OS - leaning onto you ❤️

Imlie was unusually dull today. Since morning Arpita has been observing Imlie. She saw how she was disinterested in doing her daily routine works. She didn't prepare breakfast for them which was strange. She didn't eat properly, left a little food in the plate. She dragged herself to office today. She took a driver with her which was strange as she would always drive herself to office. Arpita was skeptical about her behaviour.

Even at office, she just spoke when someone asked something or she had to give someone work or she had to submit her articles or talk to the printing unit. It was all professional dealing.

Staff , editors and her own co-workers were surprised why she was so dull and silent.

Even madhav couldn't change her mood with his pakdandiya talks and stories.

She kept looking at his cabin and his chair where he used to sit.

Aryan had gone to pune for a meeting as a part of his one of 10 businesses that he handles.

He informed her and family that he will be heading to meeting for two days

Arpita had ringed the office number to know how was imlie doing and what she heard amused her.

Imlie being so dull all day is something weird.

Even before her wedding with aryan, she used to be dull but she found out ways to cheer herself up by cooking, singing, watching a old Bollywood movie with narmada, help her to try hands on cooking, do gardening, have a chat with staff of mansion, talk to her amma, call sunder to have a healthy fight, or worse is she could sleep. She would never allow dullness to stay for longer.

Arpita had ringed the office number to know how was imlie doing and what she heard amused her.

Imlie being so dull all day is something weird. 

Even before her wedding with aryan, she used to be dull but she found out ways to cheer herself up by cooking, singing, watching a old Bollywood movie with narmada, help her to try hands on cooking, do gardening, have a chat with staff of mansion, talk to her amma, call sunder to have a healthy fight, or worse is she could sleep. She would never allow dullness to stay for longer.

Today when arpita saw her unusually dull she had doubts on her behaviour. This type of behavior, she has seen before not from Imlie but from her baby brother Aru. Aru would behave weirdly dull whenwver imlie used to go to tripathis house to stay for the weekend.

Things changed when they got married. They have changed a lot yet denied to accept the fact that they have grown different feelings towards each other. They still fight, care, do all drama but soemtimes they smile, shy away, feel overwhelmed by each other's close presence, slight touches or worse loose themselves at staring each other. Aprita had brought them back to senses, n number of times when they seem to lost in each other.

When she heard from madhav that imlie's mood was off, all day, she smiled getting a direct confirmation that imlie was missing her ABP very badly. She called imlie asking her to come back home but when Imlie gave a silly reason of not finshing the article on time, she knew it that imlie would feel lonely in their room without him.

Arpita made an immediate call to aryan asking if his job is done. Aryan told her that only the reports have to be exchanged which will be the first thing done tomorrow morning and he will take an afternoon flight to delhi.

Ar : " vo kaam tera secretary nai kar sakti kya ?"

A : " par didi aise chodke aana achha nai lagega na...."

Ar : " aru.... Tu ghar aaja .... ASAP"

A : " par hua kya hein didi ?"

Ar : " vo imlie ...."

A : " imlie.....?" His voice suddenly changed.

" Kya hua hein usse didi ?

Kya kaand kar diya hein usne ...... ab !

Vo teekh toh hein na ?

Vo kisi article ke kaam se bahar toh nai gayi na ?

Don't tell me vo kahin phas gayi hein fir se .... Damn this girl, kuch bhi kar deti hein.... Yaar ab mein usse dhoondhunga kaise .... ?

Shit, mujhe yahan aana nai chahiye tha....

Gadhi kahin ki, apna khayal rakhna aata hi nahi "

She smiled hearing non stop blabbering of her baby brother who denies everytime that he cares for his wife.

Ar : " shhhhhh......Aru...... chup ho ja "

A : " didi...."

Ar : " imlie teekh hein .... Aur vo office mein hein .... Kuch nai hua hein usse aur vo kahin fasi nai hein .... Sab teekh hein par imlie teekh nai hei "

Last line confused Aryan.

A : " kya matlab ?"

Ar : " vo tujhe bohot miss kar rahi hein aru .... Tekh se khaya bhi nai aur fir abhi tak office mein baithi hein koi kaam ka bahana banake "

Aryan looked at his watch and it was 8 30 pm already.

A : " vo ghar kyun nai aayi ....?"

Ar : " oh mere nalayak bhainsa, teri biwi tujhe miss kar rahi hein .... Vo bhi hadd se zyada..."

It striked to aryan that didi repeated this words.

A small smile crept on his face thinking of her.

Yes ! Even he missed her a lot whenever there was a break in between meetings.

Every single thing from boarding flight to the last meeting of the evening, some or the other thing reminded him of Imlie. Damn! He was missing her even more badly than what didi described sbout Imlie. He did few quick calls after ending his conversation with arpita didi.

Imlie came back home late at night and slept on the couch tired, not having any amount of energy to walk to her room sorry their room.

3 am

The doors of the mansion opened and a person entered the main hall. His footsteps were loud as it was all silent during that hour. His steps halted looking at a cute little kiddy sleeping on couch like a potato. A smile instantly crept on person's face.

The person kept the things he was holding aside and walked to the couch.

The person kept looking at the sleeping beauty.

Hands slowly went to move the hair strand aside.

Imlie felt a warmth even in deep sleep.

She smiled

She felt a warmth around her waist and neck while she felt like she was in air.

She lazily opened her eyes to see if it is a dream or reality. What caught her sight, on opening the eyes, was completely unexpected.

She saw him.

I : " ABP ?"

Yes ! It was Aryan!

He took an immediate flight from pune to reach delhi at 1 45 am. His journey from airport to home was long and so he reached at 3 am.

Looking at his darling wifey he couldn't stop his smile. He missed her so much. All his tiredness due to hastiness in reaching Delhi, as he had a change of plan, died down with one sight of her.

He looked at her sleeping figure and lift her up in his arms to take her to their room.

She looked at him and he kissed her forehead to make her realise that he was present for real.

When he kissed, imlie breathed in life.

She smiled wide knowing that he was back home.

I : " tum itto jaldi kaise..."

A : " shhhh.... Baatein baad mein ab pehle so jayinge .... Dono thak gaye hein .... alright?"

She nodded like a good child.

She leaned onto his shoulder and took his scent from the crook of his neck.

Seene se tere sar ko laga ke
Sunti main rahun naam apna.....

She heard his heartbeats and she melted.

She felt relieved.

She was at peace.

Rehna tu pal pal dil ke paas
Judi rahe tujhse har ik saans......

Aryan felt a warmth when she leaned on to him, keeping herself close to him

He felt his breath returning as her touch was felt by his skin.

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He kept walking to their room in small steps as she was leaning on to him and Imlie felt she was on a swing when he carried her so carefully.

She wrapped her arms around his neck more to get his warmth and he took his arms near to her body so that she can stay more close to him.

This is what they all wanted !

EACH OTHER !!

Khud pe pehle na itna yaqeen mujhko ho paya
Mushqil si ghadiyan asaan huyi ab jo tu aaya

They never believed their own feelings until they came across the other person.....

The way they had each other in tough times that it seemed to them that every problem was made easy ..... just by the other person's presence.

Ik baat kahun tujhse
Tu paas hai jo mere.....

Now when they have understood that feeling and it is time they have to speak.... They just thiught that it would be best to feel each other than saying something......

Seene se tere sar ko laga ke
Sunti main rahun naam apna....

They just wanted to feel each other and their presence...... just listen to their partner's heart beat which was screaming their name.

Oh likh di tere naa' jindadi zaaniye
Bas rehna tere naal ve zuriye......

The sky of their heart has carved their partner's name on it indicating that they will stay close.

Aryan put her to bed but she did not leave him. Tired he did take a place beside her on bed. She leaned into his warmth more and more.

He wrapped his arms around her bringing her closer and kissed her hair.

She wrapped her arms around him and slept.

A peaceful and sound sleep pushed them into a deep slumber ❤️

Rehna tu pal pal dil ke paas
Judi rahe tujhse har ik saans........

Rehna Tu Pal Pal Dil Ke Pass,

(Always keep close to my heart.)

Judi Rahe Tujhse Har Ek Sans....

( May I share every breath with you.)

The end

[ Song lyrics are used in this os in italics....
Pal pal dil ke paas - song title ;
singer - Arijit Singh
Listen to this beautiful song if you haven't heard it before ]

With love,

Writer_Ak 🤗❤️