Part 21
Mini came back home when the event was over. Naeem bi saw award in her hands and congratulated her but Mini didnât give any response. âWhat happened?â asked Naeem bi. âNothing I am just tired.â Replied Mini disinterestedly and went inside her room. What she heard at the convention about how she didnât deserve the award was bothering her continuously. She couldnât believe it. âNeil did it again. How can he just buy things for me? This way how Iâll be able to make my own identity? Mrs. Shah was so right. Husbands keep forgetting that their wives donât need there help.â Thought Mini as she tossed the award on the sofa carelessly. Miniâs phone rang she saw it was Bobbyâs call. Mini sighed, aftert hat stupid argument in the exhibition hall she didnât want to talk to him but when he called second time Mini took the call, âBobby, I am really tired yaar. I donât want to go anywhere.â Mini rejected Bobbyâs offer who invited her to pub for a party for celebrating their teamâs victory. âCome on Mini yaar, I said sorry to you. I promise I wont talk anything rubbish to rile you up but please donât say no. All our team members are coming.â Bobby requested. âBobby, I am not in a mood.â Said Mini. âAtleast come for half an hour for our teamsâs sake.â Bobby again pleaded. âOk, fine I will come.â Mini said yes thinking that this will change her mood. âGreat! Iâll come to pick up up. Message me the address.â Said Bobby. âIts ok Bobby. Iâll come on my own.â Replied Mini. âArre I am picking up Shruti and Sonal also. Weâll go together. It will be fun.â Bobby tried to persuade her. âOk. Give me half an hour to get ready.â Mini agreed.
Mini got ready and informed Naeem bi that she is going out with her friends and will return soon. Mini thought of calling Neil but then decided against it as she was really pissed off from what he did and also she thought she will come back soon before his arrival so there was no need to call him. Neil came back from office. He went in their room to freshen up. There he saw Miniâs award was carelessly thrown on sofa. He called Mini but she didnât answer instead Naeem bi replied, âMini is not in the house. She has gone out with friends.â âWhat? But she didnât inform me.â Said Neil. âMay be she forgot. She said that she will return soon.â Replied Naeem bi as she gesture the servant to set the table for dinner. âIâll wait for her for dinner. She knows it very well that I donât like eating alone. She didnât inform me also anything about having dinner outside. She must be on her way.â Concluded Neil. Naeem bi nodded. âThe car she usually uses is in the parking. How did she go....taxi again?â asked Neil. âNo, she said one of her friend has come to pick her upâŚ..kya naam bataya thaâŚhaan yaad aayaâŚsome Bobby.â Answered Naeem bi. After hearing that name Neil remembered afternoonâs scene how that lecherous Bobby was trying to touch Mini. His blood boiled on thinking both of them together in a car. Neil dialed Miniâs number but she didnât pick. He tried numerous times but she didnât respond. Neil kept waiting for her. Naeem bi asked him many times to have dinner but he refused. He lost his appetite since he heard Bobbyâs name. Neil saw in clock it was way past 12.00 am. He was now fuming in anger.
Mini looked at the watch. She gasped when she realized that it was 12.30 am. She had never meant to stay this late but once she came here her friends pulled her to the dance floor. She decided to enjoy a little bit and forget about all the things but then she lost the track of time. On her friends insistence she stayed for dinner too as she didnât want to go home and sulk about Neilâs too much interference. She liked the company of her friends, ambience of pub, music and she wanted to enjoy this evening like carefree girl. âOh God! Naeem bi and Neil must be worried for me.â She thought and took out her cell phone from her clutch to call them. She was shocked to see 25 missed calls from Neil. âOh damn this loud music. How could I miss all the calls from Neil.â Mini thought as she tried to call him back but she felt that she didnât have that much courage as she could totally imagine how angry Neil would be at this time. She called Bobby and asked him to immediately drop her home. Bobby brought his car from parking and Mini ran towards it. She twisted her ankle in a hurry to get into the car. âMini, calm down. why are you so tensed?â asked Bobby. âYou donât understand Bobby I said at home that Iâll come back soon and didnât even inform when I decided to stay and I missed all the calls from Neil. He will be so angry with meâŚ.and I didnât even come by my car. Its all because of youâŚ.you said that Shruti and Sonal are also coming with you but you didnât pick them and came aloneâŚyou donât know NeilâŚhe always creates a fuss over this thing.â Mini kept blabbering as she kept looking at the time. âMini yaar Shruti and Sonal changed their plan at the last minute and said they will come by their own.â Explained Bobby. âAnd why are you so scared of your husband? I am with you.â Bobby added further. âI am not scared of him..butâŚleave it you wont understand. You just drive fast.â Mini replied. "Oh God! please Neil so gaya ho aur use face hi na karna pade is time." Mini prayed. Bobby felt odd why she is behaving like this. "Does he misbehaves with you...you husband..I mean why are you in tension?" asked Bobby. "No Bobby, He is...different...a difficult man...leave it....I told you...you wont understand." answered Mini.
Bobby stopped the car at the gate. Neil heard the sound of gate opening. He looked at the clock it was showing 1.00 am. Neil took a deep breath to control his anger. âLets deal with this maturely.â He reminded himself and went outside the house towards the main gate. The scene he saw before his eyes made him lose all his calm and he went mad with fury. He saw that lecherous Bobby had his hands on Miniâs waist and Mini was holding him from shoulders. He moved towards them. Mini saw him. He looked dangerous, seething with anger. She gulped hard and tried to walk towards him but limped instead because of her twisted ankle. Neil saw it and understood why she has taken support of that douchebag Bobby. He gestured her to stop there only. He came and stood in front of them. Although now Mini was not taking support of Bobby now but his hand was still on Miniâs waist. Neil scanned Bobby from top to bottom and his eyes stopped at his hand which was touching Mini. He kept looking at that spot and then gave a dangerous look to Bobby. He looked so intimidating at that moment that Bobby could feel the heat emanating from his eyes. He immediately removed his hands from Miniâs waist. âNeilâŚIâŚamâŚâMini started saying as she again limped towards him. Looking at that Bobby again tried to help her but Neil raised his hand gesturing him to stop. âBack offâ he muttered to Bobby and himself caught Miniâs hand. Neil lifted her in his arms so that she wont have to walk. âI know how to take care of my wife âŚBobbyâŚthatâs your name right?â Neil said as he again gave that intimidating look to Bobby.
Mini saw him glaring at Bobby she didnât know why but she felt that she needs to give explanation for it. âNeil, Bobby was helping meâŚ.I twisted my ankleâŚHe supported meâŚhe dropped me homeâŚhe wasâŚ.âMini tried to say clearly but could only stammer. âIts ok sweetheart, now we should say good night to Bobby as its already too late and Bobby has to go to his home alsoâŚright? And we also have a lot to catch up as I am waiting for you like hoursâŚ.I donât know about you but I missed you so much.â Replied Neil. âExtra sweet slow dangerous voiceâŚ.oh my God! Neil is about to blast any moment.â Thought Mini and asked Bobby to leave after she wished him good night. Neil turned to walk inside home carrying Mini in his arms and he purposely said it loud enough so that Bobby can hear it, âAww you look so hurt baby let me kiss you better.â Mini closed he eyes at his sugar coated words as she knew he is going to give her hard time once inside the house. While Bobby kicked his car with all his might as Neilâs words pierced his heart.
Neil directly came in their bedroom and threw Mini on the bed unceremoniously as he shouted on her, âWhat the hell is wrong with you? How can you be so irresponsible?â âNeilâŚI am sorryâŚI didnât mean to stay out this late but my mood was off and I really liked the place soâŚ.â Mini tried to explain. âSo you decided to throw the caution out of window and dance till midnight in the pub in a city like Delhi were crimes are increasing day by day.â Completed Neil. âNeilâŚlisten to meâŚ.â Mini again tried to say but Neil interrupted her again. âFirst, you didnât even tell me about your plan. Second, you said that you will be back soon but changed your plan. Third, you didnât even bother to answer my calls let alone call yourself. Fourth, you didnât take your car and was dependent on that stupid boy to drop you. How will you explain all this Mini?â asked Neil as he folded his hands in front of his chest. âNeil, I didnât want to go in the first place but all my friends insisted then I really liked thereâŚI lost the track of time. It was loud music there so I couldnât hear my phone ringing and lastly Bobby is my good friend. I trust him. He s not some stupid boy.â Explained Mini as she tried to stand up on her own from the bed.
âWhy your mood was off? You won the award today right?â asked Neil. âBecause someone very rudely reminded me that I won not because of my talent but because my rich husband gave donation to the organizers.â Replied Mini as she again remembered all the taunting of other students. âWhat rubbish is that?â asked Neil. âDonât pretend now. Didnât you gave donation to the media house and asked them to give me the award?â Mini accused him. âYes, I gave them donation but I didnât ask them for anything in return. They themselves came to my office for inviting me. I was not even interested to meet them but then Rosy told me that your college trustee is with them then only I entertained them. They asked for some donation and I gave themâŚthatâs it.â Neil explained. âI donât believe you. You are lying. If you didnât ask them then how come I won there were many more photographs better than mine?â Mini questioned back. Neil sighed, âHave some faith on your talent. Just because some jealous students said something you believed them. And not only me each and every influential person invited there must have gave some donation to themâŚ.in fact this whole bloody convention is nothing but to draw attention from influential persons and mediaâŚwhat do you think this is for women empowermentâŚreallyâŚgrow upâŚyou really have to learn a lot about this world.â Neil said frustrated from her allegations. Mini was silent for sometime. âYou mean you really didnât ask them toâŚ.â Mini again asked for confirm. âNOâ replied Neil now irritated.
âI am sorryâŚI thoughtâŚI know I was careless I should have called you but then I was angry at you..soâŚ.â Mini now tried to end their fight as she realized her mistake. âForget about the whole award thingâŚI didnât even knew that you were upset about that. I am angry at you because you acted so irrationally. Why you didnât take the car? Why you were with that lecherous person who is so besotted with you that he doesnât even leave any single chance to touch you?â asked Neil coming on the main reason for his anger. âWhat? Why are you talking about Bobby like that? He is just a good friendâŚ.ohâŚwait a minuteâŚ.now I understoodâŚthat baby sweetheart darling in the afternoon and even nowâŚâŚyou did that purposely in front of Bobby because you think he likes me more than just as friendâŚ..now I understoodâŚNeil OberoiâŚ.you are a jealous and possessive husband. And I just want to clap for your double standards. You expect me to accept your colorful past without any fuss and you cant even stand my normal friendship with boys.â Mini taunted him. âBoth are different things. I never hide my past from you. It was before you entered my life but your friendship with that douchebag is happening right in front of my eyes and I wont allow it.â said Neil with gritted teeth. âOh so thatâs what bothering you so muchâŚnot the fact that I came late, not the fact that I didnât answer your callsâŚ.the thing that I went and came with Bobby in his car is troubling you and your husband ego. I didnât know you will be so shallow in your thinking. You are raising finger on my character?â asked Mini hurt by his reaction.
âI am not questioning your intentions. Donât twist my words. But yes I doubt that Bobbyâs intentions. I saw the way he looked at you, the way he was trying to touch youâŚthe way he put his dirty hand on your waist. I could see it in his eyesâŚitâs a man thingâŚ.we can tell in what way any man looks at womanâŚwhats going through his perverted mind.â Neil tried to explain. âJust stop it Neil.You are dragging it too much. Stop behaving like a jealous boyfriend. I accepted your past and you alsoâŚ.â Mini tried to say when Neil suddenly came very close to her and pinned her to the near by wall. âI am telling you, stop relating this to my past. I had many flings in past and I am not ashamed of it. You are not the first girl in my life but you are the last.â Said Neil as he looked into Miniâs eyes. âI am only your now like you are only mine. There was no one in your life previously and now I will make sure that no one else will come into the picture now or ever.â Neil said in half threatening and in half challenging way. Mini tried to free herself from his hold but he tightened his grip more. âGet this thing clearly in your mind. You are mine. Mine to holdâŚmine to touchâŚ.Mine to kiss.â Said Neil as he took her lips in his nibbling and biting them showering his anger and frustration along with love. âIf anybody tried to come between us then first I will kill him mercilessly then cut him into small pieces and feed it to the dogs.â Said Neil as he broke the kiss leaving Mini totally stunned and gasping for air. âDid he just kiss me in the middle of fight? Was that an angry kiss?....angry kissâŚhow stupid that sounds âŚis that even a thing? But then why it felt like one? Damn that manâŚ.how insulting it is to be kissed in middle of fightâŚit made me forget my arguments.â Mini wondered and then coming out her thoughts she limped towards Neil and turned him around. âWhat do you think yourself? Huh! You can say anything to me and I wont even protest?â said Mini and she pushed him hard on the bed and came to sit on top of him. âHow dare you to give me an angry kissâŚdamn youâŚ.âMini trailed off as she held his collar and leaned on him to kiss him in the same way. And before they could have stopped themselves things were out of their hands as they both frantically tore each otherâs clothes and indulged in rough sex.
Both of them wake up in the morning. But were lying on the bed under the sheet contemplating who will say sorry first. There was an awkward silence between them. Neil was wondering what got into him last night why he acted so childishly over that stupid fan boy. While Mini was happy as she knew now that Neil was jealous from Bobby. Where there is jealousy there is love. She smiled and turned towards Neil and at the same time Neil also turned towards her. âSorry, I over reactedâ both said at the same time and then laughed. âHmmâŚ.considering the fact that we overreacted and then ended up like thisâŚ.we should over react more frequentlyâŚ..as last night was mind blowing.....what say?â asked Mini as she raised her eyebrow. âHmmâŚI think you right but lets just be the reason of such overreaction different. I donât think I can bear that fan boy of yours. He is a creep.â Replied Neil. âOh come on, stop being such a child. He is just a good friend and after last night he knows that I have a psycho husband also so why he will be interested in me?â Mini tried to make him understand. âLets just stop discussing that creep. I just want you to promise me that youâll stay away from him as much as possible. I donât get good vibes from him.â Said Neil as he hugged her. Mini was about to argue but then she felt it may be his insecurity or jealousy but he has genuine concern for her in his voice. So she decided to let it go for now. âOk, I wont end my friendship with him but I promise Iâll try to keep my interactions with him limited.â Replied Mini. Neil was not happy as she didnât give him any solid assurance but he knew it is difficult to make her understand so he also decided to let it go for now.
to be continued.....
precap- Mini meets Mrs. Shah
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