Originally posted by: RaarA
Chapter 17
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Shaurya yawned lightly and snuggled closer to the body next to her. He opened his eyes in surprise and looked at the person besides him. He looked at his wife who was sleeping like a little angel and smiled fondly. He kissed her cheek softly at which she mumbled about sleeping and buried her face deeper in the duvet.
He sat up with a jerk as he realised what he did last night. For God's sake, he frightened her. His head was hurting like hell because of his stupid stunt. What was the need to drink so much alcohol.
He looked at her and closed his eyes in guilt, he should have talked with maturity instead of frightening her. He got up and decided to clear his mind and take a sensible decision.
Anokhi opened her eyes and found herself alone on the bed. No surprise, he must be regretting everything. She should have stopped him, now he must be thinking that she took advantage of his drunken state. She hurriedly wiped her tears and stood up to get ready.
She winced in pain and sat down again. Last night was a bit too much for her and she could feel immense pain in her body but nonetheless she got up.
" How was the wedding?" She asked Kanchan and Gayatri as they continued their work.
" It was good. We enjoyed a lot. " Gayatri said " but you should have joined us, it would have been better. "
" Anokhi are you alright? You are looking quite off today. " Kanchan asked with concern.
" No didi I am alright. Don't worry. " Anokhi replied smiled lightly.
" Beta if you are not alright, then you must rest...." Gayatri said
" Why would she rest? She looks absolutely alright. Right Anokhi?" Devi asked coming there.
" Yes....I am alright. Don't worry. " Anokhi assured them.
" Anokhi please go and give breakfast to Shaan in his room. " Devi ordered her.
" Papa ji, are you alright?" Anokhi asked.
" Yes beta I am. " Shaan assured her.
" Last night..... Mr Sabharwal.... he told me something. " Anokhi said " I got to know that Aastha aunty is.... his mother and your wife. "
" Beta I....I .."
" No papa ji, I am not going to question you and judge you for anything. I just want to say if you need me then please just order me for help. I know and trust that you both couldn't be wrong. I am not saying Mr Sabharwal is wrong, because he is not but there must be a reason for Aastha aunty's absence. " Anokhi said.
" Don't worry beta, everything will be alright soon. This time I won't back down easily. " Shaan assured her and he knew this is time for him to do something.
As Anokhi was doing work in the library kitty and Bebo came there and started talking loudly.
" What do you think Bebo? Kya Shaurya bhaiya Anokhi se kabhi...."
" Don't tell me Kitty you are talking about love? Oh come on. Shaurya bhaiya is a well educated and modern young man. He deserves better not that behen ji. Shaurya's bhaiya's taste is quite classy. Just like Shagun. I feel so bad for bhaiya, kaha unke piche high profile ladkiya pagal thi and now he is stuck with a ganwar. "
Anokhi smiled and said " good to know that you are so well aware about your bhaiya's choices. Now my work is done, so I must go. "
Anokhi came to the terrace and sat down on the bench. She looked at the moon with a lots of questions swimming in her eyes.
Was he lying?
He must be ashamed of his actions now. He must be feeling guilty.
" So you are here and I was searching the whole house...." A voice said.
She looked up and saw Shaurya coming towards her. She stood up and started to walk away when he grabbed her arm.
" Aaahhhhh. Ouch...." She winced in pain.
Shaurya looked at her worriedly , " Anokhi what happened? " He asked and folded the sleeve of the kurta to look at her wounds.
He closed his eyes seeing finger prints on her arm , obviously by him.
" Don't worry, they will heal. I must go. " Anokhi said and started walking away.
" I said I want to talk with you. " Shaurya said grabbing her waist " I am sorry....I am sorry for what I did.....I shouldn't have scared you and I am sorry for all these marks and...."
" You are sorry for last night. It's ok. " Anokhi stated.
" What? No. That's not true. I am not sorry for last night. " Shaurya said. He took her hand and led her to their room and made her sit on the bed. He sat down on his knees before her and kissed her hands softly putting them on either side of his face.
" Anokhi I know....I did a lot of mistakes and I know not all of them are worthy of your forgiveness. I am not worthy enough..... but I.....I meant every word I said last night. If you still don't trust me then I don't know what you will....."
" Who is Shagun?"
Shaurya sighed and told her the whole story about him and Shagun.
" But I..... you should have told me earlier about her.."
" I didn't know you would be this hurt. She was my past, you are my present, my future. I love you with my heart and want to be with you whole life. "
" You thought I will leave you like your mother and Shagun?" Anokhi asked.
" Just don't. Please let's not talk about them. I wanted someone who would give me importance. I wanted someone who would consider me their priority, who will love me and I won't feel indebted to her. Whenever I look at you, I know you will love me. I know you don't love me right now, but I hope one day you...."
Before he could continue Anokhi hugged him tightly and started crying.
" Anokhi what happened? Please tell me.....I am sorry if I hurt.... you.. "
Anokhi shook her head and continued crying.
" Anokhi what happened please tell me. " He said nuzzling her nose with his.
" Promise me....you won't leave me..." She said innocently.
" I promise I won't. I can't live without you. " He vowed.
" What if you get bored. " She asked.
" You are being stupid. "
" But I am not your type" she said.
" But you are what I need. "
" But you are a giant. "
" That's my fau.... wait what? Giant? Really?" He asked bewildered.
Anokhi giggled seeing his reactions and nodded.
" Do you really think I am a giant?" He asked pinning her down on the bed and started kissing her neck sensually.
" What are...."
" Ssshhhh. " He whispered and claimed her lips with his own.
" Bhai you called for me?" Arjun asked entering shaurya's office.
" Yes I did. Please come. "
" Bhai what is it? Is everything alright?"
" I....I wanted to apologise....I did....I was so irrational... and I hurt you. I am sorry I questioned your friendship. "
" Bhai please don't. You are my elder brother and it is your fundamental right to scold me. ".
" Arjun I am truly very sorry for.....I... never thought whom I am questioning. My brother....I accused you and...."
" Bhai let's just forgive and forget. I love you and I know you could be wrong at times but not bad. "
Shaurya hugged him and patted his back.
" I am so proud of you. " Shaurya said" also I have a gift for you" saying so he gave him a box.
" Wooohooo. Oh my gosh. I wanted this brand new camera and.....I knew my bhai is best. Thank you. " Arjun exclaimed loudly.
" Alright. Relax. That's enough. You are 23 not 3. " Shaurya chuckled.
" Bhai I want to request for something...."
" You could ask anything but....I don't want to listen about that..... woman. "
" Don't worry bhai. I know you endured a lot and I won't do anything to hurt you. I just want a promise. Promise me when the time comes, you will give me a fair chance and will believe me. "
" I promise. "
" That's all I want. " Arjun said and smiled solemnly.
And this was what he wanted. His Shaurya bhai had done a lot for him and now it's his turn to help him. When his parents wanted him to do engineering, it was his Shaurya bhai who supported him and encouraged him to follow his passion. His bhai is his hero. He had seen him suffer in silence and now that he knows everything. He would help him.
Not only him , he would help his Aastha mam too. He had admired that lady since the day he met her. She had encouraged him and helped him in every step. During his time in Delhi, she was the one to guide him. In Shaurya's absence she became his mentor, he always found her a lot like Shaurya but couldn't understand why.
Only after his mom told him the truth, the realisation dawned over him and he decided to fulfill their incomplete lives.
" Now, I just need to talk with Anokhi about this. " He mumbled to himself.
" Something must be done now. I can't ignore this subject any longer. Mujhe papaji se baat karni hogi. " Anokhi whispered to herself. Everyday, she could see her husband suffering silently. Ofcourse, he wouldn't show anything in front of her, but in his eyes she could see pain and longing for his mother. He miss her a lot. Even after all these years, his yearning hadn't stopped. She and Arjun had talked about this issue and now they knew it's time to do some action. They ofcourse don't know much aside from that Aastha had to leave because of her parents, but they both could do this for the people they care about. Anokhi shook her head and took a deep breath.
She looked at the moon and stars in awe. They always looked so beautiful and amazing. When she was a kid and her papa ji would beat her, she used to come out and talked with stars.
" Why are you always on the terrace?" Shaurya asked hugging her from behind.
" Because I like to. " She said and turned around .
" By the way this is for you. " He said and handed her a bouquet of roses.
" They are beautiful. " She said smiling softly admiring them.
" Not more than my wife. " He said kissing her forehead and sat down on the bench besides her " why you always like to look at the sky?"
" I just....I don't have any reasons. They are beautiful. These stars, moon. Everything. It looks like they tell stories. "
" They do. "
" Really?" She asked.
" Mmhmm. "
" I.... wanted to ask you something. Remember, you told me about your mother? So I just wanted to ask you...."
" Anokhi you could ask me anything but about her. I don't want to talk about her. She don't have a place in my life and..... please don't..."
" I won't judge you for anything.... don't you trust me?" She asked caressing his face.
" I do. " he said kissing her hand. " Anyways, let me tell you some stories about these stars. Let's start with Orion constellation.... it's there. " He said and guided her hand towards it and started narrating stories.
Anokhi put her head on his shoulder while he wrapped his arm around her continuing telling her stories softly.
" How you know these many stories?" She asked.
" I just do. I read them. You love to read too , right?"
" Yes I do. I.... nothing..." She replied softly and closed her eyes " please aap continue kijiye...."
He had made it very clear that he wanted a homemaker, but how would she tell him about her dream to study more. He had lived a life full of pain thinking of being unwanted by his mother , how could she give him another pain?
He trusted her a lot and gave her love more than she could ever hope to get.
How could she break his trust?
She trust him, respect him, but does she love him?
" Mr Sabharwal? I .... don't you feel bad that I never said anything about loving you?"
" I know you don't. " He said smiling sadly " it's not your fault, you deserve better than me. I won't blame you. Some people have tragedies written in their fate. "
" No" she shouted and put her hand over his mouth " I promise I won't leave you ever. No matter what circumstances, I will be with you. " She said hugging him.
" Looks like you were not listening stories.....may I take your test?" He joked.
" I did listen....I am a good student Mr Hitler.....i... no"
" Hitler?" He asked.
" I.... it's not my fault.... you are....." She defended herself.
Shaurya pinched her nose and started tickling her making her giggle.
Unknown to them, there was someone who was looking at them with disdain.
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