جميع فصول : الفصل -الفصل 130

A few days had passed. The medicines had started working. The fever and her menstruation period were gone. The weakness still lingered occasionally, but nowhere near as bad as before. The diet chart that the doctor had given was being followed almost religiously now, mostly because Ryker made sure of it. Breakfast on time. Medicines on time. Meals on time. No arguments. No skipping. No excuses. And slowly… Color had begun returning to Inaayat's face. The dark circles had lightened. Her eyes looked brighter. Her steps no longer carried that constant exhaustion. Even her smile had started appearing more often. Tiny. Fleeting. But there. It was lunchtime. The haveli dining room buzzed with preparations for the wedding next week. Servants moved in and out carrying dishes. Fresh flowers had begun appearing in corners. Fabric samples and invitation cards lay scattered on a side table. The entire haveli seemed alive. Ryker and Inaayat walked downstairs together. As usual she followed b

"A bia a chócaráil de láimh? Ní ligfidh mé dó fiú boladh a fháil air ó chian. A bhastar! Ní chócóidh sí ach domsa agus domsa amháin." Ryker said coldly making Arjun and Nancy chock at his words. (Translation: Her hand cooked food? I'll not even let him smell it from far away. Bastard! She will only cook for me and only me.) "What?" Vishesh asked in confusion and everyone else has the same reaction. "He's saying that sure you can taste her hand cooked food." Arjun said nervously scratching his nape while Inaayat looked at all of them in confusion really oblivious of the things going around her. "Sea, ina bhrionglóidí. Tabharfaidh mé a chuid putóga dó féin dá ndéanfadh sé iarracht fiú a bheith gar di." Ryker again spoke and this time Arjun looked at him with an awkward smile. (Translation: Yeah, in his dreams. I'll feed his own intestines to him if he even tries to be close with her.) "Yeah Ryker we can understand you." Arjun said with a fake sweet smile. "No we can't." Urvashi s

Like a frightened koala. One hand gripping his arm. The other was clutching his shirt. Every turn she turned closer to him. Every sound she scooted closer if possible. Every scare she tried to get even closer to him was like trying to blend in with him. By the end she was practically glued to him. And Ryker for reasons he'd never admit didn't seem particularly eager to move her away. His jaw was clenched all the way because it was too dark as per his liking. But they came out before that darkness could trigger something inside him. Inaayat has a grim expression on her face and a weird expression on her face. "Chii! Kitni gandi jagah hai! Aise darane ke liye bhi bhala koi paise deta hai? Hmph!" She said and he immediately looked at her amusingly. All of his memories were shoved out before it could trigger him. (Translation: Eww! What a bad place! Who pays to be scared like that? Hmph!) "Accha? Itna ganda tha ye?" He asked her amusingly. (Translation: Oh? Is it that bad?) "Aur nah

Inaayat looked at herself in the mirror. For several long seconds. She barely recognised the girl staring back. The girl wearing anklets chimed whenever she moved. The bangles that sparkled under the light. Earrings with tiny golden bells and a golden delicate chain in her neck. The soft hairstyle. The flowing bottle-green dress. She looked... happy. Without even realising it. Her fingers lightly touched the anklets. Then the bangles. She immediately turned around and hugged him catching him off guard. He was frozen for a while and then looked down at her. Her head was on his chest. He gently caressed her head. "Kya hua bacche?" He asked so gently that it almost made her cry. (Translation: What happened, kiddo?) "Aap kitne acche hain ji. Aap ki wajah se hamein wo sab kuchh milta hai jo hamein aaj tak kabhi nahi mila. Aap hamein wo sab kuchh dilate hain jo hamein accha lagta hai. Aap ki wajah se hum kitne sundar dikhne lage hain pehele to hamein apne aap ko sheeshe mein dekhne se

Choosing silence. Which somehow answered his question even more clearly. Several feet away Ryker had been speaking with Arjun's father related to some ritual which is done by elder brother and Arjun wants him to do it. At least... his body had been there. His attention hadn't. Not for quite some time. His gaze had unconsciously drifted across the hall. Toward Inaayat. Toward Vishesh. Toward the conversation that seemed to be making her laugh. Again. And again. Every soft smile. Every tiny laugh. Every sparkle in her eyes... He noticed all of it. Something inside him tightened. He didn't particularly enjoy the feeling. Nor did he care to analyze it. He simply knew one thing he'd had enough. Without another word he excused himself. Walked straight across the hall. And stopped beside them. "There you are." Vishesh looked at him. "She's been sitting through the ceremony for hours." Ryker's expression remained unreadable. "She needs rest." His eyes settled on Inaayat. "Ji hum---" In