What next? FF with the Doc: epilogue page 55 - Page 15

Nidhi was petrified, as a shiver of an unknown fear passed down her spine. She had pulled her legs upto her chest, clutched her dupatta with both hands and stared wide eyed at Ashutosh with fear in her eyes. Her heart was beating like a captive bird's, her hands were cold and clammy and her throat was dry, as she stuttered,

"to phir poochhiye apne sawal..."

"so bina licence ke aap gaadi chala rahi thi?"

"Mera licence mere ghar par hai...woh kya hai na, Anjie milne aayi thi...uske pair me moch aa gayi to... mein usse chhodne ja rahi thi...yakeen kijiye mera...maine aapko nahi dekha...I was distracted...sorry...please..."

"Aise kaise maan lu? Galti par galti, galti par galti, aur phir kya, ek sorry bol do, aur kaam ho gaya? Apne aap ko samajhati kya hai aap? Aur uss dent ka kya? Uske paise koun dega. Kissi aur ki galati hoti to aap uska poora wallet khali karwa leti na?"

Nidhi gulped at the historical reference. So this was some sort of vengeance for the past extortion!!! She tried to explain, shakily,

"thode paise the mere pass, us din taxi mein chale gaye...ab mere pass paise nahin hain..."

"hudd ho gayi!!! Saath mein paise nahin, Licence ka to pata nahin, aur chali aap, kissi ko bhi thokane, haath-pair tudwane?" Ashutosh was clearly out of control. He reached for his cell phone.

"ab to jail mein chakki peesiye!!!" His fingers were dialling some number now.

"Dr Ashutosh, please...aisa mat kijiye...please..." Nidhi's voice quivered and she broke down, as the tears that she had been withholding since a long time rolled down her cheeks. She had stood up, somewhere during this heated exchange, and couldn't take it anymore...she ran and crumbled against him, her head buried in his shoulder, her body heaving, literally coming apart at her seams.

Ashutosh couldn't take it anymore...here was the love of his life, crying her heart out, her lively spirit totally broken...in his arms!! His fists clenched involuntarily and eyes shut tightly as waves of desperate helpless passion broke over him...the cell phone slithered to the floor. Reality of the situation struck him square as she shuddered against him... his Nidhi had, on her own, come to him!! The promise to stay away from each other was dissolved!!

His hands rose automatically to caress her hair, cupped her face and turned it to him, "Nidhi, main eek wada kiya tha tumse...door rehne ka...uss wade ko aaj todane do, Nidhi...please..." His teary voice was hoarse with all the emotions, bottled and suppressed, so far.

"To phir itne saare din yun hi...door kyoun rahe mujhse? Ek baar to apna haq jataa sakte the na?" Nidhi hiccupped as an aftermath, "aap samajhate hai mein aapse door rehkar khush thi?" and buried her face in his chest. Ashutosh lifted her chin to meet his gaze, and the yearning in her pleading eyes was enough for him to lose control over her.

"Dr Ashutosh...please..." His lips came crashing on her with all the pent up passion that had been suppressed so far. He kissed her hungrily as his hands cupped her face and his fingers caressed her cheeks. Suddenly he remembered something and pulled away.

"kya hua..."

"kuchch yaad aaya...yeh wohi gaal hai na, jispar maine us din..." He couldn't even bear the thought. Her fingers felt the cheek cautiously and she nodded.

"Shayad isse kaam chalega? He lowered his head and tenderly kissed the cheek, and whispered, "I am sorry, Darling... I will never do that again...sorry..."

"I am also sorry...maine us din pata nahin aapko kya se kya keh diya...Aap par itna gheenauna ilzaam lagaaya...bina soche samajhe..." her voice broke off as he put his finger to her lips, "to ab hisaab barabar ho gaya na..."

"Hisaab poora nahin hua abhi ...Ek cheez reh gayi..."

She opened her hand to reveal her mangalsutra, the same mangalsutra which he had put in her hand and closed her fingers at JS... the same mangalsutra which he had proudly put around her neck as a public acceptance of their love...the same mangalsutra which was forgotten in KGH.

He tenderly lifted the mangalsutra by its strings, opened the clasp and held it out to her. She came forward with a bowed head, tears streaming down her face as he fastened the clasp behind her neck once again.

"ab aur kya reh gaya?" He cupped her face and wiped her tears with his thumbs as she shook her head.

Her hands went round his neck as she lifted herself to meet his lips once again. Ashutosh's hands dropped down to her waist and held her tight against his body, as his lips traced a pattern all across her face before burying in the crook of her neck...Nidhi moved to adjust his probing lips and gasped with pure pleasure as he took a small love bite at her shoulder.

Her clothes were the next target of his probing fingers, "How many complicated clothes do you women wear? Ashutosh growled impatiently as he tore away the stubborn ones that refused to get out of the way.

"Aur aapke bhi kuchh kam nahin, yeh tie, yeh shirt...uff, uske yeh button..." her fumbling fingers were unsuccessfully trying to unbutton his shirt until he ripped it open and buttons flew all over. He neatly picked her up, like a long lost treasure, and carried her to their bedroom and deposited her on the bed.

She sat up suddenly as a cold blast came in from the window, shivered and pulled her arms around herself... "Ek aur cheez reh gayi...woh khidki...aur darwaza...

Ashutosh walked to the window and clamped it shut, followed by the door. Nidhi had settled down between the covers as he wasted no time in joining her there, "ab aur kuchh to pending nahin hai na?" and took full charge of her body and mind.

It was a long night, a welcome release for both of them as they sought each other and satisfied each other to the core. "Nidhi...Nidhi..." was the only word he knew that night as he tore across all barriers to reach her inner sanctum and felt a strange sense of commitment as she opened up readily for him. The pace mounted further and he totally lost count of the stars and the haze that covered his misty eyes as his passion exploded inside her.

"Hey Doc...!!!" he rolled away from her, afraid that his weight would crush her frail body. "Nidhi...Nidhi...so gayi kya"? She had turned away from him. He wrapped the blanket around her and cuddled her in his arms from behind.

"kya soch rahi ho?" Achcha ab batao, gadi chalate waqt tum exactly kya soch rahi thi?

"Apne ek senior ke baare mein..."

"Isiliye distracted thi kya"?

"Ha, unka khayal aata hai to aur kuchh nahi soojhta...aur phir accidents ho jaate hai"

"Accidents mein koi khoya hua mil jaaye to...man ki murad puri ho jaye to..."

"Bas ab so jayiye...Kal uthkar JS jaana hai..."

"Kaise jaogi? Tumhare kapde to maine phhad diye na..."

Nidhi sat up with a jolt and suddenly realized that Ashutosh had torn off almost all of her clothes in the course of their passion, except the dupatta. She blushed heavily on further realization that she had nothing on at that moment, and hastily tried to pull the blanket around her shoulders. Ashutosh laughed softly, and pulled her close,

"ab mujhse bhi sharam?

"aise kapado ko phhadkar aur phir woh sab karna jo aapne kiya...usko sexual assault kehte hai ji.."

"Ab police complaint karogi meri "?

"Aap bhi to karane chale the na? Aapki gaadi ko itna bada dent..."

"Dent to yahan laga Nidhi..." he gathered her hand and placed it above his heart.

"Bas kijiye, aur so jayiye aap, aur mujhe bhi sone dijiye...raat kafi ho gayi...par mein kal subah jaaungi kaise? mere kapde..

"Mein Mr Rastogi ko phone kar deta houn ki tum yahan ruk gayi ho aur tumhari tabiyat theek nahin hai..ghar par mera T shirt pehen lena...aur mein tumhare liye thodi shopping karta houn...ek poora wardrobe le aata houn...apna size to bataogi na?

"Aapko abtak nahin maloom"? there was a naughty glint in her eyes.

"Theek se nahin...aur ek chance milega?" his hands started groping her again. She turned around, suddenly serious.

"Ek shart par... mujhe sach batayenge aap"? Now what was this? He was suddenly mentally alert.

"Priyanka bata rahi thi Dr Bharati ne aap ko uss din jhaad diya tha...woh bhi saare staff ke samne...Aap bura maan gaye?

"Kyoun bura manoo mein?"

"Meri wajah se aapko sunana pada..."

"Nidhi, tum ek baat bhool rahi ho...uss waqt mein wahan tumhare pati ke roop mein khada tha...KGH ke chief surgeon ke haisiyat se nahi...aur phir...tumhe jis halat mein laya gaya...zimmedari meri thi...tum apni maut se lad rahi thi aur mein apni zindagi se haar chukka tha, Nidhi...Ek baar to aisa laga ki maine tumhe kho diya hamesha ke liye..."

His voice grew heavy with emotions and he ceased to talk further as Nidhi put her finger on his lips, "Bas kijiye...mujhe mera jawab mil gaya..."

"Ab tumhari shart poori ho gayi, ab aage kya?" Ashutosh blinked to clear the tears that had threatened to spill over and kissed her finger. Nidhi yawned suddenly. Ashutosh continued, in the same tone,

"Tumhe lagata hai mein tumhe itni jaldi sone doonga? Itne din mujhse door rahi, ,mere raaton ki neend aur din ka chain churake ab sone ja rahi ho? Not allowed!!!

He pinned her arms above her head, looked in her eyes and said, in a hoarse voice, "Nidhi...meri zindagi se aise kabhi rooth kar mat jana...please...I cannot live without you...itna to haq hai mera tumhare upar..." and reclaimed her lips.

Twice he made love to her that night, and both times her love came to meet his, in a manner she had never thought...the moon rose in the sky as they both slept in each other's arms, totally spent and satisfied with each other.

"Hey Doc, good morning, coffee...lo mera T shirt pehen lo..." Ashutosh stroked her hair next day in the morning.

Nidhi stretched her hands, a beautiful content smile played out on her face, as she tried to remember the saga of the offered T shirt...then suddenly felt shy as she realized that she had nothing on but the blanket. Ashutosh, plainly amused by the show of mock modesty, burst out laughing as he couldn't take it anymore, and leaned towards her in a suggestive manner.

She pushed him away, grabbed the T shirt from his hands and tried to wear it as fast as she could to put an end to her nudity. Ashutosh laughed his head off, "aise nahin...mein kuchh madad karoun? as she ultimately succeeded in covering up.

"Arre itne se kya hoga? Aur bhi kuchch chahiye na?" Nidhi was horrified as the T shirt barely reached her knees. "To bathroom se towel do kya? Ya phir BB ka pyjama? Ashutosh was at his scandalous best, as Nidhi was clearly mortified at the thought of BB and HK seeing her like this.

"Ashu beta, nashta laga diya hai...it was HK from the kitchen.

"Arre yeh log kal to ghar par nahin the, kab aaye? Unhe pata hai ki mein yahan...Nidhi's voice trailed off as she suddenly recollected the turn of events of the previous days evening.

"Haan unko pata hai...maine sirf itna bataya ki tumhari tabeeyat kharab thi isliye...tum yahan ruk gayi waise tumhare kapado ke tukde HK ki samajh mein nahin aaye!!!

Nidhi was even more mortified, "mere kapde!!!bahar hi pade honge!! Unhone dekh liya to kya sochenge? Mein to sharm ke mare chullu bhar paani mein doob jaungi!! And she started towards the door.

"Relax Nidhi, mazzak bhi nahin samjhati? sabke uthane se pehle, maine baahar safai kar di thi, aur ek dress Anjie yahan chhod kar gayi hai...tumhe kissi wajah se sharmindagi ka saamna nahi karna padega..." Ashutosh was no more flippant, "aur ek baat...Nidhi...thanks"!!

"Thanks kisliye? Aap hi ne kaha tha na, pati-patni ke beech no sorry, no thanks"?

"Galat kaha tha, Nidhi...zindagi mein kissi bhi rishte ko kabhi itna aajmana nahin chahiye...you should never take any relation for granted...chahe woh pati-patni ka hi kyoun na ho...mein apani dhun mein aage badhata chala gaya...pata hi nahi chala mere haath se tumhara haath kab chhoot gaya... phir mudkar dekha to tum bahut peechche reh gayi thi...Ek pal to mujhe aisa laga ki uparwale ne hum dono ko agar saath rehne ke liye banaya to phir yeh sab kyoun..."

Ashutosh's eyes had brimmed over as he struggled to finish, "Nidhi I would have lost you that day...mein nahin jaanta ki agar aisa hota to mein kya karta...zinda bhi reh pata ki nahin..."

Nidhi stopped him from speaking further, "Ab chup bhi ho jayiye na...aap ne nahi bataya, thanks kisliye? Maine aisa kya kiya"?

"For loving me again!!!" Ashutosh gathered her in his arms, "Meri zindagi mein wapas aane ka shukriya...