RaYa FF: A walk by your side!

Rightfully yours!

Before i lose the track, thought to make a quick update, thank you all for your patience! :))

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During their era, they could not recall watching any film based on the concept "love is friendship" like we all did while growing up...still, they felt and   believed that friendship should be the vital base to any relationship...be it a married couple or simply two souls who are not materialistically hooked to any connection...after all, friendship is such a bond which is free from any worldly strings...a tie unflattering by any kind of social pressure....the couple on their eighties, seemingly share a strong bond of friendship...their interconnection progressed being in the journey of camaraderie...as it says, the more you get to know a person, the better you start admiring the fellow!

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Flashback: 

Priya kept tossing around the couch...the morning scene flashed upon her mind...the fact that it din't catch Ram's gape when she was in her bathrobe, wondered her! Somewhere it did hurt a little bit too! She continued to turn around in malaise...a moment later, a twinkle forms upon her face...along with her duvet & pillow, she headed toward the bed...cautiously, she makes a place in the fraction of remaining space of the double sized bed...she smiles looking at the composed face of Ram...who had been capturing the one third of the bed...sleeping in a kind of awkward position....throwing each of his legs throughout the bed...a texture of pride peeps upon her mind...she found a new bond of Trust sharing with the man sleeping next to her...and luckily, the man was her husband...!Before she could come on a term with her mixed set of emotions...she cozily goes inside the duvet and dozes off to a peaceful sleep...

Next morning...Ram arouses up finding Priya next to him...though he couldn't figure out that what could make her shift from couch to bed...a positive vibe hooks around...he couldn't help but smiled!

Later on the day, since everybody had a plan of their own for the weekend...Krishna Ji was insisting RaYa too to go out...she assured that she would supervise the nurse on duty for Sudhir Ji to make sure that everything runs smoothly...though Priya was reluctant in the beginning, she had to agree to Krishna Ji eventually....

A nearby beach, Mumbai:

Ram simply responding to the nature, let his feet moist...Priya remains calm....sitting in a nearby fence...indulged in a vain attempt to concentrate on her half-finished novel... whenever she visits such a place...a sense of emptiness grasps her mind...only the toddlers playing around with their respective parents catch her attention...maybe an incomplete childhood haunts her...? While coming in a term with her thoughts...she decides that someday she would visit the beach with Krishna Ji...her newly found love and respect for her was escalating with each passing day...

She observes that everything about the sea was so peaceful...be it the efflux of the beach...or the soothing climate....or the continual noise from the visitors...altogether, each & everything was complementing the relaxing atmosphere... suddenly, she notices Ram's tranquil move enjoying the wave...she notes the page on which she was in...folds the book and makes a walk toward the sea! She makes a place beside the spot where he was standing....looks upon the sea...it felt like that the salty wave had so much to shed upon its own story of grief...but somewhere it was also bearing the certitude that it had much more in its treasure to share.......and it had proudly chose to spread happiness over the misery...Priya too chose the moment to live...she took a deep breath...surrendering herself fully to the nature...she didn't realize exactly when Ram started to stare at her....but she no longer tried to keep her emotions within herself...she let go all her distress....Ram observes a dew drop forming up in his pair of eyes which doesn't fail to grab Priya's regard too....both kept gazing at the same direction of the sea for a while....letting the ceaseless wave tickling their toes....neither they shared a word...there was no need for words either!

A moment later, Priya returns to the fence...resumes from where she left the story...one of the lines comes to her notice: "The best friend you can have is the one you can sit on the porch with and don't say a word...and then get up and feel like that was the best conversation you have ever had". Those words made sense to her...maybe they opened up the door to a new layer of their relationship also....

Upon their return to home, Ram finds Natasha nowhere in the house....he kept waiting till late evening when Nutz came back...on her way to the room, she faces Ram...the questioning look on his face was quite clear to her...she steals an eye lock...and remained standing frightened...Priya, who was passing across, could sense the arising anxiety between the duo..She invites a sudden conversation...

Priya: Natasha, did you bring my clothes?

Natasha (confused): which one Bhabhi?

Priya (pretends): the one I asked you to collect?

Natasha (guessing the sign) oh yaa, that one? The tailor told its not been ready yet! 

Ram clearly understanding the silent conversation between Priya and Nutz, heaves a sigh...on his way to his room, he overhears how Priya forbidding Nutz not to be late next time...making her realize that even if she does, she should notify her family members...to which Natasha obediently nods..he makes a slight laugh of satisfaction....he felt like expressing his gratitude to Priya...but he couldn't find any proper word which could support his exact frame of mind...after all, "thank you" wouldn't be good enough for all those lady figures of the kin who silently contribute the most to keep the bond of a family strong without expecting anything in return! Right? 

A few days pass in moderate comfort...while knowing each other a bit closely...Sudhir ji also made an improvement by that time....a fine evening it was...everybody enjoying the light chit chat over the coffee...Priya who was reading quite an interesting tale...was thoroughly enjoying the jokes that Rishabh was throwing on her side...since they all were in a delighted mood, anybody could not notice when the night came down...slowly, Priya started losing interest from the book...unknowingly, she kept waiting for Ram since it was already past the time Ram usually comes back from office...she excused herself from the dinner table stating that she was not really hungry...though the reality was different! Actually, she wanted a quiet time for herself...so that she could attempt to balance out her own thoughts..Was she waiting for Ram? But why? He din't even feel the necessity to inform her that he would get late, and she was skipping her dinner for him? It was hurting her extensively pointing out that he doesn't consider her a part of HIS life even after so many days of their marriage...she decides to confront him soon after his return!

It was past 11 o'clock...everybody was asleep when Ram came back...he was making his way to the restroom....he kind of slipped on his way...which wakes Priya up...seeing Ram, she was about to question him...but going near to him, she realized that for some reasons or the other, he was not keeping well! While looking upon him, she noticed his reddish eyes...he blinked barely...with a nod that he was doing okay...Priya clutched his wrist to balance the footing...he mummers: I am doing fine...may be my blood pressure did fluctuate a bit...I will be fine once I get a shower...no worries! Priya couldn't figure out which actually could raise the BP of such a composed person like Ram...before she could conclude to anything, he stumbled upon his knees... awakened by this, shesomehow manages to hold him in the circle of her arms...he dragged himself inside the bathroom...even before he could lock the door...he makes his way to the basin...first, Priya thought to stand outside the washroom....hearing a distinct sound of throwing up, she rushes inside...finds Ram in front of the wash basin rinsing water on his face....Priya rubbed his back smoothly...he somehow felt a bit lighter after throwing it off! 

Few moments later, Priya gets the hand pump so that she could wash off his scalp...a moment later, while massaging his wet hair...she slides in the damp floor...Ram grabs her elbow quickly....by the sudden take, both slide against the wall behind them...Priya leans against the wall behind her taken aback by their proximity...her back stirs the shower knob and the water wave starts splashing upon them....in an attempt to take her out from below the shower, he ends up getting even more close to her....finally....he releases his head on her shoulder...ends up finding peace!

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As people say, we can share our happiness with all the people around....but we can share our sorrows only with a few chosen ones! Sometimes, whatever the people say, it feels so true...no? Ram and Priya also felt the same that night...the couple still admire how that night revealed a fragment of their past...and how that reinforced their present and also the future...!