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...Chapter - 47...
Be at any other times happily she would have wounded his arms around consoling him with all the love she has for this man... But today her soul refused!!
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Soothing rays of the morning, playing with glory caressed his face gently... Smoothly wet chilly winds flowed silently making him clutch the duvet more into himself... Inhaling a large amount of sweet aroma with her sweet essence, he turned around and drowsily opened his eyes...
Fetching a small smile on his lips, but within a blink the smile dropped as his hand searched for his better half on her side... Nothing his neurons felt other than the silky material of bedsheets...
Soon the cold smooth morning turned gloomy... A resentful sigh escaped from his mouth and a sweet memory knocked his senses...
Sudden buzzing of his alarm, wakes the sleepy man... Jalal stretched his hands to shoo away his laziness...
And looked around, only to find his beautiful wife applying kohl in her doe shaped eyes... She was already to go her work place...
She gasped when a pair of arms wrapped around her waist... Soon she saw her husband appears from behind smiling sheepishly... She too reprocriated and smiled at him...
He pecked her cheek and murmurs a good morning to his beautiful wife... Jodha blushed a little, and mouthed a good morning shyly...
How much he wished every morning he opened his eyes and found her cottony soft self in his strong grip like that day... Only if...
Involuntarily his lips parted a little and the lost happiness returned with a new hope... A hope to decrease the distance between them... A hope to again get everything to normal... A hope to get HER back!!... A hope to get his wife back!!
Resting his back with some pillows support, he leaned and took the coffee kept on the small side table, made by her... A sweet morning indeed just something missing... Nah not something but someone missing took all the happiness. and freshness, it seems... His orbs ran out of the window, some cute munchkins playing in the posh green park, whistle elders immersed themselves in the morning jogs and light exercises... Some were ready out of their homes to left for work...
Again he filled his nostrils with the fresh morning air making it a little red due to sudden chillness in weather overnight... Doesn't wanna leave the warm ambience of his duvet he snuggled more into it... Sipping and enjoying the hot coffee...
"Jo... Jodha!!" although he knows she's not present yet he shouted her name just in case she has stayed today rather than rushing to radio station...
This whole week reminded him about the lifestyle, he's living before her arrival... Nobody to care for... Nobody who would wait for him... Nobody to... Orbs shuttered in utter dismay...
Something is bothering her!! Of that something he's still unaware!!
His mood doomed... From a week this thing is happening, Every morning without her seems a like burden to open eyes... But yet her essence is present, even her coffee is present but she's absent!
Sensing the sudden exbrulent changes, Try to exaggerating about her absence, anger too tried by him, he questioned about her aloofness... But she casually shrugged off excusing to work load in radio station due an RJ who's on leave...
He still can't find the reason for her indifferent behavior!!
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Morning, 6 o clock... Sitting anonymously with her hot coffee in the balcony of huge storey, mind engulfed in flames of anguish she sipped incoherently... Her eye balls watched the running vehicles, some big some small, the busy highway seemed so peaceful ... Rubbing her arms invasiouly she tried to warm herself preventing from the chilled weather...
Taste of this coffee seems tasteless... An sweet smile tugged her lips reminiscing about the happiness that's once she experienced...
Sudden buzzing of his alarm, wakes the sleepy man... Jalal stretched his hands to shoo away his laziness...
And looked around, only to find his beautiful wife applying kohl in her doe shaped eyes... She was already to go her work place...
She gasped when a pair of arms wrapped around her waist... Soon she saw her husband appears from behind smiling sheepishly... She too reprocriated and smiled at him...
He pecked her cheek and murmurs a good morning to his beautiful wife... Jodha blushed a little, and mouthed a good morning shyly...
How much she wished, Every morning her doe shaped brown orbs see, all in his arms... Like that day... Only if...
Her heart unknown to her mind sent a silent prayer to deceive this anguished persona and again return to that heaven... But her soul inconsistently refused to be the second person in any way...
Shuttering a little bit she smiled rubbing her red nose, this reminds her of him... A thing same between them, nose turning red only with a little cold... Although hating early morning rise, she do just to stay away from him... Her inner self tried extremely hard to forget and move on, but again the scar given that was engraved deep inside her in her initial marital life pushed her back from where she tried to get out...
Her insecurities srunching, squeezing her feelings... Scattering vulnerability and numbness eradicating the sense of feeling from her... But nevertheless, they says 'Life goes on'... Something like this is happening with her... Glancing at her watch she strode towards her cabinet, it's time for her show...
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Quickly settling himself on the driver sit, he put on his earphones... It's time for her show, badly his ear drums wanna get hit by that soothing melodious voice... Because nowadays that voice was lost somewhere... Her answering in mono syllables, nodes, few sentences, frustrated him like anything... But oozing his frustration on her already depressed self, he himself prevented her from that...
Surfing the radio channels he pressed on the desired option and ignited engine... But disappointed knocked his door making him snarl in fury due to his carelessness...
Damn! He's late!!
A song has already started after her chatter, it means, a wait for another songs to get over and even hear that useless ads... Then only the voice he's waiting to hear will reach his senses...
Stopping his car at the red signal, he impatiently waited , so that this ads will finish soon... The moment ads got over, signal turned yellow and in his excitement of increasing the volume his leg that was pressing breaks till now, accelerated the vehicle and the sudden moment , being at the very first row his car got smashed with another car that was speeding to cross the road before signal turned red... Resulting a disastrous dash!!
He tried hard to listen but nothing came upon his ears... His eyes witnessed a blood drop cascaded down his brow, like a water drop dropped from an closed tap... Tired of trials to open his eyes and understanding the situation his senses finally gave up into oblivion...
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Gazing the petite form shrunken indebtly on that steel chair, fixing the piercing gaze on the emergency ward... Mechanically her hand reached out for her shoulder and slight squeeze variably assured them about the one who's inside...
Uneven footsteps caught up her attention... And she inwardly wailed loudly watching him sweating profusely... But his eyes were still fixed on his sister whose attention isn't disturbed by his arrival...
Leaving his important work, as soon as call from Misha ended, Sujamal rushed for hospital... Though his car fully furnished with ac facility... Sweat beads rolled down on their own cords due to hypertension...
Immediately taking his seat beside her, he wounded her fragile body in his taut form... The moment numbing feeling of pain was engulfed in warmness of affection, her whole self gushed with sobs...
While his grip covered up her whole self... Clutching his fore arm shuttingly her orbs squeezed out of pain... Snuggling more into his embrace her sobs changed into hiccups...
Whilst his big palms smoothens her jet black dark hair cascading deeply till her waist... Though droplets accumulated his eyes but stood strong as hard rock for his doll...
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Hissing at the alarmingly increasing pain in his head, he tried to open the heavy eyelids that are dropped down from long... The feeling of some slender long fingers running through his messed up hairs very conveniently seeped a deep happiness in spite of utter ache in his head... Giving the soothing effect to his burning soul... His hand movement got restricted as his mind registered cannula inserted in his vein...
"Jo..." an unaudible whisper escaped his lips and eyes pushing the deep pain, fighting hard, opened and blinked randomly to adjust with the lights...
"Jalal... How's you?" A panicked misha voiced her concern out...
Jubilant, due to the soul soothing touch, he nodded a slight nod... Unable to voice out due to the aching head...
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Keenly his black bluish orbs observed her, from the ride to hospital to home... After even few discussions nothing other than required words left her mouth... She has just held him tightly, shivering and trembling with fear...
"Don't you wanna know how am feeling now?" he throws a sudden question while hissing a little as she helped him to settle down on bed after misha and sujamal left their place... Sujamal has inconsistently sensed her indifferent behavior yet he shrugged off assuming it to be the worry about health of her sister's husband...
Fixing her teary gaze at the plaster cast on his left hand, meekly she nodded... Groaning on her silent reaction, he tried to move but yelp loudly due to movements... At an instant reaction, she reach out for help and made him settle properly on the bed...
Receiving the helpless look from her, as she exited not even assuring him with a syllable... His spirit that had attained a height got doomed with double speed... In utter dismay, he threw his head back to prevent tears brewing, not due pain that was felt by him physically but emotionally...
Few minutes later she again appeared with a bowl containing hot soup... His till now closed eyes opened lightly and found her leaning on to him, His brows furrowed deep, but a sudden thought of her acceptance evoked mischievousness in his black bluish orbs...
But when she backed out after adjusting the pillows for his comfort, all the mischief got drained down... And again gloom surfaced the situation...
"Eat this soup, then you have to take your medicines too..." she uttered, not a bit more nor less than required, whilst taking out the tablets he has to take...
"I don't wanna eat!!" he stated meekly yet firmly, sour mood is the reason for this refusal...
"Eat it!!" She glared straight... Smirking inwardly, he comprehended that at least now in pretext of his ill health she'll talk... But maintaining the same stubborn look he replied...
"Ew!! It's so yucky!!" he mimicked a girly style... In whole week, this earned chuckle of hers soothed his flamed emotional state...
"Eat it naa..." she pleaded this time... In whole accident fiasco she for the time being totally forgot about her insecurities aches and pains of her life...
"Nahi khana... I don't wanna ea... Eaa... Eat..." he sang in his besuri voice... Making her laugh harder...
"Stop your nautanki!! And eat Mr" she again ordered authoritatively...
"Meko nahi khana... Nah nah" and this time his childish voice cracked her down... Brightening his face watching his source happy like before...
"Drama queen... Oops king... Eat it or else..." she threatened with a smile...
"Or else" his brow shot up...
"Umm... Umm... Haan you will get this only for whole week..." After thinking a little she smirked while he immediately picked up the bowl from right hand knowing his wifey... She won't leave this chance... But damn!! His left hand being fractured how to eat...
Knowing his inconvenience, she took the spoon and fed him... Like an obedient child, he ate while gaze was fixed on her every move... Feeding him tablets with water, she stood up to leave but being an husband carving for his wife, he tugged at her hand...
"Stay please... Mat jao naa..." This loving plead just touched down her soul, and nodding a little she sat down... Burying his face deep inside her belly, he inhaled sharply... Gripping her waist tightly in his strong arms, he muzzled making her giggle... Whilst a small smile adorned his lips and finally eyelashes dropped in slumber due to medicinal effect...
Running slender long fingers in his soft thick locks, she assured him with her presence around...
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Opening his droopy eyes he stirred a little and pressed his lips above her top... Making her squirm a little... She opened her eyes that are till now closed due to fatigue... And glanced him who's fully awake now...
"You need something?" She asked concernly...
"Jo! Why are you doing this?" his question, that too so direct, came as an answer to her question...
"Wh-what?" shuttering a little, she tried to avoid and exit... But the stubborn husband, today determined to get his answers, tightens his grip on her waist not allowing her to move a bit...
"You know what am I asking about?" he again nuzzled his face but this time his wife stiffened...
"I don't know... And it's time for your meds now ! So lemme get your food so that you can take them..." in pretext of an sensible excuse she tried to fled away... But being the stubborn self, that he's... He didn't loosened his grip a bit...
"Leave me!" She hissed sternly...
"No until you tell me!!" he didn't buzzed from his stance...
"There's nothing to tell!!" She gritted hardly... Still trying her best to escape...
"Then what's all this?" he asked in a composed tone...
"There's bloody no explanation I ought to give you!!" Finally she burst out... Seems like this time roles have changed, the one who being angry all time showed patience today but one who keeps her patience in all sorts of situations busted out...
"And what made you think so?" Again his question in serene tone pushed her to edge...
"Leave me Jalal!!" pushing him with a little bit harshness, her low yet raging voice conveyed her annoyed persona... And she stood up from the bed...
Making him gape furiously, But anyhow suppressing the inner hurt... And a bit physical pain in his right limb... He tried to reach her, and getting an hold of her hand his eyes depicted the desperation, the emptiness, the shallowness, which he expirenced in this week of partial separation...
"Am I responsible for this?" his tone mellowed with utter sadness blended with pain suffered by him, he questioned...
"Nah! Only I'm responsible for all this mess!!" her sarcastic reply turned his till now calm and composed demeanor into outrageous... It's a limit to tolerate and as much he's trying to control she's making it more difficult for him... She's pushing him to that limit!!
"Ho kya gya hai tumhe Jodha?? Here I'm dying each moment to know your problem that is bothering you so much!! But you bloody don't think me efficient to share your problem!!" Helplessness oozed out from each and every his single word... Ferociousness was totally surfaced by his aching heart, thuding viciously against his chest...
Her moist eyes snapped at him... Dropping him in guilt and confusion about the pain that fine hazels held... Fear resided on his self, assuming himself responsible for her suffering... Unfortunately his assumption is right!!
"You wanna know the reason for my aloofness! Right?" Tiered of all this games of hide and seek, silent treatment... She decided to blurt out the feelings she's holding inside...
"You bloody revenged me Jalal!! Just because of your baseless accusations on my brother...You bloody REVENGED me!!!
You kept me away from what I deserves!!!
you know, still I got scared reminiscing about my initial days in this house of YOURS!! I was always treated like an unwanted creature since my childhood except dadi... Even... even my own brother treated me as a tr...trash... But least I've expected from my husband!! What you'd done..."
She clutched his collars tightly and shook him involuntarily, this time not caring if he's in pain and his wounds are getting affected... Her each word was slitting his heart brutally, engraving deeper than ever... A whirlpool of emotions stirring harder in his heart, realization dawning harder than expected... His self shivered and trembled with each tear flowing from that slight red orbs...
"And moreover I don't wanna be the second person in every person's life whom I consider as mine..." Her throat ached due to lump formed inside... She raggedly sat down pushing her face into her palms... Finally spitting what she'd been suppressing from that unfateful day... The volcano bursted out with its full potential!!
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