Just 6 a.m.! A fresh, beautiful morning! The half an hour swimming did much to him. His mind has cleared up to certain extent. Putting on the fresh change of clothes and keeping the soiled ones in the big shopper he headed towards his home.

'hmm... hmm..hmmm...' his ears caught the sweet chimes. Kitchen? Is she in the kitchen? Where are the rest of people? Is Minu preparing morning tea for the whole family? How will she manage! But soon a wonderful smell hit his nasal buds. Reaching the kitchen he peeped in.

Pulling the tray, out of the microwave oven, Minerva carefully kept the tray on the slab. Cookies! Dhritiman could not wait to savour the taste. He already knew, his wife was good at cooking but didn't anticipate this. "uuhhh" he jolted pulling his hand back from the hot cookie.

"What the hell! Dhriti don't you have little patience?" Minerva irked at her husband's antics. And somewhere between those frowning lines on her forehead, Dhritiman got lost!

"What??" His trance broke at her word. Unknowingly, he had forwarded his slightly burnt to her! Minerva, your husband has burnt a finger! Come on, have a look! He mentally pouted hoping his wife to read his mind. But alas! Minerva was busy hunting the refrigerator! I don't understand you Minu, what are you? you care for me so much, but now you are not even sparing a glance to my burnt finger! Dhriti's mind bubbled again..

"Come here".. he again heard her. There she was standing with a big bowl with ice cubes and water. Uff! Finally! Finally she noticed! And in a long jump, he was beside her, grinning flashing his all thirty two.

"Amake na dekhe, angul ta dubao ete." (Stop stating at me, and dip your finger in the bowl) "now get back to our room. In my vanity bag you will find a boroline. Now go." Minerva chipped again. "Tumi lagiye debe na?"(won't you apply the cream on my finger) again the disappointment was back in his voice. "What are you Dhriti? 5? Come on, go now." Dhritiman left nodding.

"Pagal ekta.." (Pagal kahin ka) She smiled to herself..

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Minerva's vanity bag! The police inside Dhriti woke up. Is there anything that will help me finding the mystery wife? Minu, today I will know who are you exactly. Dhriti was really confused between her aloofness and care! But his eyes parted wide as he opened the bag.

The prescription in the inner pouch! His feet froze. His wife was suffering form acute migraine and in all these months he never came to know! He hunted down the bag for the medicines, but na! There weren't any.

"What the hell are you doing with my stuffs? You couldn't find the boroline yet?" Minerva shouted from the door, with a cup of tea in her hand.

"Your migraine! Where are your meds? Why didn't you tell me?" Dhriti drove his train of questions!

"Arey, I need to buy them. Umm.. I don't know the market here. Will you bring them for me?" Minerva chipped as nothing really happened.

"Is that even a question to ask Minu! But why didn't you tell me before? Today had I not seen, I would have never known." Minerva could see her husband dipped in concern

"Umm.. I.. why would I say you.. I mean we never shared any such relation to share our problems." Minerva's words send Dhriti out of his wits! Is this girl insane! Is he so distant? If that, then how to open her up?

"Will you accompany me to the market? I also need to buy some bottom wears. I can't roam in front of you in those cartoon printed knickers." Was all he could say..

A/N: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL YOUR LOVE AND PATIENCE. PLEASE DO DROP YOUR PRECIOUS AND VOTE FOR ME. LOVE LOVE.