Kartavya accompanied Leelawati to the dining hall. There, Eshani was arranging the table. Hearing the footsteps, she turned and flashed a wide grin at Kartavya.
"Hey!! Come, i have prepared Italian today for dinner. Please sit" Eshani pulled out a chair for Kartavya
Muttering a low "Thank you" Kartavya sat down to eat
Looking at the dishes which are all Italian, Kartavya was very unsure and was rethinking his decision whether to dine with them or not.
"Let me serve you........" Eshani started serving Kartavya.
Kartavya would have only taken a reluctant bite, as yesterday only he had Italian, when Leelawati took the charge to praise her daughter.
"Tumhe toh pata hai Kartavya beta ki Eshani ko kitchen se kitni nafrat hai but for you, she took all the pain to make these dishes..........shaam se YouTube dekh dekh ke ................"Leelawati's words were cut by Kartavya
"Sara time ussi mein chala gaya aur phir La Cucina restaurant se khana order karna pada.... isn't it Eshani?" Kartavya asked with a sly smile on his face which was the evidence that her lie has been exposed
Eshani was thunderstruck hearing how easily Kartavya caught her fabrication.
"How do you know?" Eshani unconsciously slipped these words sealing Kartavya's suspicion as truth.
"Cause that's the recent restaurant i took over and only yesterday after tasting the signature dishes, i gave a ratification to the head chef" Kartavya explained looking at Leelawati.
And in order to handle the situation, Leelawati turned the acting mode on.
"Eshani, what is all this am hearing? You didn't make these dishes rather ordered them?..........all the time i was thinking that you prepared all the dishes........." Leelawati acted as if she was completely unaware of Eshani's deception and reprimanded her for the same.
"Let it be maasi.... don't force her into doing anything which she doesn't want to do out of her own interest....let her be like her own self, there is no need to try or pretend to be like anyone else ........ anyways let's continue with the dinner" Kartavya spoke and started eating his lunch silently.
While Eshani was grinning like a love sick puppy. Her entire focus was on Kartavya rather than on food.
After completing his dinner, Kartavya wished good night to Leelawati "maasi, aap bekar ke baton ko lekar pareshan mat hua kariye......take rest, good night"
"Good night Eshani, sweet sleep" as well as Eshani but only out of courtesy and a forced smile.
No sooner Kartavya left the dinning area, Leelawati gritted her teeth and chastised Eshani "how irresponsible can you be?....... atleast could have ordered from somewhere else, i got saved from the edge of the deadend for your foolishness"
"Ooh c'mon mom.....how was i suppose to know that, La Cucina restaurant is owned by him, even when you didn't know about it until few minutes back....... moreover, you need to think about this ki aaj Kartavya apko kuch nhi batata......baki mein toh khush hun ki aaj usne apke samne mera support bhi liya aur mujhe good night bhi wish Kiya" Eshani as usual misinterpreted Kartavya's action whereas Leelawati sighed, deeply thinking about something.
INSIDE KARTAVYA'S ROOM
Geetanjali was standing near the large window, staring at the moon with a sweet small smile.
Kartavya entered the room with a grumpy mood, trying to subdue his penting up anger.
Hearing the sound of footsteps, Geetanjali averted her eyes from the universal moon to her personal moon.
Geetanjali went near Kartavya and said "Aap aa gaye!!....... fresh ho jaeye mein khana lagati hun"
"Zarurat nhi, mein abhi niche dinner kar ke aya" Kartavya said in a rough voice while opening his watch
'kha liya khana? Mujhe bataya bhi nhi.........koi nhi shayad zyada bhuk lagi hogi.......meri hi galti hai kamre mein intezaar karne se acha niche wait karti toh sath dinner kar lete hum......par inka mood kyu kharab hai?' Geetanjali thought
"Kya hua? Aaj din acha nhi gaya? Office mein kam ka zyada pressure hai?" Geetanjali asked and raised her hand to help Kartavya get out of his tie
when he spoke rudely "rehne do mein khud kar lunga"
Geetanjali was taken back by his rude behaviour. She pondered that, since the day of marriage till today he hasn't talked rudely with her then what happened suddenly.
Tears brimming her eyes. 'That's the problem of being an emotionally sensitive person, even if you don't want to cry anyhow tears find their ways into the eyes.......... stupid now don't you dare shed tears and become a cry baby infront of him' she scolded herself and went inside the walk-in closet, following Kartavya.
Geetanjali with slow footsteps went closer to Kartavya, who was taking out his night attire with his back facing her.
Geetanjali leaned her forehead with Kartavya's mid riff. Clutching his shirt beside his abdomen, she muttered
"Mujhse koi galti hui hai kya? Subah toh sab thik tha abhi achanak se kya hua? Meine kuch kiya hai jo apko bura laga then am sorry but atleast tell me so that i don't repeat it again but atleast talk to me" Geetanjali's voice choked
Kartavya's movements halted, taking a deep breath he detached Geetanjali with a jerk.
Matching the level with her eyes, he spoke harshly "dekho Geetanjali, in my life there are few people who hold an indispensable position and i command you to respect them in every possible manner. I won't tolerate any double-dealing. I would appreciate, if you behave accordingly orelse don't blame me for the consequences"
Saying so Kartavya went inside the bathroom, ignoring the tears cascading down her eyes.
INSIDE THE BATHROOM
Kartavya stood infront of the mirror. Running his fingers in his hair, he looked at his reflection.
"Jerk, moron, duffer, stupid.......apni ek matra crush ko rulata hai koi, kya lover banega re tu, chey.......aab ja marr" Kartavya bashed himself for his behaviour and went inside the cubicle to have shower.
Kartavya stood under the shower and closed his eyes, his hands resting on the wall
ओह! यह छवि हमारे सामग्री दिशानिर्देशों का पालन नहीं करती है। प्रकाशन जारी रखने के लिए, कृपया इसे हटा दें या कोई भिन्न छवि अपलोड करें।
He started thinking about the shift in his motive, how his intention to leave Geetanjali changed into to live with Geetanjali from the very moment his eyes landed on the red til on her lips.
Her lips how he wants to bite them suck them lick them. The only thought prevailing his mind is how it would feel to taint her innocent lips with his sinful ones.
"FUCK" he growled and punched the wall in frustration.
"Yehi hota hai when you can't stay firm on your intentions" muttering more profanities, he turned the shower off and left the washroom.
