Happy Diwali To all dear reader.
And sorry for being this much late this time
Ram's POV
Priya is standing in the kitchen, staring at her screen and lost in her own thoughts. By the look on her face, it is not hard to say that, this call has terrified her. I am trying to control my curiosity to ask her about the call because whatever it is, it is definitely something serious. Even after five minutes, she doesn't move. vik glances at me and then at priya, his eyes are full of concern. He also figured that this was not any random call.
"priya...priya", vikram calls her to get her attention, even after calling her name twice she doesn't respond.
vik looks at me then gets up from the stool and slowly walks to her.
"pri... are you alright?" vik asks her in a bit loud, but gentle voice. This got her attention as she snaps back from the thoughts and looks at him. Any emotions which were on her face were gone.
"Yea...Yeah... I am fine." She blinks and furrows her eyebrows.
"Who was on the call?" vik inquire.
"No one I know, just a wrong call." She shrugs and goes to pour herself a glass of water.
vik gives me look which says he is also not buying her lie. But I can't force her to tell the truth right? And what should I ask her that, 'hey tell me the truth because I am curious'.1
She drinks two sips of water and throws the rest in the sink. Once more she looks at her phone, then walks quickly to the front door. I want to know where she is going, but even before I could decide whether to ask her or not, vik speaks.
"Hey... you forgot your car keys?" he points to the keys hanging on the wall beside the front door. That IDIOT doesn't even know those are not her car keys, those are MINE! How many times he borrowed or say snatched them from me.
"These are not mine," She looks at the key as she purses her lips and shakes head, "and moreover, I am going to the bookstore few blocks away, so I will just walk to the store." Then she walks out, closing the door behind.
vik suddenly says, "I am not that much of an idiot, as you think I am." I turn to him to see him smugly smirking.
"But you do accept that you are an idiot?" I arch an eyebrow.
He swirls his fork around noodles and takes a mouthful of it, " Yeah, because I am your best friend. No normal person with sanity can manage to survive with you for so long "
He swallows then again speak," I know you wanted to ask her where she is going, but being you, you wouldn't." he wipes his mouth with a napkin and continues," and I know she wouldn't have answered my question either if I'd asked her directly."
"Why do you think like that?"
"So you are not denying that you wanted to know where she's going," He wiggles his eyebrows like the idiot he is.
But again he gets serious," She doesn't know you, even if she's is your wife, but you are stranger to her. And after all that 'no interfering in each other's life' crap you laid, she's not complied to answer."
"I don't like her you know that! I don't want her to be part of my life." I say in a frustrated tone. He among all the people knows me better.
I need a good reason to divorce her, otherwise, my father will ruin everything I worked for so hard. He loves me, but I also know he is a man not to mess with, he will not hesitate to kick my ass. However, I will also not allow her to break this relation, I am going to be the one who is going to do that even if that means I have to bear her in my house.
"You don't like her, because you don't know her!"
I give him a look which shuts him up, as he looks down and sighs. We both quietly clear the table and put dishes in a dishwasher.
We are sitting in the living room, I am going through my emails on my phone. While vik is surfing through different channels after a few minutes he breaks the silence, "Who do you think called her? Do you think is she in some trouble?"
" I don't know, but it seems it was something serious." I agree.
What was meant by it when she said? "I'll like to see you try." That might means someone is threatening her.
"Yeah, her face had gone pale when she answered the call." He turns off the TV and put the remote on the coffee table.
"But when you asked she didn't say anything. Maybe it was really a wrong call." I shrug, trying to sound less curious.
"Oh c'mon we both know she was lying." he stretches himself on the couch." I feel she is not like those who share their problems with others, she keeps it to herself. " Before he can say anything more, the doorbell rings.
I stare at vik to open the door, but he ignores me and closes his eyes. I sigh deeply and walk to the door when I open the door I see priya standing outside. I move away from the door and gets back into the living room. She enters the house carrying some books, by some I mean around four to five.
"Hey, priya you are back...what you got for me?" vik yells from his place. Sometimes, he behaves as if he is five.
"Sorry I didn't buy anything for you," She shrugs
vik makes a fake sad face. Bloody drama queen
"Perhaps I have something which you will like, just give me a second." priya quickly says and goes to her room, carrying books with her.
priya returns with two Tupperware boxes in her hand. She holds out one in my direction. I raise my eyebrow questioningly at her but take it from her hand. When I open the box delicious smell of chocolate cookies hits my nose, however, I am not the only one got this scrumptious whiff. Instantly, vik tries to steal a cookie from my hand. Even before he can take a bite, priya snatches from his hand and puts back in the box. This leaves vik mouth hanging open while his hand is still near his mouth.
"You can not eat those," She points to the box in my hand, "those cookies are for him."
Then she opens the box which she's holding and gives it to vik, "Mom made these cookies for me, so you can have them," she glances at the box in my lap and sternly states," But she made those for ram and told me to give it to him, so you are not supposed to have them." This makes me internally roll my eyes at her childish behavior.
"Until he gives you, himself," She shrugs her shoulder and sits on the armchair next to vik.
"So we have the perfect obedient child among ourselves." He says mockingly
"Yup, I better know not to go against my parent's orders," She says with a small smile, however, there's a slight hint of sadness in her eyes, "I have learned the hard way not to ever do that," she says the last line almost to herself. I say almost because I have heard it.
vik start munching away the cookies," These are soooo good..." he says a mouthful of cookies.
I glance at priya, she is lost in some deep thoughts. At the same time, I can not stop myself from thinking about the call, which frightened her. What was the call about? Is she in some sort of danger or somebody is blackmailing her? Clearly, she doesn't want anybody to know about it, yet I have noticed how she was trying to stop her hands from shaking and trying to sound strong. Now, even if it is for some days, she is going to live with me in my house so her protection is my responsibility. I can't let her get harmed. I don't like her, but that doesn't mean I want something happens to her.
Regard,
A fan
