liked the feeling in her and wanted to live them all…he looked one last time into her eyes…seeing pure love he proceeded to undress her…the night swept away…as he gently made love to her… …
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God bless
Dhani
P.S.: Hello guys, I know you all hated the abusive part-3, but I can't help, I am just a mere mouthpiece of Sonam, it is completely her idea and story, I am just the language and not the thought, So all the gaalis, joothas and chapplas, are directed to Sonam, spare me!!!! Please flood her inbox with PMs!!!! He!! He!!!!😃
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