Kismat Connection♡

Rudraksh

Tick...tick...tick

The soft, steady rhythm of the clock can be heard faintly. The room is still, and I'm awake. I should have woken up, but somehow, my body was not cooperating with my mind.

I should get up and check on Samyuktha.

She sometimes experiences nightmares in his sleep, though the rate of nightmares occurring has been reduced, still, I need to make sure that she is fine and sleeping soundly.

Yeah, let's get up, Rudra... but wait, isn't she staying at her parent's house?

Aaah, yes, now I remember she is not here.

But something happened last night, and I couldn't pinpoint what it was. It's in the back of my mind, but I still can't recall, I feel like I am forgetting something extremely important.

"Rudra," a low yet sweet moan erupted.

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I jolted up on my bed, breathing heavily, goosebumps erupted all over my body, what was that? Who was that? My heart was racing in the early morning, and my throat was dried but the bitter taste of whisky yet something sweet, like honey, lingered.

I looked around the room, everything was in its place, the curtains were closed, and the little chipping of crickets was faint but could be heard.

I held my head and closed my eyes, trying to remember what happened last night. I received an unknown message and needed space, so I sent Samyuktha to her parents' house. I drank and played the violin. Aah, my head is killing me. After that, my memories were blurred, but a sudden rustle with a low moan beside me made me freeze at my place.

My breath stilled. The silence was so loud that I could hear my own heart beating. I turned to my side only to find, only to stumbled on a figure lying on the bed, next to me.

My whole body stills and my mind refuses to process what I am seeing. Dark strands of hair spilled across the pillow, her body was facing in the opposite direction which prevented me from seeing her face. Her body was covered with the comforter.

Everything around me blurred and a sudden sharp bolt ran through me, my pulse hammering against my ribs. It was getting difficult to breathe as if the air was snatched away from me.

What the hell?

Who? When?

What happened last night? I know I did drink, but not at that level that I would lose my mind and would sleep with... no how could I do this to Samyuktha?

How can I even touch someone else who is not her?

How can I even do such a thing after... My vision blurred, throat got dry as I swallowed hard.

After I went through that phase.

Many questions ran through my mind, grasping for an answer as I looked at the person beside me. I was in my last night attire, it was confusing me more and the headache was terrible when,

"You better remember"

A memory of a familiar, sweet voice flashed in my mind amid chaos, suddenly everything around me was silenced, I leaned in to see her face, her hair covered her face, I slowly removed her hair strands, and as I did my heart was stammering in my chest, I swallowed hard and removed the blockage which hid her face.

Time felt like moving too slowly, and when I did, I could not believe my eyes, it was more shocking than the previous one.

There she was, my wife sleeping beside me without any worries.