Chapter Twenty Four.
Taani walked into her bedroom and leant on the doorframe as she saw
Anurag curled up, sitting on the bed with a blanket around him,
shivering "Dekha" She said and he looked up at her as she approached
him. "pata tha mujhe. Tu zaroor bimaar hoga. maine kaha bhi tha, ke
Onu, jaldi char, baarish hoga. Lekin nahin, tujhe to masti soojna tha!"
"Taani, kuch kar na" he pleaded with her.
"Yeh le" she said sitting on the bed with him and passed him a cup of warm milk. "peele. Sardi kam hogi"
"Jab bhi main tere saath baarish main jaatha hoon, main bemaar partha
hoon" he said and she made a face, clear that she was outraged.
"Onu! Yeh meri ghalti nahin hai! Kisne kaha ke baarish main beegho"
"Baarish ne" he told her, making a face.
"Acha?" she chuckled
"Haan" he told her
"To baarish bolne laga hai tujhse?" she played along, folding her arms.
"Haan, aur pata hai ke baarish ne aur kya kaha?" he asked
"Kya?" she stifled a laugh
"Is Taani se door rahe!" he said taking a sip of the milk.
"Ohhh, acha?" she teased
"Haan" he sat back, putting the empty cup on the bedside table.
"To theek hai" she got up. Anurag sat forward as she was about to turn to walk off.
"Taani, kahaan jaarahi hai?"
"Tune to abhi kaha na? Ke baarish ne tujhse kehdiya ke door rahe mujhse" she shrugged innocently. "vohi to kar-rahi hoon"
"Taani!" he got up and grabbed her arm, swinging her to face him as she supressed a smile.
"Haan Onu? Kya baat hai?" she kept a straight face.
"Tune meri puri baat nahi suni"
"Nahi suni?" she asked and he shook his head "to bol" she folded her arms. "kya hai?"
"Maine baarish se kehdiya" he said pulling her close.
"Onu" she chuckled
"Sun na Taani" he said and she looked up at him.
"Kya?"
"Maine kaha ke main meri Taani se kaise door rehsakta hoon. Nahi hoga mujhse"
"Acha?" she smiled
"Haan"
"To theek hai. Tu layt, main kaam karke aati hoon"
"Taani..." he complained
"Ab kya Onu? Maa aayeghi to kya socheghi?" she complained to him
"Kya sochna hai?" he asked "Hamari shaadi huwi hai. Hum dono pati patni hai, kya sochenghi vo?" he said making her smile.
"Tu to pehle se bhi zayaada ziddi hogaya hai" she shook her head at him.
"Vo to hai" he said proudly.
"Theek hai, tu leyt, main yahin baythi hoon"
"Theek hai" he said gleefully before getting into the bed and Taani sat with him.
"Onu?"
"Haan?"
"Ek baat batha"
"Haan? Kya?"
"Jab main chaligayi thi" she paused "tune mujhe doondne ke liye kyun niklaa?"
"Kyun niklaa matlab?" he asked "main tujhe thodi jaane dehta"
"Lekin tune kabhi yeh nahin socha ke main shaayad apni swaarth ke liye chaligayi thi aur issi liye main bina bataayi chaligayi?"
"Kabhi nahin" he told her, jokes aside and took her hand in his,
looking at the hands then at up her. "kyunke mujhe pata hai, ke tu jo
bhi karti hai, sirf mere liye karti hai" he smiled and she smiled back.
"Araam kar, main yahin hoon" she said and Anurag rested his head in Taani's lap as she stroked his hair.
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