Book I - Husband, I Love You (Completed)

Part 2

"Husband, I love you!" Madhu confessed her love. They haven't said they love each other before.

"Me too, Biwi" He said with a gorgeous smile which made her heart thump against her chest. Then he took his two fingers close to his lips, kissed it & shoots it to Madhu making her heart skip a beat & her eyes go wide, scandalized. She looked around to see whether anyone had captured their moments & sighed in relief when no one was around them. Rk chuckled & walked into the hotel.

BOOM!!!

Hearing the loud noise of the explosion from the hotel lobby, the mike slipped from Madhu's hand and she fell down on the ground because of the shockwave spreading through her body & the pain in her ears. She was pretty close to the blasted place & she momentarily lost her hearing and she could only hear a ringing noise. People started scattering from the place as flames burst out of the building where the blast happened. Madhu slowly turned her head towards the hotel & right then another bomb exploded in the fourth floor, shattering the glass windows & a mushroom shaped cloud of smoke escaped through the window.

"Madhu, you okay?" Trishna, helped Madhu to stand up.

"Madhu, Madhu... look at me" Trishna tried to make Madhu face her but her eyes were transfixed on the hotel building. She stood rooted to the ground as if frozen, so immobile, shocked & scared.

"Rishab..." she finally uttered a word after several seconds & a sob escaped from her mouth.

"Madhu, don't worry, he will be fine." Trishna tried to reassure her friend & held her tight as she was ready to bolt down. Madhu was shuddering & shaking & her tears refused to stop.

"Trish... Trish... my Rishab... he just went in... oh God! No! I will die without him..." Madhu cried hysterically.

"Madhu, please." Trishna hugged her friend but she pushed & tried to run in to the building only to be stopped by the firefighters.

"Please, let me in... my husband is inside... I want to see him... please... please, I'm begging you..." She begged the rescuers as she tried to get off of their hold.

"Madam, please, calm down... the flame hasn't put down... so it's risky for you enter in... we will find your husband..."

"Madhu, please yaar... control yourself." Trishna took hold of Madhu & hugged her tightly.

"How could I, Trish? Only today we got married & I just told him I love him'... but now... why is this happening to me?" Madhu cried as she sank on the ground. "Rishaaab" she cried covering her face with her palm.

"Madhu..." Trishna, gently patted Madhu's head & she looked up at her friend who was staring at something behind her. Madhu turned her head following her gaze & found her husband being brought out in a stretcher.

"Rishab!" she stood on her feet like a zombie & rushed to his side. He was badly burned & bleeding.

"Rishab! Rishab! Can you hear me?" Madhu shouted and dashed her tears off her cheek & cleared her vision.

"Rishab, wake up!" Madhu said patting his cheek but he was unresponsive & his eyes were tightly shut.

"Rishab! Please wake up!"

"I'm already up. You wake up sleepy head!" Rk said entering their room & he stretched beside her & nuzzled her hair & kissed the back of her ear.

"Rishab, please... get up" Madhu said frantically shaking her husband's shoulders.

"C'mon! Let me kiss you, biwi" Rk towered her with his body & started planting gentle kisses covering every inch of her face.