Always Besides You.... (Editing)

35.

Sanskar felt his t-shirt getting wet again and lifted Ragini's face to find her silently crying again.

"Ragz, what's this??? You were fine just now." Sanskar asked perplexed by the sudden mood swings of his wife.

"What if... something hap-happened to Bade Papa and Papa?"

"Nothing will happen, Ragz!" He patted her softly.

"Arre, something positive should happen, na?" She asked nudging his chest gently.

"Ragz, are you having fever?" He asked examining her temperature while she rolled her eyes. "What happened? Mood swings?"

"Acha sorry!" She replied in a babyish voice. "Stay like this sometime more." Ragini snuggled closer to him cocooning her self like a baby.

"Waise, don't you feel shy, Ragz?? If it was old Ragz, you would have been a tomato by now, right?" Sanskar teased the weird behaviour of Ragini. They loved the fact that nothing left them embarrassed till the moment; whatever was there between them.

"Why should I be shy? I felt nice when you held me." She said honestly, a smile playing on her lips. "I feel peace now!" She said trying to snuggle more.

He chuckled again. She's a baby! There's no need to wait to let her know what he thinks. But let this storm pass away!

***

"Ragini.... Ragu..." Swara knocked the door for the fourth time. She had to make sure that her sister didn't need anything.

Sanskar opened his eyes, his sleep disturbed due to the knocks. 'Ragini slept so late?' He mused smiling at the snuggling petite figure.

But she changed her dress; even her hair was slightly damp. She smelled so fresh. He stared her sleeping like a baby and lowered his face to place a good morning kiss but was interrupted by the knock again.

Swara waited for another fine minutes and knocked the door again. 'Is Sanskar some Kumbhkaran that he isn't awake by this disturbance!' She scoffed.

"What is it?" Sanskar asked rubbing his eyes, irritated.

"Err... Ragu... Is she fine?" Swara mumbled worriedly.

"Yaar Swara, her husband is with her. No sleep monsters will eat her." He whined. "Till yesterday you were not like this!"

"Can I come inside?" She asked rolling her eyes.

Sanskar hummed murmuring a good morning and gave way for Swara. She rushed besides Ragini and sat there checking her temperature and slightly trying to wake her up.

When Sanskar was about to stop Swara, she looked at him and flashed a smile.

"She's in deep sleep now. Let her be." She heaved a sigh of relief.

Sanskar crossed his arms near his chest and leaned on the wall narrowing his eyes while Swara rubbed her eyebrows.

"Woh, yesterday she was moody. And today she woke, had bath and again slept." She stuttered and made facial expressions for him to understand the obvious.

"So...?" Sanskar asked irritated.

Swara sighed. "Till last month, you used to be in Pune this time."

"Yeah." Sanskar shrugged.

"And I used to check Ragini in the morning when she don't feel well, you know. She didn't used to lock the door. I thought she won't be feeling good but she's better... No worries. Maybe you're right, her husband is here, no! Anyways, let her sleep. I'll bring breakfast over here. And will get hot water bag also after she wakes up..." Swara blabbered not knowing what to say. "....err... I mean if she wants! Sorry for disturbing your sleep." She again flashed a smile and stood up to run out of the room.