Sapne Sajan Ke -Pg-150 NOTE-04-07-08 - Page 42

"This is Jai Walia ..Bani's Husband . who are you ?" he asked curtly
"I am Jigar, a fellow student of Bani's from facets he was almost going to say he is a friend of ..Bani but refrained from saying it . not knowing how her husband may react ..after all Bani had told him In India .things were different than in London.
"I am On my way to the hospital ..will be there shortly.. its close by " he informed Jigar coldly

He arrived promptly asking the nurse at the information desk for Bani .
Jigar who happened to be pacing the corridor of the small private hospital ..while the doctors were done examining Bani ,overheard a man ask for Bani
"Excuse me . are u Bani's husband .. ?"
The man turned around .abruptly facing Jigar . " Yes .. I am her husband " his voice stern, face devoid of any expression , dressed in an immaculate Black .custom tailored buiness suit ,couldnt help noticing the magnificent ' Patek Phillipe' watch on his wrist , offended at The question !
Jigar extended his hand introducing himself .
." Jigar Arora" not sure if the Man standing in front of him would reciprocate , going with the grim look he had shot across at Jigar earlier
"Jai Walia " .. he met the hand offered
Just then the doc arrived looking at both men ..first at Jigar then at Jai
Mr Walia ..?
Hows My Wife doctor .? jai stepped foward
"She is Fine .Nothing to worry About ..she just collapsed due to extreme shock from being stranded in the elevator .If she had been ther longer then we would have to worry about the Baby but fortunately this Young man rescued Mrs Walia In time . doc patted Jigars back ...
"And The Baby ?"Jai askedanxiously ..as soon as the doc had finished reporting about Bani
"Babys Fine .happy and healthy .. very active though Doc grinned
" keeps moving around swiftly " we just had a sonogram taken to be on the safe side "
"Like its mother Jaithought silently , who cant stay put inone place "Can I take her Home ?"
"Yes you can ,as soon as the discharge papers come through meanwhile you can see her now" pushing the doubledoors of the ER allowing Jai to enter ..
Excuse me ..Mr Walia . Jigar called from behind . I have to leave I have an appointment I cant miss . I will Talk to Bani later to enquire how she is doing
A brief nod was all he got from the'aloof' Mr Walia who . seemed to be a man of few words .

No wonder Bani was scared as a rabbit .. when he had picked her up .. she was frightened of her Overpowering Hubby .. who would have gone jealous with rage if he ever came to know someone even eyed his wife with an appreciation ..Phew ! bechari Bani ..! he murmured to himself .

The doc excused himself .leaving Him alone with Bani in the ER he saw her slipping her feet into her white low heeled sandals .. then gently leaned herself to pull the thin strap upon to her ankle to hold her sandal in place she was in the same pink sari he had seen her in this morning, now it was soiled .
He quickened his pace across the Room .…
"Let me .help u with that " his voice startled her sending her stomach rolling her leaping heartbeats joined in .He bent down reaching for her left sandal and slipped it on her foot their heads touching close,her mangalsutra dangling in front of his eyes
"Please Mr Walia I can do it myself " she protested weakly, her hand landed on his as she tried to stop him he lifted his eyes to look at her, instead found his eyes drawn to the voluptuous curve of her breasts exposed from the dipping neckline of her blouse. A jolt shot thru his body , that familiar ache surging again .
He ignored her pleas and finished slipping her sandal on to her foot
Shall we get going .. he stretched his arm taking her hand in his ,handed her bag to her and walked out of the ER .
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"Who is Jigar Arora ..? do you know him ..? was the first question he asked her as he steered the White ,sleek Merc out of the hospital Parking lot . she was expecting this question from him ,much earlier though .. in the ER .

"Yes ..I know him Why ..? she subsided into the soft leather seat of the Merc stretching her legs … she had been thru a shock,not one but two ..first Ila's death this morning ..then the elevator stalling ..

" Coz he is the one who drove you to the hospital .after rescuing you from the damn elevator"
" Oh Him !.." she turned her face to look at Hubby, or rather his reaction, found him concentrating on the traffic in front of him. Looking a little preoccupied

"he's learning to grade diamonds and gemstones at facets she explained .. sometimes we do our grading together coz he 's just commenced recently and I am almost done ..so I get to practice,while helping him ".

" How the hell do u explain the elevator .. jamming like this ?" what if this jigar fellow hadn't arrived in time .? he ask apprehensively
" have you thought about that Bani ..?or it doesn't really Bother you". he finished wryly giving her a quick sideways glance his hands thightened their grip on the steering
She knew that was coming , had expected him to express his fury in the hospital .

"Mr Walia aap itne paranoid kyon ho rahe hai.? "

Damnit Woman ,..U calling me Paranoid ? he growled .sending her nerves in jitters .

Tell me,were u scared in there ?all by yourself.. suffocating for air , ? he demanded

"Yes".. she answered softly looking out through the window of the car they were passing through..heavily crowded streets ,traffic had slowed down..Either side of the road was lined with petty hawkers selling Diwali wares and decorations ,traditional ,paper lanterns(Fanush) with their fringes , in all sizes and colors orange, , yellow, green Small and Large festive three dimensional stars (kandel) intricately designed to spray out maximum light from a light bulb on the darkest of nights .
Figures of godess Laxmi and Lord Ganesh , bright and colorful on display for purchase. The streets were lit with miniature twinkling and flashing lights while stores had strings of lights falling down from the entire height of the building , looking very festive and seasonal , Women young and old browsing for bangles, sarees, kurta's bindi's dupatta's chappals ,while men emptied their pockets . Her eye caught sight of an elderly hawker squatted on the ground selling small hand painted earthen diya's ..Just the diya's she was looking for ..!
"Mr Walia , Please gaadi rokiye , mujhe diye lene hai , Maasi ke liye !" she said ,startling him
" What ! You Must be kidding Me " he halted the car
No I am Not .Mr Walia , give me five minutes . she opened the door slowly and got out ..
"For Gods Sake Bani ..!" his voice wiped out by the loud sounds of Car Horns and Bursting firecrackers
"Damn !~" he steered the car off the road saw her trying to cross the road amidst the crazy traffic
Before she could cross the road he was by her side .. he took her by her arm and drew her of the road to the side ..
What the hell Is your Problem ..Bani ? he snapped..

"mujhe yahan se kuch khareed na hai Mr Walia .. dekhiye na kitna Accha lag raha hai,sab Diwali ki kharidari kar rahe hai ".she flicked her eyes around the hustling bustling street

"I am Not letting you walk in this dangerously crowded street ..i will take you to The Mall, Its better and safer to shop there."

"No , she pouted ..I want to shop here . want to eat Pani Puri .from that Joint there she pointed to an old beaten down Stall next to a Fruit vendor flocked with people popping puri's in their Mouth as they got pushed and shoved .
"You want to eat Paani puri from there ?"he grimaced
" Yes ..its delicious "..a smile lit her face
"We will go to a nice restaurant and eat hygienic Paani puri "..he decided
"No .. I hate the Paani puri at those Fancy places ,I want to eat from here ..its Good, really awesome ."

" Oh Bhabhi Laxmi mata le lo .. aap ke ghar mien Paisa hi paisa Hoga" .. a hawker Yelled out " sirf pachas rupaiye mien ". "oh Bhabhiiii ! "

'ok fine lets have it at the joint at the Mall " he suggested
"No I want to have it here, Chaliye na ..she touched His hand protesting
"No…! get In The Car ! " he gripped her hand and dragged her towards the Merc ..which was being admired and inspected by the street kids and Awestrucked pedestrians

"Bhagwan ke naam Pe de do" a duo of two beggars with hands stretched pleaded for alms .. clothed in dirty rags emiting stench
"Bhagwan .aap ko Chand sa beta denga ..Dua Hai ..Maiiii …Laxmi mata ke naam se de de .Diwali Hai ". ,the other one joined in

Bani slid the bag down from her shoulder and unzipped it pulling out her wallet to to pull out some change, he stopped her from doing it reaching out his hand to take her purse from her .
"Yeh tumhara Mt Abu nahi hai Bani "..he exasperated , pulled out his wallet took the fist note that came up and handed it to the begging Duo .

The duo overjoyed with the 100 rupee bill,eyes dilated with Happiness, burst out cheerfully "laxmi mata aap ki jholi croron se bhar de , aap ko chand sa beta de maiii..!"Sahab, memsahib Bhagwan aap ki Jodi Salaamat rakhe !"

"Did you have to give them so Much..? she questioned getting in the car ?"

"I want My child to be born safe and healthy in this world ,.after your 'Stranded in the lift Fiasco .'. today ..I thought I might take the blessings these poor souls are pouring out for our baby " ." In the circumstances its urgently required he taunted steering the car into the traffic jammed road .
"How could You say that ?" she gasped her eyes widening
"can you blame me ..? after that stint u were about to pull crossing the road to get those Damn diya's ? " . she remained quiet seething
..if you don't want this Baby you should have objected long time back "

"Excuse me ..? " she turned to look at him in disbelief at what he had just remarked .
And what would u have done had I objected ..? would I have been allowed to terminate my pregnancy ..?"- God what had she said Now .. she felt a chilling silence within the car too late she had said it ..hadnt meant it though .

"Is that what you wanted ..?" he bought the car to a sudden halt ,
She sat still , shocked by what he did just asked her
.".Damnit, answer me !.". he demanded
" No ..of course I didn't " she lowered her head fidgeting with her watch pulling the strap open , then close ".even though I didn't want to be pregnant so , so ..early .. her cheeks were flaming , heated from their argument
its not like I got you pregnant deliberately ".
she looked up meeting his gaze .you could have used protection she mumbled ..
" Ha ", he let out a short laugh "you could have got on the pill Honey,after all only I cant be responsible for getting you pregnant now am I ? "

"Really.. she lifted one brow sarcastically , in that case you should have sent me a memo informing me that you were going to seduce me , hence i should go on the pill " ". I am so sorry ,didn't know you were planning to seduce me mr Walia "

"now , now Mrs Walia we bot know that I don't need to labour myself to seduce you , certainly not when you respond so sensuously in bed and I don't need to rake my memory too far back do I ..? .he countered smugly referring to their session this morning

I don't want to discuss this anymore ., her cheeks were on fire , from fury or embarrassment ? she didn't know and she no longer cared ! he was impossible !