The Binding String

T W E N T Y

"Congratulations wifey."

"Woh kyon?" Ishita immediately asked with scrunched nose.

"Our first fight after marriage. It was too exciting. Isn't it?" Raman remake made Ishita giggle and she forgot they even fought. She freed her long hairs from causal bun and rested her head back admiring the crowded roads of Mumbai.

"But it was not fight. It was an argument or better say clash of opinions." Raman hummed in response as they continued to drove. "By the way are you free today?"

"Yes I'm but not going to be for next two weeks and hence I decided to call you here. It's quite boring to stay alone."

"But you're living from so many years."

"Yes but we're newlywedded and you're on leaves as well hence I thought to call you here with me."

"Oh which means were going to spend two weeks in Oberoi?"

"What!!! No way. We're going to stay in apartment."

"You mean you own apartment in Mumbai as well?"

"No actually PSR had build two towers for there employees to stay and since I frequently visit Mumbai so they had allotted me a terrace apartment in there towers." Raman explained as there car entered in PSR Towers. Ishita came out of car and waited as Raman called security guard for help.

"But you was staying in Oberoi nahi?"

"That's was because this apartment was under renovation moreover the meetings were scheduled in Oberoi itself so I asked them to book a suite for me there." Ishita nodded her head following her husband who was heading towards Tower D. Ishita realised she almost got all the answers of the questions bothering her and maybe she strained her brain alot in first week of marriage. She stepped inside elevator following Raman who pressed button for 10th floor.

"When you  shifted here back?" Ishita further asked seeing her husband entering the key into keyhole to open the door of Flat No 10-C. Ishita attention went on the name plate R.K. Bhalla and she couldn't help to stop herself from admiring the name carved with golden letters. She took deep breath and about to step in when Raman stopped her.

"What?" She asked with surprise finding Raman behaviour weird.

"Wait for a minute." The door soon shut on her face leaving her surprised. She was about to knock the  door back when her husband opened door again and kept bronze vessel filled with rice near her feet and asked her to enter inside after kicking it. "This is not my first homecoming ceremony Raman." Ishita exclaimed with surprise finding the arrangements.

"Shut up. Just kick it." Ishita kicked the vessel with smile not before sticking her tongue out. As she entered inside the apartment she got welcomed with a well arranged apartment decorated with balloons. She giggled as Raman presented her bunch of lilies as token of welcome and asked her to come inside. She roamed the apartment which was compact yet modern. The living room and dining area was in a hall only,  the kitten was not separate one but a open kitchen having all the equipment. Next was one washroom in the hall itself for the guests. She stopped infront of the closed door of room confused wondering if it was bedroom or not.

"Yes it is bedroom." Raman confirmed and she pushed the door only to be welcomed with numerous rose petals showered on her making her squeal with delight. She hugged Raman in reflex who hugged her back and lit the lights of bedroom. The bedroom was little small as compared to her room in Bhalla House but yet she loved it. The room had a queen size bed followed by two side tables either side, a vanity table at the corner, one reclining chair along lampshade and in build closets, the room had another set of washroom for personal use and the terrace garden which was attraction of the house.