Vikrant's POV

It's Friday today an extended weekend due to a public holiday but my boring wife is hell bent on wasting the day. I was planning to take her out and enjoy the day but here I am helping her clean this house of ours. Though I cook I have never done anyother household works. For the first time in my life I am doing this dusting, vacuuming and mopping stuff. And trust me it's damn irritating.

"Where to next mam?" I questioned her as I finished cleaning the dinning area.

"Guest room...I'll join you in a few minutes."

"Aye aye captain." I said dramatically bowing down to her making her chuckle a little.

Her smile is something that's captivating me more and more day by day. I could do anything.... literally anything to keep that smile on her face.

As I reached the sill of the guest room's door the memories of that terrible day started haunting me. This same place where I stood to find a lifeless Arushi laying there. Some things never stop troubling us back in our brains. I am trying my best to keep my fears at bay and stay happy with her but some parts of this house always remind me of everything and guilt starts overpowering my brain. I so wish everything could be changed.... I so wish that day I would have found a happy Arushi waiting for me rather than a the lifeless one who lay there.

"Vikrant... Vikrant.." I heard Arushi calling out for me. I had zoned out.

"What were you thinking so deeply?"

"Nothing.... let's clean come." I said walking in the room and started to clean but some thoughts were not clearing off my mind.

It was almost noon till we completed all the work. It was damn tiring. I sat on the sofa resting. A while later Arushi joined me with two glasses of lemonade. It was refreshing.

We sat there giving some rest to our bodies snuggling into each other. It has been our most favoured job in the past few days. Neither do I leave a chance to snuggle into her nor does she leave one.

" Can we move into some other apartment?"

"What?" she said sitting up straight shocked at what I just said. But what I said was something that I had been thinking of since this morning. Maybe bad times keep nagging her mind also but she wouldn't say I guess.

"Why do you want to?" she questioned me after registering my words in her mind.

"That place haunts me." I said pointing towards the room. It's not some spirited house but still yes that room raises all my fears over and over again.

"And not that this house has given us many good memories to cherish about." I continued.

"That is why I want us to be here... To make so many good memories that no bad memory ever finds it's place in our life." I did not expect this from her. I thought she would also want to move out of this place.

"But..." I could not find words to say but I wanted to convince her. Though somewhere she was correct I still want to move out I am not able to bring myself to overcome those bad days.

"You know Vikrant Fear has two sides... It's either 'Forget Everything And Run' or 'Face Everything And Rise'. You have already tried the first side of it and you have seen the outcomes. I know it is tough maybe really very tough but why don't you look at the positive side of it. Even after so much we are back here together that is what should matter right." she said.

The hope of convincing me was clearly observable in her eyes. But what she said was right. We are here together that is all that should matter to us.

" How do you forget and forgive everything so easily?" I asked because sometimes I seriously don't understand how I got so lucky to find such a sorted person in my life.

"It's not about forgetting or forgiving It's just about staying by each other's side to overcome anything that bother's us." she said getting back in my arms.
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We were at the shopping mall to buy a gift for her parents. It was there wedding anniversary tomorrow so they had planned for a family dinner. Buying gifts could be such a torture when you don't exactly know what to gift them. After a good 1 hour of walking around from one shop to another we finally settled on buying a couple watch for them.

"Can I drive now please?" I said making a puppy face trying to please my wife to let me drive. It's been ages since I drove and my dear wife is hell bent on not letting me drive because there's still 2 days for my 'No Driving' period to officially end.

"Please"

"Just for now.... You won't be getting to drive again till Monday"

"Ok...Ok I don't mind Let's go." I was almost jumping like a small child who got the desired chocolate.

It was a pleasant evening with cool breeze flowing down the busy roads of Mumbai. It felt so good to be driving after so long. But it is even better to be driving with your wife beside you. We kept talking about every random stuff we could think of.

Her hair flowing with the wind and her hand in mine was giving me a tough time to concentrate on the road. If someone asked what epitome of beauty meant to me it surely would be this smiling face of the woman of my heart.

"Vikrant...Vada pav" she squealed while pointing at a small stall beside the beach. I sometimes wonder how come she forgets her hygiene lecture when she sees all these street side foods. At home she is such a neat freak who wouldn't use a spoon even if she saw the minutest particle on it and once on road she enjoys everything... literally everything without bothering about how hygienic it is.

I parked the car at the nearest place I could spot and she jumped out of the car like a baby. It's still a wonder that the woman who spoke so maturely a few hours ago was now acting like a 5year old kid.

We sat on the small wooden bench near the stall waiting for our Vada Pav and Masala Chai(tea) to arrive. Arushi has literally been jumping in her place as though she is eating it for the first time in ages.

"Ummm" she moaned as she took the first bite. I really could not take my eyes off from her.

"Stop staring at me and eat before it gets cold." she said still digging into the tea and the vada pav I couldn't do anything but chuckle at the fact of having a kid as my wife.

As we were about to start walking back to the car It started raining like cats and dogs. Mumbai and My Wife just so unpredictable.

"Can we go in the rain please?" she said as I dragged her back to the small shelter below the stall.

"No way. You will catch cold."

"No I won't Please." now it's her turn of pleasing me.

"Please"

"Please"

"Please"

Oh God.... her pouty face is just so irresistible.

"Fine But just till we reach the car You are not standing there for more than that." I finally had to give in even though I hated getting wet in rains. I was almost running towards the car but Arushi was walking as slowly as she could endearing every drop of rain that she felt. Once we reached the car I had to literally push her in because she wasn't ready to leave the rain.

"You are no fun" she frowned as soon as I sat in the car. Her face had those tiny water droplets. Her hair all wet. Water droplets flowing down her neck tracing every inch of her skin.

"Really?" I said smirking at her. It was getting really hard to control my urge of kissing the hell out of her specially when she is looking so ravishingly hot after getting wet in the rain.

"Yes"

"Ok" I said leaning into her.

"Wha..t are y..ou do..ing?" she fumbled maybe because of our proximity.

"Showing you how much fun I could be." I said as I kissed her on her cheek sucking the water droplets present there. Her scent was doing wonders on me. Her cheeks felt so soft just like a new born baby. At that moment I was so into her. Tucking her hair behind her ears I started kissing her down towards her neck.

"Vikra..nt sto..p" she said as she put her hand around my neck. Her actions so much against her words. I traced back my lips towards her cheek and when my lips left the contact of her skin I could hear a soft groan from her.

"Now you know how much fun I could be" I whispered to her as I traced my finger over her lower lip. She lowered her gaze and started blushing. Seeing her blush was turning me on more.

Our little romantic moment was interrupted by her phone. Cursing the caller I moved behind. It was her best friend who had to spoil it.
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After that small kiss session my lovely wife was blushing at me and avoiding me so much. I wonder if a kiss was affecting her so much how would she be when we would make love. Just the thought is making me go wild. Right now I am back in my comfortable bed with my wife in my arms. I was nuzzling into her neck giving her small kisses every now and then.

"Vikrant" she called out for me.

"Hmm" I replied still nuzzling into her.

"Listen to me please." such an unromantic wife I have got.

"Listening Jaan..." I said stopping whatever I had been doing since the past few minutes.

"Don't you think our parents need to know everything."

"Isn't it enough that you know it all?" I understood what she was talking about.

"It is but still they are our parents. Just in case in the future I wouldn't want them to point a finger at you for something that wasn't your mistake."

"If you want us to tell them then ok we'll tell them."

"Tomorrow"

"It your parents anniversary Arushi...I don't want to spoil the happy environment." I said because I really dint want to spoil the day.

"You won't... Let's just end it all please" she said turning to face me.

"Anything for you" I said and she snuggled more into my chest letting sleep engulf us.
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The next day in the evening we were off to her parents place. When we reached Mom Dad and Naina were already there before us. Even Mahima was there. There was an unknown face whom I couldn't recognise. Later Arushi introduced me to him as Sarthak.

After the dinner when everyone was seated in the living area Arushi wanted me to tell everything to everyone. I was a little apprehensive on speaking in front of a stranger. Not the Mahima was one I knew she was more like family than Best friend but Sarthak was surely a stranger at least to me he was.

Thankfully he got some call and went out. Arushi told everyone that I had something to say. I started telling everything to them not so deeply but deep enough for everyone to understand what exactly had happened. Arushi sat beside me holding my hand all the while giving me some strength she knew how difficult it was for me. Once I had said everything there was complete silence until mom interrupted it.

"Where is Kavita now?" she asked about Natasha's mom.

"When she got to know what her daughter had done she got a major heart attack. She could not survive it. I had made arrangements for her cremation and made sure Natasha attended it she was her daughter after all. Since most of her relatives were living abroad nobody could come and you people were tensed about Arushi so maybe you did not hear it from any of our relatives."

"And Natasha?" Arushi asked after knowing this part of the story because I hadn't told her about it.

" I don't know Rahul had said that after two months in jail she had turned violent and mad so they sent her to some asylum I don't know where."

Everyone was silent. Nobody had any words until Sarthak walked in.

"Why is everyone so silent?" He looked around at everyone with a question mark face.

"Nothing...Nothing. It's Ice Cream time. Aaru help me with it." Mahima said distracting everyone and dragging Arushi with her.

I felt so much lighter now.

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