Pia pov
I myself was quite puzzled, dunno y, bt I was bit confused, bit afraid, bit tensed , bt y, dt was d only thing in my mind, abhay was my husband n I knew dt whatever I said there infront of jeh, was nt wrong, it was true, I love him ,bt wat abt him?? y is he doing all this, just coz whatever hd happened to me , bt I hd seen love n care for me in his eyes there, I was thinking abt all this during d time he was making me drink dt soup, I was happy somewhere, bt shook up n I knew he could read my glassy eyes, didn't he??
I came out f my thoughts d moment he bent down towards me, I moved back, dt was sumthing nt planned , like stimulus worked, I couldn't see his reaction n then he gently tied my curls, his fingers touched my skin n I closed my eyes, something turned inside me , of course my feel, my emotions, everything has changed towards him, he was nt just my frnd nw n dt touch was all different! He moved back to his position n I didn't av d courage to look into his eyes, especially after my reactions to his actions n closeness, his closeness has some serious affects on me, dt I could see n feel very well!
I gt done wid my soup n he gently wiped my mouth wid a wet towel, all this time our eyes were looked into each other, soon v came out of our sudden created world, seeing mom-dad entering d room, I put a mark on my thoughts which were playing havoc on me somewhere!!
Mom came n gave me a lil hug, then kissed my forehead- u scared us to death pia- she said holding her tears back. I m sry mom, I didn't knw, bt bf4 I could av finished my words, mom took my hands in her n said- u don't need to b sry pia, I was d one who forced u to go wid him, I thought ………..bt abhay didn't let her finish her sentence, he said MOM, I could av felt d tension of taking je'sh name there n sumwhere it was gud, coz d moment mom took his name, those dreadful moments started playing infornt of my eyes!! Dt topic gt ended then n there only, dad came n wished me g'mrng n I did d same while giving him a warm smile! Later mom asked me abt my breakfast, to which my gaze automatically shifted towards abhay, who replied to her question in a sarcastic manner- mom don't worry pia had her favorite breakfast! I remained quite n he was for sure enjoying dt!
Bt soon I gt my chance, when mom asked him, abt his breakfast n I quickly replied- mom he didn't av nything, look he ordered dt soup bt didn't av it, I said while pointing towards dt bowl of soup, I gave a winning smile to him!! Abhay wat do u want , v left u here to tk care of pia, bt nw I think I need to hire someone to tk care of u also-mom said while passing dt bowl of soup to abhay, at dt moment he was looking like a helpless child who was getting scolded by his mother for nt aving his breakfast. Abhay y hd u ordered mushroom soup, mom asked, to which I replied again- mom actually nw these days abhay likes mushroom soup a lot, u knw I m planning to learn how to prepare it after returning home, so dt abhay cn enjoy it every day, I said widout realizing wat I was saying n specially ignoring abhay's answer, which actually surprised me-mom actually pia is right , I av started liking it since I hd it wid pia, so u knw it would b gud idea if u send home made soup for both of us in evening , coz at present I cn't av d one which my wife wl cook for me, he said n winked at me, my jaw literally dropped when I saw my game was falling back on me ,I turned my gaze n felt mom-dad was smiling at our stupid acts, bt then I thought how long abhay n I didn't behave like dt, so carefree, so teasing one, I didn't want to knw d reason coz I was happy, widout giving a second thought to ny other thing I just enjoyed those moments!!
After some time mom made abhay to go back home for taking some rest, as he didn't av ny sleep frm last 48 hours, bf4 leaving, he came to me n kissed my forehead n left!!
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Abhay pov
I reached home, there was a smile on my lips, which was missing frm last so many months, bt d reason f this smile was d same person who was earlier, PIA! I smiled to myself while remembering few past incidents which took place in d hospital! I quickly took shower n hd something , I was reli hungry, bt for a change, I reli liked dt mushroom soup- I smiled again like a teenage boy! I didn't realize when I hit d bed n had a good sleep of more than 4 hours , although it was just for 4 hours bt I hd dt sound sleep after so many months!!
I gt a call frm mom n she said pia wants to talk to me!
Abhay actually, I mean, I need few of my personal things, cn u pls bring it while cmng back- I could sense dt uneasiness in her voice, she was struggling hard to take correct words for her things n at last she said-actually mom wanted me to ask u to bring it for me. I wl bring them pia- I said sounding as normal n casual as I could av been!
After hanging down, I opened her cupboard, looked it through n collected her necessities which I thought she must b needed n I was abt to close her almirah when my eyes fell in d corner where I found number of gifts placing carefully , I looked at them n realized dt they were actually our memories , v both gifted them to each other, photo frames, scrap books, albums , teddies n many more things , I touched them n a tear slipped down through my eyes, "how much I missed u pia?"!
After few hours I reached hospital n found her sleeping peacefully, mom-dad left after sometime, I went to doc to knw abt pia's condition n he told me dt she is fine nw, responding well to medicines also, nw she only needs rest, although it was quite early bt still I asked , doc when v cn take her home, he smiled n said- abhay I would suggest wait for atleast two three days, let us change her bandage for one more time. I nodded in affirmation n left. I entered her room n found her cmng out of her sleep , I went n sat nxt to her on d stool , she opened her baby brown eyes n smiled a little looking at me. After sometime when she was properly out of her sleep, she asked me- abhay wen I cn go back home?? I smiled at her question n replied- soon pia, just two more days. i decided to feed her again n I took out food which I brought frm home, her face lit up d moment she saw home made food, just two meals of hospital made pia hate dt food so much.
I fed her , after getting done wid her dinner, sister came to give her medicine n she handed me her mangalsutra which they took out during her treatment!
Soon she left d room leaving behind two of us, i was looking at her mangalsutra in my hand n was abt to keep it my pocket when she said- abhay , ummm give it to me, its nt gud to take it out n keep like this! I smiled a little n passed it to her, then I moved towards couch , after few seconds ,I saw her struggling wid it , I knew she won't ask me to help her, so I went to her bed n widout giving her a chance to say nything, I caught her hands , she was aware of my presence n her action of slowly taking her hands away automatically gave me d permission to help her, I tied it properly around her neck n d memories of dt day when I actually tied it around her neck turned to my mind, I saw her eyes closed n smiled a little at her innocence n beauty n then I slowly whispered in her ear- done,u cn open ur eyes nw n widout looking at me, she said thanx to me!!
Pia's medicines were very strong, so again she went to sleep n I too decided to lay down there on couch only, there was no sleep in my eyes, I knew pia was confused abt my behavior n ofcourse she should av been, I wanted to talk to her, bt hospital was nt d place n also her condition, so I wl av to wait till she gt discharged , I drifted to sleep while admiring my sleeping beauty for hours
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Pia pov
Nxt two days passed quickly , although abhay n I felt quite awkward at few moments , actually it was only me who was nt comfortable, abhay was very normal, which were disturbing me more, each ne very time, he took me to d washroom n dt sister was goggling over him like nything n I knew I was jealous n wanted to throw her out, bt couldn't, was just praying abhay wouldn't find out abt my strange emotions….my mom dad also visited me.
It was around 9a.m in d morning, I was quite xcited to go back, abhay came wid discharge papers , docs suggested me few xercise n loads of rest n healthy food, wid loadsss of medicine, in short blah blah bt I saw abhay was listening to his each n every single word carefully, docs wish me luck n left .
Sister asked me to change, i looked at abhay who was busy on some official call , I didn't knw how he was handling all his work just by sitting at hospital wid me , sister left me confused by leaving d room, I was like nw who is gng to help me n y she left just by ordering me n then I realized dt she must av thought of abhay-nooo I almost screamed in my mind, has she gone mad, she should av asked me atleast, I was cursing her under my breath, frm last three days coz of her I hd been through this kind of situation so many times , I stopped when I heard abhay's voice, he saw me looking at d door n then asked –wats wrong pia, u need something?? I was so nervous n kinda angry dt I blabber d whole incidence like a fool n then at last I asked- cn u believe dt??
Soon I realized wat I did n I nervously looked at him n he was holding a smirk on his face. I was so embarrassed at dt moment , so just covering my words I said- I mean, I think she might b coming back ,I said holding my nervousness back!
I think v cn wait for her – abhay said n I also nodded in yes still embarrassed n he started collecting my stuff , after waiting for more than half an hour , I finally asked abhay to take me to d washroom , then he passed me my clothes, I changed myself in a loose long top first, bt I was finding difficult to get done wid my lowers coz it was hurting my wound, abhay who was standing outside d washroom, called my name when I didn't call him , he knocked at d door, I took a deep breath n finally moved my gaze towards him , he saw me holding my lowers, he came inside n widout looking at me directly, he just quietly helped me n took me out.
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Abhay's pov
She was looking like a small teenage gal to me , when she narrated d whole incident n to tease her more, I gave a smirk , I could see she was embarrassed n to lighten d environment I decided to pack her things, after waiting for almost half an hour, pia asked me for help n I took her to d washroom, it was nt like dt I wanted her to ask for help, I just didn't want to force myself on her, I took her to d washroom n passed her clothes , I was waiting for her outside, when she didn't call me bck, I knocked at door , she didn't reply, so I pushed it lil n saw her standing there holding her lowers, I knew she must b feeling difficult to wear it n calling me for help was nt of, course something easy , while keeping everything as normal as I could n I entered d washroom n helped her n took her outside!
After sometime, I called my driver to take those bags to d car n then I took my steps towards pia, she looked at me for once wid questioning eyes, I bent down n carried her n as xpected her eyes popped out of socket due to shock n she said- abhay put me down, don't tell me u r gng to take me to d car like this, no way!!
So wat do u want dt lovely sister accompany us to d parking area-I said dt, coz I knew pia didn't like her much, I saw her jealousy which made me feel so happy.
She took a long breath n then said abhay don't u think it would b btr if v ask for a wheelchair. Pia wat do u wanna say, dt u wl feel more comfortable in dt wheel chair instead of my arms- I asked while raising my eyebrows n she gave me unbelievable type looks. I was thoroughly enjoying all this, I walked through d corridor while carrying her wid so much of ease, ppl were staring us, bt dt didn't bother me at all!
After an hour journey v both reached home, mom-dad both very beaming wid happiness of getting their pia back . I took her directly to our room again carrying her n she was feeling shy for d first time coz of my mom-dad's presence . I noticed dt surprise element in her eyes when we entered our room n I made her sit on d bed , arranging pillows properly at her back. Her eyes were admiring every corner of our room n d reason was dt I made few changes in our room, I took out all those presents of our beautiful memories n arranged it there. She held my wrist when I was abt to stand, I knew dt nw I cn't keep this thing going on like this widout xplaning her.
Widout her asking I replied- I met alina n kabir, my words made her grip gt slackened, pain gt returned in her eyes , I continued- y didn't u tel me pia???
She remained quiet for sometime n then said-I was nt sure how would u react to d fact dt alina was in love wid kabir n u also never gave me chance to xplain things n last sentence she said looking directly into my yes. I looked down feeling guilty n then I said- I m sry pia, I m sry for everything, I was nt aving d courage to look into her eyes, I was feeling so bad, dt it should av been me ,who would av understood her first instead of dt I hd blamed her for everything…I was lost in my thoughts, when I found her hand on mine n she said wid her voice full of love n care- look at me abhay, I looked towards her n she said- Its ok abhay, I knw u love alina, bt…. I stopped her saying nything further by placing my hand on her mouth….NOOO this is nt true pia, this is nt true, I never loved her, it was u, always u, directly or indirectly I always loved u n alina made me realized it, dt I never loved her, it was u through whose eyes I used to pictures her n I fell for u, my best frnd pia , bt I was so covered under d folds of being ditched , dt never realize my true feelings for u…….i closed my eyes n found tears slipping down frm d corner, her touch on my face felt so soft n surreal , she wiped my tears . d nxt moment I pulled her in a hug n said- I m in love wid u pia….i love u more than my life……
We remained like dt for some time, pia didn't say nything, I separated myself frm her
, her eyes were teary bt v both were holding smile on our lips, I wanted to hear those three words frm her again bt she was holding them back n I knew dt she was in need some time , for me her smile was enough. Nxt moment I was neither sure of my action nor her reaction, bt I gently cupped her face in my hands n kissed her forehead n then whispered in her ear- thanx for coming in my life pia, she opened her eyes n smiled n I didn't knw when n how dt question come out of mouth- cn I kiss u pia?? She kept looking at me for few minutes m then she let her eye lids fall in approval , I tenderly touched my lips to her pink feather like one's n dt was our first kiss, kiss of love…it was a very gentle one, I didn't knw how I controlled myself , nt turning it into a passionate one bt I was happy dt she responded to it lovingly.
Edited by heena_mehta - 13 years ago
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