Part 4: Chained to you: Safely

Kian’s POV:

This girl is really something… at the moment I saw her, all my problems are vanished in the air… Now all I can think about is why she is sad? What might have happened to her? May be abusive parents! Or may be an ex-boyfriend problem!

This girl has made me do all those things that I have never done or think about anyone, not even for my parents. Of course I were a fool when I asked her about her patient number of the mental hospital, but I were left with no option when she wasn’t talking to me. And when she told me that you can’t judge people from their faces, you can see sadness in her eyes. She tried to cover her sadness by a small smile but that somehow didn’t reach her eyes.

How I wanted to take away that sadness from her eyes! I wonder how her eyes will look when twinkling with happiness. She has very beautiful brown eyes… but sadness covering that beauty.

She is trying to get up for getting down at her destination. And I were tempted to hold her, I don’t know why but all I wanted was to keep her with me all the time. And I know that this is not going to happen anytime soon. Still I can try, with this thought at the moment I tried to hold her hand… with the thud… she collapsed on the floor unconscious.

What the hell has just happened?

I instantly sit beside her, trying to wake her up but no response… I am having so many negative thoughts in my mind. I take her in my arms in bridal style. I told the bus driver to take the bus at the hospital due to emergency. When we reach hospital, there were ward boys with the stretchers. I don’t want any boy to look or touch her. “I will carry her to room, no need for stretcher” I told them. “but… sir…” they said in unisom, “I said no” I said coldly.

This is how I am to the world… cold and ruthless. Except for this sleeping beauty in my hands.

My heart is beating so faster at the moment. I laid her on the bed at that time and a nurse come into the room. “Who is the patient to you?” she asked me while batting her eyelashes at me… trying to flirt with me. “I am her husband” I answered her coldly. Why I did that, I don’t know?

“Full name?” she asked not glad with the information.

“Mrs. Karissa Knight!” I said proudly. And one more thing, I just want a female doctor and all females staff. No male staff… understood?” I told her, without glancing at her, with my authoritative tone.

She flinched at my tone… “yes Mr. Knight” she answered and with that walk out of the room…

I sit on the stool that is placed besides her bed… take her small hand in mine… staring at her sleeping and pale face. With every passing moment… I am getting more worried about her. I hope doctor will come soon or else I will explode with anger.

“Cara, please wake up” I said sadly while caressing her cheek. And then, door opened and doctor came into view… Thank God!!! Doctor is female and not male.

I stood there while doctor checking Karissa’s pulse and eyes etc…

I am sweating due to tension… I hope she is fine and nothing serious. When doctor finished her work… I asked her “how is she doctor? And why is she unconscious?”

“Don’t worry Mr. Knight… your wife is fine, nothing serious… and the reason for her unconsciousness are over stress and empty stomach” she replied with a genuine smile and I sighed in relief.

When she reached at the door… she turned around and said “Mr. Knight, your wife is really beautiful… you are a lucky man” I just smiled at her…

When she completely walk out of the room, I took the seat beside her bed and again take her hand in mine… After a while I drifted off to sleep with the hope that she will wake up soon… my head is besides her on the bed.

Final: SHE's with ME

The night passed by in a blink of an eye. We were contented, feeling complete as we were two bodies one soul by the morning. The distance between us, since six months has vanished like it never existed. The company of each other, the smile which we bring to each other by just being with each other is that matters the most at present. I never wanted this time to end. Never wanted Zarek to go back again, never wanted him to leave me for any reason, what so ever. But not everything you want can happen… I knew he has to go again for completing his training before he can get his final posting.

We headed towards his parents’ home in the morning. They were surprised to see both of us together but their surprise was smaller than the happiness which they were feeling by seeing their son after six long months. Mrs. Ludwig has made all his favorite dishes and Mr. Ludwig has another surprise for him in store. He presented him with a dashing grey colour suit and announced that we are getting engaged on Sunday morning. That was the best news ever I have heard since my arrival in Denmark. I was feeling like on the seventh cloud and it seems that nothing better than this can ever happen to me in life. We were delighted to know the news and I was happy to know that my parents are also dropping in by evening, which they wanted to keep a surprise but got flashed in the way of other news. Zarek’s mom instructed him to take me for shopping to buy a pretty dress for myself for tomorrow. And he followed her instructions. We went to the Indian boutique so that I can choose something similar to what I always wanted to wear on my special day. And finally, after spending about an hour, I got something which I always wanted to have.

By the evening, when we were back home, My parents were already there. They were extremely happy to see me and so were me. The joy to see me getting hooked with the guy full of self esteem and the person self made is the proud feeling for them. They knew that he is the perfect choice and I cannot be happier than this. By the mid night, we all were dead tired and wanted to take some rest. Also me and Zarek wanted to look the fresh flowers on our day, so we decided to head towards our rooms.

Immediately after coming out of the place where they all were sitting, and on the way towards their room; Zarek stopped in between and pinned me to a wall. His lips descended on mine. The warmth of his mouth was intoxicating. His tender kiss was so sensuous. I was excited, terrified, nervous, exploding with desire. A sensation, like a bolt of lightning shot through me. “Aarshiiii”, his voice became unraveled at the edges. My mouth lifted from his, gazing into his eyes. He kissed my trembling lips again. A silent despairing groan locked in my throat. Our mouths met in an explosion of mutual need. His fingers splayed the flesh at my neck, my body tingled. I wanted to feel his masterful fingers more but then with a noise, we parted ourselves from each other and moved towards our respective rooms after saying good night to each other.

The next day, the big day for us…… Zarek's dad went to him and told him that before he ties the knot and say “I DO” to me, he wanted to share few words with him and he continued like this:

“My son, treat it like a journey, a beautiful journey, you two have to make. If life was a boat, you two would be the sailors weaving carefully through the storms. Your job will be to cherish her, love her and always remember that she will make mistakes and so will you. You will have to learn to accept her for all she is.” And with all these lessons, Zarek and I got engaged for the life time.

          After a training of one more year, he came back to our city to complete his training for the next six months before he can join the job. And during the training only, he got an apartment near to my university. That day we were meeting after seven months. He came to my university and I had to meet him after my classes. He came closer and said “I’ve missed you so much,” he hugged me fiercely. It was there when I looked into his eyes. Everything I have ever hoped for, his love only for me, his devotion only for me, his eyes said it all. I met his gentle, tender gaze filled with love and adoration… only for me. My eyes seared his, my lips trembled, no words could escape my mouth, but he was patiently waiting and I wanted to say it back desperately. “Zarek”, I threw my arms around him, lifted my face, my lips reaching his, we kissed each other passionately, until I drew away to catch my breath, “I missed you too”.

“I love you Aarshi and want to marry you right away”, he said. “Oh Zarek! I know you said you love me ____ more than once”, I smiled happily, “but I was not expecting a proposal…… well not this soon”. He reached into his overnight bag and retrieved a box, and carefully drew a superb flashy diamond ring from it, promptly slipping it onto my ring finger. “YOU BELONG TO ME AARSHI”, he exclaimed passionately. “Now will you marry me?” he demanded.

“Shouldn’t you asked first before you inserted your ring on my finger?”, I smiled and asked.  “Tell me you will marry me Aarshi”. “I will Zarek, Yes I will”, I wishpered.

          And we married sooner than soon. It’s my result day today. I went to Zarek’s office and asked his PA if he is expecting me and free to attend to me. “Go right ahead”, she winked. “He just buzzed me a minute ago and asked if you’ve arrived”. “Thank you”, I smiled and rushed into my man’s office.

          “Zarek”, I ran into his arms before he was barely out of his seat. He still made my heart beat faster than normal. I still find it difficult to tear my eyes away from his attractive body. Zarek’s eyes glowed indulgently. I looked radiant this morning he thought. There was understandably a glowing sparkle about me, and he knew exactly why.

          “Okay, tell me about your distinctions?” He grinned, pinning me into his arms and kissing me on my lips. He always find it difficult to keep his hands off me. He always find excuses to touch me.  He knew that I have come to tell him that I have passed. “Distinctions?”

          “Yes darling, your result came out today”. “Oh…… I have not checked yet”. “Why ever not?” he laughed. “Because I have better news than that!” I smiled ecstatically, wrapping my arms around his neck.

          “Oh? Aarshi you’ve already married me and I know that you have passed your exams that too with distinctions. What can be better than this?”

          “YOU ARE GOING TO BE A DADDY”

Nine months later…………

          Aarshi gave birth to a gorgeous baby girl… the splitting image of her pretty mummy, but surprisingly with a thick chunk of spiky blonde hair and gorgeous blue eyes, clearly paternal genes. Zarek lifted his bundle of joy from the hospital cot and cradled her in his arms.

          “I love you, Aarshi. Thank you for blessing me with a gorgeous little daughter”, his eyes welled with tears. “My wife you have made me the happiest man in the world”

          “I love you too”, she murmured, reaching towards him, “As I am” reaching to her husband’s lips in a passionate kiss.

THE END