PART 11
She felt Vikrant stiffen at her question and wondered if there was something wrong with what she asked. He moved away from her slowly, not just physically, but emotionally as well. And she was clueless as to why he was distancing himself from her. He covered her with her sari and handed her the discarded blouse and undergarments; and went about wearing his clothes silently, avoiding her questioning gaze all the while.
She knew now with certainty that her question indeed had triggered some unpleasant memory in him. She wondered what it was and was about to ask him when he said, "Please get dressed, Sarita. I will call Raj and Divya in the meantime to find out if the PI has handed over the toy car to them."
She tore her eyes away from his face, which was unreadable at the moment and wore her clothes hastily. She looked up when she heard his voice. "To answer your question, this is a farm house that I own, in the outskirts of Bhopal and no one knows about its existence except me." Saying so, he picked his mobile and started surfing for Raj's number.
She started worrying now; what happened all of a sudden? All the misunderstandings had been cleared and they had finally confessed their love for each other. Why was he acting so strange now? Was there something that he did not want to share with her? She wondered. She did not want to stifle him by being too inquisitive; so she just let it be for now and wanted to wait for him to open up to her, on his own.
He knew that he was being unfair to Sarita by pulling away from her; but he just could not confide in her about this secret yet. He just could not bring himself to do it and he did not know why; so he chose to avoid her question for now and hoped that she would understand his need for some breathing space.
He proceeded to call Raj, all the while avoiding Sarita's eyes. "Hello, Raj." He said and paused to hear Raj talk from the other end. "I know that the cops are looking for us everywhere. But I assure you that we are absolutely fine and in fact in a very safe place. I actually called you to say that I engaged a PI and that he would be coming to you with Abhi's toy car. Can you do me a favor and check the inbuilt video camera in the toy? I think there might be something recorded in it. Please?"
He heard Raj's reply and responded saying, "Thank you, Raj! I owe you a lot. You are taking care of Abhi, you are helping us out with the investigation in every possible manner. How do I ever repay you for all this?"
Raj asked him not to worry and just take care of themselves. Vikrant said, "I had better disconnect the call before the police track it. I will give you an alternate number to contact me as I will be switching my mobile off. Okay?" and proceeded to give him the number before ending the call. He switched off the mobile and threw it on the sofa.
Sarita looked on with a worried frown when her husband was conversing over the phone with RajJi; and placed her hand on his shoulder once he was done, silently prompting him to turn around. When he did, she embraced him and rested her head on his chest to hear its rhythmic beat.
He was surprised when she hugged him; this was the last thing he expected after what transpired between them a few minutes back. But who was he kidding? This was Sarita...HIS Sarita, who was always full of surprises. She just hugged him without any questions asked. She understood him completely and yet he was not ready to disclose everything to her. He brought his arms around her and hugged her back tightly, as if drawing strength from her. They stood this way for a long time before he spoke, "Thank you Sarita, for understanding my need for some space right now. I must have done something good in my previous lifetime, which is why god has blessed me with a bighearted person like you."
Sarita just tightened her arms around him and said, "I know that there is something troubling you and I know that you are unable to divulge right now. I just hope that you will very soon find a confidante in me and unburden your heart."
Vikrant held her arms and pulled back a little to look deep into her eyes. He brought his palms and cupped her face, saying, "Oh how I love you, Sarita! Why are you so generous towards me? I do not deserve you. I am such a bad person, yet you chose to forgive me and accept me with all my flaws. Why? Oh, why?"
She smiled at him and said, "You are my life, Mr.Suryavanshi and I would do anything for you. In fact I am not as generous as you are. You were ready to shower me with all your love when you were under the impression that I did not reciprocate it; you were ready to wait an entire lifetime for me to love you back. What more could a girl ask for? So let us forget about generosity and focus on our love."
He brushed his fingers through his hair in frustration; and interrupted her saying through clenched teeth, "But I also intended to shoot you. What part of that makes you love me?"
She smiled through her tears and this time cupped his cheeks saying, "I cannot explain it. That is why it is love; Love just happens and comes with no conditions, limitations or logic attached."; and placed a tender kiss to his mouth. He reciprocated with equal amount of love and passion. They knew that this was a moment to treasure and cherish, as they felt more close to each other than ever before.
Vikrant dragged his mouth away from her reluctantly and whispered, "I promise to disclose everything to you once I am ready."
She smiled and nodded her head saying, "You take how much ever time you want. But I need another promise from you in the meantime."
"And what would that be Mrs.Suryavanshi?" he enquired teasingly.
"Please promise me that you will never call my husband a bad person again." she said seriously.
He laughed out loud, "I promise. But can I call him naughty? Because that is how he becomes when he is in close proximity of his sexy wife." So saying he pulled her pallu down and attacked her neck with wicked kisses.
To be continued...
Edited by wupa - 12 years ago
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