| 'Time' Series: Book One |
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The workings of her brain were a mystery to her own pneuma.
That's what Hinduja Rao always thought.
But, quite similar to her thoughts about her own self, was someone else around her.
Her newly wedded husband, the...
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Word Count : 3000
Audio Theme : | From the movie Anjaam Pathira |
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41 | The Angry Crowd
14th May 2023
| Morning |
He observed her from the periphery of his vision.
Her brows were scrunched together; the body, on the other hand, was tensed. She was even on the verge of slipping on the floor once as her hands frantically searched for something in the accessory drawers while her eyes went through each and every crevice of the walk-in closet in a frenzied manner.
He stood erect, absolutely stoic. "What happened? What are you searching for?"
The second his voice fell on her ears, her frame went rigid. She slowly turned around to face him. "Nothing major. I was just looking for an old official document. I think I have left it in my previous staff quarter."
He sized her up from head to toe. "Alright." Taking a step forward, he strode in her direction. "I have brought a shower shield. Quickly take a shower, and then we'll go and get the dressing changed. Yeah?"
"No need for that." She ducked her head down. "I already had a shower shield. Moreover, I have showered as well. As for the redressing of the wound, it is supposed to be done tomorrow as per the directions of the doctor who treated it in the hospital last night."
He stayed silent for some moments, staring at her with an atypical countenance and then smiled. "Okay."
She passed a faint smile at him and started walking out of the closet. He followed behind. "Also," she turned around. "I wanted to ask you, that doctor who came to check on Anirudh the night he was down with fever, he also knows that we are married? Do you think he will open up about it in front of anyone?"
