Author's POV:-
Next morning when Naina woke up, she didn't find Agastya beside her. Last night she slept in that black saree while waiting for him.
But he didn't came.
His bed side area was empty,cold.
And this happened for first time in their marriage. She shouldn't have said those things last night.
She knew it that she has crossed the lines.She looked inside the bathroom but it's too empty.
She goes downstairs only to see her bhabhi is working in the kitchen.
Sanjh paused, surprised smile breaking across her face at the sight of Naina in the stunning black saree, believing the outfit signaled a night of passionate romance.
If only she could know what damage Naina has done to Agastya..
Before she could asked anything.. Naina asked in tensed voice,
'Bhabhi apne Kahi Agastya ko dekha hain?? Woh room mein nahi hain' she says in her hesitated voice.
'Are hoga kahi..kaha jayega itni subah subah ..upar check karna ache se' she says..
Naina nods her head going back to her room. She got startled to see him wearing his office blazer.
She stared at him hoping atleast once he would notice her.But to her bad luck, he didn't even spare a single glance at her.
He was about to leave the room when her eyes falls on his wallet.
As he turned to leave, something caught her eye—his wallet lying on the dresser. "Umm, Agastya… your wallet," she said hesitantly, her voice barely above a whisper.
"Oh, thanks," he muttered, his tone flat and devoid of warmth as he took the wallet from her. The casual exchange felt like a knife twisting in her chest.
Her heart pains seeing his swollen and red eyes...It was evident he had been crying, and her stomach churned with regret.
What had she done?
Naina's throat tightened, and she struggled to find the words she desperately wanted to say. Sorry. It was so simple yet felt impossibly heavy.
During the breakfast ,entire time Agastya didn't utter a word silently having his own food. His face has lost his charm and all the time Naina was staring at him hoping he would say her something but she got only silence in return.
'Aur ek paratha loge?? Bohut ache bane hain' she asked him.
He shook his head. “No, you eat… I’m already full.” And with that, he rose from his seat.
She is finally getting the taste of her own medicine, and it hurt more than she could have imagined.
Her mind flashed back to the early days of their marriage…
Flashback:
On the morning after their wedding, they sat together with the family, having breakfast. Naina had taken just one paratha and a small serving of aloo sabzi.
“Naina, what’s this? Why did you take so little? Only one paratha?” Agastya chuckled, placing two more on her plate.
“My stomach’s already full, Agastya. I don’t need more,” she replied, a little annoyed by his insistence.
“Oh, come on. You’re an adult, Naina. You need to eat properly. Here, finish this, and drink this juice too,” he said with a smile, filling her glass.
Aviraj and Sanjh, watched them quietly, noting unusual affection between them.
Naina’s eyes blurred with tears as she watched him walk away.
“I’m sorry, Agastya…” she whispered, her voice choked with regret.
Naina’s POV:
All day, she waited for him to call or text, but her phone remained silent. Agastya, who never missed calling her, hadn’t reached out once.
She picked up her phone to call him, but hesitated, not knowing what to say. It was always him who talked about his day, asked how she was feeling, who made sure she was okay.
She missed him. Deeply.
Why are you missing him now? Isn’t this what you wanted? her heart taunted, mocking her as she sobbed, feeling the sting of his indifference.
Flashback:-
It was like another day when Agastya has gone to his office. When he got free time he called Naina ..but she didn't took his call.
He frowned calling her another time and that's when his bhabhi took call..
'Kabse call kar rahi hu tumhe Naina...kaha' his words were cut off by Sanjh..
'Agastya mein hun ..woh Naina ki tabiyat thik nahi...she got fainted a few minutes ago'..
He immediately get up ,'What?? Kya hua bhabhi..achanak kaise?? Woh thik hain na??' his voice filled with worry.
'Dont worry Agastya we called the doctor..he is checking her' she said..
'Mein aa raha hu' with that he cut the call.
He couldn't get peace until he see her with his own eyes.
In less than 20 minutes,he reached his home and straight away enter his room just to Naina is laying there weakly...and doctor is checking her blood pressure..
His mumma and bhabhi is standing there tensely.
'Naina' he whispers sitting beside her taking her palm into his..
Her eyes immediately falls on him.
' kyu hua doctor?? Sab thik h na??' he asked caressing her hairs.
'Kuch nahi hua mujhe Agastya. Tu kyu chale aay office chod k??' she said.
'Tum ek minute apni muh band karegi ?? Aur mujhe apna kaam karne de!!' he scolded him.
The doctor smiled seeing the love and care in his eyes..
'kuch serious nahi hua tumhare wife ko Agastya..relax..it just because of low blood pressure,she got fainted..I will prescribed some medicine...make sure she take it on time'
He nods his head feeling slightly relaxed.
'Yes doctor I will make sure that she take her medicine timely' he smiles.
Naina glares at him.
Her heart leaped as her phone finally lit up with his name. She answered eagerly.
“Hello? Agastya?” she called, hopeful he’d ask about her day.
“Naina, just let bhabhi know to give the driver the blue file from the table,” he said in a blank tone.
“Oh… okay,” she murmured, her excitement fading.
Before he could hang up, she ventured, “Did you have lunch?”
“No, why?” he asked in a detached voice.
“I just… I thought it was getting late…” she stammered, struggling to keep her composure.
“Hmm, I’ll eat later,” he replied, cutting the call.
Naina held the phone to her ear, the emptiness of the dial tone echoing in her chest.
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