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CHAPTER 9
Navya saw a group of drunkards coming towards her way. She clutched her dupatta tightly in her hands and started walking. She turned back a little to find them following her making her all the more scared. She started running as fast she could before turning back anymore. It began to rain vigorously but all that Navya could care now was about her dignity. They were passing nasty comments following her. She didn't realize when she took a lonely road.
"Aye ladki humare pass toh zara aa" Commented a drunkard as he held her hand.
"Please..please let me go." Said Navya. Her eyes were filled with tears now.
"Arae chali jana pehle pass toh aa ja." Commented another one as he held her another hand and they all started laughing evilly.
Navya started sobbing badly and begged them to leave her. As the third one tried to grab her dupatta, his hand was caught by someone. They turned around to find their men's hand was getting turned roughly at his back.
"Anant.." Cried Navya.
His emotions softened a bit seeing her but then he looked at them in rage. His eyes were filled with anger making them gulp a little.
"Leave her hand." Said Anant in a dangerous low voice. He kicked that person hard whose hand got turned by him. That man fell flatly on his stomach.
Seeing this one of the two left her hand but the other one was still holding her hand.
"Nahi chodunga kya kar lega." The man laughed.
"I. Said. Leave. Her. Hand." Anant gritted his teeth in anger before giving a final warning to him.
The man shook his head shamelessly and tightened his hold. This was it. He punched his face tightly and all of them pounced on him. They tried to punch him but he twisted their arms and kicked them. One of them got a knife and slashed his arm. Blood started oozing out.
"Aah.." He screamed.
"Anant" Screamed Navya feeling his pain and tried to approach him but one of them held her hand again.
They started punching Anant taking the advantage of his pain but as his eyes fell on Navya he started beating the crap out of him. All the men fell flat. Anant looked at that person in a deathly way that was still holding his wife's hand. He immediately leaves her in fear and runs for his life.
"Navya." He looked at her and ran towards her. He hugged her as tightly as he could as it seemed like his whole life was dependent on her. Navya hugged him back and fell secure in his arms. He broke the hug and held her closely to him.
"Tum..tum thik toh hona. Did you get hurt anywhere?" Asked Anant panicked.
"Main theek hu Anant par aap nahi hain. Look so much blood is oozing out of your arm." Said Navya as she held his hand. She tore a corner of her dupatta and wrapped it on his arm.
"Don't worry its fine now." He tried to assure her. "Let's go home."
They sat inside the car and drove from there. Whole way they didn't speak a word. Anant was looking at her every now and then while Navya was still thinking about what happened few minutes before. If Anant didn't come at the right time then God knows what would have happened today. She shivered at the thought of it.
They reached at their house. Navya got down first and went inside. Both were completely drenched by rain.
Anant entered inside their room to find Navya nowhere. Suddenly he hears her voice from the washroom.
"Anant, I have kept the towel on the chair. Please dry your hair otherwise you'll get a cold."
He took the towel and wrapped it around his neck. He went towards the closet to take out fresh clothes but just then he heard the door click sound. He turned around to find Navya coming out, wearing a pink colored salwaar kurta. She was drying her hair. Her wet tendrils were touching her face making her face look angelic.
"Anant aapne abhi tak apne baal nahi sukhaye. Do it quickly na." Said Navya and she was walking towards him. She stopped at 2 feet distance from him still busy in drying her hair. She didn't notice a pair of eyes watching her closely. He filled the 2 feet gap between and stood very close to her inhaling the soft fragrance of her hair.
"Anant aap sunn..." She turned towards him and stopped speaking to find him so close to her.
He took the towel from her hand and dropped it on the floor. He slowly held her hand and intertwined his fingers with hers making a hand lock.
She looked at him with her innocent eyes but lowered them in the next moment as he tucked few tendrils of her hair behind her ear. He cupped her face in his palms and softly placed a kiss on her forehead. She shut her eyes tightly. They didn't know whether it was the rain which drew them closer or the post incident. He kissed her eyes slowly one at a time. He then kissed her left cheek followed by the right one. His eyes fell upon her quivering lips. She too noticed his eyes on her lips now. He bent forward in an attempt to kiss her. Time stood frozen for both of them as their lips met. It was a soft one which turned out a passionate one as he felt like she was participating as well. They broke the kiss as Navya was still looking down but Anant's eyes were still looking at her in a desire. He swiftly took her in his arms and placed her on the bed. He came above her and pulled her dupatta slowly and dropped it. He bent down and kissed her neck followed by her shoulders. Navya's eyes were closed in nervousness. His hands went beneath her kurta but stopped their and then as he heard his phone ringing. The phone call was enough to bring them back into reality.
Anant got up and took his phone and went out of the room. Navya too sat back.
"Everything was wrong but I never felt so right. I should feel guilty but I am not. It was me who wanted our relationship to remain as friends but now it's the same me who is breaking our wedding night's promise. But why? Why I didn't try to stop him?" Thought Navya.
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"He..hello." Anant said in a shaking voice. He was feeling numb at that moment.
"Hey Anant! I hope you have started working on tomorrow's presentation. I just thought to remind you." Kanika replied from the other side.
"Presentation?" Anant closed his eyes in frustration as he completely forgot about it.
"Oh ye..yeah I will make it. Thanks. Bye." He disconnected the call without hearing her reply.
Anant opened the balcony door and stood out to get some fresh air. He felt like he needed it.
"What were you thinking dude?" Thought Anant as he closed his eyes and ran a hand though his hair. "What made you lose yourself? I should really feel guilty for this but I am not. Was it my fear of losing her made me do these things? I know I feel something for her. Something very strong which made me lose myself but what is it? Is it attraction or LOVE" Thinking about the word love snapped open his eyes.
"Kya mai use pyaar karne laga hoon?" He questioned himself.
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After sometime gathering some guts to face her he peeped though his door's room to find her sleeping. He heaved a sigh of relief and tiptoed inside. He took some fresh clothes out and went inside the washroom. After changing he tiptoed again after taking his laptop to the living room but not before glancing at her once.
Navya opened her eyes as she heard the door shut. Sleep was miles.. miles away from her. She pretended like she was sleeping in order to not to face him.
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Anant sat on the sofa and opened his laptop. He started making his presentation but within no time got lost in her thoughts. He remembers their first encounter on their wedding night when their eyes met for the first time, their taking a promise together for starting their relation as friends, her falling in his arms, their small cute hug, their giving gifts to each other, their having dinner together in the restaurants and finally those intimate moments which they spent few minutes before.
"What will she think about me now? I broke our wedding night's promise. Will she forgive me?" Anant sighed at the thought. His eyes widen to find his document filled with Navya' written on it. He has typed her name several times unconsciously.
"Tumse dur jaane ka mann nahi karta, pass aane ka mann karta hai par pass aake darr lagta hai ki kahi tumhe kho na du." He closed his eyes.
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Navya was turning sides to get some sleep but all she could think about was only him. She remembers when she became possessive for him seeing him with Kanika followed by her spending less time with him due to her hectic office schedule then about those moments which she spent with him few minutes before.
"Jab pass aane ki koshish karti hu tab dur chale jaatein ho aur jab dur chali jaati hu tab pass aane ki koshish karte ho." She closed her eyes in a dilemma.
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