6th September 2013
Dear diary
It feels like a dream writing this one. I'm surrounded by the strongest of shackles which I'd never like to get out of; his arms. The couple across the balcony envies me as they look at us with curious eyes. I involuntarily leave out a shiver and a thick blanket gets draped on my body. There is hot cup of tea on the bed side table and it is offered to me with the most resplendent of smiles. He runs out into the balcony and I follow, throwing the blanket down. We jump in the rain like children, spreading out our arms, ignoring the cold. When we come back into the room, he comes with a towel to dry my hair and I run across the room playing catch. It is a sort of second honeymoon for us, sparking off the memories of the first one.
You might be wondering how all this happened so suddenly, when just yesterday I was gloomy enough to outshine the rain clouds. Let me explain.. It is said that jealousy and mistrust are a deadly combination which can corrode any relationship. I was walking on the same path. Instead of confronting the truth, I had chosen to run away from it like a coward.
Last night, when I had almost gone to sleep after crying my eyes out, there was a sound of breaking glass. I felt my hackles rising and drew my blanket more closely to me. That sound had come from the back side of the building. I counted to ten slowly in my mind. No sound..
Before I could be relieved that it was just my imagination, I heard footsteps. They were climbing the stairs, coming towards my room. I opened my mouth to scream and no sound came. I couldn't switch on the lights as there was no power. The door creaked open and I jumped down from my bed, ready to bolt.
"ahan, there you are...finally I found you" a flash of lightening passed across the sky and also through my brain. There was an unmistakable relief in his voice.
"why the hell have you come here? What do you want?" I managed.
"I want YOU, come lets go" he dragged on my hand.
"excuse me, I'm not a piece of luggage that you can drag away with yourself..." I said.
"who said you're a piece of luggage?, you're my wife and I'm taking you home" he said. As simple as that. He refused to pay attention to the matter at hand.
I was so overcome with frustration and grief that I almost screamed "after all that you've done to deceive me, you expect me to walk away with you into the sun set as if you're my prince and I'm your princess?" I'd have said more but he cut me off.
"it's sun rise darling, and yes I'm your prince and you're my princess" He said with so much conviction that my mind faltered for a bit. did he think this was some silly game!! I can play it better than him.
"Why do you call me darling? Go celebrate with your 'darling Jai' or whatever her name is" I said with disgust.
The mention of her name brought a change in his features, as if his bluff was exposed. Great.
"you know about J? Tell me how you came to know about her?" he demanded.
What now? He wanted me to recount his escapades through my mouth? Ok I'll do it for him. With a scowl over my face, I told him about all that I had witnessed and I had read. As I finished, his mouth curved into a smile and I felt disgusted.
"Are you so proud of cheating your wife that you are smiling in pleasure?"
"oh my sweet darling..I'm so happy to see you that you love me so much, feels good to see you jealous" he said. Was he out of his mind?
"What do you mean?" I asked.
"Manyata, all that you've seen is not what you think, please hear my version of those incidents before jumping to conclusions... give me a chance to show you the truth" he said.
"let me see which new lie you conjure up now" I replied crossing my arms.
"The woman you saw at the mall was my cousin for god sake, did you forget that we had no ties with any of our relatives after our marriage..you did, didn't you?"
Oh yes..he was right. We had not met any of each others relatives, not even cousins and friends.
But still, what about that SMS? I tried again "then what did she mean by 'wonderful experience of the night', answer me."
"You have set a strict regimen regarding my diet, haven't you?" he asked.
"So what?" I was confused.
"That night I went to 'Main land china' the Chinese restaurant, with Jainandini and we had Chinese food which you strictly disapprove of. I binged on all unhealthy and junk food as you call it. I told her that if you ever found about this, you'd surely have my hide" he finished.
"ok..i accept that she is indeed your cousin, then why haven't you brought her home to meet me?" my last defense. I didn't realize that he was just a breath away from my face.
"She is here on a business trip with her hubby and three year old son. And her company gave her accommodation too. They were scheduled to visit us the same evening that you packed lock stock and barrel and left home" he said.
I was speechless. "Do you need any more evidence or is this enough?" he asked.
I could only stare at him looking sheepish. "i-im sorry" I said and locked his neck with my arms encircling him.
"Sorry is no where enough lady, I'm afraid you have to compensate me for all the damages you have caused" he said with a straight face.
"Tell me my lord, what shall thee expect from an insignificant creature like I?" I continued in same tone.
He didn't answer. Instead I was greeted with a fleeting kiss on the right cheek.
I had one more doubt left. "You broke the window pane to get inside? Couldn't you simply knock?" I laughed.
"What was the guarantee that you wouldn't slam the door on my face and let me inside?" he said now kissing the other cheek.
"Unnati would never let us come back again; we have been such gracious guests, breaking windows and creating noise" I said.
"I'm awfully sleepy.." he faked a yawn and dragged me down to the bed.
So here we are diary, again a full circle. I'm the luckiest woman in the world. The gale inside me is stronger than the one outside, the look in mine and his eyes proclaim the same thing; those lonely nights have been hell for both of us. We are so avid to sip the drizzle of ecstasy...
My life is back on track again and tomorrow I'll meet Jai and tell her about this. Maybe we'll share a good laugh. Alas! I got my happy ending after all.Thats it guys...please do 'like' and 'comment'
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Part One
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