Chapter 25
Early morning and as Dutta walks out of the washroom in his black attire, silent as not to wake Nakusha dutta doesn't realize that Nakusha is already awake. As Dutta closes the washroom door behind him he turns into the room while folding the sleeves of his black kurta he sees Nakusha sat up in bed. Her eyes tired her expression drained. Still in that vibrant yellow churidar from the day before with the lime green covers pulled to her waist and those extra pillows behind her back for comfort Nakusha looks on at dutta who approaches his wardrobe, opens the doors and takes out his black overcoat. Swinging it around his shoulders, dutta steps into his shows and his eyes scatter in search of his watch that was missing from the side table seeing it on the bed next to nakusha dutta closes the distance between himself and Nakusha. Approaching the bed Naku unaware of the moment feels Dutta approaching, his footsteps and is a little unsure to why Dutta seemed to be approaching. His eyes locked upon her, Nakusha expects something very different as dutta stops close to her arches himself over her with very little space between them. Taking his watch from the pillow beside nakusha..dutta looks at Nakushas expression before he moves away. Her eyes firmly shut and her expression going a shade of red, maybe she was expecting something a little different. dutta amused by nakushas innocence, his eyes are filmed with a certain warmth for nakusha. Admiring her innocence and way she seemed to be a little nervous with his closeness Dutta plays with the moment a little ..silently closing the minuet distance between them dutta softly kisses nakusha on her cheek. Nakusha feeling duttas lips bursh against her skin for a second that feeling of his beard against her skin..and as ever dutta's closeness leaves Nakusha rather timid. As dutta part with a certain glow in his eyes Nakusha reopens her eyes after a pause to dutta watching over her. That expression of his she could never really face. As Dutta clipped his watch around his wrist, Nakusha realised that she had misread the moment and begins to go a shade of crimson in embarrassment.
Luckily for Nakusha there was a certain knock at the bedroom door just in time that saved her from any more embarrassment. As Dutta and Nakusha both look towards the entrance of the room dutta asks Baaji to enter as he was the one that was expected.
Baaji walks into the room with his usual happy go lucky attitude. In a shade of green kurta baaji is quite un-miscible as he waves hi to naku, whilst following dutta who takes a seat on the sofa some distance into the room. Dutta with a much authority as ever sits back on the sofa, one of hi legs crossed over the other, stretching his arms across the backrest he waits for baaji to sit on the sofa.
"Kya bhau …kuch kaam tha kya..??Aap patil wadi ka tension mat lo meine sab kuch sambhal leya hai." Dutta silent for a second breaks into the matter in his usual direct manor.
"Meine teri shaadhi ke bare mein kuch socha hai baaji.." Duttas expression serious on looks baaji sternly.
Baaji on the other hand a little surprised feeling a little awkard begins to rustle his hair..a little unsure of how to react.
"Mein chahta hoon ke tu..Sia ke baare mein ek baar soch, mere khyal se woh tere leighyey sahin hai."
Baaji even more shocked to here Sias name, his expression takes to a more washed and unhappy state which Nakusha who watches form a distance notices.
Dutta having no chance to notice this is irrupted by a phone call. Reaching into the chest pocket of his overcoat Dutta accepts the call concluding that buzzing sound.
Starting off the conversation with a very heavy tone it becomes apparent that the call is important. As Duttas conversation goes on, baajis expression still in a little shock scatters around the room unsure, getting of the situation as best as possible baaji silently mimes to dutta that he is getting late for a meeting is going to leave..
"Mein ..jaata hai bhau.."
Dutta nods in acknowledgement and baaji leaves all the while Nakusha watching the moment notices baajis reaction to duttas words and she is quick to notice that something isn't quite right. Seeing Dutta still very much involved in the phone conversation Nakusha pulls those bed covers from over her and leaves the bed. With some difficulty yet as Nakusha gets to the exit of the room and from the door way overlooks the corridor in the hope to stop baaji but its too late and baaji had already left.
Nakusha thinks over that reaction that she had seen on Baajis expression for a second and begins to worry. Turning back into her room she sees dutta looking over her. Still seated on the sofa dutta puts his phone back into his pocket and looking towards her he noticed that lingering concern on her expression .and a sense of thought.
Getting up from his seat dutta approaches nakusha who stands lost in though looking over her dutta questions her.
"Kya hua..naku kya soch rahin hai.."
Realising duttas presence nakusha takes a glance up and instantly changes her expression into the norm.
"Kuch nahin sahab…" looking back at the entrance of the room and then at dutta..this additional concern of hers seems genuine.
"Who..itni der ho gayi hai…aur Madhu bhi abhi tak nahin aayi..taayar hona tha." Usually Madhu would be the one to help nakusha apply medication to her wounds..help her dress for nakushas burns meant some everyday tasks were difficult for her. But when dutta mentions something unexpected nakushas eyes look up a dutta in surprise and disbelieve.
"mein tumari madat karoonga.." Dutta notices the way nakusha looks at him..
"asie kya dekh rahin hai muje…tu mere leighyey Itna kuch karti hai..mein itna nahin kar sakta tere leighyey.
Nakusha didn't like the idea of Dutta taking part in such minor tasks for her he was her husband and should have been her that would look after him to serve him as it was.
"Nahin sahab..mein kar legi," Dutta noticed the way in which nakusha seemed a little histant before him..maybe because her scars..would be before him but dutta was adamant. Duttas words were stern yet full of care and conviction for his relationship..
stepping closer to nakusha..duttas words are intermiatly sounded. Nakusha looks up at him and as there eyes lock duttas words play on nakushas heart. "Tumari har baat se bohot atchi tara se vaakif hoon mein naku, aise kuch nahin hai..jo meri patni mujse chupasakti hai."
Nakusha left speechless with Duttas interaction watches him turn, walking with his back to her dutta closes the doors of there bedroom shut.
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Later on in the day, as dutta sits behind his desk in his home office, dressed in his white kurta as there was no need to leave the house, he looks over some official files when Madhu enters his office…hearing the sound of somebody else dutta looks up from his file and sees Madhu at the entrance.
"Bhaiya aap mere saath chalenge muje aapko kuch baatana hai."
Dutta looks at madu a little curious and then agrees.
As both Dutta and Madhu walk the corridors of patil niwas they begin to approach dutta and nakusha bedroom however dutta is still oblivious to what It was that Madhu wanted to show him.
Just as they get to the entrance of the bedroom madhu stops dutta and asks him to wait for a second. "Bhaiya mein aabhi aati hai aap kahin maat jayeyga."
Dutta nods a yes a little impatient at what was going on Dutta waits for a few minuets in the corridor folding his arms across his chest Madhu soon re-appears . In her hands a glass of water and one of Nakusha's tablets that the doctor had assigned.
Dutta a little impatient didn't have time of games and in his usual trademark way wanted to make this clear. "Batayeygi ke yeh sab kya hai??" but Madu not directly answering the question instead tells dutta what he has to do.
"Mein yeh davay bhabhi ko dene jaa rahin hai..aap bas yaha se dekhyey.."
Dutta not understanding a word of what madhu was saying or what she intended he simply watched madhu..walk into the bedroom..and as madhu…turned back for a second she porously left the door ajar so dutta could see what was going on within the room.
Dutta thinking this is a waste of time was thinking of just walking away..but instead…keeping his arms folded across his chest in an action of disinterested he does as Madhu had asked of him and watches from this distance.
As madhu approaches nakusha who is sat in bed..in a blue a royal blue shade of churidar suit she seemed to be reading a book of some sort..whilst resting when Madhu stops before her.
"Bhabhi..aapki davaayi.." madhu leaves the glass of water and the silver tablet satchet on the side table next to Nakusha.
However Nakusha looks up at madhu…fed up of all the medication over and over again her expression is grim at the thought of taking more. Looking up from her book nakusha begins to complain at the thought of more medication.
"Madhu..phir se…tu jaanti hai naa muje yey leni bilkul pasand nahin hai.."
dutta watching from a distance isn't impressed with nakusha's comment, it wasn't a matter of if she liked it or not, she had to take it to get better. Looking on in silence dutta watched was to follow.
"Bhabhi aap jaanti hai yeh aapke leighyey kitni saruri hai, NO excuses, agar aapne yeh nahin li naa toe mein bhaiya se aapki shikayad kardongi .." This was Madhus threat to nakusha but it seemed to have no impact. Naku replied with as much resistance
"Korlo mein tere bhaiya se nahin darti.." were Nakushas words..at a distance.. hearing what nakusha had to say duttas expression creased in surprise, he didn't know if this was a good thing or bad it was something that left him thinking. But as Madu walked out of the room stepping out she took a glance at dutta, Dutta was still unsure to what the point of all this was until madhu ..came and stood next to him. Her expression and eyes all pointed into room telling Dutta to watch what happens next and dutta does just that. Looking back into the room dutta is surprised to see that now nakusha is on her own in bedroom …reaching out to that tablet sachet instead of diluting it within the water and taking it she opens the side table and puts it within the drawer along with all the other dosses that she had not take previously.
Dutta expression turns a little stern for a second and before Madhu can stop him he heads into the room.
As nakusha hears someone enter the room she looks up from her book. Seeing Dutta approach she puts her book down and a smile takes to her expression. Sahab aap?, even though nakusha felt comfortable with duttas presence she noticed that there was something about the way dutta had walked in and about that particular way that he seemed to be looking at her, warm, stern yet suspicious those eyes were that looked into her. Nakusha knowing that there was a little guilt within her…something in her eyes gives that away.
Nakusha doesn't get an immediate response in terms of words from Dutta. There is a pause whilst Dutta looks over her. Putting his hands behind his back very per persona dutta thinks for a second all the while looking over Nakusha.
With a slight pause dutta questions nakusha. "tune daavaayi li?"
Nakusha unable to lie, she simply nods in way that becomes hard to make out weather that was a yes or no.
Dutta simply overlooks her in silence, Nakusha looking toward him her eyes trail along with him as he walks from the end of the bed..around the left hand side to the side table. As nakusha feels dutta approaching the side table her heart begins to thud in a notorious manner.
Dutta reaching for that particular drawer of the side table opens it.. looks at the contents of the drawer which Is full of Nakushas untaken medication and his eyes trail from the contents of the drawer to Nakusha ..whos eyes lock with his for a second.
Looking at nakusha in that signature manner, duttas eyes deep..in question..nakusha is lost for an answer as dutta questions.
"Yey kya hai?..." Nakusha unable to answer dutta scatters her eyes around the room when aayi sahab interrupts the moment. Feeling a sense of relief at seeing Aayi sahab the timing was perfect for Nakusha.
As aayi sahab walked in hoping to talk to Dutta she walks into the room rather peacefully making nothing of the fact that madhu had tired to stop her aayi sahab churning in her prayer beads in one hand dressed in an golden shade of her usual style of saari walks into the room and as soon as she does..nakusha getting up from her bed is quick to run behind aayi sahab's back, somewhat hiding from what was too come from her husband nakusha seeks refuge.
Aayi sahab a little confused looks around her back at nakusha who hides behind her and dutta on the other hand who seems quite serious. Naku thuje kya hua beta?…trying to look around her left right shoulder aayi sahab gets no response from nakusha and so questions dutta.
"Dutta tu bata baat kya hai..?"
"Yeh aap apni bahu se phuchyey aayi sahab" putting his hands behind his back duttas tone of voice is quite firm but there Is hint of complacency to it as well.
Aayi sahab again turns to nakusha..but can get nothing out of her.."hua kya..nakubeta?" Nakusha says nothing, dutta explains.
"Mein bata hoon, nakusha apni davayi nahin kha rahin. Doe din se jo bhi davayi di gayi use woh..lene ke baaje chupati rahin hai."
Aayi sahab shocked to hear this looks at nakusha and disproves "yey kya naku? is mein toe mein bhi tere saath nahin dene wali."
Dutta tuje jo karna hai..kar mein tum done ke bech nahin aayeygi. Making her self clear aayi sahab leaves with madhu.
Leaving nakusha in the presence of dutta who looks over her, seeing the way in which nakusha seemed a little nervous her eyes scattered and lost for words. Dutta approaches nakusha silently still with his hands behind his back clasped in a very stern manner Dutta stops before Nakusha overlooking her silently.
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Note for my readers: Hey guys thank you so much for all your lovely comments on my last chapter sorry this one took so long. Ive actually been thinking about this ff and kind of feel that I might take it towards a conclude within the next few chapters. I know what you are thinking don't worry, Im not going to stop writing I am thinking of starting a new ff although if you still want me to carry this one on do let me know..however personally I think somewhere it might be time to close this one. Not too sure yet just wanted you to know that I am considering it that's all…do let me know what you think. + Please do let me know of what you make of the update. Thank you for reading and following my ff: Jagruti
Edited by jagrutid - 14 years ago
