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Anandi couldn't sleep that night. She was feeling really bad for shiv, she felt angry on herself. When shiv pulled his hand from touching her face, his face was filled with pain. How strong he was, anandi was in awe for his great self control in such a situation. She thought of her in one side who is not strong enough to fight back her fears and insecurities. And the other side shiv with such a great self confidence and mental power. Anandi was scolding herself "why, anandi, why are you not able to give what shiv truly deserves, plz anandi plz, don't make him suffer and get hurt like this". After sometime she slept .
And when anandi woke up next day, shiv had already woken up and had gone downstairs.
" anandi, thought of yesterday's events. She thought she will make it up to shiv today, she thought
" i will prepare his favourite halwa today" , " at least, I can give him that happiness".
Anandi took bath and went to the kitchen and started cooking for breakfast. She asked chotimaa about shiv's favourite dishes to cook along with halwa.
Chotimaa told her the dishes and said. " anandi beta, u finish breakfast and eat , don't wait for me as I would be late, shiv has gone for jogging, you have food, don't wait for him, as it seems he is going to be late".
Anandi said " no, chotimaa I'll wait for you and shiv, as I won't eat my breakfast alone".
Chotimaa smiled and said " after the pooja in temple I'll come home as soon as possible, as today is shiv's chote papa's birthday, I won't eat without a prayer and a pooja in the temple" while saying it she had tears in her eyes and she left.
Anandi felt after all these years also how much love chotimaa has for her dead husband. Wondering the strong bond love creates between a man and wife, she went to kitchen.
She started cooking and when she finished all the favourite dishes for shiv, only dish which was left to cook was halwa.
She took sooji, ghee, milk, nuts everything from the kitchen cabinets. Only left ingredient was sugar , which was in the top slab of the kitchen cupboard. She extended her hands but couldn't reach it as she was very short. " I should have been a little taller", scolding herself for her inability in reaching things in the top shelf, she took a stool from the living room, she placed it right beneath the shelf. Anandi climbed on the stool and stretched her hands to get the sugar bottle. In her urgency to finish halwa, anandi did not notice that the stool was a little bent In the middle and the bottom stand were also a little twisted. Anandi while stretching her hands for getting the sugar box felt the stool shaking and bending, within a second she lost balance and was about to fall upside down.
While anandi was cooking in the kitchen , shiv reached home after his morning jog. He went to his room and freshened up. After a while he was feeling thirsty. He went down , as nobody was visible he went to kitchen directly. As anandi was about to fall, shiv reached there and saw anandi falling downwards, shiv ran towards her and catches her and holds her in his hands.
Anandi closed her eyes in fear, when she was about to fall. But when she felt two strong hands catching her from falling down, she opened her eyes.
She saw shiv holding her in his arms like a baby. At that moment, she felt safe as well as shy and nervous in her physical proximity with shiv. She remembered the previous night's events. She thought she should not disappoint shiv today. All these thoughts flashed in her mind.
Shiv let anandi down and he said " Iam sorry, I couldn't let you fall , so I had to hold you,"
Anandi stood amazed with shiv's words. She was feeling really proud of him at the very moment. " how sweet he is, I should have said thank you, instead he is saying sorry, for stopping me from falling down and getting hurt. And he is again feeling bad for holding me, ". " how much he cares for me, how much concern he shows on not hurting my feelings.".
She was sweetly surprised and felt lighter with his unnecessary apology.
She said " shiv, you don't have to say sorry, I should only say sorry for yesterday".
She wiped her tears which welled in her eyes , as her heart melted in shiv's lovely words and concern. She felt a sudden urge to kiss him for the love and concern he showered on her.
She couldn't control the gratitude she felt for shiv.
She said to shiv" thank you shiv, for holding me, not only today but whenever Iam losing my self confidence and for being such an understanding husband" " thank you, shiv, thanks a lot".
Saying this she stretched her neck and kissed him on his cheeks.
Shiv was totally astounded and he couldn't believe what just happened.
Without uttering a word he left kitchen. He went to his bedroom, he touched his cheeks, where anandi kissed.
Anandi smiled at seeing shiv's shocked face as he left the kitchen.
" anandi, I think you have fought back your fear bravely, so carry on and definitely you will win in this battle of your fears, and definitely you will give shiv his rights with your full consent, soon you will be more stronger than shiv and love him more than anything in the world".š
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