His Lost Heartbeat

Chapter 23

"Gaon itna bhi dur nhi tha ki main akele mhi jaa sakti" She spoke glancing at him.

"Aur itna bhi surakshit nhi hai ki tumhe akele Jane du" He spoke without diverting his eyes from the road . "Tumhe kuch ajeeb nhi lag raha hai. Achanak se itni dur se tumhe tar aaya hai ,case handle karne ke liye" He said referring to the telegraph that they had recieved this morning, asking Aadhya to visit nearby village as soon as possible.

"Kyu ?aapko meri Kabiliyat per yakin nhi kya?" She asked .

"Mujhe hai per dusro ko itni jaldi yakin kaise ho gaya hai aur wo bhi itna ki apne aaa paas ke barrister ke badle wo tumhe bula rahe hai " He said.

"Ha , waise mai bhi yahi soch rahi thi. Per jo bhi hai waha jane per hi pta chalega na " She said ."Waise kitni der aur....." Her words died in her throat and she felt dread settling over her.

He glanced at her due to abrupt silence and found her looking down with a deep frown on her face.

"Kya hua?" He asked shifting his focus back on the road .

"nhi kuch nhi " She replied . Though her voice didn't sound convincing." Kitni der aur lagegi?" she completed her question thought instead of her usual chirpiness ,her voice was laden with tension.

"teen ghante to lagenge" He replied and saw her shifting uncomfortably at her seat. Though she didn't say anything except muttering something to herself as if she was sending silent prayer to almighty.

Next fifteen minutes of journey was surprisingly silent as Aadhya didn't intervene every now and then with her never ending talks . However she seemed to grow more restless with each passing seconds which didn't go unnoticed by Anirudh. He once again asked her about the reason of her restlessness but she dodged the question like before.

Not liking her unusual silence , Anirudh tried to initiate the conversation but her reply came succinct hinting that she didn't want to converse anymore.

Finally when he is not able to comprehend the reason of her sudden change,he stopped his jeep and turned towards her . Whatever frustration that was building in his mind, evaporated as he looked at her face that seemed like she was second away from crying.

"Kya hua Aadhya ? Koi dikkat hai?" He asked softly . This time ,she didn't use words and just shaked her head in no, without looking up at him.

He looked away getting irked from her constant response which was nothing but lie

"To ..." He started rather harshly but controlled his annoyance in nick of time " To ... kyu achanak se chup chup ho gayi ho ?".

"Aap hi kehte hai na jyada bolna nhi chahiye " She replied without looking at him.

"Aur tumhe achanak se yaad aa gaya ki tumhe meri baat manni hai?" He said looking at her pointedly .She didn't look at him , still he could guess that tears had managed to visit her eyes.