Chapter 64
He walked with long strides he needed to get away... he descended the stairs two at once.. and entered the Kitchen... he opened the fridge... and started furiously searchibg for something as a distraction... he got a packet of milk.. he burst it open and... poured it in a glass and.. drank it...in one gulp...it was plain milk... he poured the remaining milk... and.. gulped it down... there was no more milk... he threw the glass.. on the floor...breaking it.. and making a shattering sound...thanks that all were fast asleep behind closed doors...none heard...just Palash chacha appeared from servants quarters...
He was a loyal servant of the house..from when Kunj was a toddler... now his chote maalik had grown up... and become a man of mood swings.. especially... teasing and pranking or... with a burning temper... he felt some theif had broke into the house... he walked up to the Kitchen and saw his Kunj baba standing and glass pieces lying around...
Kunj felt his anger decline a bit as he bent to pick up the broken glass pieces... and
"Oouuuch..."
"Kunj baba ruk jao... mein uthata hu... aapko chhot lag jayegi..."as kunj held his finger oozing out blood...due to a small cut
While picking up the pieces..carefully...Palash had a smile and chuckled...
Kunj who had grown up seeing this loyal man working in his house... asked up...
"Aab aap ko hasi kyu aa rahi hai..."trying not to shout...
"Vo Twinkle babyji ka khayal aa gaya...agar vo hoti toa... aapko... pakka ek chote bache ki tarah dant ti...aur... gusse mein... davaaiii bhi lagati..."
Kunj was just stunned listening.. what his palash chacha just said... even he knew Twinkle so well... just in mere few weeks... ... she was a kid... she pranked ...she was stubborn.. but she cared... she would speak up what was in her mind... but she cared... and he remembered the entire day her state... and the TRUTH... he should have understood her feelings more... she was in a damaged state...but how could he give false hope to her...he was confused...
He walked out into the garden thinking...
She just stood there... watching the clock... and...it was late...he should not go out of the house at this hour... and she got relieved...recalling he hadnt taken the car or bike keys... she entered the bathroom... she needed to flash some water on her face... to calm down... she flashd water... and she saw her face...her smudgy eyes... her discouloured lips... she looked like she had seen a ghost... she replayed the entire day in her mind... and... then she lingered on their conversation... she saw hurt in his eyes... she just wanted things to be normal... there was a clear cut way to end this case and he was not goving in... but she felt that.. Kunj never did anything without reason...but why... and her words rang in her mind... the blame she placed on Kunj... and her eyes began to water...
"Tumhe bas case ki padi hai..."
"Tum bas apne ego k liye.. badla lena chahte ho.."
"Tumhe ghar k mahol ki koi fikar nahi"
"Babaji... ye sab mene kya bol diya Kunj ko.. as she held her.. mouth... kaise nikal gaya ye sab mere mu se... jab muje sunke itni taklif ho rahi hai... toa use kitna dard hua hoga... Twinkle... tune jiska sahara liya... jisko sab sach batake apna man halka kiya... usi par tune inzaam lagaya.."and she sat on the bed...she needed to talk to him...
She marched downstairs... and saw Palash chacha... cleaning up some glass pieces...
"Twinkle babyji... Kunj baba ko dhund rahe ho...vo bahar garden mein gaye hai..."
She was most importantly worried about him... that in anger he dosent hurt himself...and left a sigh of relief... as she spotted him in the garden...he was sleeping in sitting position on the bench... she walked a few steps but remembered how angry he was... yes she dint understand his refusal of the deal but .. she needed to apologize for blaming him... but she couldnt muster courage...and was ashamed that again she hurt him by her words...
She walked back...inside the house...upset with herself..
Kunj saw her walking frame going inside the house...'Twinkle kitni asani se tumne muj par itne inzaam laga diye... bina soche samje bolti gayi... aur ab mu mod k jaa rahi ho... ek sorrie bhi nhi bola jaa raha tumse ..'he was sad...
After a while...
He closed his Eyes just incase he would fall asleep and experience a nice dream... as he was feeling sleepy... he felt... a blanket covering him...he smelt her scent... but becoz of sleep before he could open his eyes Twinkle had turned around.. and was walking... he saw towards her till he could see her retreating frame... and he registered in his mind...'She Cared' falling into a peaceful sleep...
He just entered the room to find her sleeping on the couch... the bed was empty... he marched in to get ready... as he was fixing his shirt she woke up...and saw him totally ready.. she felt she was late again but the clock just showed... 6.50AM...
'Kunj kaha ja rahe ho itni jaldi''
He just stared at her without replying...
And yesterdays events were fresh in her mind...he was hurt... his face dint show anger or rudenes.. but his eyes showed how much he was hurt...
'Kunj kamse kam nashta toa karke jao... tum khud kehte ho na.. ki tum khane pe gussa nahi nikalte kabhi.. toa..'
He wore his watch...checked his phone..
And walked out of the room...her eyes welled up... his silent treatment...always killed her from inside... his anger she would bear...his pranks she would accept... his teasing... his sarcasm... his fights everything she would bear... but not his silence...she could not let him leave with an empty stomach...
She marched downstairs...and saw him pouring in some tea and bread... with bananas...he was alone... in the kitchen... he sat on the chair... and ate like a small kid... she smiled ...she felt her stomach being filled... and with content she walked back to get ready...he looked up watching her retreat...
She was back in the room...and started folding the blanket... which lay on the couch... as she remembered last night...'how she enveloped him in blanket thinking he would feel cold...and when she returned to their room... it felt empty without him.. the bed felt empty... she sat on the bed...but her heart dint let her sleep... and she got up and slept on the couch...
'Twinkle uske bed pe naa hone par tu so nhi payi vaha..couch pe sona pada tuje... uske bina kya karegi tu...kaise jiyegi... '
And she knew she needed to mend things between them... tonight her husband should sleep in his room on his bed...she made up her mind...and corrected 'Their bed...
Edited by joe10 - 9 years ago