Ishra FF: Humko pyar hua LAST CHAPTER dt.8.4.19 pg36 - Page 7

He heard his cell ringing, opened his eyes and moved his hands back through his hair, he went to the room to pick it up.

" hello" he said dryly. There was no response from the other side which irritated him.

"HELLO!" he repeated this time loudly when he heard a soft voice.

" raman ji" it was her, he brought the cell closer to his ear to hear her properly.

"raman ji" ishita said again sometime later when he didn't reply. It was definitely her, for a moment he was delighted to hear her voice after so many days.

"hmm" he said going back to his shell once again.

"aap kahan ho?" she asked hesitantly

"ghar par" pat came the reply, he raised his brow and questioned," kyun?"

" woh mihika ne bataaya aaj kal aap ghar der se aate ho aur bahar bahut baarish ho rahi hai, mujhe laga aap kahin phans toh nahin gaye." She had woken up to the thundering of clouds and immediately her mind went in his direction thinking whether he had returned home safely or not.

" main baarish shuru hone se pehle ghar aa gaya tha." He softened his tone a little bit. She nodded her head quietly.

"khaana khaya aapne?" she asked while coiling the telephone wire around her finger. He sighed deeply on hearing her question.

"teri chot kaisi hai?" he didn't want to lie to her so changed the topic. She looked down at her burnt feet, they were much better, in fact absolutely fine.

" jee ab pair ek dum theekh hain, maine ointment mangwa liya tha." She replied, it felt a bit strange talking to him on a phone and she had thought twice before dialing his number but the feeling of worry for him was stronger than her nervousness so in the end she managed to call him.

" aur jo sar par laga tha?" he didn't forget that she had hurt her head as well. She saw herself in the mirror, that wound had also healed up just a small scar was left.

" woh toh usi din theekh ho gaya tha." Again there was a long silence between them both not knowing next what to talk about at the same time neither of them wanted to put the phone down.

" toh main phone rakhoon?" she asked nervously after waiting for a long time.

" hmm" he wished to prolong their conversation and say "no don't hang up" but instead said "yes". She reluctantly moved the receiver away from her ear slowly and was about to keep it down when she thought she heard him say something. She quickly brought the receiver back to her ear.

"tu soyi nahin?" actually he wanted to ask when she was coming back home but instead ended up inquiring about her being still awake. She frowned at his question and he scratched his temple for asking such a stupid question, of course she was not sleeping that was why she was chatting with him otherwise how could anyone in his/her sleep call up and talk.

" main so hi rahi thi ki bahar zor se baadal garje aur bijli chamki toh meri neend khul gayi." She said. He wished she told him on her own when she was returning home but no, she had again gone all quiet and he didn't want to show her his eagerness so said gently before disconnecting the call," so jaa raat bahut ho gayi hai." Hearing him disconnect she too kept the phone down slowly and moved back to her bed. She was happy to know that he was concerned for her and didn't forget to ask her about her wounds, this she wasn't expecting from him, she knew he cared for her but never said it openly, it was always camouflaged behind his anger but tonight his tone was comforting and tender.

He got rid of his wet clothes and changed into something more comfortable then sprawled on the bed. He gazed at her side of the bed and moved his hand over the empty side with a faint smile playing on his lips, he missed hearing her delicate voice and was glad that she had called him herself to know about his whereabouts, he could well imagine her concerned face in front of his eyes. Later he closed them and slowly she left his thoughts and entered his dreams.

p.s. vaheni means bhabhi