YOURS

chapter 13

"How are you Anjali?" Lucky asked me

Anjali had come to have coffee with him

he was in town and had invited her to this quaint little coffee shop around the corner , she did not know it even exsisted , she thought bitterly, she had moulded her life as Raja had wanted, she would do what he liked, cooked what he liked, behaved as he liked, why had she lost her identity? Who was Anjali? She did not know anymore.

"I am fine lucky" she replied in a small tone

"no you are not !" He said looking at her, his eyes were soft, he was looking at her the same way with longing, he had not changed!

What had happened to her Raja? Her Raja! Whose eyes had always been filled with love and tenderness when he looked at her and now.....

"What happened to you Rani ? I thought you would be happy when i meet you , but you have not smiled ones , your eyes appear so sad , what has he done to you ? you know you can leave him right!" He said tenderly

Anjali did not know why she started crying all the pent up emotions , came out at ones.

She was soo caught up in her emotions she was oblivious when lucky came beside her and started comforting her

"Are you okay Anjali?" he asked again but no words came out of her mouth

"Woww great ! what a lovely sight , my wife and her boyfriend looking all cosy" we heard claps and then Rajas voice

Anjali looked up, to see Raja standing there, his eyes were Red with anger, his fists were clenched beside him, he was still wearing his suit, which meant he came directly from office, and he was accusing her

"It is not what you think Rajendra" lucky said trying to explain

"Just shut up laxman ! I am not talking to you " he shouted at lucky

"Raja! dont talk to him like this , you dont know what is going on" Anjali said trying to placate him

"oh great look my cheating wife trying to explain herself" he accused

"Rajendra , dont talk like this to Anjali she has done nothing wrong !" Laxman said, he was getting angry now

Anjali was feeling insulted and tired, what had she done to deserve all this?

"come with me right now Anjali , i dont want to create a scene in public" Raja said seriously , she could see he was very angry , his eyes were completely red in anger

Anjali did not get up, she was shocked, how can her Raja behave like this? Her Raja did she still think of him like that, a chiding voice said in her head

When Rajendra saw she was not moving he marched upto her and held her hand tightly , Anjali winced in pain, and he did not notice

"Anjali what happened why are you crying?" A ten year old Anjali was sitting at the lake, she had been crying, as she had asked her mother to learn to cook, and she had accidentally burnt her little finger, though it was not grave and just a little redness, but she had burst out crying anyway, and had sat near lake  in anger, with tears rolling down her cheeks

Raja had come for holidays, and as usual he had come looking for her, as no one but he was able to calm her

By looking at his Rani crying he had got very angry and had taken her in his arms

"Don't cry Rani, I'll talk to Rekha aunty, how can she make My Rani cry, no one will hurt you, why do you wish to learn to cook anyway" he had asked looking at the little scratch on her finger critically