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FATE TWISTED BY LOVE

CHAPTER 11

Sameer reached his office early that day. He tried to concentrate on his work but that proved impossible as his mind was drifting to someone's tear-stained innocent face. He closed the file & threw it away on his desk. He stood facing the window peering out to see the traffic on the roads. His mind again wandered towards his wife.

"Naina...", he whispered her name softly & closed his eyes. He realized that he wasn't behaving nicely with her, he shouldn't have shouted at her when she wasn't at fault at all. He sat down at his desk & thought, "Yeh kya ho raha hai mujhe? Main aise kyun behave kar raha hun? Maine hi wohh agreements banaaye the, aur ab main hi usse kyun bhool raha hun baar baar. Naina unn agreements ko poori tarah follow kar rahi hai aur main usspar isliye chilla raha tha?"

"Main kya kar raha hun, mujhe khud nahi samaj aa raha? Main aisa kyun behave kar raha hun Naina ke saath? Uski toh koi galti bhi nahi hai. Kal jab Kabir Naina ko dekh raha tha toh kyun mujhe accha nahi lag raha tha, kyun mujhe taklif ho rahi thi? Maine aisa kabhi feel nahi kiya, fir achanak se yeh sab main kyun feel kar raha hun. Maine hi wohh condition rakhi thi aur main hi usse bhool gaya. Main khud Naina ke kareeb jaa raha tha, Kabir ko yeh dikhaane ke liye ki wohh meri biwi hai. Main kya kar raha hun, kyun kar raha hun, kuch samaj nahi aa raha?"

"Mere chillane ki wajah se kal raat Naina bina kisi pillow aur quilt ke so gayi. upar se maine air conditioner ka temperature bhi jyada rakha tha, kaise kaamp rahi thi subah. Uska chehra kaise murjaaya huva lag raha tha subah, jaise poori raat royi ho. Tu naa Sameer... ek bohot bada gadha hai, kuch bhi soch samajkar nahi karta. Agar Kabir Naina ko ghoor raha tha, iska yeh matlab toh nahi tha na ki Naina bhi usse dekh rahi thi. Uska poora dhyaan waise bhi mujhpar tha. Mujhe usse yun daantna nahi chahiye tha raat ko. Par pataa nahi kyun jab Naina ne kahaa ki hume hamari shaadi ke baare mein Kabir aur Preeti se chupaana hai, toh mujhe accha nahi lagaa. Kya karun? Mujhe kuch samaj nahi aa raha. Kisse baat karun?"

He kept his debate on & opened his eyes, when he heard the sound of his door unlocking. His best friends walked in & sat across him. They were looking at Sameer intently, "Kya hua hai Bhai? Aaj subah subah tera chehra aise latka hua kyun hai? Ghar pe kuch hua hai kya? Nanaji ki tabiyat toh thik hai na?", Munna asked in concern. Sameer glanced at him, "Kuch nahi hua hai ghar pe. Sab thik hi hai."

"Nahi Chenu... Tu galat pooch raha hai?", Pandit turned to Sameer & asked, "Naina ki tabiyat thik toh hai na? Aise pooch Munna." Hearing her name, Sameer looked at his friends sharply, "Jo kehna hai seedhe seedhe bolo, yeh ghooma fira ke bolne ki zarurat nahi hai."

Munna started, "Waise kal raat dinner bohot accha hua na Sameer? Kitne din baad hum itna hase aur enjoy kiya. Nanu bhi kitna ghool mil gaye the Preeti aur Kabir se. Hai na?" Pandit continued, "Haa... Bohot mazaa aaya kal raat dinner mein. Hum Kabir ko toh jaante hi the par kal Preeti se fir mulakaat ho gayi. Pehle café mein bhi toh dekha tha usse. Haaayee... kitni pyaari hai na?", he said dreamily which earned him a slap on his shoulder.

"Kabir ki behen hai, toh tu apni hadd mein rehna Ponga. Wohh koi aisi waisi ladki nahi hai.", Munna chided him while Pandit replied, "Chenu... Main koi aisi waisi baat nahi kar raha. Mujhe Preeti genuinely acchi lagi isliye bola aur tujhe main itna gira hua lagta hun, bas itna hi jaanta hai mujhe?"

Munna replied instantly, "Mera wohh matlab nahi tha Pandit. Preeti acchi ladki hai aur main tujhe bhi acche se jaanta hun. Bas main itna keh raha hun ki kuch aisa mat karna jisse Preeti ka dil dukhe aur haann... yeh bhi yaad rakhna ki Kabir hamara bohot accha dost hai aur Preeti uski behen. Aage tu khud samajdaar hai Pandit..."

Sameer heard the whole conversation & kept looking at Pandit, "Tujhe sach mein Preeti pasand hai?" Finally, after hearing their friend's voice, they sighed in relief. Pandit rubbed his neck nervously, "Haaannn... Tu jaanta hai na ki maine aaj tak kisi ladki mein interest nahi dikhaaya. Maine jab Preeti ko pehli baar uss café mein dekha, tab hi mera dil aa gaya tha usspar, bas tab bol nahi paaya. Par kal jab hum phir se restaurant mein mile toh mera dil waapis ussi fast speed mein dhadakne lagaa."

Munna & Sameer looked at each other & saw Pandit's honest expressions. Sameer held his gaze & reprimanded, "Agar mujhe pataa chala ki tu sirf Preeti ke saath timepass kar rahaa hai toh teri ek ek haddi main khud tod dunga... Samjha tu???" Pandit nodded, "Pehle dosti toh ho, fir aage ki baat karenge." Munna teased, "Aage aur kya baat karni hai tujhe Ponga???"

Pandit shied away while his friends laughed seeing him in this new shy avatar. To avoid any further embarrassment, Pandit spoke, "Waise kal maine kuch aur bhi notice kiya tha restaurant mein." Munna raised his eyebrows & he continued, "Kal aisa lag raha tha jaise Kabir Naina ko hi taade jaa raha tha. Shaayad Kabir ko Naina pasand aa rahi hai. Kyun Sameer? Maine toh yeh bhi dekha ki kaise tu jaanbujhkar Naina ke kareeb jaa raha tha. Kya dikhaane ki koshish kar raha tha tu Sameer?"

Sameer didn't know how to respond to that while Munna looked at him keenly, "Sameer... Pandit ne jo poocha uska jawaab de. Mujhe bhi jaanna hai ki tu kal achanak se Naina ke saath itna acche se kaise baat kar raha tha?" Sameer just closed his eyes remembering the way Kabir was staring at Naina all throughout the dinner. His anger was back again.

"Main kuch dikhaane ki koshish nahi kar raha tha. Aur tum dono mujhe kya hitler samajte ho, jaise main hamesha hi Naina par zulm karta hun. Aur waise bhi Naina mere biwi hai, toh koi bhi uski taraf aise dekhega toh main kya chupchaap dekhta rahunga, fir bhale wohh mera khud ka dost hi kyun na ho, mujhse yeh sab bardaasht nahi hoga.", his words came out more harshly towards the end.

Munna & Pandit squinted their eyes at him & he continued, "Tum dono aisa kya dekh rahe ho mujhe?" Pandit answered, "Hum yahi dekh rahe hai ki kaise sirf kuch din pehle tum Naina se shaadi ke liye taiyaar nahi the aur ab tumne khud Naina ko apni biwi maan liya." Munna added, "Sameer... Tumne toh apne agreement mein conditions rakhi thi na jisme yeh bhi tha ki tum dono baahar waalon ke saamne married couple jaisa behave nahi karoge aur sirf strangers rahoge. Toh ab uska kya hua?"

Sameer spilled the water that he was drinking hearing Munna's words. "Tum... tum dono ko kaise pataa conditions ke baare mein?" His friends smiled, raising their collars. "Wohh kya hai na bhai, hamara friend yeh bhool gaya ki usne inn agreements ki copies hamare office mein bhi rakhi hai, jispar Naina ke signatures nahi hai. Aur humne wohh documents padh liye. Tu toh waise bhi bataa nahi raha tha.", Pandit said easily, which added more fuel to the already burning rage in their friend.

"Tum dono aise kaise itne important aur personal documents padh sakte ho yaar???", Sameer said in frustration. His friends shrugged in reply. "Tu wohh sab chod, ab yeh bataa kal tu kya kar raha tha? Naina toh poori koshish kar rahi thi ki Kabir aur Preeti ko tumhari shaadi ke baare mein kuch pataa na chale. Pehle uske dress par sabzi gira di fir usne rasmalai ka bowl gira diya, yahaan tak ki usne end mein meri baat kaat di, jab main almost bataane waala tha ki dinner party tum dono ki shaadi ki hai. Naina jo bhi kar rahi thi wohh tere banaaaye hue condition ko poora kar rahi thi, par tu kya kar raha tha? Tu jaanbujhkar Naina ke jyaada paas jaa raha tha, apna pati hone ka hakk jamaa raha tha. Tum dono ko dekhkar kal koi bhi kehta ki tum dono ek perfect couple ho.", Munna clarified his point.

"Kabir ko Naina ki taraf dekhte hue nahi seh paa raha tha na tu Sameer? Hum tujhe bachpan se jaante hai aur teri nass nass se waakif hai. Sach sach bataa kal tujhe Kabir se jalan ho rahi thi naa? Jis tarah Kabir Naina ko dekh raha tha, usse tera khoon khaul raha tha naa?", Pandit pestered him for answers to only receive silence in reply.

Munna continued, "Ponga... Chod na... Kya baat lekar baith gaya hai tu? Hamare Sameer ko koi farak nahi padd raha. Aaj toh sirf Kabir hi Naina ko dekh raha hai, jab college jaayegi tab toh kitne saare deewane honge Naina ke. Bhale Naina ekdum simple si rehti hai par uski simplicity hi sabse jyada attractive hai. Aage jaakar ladkon ki line lagegi uske aage, dekh lena Ponga."

Sameer eyes saw red & he fumed, "Kya bakwaas kar rahe ho tum dono? Jo bhi Naina ki taraf aisi waisi nazar se dekhega na toh main unn sabki aankhen noch lunga. Main kabhi kisi ladke ko Naina ke aas paas nahi fadakne dunga." Munna asked, "Kis hakk se Sameer???" His anger flared again, "She is my wife dammit..."

Munna & Pandit smiled happily seeing their friend getting possessive & jealous for the first time. "Arey waaahhh Sameer... yeh accha hai... Jab tujhe lage tab wohh teri biwi hai, jab tera mann ho tab wohh tere liye ajnabee hai, inn sab mein Naina kahaan hai, uski marzi kahaan hai?" Munna continued, "Hamara dost itna matlabi toh pehle kabhi nahi tha toh aaj kaise itna selfish bann gaya... Har cheez sirf tere hi hisaab se kyun ho? Shaadi sirf teri hui hai kya? Naina bhi ismein poori hissedaar hai. Kya uski marzi, uski icchayein maayne nahi rakhti Sameer?"

"Bechaari Naina, ek toh aise hi akeli hai aur usme tune yeh sab conditions beech mein laakar usse aur akela kar diya. Ek ladki apna sab kuch chodkar shaadi karti hai, iss ummeed ke saath ki uska pati uske saath poori zindagi khushi khushi rahega, uski hamesha raksha karega, uske har sukh aur dukh mein uska saath nibhaayega, uska hamesha saath dega aur hamesha usse pyaar karega. Par tune Naina ke saare sapne tod diye Sameer, sirf isliye kyunki tujhe aisa lag raha hai ki usne tujhse tere paison ke liye shaadi ki hai. Koi andha bhi yahi bolega ki Naina bilkul aisi nahi hai jaise tu soch raha hai.", Pandit finished with a loud sigh.

"Aaj sirf Kabir ne Naina ki taraf dekha toh tere dil mein itni aag lag gayi, ab toh Naina ko college jaana hai, tab toh kitne ladke honge uske aas paas. Khair... Sameer tune toh already divorce papers par Naina ke signatures le liye hai aur fir sab conditions bhi maan li Naina ne, toh jab ek saal baad wohh tere zindagi se jaayegi toh uske life mein koi aur toh aayega hi. Toh kya farak padta hai ki agar wohh insaan Kabir hi ho yaa fir koi aur. At least uss shaadi mein Naina khush toh rahegi, koi agreements toh sign nahi karne padenge usse, koi conditions nahi maanni padegi usse aur sabse important baat, at least Naina ki zindagi mein koi aisa toh hoga jo usse utna hi pyaar aur sammaan dega, jiski wohh poori hakdaar hai."

"Sahi keh raha hai Chenu. Sameer... Hum itna toh jaante hai tujhe ki tu ab bhi Naina par vishwas nahi karta aur naa hi uski izzat karta hai, isliye uske saath thik se bartaav bhi nahi kar raha hoga. Agar tu usse pyaar nahi kar sakta ya vishwas nahi kar sakta toh koi baat nahi, par uski izzat ko kabhi thes mat pohonchana bhai, isse Naina poori tarah toot jaayegi."

Sameer heard each & every word that his friends spoke with a heavy heart. He knew that his friends were right. He didn't love her neither did he trust her, but respect? He understood what his friends were trying to tell him & he had exactly behaved with her that way. He was now ashamed of himself. They were right, he wasn't even giving her respect that she deserved as his wife.

Sameer looked up at his friends whose eyes depicted pain as if they knew what he was thinking. There was a knock on the door which disturbed their conversation & Sameer's assistant entered informing them about their upcoming meetings. Their rest of the day was busy as there were back-to-back meetings lined up.

On the other side, Naina too was busy as the café was crowded that evening. Once the café closed & they came out, it was quite late. Naina had already informed Nanaji that she would get home late. She didn't wait for Sameer as she somehow had a feeling that he won't come to pick her up today. She waited to hail an autorickshaw to get to her home but there was none in her sight. She had already declined Kabir & Preeti's offer for driving her home, who had already left five minutes ago.

She hailed an autorickshaw finally & headed home but to her dismay, it stopped midway as one of its tires got punctured. She got down on the middle of the street which was quite dark & scary. Without thinking much, she started walking down that lane & kept looking back to see if she got any luck with another auto.

At the turning of the lane, she spotted two boys standing a little ahead near a bike drinking something. Her intuitions stopped her from walking ahead but it was too late for her as those guys spotted her. Naina stopped right there & turned to walk again towards the other way. But as soon as she moved, the guy's voice sounded closer to her.

Boy 1: "Kyaa ladki hai yaar? Dekh tohh kitna mast figure, hai ekdum heroine ki tarah."

Boy 2: "Haaa yaar... Ekdum mast maal hai."

Boy 1: "Arey madam... Zara ruko toh sahi. Thoda humse baat toh kar lo."

Boy 2: "Aapko jahaan jaana hoga wahaan hum le jaate hai na."

Naina increased her speed & walked faster. She was about to run when one of those boys reached her & held her hand. She screamed loudly & then in reflex, she slapped him hard with her other free hand. The boy stumbled but his grip on her hand didn't loosen. The other boy was behind her & tried to put his hands around her waist. Yet again, Naina tried to slap him. But this time, that guy held both her hands & then the other one slapped her.

She fell down while the boys laughed loudly. She screamed, "Help... Help please..."

Boy 1: "Yahaan koi nahi aayega jaaneman."

Boy 2: "Haan... yahaan ab bas hum hi hai darling. Toh yeh chillana band karo aur chupchaap hamare saath chalo."

The boys held her again & were about to drag her, when someone pulled one of the guys & punched him hard. The other boy shouted, "Oyee... jaa yahaan se, koi hero banne ki zarurat nahi hai. Chal nikal yahaan se." He looked at Naina's fearful face & then spoke, "Pehle ladki ko chod."

That guy didn't hear him & tried to kiss Naina whose both hands were held back by that guy. Naina mustered all her strength & kicked him straight on his groin to which he stumbled backwards & fell down muttering some curses. She looked back at her savior & then looked behind him to only shout, "Kabir... Peeche dekho..." Before the first guy could beat Kabir with the rod, Kabir held his hand at the right time.

Kabir's hold was so strong on his hand that his grip on the rod weakened & it fell down. Kabir threw some punches till blood started oozing out from that guy's mouth. "Naina... Mera phone nikalo mere jeb se aur police ko phone karo. Inn jaise kamino ko chodna nahi chahiye. Jaldi phone nikalo."

The guy who was lying on the road tried to get up & walked towards Naina. She had already seen the guy getting up, so this time she was ready to face him. As he neared her, to get hold of her, she started hitting him with the rod. "Tumhe kya lagaa ki ladki akeli hai toh tum dono milkar kuch bhi kar loge. Ladkiyon ko itna bhi kamzor nahi samajhna chahiye. Mujhe haath lagaane aaye the na ab dekho main kya hashar karti hun tum dono ka."

Kabir had already made the other guy unconscious with his deadly beatings & now he turned to see Naina in action. He saw her hitting the first guy with the same rod. He smiled & then took out his mobile to call the police. Once done, he walked slowly towards her & held the rod, "Naina... bas karo. Mar jaayega wohh..."

"Tohhh mar jaane do. Aise logon ko toh zinda rehna ka hakk hi nahi hai, jo aate jaate kisi bhi ladki ki izzat se khelne ko tadap rahe hote hai. Ghar mein koi maa behen toh hogi nahi, isliye yeh kabhi kisi ladki ki izzat karna nahi sikhenge. Aaj inhe sabak nahi sikhaaya toh kal kisi aur ladki se aise badsaluki karenge.", Naina spilled all her anger out.

"Naina... Police abhi thodi der mein aa jaayegi. Tum shaant ho jao. Main samaj sakta hun ki tum par kyaa beet rahi hai par thande dimaag se kaam lo. Mera bhi mann kar raha hai ki main dono ko jaan se maar dun par maarne se yeh kissa khatam nahi hoga, aur hume kanoon haath mein nahi lena chahiye."

Naina looked at both the lying figures on the road & then turned to Kabir. Before she could say anything, they heard the siren of the police van approaching them. After that Kabir handled the rest & the police constables took away both the guys. Kabir walked Naina to his car & then settled quietly.

After few minutes, Naina spoke, "Thank You Kabir... Agar aap sahi waqt par nahi aate toh main shaayad dono se akele nahi lad paati. Thank you Kabir. Thanks a lot." He stole a glance of her & replied, "You don't need to mention it Naina. Tumhari jagah koi aur bhi hota tab bhi main yahi karta. And I'm sure ki agar main sahi waqt par nahi bhi aata toh tum unn dono ko akele hi dhool chata deti."

They laughed together at this & then she asked, "Kabir... Aap toh Preeti ke saath ghar gaye the na, fir yahaan kaise aa gaye?" He replied honestly, "Naina... tumne toh hume tumhe ghar chodne jaane se manaa kar diya tha aur fir Sameer bhi toh nahi aa paaya tumhe lene, toh jaise hi maine Preeti ko ghar drop kiya, main iss taraf aa gaya yeh dekhne ki tum sahi salaamat ghar pohonchi ya nahi. Par ab sochta hun accha hi hua ki main yahaan aa gaya."

"Kabir... main aapse kitna bhi thanks bolun aaj wohhh kamm hi hoga. Aapne jo bhi kiya, usse main kabhi nahi bhool paaungi." Kabir stopped the car in front of the Maheshwari Mansion & turned to her, "Maine kahaa naa ki thanks ki zarurat nahi hai Naina." She nodded & Kabir got of the car to open the door for her but she had already come out on her own.

Both of them entered the house & saw Nanaji waiting for her. One look at Naina & Nanaji reached her in three long strides, "Kya hua Naina? Tumhari aise haalat kaise hui?" He looked at Naina's disheveled state & asked in concern. Even Ramdhari stood behind him & looked at his Bhabhi in worry.

Sameer had got home just half an hour ago & now was striding down after freshening up. He stopped in his tracks looking at Naina's state & then was near here in the next second. "Kya hua Naina?" He looked at her wounded hand. Kabir who was standing behind her came forward & narrated the whole episode to them as he knew Naina couldn't speak up right now.

Sameer fisted his hands in anger, "Unki itni himmat ki unhone meri Naina ko haath lagaya." He turned to Nanu, "Main abhi aata hun Nanu. Unn dono ko toh main chodunga nahi." Before he could move away, Naina held his hand, "Sameer... Ruk jaaiye. Humne unhe sabak sikha diya hai aur wohh ab police custody mein hai. Jo karna hai wohh ab unhe karne dijiye."

Sameer stopped & looked at her again with misty eyes. "I'm sorry Naina... Main aaj meetings mein itna busy tha ki tumhe pick karne nahi aa paaya. Agar aa jaata toh yeh sab nahi hota." He was feeling guilty for not picking her up tonight. He turned to Kabir & hugged him, "Thank You Kabir. Thank you so much. Jo tumne kiya usse main kabhi nahi bhoolunga."

Nanu too thanked him for saving her. "Kabir... Dinner ke liye ruk jao. Hum sab saath mein dinner kar lete hai." He bent down & touched Nanu's feet, "Aaj nahi Nanaji, Preeti ghar par akeli hai toh ab mujhe jaana chahiye. Waise bhi hum kal toh aayenge na dinner ke liye, kal Sunday jo hai." Nanu patted his back, "Thik hai. Ghar sambhalkar jaana aur kal shaam jaldi aa jaana. Hum intezaar karenge." Kabir bid goodnight to everyone & left towards his home with a smile.

Nanu turned towards her & hugged her tightly. Both of them cried while Sameer too stood with teary eyes. "Naina... Jao... tum bhi fresh ho jao, main tum dono ka khana tumhare kamre mein hi bhijwaa deta hun." She asked hesitantly, "Aapne toh khaana kha liya na Nanaji?" He nodded & added, "Aur davaai bhi le li. Ab tum jao. Kal waise bhi Sunday hai toh jaldi uthne ki zarurat nahi hai. Samjhi??? Thik se aaraam karo."

Naina headed towards her room while Nanu asked Sameer, "Tum bhi jao apne kamre mein. Naina ko davaai lagaa dena aur pain killer bhi de dena." He agreed & followed his wife upstairs. When he entered the room, Naina was already in the washroom. He searched for the first aid box & sat down on the couch waiting for her.

In the washroom, she stood under the hot shower & thought back to what happened a little while ago. She rubbed her body harshly to erase those guys unwanted touches. She came out to see her caring husband sitting on the couch with a first aid box. "Naina... Ummm... Yahaan baitho." He gestured to sit next to him while she silently agreed with a nod.

He opened the first aid box & took out the Dettol bottle. He held her hand delicately & she shivered with his touch. Sameer though felt her shiver, he didn't react to it. She softly spoke, "Aap rehne dijiye na... Main kar lungi." He acted as if he didn't hear her & continued cleaning the wound at her elbow. She hissed when he put some pressure to clean it.

"I'm sorry Naina... wohhh jyada zor se ho gaya." He kept the cotton away & moved his face towards her wound. He slowly blew some air on it, taking care of not hurting her. Naina's heart had already stopped beating when he started blowing air on her wound. She got goosebumps as his face neared more. The pain already forgotten; she was now focusing on her sweet & caring husband.

After cleaning the wound, he quietly put the bandage on it, taking proper care of not giving extra pressure on it. Once done, he looked up at his wife to find her already lost in him. He cleared his throat & spoke, "Ho gaya..." Naina's trance broke & she looked away embarrassed.

Sameer wanted to know if she had any more wounds, so he asked hesitantly, "Naina... Ummm... Wohhh... tumhe... tumhe kahin aur bhi chot lagi hai kya?" Her eyes misted immediately as it was after a long time, she saw her husband caring so much about her. He held her misty gaze & asked, "Ro kyun rahi ho Naina? Tumhe kahin aur bhi dard ho raha hai kya?" She lowered her eyes & let the tears flow freely, "Nahi..."

Sameer kept the box away & closed the distance between them, sitting right next to her. "Toh fir ro kyun rahi ho. Meri taraf dekho Naina. Please..." She looked at his concerned face & spoke, "Jab main uss sumsaam raaste par chal rahi tab darr toh lag raha tha par jaise taise himmat karke main aage badhi. Aur jab maine unn ladkon ko dekha tab samaj gayi ki aage kya hoga."

She trembled with the feeling again & Sameer didn't know how to console her. He waited for her & she started again, "Aaj mujhe bachaane Kabir aa gaye. Par kya har ladki ki kismat mein koi unhe bachaane aayega? Kya guzarti hogi unn ladkiyon par jo isse guzarti hai aur jinhe koi madad nahi milti. Unhone jab mera haath pakda toh mujhe ekdum se ghinn hone lagi."

Sameer has seen red patches on her skin & he asked hesitantly, "Tumne kuch jyada hi apni skin ko nahi ghiss diya na? Dekho kaise laal ho gayi hai." He understood what she was feeling & he wanted to console her, he wanted her to forget their lusty touches but how?

There was a knock on the door & Sameer got up to open the door. Ramdhari had brought dinner for both. He entered the room & looked at her, "Bhabhi... hum khaana laaye hai. Acche se kha lena aur agar kuch aur chahiye ho toh hume bataa dena, hum turant le aayenge. Hum aate hai thodi der mein plates lene." When Sameer went to close the door, Ramdhari said, "Nanaji ne kahaa hai Bhabhi ko acche se khaana khilaane ko, toh aap khilaa denge na?"

Sameer looked at his worried face & nodded, "Tu chinta mat kar Ramdhari, main acche se teri Bhabhi ko dinner karwa dunga aur tu plates lene mat aana, main khud rakhne neeche aa jaunga. Main jaanta hun Nanu ko Naina ki chinta ho rahi hogi aur issi wajah se wohh thik se so bhi nahi paayenge. Main khud aa jaunga neeche. Thik hai. Ab jaa... Tu bhi thoda aaraam kar le."

When Sameer was back inside, he saw that Naina hadn't touched her plate. He sat next to her & said, "Naina... Khaana thanda ho jaayega, toh khaana shuru karo." When Sameer saw her fidgeting with the spoon, he slowly took the plate away from her. Naina looked at him in surprise to only get another shock. He had a morsel for her near her mouth.

"Naina... Khao..." She leaned a little & ate the morsel from her handsome husband's hand. In no time, her plate was clean. He asked, "Aur kuch chahiye? Main Ramdhari se mangwa leta hun." She just shook her head & looked at his plate, "Aapka khaana toh thanda ho gaya hoga. Main abhi garam karke le aati hun."

She was about to get up with his plate, when he held her hand to stop her, "Naina... Mujhe bohot bhook lagi hai aur ab main aur ruk nahi paaunga toh please plate de do. Mujhe aise bhi thanda khaane se kuch farak nahi padta. Plate idhar lao." Naina silently gave him the plate & she saw him devouring the food heartily. She smiled & whispered, "Bhukkad..."

Once done, Sameer himself went downstairs to keep the plates in the kitchen when his eyes landed on Nanu who was sitting on the couch in the living room & Ramdhari was massaging his legs. As soon as Ramdhari saw him, he got up & took the plates away from Sameer.

"Ab kaisi hai Naina? Usne thik se khaana toh khaaya na? Tune davaai di usse?", Nanu asked him questions after questions while Sameer kept looking at him. "Arey tu kuch bol kyun nahi raha Sameer?", Nanu chided him & he smiled, "Aap mujhe jawaab hi kahaan dene de rahe hai Nanu." Nanu glared at him.

"Achha suno. Naina ne thik se dinner kar liya hai. Maine usse bandage lagaa diyaa hai aur main abhi jaakar usse davaai de dunga.", Sameer replied in one go. Nanu's eyes misted again & he spoke, "Naina ka khayaal rakhna Sameer... Pataa nahi uspar kya beeti hogi. Shukar hai uss Kabir ka jisne Naina ki jaan bacha li. Agar wohh time pe nahi pohonchta toh pataa nahi meri bacchi ke saath kya ho jaata???"

Sameer too was lost in his thoughts... What would've happened if Kabir hadn't reached there on time? How would've Naina faced those two lusty boys alone? His thoughts went back to the red patches he had seen on her skin & he so wanted to kill those guys. "Sameer... Jaa... Naina ko davaai de de. Aur agar subah wohh jaldi na uthe toh tu usse uthaana mat, sone dena usse."

He muttered under his breath, "Aise keh rahe hai jaise main Naina ko roz subah jaldi uthaatu hun." He glanced at his Nanu, "Aap bhi ab jaakar so jaaiye. Main Naina ko davaai bhi de dunga aur uska dhyaan bhi rakhunga aur haannn... usse subah jaldi bhi nahi uthaaunga... Thik hai..." Nanu patted his back & went to his room, trusting his grandson's words. Unknown to them, Naina had heard their entire conversation with teary eyes & sated heart.

Sameer went back to the room & saw Naina pulling out her pillow & quilt from the cupboard. He stood there for a while & then strode to his bedside table. He filled a glass of water & pulled out the painkiller medicines strip from the drawer. Naina stood facing him as if wanting to say something.

He walked to her & handed her the tablet & water. She quietly accepted it & drowned it down with water. "Naina... I'm sorry... Main jaanta hun ki kahin na kahin galti meri bhi hai. Agar main tumhe pick karne nahi aa paaya toh at least mujhe apni car bhej deni chahiye thi tumhare liye. Main ab aage se poora dhyaan rakhunga aur tum bhi aaj ke baad akele kahin nahi jaaogi. Kahin bhi jaana ho toh tum apni car mein jaaogi."

Naina took a step ahead & replied, "Sameer... Aapki koi galti nahi hai. Please aap mujhe sorry mat boliye. Jo hona tha wohh ho gaya, ab aage main bhi dhyaan rakhungi. Bas... wohhh... wohhh..." She rubbed her arms again as if she was reminded of those horrible touches.

Sameer saw this & this time he knew what he had to do. He walked a step backwards & opened his arms, "Do you trust me Naina???" She saw the same pain that she was feeling in his eyes & then her eyes drifted to her hot husband's open arms. She couldn't believe what she saw, but she knew what she wanted at this moment.

Naina took two steps ahead & closed the distance, wrapping herself in his warmth. This is what she wanted to do to forget those unwanted touches. She whispered, "I trust you Sameer..."

How was the update???

If anyone is thinking that those two goons were planned by Kabir then the answer is no.

Do you think that this situation would change the equation between Samaina?

Will Samaina be able to keep their marriage away from Kabir & Preeti?

Next update will be about their Sunday dinner...

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Daksha...❤