TWINJ
It had been a whole big night to sleep alone … for the last few months, she was accompanied by her mother or sister and the last night her husband.
it felt something…something ticklish to call him her husband.” she smiled shyly and fisted the light color sheet over her.
She remembered his slow walk to the main door when he was leaving and then coming back to her on the pretense of meeting their daughter.
One more memory from a few months back crawled to her when he had clicked a selfie with utter hesitation and after asking her permission.
Sleep was a thousand miles away to her and so was him… he had landed and they were done with the Everything-was-okay call so no point to call him or expect a call… But her heart wanted to hear him.
It was that same restlessness that happens when you want the people around you but when they are around you are mute and when they are away from you only want to hear their voice.
Leaving the bed she thought to read something or watch anything…lately it has been her regime to read spiritual books and mythologies whenever she felt restless for the last few months.
Searching through his table shelf she looked for something that matched her interest and here stood Fault in our Stars proudly; She was reprimanded about her love for the romance novels which now strung her like a scorpion.
She was unable to relate to a love saga now, these things used to wreck her and that was the thing why she had stopped watching or reading romance.
suddenly a thought came to her mind and she collected her long hairs in a messy bun and turning the light on she opened their almirah and started something she used to do when Yuvraj wasn’t around back then.
A habit that involved clearing the cupboard and then set it with a new setting…Yuvraj used to laugh whenever he used to see a new setting in his almirah out of blue.
Keeping all the shirts and jackets out she proceeded with the files kept on the next shelf.
At 1:27 in the night, you don’t expect a call but you never know the time of emergency, and here came one in urgent need.
Taking the call as soon as possible to not break their daughter’s sleep she moved to a corner.
“Hello…at this hour, You okay?” she asked as soon as she took the call.
“were sleeping?” came a rather calm answer.
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An auto expo was near the hotel premises so he thought to visit it because he already had slept on the flight so no sleep was there.
The new motors and vehicle design were satisfactory to see but after it ended he still could not muster to go to sleep, in just a day it was hard to enter an alone bed.
This morning was one of the best mornings of his life … his nostrils had flared with the sweet fragrance of her hair product… He was familiar with the fragrance for a few years now and they used to hurt her earlier whenever they were in the air.
But today it was different, today they were around him and in a way belonged to him.
His eyes took a while after enough sweet torture of her hairs and he found her sleeping in a sitting position; perhaps she woke sometimes back to feed or change their daughter’s diapers.
She might have tried to make Kavya sleep and shifted her between them but could not manage to lie down overpowered by sleep.
The room was still dark at 6:45 due to the dark-colored curtains on windows but the creak of light around the windows was telling about a bright morning, typical early winter morning- cold and shivery.
He wanted to stare her like that for many moments but the position might have been troubling her so he left the bed and put the pillows to not their little one fall.
Rounding the bed he went to her and instructed her lightly,
“Twinkle, lie down… it’s still dark.” after a few attempts she opened her eyes and followed his hand movements and lied down encircling their daughter.
He covered them both with the light quilt and sat in the little space Twinkle had left for him unknowingly.
“I have waited for you for a long time…and life had been harsh for a long time” muttering he bent to put away the noisy strands keeping her beautiful eyes away from her.
currently…
And now when in the middle of the night he was alone here he wanted to hear her cooing to their daughter, laughing with Ma in the kitchen or feel her soft footsteps from one room to another which made him feel home.
He wanted any reason to be with her and it was possible with only one thing and that was a lie…
He could call her and ask for something he missed unknowingly and then they can talk for a while or better he can make a video call and see her…
“Gosh, he had been acting all those sick lovers of movies but he didn’t care… Life was too short to keep thinking about the what-ifs and what Nots.
Making his mind he dialed her number and only when it ringed he saw the minute dial that was about to complete its round and click 1:29 am.
Her soft Hello followed by a terrified “you okay.” was everything he needed to know to confirm she was his and she too felt that.
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“No, couldn’t sleep.” she blurted before thinking, perhaps she was too happy with the call, an unsaid wish was granted.
“I mean I was about to…” Embarrassed on the earlier answer she tried to mend it in a more appropriate way.
“Oh,” he responded and she noticed a hint of disappointment.
“at this hour?” she referred the call.
“are haan… I needed you to tell me a few details from one of the files in the shelf, I thought it won’t be necessary but looks like I missed one important file at home.” he tried to sound genuine.
“Okay let me see…” she replied before shifting the phone between her ear and neck.
She had created a mess on the bed and now searching a file would cost her big since not only the bed but the dressing chair and a little stool were also accompanying the bed in the mess.
“What color?” she asked.
“Umm…Red?” he sounded genuine only to hear after a few quick shuffles. ” there was no red Folder”.
“check again, you might have packed in the bag only…see in the under-pocket of the top cover!!” she told him looking one more time through the shelves and the folders scattered on the bed.
“no no It would be there only.” he had been enjoying this, unknown to the agony she had been going through.
“Actually I am making a video call, respond on Whatsapp.” without waiting for her reply he cut the call.
“Kunj …wait…why video call?” looking back at their bed then to the cupboard and then to the whole room she took a sigh.
“at least, let me tell you room is not in a proper condition.”
She didn’t know this strange behavior, he was always the one with everything on point, everything in the right place.
“anyways, he might have missed it amid the wedding functions and all.” defending him in her mind she turned on the network.
“hey…” without a second she found him on the screen and behind him was the lit city.
“hii.” she replied conscious about everything and plugging the earphone.
“i thought I can help you search the folder better this way…
“Are you sure it was a red file?” she asked after a whole 15 minutes of searching every shelf and every drawer.
“Yeah, but I think it is not there…anyway I didn’t say anything earlier but what are you doing at this hour ?” he asked trying to change the topic and hiding his mischief.
“that is something I have to manage and why do I have a feeling there was no red file in the first place.” she turned the front camera on.
“because it was not,” he confessed looking away.
“Kunj., are you for real?… you made me search for a stupid red file that didn’t even exist.” she narrowed her eyes and the way her nostrils got swollen was an unmissable sight.
“arey, I mean it was there but I don’t remember whether I kept it in the cupboard or left it in the office only.” he defended himself.
“Kunj… I have a feeling you tricked me,” she commented still angry.
“and tricked you for…” he asked.
the way his eyes were looking at the camera, she felt nervousness overpowering her and she cut the call only to call him back on a voice call
“I was bored and could not get any sleep so thought to arrange the clothes and files…nothing special.” she changed the question and of course the answer.,
“it’s cold here, how is home?’ he asked her.
“chilling…and alone.” she could not tell him that.
“How are you? did you join others?” she asked him changing the talks of course.
“I don’t need to join them, its a meeting so we will meet for the meeting only… by the way I heard about the Runn festival, they say it is beautiful and one should visit the lit night,” he told her half lying on the long one-seater.
“Yeah, Kasturi once visited and I have heard its beautiful.” she agreed.
“Okay then Good night… the meeting is scheduled at 10 so need to check the presentations.” in a moment his voice changed to an abrupt high tone.
“Night.” she scratched the extra paints off the window doors with her fingers.
“talk to you tomorrow” with that, he cut the call, “how to tell her how much he wanted to be with her, and perhaps this call was not a good idea it only made him feel how far they were.”
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