*************Scene 2 Part 2************
'oh panch baj gaye?' thought Anandi to herself.
She slipped out of her bed gracefully and adjusted her ghaghra. Then she left towards the kitchen to help Ira and Meenakshi
The nerve of him! she thought to herself, as she passed by the living room
Shiv was still sitting on the sofa, working on his laptop.
'shayad kuch zaroori kaam aa gaya hoga! han yahi ho saktha hai' she convinced herself.
Little did Anandi know that the moment she had turned her back, Shiv cooly glanced towards her and smirked. For a second he felt as if she was about to turn but Anandi just went ahead.
It was a normal dinner affair at the Shekar's residence. Daddu cracked a few jokes while Alok tried to duck Ira's side punches. On the other hand Mahi and Sanchi were engrossed on serious cricket conversation where sanchi had boldly declared it to be the most boring sport ever.
Mahi, who felt as if the entire world had just crashed on him, furiously argued with his sister, explaining to her the sacredness behind it.
Shiv seemed relaxed between all this commotion. It seemed very normal to him.
Anandi was looking back and forth between all the members as if following a tennis match. Of course she was enjoying every bit of it and also managed to throw few furtive glances at her 'khadoos' husband.
'khadoos hi tho hain' she thought to herself angrily
After dinner the entire family sat down together to just discuss their day. Sanchi went back to her magazine and texting while Mahi had started talking to his brother.
'Anandhi bhabi aap idhar aaker batiye' invited Mahi as he got up to give her place.
'mujhe nahi baitna' thought Anandi to herself.
Reluctantly she went ahead and sat in a calm and composed manner besides Shiv.
Her heart was racing. That feeling was completely irritating her. She could not believe that she was feeling this way.
Was she this desperate ?! This was the thought that fluttered through her mind every now and then.
Shiv who was still engrossed in his laptop had finally managed to shut it down. He then placed it on the coffee table and in the process rubbed his shoulder against Anandi's, which sent sudden sparks all over her body.
'Kya hua beta' asked a surprised Ira. Anandi had stood up all of a sudden, alarming the family members.
'k-kuch nahi ma' hesitated Anandi.
She then excused herself stating that it had been a long day for her and if there was nothing else for her to do then she would prefer to rest.
Anandi entered into her room, once again with her heart prowling against her mouth.
She cursed herself under her breath for such a stupid outburst.
'pata nahi kya soch rahe hongay' she thought to herself and her irritation towards Shiv returned fully fledged.
She slowly removed her jewelry and placed it in the drawer of her dresser. Then she made her way towards the bed and laid down on the right corner. First she laid on her left side with her hand placed under her cheek. Then she turned to her right side.
'ye kya hogaya hai mujhe' she said getting up.
This is horrible-she thought to herself. Her restlessness was getting to her. She decided to go to the washroom to freshen-up. A few minutes later as she walked back into her room she noticed Shiv sleeping peacefully on the bed. Her heart was sinking.
Anger flushed through her cheeks. Purposely avoiding any kind of contact, Anandi walked besides the bed and placed herself softly on it.
Suddenly she felt a hand sneak up around her waist. As if cold water had been poured on her, her anger washed away. The places of impact were on fire-well so she felt.
Shiv slowly moved towards her and curled, making an arch shape around her.
Anandi waited for something more to happen. It had been three whole minutes. She could feel his hot breath on her neck and then there it was, a loud snore.
Her eyes widened with surprise.
'What was happening today!' Only shiv could answer that.
It became evident after fifteen minutes that nothing more was to happen. Soon she drifted into an uneasy sleep.
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Edited by Suchi-Virmanian - 12 years ago