Unexpected

PART 4

Leaning her back against the wall Hemal kept crying profusely..
Her sobs were getting louder and louder.. And to suppress the sound she pressed her palm on her lips..
A few minutes later her self cursing session for creating the blunder came to a halt as her eardrums hit by the ringing sounds of her cell phone..
She wept her face with back of her palms and got up holding the wall.. Walking till their bed she grabbed her phone and pressed the green icon to answer the call...
"Hello.." she chipped in a hoarse voice..
"Where the hell are you, Hemal?? You are expected to be here by 9:30 (am).. And it's almost 10:00 (am).." ignoring the hoarseness of her voice her boss barked at her..
"Sorry sir.. I just got into a problem.. But I'll be there in fifteen minutes, sir.." she said meekly..
"You better be.." and her boss hung up the call..
Hemal sighed and made her way to the washroom.. Splashing a good amount of water on her face she looked at her reflection.. Her eyes were still red and fluffy..
She again sighed..
Walking back to the room she wept her face and left for her office after setting her messed up hair and taking her belongings..

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On the other hand after leaving the room a hurt, angry and disappointed Dhruv made his to his private car parking place and got into his car..
He was seething as Hemal's words kept ringing in his ears..
"Ahhhh" he groaned a loud in frustration and banged his palm on the steering wheel..
He gave himself a few minutes to get a grip on his emotions and then accelerated the car..
He started driving aimlessly.. He didn't knew where he was going.. All he knew that time was he had to calm himself down..
After an hour or so, he found that he had left the city behind.. Now he was on the highway..
He didn't has a clue that how come he drove this much neither he knew that how many hours passed..
But the realization of being on the highway gave him a freedom to drive all recklessly and that too in the highest speed..

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It was almost the sunset time when Dhruv felt lighter and relaxed... From morning he was driving.. No food.. No water.. And surprisingly he neither felt thirsty nor hungry..
Or may be his body was feeling the need of all those things.. But his senses got numb to react to those needs..
He was actually very hurt.. He always cared for her like the most precious thing of the Universe and there she was thinking of him this low..
More then angry, he was hurt my her words and disappointed by himself...
Halting the car on the side of the highway he came out of the car to get some fresh air..
He leaned onto the car's bonnet and inhaled a lungful of air..

"What have I done to you that you felt I'm with you because of my physical need..??
At first we are friends.. nah?? Didn't I respect our friendship??
What made you feel like this?? I always told you to stop me if you don't feel like going ahead with me whenever we have sex..
If you didn't like our intimacy then you could have told me.. I would have stopped myself.. At least in that way our friendship wouldn't get effected..
But see.. Everything is a mess now.." Dhruv spoke his heart out in a choked voice as he was trying hard not to let his tears to escape from his eyes..
He stared at the horizon line and asked all those questions with so much pain.. Somewhere he was expecting Hemal to come and say all those things which she told in the morning was false, she didn't mean anything like that..
But alas!!.. His Hemal was not with him..
According to him she must be in her office and doing her job which was the most important thing of her life..
But little did he knows his Hemal really didn't mean anything which she told in the morning and was dying to tell him the same and apologize for hurting him..

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It was seven in the evening when Hemal stepped in side their apartment using the spare key..
The very first thing she noticed after entering, was Dhruv who was standing in their balcony while smoking..
Well.. She had an idea about it before only as she saw his car was parked in their private parking lot..
Dhruv felt her presence but didn't turn back.. Hemal breathed out in disappointment and disappeared in their bedroom..
Once she left the living area Dhruv turned and gazed the empty living room..
Some past memories came running in his mind and left his eyes glittering with tears..

Flashback..

"Dhruv.. Dhruv.. Where are you..??" a smiling Hemal came running from the living room to their bedroom..
"What happ..." before Dhruv who was sitting on their bed with his laptop could ask why she was yelling his name, she jumped on him and hugged as tight as she could..
Dhruv stumbled a bit by the her force but then a second later hugged her backed..
"What happened?? Why were you yelling my name.. I was here only nah??" he asked softly and caressed he silky hair..
"I missed you.." she whispered..
"too much.." she added..
"Even I missed you too.." he kissed the top of her head..
"Hold me tight, Dhruv.. It feels the best.." she breathed sharply and gripped him more tightly..
Even he also hid her in his arms..

After good ten minutes Hemal pulled apart.. "Are you tired??" she asked caressing his cheeks..
He brought her palm from his cheek to his lips and kissed inside her palm..
"Umm.. Not really.. Today there was only one meeting.." he replied..
"OK then let's go for dinner in some road side dhaba.. It will be fun.." she chipped happily..
Dhruv frowned.. "But you are looking exhausted.." he pointed out..
"Yup.. I was tired.. I mean I 'WAS' okk..??" she quoted the word 'was' in the air..
"But after hugged you I'm feeling all fresh and energetic..
Now come on.. Move your ass and get ready.. It's already late.. And I'm hungry.." saying this she rushed to the loo without letting Dhruv to speak anything..

"Let's make a rule.. After coming home we will hug each other first everyday.. It's really a stress buster.. See I was all tired when I came home.. But still we enjoyed so much.. And the credit goes to our hug..
So hugging each other after coming home is compulsory.." that night Hemal chipped all this leaning on Dhruv's arm when he was driving them back home after their dinner in a road side dhaba.. They indeed had a gala time together..
"As your wish, your highness" he kissed her hair and agreed to her new rule for their abode..

Flashback ends..

"Now you don't even need my hug also.." Dhruv whisper with hurt...

"How can I go and hug you to get rid of my stress when I myself have hurt you so much..
My stress is nothing in front of your pain which I gave you today.." Hemal reminisced the same memory as Dhruv and her guilt spoke...

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