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Chapter # 18
Sunrays had shone on the entire city, marking the arrival of a new day, but two people were totally unaware of the new day, they were still in the deep slumber, after a blissful courtship of trust and companionship. The windows of their room were fortunately covered properly with blinds, so there was no mark of sunlight. Their fingers were still entwined and nupur's head was lying on his chest and his arms protectively holding her, it still felt that the moment had freezed, but then a noise which felt like a knock disturbed their slumber.
Mayank groaned and shifted his position, snuggling to nupur's neck while nupur was still sleeping soundly.
Gradually the knocks became loud and now accompanied with the voices, "mummy .. daddy .."
Both of them were gaining senses, but thinking it is the part of some dream, but due to the consistency of the knock, finally nupur opened her eyes, but as she did, she found herself in the warm and strong hold of mayank , which made her forget about the knocks once again. He was snuggled to her neck, and still sleeping soundly. Last night crossed her mind, and her eyes dwelled with tears, smiling she kissed his forehead but yet again there was another knock,
"mummmyyy!", this time the kids shouted and nupur came out of all her last night trances, and carefully moved away, although his face showed expressions of irritation but she was very careful, making sure he doesn't wakes up, she got down the bed and then adjusting her night dress properly, she rushed towards the door, and on opening she found both the kids, holding hands, dressed in their school uniform and crying,
"aww, kia hua? , why are you both crying"?, she immediately sat on her knees and pulled them in a hug and they snuggled to her.
"kya hua bachon?', she was rubbing their backs softly and both of them were crying with hiccups,
"you were not .. *hiccup* .. opening the door" Rahul said and pranav's voice followed, "we were *hiccup* knocking for so long, we even got late * hiccup* . for school"
Nupur's cheeks turned crimson but she controlled her blush, "sorry beta, .. chalo now stop crying, ab tu darwaza khol diya hai na .. I ..
"kia hua merey bachon ko?"
The kids broke from nupur's hug and saw mayank, who was sitting in the bed, buttoning up his shirt, and once he was done he opened his arms and the kids rushed towards him and climbing up the bed, snuggled to him.
Nupur took a deep breath and got up from her knees and on turning she found mayank already staring her.
His eyes were expressing so much that nupur felt her body burning all over, uselessly adjusting her dress's strap, she went to the switch board and switched on the lights, but even this technique didn't work in her favour, as the whole room lighted up and her eyes fell on the disheveled bed sheet and the color on her cheeks converted to a dark shade of red,
"tu merey bache kyun ro rahe they?", he ruffled their hair, still looking at nupur, who now just starting adjusting the bed sheet.
The kids started their chanting and mayank was half listening to them, as his eyes were captured in the entangled hair of nupur, which were falling on her neck, and he could even see his love bite, he smiled mischievously and nupur noticed it, thinking about the fastest possible way to make sure her heartbeat is not audible.
"dadddyyy', the kids jolted him, realizing that he was not listening.
"umm, han beta main sun raha hon", he fumbled and looked at nupur from the corner of his eye who was trying hard to fold the sheet, but her hands were shivering.
Smiling in inwardly he turned towards the kids, "okay bachon, now stop complaining!, ab aj chuti ho gayi hai tu now go rush, change your uniforms and start studying, revise all maths exercises till lunch, go rush ", his voice had the tone which meant no arguments and suddenly the kids left all the tantrums and jumping down the bed, they went out of the room.
As nupur saw the kids moving out, her body turned red all over and she thought of following the kids but she couldn't
"nupur ..", his voice was so gentle, love filled and authoritative voice that she felt her feet chained.
She stopped right on the door with a displaced breath. She didn't have the courage to turn because she was hearing his footfalls advancing towards the door, and then suddenly she felt his arm crawling from behind her waist and grabbing it in a strong hold.
Mayank slipped his arm across her waist and from his other arm he closed the door and made her turn in his arms, "bad manners Mrs Sharma, u didn't even wish your husband a good morning?", he inhaled her fragrance and shying nupur hugged him, "good morning" .
He hugged her back tightly, "mayank ..", she said slowly and he replied with a "hmmm" '
"can I ask you something?, she said slowly and mayank moved away to look in her eyes, "ofcourse, maang k tu dekho", his eyes were pouring out trust and nupur smiled,
"promise me that you won't ever regret forming this relation", she said and mayank increased his grip over her waist.
"you still fear all this", he smiled and kissed her neck and nupur sighed, "mayank .. our relation has changed, ", she said in a serious tone and mayank looked up in her eyes, "'till now we shared the relation of the parents of our kids, and last night ..", she fumbled due to mayank's intense gaze and lowered her eyes while mayank smiled lightly and bent on her neck again, 'last night what .."
He kissed her neck again and nupur held on him tightly, "last night we have alleged to be life partners mayank .. alleged to share pains and sorrows, be there for each other .. promise you won't back out.", she said with eyes dwelling with tears and trailing his lips up to her eyes, he kissed her eyes, "aisa kyun poch rahi ho nupur, we have shared pains before also, we have been there for each other, why are you scared all of a sudden". He tucked the strand of her hair in her ear and slowly kissed her lips, "nothing has changed nupur..', he whispered and nupur looked in his eyes.
"things have changed mayank, before we shared as a wish, but now it's a responsibility .. before there was never an expectation that the other will come and share pains, now we both are going to demand support .. and it is not going to be easy .."
Her eyes were confused and mayank kissed her again,
"Every relation in my life has been very difficult nupur, my parents died because of didi, Our house went on fire and my dad went in to save didi, he died and my mom died due to that shock. I still remember that day, I was 8 years old and I used to hate didi, although my bitterness faded, but I forgave her only when I saw kanchi's love for her unborn child, I realized what immense love parents have for their children. You know even I was bitter towards Rahul, I thought bcz of him kanchi died, but then ofcourse I couldn't stay away from my own child. Every relation in my life has a past, and I know how to mould that past to strengthen my future.",, he said it all in one go and nupur was just left staring.
"don't worry nupur, expectations are kept from people you consider close, and the fact that we both will demand support from each other is enough that we will be keeping promise of being life partners, and one thing is for sure, we both are bonded so deeply, that if one will demand something, the other cannot refuse .. right?", he moved more close and nupur took a deep breath and kissed his lips and then moving away, she said in a soft whisper,
"I love you mayank .."
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