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Krithi's POV :

"Shhhhh, stop screaming!!" came a whisper dangerously close to my ear.

"It's just me!" He said again.
But this time my brain started working and I recognised the voice.

I placed my hand on my heart as I can still feel my heart pounding.

I slowly turned to see Hruday in all his glory standing behind me.

"For God's sake Hruday, turn on the damn lights!!! " I could not stop my voice from rising when I said this to him. I cannot even see him clearly with all this darkness.

He turned on the lights just like I said but I could not make out how he did it in this darkness without tumbling onto the floor after hitting something.

After that he came back and stood in front of me and finally I can see him clearly.

When I saw his face the first thing that I noticed is the dark circles surrounding his eyes.

What happened to him?
By looking at him I can tell without a doubt that he didn't slept well!
But why?

"Hruday! Why did you scare me like that? Can't you properly sit and wait for us? And How the hell did you enter the house when I clearly remember locking the house before going out? " I raised my eyebrows questioningly.

"I have my ways! " he said with his usual smirk on his face.

"Oh really! Now pray tell me what all ways you have," I asked him seriously.

"Well. First of all, luck is by my side today and I made sure that I didn't have to wait for hours infront of the gate for you to come."

"As I was waiting for you outside the door your neighbours saw me and gave me the key you left for your father," he explained.

By the way, why in the actual hell am I having a conversation with him?

As far as I remember I am supposed to be angry with him.

That stupid jerk didn't attend any of my calls or messages but he has the audacity to come to my house and talk to me with that smirk.

I glared at him crossing my hands!

"What?" He asked with a confused look on his face.

"Don't you know?" I asked him still glaring. I am sure that he understood why I'm angry with him.

"What am I supposed to know?" He asked me taking small steps towards me.

Why is he coming towards me?
He is supposed to answer me or atleast start a fight.

"Stop right there mister. First answer me!! " I said seriously even though I'm getting nervous with his each step.

"Sweatheart, you haven't even asked me anything and you are expecting an answer from me. That's not fair. I'm a surgeon and not a mind reader," he said smirking.

By now he is only a step away from me, but I didn't move back. I don't want him to win.

"If you take another step..." before I could complete the sentence he crossed the last step and pulled me towards him by my waist.

He then hugged me tightly and pressed a small kiss on my hair.

I did not want to give in this easily. But as much as I hate to admit it I missed this egoistic and handsome idiot.

We stayed like that for sometime savoring the moment.

"Why didn't you answer my damn calls?! " I asked him frustrated.

"I was mad at you, ok! I am really really mad at you!" he said.

I immediately pushed him away with all my strength.

"And what reason do you have to be mad at me?" I asked him with my anger rising.

He then again pulled me closer and restricted my movements with his hands.

"Whatever we speak or argue don't push me like that!!!" He said.

Aargh!!
I hate this man.

But I could not agree more.
I really can't afford to stay away from him after such a long gap.

Instead I placed my head on his chest with my arms around him, "why are you angry with me Hruday? What did I do?" I asked him a bit slower than before.

"Do you know how worried I was when I couldn't find you at our house? Do know how hurt I was when I got to know about you from my mom? You could have informed me you know. I would not have stopped you from going to your parents house. Don't you know me enough krithi?" He asked me in a serious tone.

Uh oh!
I raised my head from his chest and looked at him.

His face is dead serious.I slowly removed my hands from his body and encircled them around his neck.

"Hruday, I really wanted to inform you first. That day I called you first but you didn't lift the call. So I call.." he cut me off.

"You could have texted me, " he said.

Yes, maybe!!!
But I don't understand what's the big deal.

Maybe he is too sensitive when it comes to relationships!?

It's better if I lower my ego a little bit. Seeing his face I couldn't be angry on him anymore.

Stupid me!!

"Are you still mad at me?" I asked him softly still looking at his face.

"No. I can't be angry on you for this long even if I try to. Maybe a bit upset, but definitely not angry, " he said.

Huff!!

"But I need you to do one thing if you want me to forgive you completely," he said.

Now this is getting out of hand.
What I did is not a big thing!

But what he did is a punishable offence!!!

And here he is asking me to grovel for my mistakes.

"Oh hello!! I didn't do any wrong for you to forgive me. It's you who should feel guilty because you didn't attend my calls and made me suffer all these days," I said.

By this time I pushed him away and am standing with my hands on my hips.

"May I know why my silence bothered you so much?"

Well, to be frank even I don't have a correct answer to this question.

"I..." I started to say something.

"Kiss me krithi," he said suddenly.

"What?"

"Just kiss me!" he repeated.

I don't want to obey him like a dog obeying its master.

But as if my body has its own piece of mind I raised on my toes.

I moved forward and kissed him like my life will end if I didn't kiss him.

This is the most passionate kiss we ever shared!!

As the kiss progressed it became more like a competition as we fought for dominance and when I'm about to win Hruday cleared his throat.

Wait, how come anyone clear their throat while kissing other person endlessly?

Is it even possible?

And then it striked me.

Hruday was the first to realise the situation and pulled away from me not before balancing me by holding my shoulders.

After I am sure that we are decent enough to be seen I called the person who disrupted our moment.

My mother who is showing her back turned to us slowly -- "Hruday, when did you come? Krithi didn't tell me you were coming?" She asked raising an eyebrow at me.

"It's a surprise mom, she doesn't know about my arrival, " Hruday said.

"Well, seeing her face I can say she loved your surprise. Ok, you go and fresh up, I'll prepare dinner, " mom said and left to the kitchen.

"Stop blushing too hard like a tomato. I love eating tomatoes you know," he said which made me blush even more.

He went to the washroom in my room to freshen up as I sat on the bed relaxing till he came.

After he came out, he looked around my room as this is the first time he came to my room.

The walls of my room are painted a darker shade of lavender as it's my favourite colour.

On the right side of my bed there is a bedside table with a photo of Hruday and me in our wedding attire.

May be my mom placed it there. Suddenly I remembered that there is a secret photo of mine in the shelf of side drawer.

Actually I hid the photo there from the family album because I don't like every one to see that photo.

There is also a study table in my room. Right now my laptop is placed on it.

At one corner of my room there is a heap of teddy bears some of which I received from my friends and the others I bought myself.

There is a big photograph of me and my parents on the wall above the headboard.

Some of my childhood photos and my photos with my friends are hanged on the walls.

So basically this is my room.
Oh!
Did I forget something?

Yes of course!!!
How stupid of me.
There is a queen sized bed which is sufficient for me and my teddy. Then there is a dressing table.

He looked at everything interestingly.

As he started looking around the photos, I reached my wardrobe to take my PJ's.

I turned around to see Hruday smiling at some photo.

What a charming smile he has!!

I don't know how long I was staring at him but then he looked at me.

Oh no!!
Should I feel embarrassed?

Nah!! He is your husband, you have more rights on him than just staring.

If you are feeling embarrassed for just staring at him, I don't know how you'll survive your future marital life!!' my innervoice said.

As if reading me, he smirked.

But didn't he say he can't read minds?

Why is he smirking?
Did I again become a tomato?

I immediately rushed into washroom as I can't stand the situation.

We went to the dining to see that dad already arrived home and is sitting at the dining table talking loudly with my mom who is preparing dishes in the kitchen.

I can smell my favourite dish 'Mashroom Kofta'.

I immediately rushed to the kitchen and encircled my hands around mom -- "Mmmmm, My favourite curry mom. I love you!!" With that I kissed her cheek.

"Go and sit at the table. It's almost over! " she said while stirring it for the last time.

After we settled at the dining table mom, dad and Hruday talked about many things.

Then dad suddenly said -- "I hope you are not causing any trouble to my child. "

What?
Till now they talked like best buddies and suddenly why this seriousness?

Hruday may feel bad about his behavior. I should cover up something.

"Dad, Hruday is taking good care of me,even his parents are the same.You don't have to worry. I know as a father, you always want me..." he didn't let me complete.

"Krithi, I'm not asking him. I'm asking you, don't cause any trouble to my child Hruday, ok?" he said controlling his laugh.

But as soon as he said that everyone laughed except me of course.

I just glared at all of them and continued my eating.
All are making fun of me!! Nobody loves me anymore!

"But Hruday, if you don't mind please send our princess to our home whenever possible. Without her our house is so lonely. I know she may not get enough time to be with you, as you both are doctors. But maybe slowly we can get habituated to her absence!! "

"Don't worry dad. I'm not a sadistic and selfish husband who takes all time of his wife. She can come anytime,our family doesn't have any restrictions, " Hruday said in a soft tone.

If it's not for my parents being here,I would have kissed him endlessly.

Ok, dirty mind!
Your time's up.

I pushed away all the images that are coming infront of my eyes.

We then bid good night and returned to my room.

When we both settled on the bed, we reached for each other's arms like two poles of magnet.

After a lot of tussle we both ended with my head on his chest and his hands around me.

I took a long relaxing breath along with which his calming scent entered my senses.

How much I miss his arms around me and his scent!

"Krithi," Hruday said softly to which I hummed quietly.

"Don't you ever leave the house without telling me. If not my hair will turn white with worry even before our kids reach teenage. Ok!! "

I could not help but chuckle because of his words.

Is he serious?!!!

"Well, I, The one and only Krithika Aurora, here by promise you, the grumpy old man Hruday Aurora that I will never leave the house without informing you," I told him dramatically.

"Grumpy old man, am I now?! " Hruday asked.

"Yes you are. And don't try to deny it," I said to which he chuckled making the sound vibrate through his whole body. It's like music to my ears.

"Well, you also have to promise me that you will not ignore my calls like that just because of your grumpiness," I said with a stern voice.

"I promise Sweetheart! "

" That's it. How did I promise you?I want you to do just like that," I argued.

"Alright. I, the grumpy old man Hruday Aurora, hereby promise you, the one and only Krithika Aurora that I will not ignore your calls."

"Gosh, at this rate I will turn into a drama queen for sure. Are you happy now?" He asked me.

" Very happy. Good night Hruday!!"

"Good night. Dream of me sweetheart, " he murmured softly. That night I slept with a smile on my face.

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The next day I woke up to see the face of my husband which is as innocent and peaceful like that of an infant.

As soon as I saw him a smile crept on my face. I am not going to wake him up now.

Yesterday when I saw the black circles and bags around his eyes, I felt a pang in my heart.

I slowly crept out of the bed making sure that he is not disturbed.

After I got ready I woke him up and we both had breakfast afterwards.

As we are leaving my house in the evening, I started packing my things up. Hruday decided to help me out.

"Is there anything that we still have to pack up?" He asked me.

"Yes. Why don't you pack the things on the side table while I bring some of my clothes from downstairs? " I asked him.

"Sure go ahead," he said .

I nodded and quickly ran downstairs. My mom washed and pressed some of the clothes I wore here.

So I picked them and went upstairs. When I returned to the room, Hruday is standing there and smiling looking at something in his hands.

"I wonder how you look now in this kind of dress?!" he said showing me the photo I hid from all the people.

It was me when I was 5 years old!! And It's summer then. So I didn't allow my mother to dress me with my loud cries and I stood like that in my underwear.

My father took the picture in that attire where I'm eating a mango, no 'rubbing' the mango on my whole body!

Ok, maybe this is the time to feel embarrassed.

But instead, I made an angry face and tried to snatch that photo frame.

But he raised his hand and prevented me from taking it.

He turned around and started commentary on my pic and I started shouting on him.

"Hruday!! Give it to me, or else" he turned the other side.

"Oh! I have better plans for this photo Krithi. I am thinking of making this my profile pic on WhatsApp or maybe post it on Facebook, " he said lifting it higher and higher.

"Thanks for showing mercy and leaving Instagram out of it," I said sarcastically.

"That's even better. I will post it on Instagram. How come I did not think this before? Nevertheless thanks for the idea Krithi," came his over enthusiastic reply.

Argh!!!
Die, you stupid brain.
Die right now.

"Hruday!!" By this time, I got hold of the photo and snatched it from him.

Before I could enjoy a moment of victory, Hruday snatched it out of my hands. I surrendered in defeat.

"I will keep this picture with me for life krithi. It is so much precious as it has the cute memory of my wife's childhood." With that he kissed the picture.

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We returned that evening from my parent's house. I felt a little bit sad while leaving but I forgot the pain when I saw my in-laws waiting for me at home.

It has been a few days since we returned from my parent's home.

All these days he had been very sweet and I can see that our relationship is progressing in a good direction.

But the thing that irks me is that now and then he would tease me with my photo.

Today he is doing a night shift and I am at home with my in laws.

Dad and mom are sitting on the couch, so I went to them.

"Krithi!! Why are you looking sad? Is it because your husband didn't come?" Dad asked.

"No dad, I'm not sad. Just a bit bored. Umm, why don't you tell me about Hruday's childhood?"

I want to tease him with something.

I didn't say that.

"Why don't you go and see for yourself!!" mom said smiling.

"How can I see? Are there any videos of him?" I asked.

"Haha, well. We have a small room adjacent to ours. We preserve all memories of Hruday in that room. "

"We have all his photos from his first cry upto your marriage in that room. Not only that, all his trophies and certificates are there. Didn't he ever mention you that?" Dad asked me.

I shook my head.
I always wondered what that room is, but as it is adjacent to their room I thought it's something personal to them.

Of course, even my sweet husband didn't mention that anytime.

"Oh really! Looks like my sweet son did not want his embarrassing photos infront of his wife. Why don't you surprise him then?!" dad said smirking.

I returned his smirk and quickly made my way up to the room.

I opened the door to see a small but cozy room. I looked around.

The walls have photo frames just like dad said, from his first cry to our marriage.

It's so well arranged according to age.

There some toys scattered here and there.

A tricycle.

Cars, power rangers!!
what not?!!

I saw a photo of him naked. Maybe he is 2 years old then.
I smirked evily.

Now it's my turn to tease him.

'But krithi, how will you tease him? Will you say what he said to you?'

That will embarrass me in return. Maybe I can get something else to tease him.

I found many, many things.
I got to know many things about him.

But I got none to tease him!!!

There is a box in the far end of the room. It looks like Hruday is about to throw these out.

Maybe I can find something in that, Hruday's useless things may come in hand to me.

I took the box and started searching in it. There are broken toys, some useless papers and and some photos.

I took them out, they are of Hruday at different ages.
That didn't surprise me.

What surprised me is that in every pic a boy is there with Hruday.....

They have photos from a very small age to graduation.

My surprise turned to shock when I suddenly recognised the little boy.

It can't be him!!!

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