Ishq ka Raang Safed Piya

23.Teesri Aankh

Shehnaaz 's nostrils were hit by sharp smoky smell around...smell of?

Off course his cigarette as she came out of the washroom.The smoke gave her pukish feeling again after recovering from that nauseated feeling after hours  but it felt like a fresh breathe of air...not romanticising or promoting his smoking habit or fags in general...but it was what it was..what it felt was like a freshness and symbol of his presence around her after many days...as she missed the smell of his cigarettes around and also him roaming ,cajoling,talking,giving his vibes ,actions,reactions and being around her....everything!! 

She missed him as a person too but she didn't registered this feeling of missing him till now,to be precise an hour back, as she was totally busy in herself till then..well her bad health actually from last few days was rhe reason...either she kept sleeping ,resting or her rest of the time went in washroom...it was her daily routine for what it felt like eternity for her now.

And what about  Sidharth!!!....well she did not knew actually.She had not seen him properly over last few days and hardly had any direct conversation with him at all....all the communications were some via media and non verbal gestures,body language and unspoken words from off course his side and not her....and moreover she was not in a state to comprehend or reacted much as Kanu Di's kids kept talking and engrossed her with their cute innocent talks..and trying to entertain their mami.....but now as she was alone again them being gone and leaving the house due to Kanu di's work commitment....she was confided in her empty room from last one hour or so and as when she was now physically good and in much better health...she finally realised it that she was missing him....hmmm...Missing him so so much!!

Missed him so much that even his cigarette smoke also gave her a good feeling rather than nauseated one..gave her a good feeling mentally that he is around her...She had missed him in this room...him smoking outside in the balcony and his smoky cologne and hot smoky breathe near her....she was selfish she knew to think like that...she had avoided him purposely to dodge and avoid his quarries ,his suspense eyes at her which she feared.

But She felt relieved & happy as he was finally back to their room may be...smoking cigarettes in their attached balcony unlike him coming randomly and taking the fags outside to smoke from last frw days...the only few times he came in the room was for taking fags,some documents...his some essentials,something or the other in jiffy..collected them and directly he went away without having any conversation,talks or even sparing time to look at her...which summed up to his visit to their room ,his own room thrice or 4 times maximum in a day...that's it...he had took his clothes and daily chore stuffs to studies and had made his study his bedroom perhaps over past 5 long days & 4 too long nights now.

The nights were too long for her where she pretended to sleep ,sleeping beside Kanu but her sleep was not peaceful.

She stepped towards the balcony and sneaked from the curtain...He was making and blowing rings of smoke in air facing the backyard standing with the support of railing ..she can see only his back,his tall ,robust figure...he turned suddenly as if feeling her...but she was too quick to turn and hide in,moving away from the curtain...He too turned again around continuing what he was doing again..Smoking!.

She missed their banters and fights..his deep & authoritative voice.

A very small smile crept her face thinking he may be knew her presence there,the stupid smile which broadened only looking at the plate full of 2 half poached eggs sprinkled at the top with some black pepper and table salt,slices of toasted buttered breads and a bowl filled with dry  fruits and a hot cup of tea covered with coaster in order to avoid it from cooling down..He was so precise in whatever he did.

He must have brought it probably 5 mins ago when she was inside the loo..the food looked very fresh and comforting and tasty as well!....it has to be ...after all ,it was his effort after days for her...and what was way more comforting was his care...his subtle love through his actions which had no words but they screamed at the top of lungs...Sidharth's way of love and care which never speaks but can be seen through his hundreds of action and gestures.