***part 9***
Manvi had been sulking since she got to know Virat was leaving for two weeks. She didn't talk to him straight. She would make all his favorite khaana but would not talk with him while eating. When he went to spend some time with her, she said she was busy. He wanted to take her out, before he left, again she refused. Virat was scratching his head. 'pagal ladki' he thought.
He was sitting outside with Rahul and studying. Manvi came to give them both coffee; they had been studying since a long time. She handed the cup to Rahul with a smile but placed Virat's cup on the table and left, ignoring him. "Manvi?" he called, but she had already left.
"Yaaar, yeh ladki bhi ajeeeb hai! teek se baaat karna bhi ajuba hai is ghar main" he was getting a little upset.
"yeh hi toh pyaaar hai mere bhai, stop looking and start feeling mere baccha. Abhi deekho Priya bhi ruti huvi hai, jab se patha chala ki main akela jaa raha hu. It's their way to deal with separation. I toh find it cute anyways..par'I know.. ki, tera toh kuch nahi hone wala hai..abhi main jaa raha hu, bohot hogaya padayi wadayi..biwi time now!" he said getting up.
"maan na padaga yaaar, tu ne Ph.d kar raki hai haan? biwi ke psychology main, par yeh woh nahi hai. Iska screw deela hai bas, aur kuch nahi" he himself was actually surprised that Manvi's ignoring him was really getting to him.
"I told u, already, tera kuch nahi ho sakta, tujh pe koi kitna bhi pyaar barsaye, tuje toh gobar hi lagne wala hai." He said while leaving.
"Ohh plz..jao bhai, only your wife can handle this pathetic sense of humor of your's..muje baksh do..plzz" Virat sent him off.
Deep inside, he knew Rahul was not completely wrong. She had been acting weird since he told him about his camp. 'Isi liye main yeh sab main padna hi nahi chahta' he made a funny face and went inside. She was folding the laundry; he went and started to help her. She snatched the shirt away and glared at him.
V: "Yaar, kya problem hai? Kyu aaise behave kar rahi ho?"
M: " aaise kaise?"
V: "teek se baat nahi kar sakti?"
M: "tum ne kiya, teek se baat? Pehli batha nahi sakte the ki ja rahe ho?"
V: "abhi kya farak padtha hai manvi, ki bataya hai ki nahi bataya hai, kuch change thodi hota." He said annoyed.
She threw the shirt at him angrily and went inside...he followed her "Manvi!!"
He managed to hold her hand and stop her. She looked away and her hair was covering her face "Chodu muje" she was trying to free her hand. He pushed her hair back, held her chin and made her face him. She was resisting and trying to look the other way. He forcefully turned her face, two small drops of tears were rolling down her cheek.
For a second, he felt so bad. How could he not understand her emotions?
"alay alay..Mannu baby, lo lahi hai?? Lonaaa aa raha hai?" he talked funny trying to cheer her up.
She started hitting his chest softly and he ran away, she chased him all around the house. "Chodungi nahi tum ko aaj" Finally they both were so tired running like small kids that they collapsed on the opposite sides of the couch.
"yaar, roj aaise bagao muje, kya hai na aaj kal time nahi milta workout karne ka..isi bahane tum se daily dose ka ladayi aur workout, dono hojayega ." He laughed.
"Woh toh tab karungi na, jab tum yaha rahoge.." she said going back to her previous state folding her hands and pouting.
He smiled. He remembered how Rahul said he found the whole thing so cute, now he understood. He moved closer to her and put his arm around her.
"Manvi, main sirf doh hafton ke liye ja raha hoon, do saal ke liye nahi. I actually think it's a good thing, so much has happened between us, some time away from each other will give us space to process everything?"
"process what? Why do always use such big big words? Time away, Process, space, digest. I have nothing to process, tum har cheez ko itna complicate kyu karte ho?"
"Complicate nahi analyze karta hu. Kabhi kabhi tum bhi socha karo, warna battery dead hogaya ga." He was pointing his hand to her head.
"mujhe nahi karna analyze wanalyze..main toh wahi karti hu, jo mera maan karta hai, jo mujhe accha lagtha hai.." she said looking at him widening her eyes and smiling. He was looking into those wide eyes again, they were filled with so much life and brightness and so many surprises. She caught him looking at her and blushed.
He smiled at her "haye haye, meri mumtaz.." he smiled still looking, she blushed some more. "Yaar bachpan se tum ko dektha ayaa hoon, kaha chupa ke raka tha yein sab, I don't know, these natkat ankhein, yein ishare, yeh sharmana..tum sharmathi ho, toh waise lagthi ho, jaise woh old movies ke heroine ki tarah, ..I can't even describe it." He looked at her smitten.
She started blushing harder and laughed sweetly and he kept staring at her "Did Virat Vadhera just give me a compliment. I have to mark this day in the calendar."
V: "Shut up! I give you compliments all the time.."
M: "No, you don't"
V: "Yes!!!!! I do"'
M: "Achha baba leave it, waise, I am sorry, I am being such a brat. I am just worried about you, how much you will miss me."
V: hmmm..
M: You will miss me right.." She made a puppy face.
V: "See, that's what I was talking about, I haven't seen that one either" he was leaning in closer to her face.
M: "Stop it Virat, you are making me conscious." She buried her head behind him.
V:"Ofcourse, I will miss you, my jaan. But, I won't be able to focus on my work, if you are sad" He pulled her in front, closer to him.
M: "Ok, I promise, I won't be sad. But, I will mish u, like a lot.." she cuddled cozily in his arms.
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Next morning, Virat, Manvi and Rahul, Priya drove to the hospital. There was a bus waiting, to take them to the camp, which was in a rural area, very far away from the city. Priya was totally down, she wouldn't let go off Rahul's hand. Manvi was chirping like a parrot making Virat laugh like crazy.
"Manvi, stop it, behosh karne ka iraaada hain kya? Bas kar meri ma, kitna bologe?"
"Since, you won't be here for two weeks, I cannot tell you all these things, so I am getting everything out right now. Baad main math kehna, Manvi gussa thi, usne mujh se baath hi nahi kiya and all ok?"
"I don't think I will ever complain that you don't talk enough." he laughed.
They arrived at the college, but Rahul and Priya were not ready yet, so they got out giving them some privacy. They were standing below a tree by the bus.
M: "Ok, so I prepared a biwi speech" she stood straight in an attention pose.
V: "accha? Ok, lets hear it."
M: She started chanting like mantras "Eat your food on time, don't work too hard. Sleep on time. Acche se rahna. Kithaboh ko zyaada math pakana.."
V: "ok, ok I get it..plz..stop." he joined his hands. They looked at each other. She held his hand and he looked at her as she was trying her best, not to cry.
"Come here" he pulled her in his arms and squeezed her tightly and she hugged him back. "Please take care of yourself, stay alert and stay with Priya all the time ok? And call me, if you need anything, anything at all, I will take the next bus back." he touched her cheek.
She looked at him slowly and smiled, her eyes filling up "Husband speech??"
He smiled "Haan whatever you want to call it."
"I will miss you Virat." "I love you" she said. He gulped his words, he couldn't say anything, he was speechless for a second. He took a deep breath and kissed her lips softly. He didn't want to leave now. He was lost in her eyes. There was magic around her.
"Ahem..Ahem" Rahul and Priya coughed at them while walking toward the bus.
"The bus is starting Virat" they heard someone say from the window, they both looked up, it was Maya.
"Maya is coming with you?" Manvi asked raising her eyebrow.
"Apparently!" Virat was still looking at Manvi.
"Bye Manvi" he smiled. "Here, I got you something" he gave her a small box wrapped up with a ribbon on top.
"What's this?" she beamed forgetting all about Maya.
"Dekh lena aaram se" he said as the driver was honking.
"Hustle away now" he kissed her again quickly and ran into the bus as it started moving. He waved at her from the bus, gave her a flying kiss and disappeared inside.
Manvi and Priya waved lovingly to their respective husbands, until the bus was out of sight.
"Going away gift?" Priya asked wiping her tears.
Manvi smiled and hugged her. "Priya, I think we should exploit this time with just us girls, slumber party every night. What say??" she asked excitedly.
"Your loving husband reminded me 101 times or more to take care of you and you are consoling me? Collector's item you are" Priya laughed.
Manvi giggled and excitedly opened her gift. It was a phone.
"Wow new phone? Kis khushi main?"
Manvi just smiled.
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>>>part 10
Note: Sorry everyone, I haven't gotten to reply to your wonderful comments. I will do that, but I felt like, even you guys would appreciate an update better than 'thanks a lot' pm. So, here to go. Plz keep commenting, luv all long and lovely comments I got for last update. I can't tell you how happy they make me.😳😳😳
Edited by bluebolt - 12 years ago
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