A Sunny day turned out to be a rainy night and the noise of heavy pour didn't allowed night to spread its calm. The clock ticked at 1:00 clock and Anmol was found in his room sitting on sofa, working on his Laptop!...His gazes shifted to bed once in a while and he found Ragini sleeping. It was obvious that his concentration was not at all at work but it was a good back up if he is caught staring so late! He walked up to the window to feel cold air of night and some drops of rain washed his face. An incident that had taken place long ago, came back infront of his eyes as he looked at Rajvansh Out-House through Heavy-Pour.
It was a rainy night as well when Mr. Rajvansh was out with Umbrella looking for something. He saw him in RH's porch from Out-House. Anmol was already restless which was Peculiar to him and Mr. Rajvansh behavior didn't give him any peace. He just grabbed an Umbrella and rushed to Mr. Rajvansh
"Kya baat hai? Mr. Rajvansh aap itni barish mein bahar kya kar rahe hain?" He asked.
"Wo...Anmol..Baarish ho rahi hai aur raat ho gayi hai..par Ragini.."
"Ragini..Kya hua Ragini ko..Mr. Rajvansh??.." His tone firm and demanding all of a sudden!
"Anmol, Ragini abhi tak ghar nahi aayi. Wo Vasu ke saath 'Nari-Niketan' Gayi thi construction ke inspection le liye Vasu apne saath le gayi thi...Aur Vasu ko kahi kaam se jaana tha par...Ragini..use to abhi tak aa jaana chahiye tha..."
"Wo...'Nari niketan mein hogi na...to mein dekhta hoon..aap chaliye andar chaliye.."He went back to Out-house, grabbed the Car-keys and left in heavy-pour in search of Ragini.
He drove as fast as he could and reached the 'Nari-Niketan.' The main gate was locked and there was no one nearby to ask. 'Where is she?' a thought instantly occupied his mind and his aprehension made him walk into different directions in search of Ragini. He started walking on the deserted street in rain; Both hands shielded as he continued his search to find Ragini. "Ragini!" He called out! Nothing came in reply but the sound of falling rain. His feet walked on their own as they knew the subject of search was nearby. Suddenly, he kicked something from his feet and he saw an umbrella lying there. He failed to see any sign of her but he knew she was somewhere around. He turned into street and took few steps when she collided into him and her warm breath caressed his cold and wet chest. He looked into her eyes and found fear in them along with some..tears! His eyebrows knitted in worry and many nasty laughter echoed. Next moment, her saree was pulled where pin held it together and a piece of Pallu detached itself . Her body tensed against his body and he roared like a lion,"Aey!" He moved toward the dark guy with disgusting face, parting her from him. His roared pierced the curtain of rain and brought a hint of fear on the goon's face. He pullled one goon close by the collar while limitless anger peeked through his eyes. His other had rose in air and grabbed another goons hand that had Ragini's Saree's Pallu and his grip tightened until the hand let go of 'torn' Pallu go. His hand formed a fist and landed on goon's face and blood spurted out due to powerful punch.
His blood boiled in anger. His angry roar echoed in the air and a silence fell on the scene; his breathing quickened. His look could scare anyone off and it did when one of the goon tried to flee. He roared like a lion once again and everything stood still; all three of them were rooted on the spot. He took out his anger on them until they laid on the street like a lifeless leaves. He turned around to look at Ragini and found her drenched in rain. Her saree covered her petite figure as another skin while she shivered at the scenario; her both hands rested on her right shoulder where Pallu parted itself from Saree and her eyes were closed. "Are you okay?...aap theek to hain, Ragini?" He asked without wasting a moment. Her eyes were shot opened and she jumped ; her feet pushed her few steps back as his voice made its way to her eardrum; she was reminded of his roar, instantly. The same eyes that had a burning anger carried apprehension in them. It took her a moment for his question to sink-in and she nodded. He realized her present state and bent down to pick her belongings from the street. He handed her 'torn' Pallu and walked few steps away giving her a space to relax as he spoke."Car..pass mein hai.." He lead the way and she followed him to the car. He opened the back-door to search something. Something soft fell on her shoulder as she walked passed him to the passeneger side. She pasued to look at the source of warmth her body felt and found a 'Jacket.' He drove away as they got into the car and reached home.
She came to the kitchen to get some milk for kids when she saw Indetrjeet in 'Dinning Area'
"Kuch chahiye tha, Papaji"
"Ragini..itni dair laga di tumne ghar aane mein..mein to ghabra gaya tha"
"Sorry Papaji wo waqt ka pata nahi chala.."
"Koi baat nahi...thank God ! Anmol tumhe le aaya warna pata nahi kya ho jata."
"Ji?" She asked anxiously.
"Arrey! Kuch nahi wo Malti akele bachchoko dekh rahi thi....Kaafi pareshaan ho rahi thi..tum to jaanti ho Kavya ne chalna shuru kar diya hai aur uski shararat bhi bar rahi hai...teeno bachcho ke saath thi wo....achcha hua tum agayiein..Bachche so gaye kya?"
"Ji.."
"Tum bhi kuch kha lena..thak gayi hogi.."
"Ji" She nodded
Inderjeet left Ragini got busy with her work. When she turned around to leave the kitchen, she found Anmol there, holding something. "Yeh aapka Bag gaari mein reh gaya thta." He kept it on the table and turned to leave when., "Th..Thanks!" She said and he looked at her, puzzled. "Wo agar aap na aate to...pata nahi kya hota mera.." She said. His peaceful face had this angry look on it.."Kuch...achcha nahi hoga unlogon ka...wo jail ki hawa khayege bas!" he said with a rage that Ragini sensed the 'lion' in him surfacing again. He knew this matter made her feel uneasy and he simply moved to other, "Bachce..so gaye..."
"Haan, Bachche abhi- abhi soye hain."
"Oh! Achcha ." The news didn't make him happy as he wanted to see them.
"Achcha..Good night." He walked out of Rajvansh House with a smile and walked into out House.
He came back to reality as wind howled and he closed the windows. He turned around to see her peaceful face once again. His hand slip into his pocket to grab the cell and he captured his 'sleeping beauty' in his cell with a smile. A glimpse of her peaceful face seemed to give him the relief of eternity. He came to sofa and fell asleep as a glimpse of her made it eaiser for him to enter his dream world.
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The Dawn broke and it spread its warmth on the scene. Sunrays hit the earth erasing the proof of last-night's rain. Birds were chirping outside the window but sunrays entered the room and it spread like a sheet on the bed, waking her up. She saw the empty couch and sat with a jolt . she saw the watch it was 7:00 a.m. in the morning. Her head was heavy with over-dose of sleep she threw the comforter and left the bed. When she opened the cupboard, her eyes saw outfits that she didn't see in her closet before. She needed a shower she knew so she grabbed whatever her hand could take and went to the bathroom .
When Anmol bid the girls good-bye, he thought of getting ready for office. His files and laptop were in his bedroom so he entered the door and found an usual scene infront of his eyes. The moment stood-still....Anmol-Ragini froze at the spot. His hand rested on door's knob while she dropped the sarees she had in her hands and looked into his eyes.
Anmol looked at Ragini from head-to-toe and found himself mesmerized by her. Ragini stood there in his robe frozen while drops of water dripped from her hair. Her hand suddenly clutched the robe's front in uneasiness. His robe covered her upto knees but her feet ..from below knees to ankle were bare to the surrounding as well s Anmol's gaze. She was not just frozen...his gaze were sending a chill through her spine; the freezing feeling spread in her body....her heart started to beat faster and faster as if it will stop beating soon if he looked at her any longer. The warmth of sun seemed to haveintensity of his gazes that made her so hot in the back where she was frozen on the front, out of nervousness.
Anmol's situation was no better; he just stood there like a staute as if his mind failed to interpret the situation and after a while he turned around stammered "sorry" and zoomed out of the scene.
Ragini's knees gave up and she simply sat on the bed. Her fingers ran through the wet hair and her eyes found herself wearing his robe! She got up in haste and looked herself in the mirror. The robe suited her dusky complexion; she looked at herself from head-to-toe to freeze again...her feet were bare..she turned around to stare in empty space where Anmol was standing...she picked a saree and ran to Bathroom to change..
Anmol was found in his study a while later. He sat in a chair while his rights had formed a fist and its index finger caressed his forehead. Ragini was back behind his closed eyes and he calmed a little as a smile spread acrossed his face. It looked like as if she bathed in a sea of 'ever-lasting beauty'...how prefectly his robe fit her petite figure and she looked so beautiful while nervousness envolped her as she noticed him. His gazes traveled from head-to toe and he found his wife more beautiful in wet hair while her feet were exposed to his eyes which were usually covered by Sarees she wore. The 'mesmerising-beauty' left him breathless and his hands were cold..The view lured his attention and his eyes didn't want to let go of his beautiful wife and he just left the room stammering something. His left hand rested on his stomach as a feeling arose in it sending a tingling sensation throughout his body. He knew this view will stay in his mind for a while.
She stood infront of the mirror in purple-white Saree and was remided of the look he gave her when he entered the room to find her in his robe. They seemed to pierced her eyes and threatened to go deeper..She was out of breath to feel the intenseity of his gaze and inhaled deeply. When she was ready, she left the room to finish the chores for the day. She went to laundry room to do Kids' laundry and paused at Guni's door to find her trying some dance move. She smiled and entered the room.
"Good Morning, Chachi How are you feeling?" Guni Greeted.
"Theek hoon..." She said, busy cleaning Guni's Messy couch.
"Chachi, jab chachu office jaaye to unse kehiyega ke Mujhe Library drop kar dein"
"Guni, Aapke Chachu office nahi Gaye?" She asked
"No Chachi..wo tu Bari Mummy or Bare Papa ke Saath study mein hain..unki koi meeting chal rahi hai..aap ko Nahi pata?.." Guni asked.
"Wo Mujhe dikhai nahi diye to laga ke wo office chale gaye.."
"Chachi..jahan tak mujhe yaad hain..wo aap ko 'Bye' kahe nahi jaate.."
"Haan..ye bhi hai.." She said with a smile.
She walked to study and heard their voices. She was about to knock when she stopped as Vasu said behind the closed doors."Itna Kahayal rahe ye baat Ghar main kisi ko na pata chale...Khaas kar Ragini ko..pata nahi wo kaise react karegi.." Then there was silence and Ragini walked away and came to the kitchen, completely confused about the situation.."Kya pata nahi chalna chahiye...mujhe?" She asked herself...."Agar koi business meeting hoti to kisi baat ke mujhe pata chalne se kisi ko koi faraq nahi parta..par kya ye waqai koi business meeting thi ya phir..kuch aur..." She tried to come up with an answer but failed. A while passed as anxiety took over her...
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