someone please teach me how to control my words!!! its a more than 3500 words update i hope you guys like it!
Part 55
Caller 1- So he is finally awake huh? I never thought he would live to see the light of the day. If only you had executed what I had told you to, in time. Anywayā¦ has he mentioned anything yet?
Caller 2- No. Not yet. His short term memory is still in shock and will take time to heal. And for your kindest informationā¦ I've not done the job yet doesn't mean I have failed. Killing him in the hospital would have been a stupid idea. With the kind of police protection and his family standing on his head all the while, it would have been an act of suicide on my part.
Caller 1- So should I expect my work to be done now? Or are you waiting for him to get his short term memory back and take my name?
Caller 2- Patience dearā¦ half the things in this world are messed up because people donot have enough patience to wait for the right time.
Caller 1- Wellā¦ we have our own perceptions of right time now, don't we? However, I will trust you this one time because you know very well that if I go to jail then you will go tooā¦ So lets not be over smart here or play any games. Just do it asap.
Caller 2- Kis cheez ko kab karna hai ye Natasha bohat achhi tarah se jaanti hai. I donot need to learn from anyone that. You sit tight and don't worryā¦ you're work will be done!
Without waiting for the formality of goodbye or goodnight, Natasha hung up. She kept the cell phone on her desk and rotated it with her fingers.
Anger was very bad for her business. In fact, any emotion could paralyse you, and your thoughtsā¦ hence Natasha preferred staying cold, rather than displaying the warmth of any emotion in her. The last emotion that she had felt in a long time was lustā¦ for Arjun! She could not control herself when it came to himā¦ but seeing him succumb to his emotions when it came to his wife was a turn off. On the other hand, getting him, was proving to be a challenge and hence it became more important for her to have himā¦ before she executed her assignments and headed back to London.
It will be her way of saying sorry to him. She will be depriving herself the pleasure of sleeping with him again, as he would cease to exist. What a waste of a man! If only he was equally attracted to herā¦ then she would just make a counter deal with Mikhail and take Arjun to London with herā¦ to live as her playboy. But unfortunately his mind and brain was fogged with something that was the last thing anyone wanted in their lineā¦ emotions!
She had hoped that being in the same field, Arjun would share her views. But with his wife around, Arjuns intelligence was diminishing by the day. But Natashas hotness for him was increasing! Well if she could not have him the normal way, then she will have to twist the situation. And she knew now how to manipulate Arjunā¦ she just had to put her evil eye on that one thingā¦ and Arjun would be begging her to do anything in return. All she had to do was make sure that Arjuns life was in her handsā¦ that Arjuns Arohi, was on her target!
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Arohi dragged her sad feet along the staircase to reach her room. The entire family had got a new found energy in keeping awake for an hour past midnight just by the fact that the man that held this entire family together, was back in the house. Her mother had noticed the silence in Arohi, because it was not something normal, and tried to question her about it but Arohi dismissed her. She did not want her mother to feel that she was not happy with Arjun. A short series of questions regarding the baby came up and Arohi could not deal with it. Faking a headache and giving an excuse of resting, Arohi headed towards her room. Lovedeep offered to drop her and she could not refuse. She appreciated the silent space that her bua offered her.
Reaching the door of her room, Arohi stopped and turned towards Love. "Thank you bua. Goodnight."
"Goodnight Aru." When Arohi started turning to go inside her bua's voice stopped her.
"Aruā¦ sab thik toh hainaā¦ tere aur Arjun ke beech mein?"
Arohi instantly smiled. "Haan bua. Sab thik hain. Aapko aisa kyu laga?"
Lovedeeps eyes searched Arohis face. "Kyuki tu bohat chup chup si hai. Aur hospital mein bhi Arjun thoda naaraaz sa laga mujheā¦ issliyeā¦"
"Nai bua. Aisa kuch nahi hai. Vohā¦ basā¦ mein thodi thak gayi hoon. Aurā¦" Arohi could not lie anymore. So she just kept a hand on her stomach.
Lovedeep smiled. "Mein tujhe bachpan se jaanti hu Aru. Mujhe pata hai kuch hua hai. Lekin agar tu nahi batana chahti toh koi baat nahi. Tu jaake soja. Subah baat karenge."
Kissing Arohi on the cheek, Lovedeep turned around to go down and join her family. Arohi entered her room and switched on the light. She loved her room a lot and had missed it the past couple of days. But right now, she did not care which room she was in as long as she had Arjun by her side. But he was not here. Maybe he went back to the cottage. Maybe she should smuggle out of her houseā¦ the way she had done months back and go to the cottage.
Yesā¦ Arjun wont be able to avoid or neglect her over there. She would make him forgive her. But she could not do that right now, she will have to wait till her over excited family goes to sleep. She set the alarm on her phone for an hour later.
Arohis body went about changing her clothes and washing her face to get ready to sleep, but her mind was chalking out plans to make Arjun forgive her and love her the way he used to. The last sight of Arjuns back towards her, leaving her behind in the hospital, was disturbing her beyond measure now. Pushing all her negative thoughts out of her mind, Arohi steeled her determination to get her husband and his love backā¦ as she slid in the quilt trying to sleep.
From the corner of her eye, Arohi noticed a movement in the balcony of her room, and her hand stilled on the bedside table lamp, which she had just switched off. The shadow looked tall and was standing still, without making any movements. Arohi started chanting hanuman chalisa under her breath as she sat up in her bed and pulled the quilt under her arms. The shadow moved a bitā¦ towards the entrance of the balcony and Arohi noticed something in its hand. It looked like a stuffed bag from a distance to her. The shadow started moving towards the door of the room and Arohi started sliding out of her bed, picking up the vase on her dressing table as her choice of a weapon.
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"Naiā¦ mein jaag rahi thiā¦" Rashi stifled a yawn as her eyes remained half closed.
"Tumhe kabhi kisine bataya nahiā¦ ki tumhe jhoot bolna nahi aata." Rajveer immediately regretted his decision of calling her up. He had been right, she had fallen asleep. And now she was awake because of his call.
"Nai babaā¦ bas thodisi aankh lag gayi thiā¦ aur bataoā¦ sab sogaye kya?"
"Hmmā¦ bas abhi sone gaye hain. Arohi pehle chali gayi sone."
"Arohi??? Arohi bhi aayi hai waha? Aur Arjuni???"
"Nahi. Arjun refused to stay back. Lekin bhabhi ne 2 din ke liye Arohi ko yaha rukaaya hai. Kal holi bhi hai aurā¦ bauji bhi bohat khush honge."
"Arjun doesn't like holi. Usse bachpan se hi ye rang lagana etc pasand hi nahi thaā¦ lekin voh mujhe kabhi manaa nahi kar paata tha. Mein toh usse rang bhi lagati thi aur usspe paani bhi daalti thi." Rashi chuckled at the holi memories from her childhood and Rajveer smiled hearing the happiness in her laughter.
"These two are a perfect example of opposites attract! Arohi just loves holiā¦ ye usska sabse favourite festival hai. Shararat aur mastiā¦ ye dono Aru ko bohat pasand hai."
"Hmm I knowā¦ Opposites attractā¦" Rajveer felt the blush in Rashis voice and he realised that she was not talking about Arjun Arohi anymore.
"Lekin iss maamle mein main tumhare jaisa hu. Mujhe bhi holi bohat pasand hai. Aur iss saal meinā¦ sabse pehle tumhe rang lagaana chahta hoonā¦"
Rashi bit her lip at the intimacy of Rajveers request. He was asking for something that the whole of India did on holiā¦ in public. But imagining Rajveer touching her soft cheeks slowly, smearing the gulaal in his hands on them, gave her goosebumps even now.
"Rashiā¦ kuch bhi karke iss holi pe yaha aajao. Andā¦ I need you to do me a favour tooā¦"
Rashi was busy floating around in la la land dreaming about her impending holi, that it took her a while to process Rajveer asking her something. Rajveer could make out that she was not herself right now and it made him proud thinking that HE, was a source of her distraction.
"Boloā¦" This was all Rashi could manage to utter.
"Tumne kaha ki Arjun tumhe kabhi mana nahi kar sakta. So just make sure you get him with you to Ahluwalia Aashiana tomorrow night for the holi celebration and day after tomorrow morning to play colours with us."
Rashi eyebrows raised in surprise. "Mujhe nahi pata tha tumhe Arjun se itna lagaav haiā¦"
Rajveer laughed. "Mujhse jyada Aru ko hai. Aaj maine unn dono ke beech thodasa tension mehsoos kiyaā¦ Jab Arohi ko chodke Arjun hospital se chala gaya tabse Arohi bohat bechain lagrahi hai. I don't know what is the issue and I didn't ask. But I feel that theres something wrongā¦ and if that's the case then they should be together to over come their issues. Shayad holi ke mahol mein saare giley shikvey durr hojaaye."
Rashis heart elated. She had not fallen in love with the wrong man this time.
The Singhanias and Ahluwalias shared a strong hatred bond which had been carried on for years now. And there was a period when Arjun and Rajveer hated each otherā¦ not just because they belonged to enemy families but also because they were too similar to accept the opposite person.
But now, seeing Rajveers golden heart make space for Arjun too, made Rashi smile. He was actually looking out for her brotherā¦ and this was all possible because of only one personā¦ Arohi.
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"Jai hanuman gyaan gun saagarā¦ jai kapish tihu loka ujaagarā¦
Ramdoot atuleet baldhamaā¦ anjani putra pavansoot naamaā¦"
Arohi muttered under her breath as she slowly took baby steps around her bed and towards the bathroom door. With one hand she gripped her pajamas and with other the vase and she steadily moved towards the figure, hiding herself in the shadows. The intruder turned towards the bed and towered himself in the door frame. Arohi continued to chant but her voice started wavering as panic started gripping her heart. Lifting the vase vertically in her hand, she moved closer and raised the vase over her head, to strike.
The intruder found the bed empty and turned towards the other side, directly facing Arohi. A sliver of moonlight fell across his eyes and hazel brown irises widened as they made out Arohis warrior pose in the darkness. The vase slipped from a shocked Arohis hand and Arjun dived to catch it, avoiding it falling on the floor and crashing. Arohis eyes were glued to Arjun. She stood like a statue watching him sprint, catch the vase, keep it on the table and look back at her.
But Arohi just stared. She stared at him as if it had been months or years since she had seen Arjun. Fear and anxiety flew away from her face and it softened as she took it every tiny detail about her husband. His light brown talkative eyes that spoke of the same longing for a brief second before he masked it with impassivenessā¦ the smooth curve of his eyebrows, that relaxed when they saw her but were scrunched up nowā¦ the hard lines of his handsome face, that hardened more as he tried to go back in to his monster modeā¦ his plump pink kissable lips, which had parted in astonishment and were shut tightly now, struggling with the temptation of whispering her nameā¦ his strong sharp chin, which stuck out in pride always but was doing the same in defiance now.
Arohis eyes roamed over his face kissing it lovingly with her gaze, before they travelled along his body and reached his handā¦ the hand which had held Mr Softy Ahluwalias neck in its tight grip. Arohi gasped and her eyes flew back to Arjuns. Realising the silent question, Arjun held out his hand with the stuffed toy towards Arohi.
"Vohā¦ tumhe itne dino se akele sone ki aadat nahi hai. Tohā¦ maine socha tum shayad darr jaogiā¦ issliyeā¦ issliye mein isse dene aaya tha."
Arjun said these words blanklyā¦ without emotions. But Arohi could sense and hear the love and concern for her in them, bringing a soft smile on her lips. Arohi raised her hand and took her best friend from him. Her fingers grazed Arjuns and she held on.
Waiting for a few seconds, Arjun pulled his hand back and looked away. Arohi could clearly see Arjuns struggle at keeping his emotions in check. There was a time when Arohi could not understand this manā¦ but now, his one look told her about the volcano of emotions that were erupting within him.
The truth was, just like Arohi, even Arjun could not sleep without her. There was no need for him to come in the middle of the night, climbing a pipe to give her a stupid soft toy but the way he had dismissed her in anger, was disturbing him now. He had to see herā¦ make sure she was fineā¦ because that would give him solace. But now that she was in front of him, his anger and disappointment over the Karan episode came back to him. And so the monster was stuck between being angry with her and his concern for her.
"Thanksā¦"
Arohis soft voice send goosebumps on Arjuns skin. He thanked his stars that he was wearing a jacket and so Arohi couldn't see the hair stand on his arms. He nodded his head and turned around towards the balconey.
"Arjunā¦"
Arohis urgent call stopped him. He stilled, facing his back to her.
"Pipe se mat jaao. Use the front door."
Arohi noticed a slight slump in Arjuns shoulders. "Its ok. I'll manage."
"Arjunā¦"
Arjun took another step and stopped again.
"Vohā¦ thanks again. Mujhe sachme darr lagraha thaā¦"
Arjun looked outside. He took another step and her "Arjunā¦" stopped him again.
"Ab kya hai???" Turning his face slightly behind, Arjun growled.
But his question was met with silence. Arohi didn't say a word. Losing patience, Arjun was about to yell at her to spit it out when his heart beat stopped. His eyes widened and he inhaled sharply when he felt Arohis soft hands wrap around him from behind as Arohi hugged herself to him. He could feel her pressing her face in his back when she tightened her hold.
Arjuns breathing gathered pace. Arohi bunched Arjuns shirt in her fists and Arjun felt himself shake as soft sobs escaped Arohis lips. Arjun grabbed her hands and tried to loosen her hold so that he can turn around and look at her face but Arohi held on tight.
He heard her mutter a muffled "Im sorry" in to the muscles of his back. Arjun gulped.
He had wanted her to apologise and had planned on giving her a hard time about it, but her tears melted his heart and also panicked him a bit. Arohis hands went up to his shoulders and she turned her face, now pressing her cheek on his back.
"Mein jaanti hu mujhe tumhe batana chahiye thaā¦ lekin *sniff* lekinā¦"
Arjun pulled Arohis hands and turned around. He could make out her tear stricken face in the dark and he wiped them away with his thumbs. Arohi crashed herself in to him and held on to his waist tightly. More sobs broke out from her throat and Arjun stroked her hair. He knew he could never stay angry with his wife when she was this upset. When Arohi calmed down, Arjun picked her up in his arms and carried her to the bed.
Placing her in the centre, Arjun tried to pull back but Arohi did not loosen her grip on him or remove her face from the crook of his neck. Arjun half laid down besides her and draped the quilt on her body. He continued to stroke her hair till she gradually loosened her hands and pulled back to look at his face. Arjun wiped the traces of tears from her cheeks, kissed her forehead and whispered,
"Goodnightā¦"
As he tried to get up, Arohi pulled his hand and made him fall back on the bed and half on top of her.
"Arohiā¦ I need to go. Tum bhi bohat thak gayi hoā¦ so jaao."
Arohi shook her head like a child. "Mujhe akele neend nahi aayegi."
"Issiliye tumhare stoopid Softy Ahluwalia ko tumhare paas laaya hu."
"Lekin jab mein Mr Softy ko hug karti hu, toh he doesn't hug me back. Mujhe mera real life, full size wala softy chahiye."
Arjun looked at Arohis wide eyes and innocent pout, making her look like a stubborn brat, out to get what she wanted. He knew his wifes tactics to get him to forgive her. But he was not ready yet. Some part of his heart was still wounded, but it was not the right time to make her repent and so he decided to wait till she was back home. For now, he just smiled.
"Filhaal isse kaam chala lo. Holi ke baad ghar aajana."
Arjun tried to get up again but Arohi held fast.
"Arjun tumne mujhse ek vaada kiya thaā¦ Sabko abhi bhi lagraha hai ki mein pregnant hu. And its already three months now! Hamare separation period ko khatam hone mein sirf 3 mahine bache hai. Agar usse pehle mein pregnant nahi hui toh dad will get me back here permanently. Tumne mujhse vaada kiya tha ki before this 3 months get over, I will be pregnant. Agar tum aise hi mujhse durr bhagte rahe then how will we have a baby???"
Arjun raised his eyebrows in surprise. He could not believe that Arohi would play this card just to avoid grovelling for an apology. Some other time, Arjun would not have left such a golden opportunity, but right now he was not in the mood to let her get off so easily.
"Arohiā¦ Vaade toh hum dono ne bohat kiye they ek doosre seā¦ lekinā¦ anywayā¦ two more days wont make a difference." Arjun gave her a fake smile but Arohi didn't miss the sarcasm in his voice. She sat up in the bed with a start.
"Arjunā¦ tumne bhi ek baat chupaayi thi mujhse! Aur mujheā¦"
"Toh tum uss baat ka badla le rahi thi???" Arjuns smile vanished and he gritted his teeth. Anger started returning to him and he tried to push it away. He did not want to fight with Arohi and then leave her alone to cry.
Arohi did not have an answer. She could not think of anything except that she wanted her Arjun back. "Nahiā¦ Lekin Arjunā¦"
"I don't want to hear it. Atleast not now. Raat kaafi ho chuki haiā¦ so jao." Arjun got up from the bed and headed towards the room door. Arohis loud "NAHI" jerked him to stop and he saw a running Arohi, rush past him and locked the door of her room.
"Bachhon ki tarah behave karna band karo Arohi. Mujhe jaane doā¦ hum baad mein baat karenge."
Arjun turned his feet towards the balconey door but Arohi raced him to it. She held the sides of the frame in her hands, slightly above her shoulders, facing him, blocking the exit effectively.
"You were right Arjun. Vaade toh humne ek doosre se bohat kiye they. Aur ussme se ek vaada jo maine kiya thaā¦ voh aaj mein poora karungiā¦"
Arjun could not figure out what she was talking about, but his mind was too busy with something else. The moonlight was filtering in the room from behind Arohi, bathing her entire silhoutte in its glow. The spaghetti stap purple tank top which stuck to her body, striking displayed her curves to Arjuns hungry eyes. The white cotton harem pajama became almost transparent in the hue, clearly marking Arohis slim, toned legs that it encased. Arjun gulped as tentacles of passion started tickling his pleasure centres, making him restless. Arjuns eyes roamed on Arohis delicious curves before returning to her face.
Arohi could make out the effect of her words and her body language had had on Arjun. She knew how to manao her saiyyan. He had begged and begged for her forgiveness and she was ready to beg too. But she preferred to do it in style. Arohi saw Arjuns intense gaze travel her body, burning her skin, and finally return to her face. The moment his eyes met hers, she smiled slyly and winked.
too descriptive? thats where my word count goes for a toss š ok sorry coz i out wrote it! hotness to continue in the next update š³ but this buffer was necessary... i could not just make them jump on each other š please leave your comments guys! thanks for liking the story š
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