Dear Diary

HARD TIME

After a month

RK and Madhu were talking in their room at morning

"Sorry for last night" RK

"It is ok my love. I know it is because of your medications" Madhu

"I know it is hard for you. It is been two months now since we did it last time" RK

"It is really ok my dear. I can wait for you all my life. Just four months and you will be perfectly fine. You won't need these medication anymore. We will be ok again and I will lock you up in this room for a week. We will never leave this bed" Madhu

"This plan works for me" RK

"I know naughty boy" Madhu

"What?" RK looked at her faking angry

"Sorry naughty man" Madhu laughed

They both got up and started their day

After breakfast

"Just give me one hour and I'll get ready" Madhu

"Ready for what?" RK

"Don't you have appointment with your physical therapist today?" Madhu was confused

"Yes. I will leave after hour and half. But why will you get ready? Where are you going?" RK

"I'll come with you" Madhu

"Why? I can go alone. I don't need you" RK

"But I want to come with you Rishabh" Madhu

"What is the need? I can go with the driver. I don't need you. I'm not a kid or disabled to come with me everywhere I go" RK

"I didn't say that" Madhu

"You didn't say it in words. But everything you do screams the words. That I need you in every little detail in my life" RK was angry

"Rishabh she is your wife. What is the problem if she comes with you?" Mohan who was watching their discussion in silent asked him

"I don't need her Dad. I don't need anyone. I can go alone." RK

"But Rishabh" Mohan

"Please Dad. I want to go alone. I don't want to depend on anyone. I need my life back. Please. I feel that my life was taken away from me since the accident. I can't work, I can't do anything, you both never leave me do anything by myself. I feel suffocated. I just want my life back" RK pleaded him

"Ok Rishabh. If you want to go alone, I won't come with you. I don't want to upset you" Madhu

"Do as you like Rishabh" Mohan left them to the hospital

After that day, Madhu tried to leave the small things for RK to do. She let him go anywhere alone. She stopped insisting on feeding him by herself. She tried to give him the space he wanted to feel free and in control again

After another month

Madhu was walking out her room very angry. Mohan saw her and asked her

"Another fight?" Mohan

"Yes Papa Ji I don't know what I can do for him. We are fighting a lot recently. He is always on edge. It is getting worse with time." Madhu

"Why did you fight tonight?" Mohan

"The same reason, my work" Madhu

"I don't know why you don't want to return to your work. His hand is getting better now. He is not shaking badly like before. He can eat by himself even he learned to write with his left hand. He doesn't need you 24/7 anymore. You can rejoin your work again" Mohan