09. In Search of Love - Sandhya
Nikhil kept starring at Pooja... She was sleeping like a small kid... Even in the sleep her face had that compelling charm... He couldn't take his eyes of her face...
As if touched by his gaze even in the deep sleep Pooja turned around...
Nikhil immediately turned his face away from her... He didn't want her to feel un-comfortable in any way...
He couldn't believe Pooja is with him in his home... It all looked like a miracle...
He has got her back along with his father. With them happiness has also returned to their home. He has never seen his mother so happy. Gayathri's face has been glowing for the past two days.
Kalai selvi has settled in life... Pratap is a fine person and he will take care of her properly...
His parents’ problem is also resolved...
Now he can relax and think about his own life...
He should win his wife's heart again...
He again turned his attention towards his wife. Pooja was sleeping hugging a pillow that was kept in-between them.
That pillow was his idea!
Pooja was very reluctant to stay with him in the same room… He remembered the conversation they had few days back…
“Pooja, I can understand how you feel. But since we have started this drama, we need to act properly. As you said this is for my dad… I am sorry that you have to go through this but please…”
“ok…” said Pooja hesitantly.
“You can sleep in the bed, I will sleep in the couch outside…”
“Its ok, I can sleep in the floor, I am used to that…”
“Even I am used to that Pooja… I have slept in the floor even without a bed spread for many years…”
Pooja looked at him…
“But now you are used to this comfort so you carry on…”
Her voice had a sarcastic tone… He looked at her calmly.
“I know how difficult it is for you to stay with me in the same room… Trust me, I will not do anything that will make you feel un-comfortable…”
“Trust you???? That’s a nice joke!”
“I know! I don’t blame you for that… But what are we going to get by just arguing like this? Let’s try and be practical…”
“Oh yeah practical as in cheating someone by stabbing in their heart!”
Her voice again had that sarcastic tone and there was a bitter smile in her face…
Nikhil looked at his scornful wife for a few seconds…
“Whether I am good or bad is not important now. Remember I didn’t ask you to tell my dad that you are my wife. It was all your idea… You said that and now you are going through this… I am just trying to help you. If you don’t need my help, it is perfectly fine with me.”
Pooja was slightly startled by Nikhil’s stiff tone. He could see that in her eyes…
He immediately pacified himself.
“I am sorry Pooja, I shouldn’t have said it that way… Let me suggest a good solution for our current problem… I can understand it’s difficult for you to sleep in the same bed with me but I can’t let you sleep in a couch or floor… So let’s share this bed… We can partition it…”
“Partition???”
“Yes…” said Nikhil and kept the pillows in the middle of the bed.
“The left side is all yours and the right side is mine… I will not cross the line…”
“mmm…”
“See this is the best possible solution for our problem…”
Finally, with some hesitation, Pooja accepted his idea… But still she didn’t come to sleep till he acted as if he is in deep sleep…
It’s still the same till date…