WAVES OF LOVE

14.ABHIRA-ALWAYS BY YOUR SIDE[4.3]

Akshara finally felt the comfort and peace which she had been longing for...she was finally in her Abhi's arms her safest heaven.After composing herself Akshara began narrating the day's happenings...She was still in his arms,embracing him tightly,feeling his warmth and getting the much needed strength to recall that painful incident.... 

Abhi...abhi mere hospital main neurologist Dr.Sinha...Rahul Sinha usne....she paused and couldn't say further

Abhimanyu didn't say anything but just kept on rubbing her back kissing her hair in between in order to console her...he nodded his head gesturing her to continue...

Voh...voh aaj lunch time main cabin aaya aur kaha ke uske dost ki maa sidhiyon se gir gyi aur unhe conscious rkhne main usse meri help chahiye...kissi ki jaan ka sawal tha isiliye main bina soche samjhe uske sath chal pdi...par..par vahan par saying this broke down and told him every damn thing....how he forced himself upon her...her struggle to save herself....her helplessness ....the disgust and pain she felt when that man touched her...with her every word she could feel Abhi's hold around her getting more tight while she herself kept on hugging him more and more closely pouring out her feelings...

On the other hand Abhimanyu was overwhelmed with emotions;he felt angry,guilty,concerned and broken all at once .Angry at the man who dared to touch his wife,guilty for not being able to protect her and broken looking at her vulnerable state but the strongest one was concern,the need to comfort her .He kept on pulling her more into himself as if trying to hide her from this cruel world.His little wife had gone through so much,had fought so hard to save herself her dignity...

Shhhh....Akshu please shant ho jao baba....pls jaan atleast meri taraf dekho toh sahi  ..he badly wanted to look at her face but she wasn't allowing him to come out of the hug and rather kept on digging more into him.Shhhh....he kept on stroking her hair,his head above hers till her painful cries turned into sobs.

 Parting away from the hug he finally saw her but looking at her face didn't provide him peace or made him happy like it always used to do;his heart pained seeing her like that, red and tear stricken face,swollen eyes, quivering lips.Gently cupping her face he wiped the tears forming in her eyes,moving his head sideways indicating her not to cry again when he himself was crying.

Abhi...Abhi tum yahi soch rhe hoge na ke tumhari Akshu kitni bewakoof aur kamzor hai joh samne wale ke intentions nhi samajh payi aur na hi khud ko bachane ke liye acche se fight back  kar payi...I am so sorry Abhi...I failed you...

Nhi...nhi Akshu isme tumhari koi galti nhi hai tum toh help krne gyi thi na,kissi ki jaan bachane aur kissne kaha ke tumne fight back nhi kiya...tumne bohot bravely uss aadmi ka samna kiya aur tum bilkul bhi kamzor nhi ho bohot bohot strong and I am proud of you for that.He softly rubbed his fingers on her cheeks and kissed her forehead.

And sorry tumhe nhi mujhe kehna chahiye...I am sorry ...maine promise kiya tha ke main humesha tumhe protect krunga but I failed...tumhare sath itna kuch ho gya aur mujhe pta bhi nhi chla...

Nhi..nhi Abhi isme tumhari koi galti nhi hai..galti sirf haalat ki hai..tum please khud ko dosh mat do

Par Akshu...he tried holding her hands by her wrists when she suddenly winced in pain Ahhhh...He immediately loosened his hold, asking Kya hua Akshu and before she could stop he had already rolled up the sleeves of her nightsuit only to see her wrists bruised..the bruises had turned purple while her arms were red because of her continuous rubbing and scratching under the shower. 

Abhimanyu stood up silently and took out the ointment from his medicinal box and started applying it on her arms gently and slowly.He couldn't meet her eyes as he held himself responsible for her this condition and did his work wordlessly.

Akshara from his earlier words knew what was going on in his mind and she tried to bring him out of this unreasonable guilt.Abhi...Abhi please meri taraf dekho...main tumhe pehle bhi bol chuki hun aur abb phirse bol rhi hun isme tumhari koi galti nhi hai...he looked up but didn't counter her and rather asked 'Aur kahin bhi lagi hai'

Haan..she hesitated at first but then pulled down her top revealing her shoulders which were covered with scratch and nail marks.How much pain she must have suffered from,he was crying by now,his eyes shedding silent tears which eventually fell on her shoulder.

Abhi please she said again feeling his tears rolling down  her body he looked up again saying 'Bohot dard ho rha hoga na' aur yeh he pointed at her reddened skin

This time Akshara lowered her eyes..Voh..voh uss aadmi ke chune par bohot ghin aarhi thi mujhe...mujhe chune ka haq sirf tumhe hai Abhi...mujhe uss gande touch ko apni body se mitana tha toh.....

Abhi knew she needed assurance so he held her hands and kissed them softly..then he trailed his lips till her shoulder peppering her with kisses..he didn't stop their and continued to kiss her neck,her collarbone.As he held her face and kissed her cheeks a lone tear escaped Akshara's eyes.He kissed away that tear nodding his head in no joining their faces together,their tears intermixing,them connecting to each other's pain.

Abhimanyu Birla looked at his wife who was sleeping over him like a baby snuggling into his chest and clutching onto his shirt tightly.It was 5.30 in the morning yet he couldn't bring himself to sleep.How could sleep reach his eyes when he saw his wife who loved sleeping, struggling to sleep throughout the entire night.She would barely sleep for 1 hour before shouting his name in her sleep and repeating words like 'Chodo mujhe,jaane do' then would wake up all breathless and panting,body shivering with fear while Abhimanyu would try his best to assure her that she was fine,safe with him in their room,holding onto her tightly whispering sweet things in her ears,coaxing her to sleep only to find her waking up after another hour.Now since she hasn't woken up for the past two hours he knew that she was finally asleep free from those disturbing nightmares.After adjusting the pillows and removing her hold on him he gently placed her on the bed.He moved his hand through her hairlocks and kissed her forehead.After ensuring that she was properly tucked in and placing a pillow on his side he slowly moved towards the washroom.His emotions were going overboard and he needed to let them out.The moment he locked the door of the washroom he started punching the farthest wall expressing his anger and helplessness.He sat down on the floor exhausted,hot tears fanning his face,eyes bloodshot and knuckles slightly bleeding.He knew that his Akshu was trying to act stronger last night because he himself was falling weak.He promised himself that he would never fall weak in front of her and would never let the same happen with her.She was already strong but he would make her more stronger and bold.He vowed to destroy the man who tried to molest his wife by taking advantage of her innocence.With these thoughts he stood up to wash his face when he saw a pink coloured fabric peeking out from the dustbin placed near the basin.As he picked it up he saw it was his Akshu's dress,the one she was wearing yesterday which was now torn from the shoulders.He held it tightly,eyes blazing fire,his resolve to avenge that bloody man stronger than ever.

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