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Hey guys thank you very much for all the feedback on the last chapter ive read every single one of your comments, i'm back with another very small update, unfortunately i am still surrounded by work l until october so im unable to make proper updates.
Chapter 5As dutta returns to the study after sometime, walking along the corridors still unable to think how to deal with the situation. Dutta lots in his thoughts, staring into oblivion as steps into the room, arms placed authoritatively behind his back Dutta pauses as his eyes catch Nakusha who is sat at the chair opposing his side of the desk.
As nakusha hears duttas footsteps at the entrance of the room she gets up from her seat and begins searching the floor with her eyes for a moment as dutta looks over her. Hearing him walk into the room nakushas eyes follow him as he walks into the room around the desk.. standing in front of his chair.. dutta takes a curious look at Nakusha.
The way she looks a little nervous, her eyes dotting a little before looking up at him, duttas eyes move from her to the chair she was earlier sitting on to ask her to take a seat. Nakushas eyes tell dutta she didn't feel very comfortable and was fine the way she was. Not making too much of it Dutta doesn't insist but rather admires the confidence in nakusha to do as she pleases. Thinking for a second duttas expression takes to an ease as he speaks..
"Tumari aayi ne baataya ke tune mere pita ke leighyey kya kiya.." nakusha a little surprised that her mother had spoken to him looks up towards him for a moment realizing the histiancy involved with the mention of his farther. Dutta pauses for a second as nakusha looks at him and adds a thank you."
Shukhriya.." There was something strange about the moment nakusha felt like she couldn't say anything more, both a little overwhelmed by the loss of a farther figure dutta notices something very significant in nakushas eyes for a moment yet she remains silent. Watching her turn away as if to walk out of the room dutta stops her.. "
Tu kuch khene aayi thi..??"dutta thought It a little strange that she seemed to leave abrubltly, watching her turn around, the innocence in her eye look up at him for amoment and then fall to her hands that were wrapped around the white duppata of her dress.
"Maafi mange aayi thi.." Dutta looks at nakusha a little unsure of what she was trying to say his face creasing in a confused manner until nakusha sounds her words very soflty, almost causiously.
"bina aapki ijaasat leighyey meine aapse rishta joda…" something about what nakusha had said, the amount of honestly and sincerity in her words left dutta speechless, take a slight swallow dutta nods his head stubly acknowledging her feelings more than forgiving her for had done nothing wrong in his eyes.
Again watching nakusha turn away there was something very intense he saw in those eyes of hers, something genuine stopping yet again with a question.
"Kya tu mujhe vakehi mein apna pati maanti hai nakusha ?"Nakusha pausing in her steps finds her heart beating rapidly at duttas question. She had never imagined that he care for or consider her feelings but here he was asking her to confess her feelings.
Nakusha pausing for a moment feeling her eyes water, her back turned to him she had know Idea how to explain how she felt about this relationship of there's.
Yet again..hearing him go on..Nakusha found herself more overwhelmed by the concern In his voice. More so because the concern was for her..
His tone of voice deep yet a mix of sadness and distress there was an element of humanity in there Nakusha very rarely experienced saw in a figure as influential as Dutta.
"Tumara javab sune bina mein koi faisla nahin lunga nakusha .."
Nakusha turning around looks towards Dutta as he asks her once again this time looking into her eyes. "
Kya tu mujhe apna pati maanti hai..?" Dutta watching nakusha as she pauses for a moment, noticing her eye s fill, and taking account of that slight nod of yes Dutta feeling a strange emotion run through his body watches her leaving the room.…..
Nakusha had long since accepted dutta as her husband but today dutta too made that commitment. With all rituals complete, aayi sahib had insitisted a small wedding in a local temple where dutta and nakusha took their pheras.
As nakusha and dutta return to the haveli with the rest of the family late evening, dutta having removed the wedding garland around his neck, dressed in a black jodhpuri style suit a red tilak to his forehead walks along side Nakusha dressed in a red bridal dress stopping outside the entrance of the haveli as aayi sahib goes to collect a puja plate.
Aayi sahib performs a short ritual placing a tilak on both of the there forheads, circling and aarti around the couple followed by nakusha knocking over a kalash tradition. As both nakusha and dutta walk into the haveli with the likes of baaji, bhalu dada and madhu following however the presence of the lawyer waiting within the lounge of the haveli is noticed by the family members.
Having important formalities to complete dutta, baaji and bhalu dada walk up to the study whilst aayi sahib and madhu take care of nakusha, madhu notices nakushas eyes trail off behind dutta as he walks away and smiles teasingly getting nakushas attention with a slight nudge of the shoulder.
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As nakusha enters duttas bedroom, still burdened by the weight of her bridal dress this room wasn't unfamiliar. At times when she felt intrigued to know more about the person she had committed she would enter this room to try and find out a little more about him just saw she could picture him a little better but that was no longer necessary.
Nakushas eyes trailing across the room fall on the four poster bed decorated with rose petals something which made her a little nervous yet there was a feeling of resaurance she got from her husband everytime she was around him. She could sense a gentleman within him yet the nerves were something that played on nakushas heart.
As madhu walks into the room with a tray holding two cups of tea she puts them down carefully on the bed sitting down on the edge handing nakusha a cup and taking one for herself.
"Aap bethyey naa bhabhi.." nakusha felt comforted by madhus friendliness, a smile traced through nakushas lips as she took a seat on the edge of the bed next to madu ..who made herself comfortable sitting cross legged on comfort of the bedding.
Silence for a second madhu.. seemed to have the first words,
"thank you bhabhi"Nakusha a little confused as to why madhu was thanking her looks towards madhu unsure.
"Agar aap nahin hote toe..mein apne dad ki yaadon se dur ho jaati.."Nakusha senses a little sadness in madhus voice as she speaks..
Aap ne toe dad ke aakhri dino mein unke saath thi naa?Nakusha nodds a yes, seeing madhus eyes moisten a little nakusha bring the palm of her right hand up to madhus cheek…
"Tumare baba tume bohot pyaar karte the madhu…"The reassurance in nakushas words provide comfort for madhu but being the happy go lucky soul she is madhu changes the subject at once bringing a simple to her lips.
"Anyway..yey sab baton mein yey toe bhul hein gayi…. Aap muje baatayey aap bhaiyay ke baare mein kya jaana chahti hai?"madhu watching nakusha smile for a moment but hesitate begins to stress the fact that this nakushas time to find out what she needed to know about her husband.
Nakusha pausing for a moment to think..madhu notices how nakusha gets a little more silent and hesitant when it comes to dutta. madhu insisting nakusha ask her what she wants know was a friendly gesture from madhu to help relief any worries nakusha may have. With a smile madhu asks again…
"Puchyey naa bhabhi..kuch toe hoga joe aapko jaana hai??"Nakusha thinks for a moment..and asks quietly..
"Kya unki aur bhi patniya hai Madhu…?" madhu looks surprised by the question "
Aap aisa kyun pooch rahin hai bhabhi of course no…" pausing for a moment madhu begins to think of the matter in a more serious manner it maybe wasn't such a inappropriate question, nakusha had come from a much harsher reality than madhus British upbringing and the cultural differences she saw were immense, both worlds were very different. taking this opportunity to tease nakusha a little madhu adds a twist to her reply..speaking very convincingly.
"Actually bhabhi, bhaiyay ki ek aur wife hai jine woh pyaar karte hai.." nakusha looks a madhu a little saddened ..until she hears madhus complete sentence which finishes in "
baaji..!!" both madhu and nakusha laugh at the talk of baajis
love for dutta.
A little later into the night now and it had been a while since madhu had left the room, nakusha looked around the room, a little nervous yet the conversation with madhu had made her feel a little better. As nakusha looks around the room her eyes take to the balcony and the night sky. Nakusha loved to spend her time gazing at the night sky, there was something very soothing about looking out onto the stars. Walking slowly out of the room, weight of her bridal dress following her…
Sometime later dutta enters his room, unbuttoning the top fastening of his suit to let him breath a little easier as he walks in dutta expecting to see nakusha finds the room empty. His eyes trail across the room..the decorated bed which he overlooks.
Walking out into the balcony of the room duttas expression softens as his eyes fall on a sleeping nakusha…cuddled up in a corner of the wooden swing.
Something about her gets duttas attention, that innocence, simplicity. As dutta takes a moment to look over his bride he feels gentle drops of rain upon his skin..looking up into the sky for a moment..the rain getting heaver..dutta walks towards her silently and carefully picks nakusha up in his arms and walks her into the bedroom.
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Edited by jagrutid - 13 years ago
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