Part 16

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Chumme ki raat ho!

R:Annika..? All OK..?

A:ha. (Ahe turned to him) ye. Dhood apke liye. Beja hai aunty ji ne. Wo apko kya dhood pene ki adat hai..?

Rishi chukled at her question.

R:nai. Wo aaj hamara special day sorry night hai na tho is liye.(he stepped closer to her)

A:kya. Special. Night (she took pause for every word mumbling them in her nervousness)

R:bol k batou ya kar ke dikaou😉(with naughty wink)

A:kya(in shock)

R:tum tired ho na. Jaou change karlo. Aur washroom yehan hai. Pehele fresh hojaou. Aram karo phir kal aram se tumare closet arrange karenge. Ok. Aur ye raha towel tum chaho tho use karlo. Left side pe main switch hai. Use trun on kar dena. Wo garam pani ka hai. Me zyada ye washroom use nai karta tha tho wo band hi reheti thi hamesha. Ab shayad kabi band nai hogi.(sweet smile) tum jaou me ata hu. Lekin. It's ok tum jou change karlo uske baad dekte hai. Me ata hu.

Annika was in aww seeing his care and concern. How come he knew what she wanted right now..? How come he understood her needs without her speaking a word.

"Thank you rishi, ap mujhe bohot ache se samjne lage ho. Shayad ap mujhse bhi zyada mujhe jaante ho. Pata nai kya ye kya hai par apka ye care aur concern mujhe acha lagta hai. Ap bohot ache ho. I really.. L...."

Her thoughts were broken with the Rishi's call which was for the third Time.

R:kaha kho gayi Annika..? Sab teek hai na..?(he asked really being worried.) Tum comfortable ho na.

A:of course.(she realised her word) I mean ha me teek hu. Me.. me change kar leti hu.

R:ok me abhi aya.

Annika left to washroom and rishi came out of the his room. Oops their room from now.

After a while he came back with the bowl. He saw Annika speaking on phone standing in the balcony. He thought not to disturb and sat on his bed with the bowl in his hand. And the other one he kept on the side table.

Annika was on call and failed to notice him. She kept on talking.

A:ha. Pohonch gayi bohot der pehele hi. Lekin call karne ko time nai mila. Sorry papa..

It was a little audible to rishi. And he got to know that she was talking to her dad. Not that he was interested in listening their talks. But it was audible to him so he just continued listening. Specially when he heard Annika saying "Neha'' he wanted to know what will she say about her.

A: arry papa... apko pata hai wo kon hai. Rishi ne apko bataya tha na ki unki shaadi hone wali thi aur.... (Vardhan didn't let her complete)

V:oh acha tho wo rishi ki hone wali biwi thi. Lekin tumne tabhi kyu nai bola ki wo yehi thi. Rishi ki hone wali biwi yehi thi...?(he asked genuinely)

A:papa.. wo.. actually sach kahu tho mujhe rishi aur uska naam ek hi sentence me lana nai tha. And me abhi bhi not liking it. Michmichi horahi hai. Badi ayi thi shaadi thodne. Daracula jaisi daanth hai. Hm😏.(rishi after listening this did a happy... no-no happiest dance)

Then Annika and vardhan spoke for about 2-3 mints.

V: waise rishi hai kahan..? Wo abhi aya nai..? Tum tho mujhse baat kari ho tab se.

A:wo pata nai papa. Bolre the ki abi aounga. Me change karne gayi thi. Aur bahar ate hi me ne apko call kardi.

V:ha dek lo ki wo aya ki nai.

A: ha. Wo me dek...(she tunered around to see him standing leaning at the door of the balcony glass sliding door) papa me rakti hu. Wo agaye.(she cut the call and turned fully to him. She was wearing simple white long frill kurta, a veil with white leggings. She was looking simple but the most beautiful)

She kept her phone aside on the near by table in the balcony. And Rishi was lost in her beauty. Her neck length magalsutra, her sindoor on her hairline was Adding on to her beauty, free hair,with no makeup, "Ufff" was the sound left his mouth.

A:Rishi..?

R:haa.(still lost)

A:Rishiii....!!(she almost scremt)

He came forward and now she was being conscious on his gaze.

A:ye kya hai. (She asked regarding the bowl in his hands to divert him from looking at her. Though it didn't help🙄)

R:ye.. ye deko.

A:haldi...? Kyu...?

Rishi again came closer to her. Annika stepped back and hit the balcony rails.

R:wo kya hai na.. meri hone wali patni ne kaha tha ki usne apna haldi enjoy nai kia meri waje se. So I'll have to make up for that na. Aur upar se sab ne use haldi lagaya. Lekin uska pati hi nai. Not fare.(he squeezed his face) aur nahi usne mujhe lagaya. Tho...

A:tho kya..?

R:haldi mubarak Mrs. Rishi singh bedi.

(Her heart fluttered at Mrs. Rishi singh Bedi.)

He took some haldi in his palms and applied it on her cheeks. This sent shivers down through out her body.

R:Annika. Ur turn. Lagougi..? Ple....

Until he complet this she took some haldi in her palms and applied on his cheeks. And she put some on his nose tip too. Just to tease him. But this act of her added fuel for his naughtiness. He pulled her close to him and she landed on his chest. And her haldi wala hand left and impression on his kurta at his left side. On his heart. He snaked his left hand around her waist pulling her closer. Annika was shocked, baffled and embarrassed. She had not expected this from him. A tint of blush formed on her cheeks making it turn red.

A:kya hai. Chodiye.(she tried to remain stren)

R:kyu Sharma gayi..? Haa..!!? Abhi tho bada masti kar rahi thi. Ab kya hua..?

A:waise apne badi seeds tarike se haldi laga di..(she thought of changing topic, but she forgot to come out of his hold)

R:matlab.?!

A:mujhe laga.. like jaise filmo me nai hoti ki hero heroin ko gal se colour lagatha hai.(soon realisation hit her mind, she mentally faceplate herself for this raita jo abhi abhi khud ne pailaya) Rishi raised his right eyebrow. And cleared his throat.

R:ahem ahem. Tho madam ye chati thi...? Acha ji(he tightened his grip on her waist now bring his other hand too around her waist. He inched closer to her. Soon her phone started to ring. She tunered to look at her phone.

A:Rishi..? Chidiye.!

R:abhi nai. Chodne k liye thodi na pakda hai.

A:Rishi call arahi hai please.

R:call nai ata tho yehi reheti na.!?

A:Rishi. Ab plea....(he left her until she could finish it)

She reached her phone. And she saw it was Shrenu.

She received the call.

S:kya karahi thi be.?

A:something important than you.

(Ohooo annikaaaaa🙈)

S:ohooooooo..,acha ji. Tho phone utaya kyu tune ghadi.

A:ab kya hai bol na.

S:kyu bohot busy hai.

A:abhi ye sab saaf karna hai. Isliye.

And phone slipped from her hand and it went on loudspeaker)

S:ohooo.. itni jaldi kaam katam karli ap dono ne aur ab safari bhi horahi hai. Karo karo..

(Ab Annika ka embarrassed expression khud hi imagin karlo😅)

A:oh god.(she hurriedly picked up the phone and put it on normal.) Me bad me call karti hu. I mean kal. Arrey jab bhi hoga. Abhi bye. (She hurriedly went to washroom)

While rishi was enjoying her embarrassed face.

Soon she came out.

R:acha Annika..! Idar aou. Jaldi se khana kha lo.

A:hein..? Abhi...? Is waqt..? Kyu...?

R:arry tum kitna sawal karti ho..?!! Wo actually kal tume fast karna hoga shayad. Wo shaadi ke agle din rakna hita hai. Lekin I don't want to keep you hungry tho kal pata nai tum meri baath manogi bhi ya nai. Isiliye abhi le aya. Jaldi ajaou kha lo. Warna tum bhuke pet nai rehesakti pura din. Tumse nai hopayega.

A:apko kaise pata..?

R:tumare sath jitna waqt bitaya hai utne me tho ye baath mujhe pata chali hai Annika ki tum zyada der thak bhuki nai rehe sakti. Isiliye.

"Inko meri har ek cheez pata hai. Lekin mujhe...."

R:Annika.. yaar tum bar bar kaha kho jati ho..?

A:sorry. Apne khaya...?

R:nai. Its ok.

A:ap bhi aaou phir.

R:nai tum kha lo. Aur kal don't worry me mom ko mana kardunga. Lekin just ti be safer side abhi ye kha lo. Aur kal me chupke se tume khana room me le aounga. Me tum wrat karne nai dunga..

Annika just smiled and mouthed thank you. She saw the time it was Al most 12.30am.

A:Rishi please aap bhi kha lo. Mujhe utna bhuk nai hai.

R:lekin Annika..

A:please rishi. Kha lo na(puppy face)

Rishi smiled and they had their dinner.

R:tum so jou bed pe. Me yehi couch..

A:couch pe kyu..?(he didn't let him complete)

R:arrey matlab..

A: I think hamari shadi hui hai. 🤔So hum bed share karsakte hai. Allowed hai.!

R:lekin..

A:chaliye. Mujhe neend ayi hai. So te hai. Aur kal se mujhe jaldi bhi utna padega. (She took a pause) Lekin wo.. me.. umm...matlab kuch hua tho please uta dijiye mujhe.

R:matlab..?

A:Kuch nai

They walked to the bed.

R:konsi side chahiye..?

A:pura bed chahiye..😏

R:ha tho me couch pe so jaou.

A:🤦‍♀️.

R:arrey..!

A:left left. Ok.? Left chahiye. Ab good night.(good night ko bad night bana dete ho ap tho- she thought)

At night around 3am.

Annika kicked him off the bed in her sleep. 🤭🤭

Rishi fell with the thud.

R:ouuyccchhhhh😖 toofan agayi kya..?(he mumbled in his sleep waking up in pain)

R:Annika. Oh god. Better me sofe pe hi ja k so jaou.

He went and slept on the couch.

Then at late night. After this. Annika saw an empty bed beside her. And she saw time from her phone. It was showing 3.57am.

A:ye rishi... itne suba suba..? Kaha chake gaye.?

She woke up and sat to see see rishi sleeping uncomfortably on the couch.

She went near him. She called his name softly.

R:ha Annika me abhi aya.(he was in his sleep)

A:Rishi utho. Aou. Bed pe so jaou.

R:meri Annika hai.. umm...meri Annika...😴😴

A:oh my Mata. Rishi.(she called out loudly.)

Rishi opend his eyes and sat up with jerk.

R:ouch. (His back hurting)

A:chaliye. Bed pe so jou.

R:tumne mujhe lath mara. Me nai aounga..

A:arrey ap jhut bolrahe ho.. me kyu apko lath marungi. Me kya ghadi hu.?

R:nai nai ab tho nai aounga. Me yehi pe teek hu. Ab tho yehi pe sounga roz.

A:kya puri zindagi yehi katoge..? Chaliye.

R:wo tum..

A: acha ok sorry.

R:😳 tum manti ho..

A:ha mujhe pata hai wo me neend me.. um.. wo akele soti hu na hamesha tho.. adat nai hai. Isiliye. Ab naj karungi pakka chaliye please.

R:pakka na🤢

A:ha please chaliye.

They came and laid on the bed.

Annika sleeping on her back. Facing the ceiling. Rishi beside her. Facing her.

Rishi was looking at her beautiful angelic face.

Annika saw him staring her.

A:good night rishi.

R:good night.(he kissed her forehead)

Annika soon fell asleep but take off his eyes from her face. He kept on staring her. He himself don't know when he fell asleep.