Together.. But is it forever?
He craved to love her. She craved to be loved by him. Their hearts were always connected but he couldn't express it. They were one yet they couldn't be one, but today, things changed. Finally, they were together and they felt blessed about it. Keeping these thoughts in mind, Anurag and Taani were descending the stairs. Their hands were tightly held together and their fingers were perfectly entwined with each other. It was like a dream come true for both of them. Passing smiling glances, they finally came down, and there they caught red-handed.
"Mauli, nazaara dekh rahi ho?", Robindo asked teasingly with his arms folded across his chest. "Itna khubsurat nazaara koi kaise miss kar sakta hai bhala!", Mauli replied in the same tone. Anurag and Taani sprang apart in embarrassment. Anurag seemed baffled seeing Robindo and Mauli's reaction, whereas, Taani couldn't stop smiling.
"Anurag, hum sab jante hai ki aap bahut confused ho rahe ho aur humhe aab yeh lagta hai ki aap ko sach bataa dena chahiye.", Mauli said with a winning smile. "Kaisa sach?", Anurag asked confusedly. "Dada, woh actually.. I mean.. Mera Taani ko apni girlfriend kehena aur uske saath dance karna.. yeh sab.. drama tha.", Robindo said nervously. Anurag was dumbfounded hearing it. "Taaki aap jealousy mein Taani ko apne dil ki baat bataade. Aur dekhiye, jaisa humne socha tha, bilkul wahi hua.", Mauli said and grinned.
After a while of pure silence, Anurag went back to his room without saying anything, which led Robindo, Mauli and Taani to get worried. "Yeh toh phir se gussa ho gaye.", Taani said and made a sad face. Mauli stood beside her and placing her hand around her arm, she said, "Toh phir manaale usse." Robindo stood by the other side of Taani and sweetly said, "Aur aise manaaiye ki phir kabhi bhi aap se gussa naa ho." Getting the encouragement, Taani smiled and went to Anurag's room.
"I hope Anurag ka gussa thanda ho jaaye.", Mauli prayed folding her hands. "Don't worry. Main apne dada ko acchi tarah se janta hu. Iss bar woh jyada time tak gussa nahi rahenge.", Robindo assured her smilingly. "I hope so.", Mauli sighed.
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Standing beside the window, Anurag was blankly staring at the dark sky. His expression depicted his anger and frustration. "How could she do this?", he muttered furiously. "I'm sorry.", he heard a soft, delicate voice behind him and knowing who she was, without turning back, he said coldly, "But I'm not in a mood to forgive you. Pata hai mujhe kaisa laga tha? Aur tum log ho ki.."
Taani stood right behind him and held her ears. "Maaf kar dijiye please.", she lowered her eyes and said slowly. Hearing the innocence-filled voice, Anurag was forced to turn back and ended up smiling as he was in awe of her innocent apology which made her look so damn cute and beautiful.
"Ek condition pe maafi milegi.", Anurag naughtily said. "Kya?", Taani asked in a low tone. Anurag slipped his hands around her waist, pulled her close and authoritatively said, "I want a kiss." Taani left her grip on her ears, raised her eyes which were widened in shock. "Thodi der pehele toh-", she couldn't finish her words as her cheeks turned crimson red.
"Thodi der pehele kya?", Anurag asked mischievously and pulled Taani even closer, leaving a very few inches distance between them. Swallowing saliva in nervousness, she closed her eyes and heavily breathed as his closeness was affecting her. Smiling beautifully, Anurag leaned forward, pecked softly on her lips and moved back.
Taani opened her eyes and they shared a smiling eye-lock. "I love you.", Anurag said lovingly cupping her face and kissed her forehead. "I love you too.", Taani said in the same way looking directly in his eyes and at last, they tightly hugged each other.
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The days were going on smoothly and with each second passing, the love of Anurag and Taani grew stronger. They were happy, and they prayed for only one thing, that was, their life would remain blessed like this and not even any single shadow of sorrow would touch their life, but alas! Happiness doesn't remain for long.
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In the office, Anurag and Taani were sitting opposite to each other and reading some files. Suddenly Anurag felt his head getting heavy and slowly it began paining. Touching his forehead and closing his eyes, he murmured, "Uff! Phir se sar dard kar raha hai."
Taani looked at Anurag and seeing him stressed, she worriedly stood up and went near him. "Aap theek toh hai naa?", she asked. "Haan woh aaj phir se headache ho raha hai.", Anurag replied slowly. "Anurag, maine aapse kitni bar kaha hai doctor ko dikhaalo. 1 hafte se aap ko aise headaches aate hai, this is not normal. Plz mere liye doctor se check-up karwaalo.", Taani pleaded concernedly and started stroking his forehead. Anurag held her hand and smiling slightly, he said, "Dikha dunga but abhi please aise hi sar dabaado. Bohot accha lag raha hai." Taani smiled contently seeing him enjoying her stroking and kept on doing that to make him feel better.
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"Haan Taani! Tum chinta mat karo. Tests sab kar liya hai, aab doctor se baat karna baaki hai. Uske baad main tumhe phone karunga."
"Jaldi phone karna. Mujhe bahut darr lag raha hai, Anurag."
"Just relax and don't worry. Everything will be fine. I'll let you know after I leave the hospital. Theek hai?"
"Theek hai! Apna khayal rakhna. Bye and love you."
"Bye and love you too."
Anurag disconnected the call and smiling, he shook his head in awe of the concern Taani had for him. "Yeh Taani bhi naa!", he said and the next moment, he was called inside by the nurse.
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"Doctor, is there anything serious?", Anurag asked the doctor fearfully.
"Mr. Anurag, you are not well and you need treatment as soon as possible.", the doctor seriously said.
"Kya hua hai mujhe?", Anurag asked with an astonished expression.
"Aap ko..."
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Preview of Chapter Ten-
"Anurag, main sirf aap ki hona chahti hu."
"Par yeh mumkin nahin hai, Taani."
Bigg Boss 19
