It was afternoon when Rudra reached his home, all he desired right now was to witness his son giggling and.....a certain someone smiling at his son.
He needed this time, he needed some space to clear his mind, that night he almost lost control.
He was going to kiss Amaya, who knows what would have happened had he not gained his senses back.
He was determined to not cross his limits and stay in control when around her, her comfort mattered the most to him.
He sprinted to his room in the hope to have a glimpse of both of them but to his surprise the room was as empty as a womanizer's promises to ladies.....OKAY that was bad!
'may be they have gone outside for a walk' he thought, disappointedly walked inside the bathroom to freshen up.
It was time for lunch when he was done changing into comfortable clothes. 'They must be downstairs having their lunch' He grinned and descended the stairs in the hope to see his wife and son, whom he had been missing since a week.
He sat on his chair, but frowned after realising, his family had started eating but his wife was not present. Where was she? And how could these people eat without her?
"Rudra, son, when did you reach here?" Asked Varshit, eating a bite of his food.
Rudra smiled at his father "It's been half an hour dad"
"Oh, Amaya didn't tell us about you coming today" Upon listening her name from his father's mouth Rudra's eyes twinkled.
'Now that dad has taken her name someone would surely notice her absence and ask about her' The thought only widened his grin.
"She didn't? Oh yeah I wanted to surprise her with my arrival but she herself is not here" He hoped now one of his family members would call her for lunch but all his hope died when everyone continued eating.
The frown lines on his forehead deepened yet he sat there, staring at his plate, waiting for his wife who did not show up at all.
"Rudra what happened? Why are you glaring at your plate like you want to kill it?" Harsh asked, looking at his nephew with concern, why was not he eating?
"No...nothing chachu! What would happen to me? The food is really very delicious, I'm just a little bit tired because of the flight" Rudra chuckled nervously, gazing anywhere but him and almost immediately began eating, half heartedly.
Why is not nobody noticing her absense?
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"Adhrith, WAIT" Rudra shouted, calling his brother, Adhrith was startled that jumped on his place hearing his brother's loud voice.
"Yes bhai?" He gazed at his brother with furrowed brows, he was confused.
"Adhrith actually-" Rudra stopped, finding it difficult to ask about his wife without sounding a clingy 14 year old aashiq. (Lover)
"Yes, bhai, what is it?" Adhrith was now really confused, why was his brother behaving so strange today?
Rudra cleared his throat "Adhrith, I actually want to check on Krish, where is he?" Rudra asked without matching Adhrith's gaze surmising he would get to know his wife's whereabouts if he knows about Krish's.
"Oh, you don't know bhai?" Adhrith asked with questioning tone, his eyebrows furrowed to which Rudra shook his head immediately, dancing with joy internally.
"Krish is with Bhabhi" Adhrith replied with a face that depicted whatever he said was completely obvious where as Rudra's soul who was grinning internally dropped the smile.
"And where is your bhabhi?" Rudra asked calmly, hoping that now he would get his answer.
"With Krish, duh" Adhrith replied with an oblivious face, similar to that of a naive child.
Rudra felt so annoyed at his reply, he massaged the bridge of his nose in utter frustration and stared at Adhrith.
"And may I know where are they both?" Rudra gritted his teeth while asking him but nonetheless gave him a tight lipped smile.
Adhrith gave him a stare which said, 'I have never seen a person as foolish as you' and replied "With eachother, obviously, why are you asking these stupid questions bhai?"
At this point Rudra was confused whether to bang his own head on the wall or his brother's, his brother's would be fine, his head is just too, how do you say, precious.
"Even I know they are with eachother, you idiot, Tell me exactly where they are, the place" Rudra snapped at him, screw it if he sounded desperate, he was not going to take shits from this idiot brother of his.
"Oh, seedha bolo na, biwi ke bina jeeya nahi jaa raha" Adhrith rolled his eyes "Bhabhi and Krish have gone to Delhi, to meet your saas sasur" (mother in law, father in law)
(Say directly that you are not able to live without your wife)
Realization dawned upon him, they both had a fight, he said many rude things to her and instead of apologizing or making it up to her he behaved like a jerk and left the house to clear his head.
What if she was thinking about divorce? What if she didn't want to live with him and hence went to her maternal home.
A cold shiver ran down his spine, No, he can't let this happen.
Without saying anything he turned, about to go to his room when a voice halted his actions.
"Try not to sound so desperate from the next time bhai, you are too obvious" Rudra turned with the speed of light and witnessed the sight of his brother smirking at him.
Did he, did he just get played by his own brother?
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Rudra was typing something on his laptop, he felt so unfocused, he did not know what was going on with him but he just didn't feel like doing something.
What if she demands a divorce and worse takes Krish with her, how was he going to survive?
He closed his laptop, he couldn't work with so much thoughts running inside his head.
'I watch a movie whenever I feel like something is bothering me, it helps me keep my mind away from negative thoughts for sometime' Her words rang inside his mind.
Movie? He was never a fan of movies, he never had time for these stuffs, he had watched a movie with Amaya few days back after maybe 9 years or more.
The last he remembers watching 3 Idiots with Adhrith and Mihira after a lot of persuasion from their side.
He quickly pulled out his laptop but was confused on what to watch, he remembers watching the trailer of Chennai Express when it was about to release, one of the last connection of his with movies.
'If you are to recommend a movie to someone, which one would that be?' He asked her sipping on his coffee, she abruptly shifted her attention to him from the garden, clearly surprised at him showing interest on her likings.
'Umm, this is kind of tough, as I have plenty of movies to recommend' She paused to think 'I guess I would recommend 'The theory of kissing Ethan Reid' He arched his right eyebrow, asking her to elaborate.
'Well you see, in this movie, Ethan Reid and Hazel Green, children of two successful businessmen are tied in a bond of contract marriage to expand their business, during this phase of 3 years of marriage, Hazel develops an embarrassing theory of kissing the impossibly gorgeous Ethan Reid and that she is never going to kiss him, but her determination begins crashing down as Ethan develops feelings for her, it's an amazing plot'
Rudra smiled at the memory, he remembers staring at her face with keen interest while she spoke about the movie.
He decided to watch 'The theory if kissing Ethan Reid' he went to the kitchen and cooked instant noodles to eat while watching.
He was watching the movie while eating the noodles, he was focused, he took a forkful of noodles and forwarded it towards his right, he frowned after not feeling any movement, he turned to his right and realized, she was not here.
His smile dropped, he felt upset, she was not here with him to watch one of her favourite movies.
He closed the movie and walked towards his bed, not in the mood to continue.
He lied on the bed but instantly felt that something was unusual, something was missing or to be precise someone was missing, someone's warmth was missing.
He grabbed a pillow from aside and hugged it tightly, covering himself with a blanket, imagining the pillow to be his wife.
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