You And I

Chapter 9

Amey unraveled himself, in front of Krish, who was gulping in the unfeigned answer.

"What do you blurb? Amey! . I was drunk. And while I was driving back home.. It happened.", Krish ranted skillfully without faltering, or dropping the ball.

Amey's features solidified. His tired, blue eyes transformed into chafed ones. "Drunk? My ass!" On whispering a curse, under his breath, and On letting in a huge amount of air, and puffing it out slowly, Amey ordered,"Don't lie!"

Krish's face lost its cheer. He diverted his gaze to the opposite wall, and gulped. He didn't want to let out what happened. Or at least for now. With his eyes earnestly, searching something seemed like eternal on the empty walls of that fifteen storied hospital building, Amey distracted him with his tenacious voice.

"Krish. I asked for the truth.", His reliable emphasis of those words made Krish more timid. He gasped for air. His front was laced with blobs of exudation.

"Please, Tell me.", Amey asked patiently looking at his eyes. Krish wasn't looking back at Amey. With that, Amey could have a sneaking suspicion on his previous answer and behavior.

"Why won't you tell me?", Amey asked. And now with his forehead frizzed , giving out several wrinkles; still being patient in what he asked.

"No Amey-"

"Oh please!", Amey yelled. It was an yell, this time. Krish was making Amey lose his patience.

"Please!", He gasped, laboriously.

"I want the truth to be told!", It was an order, again.

"Amey. Lis-"

"I cannot and I will not.", He growled.

"Alright! Yes. It was not an accident. Enough?", Krish bellowed, gulping off the nervousness. He lost his willingness to endure. He couldn't be patient anymore.

"What did it happen in real?", Amey gritted his teeth, looking at Krish with an authority.

"I will tell you..." Krish whispered, letting out a victorious glance at Amey's lifeless eyes, he enjoined,"Only If you'd tell me about what is going on between you and Meghna!"

"There's-" Within Amey could promote the lie, Krish's palm was shown up , before his face; gesturing a no. "Amey! Please. You think I will believe this?", His voice was full of clout that could make Amey stammer.

"No! Definitely not; Even after seeing you talking to her this morning. I know how you talk to her and how you did it this morning. You initiated to console her. And the exclusive reason for it is Jay uncle. Yes or No!"

Amey lost it.

His head was hovered low, with his eyes taking charge of the guilt, dropping down the audacity that he had so far, while demanding the real happening to Krish.

"Tell me Amey!", Krish claimed without justification.  Amey looked at him. The gaze all screeched the actual reply that Krish wanted to hear.

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Meghna's body flinched an inch as she had to come across the worst nightmare of her life. Very soon, she furled her body and sheered up in nervousness and fright. She sucked for breath at the moment. Her heart was beating wild, against her ribcage. It wasn't beating, it was thumping.

Her little heart was thumping against her chest, making her whole body jitter in horror. Beads of salty solvent were flowing down her cheeks, and had already laced her temples.

She had to brook a millennial of F1 races taking place within her heart. Having been in the stance of not being able to rely on if it was the reality or just a nightmare, she sat there panting heavily.

"Baby.. Are you okay?", she could now hear a voice beside her, with an odd feeling of someone shaking her shoulders, gently. She couldn't come back to the reality. Her eyes were engrossed, in searching something in void.

"Meghna.. Look at me.. Are you okay?", And this time the voice was petty clear than the previous ineffective one. Immediately after in space, She felt her cheeks being coddled. She felt comfort at that touch.

"Baby..", she felt those words, with the same embrace on her cheeks, wiping off her tears and the beads of sweat drops.

Only to see Amey holding her by shoulders, wiping her tears off; she could breath a relief that what made her this hysterical, was just a nightmare. She opened the floodgates, and pulled out all the stops in bringing her breathing to uniformity.

"Arj.. Amey!", she gasped, petrified.

"What happened? You okay?", Amey's concerned voice fell in. He had now gotten up too. With his gaze stuck on her frightened face, and a rush of befuddlement waving through his face; grabbing her by shoulders.

"Amey!", She gasped again, and slid down on him, helplessly. With his arms berthing her, preciously; hijacking her fears away, she felt a breeze of amenity, fluttering in her.

She couldn't be well-sheltered any where else.

"Baby.. Everything is okay..", he said as he moved his hands to check on her. Her fingers were shivery and antarctic. On saving her in his arms and slicking her hair; Amey could only apprehend that she might've got a nightmare.

"Stay with me Amey.", She panted, with her face still horrified and aimless. She had already curled down on him, glomming onto his shirt, tightly.

"I am here, baby! Everything is okay.", he breathed into her hair, rubbing her back. She wasn't thoroughly normal, though. Being familiar with the fact that asking about what happened would worsen her situation, he decided not to ask for it. Instead, he was now confined with an enormous duty of soothing her.

He still had his arms bandaging her, with his other hand holding her fingers to make them warmish.

Few minutes into it, He felt like her breathing had come back to normal, and she was okay.

"Meghna..", he whispered softly. She looked too fragile for him to hold. She was wholly outraged and disturbed. He had not seen Meghna like that, so shattered in the long five months that they'd been together.

"Hmm?", It was a shaky hum, that left her throat. She had her eyes wide open, still like searching something eternal in void.

"Are you okay baby?"

"Don't leave me Amey. Stay!", Her lips moved, over one another as a lone ball of tear came furling down.

"I am not going anywhere. I am here. Right beside you, holding you." He wheedled, pecking her hair. Sometimes, it all takes a few words of comfort that someone needs to give. Or only someone could give. Only he could give her that comfort. Comfort of staying secured.

"Sleep, Meghna!", He breathed.

"I am scared, Amey.", She gasped.

"What's scaring you?", He tried to coax her.

"The nightmare.. Someone is.. someone is trying to..", As he felt her heart picking up speed in fidgets, he crooned,"Shush! Don't go back to that. Nothing will happen."

"Stay with me... Stay.. just stay..", she whispered.

Amey let out a genial chuckle, and assured her,"I am here. I am here.", he bent down to kiss her eyelids.

Rescuing her from the nightmare, and saving her in his arms; and patting her to sleep; was all what he did at the moment. Soon, In the comfort of his embrace; sleep took over her. Amey, leant back, closing his eyes having her in his arms.

The next morning, when Meghna woke up from sleep; she found Amey in his track pants and a collared tee. He was sleeking his hair with his long fingers.

"Where are you going?", Meghna managed to mumble, trying to keep her eyes in open.

"Meghna! You're awake.", He uttered and came to her." You okay?"

She nodded her head, slowly.

"Did you forget? Anjali is coming today. I am going to the airport to get her.", Amey's enthusiasm was wide open. Only after hearing that, Meghna's eyes breathed into a new life.

"Yes! I forgot!", she sighed, jerking upright and taking her hands to hold her head.

He strode to her, and on cosseting her hair; he stamped a peck on her temples and disclosed.

"I will go, get her."

She nodded.

As he walked away, he announced,"Make your own coffee today." She chuckled at what he said.

With that, Meghna rolled out of the bed; emanated to the bathroom. After a soothing shower, she slipped into a pair of comfortable Pajamas and a pull over shirt. She knew that she wasn't going to the office today as Anjali would be there.

When she had come out of the kitchen with her cup of coffee, She heard the door unseal. Once Amey and Anjali, entered in Meghna's face spiff up.

"Hold her!", Anjali surrendered Vibah in Amey's arms, and leaped forward to pull Meghna into a bear hug.

"Anjaliii!", Meghna squealed and hugged her back. Amey strode in to put Vibah, to the bed; as she was sleeping due to the jet lag. Soon, after their very own moments, Anjali went to the bathroom to freshen up. That's when, Amey revealed Anjali's purpose of visit, to Meghna. She had come to meet Aarav. He also added that, they will be going to meet Aarav in sometime. And Meghna nodded.

In sometime, When Anjali had come out and got dressed; Amey managed to take a quick shower. He came and togged him in a mousy collared tee, and a blue denimed pants. Meghna had never seen anyone with that manliness. He looked unjustly hot. Not just hot, but in the way that made Meghna wonder how could someone be unethically clean-cut and virile!

Within her eyes could be taken off of Amey, he got her watching him, passionately. His eyes never left her's, while his legs were recklessly, paced towards her. Those parallel, straight glances started tightening all of her nerves. With the intensity of his gaze, she could just jump into a conclusion that she was a woman and she did have to feel coy under his gaze.

With a smile writhing along her lips, she mumbled,"Why do you've to look at me like that?"

He smiled back, in a nefarious manner. And her heart went topsy-turvy in that smile.

"I have reasons, You know?", he smirked.

"One- You're mine; Two- You're beautiful.", he said, moving forward; letting his scorching breathe hit her face and make her knees go undependable.

Meghna's lips stretched out neatly.

"No enough flirting skills, Amey.", She mouthed, looking at his eyes. She added,"I know, I look like a mess right now."

"Why do I have to flirt when I can tell you the genuine truth? I can flirt too, though!", he smirked again.

"You're something!", he sighed, being unable to make her realize her worth.

"Something poetic.. precious!", he skimmed forward, slowly. Steadily. Meghna felt so worthy of herself, in his words. In real, it was him who was a treasure Meghna. In a flimsy, hairline gap between their lips, with his blue eyes becoming an assortment of emotions; trying to make this girl before him, realize her worth; what she felt was death.

Her eyes got shut. She was helpless.

Within Amey could sink forward and make her become aware of his feelings, furthermore; Anjali's playful voice hindered in.

"I didn't see anything dudes!", She screeched from the doorstep, turning aside in a whirl.

Meghna went discomposed suddenly and Amey groaned under his breathe. He jumped to doorstep in a bounce and clouted Anjali's head.

"Someone hadn't taught you to knock the door?",He grunted, walking along with her to the living room.

Anjali, clouted his head back and stuck her tongue out, "Hadn't someone taught you to close your door?"

As they walked through the hallway, it took a few more minutes to redeem herself from the divine abode, she was taken to. After a few whiffs of letting in and out, she strode to the living room.

Within which, Anjali and Amey were ready to leave , to meet Aarav.

"Meghna. Careful with her. She'll trouble you to death.", Anjali warned Meghna as she had to babysit, Vibah until they came back.

"We're leaving, Meghna!", Amey opened up for which she flickered a nod. As they drove off, Meghna came back to the living room and dropped down herself at the couch. She couldn't help but feel deep for Amey. He was every little thing, that she wanted. He was her missing piece of puzzle.

Every Time when Amey made towards her, it was all of her that would earn for his words to be heard, embrace to be felt and love to be cherished. She loved it when he saved her in his arms. Next to her mother's womb and father's embrace, it was Amey who could provide her with a heck of safeness. She did feel for him. Deep down at her heart, she knew that it was love that was making her go crazy for him. Never in life, she'd thought that this kind of twist that her life could take up.

Her deep thoughts were disturbed by Vibah's whine. She came rubbing her eyes sleepy eyes, walking unsteadily, stamping her toddler feet.

"Good morning, baby bug!", Meghna enticed her., as she bent forward to scoop her in her arms; and place her on her lap.

"Amma..", she whined, searching for her mommy.

"Amma will come in sometime. Vibah, being a good girl; will brush her teeth, and drink milk within Amma and Amey could come.",She continued enticing her, as she swirled her in air which made Vibah, giggle adorably. Soon, she was taken to the bathroom and Meghna helped her brush her teeth and clean herself.

Next off, on walking back to the kitchen; Vibah threw her hands up gesturing Meghna to make her sit on the billet. She did so and thronged off the sweltering milk, to her sipper. On checking for the feverishness of the sipper, she handed over it to Vibah and made her hands clutch the urn, with her petite fingers.

"Is it hot baby?", She enquired softly, ruffling her hair, gently.

"No.", Vibah nodded in negative and sucked on the sipper, earnestly. Meghna was amazed by the sincerity with which the little bugger gulped off the milk. As of she heard, there were no friendly terms between kids and the milk. After finishing it off, Vibah and Meghna settled down at the living, down at the carpet; with a paper and paints.

Somehow, Meghna managed to chaperon Vibah, until they came.

After three hours, When she heard the honk of the car, entering the gate; Meghna stinulated Vibah, spiritually.

"Amey and Amma has come!", She widened her eyes at the kid, and buoyed her up. Vibah, thwacked her hands in joy, and smiled wide exposing her half-grown choppers and giggled,"Yaay! Amey is here. We shall show this to Amey.", she cackled pointing out the Peppa-Pig, that she had drawn.

Once, Amey and Anjali were into the room; Vibah ran to Amey and hugged his knees. "Ameynnn!", Her token, puerile giggle followed.

"My honey bunch is here!"Amey announced proudly, taking her in his arms and kissed her cheeks. And Vibah whined adorably as his stubble jagged her milky skin. It was a sight to see a thousand more times, for Meghna.

"How was your babysitting experience?", Anjali chortled.

"She is really sweet, you know. I haven't seen any kid gulping milk off, without whining.", Meghna shook her head in amusement and chuckled.

"Oh my baby!", Anjali chortled at her kid, merrily. That day was spent, with Anjali and Vibah; for Amey and Meghna. Only that evening, Anjali went to her parent's place to meet them. Amey and Meghna accompanied her. After dinner at their place, the couple drove back; Whilst Anjali and Vibah stayed back there.

In sometime after reaching home, both of plunged into the bed, messing up with the pillows and the quilt.

"Amey?" Meghna called him, and he turned to her side. Both of them were, lying on one side;facing each other.

"What baby?", His racy voice, fell in. Being Inches away from him, this tone in which his voice fell in, made goose fleshes swell all over her body.

"What did Aarav say?", Meghna asked, being concerned. Amey smiled to himself. On loitering along the bed, employing the slot between them; his hands swooped to hold her head firmly and he dashed his temples with her's, marginally; and smiled.

"Why are you so stainless, Meghna?", He whispered in amusement.

"Why are you so generous, Amey?", she asked him back. He chuckled. And she chuckled back.

On heaving a sigh, He recited what happened with Aarav. "He demands for money, Meghna. Appa has shut down his credit cards! His bank account is knocked out. He's running out of bucks. He is demanding money !"

"Should we afford him?", she asked, with her gaze following Amey's stance, like a lost puppy.

"I don't know!", he heaved a sigh, wearily.

"I can't see him in impairment, Meghna. I get that Appa did this to see If he is coming back to normal! But you know? It just pains!"

"It is okay, Amey. Sometimes we've to let it happen to see where it leads. I can understand how it feels. You also have to respect your dad's verdict!", she said softly, looking at him airily.

A gush of air, wheezed out from him.

" we've to let it happen, where it leads!", he repeated her words and looked at her dreamily. Those blue orbs made her alive with extreme bliss.

On squirming forth, making her eyes shut dreamily, they slept for that night. They know that the comfort they give eachother is what they want.

"Oh, come on. You're not ready yet!", Joshua screamed, looking at lazy Meghna who was sitting before her laptop. Its been an hour since the plan for that day, had been schemed, Yet Meghna was still working on her laptop.

Its been two good weeks, since Joshua moved in with them. Their apartment was pretty commodious for three girls' stuff to be kept in.

Since, they'd only two bed room; they decided to assign a portable bed berth at the living room for three to sleep together. The two rooms were used to keep things and do other stuff, for them.

"Meghna! It is only you, who is not ready yet!", Julie cooed treading out of her room.

Meghna sighed at the girls and heaved,"Girls! As If I take an hour to get ready. Please stop, both of you!", She chuckled caustically.

"I don't really know why are you a girl! With no patience to get dressed up!", Joshua rolled her eyes, at Meghna; pleating her arms with each other.

"What! Does it mean that I lack patience If I don't dress up thoughtfully! Come on. Don't be so inappropriate.", she justified herself.

"You're an innate beauty!", Joshua winked at Meghna.

"I second you!", Julie cooed. For which, Meghna threw up her you too? kind of stare, to which Julie looked back at her like sorry, couldn't help it out.

Soon after, Meghna got ready in a jiffy on garbing in a pair of black denims and a loose grey shirt, noosing over her curvy body. Putting her jacket on, and on complying her sneakers on, they headed to the nearby clothe store, to shop for stuff.

Once they were in to the clothing store, Julie excused herself to the corsets zone; while Meghna and Joshua were burning up the sundresses over there for Joshua.

"Why don't you try something girlie?", Joshua asked solemnly, holding a beautiful fuchsia sundress, in front of her face.

Meghna looked at the dress in distaste. "Eww! Pink is not really my thing."

"As If you'll go away of all the flesh if you wear this!", Joshua pouted, and Meghna chuckled.

That's when Joshua's phone vibrated. To see her display, it was an actual, whopping earthquake for her. She gulped anxiously, and checked at Meghna who was ruffling through the hangers of dresses, a few feet away from her.

"Hey, Meghna!"

"Huh?"

"I will go try this on?"Joshua asked showing the dress in her hands. To which Meghna nodded and smiled.

On whisking off to the sweep to experiment the dresses, she dropped off all those things down at the floor tensely and swiped the call.

"Hello!", she hooted, apprehensively.

"Why did you call me? How many times should I say you not to call me, until I text you.", she talked hastily.

"What! You're coming here?", The phone call got her on her nerves.

"No! You're ruining it, If you're going to come here." She gritted her teeth, in angst, colliding against the wall of the trail room, in impatience.

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