chapter----6
anamika was gazing out of the window anxiously wen suddenly the sound of the doorbell made her jump.. she ran towards the door,almost stumbling over the glass table in her way... and opened the door.... the broad smile wich had appeared on her face in the sound of the doorbell, immediately vanished as she saw him.... no..it wasnt arhaan.... it was harsh......
he cud clearly make out the change of expressions on her face and sighed... one second...two seconds... anamika gave him a broader smile bt it was too artificial....
anamika----harsh u?
harsh---kyun? nhi aa sakta kya?
anamika caught him hand----did i say that? come on inside.... she pulled her in.....
harsh released his hand frm her grip carefully and pushed a smile across his face----how r u?
anamika----me? am perfect.....!!!! she threw her hands up in an enthusiastic way to prove that actually she was feeling well bt it did nt fool harsh whu knew her better than herself....
anamika----u sit down nah... will u nhave somethng? i mean..coke,beer?
harsh smiled----no thnx.. actually i have come to inform u abt somethng....
anamika----oh..! wat is it?
harsh----arhaan sent me...
anamika's face brightened at once at his name-----arry? wat did he say? is he coming here? when?
harsh took some moments to speak------woh anne.. actually arry aaj nhi aa payega.... woh euro cups ki practises mein laga hua hain......bht busy hain......
almost instantly anamika's face became dull and unpleasant.... it also became terribly pale.... it had been three days since she had nt seen his face and that was too much for her tolerate.....
she mumered to herself-----he wont come...he wont come.....he wont come......
then suddenly she picked up the pair of scissors lying on the table beside...... sensing her actions in the spark of a moment..harsh ran to her and grabbed her hand before she cud dig the blade into her wrist.....
anne struggled in his arms.....struggled to become free bt oviously he was stronger than her..... she shouted in rage------leave me... LEAVE ME HARSH I SAID.....
harsh pulled away the pair of scissors frm her hand and threw it away... she jerked herself free in the same moment.....and moved away...
harsh looked at her...she was fuming in rage....her eyes filled with tears..and her hair all in tangles..... he tried to take a step towards her bt she shouted out at once-----stop...just...stop there..u..... she swallowed her saliva and uttered it----SWINE...!!! how DARE u touch me huh? i have given that ryt only to arry and noone else...u got it?
harsh felt as if the floor slipped away frm beneath his feet..... his head started spinning----anne?
anamika-----dnt take my name......just dont.....
harsh felt his temper rising slowly.... this had seldom happened to him and wen it DID.. he cudnt help it......
he walked up to her and pushed her against the wall....pinning her hands to the wall..... anne's eyes became wide in terror......
harsh said in a hissing voice----arhaan....wont come....evn if U DIE.... he gulped...----- he wont come... and its about time u realise it too......
anne cudnt reply...in fact she was too shocked to reply..... harsh drew his face closer to her....bt she turned hers away in disgust..... he kept his face so close to hers that she cud feel his warm breath on her cheeks.....
then he said----anne.....u dnt need to be afraid of me.....i wud nvr harm u.... i cnt evn thnk of harming u..... all i want....is to see u happy....... thats all i want........ he moved away frm her and released her......
she turned her face towards him and for the frst evr in her life.....the look in his eyes... gave her tremors inside......,for the frst time in life....she saw somethng in his eyes wich she had always wanted to see in arhaan's...... few more seconds.. then harsh suddenly checked himself and turned away......
anamika shoved the tangles of hair frm her face and said softly--- am...sorry.....
harsh---its okay.... he adjusted his shirt and combed his fingers into his hair..... then sighing....he walked out of the door in quick steps.........
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arhaan's face twisted in pain as the doctor turned his ankle the other way round.... it didnt work.... the pain did nt go after few seconds as the doctor had said it will do.... he also nodded his head sympathetically----sorry arry...bt it isnt any regular sprain....we have to do an x-ray and.....
arhaan almost shouted out in between----x-ray? bt doctor...i have to cntinue practising for god's sake....
the doctor stared at him in such a manner as if he had just committed a murder....
the doctor----sorry arry...bt it isnt a matter of joke.. u have to take rest for at least a week.....frm now....
arhaan felt too shocked to speak.... a week?..... only three more weeks are left for the tournament and he had to lie down in bed for one whole week?now thats impossible.....
he tried to stand as the doctor finished bandaging his ankle..... bt dropped down immediately... the pain was intolerable.....
the doctor----see? i told u... its serious....
arhaan groaned in reply..... he supported himself on the doctor's shoulder, whu helped him to get inside his tent......
making him sit down inside,he knelt down in frnt of him and said----tomorrow..u come to my chamber..i will fix an x-ray for u...okay?
arhaan nodded...he knew that there was no other way......
as soon as the doctor left,his fellow players came to him....asking numerous questions.... he felt really irritaed to answer each and evryone of them bt yet he plastered a smile on his face and cntinued babbling...... wen suddenly his eyes fell on the entrance..... pooja stood there,enjoying the scene.... and softly giggling to herself.....
arhaan called out to her----waha khade khade muskurane se kya hoga.. andar aao...warna maza nhi ayega.....
pooja's smile broadened at his irritated reply... she came inside and walked towards him.... one of the fellow players noticed pooja and looked surprised.. evryone knew that arhaan's grlfrnd was anne.....hence this new entrant took up evryone's attention..... and she was beautiful too... so some guys gazed at her with impressive eyes.....
bt pooja,whu was totally oblivious of her surroundings..,sat down beside arhaan....and slowly touched his bandaged ankle.... he shivered.... evn touching the place was painful......
pooja----doctor ne bilkul thk kaha hain.....tumhe kuch waqt ke liye rest karna padega.....
arhaan----par pooja..tum to janti ho...tournament ke liye sirf three weeks hain.....
pooja put her hand on his arm in an assuring manner----three weeks are there na? so what r u being so worried abt? i know....that u wud be able to make it up in the following two weeks... and i have full cnfidence in u.....
her voice had somethng in it... wich made him relax a lil.. he smiled at her----par pooja...hume hospital mein pade rehna accha nhi lagta......
pooja----tumhe hospital mein rehne ki zaroorat bhi nhi hain... agr tum chaho to main ek hafte ke liye tumhare paas shift ho sakti hoon......
arhaan felt enchanted at the thot of getting her so close to him for a whole week....he agreed at once...----of course....how cn u evn thnk that i wont agree on this? after all...i wud get u so close to me...for a whole week...and.... his eyes twinkled with mischief...
pooja laughed out-----oh my god..!!! i suppose now...u wont want ur sprain to get any better within this one week isnt it?
arhaan----u know me soo well sweetheart...
pooja kissed him quickly on his nose and said-----that i do.......
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Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi 2
Arjun
