The First Paddle

#MoreThanMoney

“No! I don’t want to talk to you. You don’t take care about me or my wishes. How can you forget my nail paint? It’s a very small thing to buy for me. ” Ankita was said loudly and moved to her bedroom.

“But baby! Please listen to me…” Ravi’s sentence left incomplete as Ankita shut the door.

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It was a pleasant evening of the 29th September, 2015. Ankita was waiting for Ravi as he had promised that today he will come early from the office and they will attend the sangeet ceremony of her friend Roshani.

In morning, when Ravi was leaving for his office, Ankita was busy in kitchen preparing breakfast for him.

“Ankita! I am going to take off.” Ravi said in louder tone, adjusting the knot of his tie.

“Please wait dear! I am coming.” Ankita replied from the kitchen.

“What Now? She has no idea that how much work I have to do today.” Ravi murmured and replied, “Okay baby! Please come fast.”

Around 5 minutes later, Ankita came out from kitchen, adjusting her hairs with her basen-filled hands. She was in her loose red t-shirt and black payajama. Ravi smiled looking her and grabbed her from her waist. Ankita tried to free herself but as her hands were filled with besan, she surrendered herself in Ravi’s arms. He hugged her tightly and whispered in her ears, “What happened? Do you want me to take a leave 

from my office and stay whole day with you.” and placed a small kiss near her ear lobes.

She responded immediately and dug her teeth smoothly on his neck. “Oooucchhh! What are you doing?” he screamed loudly while it was hard for Ankita to control her laughter. He loosened his arms and asked, “Can I go now? Ma’am!”

“Yes! But don’t forget that today we have to go to Roshani’s place as today is her mehandi-function and I have to attend it.”

“Ummm… Mehandi!! She will have a mehandi ceremony and my dear wife is still busy with her besan ceremony.” He laughed on his own joke and took his bag.

Ankita made face and took her tongue out to tease Ravi. She looked at her hands and called Ravi, “Wait-wait! Please bring the two dark crimson shades of nail paint from market.”

Ravi looked back and gave a surprised look. “Baby! How can I enter in a women ‘shop? What will I say to them? Look! I am not going to do this. You can buy on your own in evening when I will come from office. I will take you to the market in evening.” And he closed the main gate.

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After almost 30 minutes passed, Ankita opened the door of bedroom and sat back again on bed. Ravi entered slowly in room having some papers in his hands. He sat closely to Ankita and asked, “Are we not going to Roshani’s place?

“No!” Ankita replied making her eyes bigger than usual and turned her face away from Ravi.

“You know that I feel very shy buying any woman’s stuff. Why don’t you go and buy anything you want? Now don’t spoil the mood. Get ready.” said Ravi.

“I am not going anywhere with you. And tell me why do you feel shy in buying your own wife’s stuff? Before our marriage, you made so many promises that you will fulfill my all wishes and dreams whatever I want. And you can’t even purchase a nail paint for me.”

Ravi was noticing that Ankita’s eyes will soon burst into tears. To stop those tears, he handed the papers to her which he carried in his hands. “I can’t buy those small things. Look! What I bought for you? A plot of 4,800 square feet near Asha Nagar will on your name. Tomorrow it will be legally yours.”

Ankita took the papers but she showed no interest in opening them or reading them. Ravi stared on her face and lifted her chin, “Are you not happy with this?”

Ankita looked in his eyes for a couple of moment and smiled. She came closer and made Ravi to lie in her lap. She put the papers on the bed and brushed his hairs. She was silent while Ravi had closed his eyes. Ankita looked at his face and planted a gentle kiss on his forehead. Ravi opened his eyes and tried to get up.

But Ankita pushed her hand to his chest and said in slower tone, “Baby! I know that how much you love me and how hard you are working for our future. You work all day and night; go on tours and meetings to make money and more money. And you are doing all this to make me happy. May be you are doing right for us but one thing I want to say to you that my happiness lies only in small things which you do for me, not in these big things. What will I do with all these when I have chosen to spend my life with you? Either we live in flat or in a palace, my most comfortable place is in your arms. Whatever you do for me gives me happiness but those special moments when you do especially for me are more precious. You remember when we got newly married that time buying vegetables and fruits were more memorable than buying jewelries. Now we have a car but I still miss our bike ride because on bike when I hold you I feel more safe then in car when I am sit close to you but I can’t touch you so that you can look in front and drive carefully. You know that I am still a careless stupid girl which can get smile when you empty the whole cupboard to find your towel even when you know that I had already kept that in bathroom. No money or precious thing can bring happiness on my face but if you do your efforts to fulfill my needs gives me immense pleasure and happiness that my loving husband can do everything for me.”

Ravi listened carefully, smiled and put his hands on Ankita’s face. He kept his finger on her lips. “Now get ready. We are already too late. I am dying to see you in that dazzling lehanga in that ceremony. I want to see my wife more beautiful than the bride.”

Ankita punched on his shoulder, “Yeah! My so busy husband had bought me a land but he can’t afford the expenses of his wife and wishing that his wife should look more beautiful. Can I wrap these papers on my body and come with you.” She laughed with a small tear rested in the corner of her eye.

“Shut up you idiot. The whole pack of your nail paints is kept outside on table. Now wipe your tears otherwise you will ask to purchase new kohls and eye liners tomorrow. And I will again have to go in that store.”

#TheEnd

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