Frazzled Rose

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I hate to admit it, but he looked flaming hot, with those clothes sticking to his body revealing his tone body and huge biceps. Radhika! Stop checking him out.

Grabbing my phone from the bed, I smiled at him nervously. 'I am ready.'

Without giving me a proper glance, he nodded and marched out of the room, and I followed him like a pup. Bidding bye to the fam, we headed out and to my surprise, he grabbed the driver seat. 'Uhh...no driver?'

I asked, while putting on the seat belt. 'I like driving by myself.'

He didn't share a glance, rather kept himself buy with the car. The situation in there felt awkward. I held the ends of my dupatta, playing with it nervously.

No matter how hard I was striving, it was so hard to have a command over my racing heartbeats, I felt chills in my body and butterflies in tummy, the incident back in the closet has groped my heart and mind bad.

Yes. I am the same girl, who isn't scared from him, who looks straight into his eyes, without any fear and here I was today. I couldn't even dare to look up at his face.

'Radhika.'

I flinched as I heard his husky tone, amidst the tranquillity in the car. Gathering the courage, I looked up at him, with innocent eyes. But he didn't continue, while I waited for him to do so. And as the car halted as the signal, he turned to me, and held my palms in his.

I was flabbergasted. His eyes were soft, and his touch felt comforting. 'I know what havoc is created in your mind and heart currently, and I absolutely understand it. But trust me on this, I didn't took a glance of you, I didn't see a bit. Maybe you were too nervous to notice. I know we don's share a great relationship, I know I guess we don't respect each other much, but believe me, I do respect your dignity, I do respect our limits and I do respect your boundaries. Even if I am your husband, I have absolutely no right to see you, or touch you without your yes. And that's my promise, I would never do that.'

I was taken aback, by his gesture, by his softness, by his words. Today, he was something I have seen for the first time. He always seemed to be the flaming sun, which was always ready to burn me into ashes but today, he was the enigmatic tranquil moon, which gives nothing but calmness, peace and radiance. Right now, he appeared to be the shine of moon amidst darkness of my thoughts, which was cool and pleasing to the heart.

Releasing my hands from him, I felt his walm palm on my head, a soft one before he turned back to the road as the signal went green. I couldn't help but overwhelm over his words, a small lingered over my lips.

'Thank you. That meant a lot'

That's all I could say, and he turned to me for a second to give me a small smile, while I returned it to him politely.

The rest journey passed with serenity, it was silent, it was awkward. Uh I don't know why. Having enough of the silence and hesitancy, I bent over and turned on the radio, and the next moment, a small smile played over my lips and the beautiful phrases of Tujhse naraz nahi zindagi rang into my ears.

Tapping my feet, I enjoyed the song whole heartedly, feeling each line of it. I threw back my head, shutting my eyes and left a satisfying sigh when the lyrics went jeene ka liye socha hi nahi, dard sambhalne honge.

Ahh. What contentment this song hold. Each songs of the olden times hold. How beautifully each phrase of the song holds one deep meaning, just like that of the symphony of a nightingale chirping in the early morning hues with the flower dancing around happily, a treat to the ears as well as a worthful moment for the eyes.

But the poise on my face fell, as I know Avyaansh wiping off a tear from the corner of his eyes hastily.

'Are you ok Avyaansh?', I couldn't help but ask. Startled, he looked at me and gave a smile, a fake one maybe. 'Yeah, of course. What's wrong with me?'