CHAPTER SIXTY FIVE

Agni:

Jwala didn't say anything, but I understood that she was upset to know that I am leaving. At night, after dinner, we laid on the bed. She turned another side as if she was sleeping. But I understood that she was crying the whole night. Did I misunderstand her words? Maybe I shouldn't leave her with anger. Moving with a misunderstanding may hurt us both.

In the morning, I woke up and took a shower. Jwala brought coffee for me.

"It's so sweet like you," I said to lighten her mood as she is so moody.

She nodded and took her clothes to go for a shower. She returned taking head bath. I smiled looking at her. She smiled, but it had no emotion. She is wiping her hairs with towel seeing in the mirror. I held her by the waist.

"Why is my baby so dull today? Did I hurt her?"

"No, you didn't hurt me. I am dull as you are leaving today to India."

"But I changed my decision. I decided to leave after two weeks as I planned earlier."

"Really?" She said turning towards me.

"Yes. How can I when I noticed my wife crying whole night for me?"

"I am sorry Agni. But I didn't mean that you and Aneesh are equal to me. Agni, he is just my classmate. But you are my life. How can I compare you with someone else?"

"But you did it Jwala."

"No, I didn't. I told that if we think that we shouldn't trust anyone, we can't trust anyone. Agni, at some point in life, we should trust someone. I tried to say that if I didn't trust you, even our relationship would not come forward to this extent. Trust is the base for any relationship. In the same way, I want to give a chance to Aneesh to be my friend by trusting him" she said.

"But only in case if you are ok with it. Otherwise, I don't even talk to Aneesh. After all, only you are important to me" Jwala said.

"I trust you Jwala. You can befriend him if you want but only if he is good. First, I want to know about him."

"Sure," she said.

"I think you are getting late to college."

"Yes, I will start. I fed the baby. I kept milk in a flask for baby. I prepared food for you. Have your breakfast and lunch. I kept fruits on the table. In another flask, I kept milk for you and make coffee if you want. If you didn't find anything, make a call to me. But I kept everything available to you."

"I love you," I said, and she blushed.

"You no need to do all these works, sweety. I can manage. Get ready and start your college."

She left for her college and came at 6 pm. She looked tired.

"Are you tired?"

"Yes!"

"Fine, get fresh up, I will bring something for you to eat, baby," I said kissing her cheek.

"I am tired, I want to sleep," she said placing her head on my chest.

"Cute! But go and get fresh up. Have something and sleep."

"No, I want to sleep."

"What happened to you, Sweety? Why are you behaving so different?"

"It is Mother Nature's gift."

"I understand. Is your stomach aching?" I said hugging her.

"No, sleepy and feeling so irritated."

"Oh, what should we do to remove that irritation?"

"I want to beat someone."

"Who can accept your madness except me? So beat me."

"Yes, I will hit you. You hit me when I am in periods in the past. Now I will hit you. You are not good" Jwala said hugging me tightly.

"Yes, your husband is evil. He deserves to be hit by you" I said stroking her hairs and kissing her forehead.

"I love you," she said.

"I can't hit you, but you need punishment for torturing me during my menstrual cycle in the past," she said.

"Ok sure."

"You should help me to come out of cramps and take care of me these five days. That's your punishment" Jwala said beautifully.

"It's a blessing, sweety, not punishment. If we are together, I will take care of you every month. But, we are not together. So, I will be happy to take care of you at least these five days. When you come back to me, I will help you every month" I said.

"Now go and get fresh up. You need something to eat which gives you strength."

"I want juice; I didn't want to eat anything."

"I will bring it for you."

"How is my baby? Did you feed her?"

"Yes, I did."

She nodded and went to get fresh up. I prepared apple milkshake for her. I know she doesn't like juice but love milkshakes. Aneesh came to the kitchen.

"May I help you brother?"

"Not necessary," I said

"I am sorry, brother. I don't like to share my details with anyone. But, I can understand your concern too on Jwala. I will tell you about me. If you don't like, I will leave the flat too. I didn't like you both to fight just because of me" he said.

"Mr Aneesh, our relationship is not that fragile to break because of someone else. We know about each other, and we trust each other. Don't bother with that. But yes I need your details. I can't just allow my wife whom I love a lot, to stay with a stranger about whom I know nothing. Jwala too understood this" I said.

"I have everyone, but I chose to leave alone. I am the son of Atharva Chaturvedi. I left them. I can't say anything than this. You can inquiry about me from the college where I studied."

I looked at him. Now I understood why Jwala wants to help him.

"I have no objection if you stay here. Moreover, I got relaxed to know that I am leaving my Jwala with my brother. Take care of your sister in law when I leave to India."

"Sure"

I went to my room and hugged her.

"Agni"

"Are you doing this for me? Did you allow Aneesh to stay with you for me?"

"Of course, as your wife, it's my responsibility to help you when you want to do something good."

"But how do you know this? I never tell about Aneesh to you anytime."

"I can understand what's bothering my husband. Don't worry we will do it together" She said cupping my face with one hand.

"Did you chose this college for Aneesh?"

"Yes, actually I know about Aneesh when I am in India itself. So, I chose the same college in which he got the seat. When our intentions are pure and right, God helps us. So, I succeeded in getting a seat in the same college" she said surprising me.

I know she is smart, but I never thought she would do something like this for me without my knowledge. I looked at her lips.

"So you did everything without my knowledge. Now you will get what you deserve for hiding this from me" I said.

"Agni, no," she said moving back.

"You can't escape from me my dear lovely wife," I said taking steps towards her.

I pinned her to the wall.

"You can't kiss me without my consent," she said pouting.

"I can because this cute pout is inviting me to kiss you."

"What if I say no."

I held her waist with one hand and moved my fingers of another hand on her bare belly.

"Say no now," I said locking her lips with mine.

She encircled her hands around my neck and started kissing me. I tried to get access to her mouth, but she didn't allow me that easily. After troubling me a lot and enjoying my disappointment, she opened her mouth. Our kiss became so deep within the next few seconds. I kissed her for almost 10 minutes and then she hit me on my shoulder making me come out of her love trance and realise that she is out of breathing. I left her, and she took a deep breath and glared at me. What did I do? It's her fault to make me forget everything just with a kiss. Why is she glaring at me? It's she who disturbed my kiss; I would be happy to kiss her for some more time. She smiled and hugged me after a few minutes.

I tugged her hairs behind her ears and whispered in her ear.

"Sorry for not understanding you."

"When will you understand me?" She asked me in a depressed tone.

"From now," I said mumbling and kissing her earlobe.

"I love you," she said looking into my eyes.

"I would have made you all mine if you are well now and if your career is unimportant for us. But now I must wait."

She looked somewhere else averting gaze from me.

"Agni, I want to ask one thing. Will you tell me the truth?"

"Yes"

"Why did you send me to clients at that time? I don't think it's just to scare me if I understood you better. Something is wrong in that. Because that idiot slapped me in front of you and you didn't react. If there's nothing wrong, I don't think you will be calm. What happened to you, Agni?"

"Leave it Jwala; now everything is fine. I will take care of you whatever happens" I said hugging her tight to my chest kissing her hairs.

"I want to know the truth. That idiot is ridiculous Agni. I begged him saying that I am in the menstrual cycle. But, still, he didn't care. Instead, he said he uses his wife during her menstrual cycle too."

I clenched my fist remembering that incident. That's when I became incapable of saving Jwala. But how did Jwala came to know that?