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Shaurya turned back only to see Ahir standing there with an infuriated demeanour.
Sarcastically clapping , Ahir said in a mocking tone -
"Finally Mr.shaurya Sabherwal ko apni galti ka ehsaas ho hi gaya ... anokhi bhabhi ko emergency ward mai dekh ke ..."
"Usse bohot tez fever hai ..." Shaurya said in an infuriated tone.
"Kamaal hai ...
"Ye baat mujhe pata hi nhi thi ..."
"Woww..." Ahir mocked him, making him feel more guilty.
"Uss waqt bhi nhi pata chala jab tu anokhi bhabhi pe ilzaam pe ilzaam lagaye jaa rha tha ..."
"Ye mera personal matter hai ..." He said in a bit of a high tone .
"Not anymore ..." Ahir retorted back in the same tone.
"Mujhe shaan sir ne sab bata diya hai ... Aur abb tu sunn ..."
"Personal tab hota jab tu isse kamre mai rakhta aur wahi par solve karta ... Solve karna bhi kya tha tujhe sirf apni galti ka ehsaas karna tha jo tujhse kabhi nhi hua ... Haina ???"
Shaurya averted his gaze.
"Listen Ahir ..."
"Please ..."
"Filhal anokhi ki condition critical hai ... Mujhe please akela chodd de ..."
Chuckling Ahir replied -
"haa bilkul ... Tujhe akela chodd ne ke liye hi aaya hu ..."
"Anokhi bhabhi ke liye aaya tha ... Unke badtameez pati se milne nhi ... Jisse toh apni galti ka raddi bhar ehsaas bhi nhi ..."
"Ye baat tu apni zehen mai baitha le shaurya..."
"Agar iske baad tune anokhi bahbhi ko taqleef pohochayi toh mai bhul jaunga ki tu bhi kabhi Mera dost hua karta tha ..." He said in a warning tone and left the place.
Shaurya sat there in the corner hugging his knees while tears weren't stopping to brim down his cheeks.
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"Shaurya... Tumne mimi ki Drawing book dekhi kya...??" Aastha asked shaurya who was engrossed watching television.
"Mom woh study room mai hai..." He replied back.
"Waha se Leke aa jao na... Mimi abhi anokhi ke saath bahar gayi hai ... Ek baar aa gayi toh pehle apni drawing book hi mangegi... Please..." Aastha said.
"Mom...just 5 minutes..."
"Shaurya Abhi jao..." Aastha said in a scolding tone.
"Mom please... Abhi match chal rhi hai na..." Shaurya said while his gaze was fixed at Tv Screen.
"No bahana shaurya... Abhi jao..." She said once again.
"Mom please... Just five minutes..."
"Iski 5 minutes ki abhi band bajati hu..." Thinking this Aastha directly switched off the TV button.
"Mommmm..." Shaurya Scowled.
"Abhi jao..." Aastha scolded back.
Huffing he finally got up from his place and moved towards the study room.
He started searching for his princess's drawing book but in vain.
Instead he found anokhi's sketch book and started seeing them.
"Meri biwi itni acchi sketches banati hai ye baat maine kabhi notice kaise nhi ki ???" He thought with a slight grin as continued flipping the pages each time getting amazed by her art.
"Cupboard mai aur bhi books honge... Match nhi toh kya hua apni biwi ke paintings n sketches hi dekhunga..." Thinking this he started searching for her other sketchbooks.
As he was searching for it , he came across a letter and a gift package. Scrunching his brows, he said to himself - " ye gift aur letter ye cupboard mai kya kar rha hai..."
"khol ke padhu kya...???" He questioned himself.
"Agar anokhi ne kuch galat samjh liya toh..."
"Nhi... Ye sahi nhi hai..." He was about to keep letter back but then curiousity got the best of him.
"I am really sorry anokhi... Lekin mujhse raha nhi jaara... Mai tumhe raat ko keh dunga ki I read ur letter... Lekin abhi mujhe padhni h..." Thinking this he proceeded to open the letter.
As he opened the letter, the first thing he came across was -
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(A/n : kisi ko kuch yaad aaya... Shaurya's talking bout which gift n letter...???)
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"Happy 1st Anniversary Shaurya :)"
Realization hit him hard as he realised that anokhi has written this letter as a present for him on their 1st anniversary.
He continued reading it -
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Dear Hubby...
Happy 1st Wedding anniversary.
Last year issi din hum ek huye the ... Mimi ke liye hi sahi lekin humara rishta juda tha ... I know ki peechle ek saalo se humare beech kisi typical husband - wife jaise relation nhi hai ...
Aur mai aapko force bhi nhi karna chahti ki aap humare rishte ke baare mai soche... Lekin at least kya hum dost ban sakte hai ...
Can we start our relationship with a handshake of friendship ???
Meri taraf se aapke liye ek chottu sa tohfa bhi hai .... Bataiyega zaroor kaisa laga :)
~Mrs.Anokhi Shaurya Sabherwal.
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His eyes moistened. Tears were on the verge of escaping his eyes. He gently placed the letter on the desk and began to carefully open the gift while trying to hold back his tears.
The first thing he noticed as he opened the gift was that it was a picture frame. somehow inverted. As a result, he was unable to see what was within.
He twisted the frame slowly while his hands trembled, and at last, a lone drop of tear escaped his eye.
It was his and mimi's collage photo frame. He gently smiled,
carresing the frame.
"Anokhi.!!!..." For the unknown reason, this was the first word that escaped his lips .
"Bohot pyaari tasveer h..."
"Lekin isme ek kami hai..." He thought in his mind.
"Wifey... Tayyyar ho jao... Anniversary ke late surprise ke liye ..." Saying this he kept the letter in his pocket and left the room along with the frame.
"Mom mai bahar ja raha hu ...ek bohot important kaam aa gaya hai ..." Shouting from the drawing room , shaurya went out while Aastha's words felt deaf to his ears.
"Shaurya mimi ka drawing book..." She yelled from the kitchen.
"Ye ladka na ek din pakka mujhe pagal karke hi chodega ... Bhagwan jaane anokhi isse kese jhelti hogi..." She thought irritatingly.
At night-
After making mimi sleep in her room, anokhi went into her room only to see sulky shaurya sitting on the bed gazing at her & grinning like an idiot.
"Ye inko achanak kya ho gaya hai .." Anokhi thought.
"Ye aapko achanak kya ho gaya... Ese paglon ki tarah hass kyu rhe ho..." She questioned directly.
No reply.
He kept gazing at her, grinning & saying nothing.
"Shauryaaa..." Anokhi scowled frustratingly.
Frustrated anokhi approached him and started shaking his arms trying to bring him back to earth .
"Shaurya.. aap sunn rhe hai... Mai kabse aapse kuch puch rahi hu..." She said while continuously shaking his arms and then shoulders.
After relishing her annoyed state, he gently pulled her letting her sit beside him , less than a inch away.
He was staring beautifully in her eyes. Pulling her more close by her waist, shaurya gently leaned near her ears and whispered -
"Mujhe woh bohot accha laga..."
Anokhi was puzzled.
"Ky...kya accha laga ???" She
Asked anxiously.
"Woh jo tumne mere liye specially banwaya tha..." He said back making her more perplexed.
"Ye kya accha laga... Maine esa kya diya jo aapko accha laga..." Baffled anokhi said .
Shaurya smiled making her more furious.
Gently cupping her cheeks, he said without breaking their eye-contact -
"Tumne mujhe life mai bohot kuch esa diya hai jo mujhe sirf accha nhi... Bohot hi jyada pasand aaya hai ... For example tum... Tumhara mere paas hona... Tumhara mujhe ese pyaar se niharna...
"Aur gussa???" She asked, intently gazing into his eyes.
"Woh bhi... Tumse judi har ek cheez mujhe pasand hai..." He admitted while lovingly gazing into her eyes.
"Aaj ye acha..nak..." Anokhi couldn't help herself so she asked him.
"Close your eyes..." He said.
She gently closed her eyes while he covered her eyes with his palm.
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"Aankhein kholo anokhi..." He said, withdrawing his palm from her eyes.
She gently opened her eyes looking at him holding a present.
"Ye kya h ..." She asked surprisingly while looking at the present.
"Khud hi dekhlo..."
As she was unwrapping the gift, it seemed to be exactly the same frame from behind she was unaware what was waiting for her on the other side of the frame.
"Shaurya ye frame..."
"Palto..."
As she flipped the frame, her pupils bulged in surprise.
"Ye toh..."
"Ye toh kya anokhi..." Shaurya asked.
"Ye toh h..hum..ari... anni...versary ka ..." Her eyes became moist.
"Ye humari anniversary ka gift hai jo tumne mere liye laaya tha... Haina...???"
She simply nodded in YES with her misty eyes.
"Lekin fir mujhe iss frame ek kami lagi thi jo maine puri kar di..." He said graciously while gently wiping off her tears formed in the corner of her eyes.
"Abb lag rhi hai humari family puri..."
He said while looking at the frame where earlier only his and mimi's collage was there but now shaurya reframed it including anokhi's pictures too.
"I know uss waqt mai galat tha... In fact bohot galat tha... Maine kabhi tumhe acknowledge nhi kiya... But anokhi mai sachh mai bohot regret karta hu woh ek saal... & I promise abb se mai har pal humare liye special banaunga...."
Not being able to resist herself she hugged him while still holding the frame & wrapping her arms around the nape of his neck.
He too reciprocated the hug & took the tiny frame in his embrace.
"I promise U are the best thing that has ever happened to me anokhi ..." He wispered in her ears .
"Aap bhi...." She said while still being in his embrace.
"I love u my love..." He wispered, implanting a kiss near her ears.
"I love u too hubby..." She replied back while still burying her face in the crook of his neck.
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"Sab uthal puthal ho gaya hai anokhi ..."
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As soon as the doctor came outside the ward , Shaan & shaurya started bombarding him with questions.
"Doctor anokhi kesi hai ...???" Shaurya inquired.
"Doctor Anokhi ko kya hua hai ....???" Shaan inquired too .
"Aaplog shaant ho jaiye..."
"Unko high fever ho gaya tha ...ho sakta hai unhone kal pura din kuch khaaya nhi tha aur shayad khaali pet bukhar ka dawai khaane ki wajah se aur weakness aa gayi ... Aur fever badh gaya..."
"Abhi woh bilkul thik hai ... Ghabrane ki koi baat nhi ...."
"Unke khaane peene ka dhyaan rakhiye aur unhe aaram dijiye ... Woh thikk ho jaayengi ...'
"Unhe humne glucose chadaya hai ... 1-2 ghante mai hoshh aa jayega ..."
"Thankyou very much doctor ... Itni raat ko meri beti ko attend karne ke liye ..." Shaan said politely .
"Thankyou ki koi baat nhi ... Aap bas unka dhyaan rakhiye ..."
"Jii..."
Doctor left while the trio took their seat on a chair outside the ward waiting for anokhi to regain consciousness .
"Sir aapne ma'am se baat ki ..."
"Nhi Ahir beta ... Mai usse iss waqt ... Subha ke 4 baje phone karke pareshaan nhi karna chahta ..."
"Maine message drop Kiya hai ... Subah jab woh check karegi toh khud-ba-khud mujhe call karegi ..." Shaan said looking at Ahir while both were royally ignoring Shaurya's presence.
He felt bad... Rather Worst !!! Being ignored by his closed ones...!!!
In fact we all do feel the same...!!!
But deep inside he needed to stay strong for HIS ANOKHI .
2 hrs passed by .
Shaan recieved Aastha's call .
"Hello ..." Shaan said .
"Hello Shaan anokhi kaha hai ... Kya hua hai usse ...." Aastha was worried .
"Noor shaant ho jao ... Anokhi abhi thikk hai ... Usse thodi der Mai hoshh aa jayega ..."
"Lekin kya hua hai usse ... Mai jab nikli thi subah toh woh bilkul thik thi. ... Achanak kya hua hai ..." Aastha asked .
Shaan kept quiet not knowing what to say her .
This all was happening because of shaurya .
"Shaan ... Shaan..." Aastha called him out bringing him back to his senses .
"Woh noor tum jab yaha aaogi tab mai tumhe sab explain karunga ... Lekin filhal please tum jald se jald aa jao ... Hum sab ko Tumhari zaroorat hai...." Shaan pleaded.
"Shaan mai jitna jaldi ho sake nikalti hu ... Lekin shaurya ...shaurya kaha hai ..."
Shaan went blank listening to Shaurya's name .
"W...woh.... Noor shaurya bhi yahi hai ..." He said in an anxious tone .
"Noor tum please jitna jaldi ho sake aa jao ... "
"Thike Shaan ... Mai jaise hi yaha se nikalti hu tumhe call karti hu ..."
"Thike noor ... Bye ..." Saying this he ended the call .
"Patient ko hoshh aa gaya hai ..." Said a nurse gained everyone's attention.
The trio took a heavy sigh of relief listening to her .
"Mai unse mil sakta hu ..." Shaurya asked in an irresistible tone .
"Jii bilkul ..." Saying this she left while shaurya was about to enter inside when Shaan stopped him .
"Shaurya ruko ..." He said in a high tone.
Shaurya turned back to look at Shaan & Ahir who were gazing at him furiously.
"Tum andar nhi jaoge shaurya ...." Shaan said in an infuriated tone.
"Aap bata sakte hai ki mai kyu andar nhi jaunga ..." He snapped back .
"Kyuki Mai nhi chahta anokhi ki tumhe dekhkar anokhi ki tabiyat aur bigde ..."
"Listen dad i know ki aap filhal anokhi ko leke bohot pareshaan hai.... Pareshaan mai bhi hu aur mai anokhi se milunga ..." saying this he was about to move inside when Shaan said holding his wrist .
"Shaurya maine kaha tum andar nhi jaoge ..."
Giving up , he replied -
"Mai andar jaunga ... Agar anokhi khud kahegi ki woh mujhse nhi milna chahti toh mai waha se chala jaunga ... I promise..."
Gently Pulling his wrist back , shaurya went inside while shaan & Ahir kept glaring at him passing an unbelievable look .
"Acche se janta hu apne dost ko .... Ziddu aur adiyal hai ... Aur filhal tuti huyi sirf bhabhi nhi ye bhi hai ... Dikha nhi rha hai lekin ye bhi tutt Chuka hai ...."
"Isse iski galti ko nazar-andaaz to nhi kar sakte na hum ..." Shaan said while looking towards the ward .
"Nhi kar sakte ... Jab usne galti ki hai toh saza bhi milegi ... Lekin saza dene ka haq hume nhi kisi aur ko hai ... Anokhi bhabhi ko ..."
"Bhagwaan jaane abb aage kya hoga ..." Shaan said being lost gazing at anokhi's ward .
As Shaan was about to enter inside, Ahir stopped him .
"Kya hua Ahir beta ...???" Shaan asked .
"Sir... Hume kuchh der rukna chahiye ... Shaurya andar gaya hai ...kuch waqt ke liye usse aur bhabhi ko akela choddna chahiye. ..." He said politely.
"Agar usne fir se anokhi se badtameezi ki toh ..." Shaan said in a bit high tone .
"Nhi karega ... In fact woh abb esa kuch nhi karega jisse uske aur bhabhi ke beech darare badh jaaye ..."
"Tum itte sure kaise ho ...?" Shaan was astonished.
"Acche se jaanta hu apne dost ko ... Humesha galti karne ke baad usse apni galti ka ehsaas hota hai aur jab hota hai ... Woh duniya ko yaha se wahan kar dega uss galti ko sahi karne mai ..." Ahir said with a slight grin on his face .
"Ye toh sahi kaha tumne ..." Shaan said .
Shaan and Ahir sat there , outside the ward as the heartfelt & wordless talk between shaurya and Anokhi was desperately needed at that moment
As shaurya entered inside , he felt a sting in his heart looking at anokhi lying there , her eyes closed .
Shaurya gently approached her while fighting back with his tears that threatened to escape his eyes .
Anokhi gently opened her eyes after sensing a presence and saw Shaurya coming toward her. She quickly surmised from his wretched demeanor that he was distressed and crying for her.
She averted her gaze looking at other side , while shaurya knew she was upset with him .
Obviously this was going to happen . The way he treated & accused her the night before , she had the right to be angry with him .
& It was his right to convince her .
Approaching her , he sat on the stool beside her .
"Anokhi ...." He called her softly .
She didn't look at him back .
Once again he called her - "Anokhi..."
Still she didn't turn back .
Chuckling , he said in a bit sarcastic tone - " lagta hai wifey mujhse naraaz hai ..."
As hee said this , she was about to look at him , but then gazed at the other side .
A chuckle escaped his lips as he noticed his wifey"s antic behaviour.
Getting up from his place , he moved towards the other side while anokhi once again shifted her gaze to the side opposite to him .
He chuckled once again hiding his pain.
Once again he moved towards the other side to get a clear look of her face but again as he approached her, she shifted her gaze .
"Wifey tumhara pati already fit hai ...kyu bewajah exercise Kara rhi ho ... Kabhi yaha kabhi waha...." He said in a sarcastic tone.
She avoided his glance and continued to look to the other side , opposite to him .
Finally giving up , shaurya sat there and gently kept his hand on her right shoulder. She flinched at his touch . She tried jerking his hands off , but his grip was tight .
Leaning a bit towards her , he gently pulled her , making her unwillingly face him . Still, she avoided his eyes, and kept scanning the room instead.
He caressed her cheeks with his thumbpad while tucking the few hairs she had left behind her ears.
Despite falling under his spell, she did not respond to his touch. She let forth a single tear.
Wiping off her tears , he said politely gently stroking her cheeks -
"Naraz ho mujhse ... "
She didn't react .
Suddenly she started coughing a bit as her throat went dry .
"Accha baba thike ... Naraz ho lena ... Uske liye puri zindagi hai lekin pehle tum utho aur pani peeyo ..." He said , while gently helping her to get up from bed .
She got up from bed . He made her drink water with his own hands , while she was trying her best to ignore his touch , his gestures .
Once done , again she shifted her gaze looking down at blank ground while shaurya stood and approached her more closely.
Gently holding her left shoulders, & lifting her chin he made her look at him .
"Naraaz hona mujhse ..." He asked politely .
"Mai kon hoti hu aapse naaraz hone waali..." Finally she spoke in a hurt tone , while a lone tear escaped her eyes .
He knew at this point of time , he shouldn't say anything that would dig her wounds deeper . Those wounds which were caused by him .
A single tear also came out of his eye as he peered deeper into her gaze. She felt the teardrop on her cheek. Both were equally trying to suppress their tears .
He finally gave in to his urge and placed his warm arms around her, his chin resting on her forehead.
She did not protest . Instead , no matter how much he hurt her , at the end of the day she always needs his warm embrace. That comfort & solace which she only feels in his embrace .
Sukoon !!!
He squeezed her a bit more in his embrace letting her feel the warmth of his body .
Peppering small kisses on her forehead , he kept stroking her back with his one hand while his other hand was enveloped around her neck .
With her tiny hands she gently clutched his shirt , burying her face in his chest .
Relationships entail more than just having the right to be upset with your partner; they also entail offering consolation to that partner when they are in distress.
Despite being frustrated & angry with shaurya , at that time , the only thing that she needed the most was his embrace - peace & solace ... He recognised it instantly and thereby cocooned her in his warm embrace.
Knowing the fact that he was the reason for her pain , she gave up in his embrace not because she forgave him just because at that time she needed peace of mind ... Someone who can calm down her thoughts a bit .
Shaurya knowing that her head was spinning with millions of thoughts and she was in pain just because of him , he decided to calm her racing mind by not acting super distressfully . Instead he decided to behave normally till she gets fine .
All the mishaps can be resolved later.
But for him , most importantly , he wanted to make sure that anokhi isn't in any kind of stress currently... Which he knew was not possible at that moment... But he was trying his best to calm her down.
He gently rested his lips on her forehead, and continued caressing her hair.
TO BE CONTINUED...
Precap :
Tears weren't stopping to brim down his cheeks. Since it was still dawn, his face was not clearly visible in the darkness of the night. His tears were shining like the crystal.
With each passing second he was feeling more and more disgusted about his own self.
"Mai yahi de...deser...be karta hu... Y... yahi deserve karta hu...b...bohot hurt... Kiya maine usse..."
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6 cards -
•King • • • Queen • • • 2 Ace • • • 2 Joker•
"Jisme se 2 joker aaj haath lag hi jayenge..."
"Raja-Rani ko tadpane ke liye unke hi pyaalo ko mohra banaunga..." He said gazing at anokhi's solo picture in his phone.
"Sirf Kuch pal aur anokhi... "
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