Part 2
She had lost all sleep. The whole night spent in tossing and turning and the day was spent sleepwalking where her subconscious was looking for him, her open eyes Watching him, her hands that she held close to her body throughout the day reaching for him. She stopped herself from thinking about him more than once. Once every five minutes. She was losing the battle. And Nachiket on his part did not make it easy for her, when they were in the same room, he would stand very close to her. Too close, she could feel him breathing, she could sense the heat between the space. He made it worse by never talking to her. Never, he would not even look at her. When a silly joke was cracked, she would look to see if he was watching her laugh, but he would merrily grin and come and stand next to her, like he would rather create this heated space between them than look at her.
She could not take it anymore, she walked towards the garden area. Fire pit was lit and everyone was sitting around it singing old Hindi film songs. She watched as her nachiket's sister danced with her older son. Her younger son came to her and dragged her to dance. She smiled at his innocence and danced. Nachiket had begun swaying his body dragging everyone to dance. Suddenly he placed Aman's hand in her's and pushed them to dance and pulled their younger son away from Ragini,
This confused Ragini. But she went along, smiled and danced with Aman. Cal for food and drinks was announced and everyone split. Nachiket was not at the dining table and she wondered, when it was anonounced by someone that he was taking a work related call from the states. Before she could say anything, nachiket's sister piped in
"Arrey Haaan he needs they back ASAP, chalo Achaa hai if he can reconnect now itself" her heart rattled at the thought of him leaving, but she was stoic, she looked straight ahead served herself more dal and continued chewing her food, Nachiket never came for dinner that night.
But the night was not over for her. She tossed and turned again, how dare he??! She thought..how dare he swear he will get her back..when he didn't intend to stay here at all,,what was he planning? That he would get her back and then what? Take her to the states,,like she has no life here. What about BA? So easy for him, to act al macho and alpha, all these thoughts began to make her mad. She or up and worked up a temper to throw at him.
She got up from her bed and without even putting her robe on, walked to his room and knocked and surely enough, Nachiket opened even before the second knock echoed on the piece of wood of a door. He stood there and she stared back at him.
She angrily squeaks, yeh SaB Kya hai? Tum karna Kya chahte ho?
He stares at her and drags her inside, Aadhe kapde pehenke aadmi raat ko mere kamrei mei aake tum Kya karna chahti ho? And he shuts the door behind her
And as darkness engulfs the room, the man and his woman are close as close can be in a place standing his hands running over her soft skin and her hands shivering over his shoulders..they stare at each other in the darkness,,
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