Chapter 12
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Ruhanika's POV
Shivanshji came out of the washroom after taking a shower and laid on the bed. He seems really stressed. The nightmare must be really bad and has affected him badly. Last time also when he got the nightmare, he was affected badly. I should help him sleep.
I sat beside him on the bed and started stroking his hair so that he can fall asleep. But what he did next shocked me. He hugged my waist tightly. I was not able to process what happened when I felt my t-shirt getting wet. He was crying. Hey Mahadev, kya hua inhe?
(Oh God, what happened to him?)
I let him cry so that he can feel light.
After 10 minutes, I felt him sniffing.
"Shivanshji, aap thik hai?"
(Shivanshji, are you okay?)
He did not reply anything. I made him sit up and gave him a glass of water, which he gulped down.
"Sorry, maine tumhe disturb kiya. Tum so jao main thik hu."
(Sorry, I disturbed you. You sleep.)
I shook my head,"Aap aisa mat kahiye. Main humsha aapke pass hu. Aap apni baat aur problem mujhe bata sakte hai."
(Don't say like that. I am here for you. You can share your problem with me.)
"Mujhe mere Ammi aur Papa chhod k chale gaye uske sapne aate hai. Isiliye..."
(I have nightmare of my parents leaving me. That's why...)
"Main aapka dukh samajh toh nahi sakti par agar aap chahe toh apna dukh mujhe bata sakte hai."
(I can't understand your pain but you can share it with me )
"Phir kabhi Ruhh, abhi raat ho gai hai, so jao."
(Some other time Ruhh, its late, sleep.)
"Jii??"
(What??)
"Kya?"
(What??)
"Aapne, woh mujhe..."
(You, me..)
"So jao tum."
(Sleep.)
He said Ruhh. Ruhh ka matlab toh- ... Kya unhone mujhe apni Ruhh kaha, shayad galti se keh diya hoga.
(Ruhh means....did he call me his soul? Maybe it was a mistake.)
"Kaha kho gai? So jao, go"
(Where are you lost? Go sleep.)
"Aap so jaiye. Main aapko sula k so jaungi."
(You sleep. I'll sleep after you.)
"Nahi, its ok, tum so jao."
(No, it's okay. You can sleep.)
"Sote time sir sehlane se neend achhi aati hai. Aur godi mein sar rakhne se toh aur achhi aati hai. Aapko office bhi jaana hai kal, so jaiye."
(Caressing hair while sleeping feels good. Keeping head in lap is even better. You have office as well, sleep.)
"Thik hai."
(Okay.)
With that, he laid his head on my lap and I started stroking his hair.
"Waise, tum kuch zyada nahi bolne lagi?"
(Don't you think you have started talking a lot?)
"J-ji, so-sorry."
He chuckled and said,"mazak kar raha hu, relax." With that he closed his eyes.
(I was just joking, relax.)
Today was the first time I heard him laugh. Not a proper laugh but a chuckle as well. It was definitely best voice I heard ever. How melodious would his laugh be. And how good he would look while laughing.
He is so handsome. The flawless skin of his, without any marks except a cut on his left eyebrow. These beautiful eyes which are closed. And his lips look so soft. Shhh!! What am I even thinking. Stupid Ruhhh!! Ruhh, he called me Ruhh. But was it by mistake or he genuienly said it.
His hair are so soft. I continued stroking his hair so that he can sleep calmly. He never speaks anything nor does he share anything with anyone. Aap apna sara dard apne andar kaisa daba k rakhte hai.
(How do you hide all these pin inside yourself?)
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Author's POV
Ruhanika slept while thinking about Shivansh. Next morning, she found herself under the sheets sleeping comfortably with Shivansh nowhere to be found.
"Yeh roz subah gayab kaha ho jaate hai?" Ruhanika spoke thinking about Shivansh's absence every morning she woke up.
(Where does he go every morning?)
"Gym mein hota hu roz subah, top floor pe." Ruhanika flinched when she heard Shivansh's voice. She turned towards him and nodded to his words.
(I am in the gym every morning, top floor.)
Breakfast time.
Shivansh and Ruhanika came downstairs.
Shivansh," Good Morning Dadu, Dadi."
Dadu, Dadi,"Good Morning beta."
Rajveer,"Good Morning Bhai-Bhabhi."
Aarav,"Good Morning Bhai. Good Morning meri beautiful Bhabhi." Saying he gave a quick peck to Ruhanika on check.
Aarohi,"Good Morning Bhai-Bhabhi."
Dadu,"Ansh beta, aaja nashta kar le. Kuch baat bhi karni hai tum logo se."
(Ansh, have breakfast. I have to talk to you guys as well.)
Shivansh nodded and took a seat besides Ruhanika.
As the breakfast started, Dadu spoke,"Bachho, humne aur tumhari Dadi ne purani haveli shift hone ka faisla liya hai." Only to hear a chaos of "whats" fron the youngsters.
(Kids, we have decided to shift to the ancestral house.)
Aarav,"Nahi yaar Dadu, aap dono k bina hum bore ho jaayenge. Mat jaiye na, Please."
(No Dadu bro, we will be bored without you. Don't go please.)
He said while trying the puppy eyes to look cute only to receive smacks on the back of his head from Rajveer and Aarohi.
Rajveer,"Kya yaar kya. Aise Dadu-Dadi ko convince karega toh woh log kal chhod k aaj hi haveli chale jaayenge."
(What bro? If you will convince them like this, they will shift today only.)
Aarohi,"Sahi kaha Raj bhai. Tu rehne de bhai."
(You're right Raj bhai. You leave it bro.)
Shivansh,"Dadu-Dadi aise achanak haveli jaane ka faisla?"
(Dadu, Dadi, why so suddenly.)
Dadi,"Dekh beta, humari ek hi zimmedari baaki thi, aur woh tu tha. Ab toh woh bhi humnein teri shaadi karva k puri kardi. Ab hum sukoon se haveli mein rehna chahte hai."
(Look son, we only had one responsibility and that was you. We have completed it by getting you married. Now we want to leave peacefully in the ancestral mansion.)
Dadu,"Ab humein privacy chahiye tum logo se. Short and sweet."
(Now we want privacy from you guys. Short and sweet.)
Aarohi,"Dadi, Raj bhai aur Aarav ki shaadi bhi toh karni hai. Woh zimmedari nai hai kya?"
(Dadi, you have to get Raj bhai and Aarav also married. Aren't they responsibility?)
Dadu,"Nahi bhai. Woh sab humara Ansh hai na uske liye. Mujhe pura bharosa hai Ansh k hote tum teeno ko kisi ki zaroorat nahi."
(No no. That will be taken care of by my Ansh. I have full faith that in Ansh's presence, you three don't need anyone.)
Mrs. Rajvansh was fumming in anger hearing the praise of Shivansh.
Aarav,"Dadi woh toh thik hai par humare saath hi rahiye na."
(Dadi, it's okay but please stay with us.)
Dadu,"Aarav beta, mujhe bhi meri patni k saath rehne de. Jaane do humein bachho. Tum log milne aate rehne na. Aur hum bhi aate rahenge."
(Aarav, let me also have some peace with my wife. Let us go kids. You guys can come to meet us anytime. And we will also keep coming.)
While these talls were going on, no one noticed Ruhanika crying silently.
Rajveer,"Bhabhi aap kyun ro rahe ho?"
(Bhabhi, why are you crying?)
Dadi,"Arey meri bachhi kya ho gaya?"
(What happened my girl?)
Ruhanika,"Da-dadi, m-mat j-jaaiye na m-mujhe ch-chod k."
(Dadi, please don't go leaving me.)
Dadi,"Beta aise rote nahi hai na. Tum log milne aate rahoge na humein toh phir. Shhh, aise nai rote."
(Dear, don't cry like this. You all will keep coming to meet us. Shhh, don't cry.)
After this, it was decieded that grandparents will leave for haveli on the coming Sunday and all the youngsters were going to drop them.
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That night,
"Nahi, resort."
(No, resort.)
"Nahi, ghar ka garden"
(No, home garden.)
"Resort."
"Garden"
Hearing the chaos, Ruhanika came to the living, only to find Aarav and Aarohi debating over god knows what.
Aarohi,"Bhabhi, aap bataiye? Resort jaana chahiye na humein?"
(Bhabhi, you choose. We should go to the resort no?)
Ruhanika just shook her head in no, saying I don't know what to say.
Aarav,"Offo Bhabhi, boliye bhi. Ab toh confirm hai jo aap bolenge wohi hoga."
(Oh Bhabhi, speak up. Now we will go to the place you will decide.)
Ruhanika again did not say anything. At the same time Rajveer came back from the office.
Aarohi,"Raj bhai, Bhabhi ko kahiye na kuch"
(Raj bhai, tell something to Bhabhi.)
Rajveer,"Bhabhi, Kuch." He said suppressing his laugh.
(Bhabhi, something.)
Aarav,"Waah Raj bhai, Joke of the year award aapka hua." Only to recieve a smack.
(Wow Raj bhai, you get the joke of the year award.)
"Yeh aap aur Ansh bhai baat baat pe mujhe mara mat kijiye, main..."
(You and Ansh bhai, stop hitting me everything or...)
"Main kya?" Shivansh asked coming from the main gate.
(Or what?)
"Bhai aaj aap itni jaldi. Aaj toh party banti hai phir." Aarohi spoke excitedly.
(Bhai, you are home so early. This call for celebration.)
"Main kya Aarav?" Rajveer asked him raising his brows as a challenge to speak in front of Shivansh.
(Or what Aarav?)
"Main, Main, main ro dunga......Mummaaaaa..." Aarav spoke fake crying.
(Or I'll cry..mumaaaa...)
"Bhabhi maa, kitne khadoos pati aur devar hai aapke. Mujhse pyaar bhi nai karte."
(Bhabhi maa, your husband and brother in law are so grumpy. They don't even love me.)
"Bhabhi bhi nahi karti, dur hatt unse Aarav k bachhe" Aarohi spoke separating him from Ruhanika.
(Bhabhi also doesn't, stay away from her Aarav.)
"Bhabhi....sach batana Bhabhi, kya aap mujhse pyaar nahi karte. Aapko meri kasam Bhabhi."
(Bhabhi..tell the truth, do you not love me?)
Ruhanika quickly shook her head in a no.
"Dekha nahi karte Bhabhi pyaar, chalo ab khana kha lete hai."
(See, Bhabhi doesn't love you. Now let's have dinner.)
"Nahi, aisa nahi hai." Ruhanika hurridly spoke in between.
(No, it's not like that.)
"Matlab aap mujhse pyaar karte ho?"
(Means you love me?)
Ruhanika nodded her head.
"Yessss, Bhabhi maa, I love you yaar..."
(Yesss, Bhabhi maa, I love you yaar....)
"Aaravvv.."
"Thik hai thik hai Ansh bhai, ab kya main apni Bhabhi ko gale bhi nahi laga sakta?"
(Okay okay, Ansh bhai, now I can't even hug my Bhabhi?)
"Kya natak ho raha hai yaha pe?" Mrs. Rajvansh spoke coming out of her room for dinner.
(What drama is going on here?)
"Kuch nahi badi maa, hum toh bas masti kar rahe the." Aarav spoke.
(Nothing badi maa, we were just having fun.)
"Raj, mere bachhe ja fresh hoja, khana kha lete hai beta." Mrs. Rajvansh said to Rajveer and went away towards kitchen.
(Raj, my son, go freshen up, let's have dinner son.)
"Ha bhai, bohot bhook lagi hai, aap dono fresh ho jaiye jaldi." Aarav said and went away with Aarohi towards the dining area. Rajveer also went away to freshen up.
(Yes Bhai, I am very hungry, you two freshen up.)
"Ruhanika, tum staff se keh do k mera khana room mein bhej de." Shivansh told Ruhanika and went towards his room.
(Ruhanika, tell the staff to send my dinner in room.)
'Main jaanti hu ab ki bado ko pasand nahi aap dining table pe ho, toh kya aap akele room mein khayenge? Main hum dono ka khana room mein le aati hu. Mera wada hai Shivanshji, main kabhi aapko akele nahi chhodungi.' Ruhanika thought and went to kitchen to get their dinner to room.
(Ik that elders don't like to have you at the dining table, does that mean you will have dinner alone in the room? I will bring both of ours food in the room. I promise you Shivanshji that I will never leave you alone.)
Ruhanika reached their room with the tray of dinner. Aarav and Aarohi asked about it and Ruhanika told them that Shivansh wished to have dinner in their room.
As Ruhanika entered the room, Shivansh came out of the closet after changing.
"Tum dinner karke laati mera khana, aur yeh itna saara kyun hai khana?"
(You could have brought my food after you had your dinner? And why is there so much food?)
"Ji, woh hum dono k liye hai."
(It's for both of us.)
"Kyun? Tum niche sabke saath dinner kar leti."
(Why? You could have had dinner with everyone.)
Ruhanika shook her head and said,"Ji main aapke saath yahi dinner karungi."
(I'll have dinner with you here.)
"Par-" As Shivansh was about to argue, Ruhanika interwined with a cute please which instantly melted Shivansh's heart.
(But-)
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Shivansh's POV
Itna dhyaan rakhogi mera toh kaise dur reh paunga main Ruhh. Jitna tumse dur jaane ki sochta hun tumhara yeh masoom sa pyaar mujhe tumhare aur kareeb le aata hai.
(How will I stay away from you when you take so much care of me Ruhh? Whenever I try to go away from you, this innocent love of yours brings me close to you.)
"Chaliye, khana kha lete hai."
(Lets have dinner.)
Ruhanika's words brought me out of my thoughts. I nodded and sat on the sofa.
Ruhanika served the plate and gave it to me.
"Thank you Ruhanika." These was the least I could say.
"Ji?" Ruhanika innocently asked me the reason for the Thank you.
"Mere saath dinner karne k liye."
(For having dinner with me.)
"Ismein thank you ki kya baat hai. Mujhe achha lagta hai aapke saath rehna."
(What's there to thank. I like being with you.)
My heart just skipped a beat hearing her words. Butterflies errupted in my stomach hearing her words. Jab itne si baat pe meri body aise react kar rahi hai toh pata nahi aage kya hoga Ruhh.
(If my body is reacting like this on such a small thing, then I don't know what will happen I future Ruhh.)
"Phir bhi, sirf aaj k liye hi nahi, but tum jo roz bhi mera intezaar karti ho. Meri wajah se khud bhooki rehti ho. Yeh meri liye bohot badi baat hai Ruhh, thank you so much."
(Still, not just for today, but the way you wait for me daily. Stay hungry because of me. This means a lot to me Ruhh, thank you so much.)
Ruhanika just nodded and we continued having our dinner in silence, while I kept stealing glances at her.
She is so beautiful. Bhuri bhuri aankhein, gulabi gulabi hott, nazuk se mor jaisi gardan, uff. Gale mein baitha woh kere naam ka mangalsutra aur maang mein mere naam ka sindoor. Bina kisi maang k, is rishte se kuch nahi mil raha phir bhi shaadi nibha rahi hai aur shaadi ki saari nishaniyan dharan kar rahi hai.
(Brown eyes, pink lips, delicate neck lie a peacock. The mangalsutra of my name in her neck amd sindoor in her hairline of my name. She is not getting anything from this marriage, yet she is giving her 100% to this marriage, accepting and wearing all the signs of marriage.)
Meri Ruhh k pairon mein payal kitni sundar lagengi. Main jald hi Ruhh k liye payal leke aaunga. Aur chudiyan bhi. Aur jhumke bhi, aur, aur uffff.
(Payal-anklets with bells, will look so beautiful in my Ruhh's feet. I will soon get the anklets for her. And bangles too. And earrings too and, and, God...)
Ruhh, roz tumse thoda sa aur zyada pyaar ho raha hai. Kya tum mujhe kabhi chhod k nahi jaogi? Kya tum humesha mere saath rahogi?
(Ruhh, I am falling a bit more in love with you daily. Will you not leave me ever? Will you stay by my side always?)
"Shivanshji?"
"Huhh?"
"Kuch aur chahiye aapko?"
(Do you want anything else?)
"Na-nahi, ho gaya mera."
(No, I am done.)
"Main plates niche rakh k aati hu."
(I will keep the plates downstairs.)
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Author's POV
Ruhanika collected the plates and went to keep them in the kitchen. As she went to keep the plates in the sink, she saw that the whole area was empty but Mrs. Rajvansh was heating some water in a pan.
Ruhanika thought of not engaging with her and return to her room.
"Humare bachho ko bohot lagau hai tumse, nai?" Mrs. Rajvansh spoke without turning towards Ruhanika.
(Our kids are quite attached to you?)
"Tum dono miya biwi ne humare bachho ko apne vash mein kar rakha hai, pura time tumhare aage piche ghumte hai." Mrs. Rajvansh spat with disgust dripping through her words.
(You both husband and wife has hypnotized our kids. They are always around you.)
As Ruhanika did not say anything, Mrs. Rajvansh got angry and she turned towards Ruhanika and grabbed her wrist harshly.
"Nafrat hai mujhe tumhare pati se. Aur ussi wajah se mujhe tumse bhi nafrat hai. Waise pani garam ho gaya nai mera. Woh main green tea bana rahi thi na." Mrs. Rajvansh's voice turned soft at the last sentences.
(I hate your husband. Amd because of him, I hate you as well. Btw, my water has boiled. I was making green tea.)
And before Ruhanika could process anything, even the change in Mrs. Rajvansh's tone, the boiling water was dropped on her hand. Ruhanika cried out in pain, while Mrs. Rajvansh left towards her room as if nothing happened. Ruhanika quickly poured cold water on her hand by keeping hand under the tap in sink. She then covered her hand with the dupatta and went towards her room after cleaning her tears.
As soon as she reached her room, she went to the washroom without sparing a glance at Shivansh, who was sitting on the couch waiting for her. He wanted to talk with her, he wanted to tell her about his feelings.
After about 30 minutes, Ruhanika came out of the washroom, changed in her nightsuit. She went towards the area where she sleeps and just laid down on it. She was in a lot of pain, her hand was still burning from the effects of the hot water. And her hand had turned red as well.
"Ruhanika..?" Shivansh called her out.
"Hmm" Ruhanika just hummed as she was not able to speak anything due to pain.
Shivansh went to her and sat besides her and turned her towards him. But as soon as he turned her, he felt his heart breaking. Ruhanika's face was drenched in tears and she was crying badly.
"Ruhh, kya jo gaya baccha, ro kyun rahi ho jaan?"
(Ruhh, what happened baby, why are you crying love?)
Ruhanika did not speak anything and just showed her burnt hand to her. Shivansh saw her red hand and quickly got up from the bed and brought a napkin wet with cold water and toothpaste. He quickly applied toothpaste on her hand and tied the wet cloth on her hand.
"Isse thandak mile gi haath ko, par hua kaise yeh?"
(This will give cooling to you hand. But how did this happened?)
"Woh - woh.." Ruhanika was not able to speak due to continuous crying. Shivansh quickly gave her a glass of water and helped her calm down.
"Ab thik ho tum?" Ruhanika nodded at his words.
(Are you okay now?)
"Toh batao phir, kaise hua yeh?"
(Now tell me, how did this happened?)
"Woh-woh main ki-kitchen m-mein gai thi toh waha woh Raj bhai ki m-mummy pani garam kar rahe the aur mujhse galti se p-pan pe haa-haath lag ga-gaya aur w-woh gir ga-gaya."
(I went to the kitchen, where Raj bhai's mother was boiling water and by mistake, my hand hit the pan and it fell.)
Shivansh realised that Ruhanika was lying as such mistakes cannot happen. How can Ruhanika hit the pan by mistake and water fall on her. But he knew better than to question Ruhanika.
Ruhanika was scared of Mrs. Rajvansh so she told the only lie which she was able to make up. She was thinking about this incidence only but, what Shivansh did next shocked her. She never expected that Shivansh would so such a thing with her.
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