Breaking the silence- part 15
She was sure she heard his car’s honk only then why he was taking time to ring the bell. She thought to wait for a while before going out.
She kept pacing through the hall when she heard footsteps behind the main door and it felt there were two persons, with a little terror she walked to the door and tried calling him on his phone.
She felt her breath back when his familiar ringtone chimed behind the door and she opened the door in no time.
But what she welcomed was the last thing she knew she was going to meet.here he stood with the arm support of some man she didn’t identify. And he was bruised,the lips had blacken due to the blood clot, his yellow shirt patched with dirt and blood.
She felt suffocated on the sight, “what happened to him.” She asked making the way for them to enter.
The man shifted him on the sofa and as he straightened up she again asked teary eyed, “what happened ?”
Before he could have said anything Sayyam said , “ Muneer, its been too late, take my car and go your home. Thanks for the help. Now I’ll manage.”
And with no further question the man left. She didn’t understand what was the matter and closing the main door came to him.
“what is this, how this happened?” she asked kneeling before him. And as she kneeled she found there was some injury below his rib cage cause she sighted fresh bleeding.
“I guess there is much than I can see.” She said getting up. “I’ll be back in a moment.
She turned to do a few arrangements for his first aid when he caught her arm, “can we please go in our room.”
“okay” she agreed and leaned to give him her support.
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She entered with the hot water and found him discarding his shirt. His back was to hers and she found the little bruises here and there. Stifling the wish to ask him the reason she kept the hot water on the stool and moved to her cupboard for the cotton.
Pouring a few drops of the antiseptic solution she dabbed the cotton and waited for him to come from the washroom. He had been giving her a hard time from the past hour.
Controlling herself she knocked softly the door and it opened instantly. He had washed his face and right now was kneeling on the basin, the look on his face said he was not well. So she entered inside and called him, he looked up and found her reflection in the mirror.
“Its okay Krishna, I’ll manage.”he said trying to get the towel when she said, “I’ll do the same for you.”
And with no talks he turned and the deep wound took her breath. “we should visit the hospital, its deep.” She suggested.
“tomorrow,right now do anything with it I trust you,” he said taking the support of wall and she rushed outside to get the things she had arranged.
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He pushed his lips together when she wiped the deep bruise below his rib cage, and she looked through his face.
“it will be done in a moment .” she tried pacifying him.
“do your job Krishna, I am no kid.” He tried joking.
“yeah, no kid come home this bruised.” She said without looking up.
“do it a little gently Krishna, it hurts.” He winced.
“sorry,” and she looked up apologetically and found him smiling.
she felt a bout of anger surrounding her,without saying a word she dumped all the used up cotton in the bin box and wrapped the gauge around his torso.
“its done,” she declared after a while and turned to exit when he stopped him, “and what about these” he gestured towards his bruised lips.
“I hope you can manage that.” And he sensed her anguish.
“but you do carefully and when a doctor is available why I should do it myself?” he said sheepishly.
she turned and with soft hands put the ointment to the bruise.
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He had difficulty in sitting straight so she arranged a few pillows behind him and then asked, “do you need anything?”
“hot chocolate .” and she looked to him rather surprised.
“Chocolates lift up the mood” he repeated her same words and she smiled.
“finally you smiled, in this state you being angry wasn’t helping.” He said resting properly.
“oh really?” and grabbing the tumbler of hot water she went to complete his wish.
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After they sipped the beverage she asked, “how it happened ?”
“it was one sick man, he wanted my signature for some illegal constructions and I denied ,now he felt he wanted it by hook or crook.” and she gasped “was it some influential man?”
“yeah, one big business man.” He quipped. “And I guess you can conclude now how all this happened.”
“how you got saved then.” She asked feeling bad.
“Muneer, our junior staff, he helped me, and any ways they did it to warn me .” he mused.
“so it means, they would be back again?” she enquired looking to him.
“maybe yes, maybe no.” he answered. “its common I have dealt with such morons in past too.no need to worry.”
“you are coming home bruised and you say I shouldn’t be worrying.” She slid her mug aside, her will to sip it, had died already.
“Hey, hey….its alright. I am okay and when my wife itself is a doctor why I need to worry.”he tried cheering her up.
“you won’t understand.” And she tried leaving the bed when he said “should I resign because there is danger in my job, hun?”
“I didn’t mean that.” She was embarrassed when he pulled her to his chest. “ If it is meant it will happen anyway, why getting tensed about things we don’t have control. what I have control is on this very moment and I want it to be very peaceful with my wife. If it’s okay to you.”he smiled.
And in response she hugged him tight.
“hey,hey.”he winced. “we have more ways to make this moment peaceful, but right now its hurting if you hug that tight.”
And she left his side with a quick sorry and kept the loose strands behind her ear out of embarrassment.
“so I think now we are okay,” he asked.
“yeah.” She answered in a small voice.
“then have your drink and lets take rest, I need to go office tomorrow.” He said and she looked back to him like he did the biggest joke . “you aren’t standing properly,how will you go to office ?”
“ummmm, if you don’t want me to go then its fine otherwise I know I will be okay till morning.” He teased her.
“tsk.” She clicked her tongue.
“you are such a drama sometimes.” And she sipped the content of mug in one go, the cold beverage wasn’t that good now.
And as she leaned switching the lights off she felt his hand covering hers,” I could have showed you the drama but some other day.” And pressing his lips to her palm he shifted little and hand in hand they both dozed off for a better morning.
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Hey guys, next part updated and I hope you like it, will be waiting for your response. With love Morusya.