Broken Relations

A family that no one can break

Her hands were wrapped around my back, her head rested on my chest. I caress her hair, while my head is rested on her head and our eyes were closed. We both were indulged into this hug, without caring about the outer world. We were surrounded by the nature, the soft breeze touching our body. Yet we found warmth in this hug. It was just me and her and nobody else. As my fingers caress through the straight locks of her hair, I hear her softly breathing. The chirping of the birds, the soft rustle of the leaves and the sound of water flowing in a creek filled the air with peace and serenity. We were leaned against a tree just beside the creek. As Isha opened her eyes and looked up at me, I could see a mischievous glint in her eyes, but frowned as I couldn't understand her. Before I could do anything else, sprinkles of water touched my face.

"Isha, Isha kya karrahe ho tum?" Shantanu wiped off the water sprinkles off his face.

"Shantanu, utho tum, Kitne der se so rahi ho, subha ke 10 bajh chuke hain, Abhi tak so rahe ho tum."

Upon hearing Isha's voice, Shantanu slowly rubbed his eyes and then opened them. But this sight of her, made him startle and he shouted out seeing the sudden difference in her.

"Aahhhhh," Shantanu shouted out, making Isha startle too and in as a result of that she also ended up shouting.

"Y..yeh kya lagaya tumne chehre par Isha, subha subha mujhe heart attack dena chahati ho kya?" Shantanu said, his tone one of fear, as he breathed in and out heavily, while he had putten his hand on his chest.

"Kya Shantanu tum, tum dara dete ho, aur yeh..yeh face pack hain, Shantanu," she said as she pointed her finger towards the black face pack she had putten on. She had worn a bath suit and her hair was tied up in a bun, though some of her hair strands fell on her face. Shantanu gulped and took in her whole sight. The face pack had scared him away, but she still looked absolutely breathtaking in the bath suit that reached till her knees.

"Ab soch kya rahe ho aise?" Isha asked impatiently as she had putten her arms beside her hips.

"K..kuch bhi toh nahi...but yeh lagaya kyun hain tumne, trust me Isha, tum aise hi bohot sundar dekhti ho, yeh sab lagane ke koii zaroorat nahi hain, in fact in sab cheezon se bohot dara deti ho tum mujhe and one more thing...you are l..looking hot," Shantanu spoke as if he had fear in him , yet couldn't take off his eyes of her. His eyes were big and wide and a small frown was etched on his face. Isha chuckled at his cuteness.

"Thank you, Mr. Husband, aur haan yeh face pack sirf main nahi, tum bhi lagaoge, because it's good for your skin okay, aaj self care day hain, maine day off le liye ham dono ke liye, toh Aaj ka din is only ours...okay?" Isha announced excitedly. Shantanu felt happy seeing his wife happy. At the mention of Mr. Husband his heart filled with warmth at her goofiness. He nodded with a smile on his face.

"Hmm...toh chalo Abhi bathroom mein chalo," Isha said and had already putten some steps in the direction of the bathroom.

"Kyun? Ham saath mein nahayenge kya?" Shantanu sat up on his knees in excitement and looked at her in curiosity. Isha turned around to face him and glared at him.

"Shantanu sir, zyada sapne mat dekhiye, aa jao abhi," she said and turned again.

"Sapna, Sapna..." Shantanu said, coming out of his bed, but due to his blanket being wrapped up around him, he stumbled into it and fell onto the ground. "Shantanu! Kya karte ho, dhayaan se nahi karsakte ho kya kuch bhi...," Isha came running towards him and kneeled down in front of him. She made him sit straight.

"Aur ek minute, yeh Sapna Kaun hain, tum yeh naam kyun le rahe the...(stands up and puts her hands beside her hips)...accha hua gid gaye, dusri aurat ka naam loge toh aisa hi hoga," Isha said, chaotically. Shantanu looked up at her with a confused face.