Woh Lamhe.....Scene 4

3 months after,

“Vikki, I be late from work today, so I can’t make dinner today” she said while brushing her mid length curly hairs, from the other end came a concerned voice “do you want me to pick you up from work, and don’t worry I have my first half free, I will be going to hospital in second half, so I will make the dinner. You like pasta naaaaa?” she said “Don’t worry, it’s just that I will be going out for some work at night and return back at morning 3 so you carry on. I will have my dinner at work only.” She said wearing her hair band, and office wear i.e. a tank top with a-line skirt. Today she was wearing a white top with light blue skirt. And sitting her sports car while he see-off her at the gate of house lazily with cup of coffee.   

The next thing, he knew at night 2am Riddhi’s frantic call which as he picked up “Vikki, Priya had an accident during mountaineering and now we are taking her hospital.” He cursed himself for not asking her late night work, as after their marriage he had forbidden her to go for super adventurous activities but he knew sometimes she uses to go because it was about her survival which she cannot do without. Plus she seemed tensed even after his lots of coaxing she didn’t told. He instructed Riddhi to take her directly to Raina’s. Till he also reaches there. When he reached till the time her formalities had started as most of them knew that she was Mrs. Raina as she use too visit hospital during first half while leaving him for work or calling him at times at late-night duties. Plus his cabin had a photo of them.   

10hours......................10 hours, of non-togetherness is all it just took to lose his sleep because that “irresponsible teenager” kind of his wife was not with him. But soon he realised he has lost his urge to sleep, eat and even do anything just because she wasn’t here. But soon he realised that she was his habit”Aadat hai woh”.

After ten hours of anesthesia, when she stirred from sleep and said “Vikki, what happened?”

The second she said it. He crushed his lips onto hers...His mouth taking hers in a brutal show of primal possession. The kisses weren't sweet. They held no emotion. They were rough and painful. He gripped her forcefully. She was too shocked to move. Vikrant's savageness finally ended and he wrenched his mouth from hers and removed his hands completely. He had tears flowing fast down his face. His eyes no longer held anger. They showed anguish and heartbreak. He touched her while exploring the depths of her mouth, reassuring him that she was alive and well, stroking her hair. She was very angry about this matter with Vikrant so when he visited her at night she suggested that he should go home and rest.

“Pls, pls let me sleep with you. You know I haven’t slept in this whole week, if you make me go home, you know I will not be able to sleep in our bed so let’s sleep here only.” Vikrant said pleadingly. Priya face softened while he was saying so. Her hands started tracing the tired eyes behind the specs, the eyes where she always found twinkle were looking dead. She and he got ended in a mutual hug and she let him snuggle inside her duvet. After many days he slept fitfully even though it was a hospital bed for single person as his hands were into her hairs playing with them and she also slept dreamlessly well holding him close to her as in fear that like all her dreams he will this time also disappear in smoke. She can’t afford to lose him. She’d seen some of the female staff at the hospital swoon at him, but, getting close to him? No way! He only belonged to her!!