"Naina utho na "
Saira jumped on Naina who was sleeping peacefully.

"Naina utho utho"
She shaked her with her tiny hands.

Naina open her eyes to see saira sitting on her stomach...

She gave a smile and pulled saira towards her
Squeezing saira in her embrace.

"5 min......plz"

She requested kissing saira....

"Don't kiss me
Ap mujhe Kal Salma khala ke pas sula ke chale Gaye
Phir wapas hi nahi aye....
Raat bhar Salma khala ke kharrate sune humne....
Andhera itna tha ke hum apko dhundne bhi nahi aye pe.
Kaha thi ap..."

With this question Naina open her eyes....
The last night even got fresh in her mind
How she met naushad at the backyard how they kissed and then what happened after that...

Her cheeks turned red......

She started smiling....with blush...

"Ap has kyun rahe ho......"
Saira asked with a confused pout.

Naina saw her and pulled her for a tight kiss...

"Kuch nahi
You know na that Naina loves you"

She pampered her

She never felt this positive before
She spent some time cuddling and tickling saira on bed
Laughing and rolling
Kissing and hugging

"Naina dekho ap ko
Mosquito ne kata..."

She placed her tiny finger on her neck

It was red.

"Naina saira
Chalo nashta ready hai"

Came Salma khala's voice

"Saira ap jao
Main washroom Jake ati hun"
She said

Saira jumped down from bed and ran out of the room

She got down and went to the washroom
As she was brushing her teeth...her eyes fell on that mosquito bite

And her face flushed

She knows what it is...

She again started reliving last night's moment.

She again started smiling like an idiot.

He was so passionate last night
And despite his rough profession and tough personality what a gentleman he was on bed.

But why did he left so early without saying anything

Well they have a life now to talk

As she walked down the hall
She felt a strange feeling of belonging
This is her home
This is her place
It belongs to her
She belongs here
Saira belongs to her
He belongs to her

She is gonna live here with him and saira all her life

What a perfect family they make.
She feels the most happy person on this Earth
She wants to sing and dance
She wants to let everyone know what she got last night. She has gotten new horizon. Everything has changed for her. All of sudden she can feel tiny but continuous eruptions of happiness inside her. This is so overwhelming for her and that leads her back to someone..

Naushad.

She wants to see him again. Those eyes silent yet noisy. She wants to talk him..to tell him what he gave him yesterday.

It also bring crimson hue. Yesterday she felt him all over her. The way he touched her made her feel it was beyond any explanation. All she felt was pure devotion. Divine moment for her it was. He surely is a perfect gentleman beyond his camouflaged image.

She gets ready. Naushad is nowhere to seen by the way.

Khala is waiting for her on breakfast table. Saira on the other hand is running across rooms shouting for her pink socks.

She smiles. She can feel What Many poets has reiterated.

Indeed its blissful. The completion. The closure...The emotional surrogacy. And linking and beating hearts...

All of sudden this house has been her zannat.

She holds running Saira.

'Hamare sath nashta karo. Saira. Socks baad me dhondh lena.'

Little girl pouts.

'Saira ko nahi karna nashta.  Saira aapse khafa he.'

'Aap khao Beta. Mene khila diya ise. Ye sirf bahane maar rahi he. Saira beta..aise nahi karte. Humne bola tha na aapko?' Khala spills the beans and Saira giggles.

'Nahi...Saira Naina se he gussa. Naina Rat me Saira ke sath nahi soyi..Saira Naina se baat nahi karegi.'

Naina blushes very hard but still manages to pick her in her lap.

'Accha..theek he. Abhi Saira ko manana he to hume mehnat karni padegi. to aap batao Aapko kya chahiye?'

'Woo.....Samar he na hamari class me. Uska bday he. Saira ko jana he waha.'

Khala laughs..

'to isme kaun si badi baat he. Chale jana.'

'Par abbu? Bday to rat me hota he. Aur Rat me abbu bahar nahi jaame denge..'

'Aapke abbu ab aapki Naina ki baat manenge beta. Fikra mat karo. Wo mana lengi aapke bigrail abbu ko.' Khala chimes in.

'Khalaa...' She whines with beetroot cheeks.

'To saira samar ke bday me jaayegi?'

She nods..and all of sudden little girl has showered her with tiny cute kisses.

She laughs and hugs her tightly. Its so warm..but the source of her warmth is absent. He misses him. Badly. Hope he'd be aware.

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She is chirpy. Singing while walking across corridors..

Pooja holds her hand and stops her.

'Kya bat he doctor sahiba! Mizaz kuch badle se he aapke! Lagta he Naushad miyan aajkal Rajesh khanna ban gaye hw.'

She smiles..

'Kah sakti he.. Chal chai pilati hu.'

She is about to lead for canteen when..

'Ye kya he? Allergy ho- oo shit! You had sex with him!' Pooja literally shouts.

'Pagal he kya! Wo ye to...kuch bhi nahi he.'

'Look at me!'

She blushes and states at ground.

'Ok. We did it. Khush? Ab is baat ka dhindhora pitna he tujhe? Halke nahi bol sakti?'

Pooja is looking at her in amazement.

'You did him? Matlab sacchi me Naushad ke sath kiya tha na? Pata nahi kyu bharosa nahi ho raha..'

Naina glares her..

'Nahi. Dekh. Wo thahra Army ka rock solid captain. Upar se tera aur uska start hi rough tha. Mujhe bharosa nahi hota ki ek najuk si doctor se wo pighal gya. Kaise kiya ye?'

Naina is about to leave.

'Agar tune kiya he..to details de. Tabhi maanungi ye sach he! Bol. Sabse pahli position kaun si thi?'

'Pooojaaaaaa...'

Pooja laughs while she is like a baby crying so that she can save herself from embarrassment pooja'll cause. But to no avail. Pooja drags her to tea, this time mumbling something to her which makes her go crimson red.

Its her red day. Not of danger but of rich satisfaction..

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She has returned home but still she cant see Naushad. Now its scaring her. He could be busy. She tells herself. But heart never agrees. Its thumping cause his absence has created a palpable gap. What he needed to do was to show up with a smile. But he is not even at home. This time Naina cant atop herself from thinking all nonsense negative stuff.

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Around eleven o' clock in night Naina can feel bed shifting beside her. She at once opens her eyes.

Naushad is there. Disshelved hair and empty face.

'Kaha the aap?'

He doesn't reply.

'Aaj base par koi important meeting thi kya?' She tries to understand him. She knows she should not but she cant help. Being a human with emotion overpowers the understanding wife in her.

He has not spoken a word till now.

She sighs and turns her side.  If he needs space, let be it.

'Naina.' He calls out after some time.

She at once turns. He hands her an envelope. She is looking at him with questioning eyes.

'Wo...Tumhara transfer Delhi ho gya he. Lifeline Hospital. Next week Monday se join karna he.'

The cherry blossom she felt whole day all of sudden she feels those petals turning into snowflakes. More hard and cold. For a second she cant believe her ears. She looks at him. Same Old Naushad...

'Why? Mujhe nahi jana Kahi. Mujhe nahi chahiye kuch. Mujhe Yahi rahna he...Saira ke sath.'

He looks up..

'Yaha koi scope nahi he. Tum bhi janti ho.'

'I am happy here. I dont want to go. I a happy with Saira. Why are you doing all this?' She cant control her rage.

'Aap hamari jimmedari he. Aur hum nahi chahte ki hum aapko jabardasti baandh kar rakhe. Saira se aap phone par bhi baat kar sakti he. Lekin ye opportunity phir nahi aayegi. Naveen se wada kiya tha humneki Hum aapka poora dhyaan rakhenge. Isliye jab aapko ye mauka mil raha he, hum nahi chahte ki hum koi rukawat bane. Shimla me sirf aapko Barfeele rate milengi. Is se jyada kuch nahi. Delhi is more suitable for you.'

All of sudden she feels her heart has stopped. If his demeanor was not enough scary his words are horrendous. Those lines like dementor started sucking life energy from her.

She looks at him broken. All of sudden she can feel herself falling into pieces. Crumbling to grounds and helpless as before. All of sudden she is scared of Delhi or whatsoever place he is talking about. All of sudden her castle of happiness has been shattered. She feels like she cant even get hold of any door or window. Last night she was living a life she dreamt now she is dying which she never imagined.

His aloof and distant behaviour, void eyes and cold words. After a warm time they spent how can he turn everything into ice!

She is dejected. She has no words....

Her life is here. Her soul is here. Naushad should know this. But the way he rejected her place in this house and in life surely has caught her off guard.

Dedication: maaham123
Happy Marriage anniversary which was on 14th Feb. 😂