Almost Fireworks, Almost Darkness

|4. She needs to be safe|

"Ask me anything Sanskar. Remember you told in morning? I can't say no? I won't say no!"

Sanskar was confused hearing her, why were they suddenly talking about this? But her eyes held tears which he always hated to see.

He sighed and asked, "Can you stop crying and give me a smile?"

He saw her looking down gulping her tears. She looked speechless as if she expected he would ask something else. She closed her eyes rubbing them and wiped her tears. She opened her big doe eyes and a smile immediately touched his lips as she gave him her beautiful smile.

She slowly took his hand and touched the bandage. "I will be fine, don't worry", he said and she simply nodded her head in a yes still looking at his hand.

She licked her lips and asked slowly, "Can we go to beach?"

He simply shook his head in a no and said with a smile, "It's already late Swara. It's okay". He said and she slightly nodded forcing a smile. They both walked out and saw Arjun waiting for them.

"Boss your car is taken to mechanic shop", Arjun said seeing them and Sanskar nodded to him. "Arjun first we will drop Swara, after that you can drop me", he said and Arjun nodded to him.

They three were soon in Arjun's car. Sanskar noticed Swara's restlessness throughout the drive and wondered what was wrong with her. Soon they reached baadi and Sanskar got out along with Swara.

"Oi! What happened? Do you want anything?" he asked and she looked at him surprised. She took a deep breathe and asked, "Can.. can you stay here tonight?"

He looked at her silently not expecting it. "It's okay, I just.." Swara started but stopped as he turned to Arjun.

"Arjun, can you pick me up tomorrow morning from here?" she bit her inner cheeks hearing it and after Arjun nodded to him. He opened the back door taking the bouquet she bought for him. She now only noticed it, she didn't even realize she was sitting beside it. It warmed her heart to realize he didn't forget about it even in the accident.

It was almost midnight when they entered inside the dark baadi. Swara opened the bose house with her keys, her family was sleeping at the gadodia house. As soon as she entered the house and switched on the lights, she quickly grabbed the ends of her duppata and tied them making her way to kitchen. Sanskar narrowed his eye-brows locking the door and followed her keeping the bouquet on a table. 

She was taking pans out and vegetables out of the refrigerator. "Swara I am not really hungry", he said. "Well I am hungry, we didn't have our dinner", she said quickly tying her hair in a messy bun.

"Okay what are you making? I can help you.." he said taking the knife but she quickly took it from him and his eyes widened as she pointed the knife to him.

She then pointed to the slab. "What?" he asked. "Sit there", she said and turned around taking an onion. "But I.." he started saying and shrieked when she pointed the knife at him again. He quietly sat on the slab.

She chopped the onions loudly, at first she couldn't gasp the accident but as minutes passed by she was only growing furious. How could he not tell her that brakes failed? He simply saved her asking her to take care and then dashed the car to a tree? "It is good that you have some brain and knew to control a car, otherwise what would have happened!"

She said and his eyes widened. Tears started flowing out of her eyes due to onions, he took his kerchief and wiped her tears. He stopped as she looked at him angrily continuing to chop the onions loudly.