Note for readers: Hey guys hope your all good..ive had a bit of a rough couple of days so not been able to update but anyways …just seen todays episode amazing !!! and heres my update. Want to say thank you all for your comments..still to reply to some of them..but each and every one of your comments ive read and loved..thank you ever so much!!! Keep reading…
Chapter 8
Naku manages to escapes duttas flirtatious nature at the table and even manages to avoid him for much of the day. Late evening and even though she wasn't around him as such his influence was none the less. Nakusha thought about him constanty..thought about her moments with him and blushed. A kind of smile took to her lips and truly she looked a little estranged from the world around her..
As nakusha was making foot preparations in the kitchen, in front of her was a whole selection of vegetables that she was chopping finaly. But all in all her mind was occupied with thoughts of dutta. As naku seemed to be in a world of her own baabi who was a close distance away was preparing tea.
"Kya baat hai naku.. kya soch rahin hai..?"
"Nayee aayi kuch nahin", nakusha denied it with a nodd of head but baabi noticed how nakusha had this strange blush to her expression and smile on her lips, even she had begun to realize that maybe it was to do with her married life. Before baabi could touch on the matter naku had a string of sneezes.. which had been proiment all day.
Baabi nodded her head in disapproval after hearing that she had spent some time in the rain and when asked to take rest she refused. Just as the moment drew to a close baabi's eyes happen to scatter across the entrance of the kitchen and she noticed duttas presence. Realizing that dutta would be looking for a moment in which he can talk to nakusha baabi makes a vauge excuse and leaves. Baabi wasn't very good at being suttle and naku knew there was something up. She happened to look up and find dutta presence looking over her from a distance. nakusha took a nervous gulp which just came naturally yet her eyes were filled with a sparkle at seeing dutta.
As baabi leaves walking quickly past him and dutta walks into kitchen. Still dressed in his formal shirt attire naku notices the way his color was unbuttoned ..sleeves were folded and loosed there was more of a soft touch to it now the day was to end. Placing his arms comfortably behind his back dutta takes defined footsteps..watching naku as he gets closer and noticing the way she shys away at his eye contact.
Stopping behind her dutta looked over naku from the back..noticed the way she seemed to be busy in preparations for food. He said nothing..just watched over her…waited for her to break the silence.
And she did..getting nervous at the way she could feel his sight..feel his close presence but he said nothing which gave naku a anxious feeling.
"Sahab…kuch kaam tha toe muje bulaliyay hota."
Dutta was more interested in nakusha…he took her words faintly and her appeal more seriously. Steeping closer dutta moved over nakus shoulder and began placing soft kisses on her neck…brushing his lips against her skin which made naku reside in embarrassment. She lost all feeling at his touch..She was never aware that he would make a move when family members were around.
Trying to divert duttas actions naku finds it in herself to very silently pass words…
"Sahab..aap ko kuch chahyiey tha?"
Dutta had noted the way in which naku was twisting the moment to a close and replied with apt. his words slurred a little gave off the impression that he was in mood for refusal.. without moving away form the proximity and continuing his caressing..
"Pani...le ne aaya tha". even naku knew it was a simple excuse. Her husband was dutta bhao his one look would in sight action from any servant and even though he sent all staff away for the weekend naku was always around . There was no need for him to complete such a minor task. Nakusha had no means of getting of the situation and found her self role playing at duttas words.. Reaching over she grabs a glass and and under the kitchen sink runs water into the tap.. the sound even of water filling the glass and a murmuring of duttas heartbeat close to her… as he gets closer and beggins to reach for her blouse fastening ..naku jotlts in nerve. Dropping the clash there is a distinctive smash of glass and naku screeches timidly in pain…
realizing that naku was injured from the broken glass dutta is quick to reacting..turning naku around swiftly…he pulls her hand closer..and notices the way in which she flinches In pain. The glass had indented even found a place into nakus hand and was causing great discomfort. Oozing blood nakus soft timidly leaves her in tears that run down her cheeks. On the other hand dutta is very much sharp and confrontational about pain.. he grabs nakus hand and looking at the glass that needed to be removed simply headed for it…yet in pain..nakusha couldn't bare it…..stopping him…."sahab dard hoga….sahab…" constant flow of tears dutta didn't look at her expression he was taken about how she could over come this pain. Wilting in pain the only thing nakusha seemed to say was sahab …but dutta found her crying inaporortiate more so because he couldn't bare to see her pain and firmly he scolded her..
Nakusha!..chup chap khadi rahe!!! Dutta sharp tone of voice scared nakusha..yet when she did act upon his words dutta took a soft glace up at her expression and his eyes melted in comfort. He wiped her tears and caressed her cheek with the one hand that was free.. naku felt comforted..
Going back to the task in hand…dutta dropped his expression back to nakus hurt hand holding it firmly he pulled out the glass that was creating all the pain and dropped it..reaching into his trouser pocket dutta intends on finding his handkerchief but fails and naku interrupt ever so quietly as dutta had already raised his voice.
"Sahab..aapke daayne" pocket mein..dutta reached out the correct pocket. Taking out a white handkerchief swiftly wraps it around nakus hand to stop the blood. Naku thinks over all the moments she had done this for him and feels comforted whilst watching him tighten a knot with his mouth..
The moment falls silent for a second as naku looks up to dutta in admiration and sees the concern in his eyes.
Dutta "Mere saath upar chal" his words were as ever very demanding yet naku questions out of innocence…sahab? And dutta tells him that he will apply proper medication. Nakusha hesitates a lttle but in the end she fails to object more so dutta is irritated by nakusha constant waffling and reasoning and in a swift movement takes nakusha in his arms sweeping her off the floor he takes her out of the kitchen, across the lounge …heading for the staircase. Nakusha drowns in embarrassment in his arms the kind of way you do when a knew bride Is carried into the house yet in her mind this was inappropriate, naku went all shades of red as dutta carried her upstairs..she felt silent just hoping that neither aayi nor sethji would see them. Dutta on the other hand was serious…taking her up the staircase..dutta noticed the number of times naku sneezed it was clear that she had caught a cold from that rain play but he said nothing. Opening the door to his bedroom with a thrust dutta carries naku to the bed and puts her down softy nakusha looks up at dutta with the look of a innocent pray waiting for the lions attack yet naku has it wrong…sitting up in the bed…resting her head against the headboard naku watches as dutta reaches the side table and taking out the first aid kit he sits close to her. Taking out an soft tube of medication he gives naku a look that asks for her hand and she doesn't disobey. Placing her hand in front of him nakusha lets dutta untie the handkerchief and apply to medication, she softy moans with pain as dutta applies the medication and then ties a bandage around her hand. Once the procedure is complete dutta takes a glance up at nakusha and just as he does she happens to sneeze. The moment puts a comforting smile on what was till now quite a firm approach by dutta. the way in which nakus nose had gone red and her eyes were giving away dutta knew she was ill. Something he did notice was that nakus eyes were trailing tears…
"Ab kyun ro rahin hai naku?"
Very softly dropping her expression nakusha adds "Dard ho raha hai sahab…"
Something about her tone told dutta that she was ashamed of the pain she was feeling maybe because she was dutta bhao's wife and she should be stronger. Dutta knew what was playing in her mind.
Aaram kar… dutta rose from his seat next to her and he walked across the room, towards the coffee table admits the seating the reached over the table and picked up the regular bottle of alcohol and a glass that sat in his room. Heading toward nakusha ..dutta took a seat next to her pouring what looked like a dark liquid into the glass he took a shot of the drink in one .. nakusha was overwhelmed by the smell… she never liked it when he consumed alcohol.
Looking over to naku with a certain hidden agenda in his eyes dutta spoke..
"mein isko yhun hein nahin peeta naku…. Looking at the bottle duttas words naku notes..ise dard kam hota hai."
just as dutta had stopped speaking there was a knock at the door and at the entrance stood one of duttas men. Dutta looks at the man in irritation yet he gives him a chance to speak.
Guard: "Sahab…hamne woah..morey ka ek aadmi pakda hai" this was something of great importance to dutta he gave a reassuring glance to naku..leaving that empty glass and bottle of alcohol on the side table dutta leaves the room.
Downstairs in the lounge..dutta takes up a seat leisurely on the sofa putting his feet upon the coffee table in front of him he look intensely upon a dark…rough looking figure.
As dutta instructs the one of his men to unhook the handcuffs of this sinister looking man dutta notices sethji who is playing in the mists of the same room.
Calling out for him..sethji walks closer with a toy to hand…and dutta asks him to look after his tai..in turn leave the room as this was not for his eyes .
Sethji in all his innocence accepts yet seeing a pare of handcuffs lie on the floor..he sees them as a potential toy and playing with them takes them with him..
Entering bhaos room…sethji sits by nakus bedside and talks….getting bored easily sethji leaves those handcuffs lying on nakus bed..and naku under some considerable pain over sees them. She didn't know why it was so put this cut was giving her more pain then she could handle..her face creased in discomfort when her happen to fall upon the alcohol on the bedside table. Duttas words played in nakus mind "ise dard kam hota hai…" nakusha began to over think on duttas words and she began to wonder if it was a hint from him.
Nakusha mind played the idea in her mind over and over…and as she took a glance over that transparent cup something about drinking from that glass duttas lips had touch became appealing.
………………………..
Sometime later as dutta walked into the bedroom he expected to find naku sleeping..quite the opposite nakusha was sat in bed..with a mischievous smile on her face. As dutta approached closer and sat down ..he smelt a strong sent of alcohol and looking from the surroundings…the empty bottle.. a glass on the bed dutta had figured that naku had been drinking.
Surprised..or more so shocked duttas face creases into something unpredictable. would there be anger are would he take it lightly…
Dutta: nakusha tune sahab peen! His words were quite firm, maybe because it was something unexpected. There was a kind of disappointment in his eyes until nakusha happen to let out a drunk giggle…… once twice…third time around she was laughing under the influence and it kind of lighted the mood a little… looking at the way naku was making puppy dog gestures knowing that he would shout…something about the moment put a faint smile on duttas face..
After all it was something amusing…shaking his head in disarray dutta takes the glass away from naku…putting bed covers over he instructs her to sleep and then turns away..his face is covered with the left over gesture of surprise and also amusement. In normal situations he would have blown his lid yet..something about this was innocent. Maybe because she was in pain…and he began to realize that maybe his unfinished conversation had given her ideas.
Dutta didn't say anything much..he turned away…yet in doing so he felt a grasp at his arm..naku was holding on…
Without turning..dutta stops to listen to a broken…call…..
Naku: "ey" hearing that nakusha had used the term "ey " to call out to him duttas surprised deepened.. a little improper in accordance to him…yet he knew she was not herself and without turning he simply turned his expression to her and spoke softly…
Dutta : "jaanti hai tu kise baat kar rahin hai..?"
Nakusha nods her head and then giggles… "Dutta shri ram patil"
This was the first time nakusha had said his name and if it had come from anyone else in this way they would be faced with a very different dutta but because it was nakusha duttas eyes filled with a certain love and his lips creased in smile. He never thought he would hear it in this way…
"Theek hai…ab mera haath chor…aur so jaa.. " firmly demanding that she let go..dutta turns around fully to see that he had been handcuffed to the bed.
Closing his eyes in simple frustration dutta cant believe the situation and something about it was making him smile too.. walking back to naku sitting at her bedside..dutta asks her softly for the keys to the handcuffs 'iski chavi kaha hai.?" nakus eyes trail off to the floor in the middle of the room..where they lie. Dutta closes his eyes thinking how unbelievable this situation was. There was no way he could reach and so he calls for sethji..
Sethji and baabi worried by the sudden call at this time of night come rushing and are equally as surprised to see naku this way. Dutta un-cuffs himself and then putts naku to sleep……….
Going for a change of clothes dutta returns from the restroom in his white kurta overlooking nakusha while she sleeps..dutta admires naku and softy laughs at nakus innocence while on his own.
………… Next morning and funnily enough Nakusha despite the night wakes up and continues with her morning routine as usual. As dutta opens his eyes to the sunrays he looks to his side and sees that naku isn't present. Hearing the nakus tone singing morning prayer dutta realizes that Nakusha is well yet it does make him think. He always felt 50 percent aware after a nights drinking but naku seemed to be fine……..
as naku went about her routine of preparing breakfast and doing chores dutta added the finishes touches to his attire.
Standing in front of the mirror dressed in his black pathani look dutta notices that baabi stands at the entrance of his room. Turning around he invites her in…aap bhar kyun khadi hai.." baabi walks into the room a little hesitantly and dutta notices that there is something she wants to say. Baabi was always very insecure around dutta maybe because she thought of him very highly more of a master figure than son in law..
Dutta places his hands behind his back relaxingly and listens to what Baabi has to say.
With broken dialogue baabi finds it difficult to put her words together yet dutta seems to understand what she is trying to say.
"Sahab woah.naku….naku ko maaf kardijyey. Woah naa samaj hai…mein samjayeygi naa." Dutta had lost track of what baabi was talking about just because he had taken it all lightly. Realizing it was in regaurds to last night he reassures her.
"Aisi koi baat nahin hai..aap yey dhyan rakhyey ke naku ko kal rat ke bare mein kuch naa patachale. Agar use pata chal gayay toe waoh apne aap ko maaf nahin kar payeygi."
Dutta was aware that something like this although it didn't matter to him it would matter to naku. Naku was somewhat orthodox when it came to there relationship and very traditional as a wife.
As baabi agreed to keep last nights happening away from naku, nakusha happens to walk past the bedroom and overhears dutta's last words.
A question echo's in her mind as to what had happened last night, now that she thought back she could not remember for herself.
Nakusha couldn't stop thinking about what she had overheard and thought It helpful to approach baabi. Naku noticed the way baabi hadn't spoken to her all morning she was ignoring her..there was a kind of cold look in her eyes when she did happen to see her.
As nakusha approached baabi who was busy in the kitchen..
Naku: Aayi…
Baabi didn't look at naku..she continued with her task at hand.. it looked like she was making tea for dutta which was usually naku's job.
Naku was a little hurt by the way baabi was ignoring her… "mein jaanti hai mujse koi galti hue hai..meine aapki aur sahab ki baat suni" baabi took a glare at naku…while pouring tea from source pan to cup.
"Toe tu yey bhi jaanti hai ke mein tere ko nahin baata sakti.."
Naku didn't like the way this seemed to be shaping up..she hadn't encountered dutta this morning…for some reason or the other they happen to cross each other this morning and naku began to think that he may also be angry at her.
As stubborn as ever naku continues to question baabi…
"Tu sahab se mere leighyey maafi kyun mang rahi thi aayi..?"
Baabi said nothing……".yehi toe galti thi meri…muje toe sahab se yey keh na chahya tha ke woah thuje kari se kari saza de." Baabi shook her head in disappointment, in her eyes what naku had done was something inpropper for a wife to do.
"Aisa koi karta hai kya…muje toe sochte hein sarm aarahi hai."
Naku was ever so confused and also a little hurt by her mothers words. to her knowledge she had done nothing of the sort so why was she being so blunt. Naku was something had happened and was about to find out for herself.
As baabi is about to take the cup of tea out to dutta naku insists on doing it herself.
"Mein le jaati hai" baabi gives naku one of her strained looks.
Walking through corridors of Patil Niwas naku is careful balancing the cup of tea in her hands naku walks slowly in the direction of duttas office. Her mind was hooked on figuring out what had happened last night…thinking very so deep nakusha looked blank in her action.
Stopping at the door of duttas office naku knocks on the face of a wood surface and then after a short pause she carefully pushes open the door.
Holding open the door with one hand naku carefully steps into the room…looking into the close distance of duttas of nakusha sees dutta sitting at his desk in the centre of the room. With his chair facing in the opposite direction nakusha could see only the back of his head from where she was standing…stepping in naku made dutta aware of her presence. Sahab chai… dutta didn't reply and nakusha thought it best keep quite. She walking closer to his desk she left the white cup and sourer on his desk. Looking around the room for an insight into how she should approach the conversation …naku drops her sight..begins playing with the blue pallu of her saari nervously. - "Sahab mere ko maaf karo…"
Hearing nakus words which were out of context dutta realizes that maybe she knew of last night. Having his chair turned back to her..he couldn't see her yet her tone of voice he knew very well. She was apologizing with regret…maybe for something she didn't even know of..closing the file that he was looking over dutta turns his armchair to face naku…putting the file down on the desk in front dutta takes a glance at naku and is blown away. She looked beautiful…her simplicity was her perfection. She didn't raise a glance at dutta yet he could sense her feeling. Continually gazing at nakus beauty.
Dressed in a role blue shade..naku tone glowed..the green in her eyes carried a sparkle. Her simple touches, sindhoor…light make up, all added to her look..it was the subtle things he loved about nakusha.
Dutta snapped out of his phase when he heard an stubborn yet silent tone from nakusha. Dutta softy examined the way nakusha was humble yet stubborn. There was a kind of fear in her tone of voice yet it was all accompanied by a wife's nature of endurance. She didn't lift her gaze and her presence was submissive yet dedicated to her words he knew she would only act upon her words.
"Sahab jab tak aap muje meri galti nahin baatayeygi, maaf nahin karenge…mein yaha se nahin jaayeygi."