TANGLED SOULS

Pain of love -3

AN : I wasn't supposed to post this until tomorrow but since I promised to update sooner if I hit the targeted votes, here it is.

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Abhimanyu Birla, freshly showered and dressed up in a pair of black jeans, black tee and a kaki denim coat over it, made his way out of the main entrance of the Birla Hospital, twirling his car keys in a hand.

Doing two complicated surgeries in a row, a conference with the board directors of the hospital and hours of paperwork have exhausted him. He only wanted to get back home and relax in his Akshu's arms as she ran her hands in his hair, peppering kisses all over his face while he fell asleep.

The mere thought of seeing her angelic face got him all excited as he strode his way to his car. As he opened the car door, flash of lightening appeared soon followed by a thunder. Shaking his head at the bad weather, he quickly started his car, wanting to get home as quickly as possible before the storm hits in.

He barely started the engine and drove few meters when he saw someone running in front of his car. He slammed the pedal to the ground, his quick reflexes kicking in as the tire screeched but thankfully, he'd managed to stop the car on time. Heart still pounding against his chest, he got out of the car to give the person a piece of his mind, not minding the falling rain.

However, the sight before him left him stunned on spot as he blinked once, but before he could blink again, the said person crashed into him with such force that it knocked his balance off, making him stumble back as his arms went around her protectively, to steady her and himself. The rain was now, pouring down hardly on the ground, drenching them head to toe but his Akshu was having none of it as her grip on him only tightened when he tried to loosen his hold. Seeing that something was clearly wrong, he changed his tactics, his caring instincts kicking in as engulfed her in his arms, keeping her head tucked under his neck to avoid her getting wet in the rain. He stood there protecting her as much as he could from the cold rain waiting for her to calm down and release her hold on him.

Suddenly, she pushed off him and her panicked eyes met his. His heart dropped when he noticed the tears in her eyes as he brought a hand to cup her face. She looked drained, as if she'd cried for hours. He only whispered her name as she cut him short, her wet hands holding his face as she cried even more.

-"Why do you love me so much, Abhi!?" He blinked totally confused at her words. He didn't see that coming. "Why can't you care for yourself for once!? Huh!?" Before he could utter a word, she snatched his keys and dragged him to the car, gesturing him to get in and glared at him when he asked her the keys refusing to let her drive in this state, in this weather. She sighed and gave in without a word, making Abhi frown more, his Akshu was stubborn as hell. Something was definitely wrong. Praying that nothing serious happened, he got in the car with her, and looked at her surprised when she took his hand in hers, kissing it several times before letting go. He didn't miss the tear that fell on his palm as well as he quickly drove off wanting nothing more than to hold her and take her pain away.

- "Can we stay somewhere else for the night?" Her croaked voice broke through the silence making him worry more.

Keeping his questions for himself, he nodded and took the opposite direction of their home as he headed for the nearest hotel. Few minutes later, he pulled off in front of Radisson hotel and turned to gaze at his wife, who's already gazing at him with deep love and pain.

Utterly confused and helpless, Abhimanyu leaned closer to kiss her forehead softly as Akshara closed her eyes engraving that kiss in her soul, just like she did with his every kisses. He pulled back to stare at her for a moment before he gestured her to wait a minute as he got out of the car, headed back to open the car boot and took the backpack he always kept inside. He slang it over his shoulder and walked to the passenger to open the door for his Akshu.