U And Me Will Always Be Together

Chapter 17

Santhosh was stunned at her words. "Went back? Why?" he said aloud and thought 'Why wouldn't she? After all you acted like a jerk and yelled at her.' He ran to his room and took his bike keys and ran out. He heard Raji saying something but ignored it.
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Santhosh rang the bell and waited impatiently. 'God, why did I yell at her so badly? She said she trusted me and hence took such a decision. What she might be thinking about me now?'

Battling with his thoughts, he sighed when the door was opened by an elderly woman.

"Where is Rishika?" he said and while the woman looked at him suspiciously he added quickly "I am Santhosh, Rishika's......uh..... husband." The woman laughed at him warmly and said "I am their maid.

Mam is in her room upstairs" Before she completed her sentence, he climbed the staircase and stopped abruptly and turned around. "First room on your right."

He heard the woman say and rushed to her room.

Panting, he opened the door room and was stunned at the sight before him. He expected Rishika would be crying, or atleast upset but it was more than the opposite.

There she sat on her bed laughing uncontrollably talking to someone over the phone. As he stood there startled, Rishika noticed him standing at the door and cut the call.

"Santhosh? You here?" Rishika asked surprised. Santhosh jolted back from his thoughts and moved to her.

"Basket, why did you leave suddenly?" he asked her curiously. But when she raised her eyebrow at him he thought 'Oh Don't I know the answer myself'.

"OK, Fine. I accept that I shouldn't have shouted at you last night but that doesn't mean you should leave all of a sudden. I thought of apologizing to you morning but you left before I woke up."

Rishika was now feeling irritated with him. 'What does he mean that I left?' she thought and said "What are you talking about Santhosh?

I just came to-" She stopped mid sentence as something struck her brain. 'So Mr. Santhosh thinks that I left his home because he shouted at me? And he came to apologize? Well serves him right after what he did' thinking so smiled at him.

Santhosh was surprised to find her smiling at him 'Did she loose her mind due to excess crying?' he thought swallowing a lump in his throat.

Noticing him narrowing his eyes at her she quickly added "So what do you expect me to do?" and changed her expression to gloomy.

"Basket, I was frustrated with the turn of events yesterday and I just took it out on you. I didn't mean it." He tried to make her understand.

Rishika smiled to herself at his desperate attempt to say sorry but decided to play it along. "Why don't you say it one word?" she asked in a stern voice.

He looked at her and sighed. Taking a long breath, he started slowly "Ok. I am sor-" But the ring of his mobile interrupted him and he quickly flipped it open to answer the call.

"Hello" he said not pleased with the interruption.

"Hello Santhosh. Where did you disappear suddenly?" Raji asked him curiously.
"I am at......uh.... Rishika's house." He said meekily.

Raji was surprised and added "You went there? Rishika said she would return in the evening with her luggage.

Ok now that you are there, bring Rishika along when you return." Raji said as a matter of fact.
But he was surprised "What? She said she would return?" he asked her.

"Ofcourse. She went to get her clothes and other things. Why?" She asked.
"Huh? Nothing. Ok Bye." He said quickly and cut the call.

Santhosh stared at his mobile for a few seconds and then at an innocent looking devil infront of him. 'So Mrs. Santhosh, playing with your husband?' as soon as he thought, he smiled at his words and the next moment he shook his mind 'What the hell are you thinking Santhosh? Stop smiling like a clown'. He looked at her and noticed her staring at him with a frown.