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So here it was... Please leave your comments and hit the like button if you liked it that it...
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One more thing... I'm forming a PM list on the 1st page, 2nd Post because there are not as many readers as they were when i started writing this (I take the full blame for hanging the FF in between)... So if you want to receive PM when I update this... Kindly leave a comment so I'll add you to the list...😛
Next, The ranks of our favorite stars Karan and Kritika are going down... so if you could please take out a minute and comment there then it would really be great and also drop by at Mohabbat Mahal... we are celebrating its 20th Thread 😃😉
One last thing... I have the new banner for TMP... Tell me how it is??? Its made by Maria. ❤️
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~||Chapter 22||~
~||Chapter 22||~
Arjun was sitting on the chair in the balcony of his cabin and was fidgeting with his phone. It was night time now and he was all alone. Actually he had left immediately after dinner. He had not even had dinner properly, just seeing Sanchit and Arohi together made him nostalgic and he couldn't stand to see them together anymore so he left leaving his dinner half eaten. When others asked what happened to him he just said that he was tired and was going to sleep. They noticed that his mood was foul so they didn't tell him anything. They just nodded and asked him to take care. He nodded back and looked at Arohi hoping that she would stop him or would accompany him but to his disappointment, she just gave him a strange look. This disappointed him more so he huffed in anger and left from there. Dhruv and Jai shared a look and smiled evilly. Their plan was working. Arjun was getting jealous seeing his wife with someone else.
So now he was sitting in the balcony from past 45 minutes and waiting for his wife to show up. He heard the turn of doorknob and turned to look at his wife entering the cabin. Arohi closed the door behind her and looked at the bed first as she thought that she might find Arjun there but he was not there. She felt cool breeze coming from the direction of the balcony and looked there only to find her husband sitting on the chair and looking at her. But he immediately looked away as soon as her eyes found his. Arohi sighed; he was acting strange since they have been back to the cruise and couldn't understand what was bothering him. But she decided to know, so she walked in the balcony and sat on the chair opposite of Arjun's.
Arjun noticed her sitting on the chair opposite him, from the corner of his eyes, but he didn't acknowledge her presence, he kept his eyes fixed on the sea. Arohi looked at his face for some time; she noticed his jaw clenched his hand balled in tight fist. He was angry, but why? She waited for him to say something but when he didn't say anything for some time, Arohi thought of breaking the silence. "I thought you must have slept," she said. "I didn't feel like sleeping," he replied almost immediately and was still looking at the sea. Arohi just nodded and again there was silence.
"What's wrong Arjun?" she asked after a few minutes passed, he brow furrowed in curiousness. Arjun frowned, she's been avoiding him the whole day and now she's asking what was wrong? Not avoiding per se but still she didn't speak to him. "Nothing's wrong," he replied in an irritated voice. "Then why are you behaving like this?" she threw another question at him. "How am I behaving?" he asked back, his eyes still fixed on the sea. She looked towards the sea to see what was so interesting out there which had her husband's gaze fixed on it but her eyes met only dimness. She looked back at him and answered his question, "You look angry, upset, irritated-" He cut her off in between and snapped, "I'm fine." "No you are not," Arohi retorted back and then added, "You were perfectly fine in the afternoon and then suddenly you were so . . . so grumpy." She paused and then continued, "What happened, Arjun? Because I'm sure something has happened that is making you behave like this." "I said I'm fine and why do you care anyway?" he said standing up and walking into the room. His last sentence hurt Arohi but this was not the time to be hurt. He just cannot say things like this and then walk away. She walked behind him, took hold of his arm and turned him around so that he would face her. "Why do I care? I care because you are my friend-" Arohi was saying when Arjun cut her off in between and said, "And your husband."
Arohi stopped, she looked in his eyes searching for something, maybe the cause of his anger but all she could see was hurt. "I was going to say that," Arohi said in a slow voice, and was still looking in his eyes, she was now very worried about him. There was again silence for some time when Arohi asked again, in a gentle voice, "What is it, Arjun?" Arjun sighed; he was in no mood for an argument now. "Listen. Just let it be, okay. I'm fine. I'm tired and I'm going to sleep. I'm in no mood of an argument now," he said in a firm voice. He freed his arm from her hold, went on his side of the bed and lie down not even bothering to change his clothes. Arohi looked at him as anger started to take place of worry. "You know what? Be this way. I don't care," she said angrily, took her night wear out of the suitcase, went to the bathroom and closed the door with a loud slam making Arjun jump.
Arohi was very angry. With a thud she kept her clothes on the counter. What does he think of himself? If he wants to speak then he'll speak and if he doesn't want to speak, he'll behave as if he doesn't even know her. This is the second time he was behaving like this and this time Arohi was not going to cry or be upset because of his behavior. He cannot just behave as he wishes. She is not going to deal with his mood swings now. She'll not ask him what was wrong again if he wants to tell then he'll tell or else he can go to hell. And how can he even ask her 'why does she care?' That was so wrong. Aren't they friends? Aren't they married? Friends, and husbands and wives, are supposed to care for each other. But she doesn't care just because they are friends or husband and wife, she cares because . . . because she just does. But she'll remember this; next time when he will ask her any question even she'll ask him, 'why do you care?'
While Arohi was in the bathroom all angry, Arjun was lying on the bed and thinking about what had just happened. He shouldn't have fought with Arohi. It was just wrong. He had seen the hurt in her eyes when he had asked her, 'Why did she care?' and that in turn hurt him. He shouldn't have said that and now he was feeling bad. He could have avoided all this but he couldn't help it. He was angry, very angry; at Sanchit because of obvious reasons and for Arohi because while she was with her so called friend Sanchit, she didn't even think about him. She didn't even care when he left his food half eaten.
All the events of the day came rushing to his mind and he was angry again and the 'bad feeling,' went out of the balcony, directly in the sea. He heard the click of bathroom door opening, so he quickly turned to his side and closed his eyes, pretending to be sleeping. He was in no mood of facing Arohi again.
Arohi came to her side of bed and looked at him, his back was facing her. She wanted to pick the pillow and beat the hell out of him, just to knock some senses into him and just to teach him to never ask, 'Why does she care?' ever again, but she knew that, how much ever she wanted to do that, it would be completely uncalled for. So she lay down, facing her back towards Arjun and was soon asleep, not soon before Arjun was asleep as well.
~*TMP*~
Arohi woke up the next day, feeling warm . . . too warm. Isn't the AC working? She thought before she opened her eyes to find her husband's arm draped over her stomach. Her cheeks warmed up as she realized how close they were. But, how did this happen? As far as she remembered, they were sleeping at the far corners of the bed then how did they end up in the middle with Arjun's hand over her? She didn't get to think much because as soon as she turned to her side and looked at her husband's face, she was lost. He was looking so sweet, so innocent, while he was sleeping, just like a baby. And he was so handsome. It was not the first time she had described her husband as handsome but she couldn't help but think about it time n again. Then how can she be angry with a face like this? She kept on looking at his face; her cheeks still had a tinch of pink on them. She then slowly moved her fingers towards his forehead and pushed his hair behind and he then leaned forward and placed a light kiss there, just like he had done so many times. She noticed a small smile forming on his lips which brought a smile on her face.
She didn't know how but every time he would place a kiss on her head she would feel protected. It was a very simple gesture yet he would say so much through it, like he wanted to tell her that she was not alone, he was with her and would always be with her. And he's done so much for her since their marriage. He'd given her space, new friends, a chance to complete her studies . . . so much. She was sure that if anyone else would have been there in his place they wouldn't have done so much for her. They wouldn't have slept on the couch on their wedding night and then sleep in separate bedroom, just to make her comfortable.
And now she suddenly had this urge to make him feel protected just like he did. She knew that something was bothering him. So much that he was ignoring her and was fighting with her. She didn't like this; she didn't like seeing him so gloomy. She wanted him to share what was bothering him.
She looked at his face one more time before she thought of getting ready for the day. She picked out a yellow color capri pants with a white T-shirt over it. As she came out of the bathroom after getting ready, she saw Arjun waking up and sitting on the bed. She blushed slightly as she remembered waking up in his arms. But before he could notice her blush, she whispered him morning, and then turned towards her suitcase. She started arranging it in order to compose herself. This went on for 10 minutes then Arohi said, "I'm heading out." She didn't wait for his reply and walked out of her room after putting on her flip flops. She had been waiting for him to say something, anything, but he didn't even say good morning. She couldn't bear the silence anymore and she knew if she would have stayed there any time more, they would have ended up fighting just like last night, so she thought it would have been better if she left.
As soon as the door closed behind Arohi, Arjun held his head in his hands. "Oh God," he muttered, he was being such a jerk to her. Why? Just because she was talking to her friend? It was not fair to her and he would apologize for it. But that doesn't mean that he likes her talking to Sanchit. He doesn't like it. Not even a bit. It makes him feel . . . he doesn't know what it makes him feel. All he knows is that he doesn't like it. Arjun pushed the comforter aside, picked out shorts and half sleeves shirt from his suitcase and went to the bathroom to get ready
~*TMP*~
It was afternoon now and the cruise was halting at Lakshwadeep and since it was only a 3 hours halt, the group decided to stay at the cruise rather than roam around. There were a few other people with them.
Rajvir and Rashi had taken their kids for a nap. Jai and Archana were leaning against the railing but far from everyone. Jai arms were around Archana and he was whispering sweet nothing in her ears, making her blush. And Romit and Shefali were arguing about something and Dhruv was trying to resolve the fight or so at least he was pretending to. His full attention was actually on his friend who sitting on one of the benches and was looking or rather say glaring at his wife and Sanchit. Dhruv just shook his head, his friend was a dumbo. He could feel Arjun's jealousy in the air around him but he was sure that Arjun was far away from realizing it. He knew that Arjun would rather sit and sulk than go stop whatever the hell Sanchit was doing. But it was now the time to talk to his friend before it becomes too late. Dhruv looked towards Jai, who was looking back at him. He then nodded his head towards Arjun, as if to tell Jai that he was going to talk to him and that there is no other option left. As Dhruv started walking towards Arjun, he noticed a man sit beside Arjun. The shock look on Arjun's face and the man's laugh made Dhruv curious and he slowly walked towards where they were sitting. He stood behind them, but at a safe distance, from where he could hear what the man was saying clearly and would not get caught. As soon as the man's words reached his ears, a big smile formed on his face.
~*TMP*~
Arjun was sitting on one of the benches at the deck and was looking at his wife and her so called friend. They were leaning against the railing and were laughing about God only knows what. He clenched and unclenched his fist as to control his anger. When he had reached the breakfast table in the morning, he had come fully prepared to apologize to his wife but as soon as he reached there he saw her sitting with Sanchit . . . Again. And that angered him again. "She's beautiful isn't she?" he heard. "Yes," he whispered without even thinking about it. It was as if he was thinking about the same thing and someone has read his mind.
As soon as the word 'yes' slipped out of his mouth, his eyes grew wide as he realized what had just happened. His face snapped towards his side, from where the voice had come, and saw a man in his late 40s sit beside him. Arjun also noticed that the man was wearing an apron. Maybe he was one of the chefs at the cruise. The man laughed at Arjun expressions while Arjun just stared at the man as if he was crazy. He shook his head and looked back at Arohi. This time his expression was a little sad. He so wanted be at Sanchit's place now. "So go," he heard the man say as if the man knew exactly what Arjun was thinking. Arjun looked at the man and raised one of his eyebrows, giving him a questioning look. "Excuse me?" the man asked and then added, "If you don't go and tell her now then he will tell her first." "Tell her what?" Arjun asked, he did not understand what the man was referring to. "That you love her," the man said shrugging his shoulder as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.
And at that sentence many things happened together. Arjun's eyebrows shot up, almost disappearing in his hair; he took a sharp intake of breath; and he said without even thinking, "Are you out of your mind." He couldn't believe what the man had just said. He couldn't believe that the man used . . . used that 'L' word. The man looked at Arjun shocked, "What? Don't you love her?" Arjun was about to say 'no' but that two letter word would not come out of his mouth. He tried, but it wouldn't. Why wouldn't it come out, it wasn't really difficult to say that now was it? "I thought so," the man muttered under his breath and shook his head while Arjun just sat there, his mouth hung open and was trying to comprehend what was happening to him. "Son, if you don't realize your feelings soon enough than that young man out there," the man said and pointed towards Sanchit, "Will whisk her away from under your nose."
Arjun closed his mouth and gulped hard, as if to remove the big lump from his throat. "She's my wife," he said and looked down at his fingers and then added, "and I . . . I don't love her," his voice was almost inaudible to hear and he's literally forced these words out of his mouth. But as those words left his mouth, he felt a pinch in his heart as if had spoken the biggest lie ever. And deep down, somewhere, he knew that those words were far from truth. "If you say so," the man replied. There was a silence for a few seconds than the man said, "Now don't just sit here be all jealous," Arjun was about to say something but before he could utter a word the man continued, "Don't even think of denying that, it written all over your face." Arjun looked away embarrassed, his cheeks turned a little pink. The man stood up and slapped Arjun on his back. "Go there," the man pointed towards where Arohi and Sanchit stood "Go there and show that man, that he doesn't have a chance with that woman. Not now, not ever, because she is 'your' wife and 'you' are her husband. Go." With that, the man walked away, not before hoping that, this wonderful young man, whom he had been noticing since the ship had halted this afternoon, realizes that he is in love with his wife soon.
As soon as the man was out of Dhruv's sight. He started dancing and then sent a salute up in the sky. That man was God sent, he had said the exact words which would make Arjun think. Dhruv himself couldn't have done that, he was sure that if he would have directly used the word 'Love' then Arjun would have shut him up, some or the other way. But someone else using that word to define Arjun's feeling has definitely planted the seed. Now he just had to do one thing and hopefully that would finally do it.
~*TMP*~
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