He was startled by the shrill scream that cracked out from her throat. His trick worked she snapped out of her oblivion and scrunched down to the ground clinging to herself and shivering like crazy. She still did not understand what had happened to her or where she was. All she could feel were cold shards of pain shooting through her body or rather heart or somewhere, she just did not know where? Her eyes were hurting her throat was sore. She squeezed her eyes shut as tightly as she could as if that would cut her off from her feelings as it did from light. She felt something wrap her up it was warm it smelt reassuring and musky. She felt the redness that had engulfed her fade away. Coolness swept over her face and then covered her eyes again. She felt them relax ease out, they didn't hurt any more. Some thing eased out every single painful kink around her eyes and then that something touched her bare skin on the shoulder. It was cool but was getting warmer, she did not want to come out of this velvety darkness that engulfed her but her mind worked on its own accord. She was made to wear something oh yes she knew where she was?
" Ma!! I knew it could only be you no one else made me feel safe I knew it." she opened her eyes with a jerk and then squeezed them shut again. "It is too bright Ma. It hurts my head please swith off the lights." She waited for the darkness to engulf her as it always did but no she could sense the brightness now even with closed eyes. She felt her face being wiped with something cold again and it felt good. Her eyes were hurting. She wanted to sleep away this state in the lap of her mother but her mother was acting different. She was just not giving up she kept on wiping her face again and again and for God sake now it was irritating her. She had lost the count of how many times she felt that rag on her eyes. Unwillingly she opened her eyes. It was still bright but bearable and she was near whom?
"You!!!, what are you doing here.? This is a washroom? What am I doing here?" She wanted to yell but her throat felt sore and all that came out was a feeble sound strange to her but familiar to Rishabh. She was barely audible.
"Madhu rise we need to go out. You had been passed out for quite some time." Said RK somberly.
"Passed out??" she asked
"Hmm." He helped her stand up.
She felt week inside but it was not difficult to stand at least she had that much of strength. This was reassuring. Only if she could walk, her feet weighed a ton. RK dragged her out of the washroom. She felt strange with that foot that felt wobbly but still could walk without much difficulty. It was actually re assuring she could walk. RK looked back at her. He knew she had escaped a major nervous breakdown by just a few hairs. He knew this was a narrow escape and he knew he needed to break the enclosure that she was living in very soon or she would be far gone and nothing would remain in his hands.
"Madhu How are you feeling"
"I don't know" she looked detached but she was not.
"Madhu." He stopped to weigh the impact of his words but then he hardly had time for anything else. "Dipali is in ICU"
"You need to check on her." This time she sounded week yet, she was audible and wanted to appear detached though he could bet with his life and a million more. That she was all ears and was listening to him. She was back at least for now.
"No we need to see the senator actually you need to see the senator. I will wait for you outside." He said convincingly.
"You will wait outside where?" She asked not able to believe, he did not want to visit Dipali. He was concerned for her quite a lot or was it her illusion. He was there with her in the wash room. She hazily remembered that cold and warmth all at once had engulfed and consumed her. She was sure she had another panic attack though after a long time possibly after her 10 standard boards. She wanted to sit down and think of everything that had happened to her in past but she was rushed into present. For the first time she did not like it she wanted to talk to someone about what she was feeling. She wanted to tell someone that she always had a lump in her throat that made it difficult for her to breathe. She wanted to tell someone that she was scared to death of the fact that some day this lump would suffocate her to her own death. She wanted to tell someone she was scared of everything around. She wanted that someone to be RK. She again felt someone's hand on her arm she looked to her side and saw him holding her arm and trying to stop her. She again looked around bewildered and notice they were infront of some room.
" what ?" she asked scared that he might want to see Dipali first.
"we are here." He replied
" Where?" she asked again with a voice feeble and trembling. She wanted to run away even before he answered.
" In Mary's room." RK replied looking straight into her eyes. " You need to meet the senator"
Once again she looked around and saw police and other officials in the gallery way. Only when She let out the breath that she had been holding she realized that she had literally not inhaled for quite some time.
.?" He asked
She merely nodded and sat down on the chair next to the door.
RK went to get her a bottle of water. His mind was busy in his own world. He was not used to the Madhu that she was now, Madhu who looked scared like a doe. Madhu who latched onto him for support. Above all Madhu who appeared selfish. He had always known a feisty, strong, courageous, righteous forever giving and selfless a Madhu. This one was an alien to him but he understood where she was coming from. What he did not understand was his now ever increasing irritation due to Madhu. He was getting impatient and restless. He wanted to be back to where he belonged his films his land where everything was set right in the end. Where The End was always much more impactful than reality. It was not so in real life. Real life never seemed to end in happily ever after. His reverie of thoughts was broken when Madhu's fingers touches his. He did not even realize that he was back to her. Madhu gulped in a whole lot of water and then went in looking more composed.
It was strange that he did not even remember from where he got that bottle of water. Such was his response to her, always spontaneous, requiring little conscious effort. He always reached her this way or that. He liked it or not, she despised it the most yet he was always around. It had never been so with any one else. Was this what they called true love? He waited for Madhu outside he was not certain how she might be coping through all. Infact at this point of time he was not even certain how he was coping with every thing. He rested his head back on the wall and took a deep breath trying to relax.
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Chapter 119
Madhu had come out of the room quite a few moments back and saw RK sitting there but not really there. She had regained her strength and was feeling a lot better. She studied his face or more so tried to study his face. She was never good at understanding people especially complex people. RK stood at the top of the measuring standards of complexity. Madhu knew he was one of the best men she had come across in her small but very difficult life.
"you look tired but then past 48 hours had been no less than 48 light years to say the least." She thought to herself. I have lived and died so many times in these 48 hours. My very purpose of life was ripped right out of my very being. I would no longer be hauling BC back to India and he would not be tried in courts in India in front of her mother. I have once again been carried into oblivion out of sheer jealousy, Oh! What the hell have you done to me RK. Worst of all I am now riding the riding the high and mighty horse of remorse and guilt for not only my trip to the famous envy land but also because I brought this on you. It is because of me that you are in this state tired, exhausted and confused. I actually ate into your armor of self-confidence and aplomb. You look so vulnerable now. That invincible RK is no more to be seen. This is not what I could have ever wanted." She kneeled down infront of him looking closely to the damage she had unknowingly done. He did not look weak or humbled by his adventure in the past few days. His face was looking rough with a generous growth of stubble around his jaws. His eye, actually not sunken in, though he was sleep deprived. He was not normal or not natural. He was strong and in full control of his self so much so that he could command his tired body to not look tired the usual way. Madhu jerked her head vehemently to shrug all her thoughts away for now. Tomorrow is going to be Monday and more than half of Sunday was already over. He needed to be back to his shooting tomorrow and even before that back to Los Angeles tonight and sleep well. "Oh!! I almost forgot that he was not one of the police men." She was actually taken aback by her callousness towards his work. " Have I been too self-consumed to see to others around me. Why only you I have never even bothered for what Trishna was doing never actually respected it sincerely. Anything that did not cater to my standards of philanthropy actually did not hold esteem in my mind." She felt suddenly more like Deepali or those Americans who looked down on anything not American instantaneously. She never even knew she was one of those but now she was certain that she definitely was like them. She once again shook her head to get away from her self-condemning thoughts. In her desperation she placed her trembling fingers onto his shoulders to latch on to some support or she would drown in this new tsunami of guilt.
She needed sleep. It was nearly 3 PM and some flight would be available yet to take them or atleast RK back to where he belonged. This was not his place and she wont let him wrought here another second. She shook him harder.RK are you asleep"
"Not anymore" he replied with a coldness that failed to touch Madhu.
"Are you done here?" He asked looking irritated.
"Yes. The senator told that he was great full and all but he would not be able to get BC give up his choice of being tried here. So I guess that all that I can do." I added nonchalantly.
I saw his eyes now as big as soccer field. "Did you hit your head on the wall while coming out of the room by any chance?"
"Sorry!" I was actually smiling at his tone, his normal tone actually. I was Feeling a lot better and less burdened.
"You don't want to do anything about it."
"No." I replied with confidence and knelt down to him. "I am tired, exhausted, confused, defeated, lost sad and mad all at the same time. I just want to get away. I have already given up. I don't want to fight anymore. Is it wrong?" I was looking into his eyes for reassurance.
"it is ok Bahadur to be human sometimes?" He got up and made turn around by placing both his hands on my shoulders. I squared up my slumped shoulders even before I could blink he was in front of me.
"It is ok to act like a human once in while but one should not give up on being devine." He said with his eyes shining brightly. I felt my heart practically swell with his looks but even before it could sink in he smirked "Or being the devil you are. It suits you perfectly." He said with a grin of a 10 year old. I just nodded in surrender.
"You accept you are a devil?" he asked a little surprised.
"Wait till you experience the devil in me sweetheart." I said as sweetly as I could without thinking of all that it could imply and by no means a person like RK would not take me up on this challenge.
"Ahaan" was all he responded before we heard someone clearing their throat. We turned and saw The Senator Pawlyshyn standing in the lobby with his son. I looked back at them with a silent curiosity.
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"Madhu I need to talk to you alone for a sec. Can you please come with me." said the Senator.
"If it is not classified under the tags of National Interest and security I would like him to accompany me." I said literally scared to go alone for the sake of all that was sane I had lost my grounds I guess.
"The senator nodded in affirmative and we followed him to the elevator and then to his car. RK and I followed his car for 45 minutes and we were now at Hoover Dam. A place I did not quite like. Dont get me wrong it was beautiful it was strong and massive. I am always impressed by strength. But the time of my visit was wrong I guess or possibly everything about my visit to Hoover Dam was wrong. I felt struck by a thunder bolt. What was it all about? I finally looked at him perplexed and bewildered. Were they going to throw us in water. Oh god no I knew how to swim but ...
"Maadu look there" The senator pointed to a not so distant jeep. I saw him in hand cuffs.
"He is all yours Maadu. You can do whatever you want with him. Throw him in this water, burn him alive. Shoot him right in his heart or eye or where ever you want. Beat him to pulp do anything that could give you some solace or closure and help you move on. It will never go on your record we will concot a story befitting your choice of justice. Trust me." He looked straight into my eyes I was not good at reading people but I could sense he was being honest.
"Why are you doing this?" I asked him.
"There can be a lot of answers to this question like I want to shrug away the burden of obligation from my old shoulders. I want to be good to woman who travelled tens of thousand of mile to fulfill her duty most honestly when most around her had thrown her under the bus. So on and so forth but I will tell you the truth I am doing this because I can." Said the senator. Power play dancing like fleck of gold in his hazel eyes. I looked beyond him where stood my father undeterred and with absolutely no remorse whatsoever. Bile rose in my throat and I felt sick looking at him. I was reminded of my mom me and my sister being locked up in the house and set afire. I recalled my brother who I had to kill. If not for this Satan my brother would have been a better human being and living not dead and I would not have his blood on my hands. I recalled Gafooran and her pained last breaths. I recalled Dipali and all those marks she sported so bravely just to let her poor son live. I recalled every black act of his and its implications. It all turned dark around me. The darkness was thick that I could slice it with a knife. I smelt that ever hounding smell of sweat mixed with alcohol and a worn out attar (Indian perfume). I was sinking again into so dark hole when I fealt someone. Someone who smelt like a human should. Someone who looked kind. Wait it was dark and I could not see. How could I see his kindness? I blinked hard and yes the darkness was gone Rk had entwined his fingers in mine.
"Biwi let it go. Don't even think of going down the way that was suggested to you." Said RK
I pried my finger free of his grip. I had a chance a real chance at making that cruel man submit. Give him a taste of his own dishes. I wanted to hit him and beat him and make him count his every sin till I could beat him no longer. I wanted to put splinters in his body coldly and slowly till I hear him scream. I wanted to pull out his nails with my bare hands till I could hear him scream in pain. I wanted to do all that that he had always done to people and me. I was by now standing right in front of him and facing him deliriously . He still looked at me with contempt as big as universe. I snapped out of my trans and looked at him grinning at me feeling victorious. He had his spirits intact I knew that instant that no matter how much of physical pain was inflicted on him he would never feel it. He was a sociopath and an unremorseful sociopath. I turned back and saw RK kneeling down on the ground and looking distraught and defeated. Why? I could not understand yet but I would find out for I understood the difference between people who have issues and people who are issues. I could never see RK defeated. The knots in my mind were all sorted. I looked around and I could see the high and mighty Dam with water flowing in it. I had no urge to throw my father over. I went to the railing and breathed the air to fill my lungs full. I did not look back at my father and walked back to RK. My knight in shining armor. Ok it got a little dramatic but then I was feeling light and heady and wanted share it with RK. I saw RK stand up and jerk his head. I saw him rush forward towards me and with in seconds I was in his arms protected and secure.
"I am so proud of you Bahadur. You do deserve that name." he said relieved and looking victorious once again. I felt all mushy and gooey in side. What an evening it was I could see the sun setting down and I could hear my father shout and scream filth at me. At how disgusting I was and how women were spineless twits and how they should be treated. I heard everything but nothing registered and I wanted nothing else at this moment. I was numb at my cowardice as my father said or at my weakness. A weird feeling engulfed me. I saw BC was dragged away by the police to where he belonged.
"He had hoped that you would scream shout and do things to him. He wanted to hold you captive. Your freedom from him is his biggest punishment. He is howling in pain. His power on you has ended. Madhu look at me." Rishabh coerced me to look up to him back he was scared that I might just slip again.
I gripped tightly onto his shirt scrunching the fabric hard fighting the lump at the base of my throat. I felt like I was having cold, stuffy nose sore eyes etc. My heart felt heavy but that clenching feeling was gone. I felt RK's hand on her back trying to soothe her. I felt a wave of relief wash over me. I touched my face it was wet and I could not see clearly. Wait what was this salty taste in my mouth. I looked up for answers and Rishabh smiled back at me and wiped my cheeks gently. I was crying, I no more needed to hold back those tears for strength. I could draw my strength from this strong shoulder now on. I could see clearly now all grime gone and all dust settled.
"you missed on your chance." Said the Senator with a smirk on his face.
What is with smirk and men I wondered "I have faith in your justice system. I am sure he will get what he deserves." I said "thanks for going out of the way for me."
"you are always welcome" he said quietly. If there is anything else I could do for you I would be more than happy.
"I just wanted to be released of this mission right now if possible and go back to Los Angeles with my husband." I said
"I will see to the paper work. You may though leave whenever you want. I will get the exit papers sent to you." He said with a much more softer countenance. "You both make an excellent couple. You are quite a heart throb in India and Indian community Mr. Kundra. I was so told by my secretary who happens to be of Indian origin." RK smiled a gentle and humble smile to him with a soft thanks. He had changed I could see though I would want him like he was.
"I will arrange for a private jet for both of you to be flown back to LA. Good Luck. Hope to see you soon in much amicable circumstance." The senator again said.
"Thank you and we would be honored to be in your company." Said Rishabh and I my jaw dropped. I had seen him gentle but never this humble.
The senator nodded and left for his car.
"Close your mouth before an unlucky fly thinks it to be her dwelling or I am tempted any further to do something reckless again." Said Rishabh winking at me.
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Chapter 120
We were cozily seated in the private plane to LA. The crew was very attentive and it was nearly nine. And it wont be more than another 45 minutes for them to land at the LA airport.
"What about Parmeet and his guys you had hired to spy on me." I asked remembering them.
"They are safe and will be back to their respective homes by tomorrow."
"Ok you are a quick thinker and very resourceful I must say." I said again.
"Thanks but Biwi I can assure you that I am never going to join you on such adventures ever again."
"Was it that bad." I asked pouting. I was actually enjoying his company, moreover since we had gone back to the hospital and met Deepali. She was actually travelling with us back to LA and was in the small cabin like structure at the back of the plane. I was feeling relieved because I was not leaving anything or anyone behind be it Deepali or Aryan her and Sikki's son. She had been very thankful for what we had done for her.
"Bad !!!! I don't have a word in my vocabulary for the exact type of dislike I have cultivated for your kind of job. I am not meant for all this. I have been hovering around you enough and I have pledged that I would stop being papa bear to you anymore." He said looking more amused than upset.
"Hmm I can understand" I said seriously "where is Bittuji?"
"Waiting for us at the airport"
"Ok" I did not know what else to say.
"Tired biwi of all the useless chit chat now say something meaningful." He raised his eyebrows to me.
"Meaningful as in?"
"As in how much you adore me for my sheer looks and how much you want to me to kiss you and all."
"You have gone nuts." I said laughing wholeheartedly. "I don't think you fit in the cateogary of handsome men."
"you need lenses." He retorted back
"I actually think you fit in the cateogary of wonderful human beings." I said honestly looking straight into his eyes. I was thankful and my face said that. "Thanks for being there when I needed you the most and I did not even know that I needed you."
He turned his face and looked out and I buried my self in a new romance novel I had just bought from the Airport, do I need to say I was enjoying it the way a teenager would have. It was actually amusing at best and comical at worst. "Lesson learnt never going to try my hands on romance ever again." I said sighing as heavily as I could.
"What you are seeking you wont get here. Real life romance is much more dry and much more practical. It is not atall as intoxicating as this book might be telling you. Moreover the sizes mentioned here I don't think a normal man could match up to that ever."
"Excuse me what exactly do you think I was looking for in this book."
"you know that better" said RK mischief shinning bright in his eyes.
"What do you exactly mean by size match and all." I asked rather eager to interpret his words.
"Ouch you just ruined it. What a dull blade you are." He literally growled and the pilot's voice came loud and clear on the radio. We have just arrived in LA and we would be making a descent in next few minutes. He asked the crew to prepare for landing. I saw the air hostess going back to Deepali's bed and latching her bed properly again fixing all her medical equipment's securely in place. Aryan was in a seat and sleeping though he uttered a few words of and on. He would live without much damage to him physically though same cannot be said about him emotionally. We geared up for the descent and landing. I so wanted to be back with RK in that apartment that we were going to call home for next 20 days. I had made up my mind that I will enjoy the next 20 days as much as I can, for I was blessed with lot more than I ever could contemplate.
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chapter 121
I came home around 12:30 tired and exhausted well these words have become my go to words of late. Deepali had been sent to the hospital and was being taken care of. RK had gone with Deepali to get her and Aryan in the hospital safe and sound. It did pinch a little to see him go but I had promised my self not to loose my head over such petty things. RK was a helpful person and no matter what he would always lend a helping hand. He may pretend to be hard as a nut but actually he was a soft natured person.
I needed a bath desperately and sleep so that tomorrow would be a better day. I wheeled my trolley out of the elevator. I knocked at the main entrance and it was immediately opened by Mangesh.
"You are still here??" I asked smiling.
He nodded and said" Aap kaisi hain Madam" (How are you.)
"She is good and instead of asking these mundane questions you should have been pulling her trolley in" said RK as he came out of the elevator
I was startled even though I knew he would come but so soon.
He dragged my trolly and pulled my by the arm into the room.
"Were you waiting for Mangesh to do the Grihapravesh Aarti Biwi.?" He asked sarcasm was always his best friend.
"Yes and I told him to wait till the groom comes." I replied as candidly as I could. I had always loved and enjoyed his weird sense of humor but for now I was really giggling at it. I possibly was wearing different vision altogether. I am sure if RK knew about it he would have said.
"Biwi when did you get your vision correction surgery done?" I smiled at my own thought. I was behaving really funny. Or rather I was feeling funny. I wanted to laugh and cry at the same time home seemed so welcoming.
"Biwi yeh diwarein hai aur inko tumhare anmol sparsh se jeevan nahi chahiye." Said RK
God I was touching the walls ever so gently. I needed sleep urgently before I made more fool of myself. I rushed to the washroom but then something struck me and I came running back and whamm bumped into Rishabh rather painfully.
He was rubbing his chest . I looked at him peculiarly. I was close to his height ofcourse my hard head did not hit his chest neither did I bump in him side ways why exactly was he hurting?
"Seriously!!! you got hurt because my chest bumped yours? I don't think my chest is made of stone." I blurted out quite unable to realize his drama and now unfortunately in my utter idiocy had given him an open invitation to ogle at my chest. That is precisely what he was doing now and smiling quite wickedly at me.
"Yikes I was so much better with my head on my shoulders. This is just not done." I said out loud.
"what that your chest is not made of stone." He asked as lewdly as he could and I did not like it. Well at least I wanted to believe I did not like his attention to that part of Anatomy.
"Though I must say Biwi I am glad yours or for that reason any girls chest is not made of stone. I am quite sure the entire Mankind would be roaming with broken ribs and bones depending on the height of the girls." He said as if he was discussing something so important that the very existence of humanity depended on it . I took a deep breath to realign my composure and thought why I came back in the first place. I was actually going to take a bath wasn't I? Oh yes I remember I said out loud and even before I could complete my sentence he began again.
"What that stone age ended because females had stoney chest." He was not going to let it go that easily.
"I remembered I did not come back out to discuss the importance of a stone chest in females. I came out to ask you why did Bittuji not come to see us at the airport?" There was a flash of concern on his face but then it was replaced with carelessness again. He flung his shoes literally in air and collapsed on the bed.
"You were going to shower right?" He asked me with a raised eyebrow. I nodded in affirmative.
"How precisely will Bittuji help you in shower?" He asked wickedness written all over his face. He was trying to divert my attention. Soomething was wrong.
"Where is he?" I aksed him now really concerned.
"He will be back in the morning."
"You don't sound too sure." I responded
"I am tired and I want to sleep." RK said
" Bittuji, where is he is he alright?" My panic button was on. I was scared to know the answer and I feared the worst.
" Oye halla bol !!!! shant!!. Bittuji left me because he was scared to join me in my adventure with you. He is absolutely fine." He screamed I knew he was not lying. I breather. My dilated pupils were restored to their original size. I took a few deep breath trying to wrap my head around what he just said. I looked at him intently though he was now on his phone. He handed it over to me. He had called Bittuji.
"Talk to him and tell him to report here right now." RK ordered him
"Hello" a feeble voice came from the other side. It was Bittuji but not that strong Bittuji.
"Bittuji you forgot to pick us up from the Airport." She said in an accusatory tone.
"Bhabhiji wo I am so sorr..." Even before he could complete his sentence Rk snatched the phone rom Madhu's hand.
"Bittuji kal subah 7 baje yahan report kariye issliye ki hum abhi bhi zinda hain aur aapka contract abhi khatam nahi hua hai." RK said quite lightly and disconnected.
"What had happened? I asked curiously.
" I don't know?" he shrugged his shoulders.
"You are not going to tell me are you?" I asked him yet again
"Arrey Biwi I am no evolutionary biologist how would I know how females replaced their murderous chest to killer ones." He said looking every where but me. I was feeling like hitting his head with a real stone. I turned around trying to hold on to my sanity and stomped away to the washroom.
"Arrey Biwi where are you going? Come lets find out together about this issue. Waisey to start with lets correct your terminology. A female chest is called breasts though there are other words too but this is biologically the most correct one." I banged the door shut and threw the toiletry on the floor to make as big as I could so that he would stop or atleast I wont be able to to hear his rubbish. I failed miserably for I could hear his roaring laughter. I was really pissed off.
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Chapter 122
In the morning when I woke up RK was already dressed and going through his script. He looked at me and said in a very civilized tone.
"GM Biwi."
I did not reply I was quite upset. Though I had been in police and seen and suffered a lot of lewdness but never personally. I was actually unable to handle his remarks yesterday. I am not sure if I disliked this verbal teasing which indicated of the new proximity we shared or if I was not yet ready to further explore that proximity. I guess I was wired in a weird way for these time when girls like me were far more bold in such matters. For me even thinking these things out loud was uncomfortable and unsettling. I closed my eyes hard and thought to keep to self today. I did not want one more session of such brazen talks between us. I was clearly uncomfortable. I got up and went to dress up. I was officially on leave and had plans to find out where Parmeet was and then thank him personally.
Rk starred at me while I brushed my hair with vehemence. He got up and came to me. I was about to sprint away when he held me by my arms and said.
"I have a shoot all day today but we have to go out around 1:30. I have an appointment with someone and I need you to come along." He was serious.
"Who are we seeing." I aksed apprehensive of something wrong.
"An old friend. Will you tag along with me to the shoot or do you have other plans?"
"I wanted to meet Parmeet."
"He might yet not be here. Come with me today." He was not asking he was actually ordering.
"you are behaving like a typical husband ordering around." I said in a curt tone.
"You want me to be one. Really?" He said from afar. He was preparing the insulin. Oh! No I did not want that but then had not taken it in past couple of days. His looks were accusatory when he counted the number of vials left.
"I seriously forgot." I was apologetic. But even before I could blink he pulled me to himself and pulled my T-shirt slightly up to reveal my navel.
"RK I can do it give it to me." I literally begged him. I was uncomfortable him pricking me more over these were the injections that needed to be taken on one's stomach and I tried to pull my shirt down.
"You have two options Biwi either stand straight or lie down. You try to do anything else and I will rip your T-shirt very easily and neither me nor you will like doing it." I could see he meant business there was no point arguing with him.
"This thing hurts" I grumbled
"Lie down it wont." His answer was short but I knew there was no escaping. Hence I did as I was told, I shut my eyes and held my breath and waited for that thing to prick and sting me. After what seemed like eternity I felt pressure next to my Navel. He was pressing the point where he had pricked me and rubbing it.
"you would have actually been a good nurse. Your shots don't hurt." I said feeling relieved.
He smiled and pulled my T-shirt down. He went back to reading his script. I went to the kitchen to see what was available for breakfast. I was actually feeling a lot better since he was not behaving whacky like yesterday. But then you never know with him.
Bittuji chose to enter the apartment at that minute. He actually sneaked in and I literally bumped into him. The cute man was looking every where but me.
"How are you Bhabhi Ji" He said folding his hands somewhat like a Namaste. He looked guilty and I did not like that look. I have known people who turn other people's life into a gutter because they fear for their life. I have seen very few people to be brave enough to fight their fears and Bittuji is surely one of them.
"I am good Bittuji." I said
"It is a misunderstanding." Came RK reponse who was entering the living area.
It is OK RK let us forget it and move on." I said
" what are you talking about?" He said in a very surprised tone.
"chief I am really sorry..."he was again interrupted by RK
"Biwi you think I can forget about this misunderstanding when it will always be in front of me my entire life. Kind off being rubbed into my face always." He said looking slightly irritated and upset. I was taken aback by his expressions. This man could change his expressions like a chameleon changed its color.
"Bittuji please have a seat I am trying to fix some breakfast for us." I said again.
"Instant Oats is in the top shelf and I will take a bowl of that with dark coffee." RK sat on the breakfast bar and was still ignoring Bittuji.
What would you like to have Bittuji?"I asked
"Bhabhiji anything would do. Where is Mangesh?" he asked sheepishly still looking uncomfortable. I felt sorry for him and annoyed at RK for making it so difficult on him. I decided to approach RK with the subject.
"RK you are being Unfair. Not every one can face nearly fatal adventures with indifference like you. More over he is your manager for your work not your personal life."
"I don't recall saying anything to him or questioning his loyalty or ability Biwi."
"what was the misunderstanding you were talking about?" I asked sounding too sarcastic.
"Oh that, it was not aimed at bittuji." He shrugged his shoulder nonchalantly.
"Then" I countered.
"It was about you."
"excuse me"
"Biwi you are not good, and I will have to bear with something not good all my life now." He sounded resigned.
"Bhabhiji Chief Mazak kar rahey hain." Bittuji said try to resolve things between us. RK rolled his eyes and looked at me. "I had thought it was only your heart that was stone. Now I think your brain too..." even before he could complete sentence I stomped away for I could now see his teasing glare fixed at my chest. Which I did not like atall, atleast I believed so. And I also believed that every thing was going to be fine between Bittuji and RK, well atleast that I was sure of
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Edited by mytinypaintings - 10 years ago
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