Anidita: Mending the relationship

SEARCH: Part II

Arunima's POV:-

"Aap aaj mat jaaiye na. Mujhe achha nahi lag raha " I said fixing his tie.

"Nahi Arunima! Jaana zaruri hai" He replied and I looked at him.

I am having this weird feeling since morning that something bad is going to happen. I didn't want him to go, but he is adamant.

"Please " I said giving him my puppy eyes. He held my shoulders and made me sit on the bed. He kneeled down beside me and held my hands gently.

"Arunima! Bas thodi der ki baat hai. Main aa jaunga. Pareshaan hone ki zarurat nahi hai. Hmm? "

I hummed in response and he kissed my forhead before leaving.

"Baba! " Ashi came running to him and hugged him while he picked her up in his arms.

"Kya hua bachha? " He asked her lovingly.

"Baba! Agar maa keh rahi hai toh mat jaao na" She requested.

"Main bhi nahi jaana chahta Ashi, par kaam bahut zaruri hai. " He tried to explain her.

"Thik hai! Par vaada karo ki jaldi aa jaoge" She forwarded her little palm to him. He looked at me and we both shared a smile.

"Pakka vaada! " He kept his hand on her little palm and she kissed his cheek.

"Achha bachhu, baba ko pyaar kar liya, par mammi ka kya?" I frowned.

"Aap baba se le lo " She got down from his lap and ran from there.

"Ashi! " I tried to call her but he looked at him, smirking and I blushed.

"Chalo Ashi ki ichha puri kar dete hain" Saying this, he pecked my lips, making me red and went to his work.

It was evening and he haven't returned yet. I was cutting the vegetables when I heard some sounds coming from outside the hut. Leaving my work, I went outside and was shocked to see a body wrapped with a white cloth. I looked around and everyone were standing, bowing their heads. I started to freak out. Slowly and softly, I took baby steps towards the body and removed the white sheet.

I gasped in shock when I saw him laying there deadly. Tears made their way through my eyes. My body became numb and I was going to fall, but some ladies helped me. I went towards him and kept his head on my lap.

"A-aap uthiye na! Dekhiye aapne v-vaada kiya tha na Ashi se k-ki aap j-jaldi aa jaayenge. Uthiye na! Mujhe bahut darr lag raha hai. Uth kyu nahi rahe aap" I started patting his cheek.

"Vo ab nahi rahe " A woman said, on the verge of crying.

"Nahi!" I screamed. "Jhooth bol rahi ho tum! " I started crying now. A few ladies dragged me away from him and forcefully wiped my sindoor, but I was not in a state to protest or process anything. They started breaking my shakha pola.