OS Amarprem - Chapater 68 - part 3 Page 4 - Page 2

'what? Don't these people have anything else to do?' Krishna snapped as he sat down on a couch, while chandu explained the situation ...some of his irk towards chandu had already gone, seeing him... 'we don't have a choice ...media is like that'...chandu sighed ...'I know , its all her new drama!' Krishna gritted his teeth in anger ... chandu looked at him, the thought crossing his mind too...'we will see...u were going to bath?' he added, looking at his shirtless form... 'what?' Krishna muttered , distracted n felt odd... he didn't even remember taking off his shirt! How could u? she took off ur shirt! No! it was a dream...she ...! Damn it! Krishna... ! u r loosing ur marbles!! ... 'yeah...' he nodded absently n went to the bathroom... chandu looked at him ...'n don't forget , u have to buy a gift, it's the tradition!' he called out , careful not to sound teasing... he heard Krishna grunt in response n smiled ... krishna turned on the shower , his head exploding at the prospect of buying gifts! That too for... Her! Its for her!... what would he buy? He was buying something for her for the first time... Will she like it? No! what was he thinking? Why is he bothered? ...

Krishna came out to find a simple but elegant sherwani laid out for him in his bed n chandu stood with a pair of matching shoes in his hands... krishna grimaced in dislike , toweling his hair ... 'I will come with u too... U know , we can't trust her father at all...!' said chandu , his voice hard... 'hmmm' nodded Krishna n found that his heart n stomach was feeling strange ... There was a curious sense of excitement n nervousness ...he found that he was actually feeling good... he changed mechanically , his thoughts on various types of gifts ... a gown? Like she wore in the party? No! he will lose his cool again! No! not that!... then, may be a bracelet! ... er...that would be too simple...! What all things women wear? ... an ear ring! ...er no! that will be too small...! May be a necklace...yes! ... She could do well to cover that delectable neck of hers! He thought , desire sprouting its head... Or a hair clip... ! she could pull up her hair like that n he could feast on her nape! No! ... He would also want to bury his face in her sweet smelling hair...! necklace it is! Final! ... chandu looked up at krishna to find his face full of suppressed desire , his eyes glazed ... ...'ahem...ahem... what r u thinking?' he asked , trying to keep his face straight... 'what?' Krishna looked around , startled n flustered ...'no! nothing! ...just ...get this ridiculous thing over with...' he said , walking out of the room ... he was inwardly thankful to chandu that he is coming with him... or else he will make a complete ass of himself at the showroom... ! 'where r u going, Krishna?' asked a surprised gayatri as she watched Krishna n chandu climb down the stairs ...' the media now wants to know why he wasn't attending the pag phere with his wife , as per the tradition... Better give them no chance to speculate further into it...' Chandu said curtly as Krishna ignored her n walked out... gayatri nodded , panic gripping her... she must warn shailendra if he was giving pratigya a tough time there...

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'Pratigya!' thundered shailendra , coming to the hall... Manjula had phone n informed him about the slaps ...n she had also told him that Krishna didn't come...he felt insulted n angry n had instructed manjula to send sms's to all the leading media , spreading the rumor ... Pratigya opened her eyes, sitting up abruptly ... she looked around at him for support n found the space empty... What r doing pratigya? She heard her sane part shout at her... U r trying to be dependent on him? ...u should be running away from him!!!... forget him!!! ...yes!! .. she looked around to check her mother was asleep n got down from the bed, feeling anger return... 'how dare u ?' shailendra snarled at her as she climbed down the stairs ... 'how dare u slap my sister? N giving death threats?' he shouted at her...pratigya saw manjula standing next to him , her cheek red n sore... pratigya turned to look at shailendra...' I agreed to fetch the files in hope that my ma will be free, happy... But she is trying to make my ma's life hell... which I won't allow... u wanted me to marry him, I did... u wanted me to keep him interested in me, I did' she said, even as her heart wrenched ... 'n now I am in his room...its just a matter of a couple of days n I will get the file' ...shailendra looked at , his eyes slits... 'do u know what we will do to ur mother for ur stupidness...' he hissed at her... Pratigya looked at him in hatred n anger...'...u should not hurt or touch my ma again... Bec now u don't have to force me to do anything... getting the files to u n running away with my mother is my greatest priority now...!'... pratigya said... yes! Away from him!!...

shailendra looked at her in contemplation , his eyes still slits... 'the bitch is lying...' snarled manjula n made to lunge at pratigya but shailendra held up hand... 'no! we need her unscathed '... ...till we get the files , he added in his mind...' ok i...' he began but stopped as his phone rang ...'what is it...?' he walked away towards a nearby window , his face tensed ... ' krishna is coming there for the rasam so behave ... N treat ur daughter n renuka like a princess n queen... if he gets suspicious , everything is lost!' hissed gayatri into the phone... ' what?! How did he know that I have made arrangements to alert the media?' he said, angry n flustered ...'what? u called the media! U fool!' snapped gayatri into the phone...' ...'I will deal with it...we will talk later' shailendra said , n cut the phone ... 'manjula... Make arrangements quickly ... That boy is coming here to pick her up! ...' pratigya looked at shailendra in shock... what? He is coming here? ... 'n u!' snapped shailendra ... behave accordingly ... u don't want ur mother to have a premature death , do u?' he sneered at her ... Pratigya looked at him in anger n hatred even as dread filled her... Why is he coming here? Oh no! what if he insults n humiliates her in front of her mother? No! ... tension drilled her as she climbed up the stairs to her mother's room...

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'These r the best designs in the market now sir!' the manager of the gold n diamond showroom bowed low in his attempt to impress... Krishna could feel his head spinning ... Although he deal with gold n diamonds often , never had he felt exhausted or confused by it ... designs! Indeed! They jumped at him from all the corner , as he looked at them in confusion n irritation... Chandu gazed at him in curiosity n wonder n slight mirth... Krishna sat flabbergasted as the manager instructed the boy to place their best collections in front of him...'ur wife will looove this' the manager crooned shamelessly , stressing n stretching the word love a bit...enough to irritate Krishna , that is... wife?... ok KST! Why r u staring ? n what r u doing? u r left trying to select accessories for women? r u really going to buy a gift to a mere maid? He heard his mind ask n gnashed his teeth... is she a mere maid? No! yes!...but...but... would he let her wear just anything ? no!... he looked up at the jewelries surrounding him , his eyes picturing her neck...he would prefer something slim , sensual , not some ridiculous fat piece which covers her neck completely...n something easily untie-able ... He don't want to waste even a bit of time when he want to taste her delectable neck by trying to remove those thing...what r u thinking Krishna? U need to keep away from her...! u dismissed her a s a maid! The whole world will laugh at u if they come to know that KST can't control his urges towards ..her!...n what r u doing in a shop, KST? u could have ordered some stupid necklace !! why r u here in the first place ? bec i want to buy her the neckl...no!! ... 'pack that one...' He randomly gestured to a slim necklace n shot up from his chair , his face angry ... The manager looked perturbed as chandu nodded at him , not to worry... Chandu looked at Krishna , who walked out agitated , as he gestured the boy to pack the said necklace, his mind confused n sad... the boy put the necklace inside a box n tied it up in a ornamental silk ribbon bearing the words ...'To the Love of My Life...'

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'ma? Get up...' Pratigya whispered to renuka, her heart thundering ... 'what is it beti? Did...did he...come home?' renuka asked her voice fearful, eyes frantic... Pratigya nodded gravely , her face hard ... 'did he hurt or hit u?' she asked in fear n pratigya shook her head , helping renuka sit up... 'ma...' she began , not knowing how to say ...'ma... krishna...I mean ..he is coming here to pick me up...' she said, blushing inspite of herself... Renuka smiled 'oh ! so good of him! I was really worried when I saw u alone... thought he must be busy ,but this much busy to skip traditions!... so happy beti... forgot to ask u, what exactly is their business?' ... pratigya stuttered...' er... real estate n... spices...' renuka smiled again... she stood up with difficulty , walking towards her wardrobe... she took out a beautiful red saari n gave it to pratigya , who was eyeing her in happiness n sadness... 'here, its my father's gift to me... Wear it n bowl him over , once again...' she giggled like a girl... she caressed pratigya's cheeks , which was shining in tears n a bit red ...'I must go n check in the kitchen... was too weak to walk out of the room for weeks ... But now I feel energetic ... wonder why?' she smiled again n kissed pratigya on her forehead ...pratigya watched her mother spring out of the room , happiness in her face...she suddenly remembered, her heart skipping a beat ...'ma! He...he likes kheer...' She said , shy n blushing...'and?...' renuka smiled at her teasingly ...her eyes shone in happiness... 'and? ...nothing!...' pratigya stuttered , her cheeks red...renuka laughed slightly , her eyes content... 'I will have to ask him!' she said teasingly n went out of the room... pratigya found herself smiling in a silly manner before she heard her sane part shout at her to behave like sane people... She looked down at the saari, tears blurring her vision ... her mother is so much happy!... pls let her happiness stay like that, she prayed, her heart wrenching ... she slowly walked to her room...

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Krishna grimaced at the fleet of media vans n crowd of reporters surrounding the gate to the minister's house n chandu chuckled merrily at a flustered Geetha looking daggers at the black glasses of the rover... ...' I bet this is their damn paln!!! Especially hers!!' hissed Krishna in anger , looking at the fleet of media vehicles...chandu nodded, his face hard... The security guards let their vehicle pass unscathed across the opened gates n immediately the media began protesting ... Krishna got out of the rover his eyes over shailendra in a mocking stare ... shailendra came down the steps to greet him, his face tensed n yet smiling foolishly ...he offered a handshake n looked up at Krishna who ignored him , his hands in his pockets...shailendra gritted his teeth in anger as Bakshi said to him n Krishna n chandu , who came n stood behind Krishna, clutching the gift...' this time they won't take a no, sir! We didn't allow them on wedding , n now they want at least an exclusive photo of them together...' ...he said, tersely... 'how touchy!!! ...I am not here for ur circus ! call her! We r leaving in 2 minutes!!' snapped Krishna , irritated ... 'well , damaadji, I don't think leaving in a hurry would sit well with the media...you should ...' Krishna cut him short as he leaned in as though hugging shailendra...' don't u dare play these kind of cheap games with me, minister...my father is keeping u alive bec the party wants it! But I don't give a damn about the equation between u n ur stupid party!...' ...krishna straightened , smirking at a pale shailendra ... chandu stepped forward 'er..krishna... u need to get inside n spend atleast an hour in there... otherwise it won't be good!...' he jerked his head slightly towards the media at the gates... krishna , his eyes , still slits on shailendra , pursed his lips in a thin line, anger filling him... 'this way , sir' bakshi invited them n krishna climbed the steps up, his hands clenched in his pockets ... shailendra looked in anger n panic at his form , before he followed him up , pretending to be busy on phone in case the media noticed anything... krishna sat , his right leg over his left knee , irritation n anger in his face, inside the hall... chandu stood behind him , watching the servants place water n sweats in front of him... krishna ignored them , twirling his phone , his eyes darting towards the stairs , in hope of seeing her... shailendra sat down opposite him, trying to catch his eye while bakshi dealt with the media... he informed them that they will get a chance to take pictures of the couple when they come out to leave... geetha nodded in enthusiasm , her eyes on the doors...

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she opened the door slowly n entered , looking around , at her books, her DVD collections... she put the saari over her bed n walked over to ther mirror, staring at her image ...what all things happened in just a matter of days ? he came here from mumbai, in hope of getting her mother out of this hell ! ... n her mother is in even more trouble , she got kidnapped n married by the same person , who wanted her body ! ...n she ended up falling in love with the same man! No!...don't be weak pratigya! Fight back! Yes!... she wiped her tears n went to the bathroom , snatching the saari in her hands ... she washed her face n hands n looked up at her reflection in the dressing mirror , even as she undressed , her mind in turmoil... for the first time in her life she was really dressing up for a man! Him!... she could feel a curious excitement n a sense of butterflies in her stomach ... earlier she was forced to look good, dress up like a doll... but now, everything seemed changed ... she wanted to look good for him! No! ... But her cheeks were flushed , her fingers checking n arranging n rearranging the fleets , as she found herself turning like a corkscrew in front of the mirror to check her reflection ... she looked up to find her face unsatisfied , tensed...what's happening to her? She heard rema thai's voice coming from other side of the door... 'Beti, come out soon... ur husband is here...' pratigya inhaled wildly , turning sharply to look at her reflection...oh no! she hadn't even begun with her hair... her panicked eyes started back at her... she came out to her room , her face sweaty n flustered , her hands trembling as she reached for her comb...no! its not working ! she thought in consternation as she ran the comb frantically over her hair...the door opened n manjula entered , her face livid... 'what r doing? why r u wasting... Whose saari is that?' her eyes raked pratigya's form, jealousy n anger in every syllable ... pratigya ignored her, her heart beating madly as she threw the comb away n grabbed a bindi n a pair of ear rings n bangles... 'oh!surely its ur mother's! she taught u to trap men like him in ur beauty ...!' hissed manjula , eyeing pratigya in anger... pratigya wasn't hearing, her heart beating like drums as she put on the mangal sutra n a bit of sindoor , her eyes taking in her image... She looked presentable , atleast, she thought, suddenly feeling difficulty in breathing...

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renuka looked at krishna , from a nearby door to the kitchen , her eyes happy n scared as she darted her eyes to shailendra ... 'arrey... why r u standing there?' called shailendra sweetly , gesturing renuka to come forward... renuka looked at shailendra in shock even as she heard him tell krishna pratigya's mother is very ill, but she has managed to get up from bed , all for u damaad ji' krishna gritted his teeth in anger , his eyes flashing to shailendra , who tried not to blanch ... renuka walked towards krishna , a tray of kheer in her trembling hands ... she placed it infront of krishna , not looking at shailendra , smiling in half panic n half happiness... chandu looked up at her , taking in her weak form... krishna had looked up too, his eyes falling on the kheer first n then on renuka... he remembered seeing this woman , her mother!, on a sick bed ... she looked a lot like that night, but her face registered a kind of happiness , which he thought she had never felt ... odd... he thought, why was he thinking all these things about this woman?... 'pratigya told me that u like kheer very much, beta' she said, offering a bowl of kheer to him... krishna looked up at her , his heart swelling in happiness... she remembered ! she noticed that he likes kheer! ... he found his fingers closing around the bowl in renuka's hands even as he could feel his taste buds doing their work in his mouth... He smiled slightly , his eyes shining naturally at the sight n fragrance of his fav food ... renuka smiled up at him , her eyes moist ... she picked up another bowl n offered it to chandu , while shailendra chuckled 'Oh! So daamadji likes kheer! U know pratigya cooks kheer very well...' He lied shamelessly ... chandu noticed renuka's hands trembling , her eyes twitching in revulsion! ...what?... he looked at renuka in confusion n curiosity ...

Krishna was busy eating the kheer, which was too good... he closed his eyes in enjoyment , savoring the taste n opened his eyes to see pratigya climbing down the stairs, tucking a a strand of her long beautiful hair behind her ear, her eyes downcast , cheeks red... he stared n stared like a smitten man, the spoon just inches from his mouth , the bowl in his left hand , his mouth open, his eyes fixed over her ... Why do she have to look breathtakingly beautiful all the time!!! His eyes raked all over her , from toe to head , lingering on her feminine features a bit longer... The sari seemed to enhance her frame n beauty ... he could feel desire cursing through his veins like molten lava n saw her shiver slightly as she came n stood near the foot of the stairs ...she thought her heart will explode , the way it was beating...pratigya could feel her body blossoming under his relentless gaze n she shivered , his eyes doing things to her she never thought was possible... He felt chandu nudge him slightly n he started , the kheer spilling from the spoon to his upper right thigh... He cursed slowly , flustered , placing the bowl n spoon back on the table, his eyes darting at her as he made to reach for a tissue ... 'oh! Damaadji , seems like u have found something better than the kheer n so decided to spill away the kheer...!' giggled manjula horribly ...'don't worry beta, I will clean it ...' said renuka , her face embarrassed n yet happy as she looked up at pratigya n made to bent ...' No need ...! Why r u taking the trouble , bhabhi? his wife is here! She will take care of it...' said manjula sweetly , while shailendra looked at krishna , his face sour...

Krishna could feel his face burning in embarrassment...oh! What have u done KST? Made urself a complete fool in front of strangers ! that too by staring at ...her! ...'no...no need ..I...' he began but manjula cut in ...'pratigya! why r u standing there, just like that! Come n take damaadji upstairs ... n wash his pants' ...pratigya , who was shocked at first but found his flustered face cute was smiling ... She heard what manjula said n panic gripped her again ... oh no! what she would do?... 'I said no need!' krishna gritted out , swiping away the remnants of kheer using the tissue ... 'n don't bother washing it...I don't use spoiled things!' he almost snapped , sitting straighter... An awkward silence followed as renuka stared at krishna , her brows knitting in confusion n panic for a moment ... But as his eyes met hers , he smiled...' the kheer was really good...' he said , genuinely ... renuka smiled brightly , her heart calming down ... pratigya sighed in relief ... 'if u don't want to wash it, its alright damaadji... I was just suggesting so that u could have ur wife for urself for sometime ... I mean, u bought gift for her n u would want to give it to her, wouldn't u? ' gushed manjula , her eyes on the gift box in chandu's hand...krishna pursed his lips, pressing his knuckles together... suddenly the feeling as if his stomach is full of butterflies was bothering him...

'pratigya beti, why r u standing apart? Come n take ur husband to ur room'... continued manjula , her eyes slits on renuka n pratigya ... renuka looked at her in confusion as pratigya , knotted n un knotted her fingers , nervousness threatening to engulf her ...n excitement... He bought her gift? What could it be?... krishna looked up at chandu , who nodded at him... Krishna gritted his teeth n stood up n pratigya inhaled , seeing him stand up... she saw him taking the gift box from chandu n she turned to climb the stairs , not even daring to look up at him... krishna followed her , feeling his fingers trembling slightly around the box...what's happening to him?... 'bhabhi , please come with me to the kitchen ...' called manjula sweetly n renuka followed her shocked n fearful... 'u didn't believe me when I said that ur daughter is a mere maid at his house! Now u will! U will see how he treats her when they r alone...! she sneered at renuka... Renuka fought her tears...' I won't believe ur lies! ...I saw how much he loves my pratigya n...' she began but manjula cut her short...'love...! r u sure u read his eyes correctly when he was staring at ur precious daughter ? it was pure naked lust! ...oh! boy! ...isn't he such a horny boy! I thought he will be gobbling her in one go, the way he was staring at her!...I told u ! he will be devouring ur daughter to his content ! ... but he won't ever love her! ... I told u! but u didn't believe me! Now u can see for urself ! she is just a slave for him!' ... said manjula in glee... renuka held on to the counter , her head n heart feeling heavy ... Oh no! pls GOD! ... She will do anything! ... pls let her daughter have love in her life!...she thought desperately ...

Hope u liked it ... 😳 Part 3 coming soon...