OS Amarprem - Chapter 56 - Part 2 page 2 - Page 2

Krishna was surprised to find a man opening the door... her friend is a male? He thought , a new unknown emotion stirring inside him...'ha! talk of the devil n here he is!' he heard the man laugh , ushering him in with a wave of his hand... so! She was talking about him...! what could it be? Krishna mused as he stepped into the hall, without a smile n found her eyes staring back at him ... all thought of asking her how she dared to step out of his apartment vanished as he saw her...instead all he could feel was relief... he could feel the heavy feeling in his chest lightening up a bit...something was wrong... her eyes looked shocked... shocked?... ofcourse, she would have been telling things to her...friends?...he took in the people around her , who were all beaming at him... 'hey I am anwar' krishna heard the man near to him say , extending his hand... 'KST' he said automatically , breaking his eye contact with her...n shaking the hand... he looked up to see a girl giggling ...'ofcourse we know... have seen on tv...n papers...looks like pratigya has completely forgotten that we exists ...so let's introduce ourselves... maya' said maya...'akaash'... 'reshmi...' 'malini'.. 'janet'... they introduced one by one... 'n here is ur wife, thakur sahab...pratigya!' said janet giggling as she pushed pratigya forward playfully...

Pratigya stared at krishna in dread... oh no! he found out about her friend's house ! ... how stupid she is!... no! she won't let him do any bad to her friends!... she heard her friends voices as though through some fog...then she felt some hand pushing her forward...she lurched , her hands flying out to support her fall...'ooops...sorry...' pratigya...!' janet u fool...!' she heard many voices ...she looked up to meet his eyes as she saw him run forward n she fell into his arms...clutching at his shoulder ...their face inches from each other... their eyes locked... krishna gasped softly , his eyes filled with sudden panic... he couldn't see , hear anything but her eyes, her suddenly ragged breathing... her eyes now didn't look shocked...instead they were soft, shy... he let his gaze wander down her cheek n he felt his inside being cut into pieces ... oh... ! u did it , moron!... she found herself gazing into his eyes , trying to tell him not to panic...that she is alright... she was in his arms... what could happen to her there... she was completely safe... from everything around her... yeah, ur only danger is him himself... mocked her sane part n she felt her insane part counter ...look at his eyes, he won't hurt me... she saw his eyes contract in ...pain ... as his gaze shifted to her cheek... look! Her insane part smiled triumphantly ... he regrets...! ... just wait till he humiliates u infront of ur friends! Snapped her sane part... her every thought ceased to exist as she felt him shift her into his right arm n bring his left palm to cover her injured cheek, caressing softly, his eyes filling in ... self loathing... no! ... why was she feeling like preventing him from despising himself...! he did it! He should feel the shame!... No!... he realises that he did wrong to her! That he hurt her!... that's enough for me!... she brought her right hand which rested upon his shoulder n placed it over his palm on her cheek, gently caressing him, her eyes beseeching him to look in her eyes...

krishna looked up her eyes, his heart feeling like beaten raw... he could feel the urge to ask forgiveness, to ease her , to ease the pain now was choking him... he felt unknown emotions assaulting him as he met her gaze ... she had already forgiven him!... how could she be so ...kind?...he could feel his heart easing with a new sensation...what was it? ...guilt?... shame...? he couldn't take it...! why was she looking at him as though nothing had happened...? he did it! Why wasn't she hitting him back? Why wasn't she cursing him? ... her soft , affectionate eyes were torturing him...say it...just say it! U will feel good!... he almost opened his mouth to apologise when a loud sound distracted him ... he pulled out of her eyes, blinking... he was holding her in his arms, his lips almost brushing hers, their noses caressing each other... pratigya gasped wildly n pulled back , standing straighter , wriggling out of his arms, her cheeks reddening like anything... krishna let go off her , unconsciously running his hand through his hair, looking anywhere but at her or the group of people now staring at him...! them!... pratigya tried to move, but her legs felt like jelly, she could feel her friends incessant stare on her... she wanted to die...just die! How could she make a complete fool of herself again n again in front of him...!! after all that he did to her , she was shamelessly resting in his arms!... oh no! what would her friends think of her if they knew what kind of a man he was ? If they knew what he did to her?... krishna couldn't believe himself... he almost apologised! ... to her! That too infront of total strangers !!... but her cheek! ... he shook his head to get rid of the painful image... he saw a flower vase laying broken on the floor... n suddenly the room was full of nervous giggles ...

both pratigya n krishna looked up startled to find the others giggling around them... ...'oh! We r so sorry to...break up ur ... union... but...u two seemed to forget that u have company...!' said akaash , his eyes looking at them in awe n embarrassment ... 'yeah... why don't we sit down...' said malini, her voice thick with embarrassment ... 'er...do u want tea ...or coffee...mr. ...i mean thakur sahib?' asked janet, her face a little red... 'nothing '... krishna said, his voice a bit cross, his eyes blazing in anger...he wanted to strangle that girl! How dare she push his ...her like that! What if she got injured ... get a grip , KST! ...don't embarrass ur self further ... 'come...we r leaving...' he said curtly to pratigya n turned to leave... pratigya nodded absently n started walking ... her friends looked at each other in shock n confusion ... 'hey, no pratigya ...how could u go just like that...' exclaimed anwar , his hand flying out to catch hold of pratigya's lower arm... krishna felt something stir inside him , something wild, untamed, as he looked around to find anwar holding her hand... pratigya gasped as she saw the emotion in his eyes ...apparently anwar saw it too as he let go of her arm as though he had received some shock ...'sorry...I ...but...we apologise for embarrassing u ... mr. KST'... he looked at pratigya for support as malini placed a hand on pratigya's shoulder...' pls stay a bit more longer, thakur sahib...we understand that u r really busy ...but we r seeing pratigya after a long time... n u r guests in my house... she is our best friend n u r her husband , pls accept our invitation n stay a bit longer... we may not see her soon in future... she was going to tell us how u met before u came in...' malini said...krishna looked at pratigya , his face amused ... what would she say? That he kidnapped her?... n he was feeling odd ...really odd at the kind of feeling arose inside him when he saw that guy touch her!... he felt like ripping his hand apart!... nobody touches what's his!... she is mine! ...mine!...

pratigya looked at her friends , feeling the dread increasing tenfold... she hoped against hope that nobody saw what flashed in his eyes a moment ago... whatever it was , it was terrifying ... no! ... she won't let him near her friends! ...' malini...' she said, feeling her voice coming as though from a deep hole... 'i think i should go now... its already late...' she continued , not looking at them... 'oh come on pratigya!...' they all groaned in unison ... 'stay, pratigya... its ur friends...' said krishna n everybody looked at him in surprise , relief spreading over their faces as krishna smiled slightly at them... pratigya could feel her heart hammering inside her chest as krishna gazed at her in amusement... 'pls sit Mr. KST'... offered akaash , indicating a nearby couch... krishna sat down, his eyes still on pratigya as he said...'what were u telling them? Oh yeah... about how we met... let's hear it then...' pratigya looked at him, suppressing the tremor... she felt giddy as her friends relaxed completely n giggled at her ...'wow , pratigya... now u can't escape...thanks a lot thakur sahab !..' laughed anwar, winking at krishna , perfectly feeling at ease ... pratigya could feel every eye on her , especially his... she clutched at the pallu of her sari for support as she sat down opposite him, near to maya... 'we...we met in a temple...' she said , contrasting feelings of panic n shyness assaulting her... why the hell was she feeling shy?... 'oh! ...' janet sighed in disappointment ... 'temple! I thought it must be some party or wedding...!' ... 'temple! How romantic!' sighed maya... 'how? Pls elaborate...' akaash goaded ... pratigya kept her face down, feeling tensed ... ' i was... I was doing parikrama of a tree n he...he came there...' she stammered , increasingly aware of his eyes on her... her mind filling with the images n sensations when he had pulled her to him... krishna was thinking about it too... the way her hair flew across his face... the way he inhaled her for the first time... he shifted uncomfortably on the couch as now he could feel his need for her escalating ... his unsatisfied body n mind protested , craving for her...all he could think was feeling that stupid feeling again...her scent...her taste... pratigya felt a shiver run through her system as she felt his gaze on her turning desirous ...

'then...?' prompted maya, unmindful of the situation ... 'then...nothing!' pratigya managed to say, her face now resembling tomato... 'nothing! That's not fair pratigya! U will get ur chance to drill us when our marriage is fixed... now tell us in detail... thakur sahib came there, then? ' janet said , reaching across maya to pinch pratigya on her thigh... krishna's eyes turned darker as he watched her twitch in the seat , glaring in helplessness at janet...her locks fell to cover her face n she made no attempt to remove them... 'pls... I ... leave this ... I...' she stuttered , her face a mixture of disgust n shyness n tension, covered from general view...disgust at herself as to how pathetic she could get to blush at the memory of ones kidnapping!... n shyness due to his stare over her... n tension at how different the truth is from what her friends expected to hear... no!... 'come on yaar...' they groaned again in unison , expecting krishna to step in to help them again but krishna didn't fall for it... he didn't want to fall for it... pratigya had straightened , brushing the locks away n tucking it behind her ear, her lips trembling... if he had just held her in his arms earlier , he wasn't sure what he would do if her lips didn't stop trembling soon...

'hmmm... for the time being , u r left off...' announced akaash laughing as he turned to krishna... 'so! Thakur sahib, heard that u did ur MBA from London...n u have ur business spread across Europe ...is that right?...' pratigya looked up at krishna , through her lashes ...he holds a masters degree? ...she thought, shocked... 'yeah, right ...' said absently krishna glad to be distracted from her... 'do u know anything about the law firms there, u see I have cleared 3-4 interviews for some international firm here n...' he began but reshmi n maya cut him short ...'oh god akaash ! stop it... we all know that u r brilliant n all that , so no point trying to bore Mr. KST also... sorry thakur sahib, but he is a bit of a show off...' ... akaash smiled sheepishly ...'hey , I was just asking...! n anyways , I am no where as good as Pratigya here ... u won't need to go looking for a better lawyer if any complications arise , Mr. KST, bec our pratigya , i mean ur wife is bloody brilliant ... she came 2^nd in our university, u know...me first, ofcourse ... the only girl in top 10... ofcourse u must be knowing it... what a fool I am...' he finished jovially smiling at krishna... krishna looked at pratigya , their eyes locked ... he remembered seeing stacks of law books on her table at her house ... whatever use she would be for him, it wouldn't be as a lawyer , he mused , his eyes boring into hers...but ...but ... he was feeling some odd feeling in his chest...an odd happiness at listening to somebody praising her ! ...what's happening to him! .. pratigya lowered her eyes, her heart beating in her mouth ... her friends didn't know that his business deals included less civil cases than criminal cases...neither did they know that she had no hope of a career ahead , not in near future!...

'I forgot to ask, how about u , maya? 'she asked, needing some distraction from the despair now starting to fill her... 'oh! Nothing concrete as of now... papa wants me to try it out in general courts ...he won't let me join any company!...' maya said , looking bored ... 'I am joining under Mr. Kulkarni...next week!' said anwar enthusiastically...pratigya nodded , feeling happy... atleast her friends r living their dreams...she looked around at krishna , whose eyes she could feel on her face... krishna gazed at her face, seeing her face wilting in sadness , for a moment n then inscrutable... anger spiked inside him...as though she wants a career! My foot ! ... she is busy playing games n going after money n power, helping her father!... 'hey, pratigya ! I just remembered' ... shouted malini excitedly ... 'give me just a minute ...' she ran towards n up the stairs ... krishna looked around , startled slightly at her shout ... nobody behaved like that or talked loudly in a room when he was present ... he was finding the behaviour of that girl irritating ... he looked around as janet gushed ...'I bet u saw her dance n fell instantly ...right, thakur sahib?' ... 'ofcourse ...i was going to ask her about it...' giggled maya , shaking pratigya by shoulder ...'ok so don't tell us about ur first meeting ... tell us if ur ghungroos did the magic on thakur sahib?' asked anwar, winking at maya n others... pratigya stiffened , her fingers clutching around her pallu as tears threatened to spill over her eyes...images of him throwing her ghungroo on the floor n asking her to dance like a wh**e came rushing to her mind n she closed her eyes against the pain now ripping her chest... krishna could feel it too... the cut in his right palm seemed to bleed again as he remembered , how he had kept it with him without knowing why , how she had defied his command yesterday!... 'u said ur house had a special room for ur practise , yeah pratigya...where there r mirrors across the walls? Thakur sahib , u should arrange a similar one in ur haveli too... she would fill ur evenings with her ...er... ...dance I mean...' janet finished lamely , realising what she was saying n blushing in embarrassment ... others glared at her , giggling , gesturing her to shut up as krishna looked at pratigya , their minds reeling back to their encounter in that room... 'I ...need some...water ...' stammered pratigya , trying to stand up, flustered , blushing furiously ...krishna groaned inwardly at the surge of desire running through him , his throat feeling parched too, not for water , but due to an entirely diff kind of thirst, his eyes fixed on her...

before pratigya could move even an inch , malini came running down the stairs... 'ha got it...' smiled malini as she ran down the steps n came to a halt near the couch in front of pratgya, clutching an album n a photo... 'u didn't get a copy of our convocation ceremony , na? Here it is...!' she said excitedly as she showed pratigya the photo... krishna looked up , a bit interested n almost made to get up to go n see how she looked holding the degree but caught himself at the last moment... why do u want to see it? What's the purpose? I don't know...!...he saw pratigya's eyes widening in wonder n happiness as she looked at the photo... he had never seen her eyes like that... pratigya gazed at the photo of her receiving the silver medal , n her mind filled with images from her collage days... krishna was so immersed in the new emotion in her eyes that he didn't notice it when malini placed the album on his lap , smiling politely ...'n here's a gift to u, thakur sahib... our pratigya...' pratigya looked up at him, her eyes widening in shock ... the room filled with playful laughter as krishna looked down at the album, his heart doing a funny somersault ... krishna had opened the album before he knew it, as pratigya gasped softly, blushing furiously ... it was a digital album , full of photos of ... her! ... with her friends! ... on the stage...! dancing!... in the park! Laughing!... his eyes took in greedily the way her face seemed radiant when she laughed ... he looked up at her, now staring at him from under her lashes, her face red... he had never seen her laughing! He realised with a jolt ... all he had ever seen was her crying, angry, pained face... or else her red, blushing face...! why didn't she smile or laugh around him!! Like she was definitely doing here in this stupid album! ...no ! he had seen her smile in his dreams!!!! ... more beautifully than all these pics put together... !... pratigya was feeling as if her heart was going to burst in shyness n an unknown excitement ...oh no! He was going to see those photos...she tried to think, quickly making a mental check whether there wasn't something which would embarrass her... she generally didn't make faces at cameras but she was not sure if her friends had caught her off guard while she was sleeping ... but she couldn't think...! what would he be thinking, seeing all those photos, was all she could think...she watched him gaze at the photos in eagerness ... her heart did a stupid flip as he looked up at her...his eyes bored into hers, confused n then happy... he turned another page n an amused smile broke is lips...

pratigya thought she would melt in tension n shyness as his eyes gazed at her again, this time darker , desire dancing in them...she could feel her breath quickening.. what could it be? Krishna had leafed to the last pages in the album where there was a photo of her sleeping in some train during a tour ... her face was serene , her hair fallen over her face in 2-3 locks... her left hand tucked under her cheek... it was as though she was dreaming some beautiful dream, her lips soft , as though about to smile... he had never seen a more beautiful creature ever... his mind was conjuring up images even as he gazed up to meet her eyes... she was sleeping on his bed , just like the way in the photo... he could see himself gazing at her, the prospect of going on gazing at her till the end of ages or awakening her by a passionate kiss on her lips to know what was she dreaming was driving him insane...both appealed to him equally... pratigya couldn't continue to hold his gaze n she dropped her eyes, turning crimson... she heard maya giggling nervously...' looks like thakur sahib really liked this photo... ! hey malini, why don't u go n get the rest of them ...' she winked at malini... malini jumped to her feat ...'good idea, care to help me?' she asked Reshmi n janet as she n maya started walking towards the staircase... 'no! Malini...wait...pls...' pratigya stood up abruptly , scared like anything ... she thought she would die of shyness if they kept this torture up... but no avail, her friends were already climbing up the stairs ... she struggled not to look at him as she ran behind them, promising them hell in her mind...she could feel his eyes on her all the way up the stairs, sending a delicious shiver down her spine... .. akaash n anwar , who was trying to suppress their laughs , burst into loud laughter n krishna turned sharply to face them, his face flustered , embarrassed n a bit irritated... that was the first time he had heard anybody , men especially , being so loud in front of him... but he found that the irritation vanished soon n realised with a jolt that he had an embarrassed smile on his lips... they needn't know what exactly he was thinking of doing to her when he saw her run in that innocent abandon behind her other friends... ... he avoided their curious yet friendly gaze n turned his attention back to the album... he could go on gaze at her smiling n laughing face...so beautiful...so pure...so innocent...

Pratigya rushed up the stairs , feeling herself in the brink of hyperventilating ... his eyes were burning her, even after they left hers...she wouldn't have believed it herself if she hadn't experienced it that the very man had tried to kill her, hit her n humiliated her to unthinkable proportions!!! ... she saw a door half open near the landing n rushed in ...she squeaked in shock n then nervous laughter as her friends pounced on her , shutting the door, tickling her in every inch they could reach...'omg...pratigya!... u ...r... so... lucky...' ...'look at the way she is blushing'...'the way he was looking at her'...'OMG! his eyes when anwar tried to stop u!!!!' ...'the way u were lying in his arms...' ...'n u couldn't even look him in eyes just a moment ago!!!'...'I haven't seen any couple who has such alarming chemistry...' ...'we couldn't look at u two when u were that close, u know!!...' .. 'omg...u r so in love!!!' pratigya stiffened , the laughter dying in her lips, as though she had been caught in a vaccum, falling endlessly as the word exploded in her mind ...LOVE... NO!... she tried to stop their hands , her face scrunched up in disgust n shock... did her friends even know what they were saying?... they have gone mental! All of them!...but...but...she felt the insane part in her feeling shy... happy...as it heard each of their words...'really pratigya...so happy for u...' ...' really so happy for u...!' she heard her friend's voices as though from some distance... she felt them making her sit on the bed, urging her to sit ...she blinked ...

'u know, we were so worried ... that bitch priya had called me when ur marriage was announced all over the media ... she told me that she had a one night stand with Thakur sahib n he was a Casanova n bla bla...' hissed malini in anger, clutching at pratigya's palm... pratigya looked around at her, feeling panicky... 'we don't care what she says... we saw with our own eyes! He can't take his eyes off u...! he touches u with such tenderness that , honestly pratigya, we r so...so jealous of u, if truth be told...' gushed reshmi... 'yeah, these media ! all just rumours !... n that bitch priya can go n hang herself ! she is just jealous !... i think she would have tried to hook him n ur thakur sahib would have shown her her deserving place!... that's why she is making up stories !... urgh...! as if he would look at any other girl!... he has eyes only for u!!!...u know... can't really blame her though... thakur sahib looks hot, even more so up close ...n his eyes! Oh god! ...' janet giggled...' we thought he was going to kiss u earlier...n u...' she stopped , her eyes registering pratigya's face...Pratigya's face had gone pale... oh! Her friends were so innocent...so trusting!... how will they react if they ever know that this rumour is true! If they knew that he hit her! ... he married her for enjoying her body!!!... oh no! she can't let her friends like n respect that devil ! no!... 'what...what happened pratigya?' asked reshmi, concerned as maya placed a caring hand over her shoulder ... malini checked her temperature...' r u feeling alright?' ...'yes...' whispered pratigya , her voice shaky...

she looked up them, one by one... she sighed deeply ...'priya is right!...he ...he...' she couldn't get all the words out... how could she tell them that he is even worse !... she heard them gasp in shock n glance at each other... 'no! so that rumour is correct!...' maya whispered in shock... malini , placed a hand over thigh as she knelt in from of pratigya ...' i don't... I don't know what to say pratigya!... u r worried that we may look down upon him bec of this... this thing...no...no pratigya...' ...pratigya looked at her, shocked... the conversation wasn't going the way she had planned... she wanted them to know that he is not what they think he is... malini continued...'may be , as ur perception about men n life changed after u met him, I am sure he would have changed too...i mean , we have seen u together now!... n believe me , I haven't seen a man look at a woman , like he looks at u!... n i don't mean it in a sexual way alone...or that possessive way he glared at anwar, that was really terrifying , BTW... when this fool janet pushed u, he rushed forward n held u , with such care n tenderness that we couldn't believe our eyes...' ...pratigya heard the words n let it wash over her, her sane part erupting in happiness... 'u know, I really never liked him till that moment!... i always thought he was some shady personality, u know, lawyer instinct... n u...'... she giggled suddenly ... 'n u , pratigya... i don't know, but i think u r in for big big trouble ahead... u seemed totally unaware of the fact that there's a world outside his eyes... a world outside him! ... now that won't do ...i mean , we less fortunate friends also reside in this world! Who may sometimes need ur attention... !!!' she finished laughing... pratigya tried to open her mouth... but closed it... her heart couldn't decipher it, neither could her mind, but she thought the feeling she felt in his arms earlier was exactly what malini told her...

janet sighed ...'u r so lucky pratigya... may be , if we r lucky too, we may get some man who just doesn't look at us just as an object or wife or girl friend ! ...but as ...as his everything! ... his world...n beyond..! as his soulmate... !' pratigya could feel her insane part going giddy in happiness... she found herself blushing, her eyes brimming... no! don't! Her sane part screamed at her...why r u blushing u fool! Why r u feeling...happy?... they have got it all wrong! ... they just don't know who he is!...his everything!!! she is nothing but another body for him!!! ... 'oh! Pratigya! ...now don't u start crying n try to worm out of the real agenda we r assembled here for...' giggled reshmi, patting pratigya on her good cheek... 'what?...what agenda?'' pratigya blinked at them... 'well, u r going to tell us, in minute detail, about last night! ...i mean ur first night!...' said reshmi, as others giggled around her , sitting next to her n kneeling infront of her, effectively trapping her... 'What!!!' pratigya blanched , her eyes widening in shock...

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