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The Wise in Wisdom
There is nothing wise about the wisdom teeth and Kunj soon finds this the hard way. His stupid wisdom teeth were coming out wrong and were the cause of a lot of agony. The pain had left him miserable and in a mood that told others to stay at arms distance away from him. It had come down to him avoiding many of his favorite food items and only accepting soft items.
Twinkle had suggested a million times now, that it's time for a visit to the dentist. The sooner they extract the wretched tooth the sooner it will be better for all. Getting your wisdom teeth extracted was such a trivial and normal procedure, almost everyone got it done these days. But no! Kunj had to remain difficult and adamant in his refusal. The ache soon had turned for the worse and Kunj had to take a day off from work. He was sitting on their bed with an ice pack placed along his cheek, trying to numb the affected area. This was the last straw for Twinkle. She could not let Kunj sit in pain like this anymore.
"Kunj, bas hogaya. Hum aaj ke aaj hi dentist ke paas jaa rehe hai"
Kunj didn't answer her and merely popped another pain killer. This earned a huff from his partner and she stomped out of their room.
Twinkle had stormed off to the living room to book an appointment with the dentist for Kunj. She was explaining her husband's condition to the receptionist and confirming on the timings when in walks Manohar.
She sees him walk in, hangs up the phone and greets him. Manohar smirks back. "Kunj ke liye Dentist ka appointment book kar rahi ho?"
When Twinkle answers in the affirmative, Manohar lets out a resonating laugh. It's a good minute later that he gets himself under control after that fit and he replies back. "Woh nahi aayega. Bachpan se dentist se darta hai. Usse dentist ke paas le jaana, Himalya chadne se bhi mushkil hai beta."
And suddenly all the pieces fall into place. Now she understands why Kunj had been so stubborn in refusing to go to the doctor. Twinkle crosses her arms in a show of challenge and smiles a predatory smile. "Kunj ko toh main Dentist ke paas le jaa kar hi chodoongi, By hook or by crook."
Manohar lets out another comical laugh, interested in seeing how Twinkle would manage to pull this stunt off. "All the best, Beta."
Twinkle huffs and sits down on the couch, trying to formulate a plan of action. It doesn't take her long before she finalizes her strategy. "Kunj Sarna, dentist ke liye tyaar ho jao."
The appointment was fixed for the very next day, so Twinkle had to work fast.
The next day had started off no better for Kunj. One stroke of a brush and the pain had made itself known with vengeance. Great! He is going to have to skip breakfast now. He takes two pills of pain killer and was about to make his way to the kitchen to get an ice-pack when In runs Twinkle, holding her cheek and crying. There were tiny droplets of blood trickling down the corner of her lips.
"Twinkle! Kya hua?" he asks surprised, forgetting his own pain.
"Main Poha kha rahi thi, aur uss mein ek kankad tha." She replies, it doesn't take Kunj long to get the whole picture. "Kunj, bahut dard ho raha hai, please mujhe dentist ke paas le chalo na, please?"
He hurries across the bedrrom, grabs his car keys and soon they are out the door. "Twinkle, tu bhhi na, dekh kar nahi kha sakti thi?"
"Kunj, yaar! Khana waise bhi itni goar se dekh kar kaun khata hai?"
It takes them 20 minutes to reach the clinic. Twinkle was clutching the side of her pain. They walk up to the reception desk and as soon as they do, Twinkle removes her hand from her face and speaks in a voice that was void of any pain. It gives Kunj a whiplash and his eyes widen in realization. "Twinkle, Nahi!"
Too late.
"Umm, hello, we have an appointment here for Mr. Kunj Sarna." The receptionist smiles and asks them to hold on, while she cross checks the appointment. At this point Kunj had half a mind to turn and run away, pain be damned. But then Twinkle reaches down and laces her hand through his, instantly calms him down.
"Yes, you will be the next patient. Have a seat till then. The doctor will be with you shortly."
They make their way to the waiting area and Twinkle has to sort of drag Kunj there. "Twinkle, yeh cheating hai. Mujhe nahi jaana dentist ke paas. Chalo yaha se." he says, grabbing her hand to make her follow him.
She pulls him back and makes sure he is seated. "Kunj, tumhe iss daat ke wajhe se bahut pain ho raha hai. Ek baar dentist ko bata toh lo."
"Twinkle, hum phir kabhi wapas aayge, bas aaj hi" he tries to convince her.
"Kunj, tum mujhe ek pal ke liye bhi dard mein nahi dekh sakte the, ussi tarah main bhi tumhe aur dard mein nahi dekh sakti. Mujhe pata hai, tum dentist se darte ho" he blushes at this and tries to cover it up with another explaination but Twinkle cuts him short. "Kunj daro mat, main tumhare saath hi rahoongi ki. Theek hai?"
He merely nods. While her words did calm his anxiety, they unfortunately hadn't completely eradicated them. Twinkle places her hand against his jittering knee in support.
They had to wait for a short time of minutes before they were called in. Hand in hand they make their way towards the doctor's door. Twinkle pushes the door open and Kunj takes a deep breath and steels his mind to face his fears. He thinks, that he was doing well so far, handling and facing his fears.
But then he sees the reclined chair and his fears return. He doesn't hear Twinkle calling his name, asking him to sit down and tell the doctor about his condition. No! All he sees are the scary apparatus and the big reclined chair. This time he is in full mind to run out the door.
"KUNJ!" Twinkle's loud scream in his ear breaks him out of whatever mental reverie he had drifted off too. "Chalo," she leads him towards the damn, recliner but before that she squeezes his hand as a silent sign of encouragement and whispers "Relax, Main tumhare saath hoon. Okay?"
"Okay Mr. Sarna, let's start."
A preliminary examination later, the old doctor agrees, that extraction was the best choice. He further explains that Kunj would be sedated for the entire procedure and the duration of the mini surgery would be approximately 40 to 45 minutes. He fruitlessly tries to escape from such procedures but ultimately a stern look from Twinkle has him rooted to the seat. The only bright part about the whole process would be that he doesn't have to be awake and see all the apparatus and instruments of torture that were going to be used on him.
The doctor attaches an IV on his right wrist to administer the anesthetic, while he had a death grip on Twinkle with his left. "Okay, Mr. Sarna count back from 10 to 0." The doctor says.
Kunj starts counting backwards from 10, the last thing he remembers is reaching 6 and the faint feeling of Twinkle's lips on his forehead.
The doctor lets her know that due to the sedative they use in dental surgeries, Kunj may act a bit loopy for a while. The affects will wear out in just 2 hours. The procedure as informed takes only 45 minutes. It takes Kunj another 15 minutes to grace the land of the living.
The first thing that his mind registers is the continuous beeping of a monitor. Somewhere in the deep recesses of his mind, he knows that it was the heart monitor attached to him, but the senseless, conscious part of his mind registers it as a siren belonging to a police car. The next thing he notices is the lady besides him. "Wow, you're pretty." He says unintentionally. It's like the filters of his brain are shut down. Words are senselessly tumbling out of his mind. His previous statement earned him a giggle from the beauty.
"Kunj, Kaisa lag raha hai?"
"Aisa lag raha hai ki main rollercoaster pe baetha hoon."
"Koi pain ho raha hain?" Twinkle asks, hiding her smile behind her hand.
He shakes his head in the negative. That was a good sign.
"Okay, Kunj, tum jaante ho main kaun hoon?" she asks trying to amuse herself. The doctor advised to keep Kunj under observation for the first half an hour after he woke up. Then he could be taken home, if they weren't any complications.
"Haan!" His words are slurred and heavy and he is speaking in quite a funny manner, his tongue sticking out every now and then. The doctors had numbed his gums, so he couldn't even feel his own tongue or lips. "Sherni" he exclaims, slightly jumping up from his reclined position with a burst of energy. "Meri Sherni." At this point Twinkle can't contain her blush, deep crimson stains her cheeks and she is utterly glad that Kunj isn't going to remember any of this. Once her initial blush dies down, she decides to have a little fun with Kunj in his drugged up state. She takes out her phone and turns on her camera.
"Okay Kunj, tum kabhi school mein fail hoaye ho?"
He thinks hard for a second, before answering "Haan, of course! Main 4th standard mein social studies mein almost fail hogaya tha. Mujhe sirf 90 out of 100 miley the. Social hamesha boring tha. Aur kya karoon main social padh ke. Mujhe waise bhi Circus mein acrobat ban na tha."
He falls back on his chair again and his eyes draw to a close. Twinkle waits for a minute, before thinking that he has dozed off. But then he murmurs again, "Tum meri partner bhi ban sakhti hai, phir hum saath saath, ghode par khade ho kar dance karegey."
Their half an hour soon ends and Kunj is discharged. He is yet loopy and Twinkle needs an extra pair of hands to transfer he husband to their car. She makes sure his side of te door is locked and secure before fastening his seat belt for him. They exit the parking lot, Twinkle for the first time driving slowly and cautiously.
"Twinkle!" he whines again. He has been whining her name for a few minutes now. "Twinkle, I want to date you, yaar."
"Kunj, humari shaadi ho chuki hai" she says with a chuckle.
His eyes pop out in surprise at this "Kya?! Humari shaadi ho chuki hai?"
"Haan Kunj, humari shaadi ho chuki hai. Tum mere Pati ho"
"Shit, Main bahut lucky hoon Twinkle. Meri shaadi tum se ho gayi." Twinkle only smiles this time and this No, Mr. Kunj Sarna, main lucky hoon ke tum mere pati ho"
They reach home safe and sound. Twinkle has to drag her husband into their room and ush him down on the bed. He instantly falls asleep. Twinkle takes off his shoes, brushes a few stray strands of hair away from his forehead and places a delicate kiss along his hairline. "Goodnight mere Sher."
Kunj wakes up the next morning with no memory of the previous day, he then notices the lack of pain along his jaw. The only thing he remember is the soft brush of Twinkle's lips against his head and a soft whisper, wishing him goodnight Goodnight mere sher' to be exact. He desperately hopes that that hadn't been a dream.
He hurries down to breakfast eager to see his wife. The dining table had already been set and everyone had already occupied their respective places. "Good morning, everyone." He says as he sits down next to Twinkle for breakfast and everyone burst out laughing. They all laugh for a good lomg while, wiping tears from their eyes at the end. Kunj is clueless and keeps asking for the reason for such mirth.
Twinkle just smiles and shows him the video she recorded from the day before. His Drugged confessions and confusion. And they all end up laughing again at the shade of scarlet Kunj turns. He vows to himself that he is never again going to a dentist ever again.
Six months later, Kunj gets his revenge when Twinkle has to get her wisdom teeth extracted. And let's just say Twinkle and Kunj end up calling the other their Sher and Sherni respectively from that day onwards.
THE END.
How did you guys like this story? I wasn't entirely happy with this story, but it's been a while since I posted something. I really hope you guys liked it. Please comment and let me know.
Also, I want to practice writing some darker themed stories. Are you guys up for reading that. It will mainly deal with Twinkle going through depression and it's going to be TwiNj of course.
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