Continued.

Anubhav- kiske intezaar me hai patni ji

After a minute long to and fro motion of his hands, he finally held her shoulders and leaned a little on her frame. Although she had a good height in front of him she was petite.

Anubhav- aapke gusse se aaj kiski shamat aayi hai?

Haseena- (realising their position she blushes) khuch mangaya tha humne, paise bhi bhar diye the ab tak nahi aya. Agar humara kaam adhoora raha na aaj toh kal woh, humari jhadu or uski kamar

Anubhav as usual giggled looking at his wife's cute frowning and red face in anger. He slowly unclips her pallu from her hairs and sets it free.

Anubhav- shaant ho jaiye Devi, humme toh dar lag raha hai ki kahi aur ki jwala humpe na phat jaaye

Haseena (turns to him with crossed hands)- jwala bhi bol rahe hai phir ussi jwala se khel bhi rahe hai! Waah...Anubhav ji!! (She squealed hearing the wooden main door being knocked) wahi hoga. Jaake humare liye woh lifafa le aaiye na...angan me sab hai.

Anubhav- haan haan laate hai pehle aap shant ho jaiye...

He rested a hand on her cheek and didn't know when he left kissing her head.

Anubhav- (while going out) bahout badiya Haseena ji ke Anubhav ji bahout acha kaam kiya hai tumne (mentally face-palming)

Here Haseena was standing like a statue with this 😳 expression till the moment he returned after answering 10s of questions from his family.

Anubhav- Haseena ji

He touches her realising she was still in the same position.

Anubhav- woh

Haseena- hmm (playing with the end of her saree)

Anubhav- woh jo jate hue kiya woh...

Haseena hides her face in one of her palm and hugs him, like not properly but rests her head on his shoulder. He exhales relieving his stress and wraps her arms around her calmly.

Haseena- humare paas aane se itna ghabrate kyu hai aap?

Anubhav- kyuki aapko aur Jaan na chahte hai, ji (he answers like her making her smile)

This time he kisses her head without any fear letting her absorb his warmth of love and care with his lips. Haseena as usual, in shynes lowers her head but this time while snuggling in his embrace.

Haseena- hey Maa...aapne hume vyasth kardiya 😑, hatiye zara. (She takes the envelope and unpacks a record CD giving it to him)

Anubhav- aapka koi naya geet hai?

Haseena- nahi ji (blushing) aapke liye taufa hai.

Anubhav looks at her amazed because today he also brought a gift for her.

Haseena- chala ke dekhiye na

He nods like an excited child and hurries to the grammophone. Before putting it to play he grabs her hand and pulls her to sit next to him. She closely looks at his reactions after knowing that she has recorded his favourite song in her voice and harmonium. Happy tears form in his eyes. He silently listens the entire song once and then twice, while she is adoring her husband.

Anubhav- aapki awaz me na jaadu hai Haseena ji. Bahout Bahout Dhanyawad is beshkeemati upahaar ka (he takes her hand in his and kisses them, she giggles as her hands are ticklish)

At that moment she realises how happy she feels around him, to do something that makes him happy, that she has fallen in love with her, 'suniye ji'

Anubhav- aapko pata hai, ham bhi aapke liye ek uphaar laaye the...

Haseena- toh humme denge kab?

Anubhav- ek Shan bas...(he runs and takes it out from his kurta pocket) aapko kavitaye or shariyi pasand hai na

Haseena- aapko kaise pata? (She takes it from his hand and a letter with a string of dried gajra falls on the ground. He snatches it from her)

Anubhav- woh humne dekha tha aap akhbar me humesha yahi padhti hai (trying to cover up)

Haseena- (trying to take that letter) bahout nazre rakhte hai aap apni biwi pe

Anubhav- rakhna padta hai ji...(nervously hides it behind)

When she glares he hands it over to her.

Anubhav- ek patr bhi likha hai humne aapke liye lekin isse tab hi padhiyega jab hum na ho

Haseena- kyu?

Anubhav- warna humme apna chehra chupana padega.

Haseena- aisa kya likha hai aapne?

Anubhav- kal padhlijyega na Devi ji

Haseena- theek hai, aaj hum ye kitab padhenge. Bahout Bahout Dhanyawad aapka.

Anubhav- bas aise hi shukriya karengi humara? (She senses his flirtiness)

Haseena- Patr padhane me toh 100 natak kar rahe hai aye bade humse hoto ka sparsh mangne Wale (scolds him)

Anubhav- bhaag hi phoote hue humare toh🥺

Haseena- khuch kaha? (He denies)
Phir humara gajra hata dijiye na...

Haseena deliberately makes an excuse for being close to him. He smiled and took his time in detangling her braid and gajra.

Anubhav- khulle balo me bahout achi lagti hai aap (whispers in a husky voice)

She looked in the mirror reflection, him holding her hand. Anubhav turned her meeting his eyes with her deep beautiful ones. With the day long work, her kajal has smeared but she still managed to make him smitten over her beauty.

But...But,

Anubhav gets the shock of his life when his very shy and seemingly innocent wife kisses her on his cheek. The room is reverberating with their laughter. Her at his face, him seeing her chuckle.

He follows her quickly holding her by her waist. There is an intense eye lock between the two lovers giving a rise to their desires but he knows his wife is not ready for it.

Anubhav- sone chale?

Haseena- (confused) nahi hum Kam se kam 10 panne toh padhenge aapki kitab ki

She gleefully jumps on the side of the bed which is near the lamp. Her eagerness to read and learn gives an idea to him that she should complete her schooling at least.
Anubhav- (thinks) bahout pyaari hai aap Haseena. Kaise kahe aapse ki itni jaldi hi Prem kar baithe hai aapse? Pure 8 panne phaad ke likha phir bhi patr me ye nahi likh sake. Lekin jald hi aapse apne dil ka haal kahenge. (His eyes slowly feel heavy to sleep)

Next day in the evening,

Anubhav- aapse ek zaruri baat karni hai Haseena ji

Haseena- humme bhi...(takes out money) ye paise humme apne akhiri gane se mille hai Anubhav ji

Anubhav- aap humne kyu de rahi hai?

Haseena- shaadi se pehle baba lelete the...ab Amma kehti hai ispe aapka hak hai.

Anubhav- humari tankhwa humare liye kaafi hai Haseena ji, isse aap apne paas hi rakhiye. Humne dekha hai apni Maa ko unki ichaye dabate hue taaki ghar kharch kam na pade.

Haseena- lekin itne paiso ka hum kya kare?

Anubhav- woh toh aapko sochna hai...(thinks) aap apni padhayi kyu nahi karleti?

Haseena- kya (screams loudly)

Maa- (from outside) kya hua bahu.

Anubhav (while glaring her)- khuch nahi maa aapki bahurani chipkali dekh ke gir gayi...

Haseena- din me nashe washe toh nahi karne lage hai aap? Aapke bauji toh door humare Baba bhi nahi manege.

Anubhav- woh sab aap hum pe chod dijye...humne apne dost se pucha tha, agar 6 mahine baad aap baarwi ki pariksha de de toh aapki schooli puri ho jayegi.

Haseena- ab humme Adat nahi hai Anubhav ji? Kaise karenge hum ghar ke kaam ke saath. Or humne dasvi padhi hai pariksha nahi puri ki.

Anubhav- ratri ko hum padhaye aapko phir bhi nahi? (He knows she very much interested. Only a push and boost in confidence is required) humare liye?

She couldn't deny her husband's wish and the hope and spark he holds in his eyes. Unsure of what it will result in future, she gave her agreement.

Few days later at night,

Haseena- humse nahi ho raha Anubhav ji...
Tears of frustration forms in her eyes and she cries hugging him. Though Anubhav promised her that no one would question her decision but when he leaves for office, the family members specially his father taunts her but she does not complain to him thinking it would affect their relationship.

Anubhav- Haseena...Haseena...(for the first time he calls her only by her name because he is worried about her sudden outburst) kripya karke aap aise roiye mat warna humme bhi rona aa jayega...(he gently strokes her back)

Haseena- (looks up while sniffing) rote hue aap bilkul ache nahi lagenge

Anubhav- acha 2 din is se chuthi...kya kal aap humare saath bahar chalengi?

Haseena- (thinks) khuch sharte hai humari...

Anubhav- (saying it loud and clear) pakka hi bhaag phoote hue hai humare

Haseena- Suniye ji...aisa bolenge toh hum or ro denge...😤

Anubhav- acha acha theek hai, sharte bataiye apni...

Haseena- Amma se aap baat karenge, apna daftar dikhayenge or humme churmur or ras malai khilwayenge...

Anubhav- uttam...Atti uttam phir biryani bhi bahar hi khake aayenge...

Her dimpled cheeks...and there his heart flutters when she rests back on his chest.

Anubhav- yu jo hum aapko padhate hai or aap beech me hi humare kandhe pe so jati hai na toh humme bahout acha lagta hai (he whispers to her sleeping figure)

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Two days later Anubhav returns during his lunch time. But today his mother served him lunch. His eyes are searching for her but she is nowhere to be seen. So before going back to office he quietly makes his way to their room. He is shocked to see her weakly resting and that too on a separate matress on floor instead of their bed.

Anubhav- Haseena ji...

Haseena- Aree aap...khana ho gaya aapka?

Anubhav- aap aise?

Haseena- woh humara mahina chal raha hai toh Amma ne humme kaam karne se mana kardiya or ye bhi unhone ne hi bataya...

Anubhav- lekin peechle mahine toh?

Haseena- (hesitates) hum maike the na Anubhav ji...

Anubhav- aapme bhojan kiya?

Haseena- thodi der ho gayi thi (she avoids his eyes)

Anubhav- sabse pehle toh bistar pe chaliye (she opens her mouth to argue) darwaza band karlijyega kisiko nahi pata lagega

Haseena- Anubhav ji...bas 5 min or ruk jaaiye yaha (she requests because he makes her feel good in every situation)

Anubhav sits leaving a comfortable distance between them waiting till she slips to slumber.

In evening too he returned early...

Anubhav- chai lengi?

(He passes the khulhad to her nervously)

Haseena- (smiles taking it) aap jaldi aagaye?

Anubhav- haa woh karya jaldi samapt hogaya tha...chai achi hai?

Haseena- haan...lekin Amma ki haath ki toh nahi hai

Anubhav- kyu achi nahi hai?

Haseena- achi toh bahout hai, lekin hum shakar kam lete hai. Kaamwali ne banayi?

Anubhav- hum...humne prayas kiya hai (looks away but she coughs)

Haseena- humara rasoyi ghar toh nahi jala diya na (laughs)

Anubhav- Suniye ji, aaj toh hum bhi aapse baat nahi karne wale 😒

He gets upto change his kurta but she holds his hand.

Haseena- Anubhav ji...Ami tomake bhalobashi...

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