Keshav gulped and tried to concentrate on the cooking but his mind was on the punishment Myra had decided for him. He was mentally recollecting the songs he had listened so far and preparing himself.
Keshav Mv: Its already been a day without a kiss and this cannot prolong so do your best Keshav.
He mentally prayed and Myra was bewildered to see him roll his eyes talking to himself in a hushed voice.
Myra: Will I get food or will you keep talking to yourself ?
Keshav stopped abruptly and he trembled as he turned to Myra thinking of a song.
Keshav:
Pasum paal neiyila
Thuvaram parupa kadanju
Thalichu kodukatuma
I will cook dhal and smash it mixing with ghee from cow milk Shall I give you that dhal rice ?
Myra cocked her eyebrows in appreciation but Keshav sighed relief for winning at the first instant.
He served the food and was thankful that Myra chose to eat in silence. When they returned to the room Myra yawned and laid on the bed with Keshav seated next to her.
Myra: Ketchup, I feel sleepy so I will sleep for sometime.
Keshav:
Thoongadhe Thambi Thoongadhe
Somberi Endra Peyar Vaangadhe
Don’t sleep brother, don’t sleep . Don’t get called as lazy by sleeping
Myra opened her eyes instantly and Keshav ran out of the room with Myra chasing him.
Myra: Stop right there or you will regret Ketchup.
Keshav:
Nil nil nil
Badhil sol sol sol
Enai vaattaadhae
Stop stop stop, speak speak speak the answer without worrying me
Myra caught him on the couch and pinched his arms.
Myra: Are you calling me lazy ? How dare you lie to me ? I m not lazy.
Keshav:
Poi solla koodaadhu kaadhali
Poi sonnalum neeyae en kaadhali
you mustn’t lie to me my love
even if you lie,your my love
Myra stopped hitting him and Keshav kissed her cheeks.
Keshav: You look cute when you pretend to be angry little one. Now don’t look at me like I broke the rules of your punishment. You said I should reply with songs to you but you never said that I should not talk to you.
Myra: What do you think of yourself ?
Keshav:
Ninaivo oru paravai
Virikkum adhan siraghai
Parakkum adhu kalakkum
Than uravai
Memory is a bird, it spreads out its wings Its going to fly and start its relationship
Myra smiled and returned to room and Keshav held his chest sighing in relief before he followed her to the room. Myra was scrollinng through her mobile and he laid on the bed with his head on her lap.
Keshav: You changed my world even when you were not by my side physically butterfly. I used to talk to your photo and share everything with you. When me and Varun went out for relaxation from work, I used to see couples and wished we could be like that one day. When I see different colors of bangles and earrings I wished that you were with me and I could buy you everything you wanted to match all your dresses.
Myra: When you could share about your love to Rakesh sir and Varun then why not me ? Why didn’t you confess to me ?
Keshav:
Ragasiyamaanadhu kaadhal
Miga miga ragasiyamaanadhu kaadhal
Love is secretive, Love is very very secretive.
Keshav: Little one, you remember the first movie we watched together in theatre ? I couldn’t focus on the movie when you were leaning on me. Stupid directors, what was the need for intermission that broke our beautiful moment.
Myra chuckled and pulled his moustache. Keshav twisted his moustace and winked at her.
Keshav: You said the punishment is not to kiss so how about we do something else ? You know we could do a lot to forget everything. We are yet to clebrate our love confession.
Myra: Nothing will happen until you convince me so move away and sleep on your side.
Keshav:
Mandram vandha thendralukku manjam vara
Nenjam illaiyo anbae yen anbae
The breeze that came until the entrance of the house Doesn’t it have the heart to come until the couch? Oh dear! Oh dear!
Myra placed her palm over his mouth to stop him and closed her eyes to sleep. Keshav removed her palm and kissed them before pulling her to cuddle.
By evening Myra woke up to the tempting smell and sauntered to the kitchen. Keshav closed her eyes before she took a look at what he had prepared for her.
Keshav: Please don’t talk or ask for anything for sometime. Give me 5 more minutes to complete my work.
He made her to sit on a chair and blindfolded her. Myra was tapping her feet and biting her lips with her imaginations running to guess though she knew he has baked something for her.
Five minutes later Keshav removed her blindfold and Myra saw a cake before her with sorry written on it. Keshav knelt before her and held her hands.
Keshav: Myra, I m sorry for not confessing my love sooner, I m sorry for not giving my gifts directly to you, I m sorry for doing all the planning for our marriage behind your back, I m sorry for hurting you, I m sorry to upset you, I m sorry for being the reason you cried for months, I m sorry that I was late to take you with me, I m sorry for being an idiot. I m sorry for everything. I will wait patiently for you to forgive me though I know that you are not angry with me anymore. I will take all your punishments even when I know that you are enjoying my songs. I m ready to say sorry for a billion times if that will convince you but I will choose to say I love you a billion and billion times butterfly. I love you .. I love … I love you.. I love you
Myra: I love you
Myra hugged him and Keshav wrapped his arm around her torso feeling the love, also instantly he remembered that he had to sing for her.
Keshav:
Sollitalae ava kaadhala
Sollum podhae sugam thaalala
She’s confessed her love
When she was telling me, I couldn’t contain my happiness
Myra pulled back from the hug and kissed his cheek with a smile.
Myra: You win so I take back the punishment.
She made him sit on the chair and entered the kitchen and returned with the cream and a knife. She removed the sorry from the cake and wrote I love you on it with a heart emoji next to it.
Myra: Cut the cake now, I m eager to taste it.
Keshav pulled her to stand before him and passed the knife to her. He held her hand and they cut the cake together and fed each other.
Myra: Lets go out for a walk and have dinner at restaurant, I m bored of staying home for long.
Keshav: That is because we did nothing to keep us busy. We just ate and slept.
Myra: What were you expecting then Mr. husband ?
Keshav: We could have done a lot of things, like watching movie, baking together, cleaning together, bathing together, sleeping together, a lot more.
Myra stomped on his feet and flipped her hair pushing him back into the chair.
Myra: I took back your punishment and I forgive you but things will happen only when I start for it so zip your lips and pant.
Keshav: I haven’t opened it for couple days now, poor me.
Myra placed the cake in the refrigerator and closed the door to get ready. Keshav leaned on the wall next to door waiting for the door to be opened. 30 minutes later the door opened and Myra walked out dressed in a summer gown and Keshav spanked her when she crossed him without sparing a glance at him.
Myra: Excuse me, did you just spank me ?
Keshav: Oh I thought I was hitting the door, no wonder why I felt it soft and squishy. I don’t want my wife to be bored waiting for me so let me get ready quickly.
He left the door open and tossed his vest and winked Myra who was watching him. She twisted her lips and left to let him get ready but in real she was smiling at his antics.
Keshav walked out wearing a shirt matching her gown and they got in the car with Keshav in the driving seat. He parked the car near by the market road and decided to take a walk. He stopped by a bangle shop and pulled her inside.
Keshav: Let me fulfill all my wishes from now on. We will choose bangles, earrings, scrunchies and everything in all colors.
Myra: From which movie did you get all these ideas ?
Keshav: These are all wishes of all 90s kids. Now don’t start teasing me and lets do our shopping quickly and move on to next one.
Myra picked a few and turned to him but he was holding a basket of things already in his hand and payed for everything.
They completed shopping and reached a restaurant. Myra was about to sit opposite to him but he pulled her to sit next to him.
Keshav: How will I get to feed you if you sit opposite to me ? You won’t let me kiss you so let me hold your hand atleast.
Myra scooted close to him and interlaced her fingers with his. They placed order and Myra held Keshav’s chin to look at her.
Keshav: I m all yours to watch wifey, wait for us to return to the cottage and you can look at me however you want.
Myra: Walk on your feet Mr.husband. I m just looking at your beard, you haven’t trimmed for almost a week now.
Keshav: I made a vow to trim only when you let me kiss you.
Myra: What if I couldn’t find your lips between you beard and moustache when I decide to kiss you ?
Keshav: That is serious problem. My first job when we return to cottage is to trim my beard. What if you decide to let me kiss you tonight ? I don’t want to miss any opportunities.
He ran his palm over his beard and winked at Myra who blushed and turned away from his gaze.
Myra: Why do you always think about me in everything ? Don’t you have any wish for yourself ?
Keshav: Why not ? I have a lot wishes and most of them has come true already. I wanted you to dry my hair when I walk of the washroom and that happened when I got sprain in my wrist. I wanted you to feed me and that is happening most of the days. I wanted to sleep with my head on your lap and that too happens quite some times. I wanted to wear outfit to your choice and that is happening because you pick out that everyday.
Myra: Tell me about the wishes that are yet to be fulfilled.
Keshav: There are lot of romantic wishes like, I wanted you join me in bath in the morning, to see you dressed in a saree without blouse, oil massage to my hair and body with your hands and I have a very special wish but I will let you know that later.
They started having the food and it was almost 11 by the time they returned to the cottage. They dropped the shopping bags and hit the bed directly.
At Chennai:
The next morning, Archana was preparing breakfast and Madan was reading a newspaper in the bedroom.
Archana: I have 2 sons, a daughter in a law and a niece living in this home but looks like all of a sudden they all vanished to some different planet. Atleast Myra called me yesterday evening to inform that she is Ooty with Keshav.
Hearing her ranting Madan entered the kitchen and started helping her.
Madan: Stop ranting Archana, Keshav messaged before leaving for Ooty but I forgot to inform you. He took Myra over there as a surprise it seems.
Archana: What about Krish ? Did he call you or did you call him to know about him ?
Madan: His mobile is switched off. What about Roshni ?
Archana was about to reply but the door bell interrupted their conversation and they sauntered to the door to open it with Madan tailing her. Archana opened the door and gasped in shock and covered her mouth with her palm looking at the people at the door step.
Back at Ooty Keshav and Myra were still asleep as they were exhausted from not having a proper sleep for the past 2 days and all the emotions took a toll on them. Their beauty sleep was disturbed when his mobile started blaring non stop even when he ignored for the third time. Myra moved her head from Keshav and hid her face below a pillow to continue her sleep. Keshav groaned for being disturbed and answered the call in a gibberish voice but all his sleep vanished the moment he heard from the other side. He got up from the bed in a hurry holding his head.
Keshav: What the fuck did he do ? Myra, wake up. Little one, we need to be back home, its an emergency.
Myra: I m tired so you go alone and I will come later.
Keshav pulled Myra to sit and moved the hair from her face and pecked her forehead.
Keshav: I m sorry little one but we need to leave. Get ready quickly, I will get ready in the other room.
Myra: What happened now ?
Keshav: Krish…..he got married.
***************
A/N:
Please like and comment
