Part-4
"Sanyukta.." Randhir called for her as he entered the room. He saw her laying on the bed holding her stomach in pain. He ran to her and sat on his toes. 
" sanyukta!! I m here. Just have these pills. " he took out a pill from the strip n gave to her. She gulped the pill with water .
" sanyukta you just sleep now. Let me cook something for breakfast. And don't need to go to the college today. I m also here. " he assured his presence around her. He covered her with the quilt and stepped out of the room.
He came inside the kitchen. N started thinking of what he should cook.
" kya banao me? Noodles! No last time I did a blunder. Then omelette but there are no eggs at home. " he went to fridge then and started searching something. He saw a packet of bread , his face enlightened. He pulled it out and came to kitchen again. He kept it on the slab.. And started slicing onions and tomatoes. He kept the veggies between the two slices of bread and made sandwiches for both of them. He came back to room and .
" sanyukta !! Get up. Lets have breakfast together. " he said rubbing her back.
" hmmm!! " she sat up. Her face was still pale. She smiled.
" is it still paining? " , Randhir asked.
" hmmm!!" , she nodded in a yes.
" you made these sandwiches? " she asked.
" yups.. These were the easiest thing one could make. " he replied handing her a sandwich.
She took a bite. It has no pepper no salt. But still she ate it. She has no strength to protest.
" kesa h? " he asked.
" its awesome but Randhirrr.. " she stopped.
"but what?" He raised his brows.
" it is bland. I mean no pepper no salt. " she pressed her lips between her teeth.
" I know. I purposely did not add salt and pepper to it. " he replied biting his sandwich.
" but why?" She asked.
" becoz I have asked everything about your condition from the chemist" looking at her stomach , " and he said in this condition you should avoid oily and spicy stuff. Specially salt.. Coz it pains more. So abse jab tak tum theek nahi ho jati tab tak you will eat all bland food or sweet stuff. " he completed his sentence.
Sanyukta felt some kind of an uneasiness. She wasn't used to this kind of openness to any guy. She looked down.
" so you know!!" She said. 
" yups!! Tum hi muje bata deti. " he winked at her.
" shut up!" She said.
" sanyukta!! Accha listen.. We have to spend our whole life together. You can share any thing in this world with me. Don't feel shy or embarrasse in front of me. I know you girls have your privacy and I totally respect that. But don't let yourself suffer alone in that. I m always there for you. " he said holding her hand.
" thank you Randhir. " she smiled.
" ok can I ask you another question? " he asked.
" pocho" she replied.
" how many days you go through this? " he asked 
" 4 days." She said.
" ohh!! So for 4 days you will be like this ? " he asked again.
" no Randhir!! Just for first two days. Last two are relief. " she said pulling him into a hug. She was loving him more today. Finding him more cute than ever. 
" are you ok? " he asked again.
" yeah!!" She whispered and buried her face in the crook ofhis neck. A lone tear escaped from her eye. Randhir couldn't noticed that.
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After 2 hours.
Sanyukta woke up from her sleep. She looked around ,Randhir was not there. She was feeling better now. She came off the bed and came out of the room. She was looking for him but he was no where. 
" kaha gaya ye ab? " she asked to herself.
She then made her way to the kitchen. She was shocked to see the condition of kitchen. It was a mess. Onion peels were spreaded all over the slab , a few tomatoes laying on the floor, bread crumbs were spreaded near the chopping pad, spilled out tea on the gas. She was hell irritated. She started cleaning the stuff. After cleaning the whole mess , " ye Randhir!! Mera kam or bhada diya. I have to teach you something about cleanliness and kitchen manners. Ese to kam ni chalega. Just becoz I am a girl that doesn't mean I will do the whole work. " she was busy talking to herself just then Randhir entered the house. He went straight to the room and found that she wasn't there. He became tensed. He searched the bathroom but she was no where. 
" sanyukta !! Where are you ?" He shouted.
"Im in the kitchen Randhir." She spoke coming out of her thoughts.
"What are you doing in the kitchen..itna dard ho raha still you are in the kitchen." He shouted entering in.
"Wo..wo..Randhir." Sanyukta stammered. "I just came to take water but saw the mess created by you here." She said pouring the water in the glass.
"Areey!! you should asked me na... I would have done that for you and what mess are you talking about?" He asked in confusion. 
She picked up the dustbin and showed to him , " I saw all these on the slab. " she taunted.
" vo I was about to clean them. And vese b itna b ganda nahi tha." He tried to clarify.
" oh!! Really? Randhir I know you guys have a habit of living in mess and creating mess and we girls are totally opposite of that. So now that you are living with me you have to be neat and clean all the time and keep your surroundings neat too. " she declared.
" what do you mean? Am I untidy? Listen Miss I take bath daily. And I am fairer than you. " he spoke in temperament.
" Randhir ! Ehsan apka ki ap roz nahate h and phooti kismat meri ap mujse jada fair h. Happy?? But you have to keep clean your surroundings too. " she taunted.
" ok ok!! Just chuck this nonsense. Why are you still standing? You are in pain. " he yelled

"Its okk Randhir...itna bhi dard nahi ho raha." She replied.
"Haa dikh raha hai...sakal dekhi hai apni.. Pani peeliya na ab ,chlo ab room hai and take this medicine." He said.
"areey! Kitni medicine? Abi to li thi. These pills are not good for health. " she said.
" sanyukta! Don't argue with me. I have done some research on internet. I went to cyber cafe. Waha dekha mene Sab kuch. " he said.
" what? You went to cyber cafe to have a research on this. Randhir you are mad. You don't need to do all this. " she replied.
" why not? We have to spend our whole life together. I should know everything. And also madam the napkins which you are using are not good for health. They might cause infection. " he informed.
Her eyes popped out. She had never expected this out of him. 
" Randhir ! You don't have to tell all these ok. I know muje kya karna hai." She said.
" no sanyukta you don't know anything. Mene internet se confirm kiya h. You girls never take all these seriously. You know what was written there? " 
She shook her head in a no.
" it was written you all should not do any kind of physical work, no stress,take full rest , eat no salty , spicy and oily stuff, nothing cold like ice creams or anything. Not even this chilled water which you are about to drink" he snatchecd her glass.
Sanyukta was looking at him with her wide open eyes. She herself didn't have this much knowledge about periods. 
" great! Randhir ! You now know everything " she patted his shoulder.
" yeah! So now you just go to your room. Take this medicine and sleep." He ordered.
" woah! Woah! Woah! Hold on Randhir. I am happy that you did so much research but the thing is I have been experiencing this for more than 8 years. And I know how to handle myself. So I don't need all these. " she cleared.
" dekha mene kese samhalti ho apne ap ko. They way you were crying this morning. Look at yourself. You are not at all health. So now don't argue with me just come here. " he picked her up in his arms and made his way to the room.
" Randhir put me down. I can walk. " she yelled.
" no way you are walking now. You will not even step down off the bed. Sab kuch bed pe sanyukta. I wont let you do anything now." He smiled.
" what?? Randhir tum sach me pagal ho. I m on periods not pregnant. Even pregnant woman does all her physical work. " she snaped.
" well aj pregnancy pe b research karlungaa." He put her down on the bed and," ab tum chup chap so jao. " he ordered and covered her with dauvet.
"Sanyukta now you sleep." Randhir said caressing her forehead.
"But Randhir im not sleepy." Sanyukta pouted in iriitation.
"Try to sleep Sanyukta..aa jaye gi need." He said.
"areey! I have slept a lot. " she tried to get up.
" sanyukta !! Keep laying." He pushed her down.
"Randhir i have to do the assingments also..coaching classes ke paper bhi check karne hai...how can i sleep when i have to do so much work." She said.
"Sanyukta i will do your assingnments..and also i will check the paper on your behalf..problem sloved." He snapped his fingers.." now you sleep." He again said.
"Thats wrong Randhir..why will you do my work..its my job and i will only do it...i don't need your help or favour." She said in a irritated tone.
"Sanyukta im not doing any favour on you...today you are ill..im doing your work..if any day..i will fall ill..you will do my work." He winked. "And what is this 'your work' and 'my work'. There is nothing like 'you' and 'me'..its always 'we'. He said still keeping his calm.
"Randhir stop being dramatic..all these lines does not suit you." She chuckled.
"Whatever." He pouted "but you sleep now."
Just then something struck her mind and she smiled devilishly in her mind.
" accha!! Ok !! Yeah Randhir I should take rest. Hmmm you sre right I m very weak na. Ok.. You do my work. " she made a baby face.

He smiled at her then kissed her forehead and walked out of the room.

Sanyukta never felt so pampered before..no one ever took so much care of her... She never expected..'her saddu' will be so caring...she never knew this side of 'her MCP'. She patted her luck to fetch her a boyfriend like Randhir... She was enjoying all this. She wanted to see how far he could go. 
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Randhir on the other hand took all the assignments and paper and walked out of the room..so that Sanyukta sleep is not disturbed. Where as sanyukta was not feeling sleepy. She looked around. Randhir was no where. She slowly got up and tip toed towards her shelf where her handbag was laying. She picked it up and came to her bed back. She took out a nail paint bottle and started applying it on her nails. Then she took her mobile and started playing games. She was enjoying her lethargy a lot.
It was 1:00 am Randhir got up. And made his way to her room. Listening to her footsteps she immediately laid down and closed her eyes n preteended that she was sleeping.
Randhir came in n found her sleepy. He smiled and went to the kitchen. He pulled out his mobile from his pocket and started reading the recipe of halwa which one of the aunties gave to him when he went to grocery shop. He kept a pan on the gas burner. He put some ghee and wheat flour and started cooking It. He was an amateur in cooking he took the recipe but he applied his brain too. He didn't even cook it properly and added jaggery pieces to it without even melting them. He then added a lot of water to it. N shut the gas stove. It was awful. The flour was raw, jaggery pieces didn't even melt and it was very liquid. He poured the so called halwa in a bowl n came to the room. He went to sanyukta and shook her.
" sanyukta !! Get up.. Dekho mene kya banaya. " he was very excited.
" kya hua Randhir ? " she pretended that she has just woken up. 
" I have made halwa for you. Jaggery halwa. " he said showing her the bowl.
Looking at the bowl sanyukta's hair stood up. Her eyes popped out. It was looking awful. She looked at rAndhir whose face was filled with flour. She gulped.
" why did you make this? " she asked. 
" I saw this on internet that you should have halwa in jaggery. So I went to the grocery shop. Waha ek aunty mili and she told me this recipe. " he said.
Sanyukta just gulped. He took a spoon full of flour halwa or syrup and put the spoon near her lips.
" Randhir! Why is it so liquid.? " she asked.
" it has to b like this. You just have it. " he ordered.
" I cant have it Randhir" she tried to oppose.
" no way.. Just have this." He forcefully put the morsel in her mouth. Sanyukta froze. It tasted horrible. It wasn't sweet. The jaggery which he brought was saur as the shopkeeper gave him old jaggery. The pieces of jaggery came in her mouth which were doing blast in her mouth. She had never had something awful like this ever before. 
" kesa h sanyukta? I know I cook the best." He said proudly.
" its amazing. Can you keep this here Randhir? I will have it later. " 
" no way! You have to finish this here in front of me. " he ordered.
" aree !! Pakka I will have it. Have you completed my assignments? " she tried to divert the topic.
" nopes! Will do them now. " he said getting up.
" hmm!! Finish them then you have to check those copied too. " she said.
" ok!! You have this. " he stepped out of the room.
" bach gayi sanyu.. Aj to bhayanak halwa khana padta. " she spoke to herself.
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Hours rolled.
It was 2 in the night when Randhir started feeling dizzy..he yawned and stretched his body to reduce the tiredness...but nothing seem usefull. He just complete the assingments..he had to correct the copies too..he decided to take a break from his work and headed towards the kitchen to treat himself with a cup of coffee...so that could stay wide awake for few more hours.

"Agrrhhh!!! Yeh ladkiya and inke problems..." he said while sipping his coffee.
"She is sleeping inside and i have to do all the work." He grumbled.
"Tomorrow i will do nothing...she will do all the remaing work." He kept on blabbering..
After few more hours of hard work he finally completed all the work..He picked up everything and placed them neatly on table...just trying to reduce Sanyukta's work in the morning. He slowly entered the room and saw her sleeping. Her face was still pale...telling him how much pain she is suffering..seeing her in this condition all his anger and irritation flew away. He kissed her forehead and settled himself on the couch.
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Next morning..
"Sanyukta open the door...i need to use the loo." He said banging the door.
"Randhir I am not in the loo." Her voice came.
"So where are you?" He yawned.
"Im in the kitchen." she replied.
"what? What are you doing there? I asked you not to get up and do all this work? " he yelled entering the kitchen. He saw how skillfully she was preparing the breakfast and a smile crept on his face thinking how much lucky he is to get Sanyukta in his life.
" Randhir !! You must be tired. I m better now . Just go and freshen up. " she replied.
" but" he was about to speak but sanyukta stopped him in the middle.
"but what ha? Just go and freshen up. We will have breakfast together. Kal bhot kam kiya na tumne. Now let me do something.

He went near her and hugged her from back."How's your stomach ache?" He asked. His hands caressing her stomach over her kurti and his head resting on her shoulder.
"Randhir..!!" She shuddered at his sudden act and pushed him liltle by her elbow to free herself from his grip.
"Now you have problem in this also." He frowned. "Sometimes i feel im not your boyfriend."
"Randhir I am in no mood to argue right now...so its better you get out of the kitchen." She said in a irritated tone.
"Sanyukta why should i follow your orders all the time..this house is equally mine as it is yours and so as the kitchen..i wont go anywhere." He said in a equally irritated tone.
"Fine..!!! Khade raho yahi par...but let me do my work.." she pushed him a bit and walked towards the basin.
Randhir saw how painfull it is for her to walk...all his anger melted seeing her in this condition.'

"Hato..i will make the breakfast." He said
"I dont need your help. And kal dekha mene what you made. So plz let me do it today . " She said in a stern voice.
"I know Sanyukta you are not well..you go and take rest..i will make the breakfast." He assured her.
"Randhir its nothing new..i suffer all this every month..i am habitual of doing all the work..you are seeing me for the first time sufferring..that's why you are being to caring...but then you will also become habitual of all this...toh aadat mat bigado meri." She tried to make him understand.
"I promise to take care of you every time you need me..aur mai koi addat vaadat nahi bighad raha..once you get all right..then i will let you do all the work..kushi kushi..i wont stop. Now you got and take rest.. I am coming with our breakfast in few mintutes." He said. She smiled at his words.
"I don't trust your cooking Randhir." She chukled. "I will be here only.."
"Ok..so you sit here." He picked her up and made her sit on the kitchen slab.

Sanyukta instructed him how to cook and finally he was done with the 'poha'. He served it in two plates and quickly prepared two cup of coffee.
"Dont you dare to move from here." He said sensing her girlfriend intention. "I am coming in two minutes." He said and walked out of the kitchen with two plates
"But Randhir.." she tried to speak..but he was already out.
He came back to kitchen after keeping the plates in the living room.
"Chalo."he said picking Sanyukta in his arms.
"I can walk." She pouted.
"I know but i wont let you walk." He winked
He placed her on the sofa and settled himself beside her.
"Now taste this and tell me how it is." He said making her eat the first mosrel.
"Its yummy Randhir." She said
"Rank one ne jo banaya hai." He smirked
"Ya ya...rank two ki help se." She giggled.

"I am sorry Randhir...i know i overeacted in the kitchen." She said taking the last bite.
"Its ok Sanyukta..i know you were uncomfortable..i should have given you some time." He smiled.
"You know Randhir these days we girls suffer lot mood swings...its all because of this." 
"I know." 
"How?" She asked
"Internet." He said
""Why you girls always suffer mood swings..periods me mood swing..pregnancy me mood swings...why dont we men suffer.." He teased her.
"Randhir you dont need all this to suffer mood swings..you have mood swing whole year that you can give complex to a pregnant woman." She chukled.
"Haha very funny." He faked a smile. "Now go and get ready for the college...ya yeh kaam bhi mai hi karu." He winked.
"Shameless." She glared him.

Both were amazed...how much they have changed in these few days...Sanyukta who never shared all this with anyone except her maa is now comfortable talking about all this with a guy...and Randhir who hated girls from core is pampering a girl so much...
May be they are discovering new side of themselves...and still there are many more sides to be unfolded.