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Next morning:
I woke up with the sunrays kissing my cheeks. Slowly opening my eyes I tried to straighten my body..but felt a deep pain in my neck and back.
Placing my hand over my neck I tried to make a movement but ended up hissing in pain. Then I noticed Arjun sleeping peacefully holding my hand like a cute little baby. Watching him like this I felt so satisfied and happy that a bright smile curved up my lips. This is the best beautiful start of the morning , isn't it??
Carefully I tried to free my hand from his but he rolled over his stomach. Now he was sleeping flat on his stomach with head resting on my lap. I didn't want to disturb my sleeping baby as he was looking so cute with his messy hairs and pouted lips. But then I checked the time it was 9... it's too late so I decided to wake him up.
"Arjun??"
I didn't get any reply. So caressing his hairs once again I whispered
"Arjun??"
"Hmm" this time he replied in his sleepy voice
" Get up...we are getting late"
His eyes still closed "What's the time??"
"It's 9"
Immediately he woke up with his eyes gone wide and slapped his forehead with the palm "Oh shit!!! I have a meeting at 10"
Immediately getting down the bed he rushed to the wardrobe.. grabbed his clothes " I'll use the other washroom" saying this he left the room.
The whole night I sat close to Arjun leaning my head on head board of the bed holding his hand which is now causing severe pain in my back and neck. Somehow I managed to get up from the bed and headed to the washroom.
Taking a good shower and coming out of the washroom I didn't find Arjun in the room. I thought he might have left to his office as he was late. I connected the call to Divya
Sonal: Hey...Hi Divya..
Divya: Hi Mam... how are you doing??
Sonal: Sorry to disturb you... actually I wanted a favor from you
Divya: Just order me Mam
Sonal: Can you arrange a light breakfast for Arjun at the office??... actually he was getting late so he skipped the breakfast and also last night he didn't had food properly...so can you please arrange for the breakfast before the meeting ??
Divya: Sure Mam...
Sonal: I need one more favor from you Divya
Divya: Yes Mam
Sonal: If you don't mind ...can we meet and have lunch together??
Divya: I would love to do it
Sonal: Thank-you ... let's meet then..bye
Dropping the mobile on the bed I started combing my hair. All those things replayed in my mind which happened last night... the tight hug...his words about the nightmare...the way he was relaxed in my embrace...and most important the forehead kiss given by me which claimed that no matter what I'll always be with Arjun.
"You did the right thing Sona" my inner voice commented.
I didn't wanted to argue or think about which is the right thing and which is the wrong one. I did what I felt at that moment of time.
Getting ready I went to my work and attented the patients. Soon it was lunch time. I decided to work for a half day because of the back and neck pain which is not even allowing me to sit properly. I reached the venue and was waiting for Divya scrolling my phone.
"Your work is done Mam" Divya's words diverted my attention towards her
"Thank you so much Divya"
Taking the small gift box which had a silver bracelet out of my bag that I buyed on the way I said "sit I have a surprise for you"
Extending the gift box towards her "a small present for my dear friend"
"Aww... thank-you so much Mam"
She started unwrapping it with an excitement filled in her eyes
"This is just awesome .. thank-you for such a lovely present Mam"
"You liked it??"
"I loved it"
"I am glad that you loved it...Chalo let's order then I am starving"
We ordered the food and started enjoying it.
"How's your work going on??"
"Let me remind you Mam I am working under your husband... the perfect Man..everything runs well when you are working with Mr perfect"
"Actually Divya I wanted one more favor from you" I asked her in a hesitant voice
"It must be related to Sir...am I right??"
"How do you know??" I was a bit confused
"Just guessed" she replied
"Divya actually vo.... I am so worried about Arjun's tea addiction ...he is very much addicted to tea...he has 7-8 cups of tea daily... which is not at all good for his health...he may face many problems like restlessness anxiety digestion problems acidity and all...he won't express but I know he is definitely facing some of these problems... I can feel that ....his sleep pattern is also getting disturbed because of his addiction....the amount of work which he does that needs rest for his body too... and for this he need to quit his tea habit... somehow I managed to make him eat food on time but sleep is the major problem...I want him to sleep peacefully" I expressed all my concern and after taking a pause finally I took her hands in mine and continued
"I know that I am reacting like an idiot for such a stupid thing..its a very small thing but for me its very important than anything because its related to Arjun..his each and every minor thing matters a lot to me
Please help me out Divya... I want my Arjun to be healthy in all means... physically mentally... I want him to be happy and peaceful... please help me" with this tears formed in the corner of my eyes
"Mam please control yourself.. I can understand what you are feeling right now... I am ready to help you at any moment of time... just tell me what I am supposed to do to help you out in this"
I gulped the water to relax myself "Whenever in the office if he asks for more than one cup of tea.. just refuse him saying that he is not allowed to have tea more than a single cup.. because its my order...if he has any issue regarding this ask him to talk to me as there's no use in arguing with his staff...I can manage his tea habit at home but at office you have to take the lead on my behalf... I know he is very strict but trust me Divya he won't blame you or scold you in this matter...so please don't get scared"
"You know what Mam... you both are very similar"
Her words confused me...here I am worried about my husband and she is busy in identifying the similarities between me and Arjun
"Matlab"
"Your thought process...the way you treat each other ...the way you think about each other...the way you think about the little things .. everything that you do for each other is reflecting your responsibility...your care...your love towards each other"
Responsibility... love...care towards each other...is it the similarity between us?? Is it true?? Do we really behave in that way ?? My thoughts were interrupted when Divya continued her words
"To be honest Mam..I feel so happy for you both but at the same time I feel jealous looking at you... how can you both be so cute together...you both think about each and every minor thing realted to each other.. I still remember the conversation between me and Sir at the time of your wedding...he told me that you don't have much friends here so he asked me to accompany you as a good friend..."Sona is very sensitive...her circle of people is so small but heart is larger than the ocean... its quite difficult to enter her tiny world but once you step in... then you are the best person for whom she'll fight with anyone...you will never regret being her friend ... she never asks for anything that she needs on her own because she doesn't likes to trouble anyone... she won't open her mouth so you take the lead and try to get everything for her... clothes accessories jewellery...and mark my words Sona will definitely be a your good friend soon" were his words which he spoke about you
He knows so much about me would be an understatement because he knows everything about me..but how?? Number of questions were arising in my mind.
"Mam what happened??"my chain of thoughts was disturbed by Divya's words
"No nothing"
"Don't worry Mam... I'll do according to your words...and I know that Arjun Sir won't scold me on this when he'll come to know that this is your plan.... because he knows very well that his loving wife is so caring towards him...she loves him beyond everything"
I couldn't reply her back because my mouth lost all the words thinking about the words of Arjun.
After the lunch we dropped Divya at the office and was on the way back to home. Coming back home directly I rushed to my room , positioning the pillow behind my back I leaned on it to soothe my pain. I took out a bottle of medicine from my bag . Staring at the bottle I was engrossed into deep thoughts of Arjun and his nightmare.
Morning Flashback:
In the morning when I came out of the washroom I saw Arjun's clothes lying on the floor near the wardrobe. I was putting them back in their place then I found a medicine bottle in the wardrobe. Checking the name on it I came to know its a medicine for PTSD.
Arjun has been suffering from PTSD. He has been suffering from that nightmare and panic attacks frequently. How he would have been able to bear all this pain at the times of those panic attacks?? Thinking about his pain my heart ached...Yesterday it was me who was there for him.... what if I am not there...who will make him sleep peacefully caressing his hairs... who will assure him that he's not alone.
But what is the reason for his pain... I thought giving him his own time to open up... asking him directly about this won't be a good idea. He needs some time to express himself.
The only thing I can do right now is to control his health. And his tea addiction will only worsen his PTSD problem disturbing his sleep cycle which can result into insomnia.
"Definitely you will be free out of this pain Arjun... I'll never let you break down" saying this to myself I started executing my plan and called Divya.
Night Time:
I was busy in arranging my messed wardrobe then I heard Arjun yelling my name from behind
"Sona"
"Hey Hi...how was your meeting??"
"What are you upto??"
Going back to the bed to pick up the remaining clothes I answered him "the wardrobe was very messy so thought of cleaning it up"
I know what he was talking about but still I was acting innocent😜
Dropping the clothes which were in my hands he said in a stern voice "You know very well what I am talking about"
"About what Arjun" I asked him making my eyes little wide making sure that I sound a bit serious.
"No one is giving me a single cup of tea... neither at office nor here at home"
Well done Sona your plan is working... I congratulated myself for my victory... and was trying to hold my laughter seeing the annoyed cute little face of Arjun...he was very much annoyed because he didn't get his favorite thing throughout the day and now when he is back home he is facing the same .... everything is going according to my plan... when I came back home I ordered Madhavi Didi and Amma not to give him a single cup of tea...its Ok that he is annoyed right now...but whatever I am doing is for the sake of his health...
Diverting my gaze towards the angry bird and faking a sad face I uttered only a single word "Ohh"
"What Ohh??... don't act too smart Sona... I know that its all your planning... its all your mind.... you ordered Divya and Amma to do all this"
"If you are already knowing all the answers then why are you asking those questions to me Arjun"
"I don't know anything... I am getting mad here... I just want a cup of strong tea right now....thats it" saying this he stood firm folding his hands in front of the chest with a frown on his face
Aww... I couldn't control myself to adore his cute frowning face...he looks cute when he is annoyed and he behaves like a baby when he is irritated by me . Controlling my giggle I answered him
" Sorry Mr angry bird.. that's not possible " and I stood firm folding my hands in the same way as he did
Closing his eyes he rubbed his forehead with one of his hands and the other one on his waist and moved a step forward decreasing the distance between us. Meeting his deep orbs gaze with mine he spoke in a lower voice
"Why are you doing all this Sona??"
" Well its all for your gym body..."
"Matlab??"
"Your muscular six pack body for which you spend hours and hours in the gym is all getting damaged ...the gym body by which you impress all the girls in your office rather all the girls who come across your way, is suffering because of your tea addiction....tea affects your muscle growth...if you continue your tea habit then you will lose your strong muscles and very soon your six pack body will become a family pack body"
"And if you want to maintain your six pack body impression in front of your female fans then you have to abort your tea habit...the decision is all yours"
Saying all this I pointed at his chest where the first two buttons if his shirt were open exposing his bare broad chest and mocked him "Soch lo Mr Arjun"
He looked down at his shirt buttons and immediately started buttoning them... I chuckled at his antics and walked a step passed him
"Wait a minute.... you mean I try to impress girls"
I turned back and moved my head up and down gesturing a yes
"Oh hello Miss Sonal...its your biggest misunderstanding because the fact is girls try to impress Arjun... Arjun never ever tries to impress girls...they drool over me"
"Obviously you are a good looking guy rather I would say you are effortlessly handsome... so any girl can fall for you... you are such a ho
The moment I realized what word I was going to utter from my stupid mouth I covered my mouth. Embarrassingly I looked down closing eyes and bite my lower lip ....God I wanted to slap myself for saying those words in front of him... how can I be so stupid...
"You were saying something??" He asked in his husky voice
Is he going to tease me now?? I managed to meet his gaze and he folded his hands again and raised eyebrows questioning me with a mischievous smile
I started playing with my fingers trying to escape from his question "Vo... Matlab...Mai...." I was gathering words to form a proper sentence
He walked and stood behind me and whispered in my ears "lets have dinner first... I am starving" for which I immediately nodded and rushed out of the room and came back to the dining area.
"Sona go and offer this prashad to Ganapati bappa and take blessings... today is Sankashti Chaturthi" ( Chaturthi is an auspicious day on which the devotees worship Lord Ganesha )
I offered the prashad and knelt down joining my hands in front of the Lord
"Bappa...I don't know whatever I am doing for Arjun whether it is right or wrong... I don't even know how we are going to end up in this relationship... I know in what circumstances we got married.. for me marriage is just for a name sake but deep down I am connecting to his heart and soul .... by my heart....by my soul ...or don't know may be I am already connected to him... I don't want to see him like yesterday... I don't want Arjun to face the same nightmare which he has been facing for so long.. I don't want him to be in the same vulnerable condition.... I want to make home coming his favorite part of the day... I want to leave tiny little words lingering in his mind caressing his hairs at nights when he can't sleep.... I want to make him feel a little lighter...a little better... give me the strength bappa ....I want to make everything beautiful around him.... around us"
I opened my eyes and saw Arjun praying sitting besides me.
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After having dinner we were back to our room. Arjun was busy with his laptop. Grabbing my night clothes I entered the washroom. After changing into my night clothes I came out of the washroom and saw Arjun sitting on the bed.
"Sit here" he signaled me to sit next to him on the bed with a stern voice
Is he angry with me for today's incident?? Is he going to scold me?? With these questions in my mind I walked towards the bed took a seat next to him. The next thing that he did surprised me
He opened the drawer and took out a pain relief spray. He knows that I have pain in my neck... I didn't let anyone know about my pain but then too he recognized it.
"Take all your hairs aside"
I did the same and tilted my head a little giving him access to spray the pain relief.
He sprayed it on my neck and I screamed "Ahhh....its burning Arjun"
Immediately he started blowing air all over my neck through his mouth..."Is it Ok now??"
"Ha it feels good"
Not only good the feeling was awesome... someone noticing your minor things and taking care of those things because little things create a great impact...whatever Divya said was actually true...we both care about the little things related to each other...
"You think you are very intelligent??" placing the spray back into the drawer he said sarcastically
I just gave him a look which was enough to portray that I didn't get him
" Miss Sonal you think that you are smart and intelligent but its your misunderstanding...if not in the office and home... I can go to any cafe or a nearby tea stall and have number of cups of tea as much as I want"
"You think I am such a Dumbo??" I questioned him back
He just shrugged his shoulders
"I know you won't do that" was my only statement
"How can you be so sure??"
I was totally unaware of my next step and automatically my hands cupped his face "Because my Arjun is a good boy and he won't cheat me"
Our gaze fixed at each other conveying the emotions to our hearts.
Whatever I said was an outcome of an unknown trust and confidence that I have in Arjun
"Its an outcome of your love for Arjun" my inner voice tried to correct me
I didn't reply back as I was busy cherishing our moment.
Our moment was disturbed by his ringing phone...he looked at the screen and shrugging my hands rushed to the balcony. Peeping into the balcony I saw him tensed talking on the phone.
Finishing the call he entered the room with the same tensed look and sat on the couch.
"Is everything OK??"
"It has nothing to do with you...so better sleep now" covering himself with the quilt he answered coldly
Who was the person on the call?? was the last thing running in my mind before drifting off to sleep
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"Good morning" I wished Amma and Madhavi Didi who were busy in the kitchen
"Madhavi can you please cut those veggies a bit fast...its already late... I need to prepare kheer also" Amma yelled
"Amma... why are you in a hurry??" I asked her being curious
"You don't know bhabhi??.... Bhaiya's most loving person.. his sweetheart is coming today....all these preparations are for that person only" Madhavi Didi explained me which made my smile fade away
I was frozen for the next few minutes... Arjun's most loving person... sweetheart...the special dishes...all those things were making me even more restless... was the person on the call last night is the same person who is supposed to be Arjun's sweetheart?? Automatically my hand reached my mouth and I started biting nails thinking about the special person and my watery eyes were busy in search of Arjun.
"Hii Dr Sonal" my thoughts got interrupted by a strange voice.
Love always isn't about romance hugs kisses... its about attention, affection, care and responsibility towards each other and loads of heartful talks❤️❤️
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