Shahrukh closed his car door hurriedly. He greeted everyone in the lobby of his house and stepped in excitedly while looking for his wife. He bring Kajol's favorite food in his hands. Before he left the set, Kajol called him and said that since morning her body couldn't receive any food. She lost her appetite so Shahrukh decided to bring her favorite food. He went to the kitchen and asked his household assistant to serve the food at dinner. Then he continued his steps towards his room upstairs.
"Baby, I'm home."
Shahrukh opens the door to his room. Empty. He didn't find anyone. He frowned. It's seven at night. Kajol can't possibly go outside the house. Even if so, she would definitely contact him.
"Where is she..." Shahrukh sighed and then took off his jacket carelessly. He took off his shoes and went into the dressing room to get his bathrobe. There he found Kajol, looked at herself in front of a mirror and half naked. Shahrukh smiled and approached her. He put his hands around her waist and kissed her left cheek. Kajol was shocked then looked at Shahrukh through the mirror.
"Shah ? You come home early today ?" Kajol said, trying to break away from his arms. But Shahrukh embraced her too strong and her efforts always failed.
"I just came home and you already teased me, hm ?" Shahrukh growled while putting his head on the curve of Kajol's neck. Kajol just blushed. Although she has been married to Shahrukh for almost ten years, she is still reluctant to look like that in front of him.
Shahrukh raised his head then looked at Kajol. "What happened ? You don't usually welcomed me this way."
"Let me get dressed first, after that I'll answer your question, okay ?"
"No. You can't ended what you have started."
"Shahrukh ..."
"What's so hard about answering ? I don't care what your situation is like."
"This is so embarassing."
"Kads, I'm your husband."
Kajol sighed. She surrendered. She knew that arguing with Shahrukh is useless.
"Kya hua ?" Shahrukh asked once again.
Kajol paused for a moment then looked back at her reflection in the mirror. Her mind went blank again. "I'm not as attractive as before."
Shahrukh frowned. "You mean ?"
"Look at my body. I'm not the one you met eighteen years ago. Now I look fat, not as beautiful as before, and my stomach grew bigger day by day. What else do you find interesting from me ?"
Shahrukh rounded his eyes in surprise. He didn't expect Kajol to have this sensitive feeling. "What kind of nonsense is this ? Where did you get such low thoughts ? Did someone tell you this ?"
Kajol shook her head. "I don't understand why I've always been thinking negatively for the past three months. At first I didn't care about that, but the longer the thought bothered me."
Shahrukh let go of his embrace then reached for Kajol's bathrobe lying on the floor. While she continued to talk about herself.
"I don't like my appearance right now. I think I will lose many things in my life if I continue to look like this. You might think that this is just nonsense but really, this thoughts are so tormenting me. I'm so frustrated if this thought comes."
Shahrukh kept listening to what his wife complained while help her putting on her bathrobe. He then looked at his woman from head to toe and smiled. "Are you done talking ?"
"Let me tell you one thing." Shahrukh put his arm around Kajol's shoulder, trying to calm her down.
"No matter what you look like right now, whether you say that you look boring, unattractive, whatever it is, I don't care at all. It's your right if you don't believe me but I want you to know that I'm telling the truth from the bottom of my heart. Besides, I think this is a natural thing that happens to a pregnant women. Even during your last pregnancy this thing happened and you seemed normal to deal with it. You remember, at that time you said 'Take it easy. I still look beautiful even though my body is this big'." Shahrukh said while imitating the expression on Kajol's face when she said that sentence a long time ago.
Kajol turned her head to Shahrukh. "Really ?"
Shahrukh nodded. "Do you know, a woman looks thousand times prettier when she's pregnant."
Kajol looked down then smiled shyly. Her anxiety just vanished just by hearing Shahrukh's soothing words.
"Take it easy. You don't need to worry about that. Now, you better go down. I bring your favorite food for dinner."
Kajol jumped happily. She hugged Shahrukh tightly. She's so grateful to have Shahrukh as her husband.
**
Shahrukh had just change his clothes when his phone rang. He walked to reach his phone on the nightstand table and stared at his phone screen while frowning. An unknown number appeared on the screen. He chuckled and without thinking he reject the call. He put his phone back and was about to move out of his room when his phone rang again. He sat on the edge of his bed and stared at his phone screen for a long time. Who is stranger that knows his phone number ? He hesitantly pressed the green button on his phone's screen then pressed it to his ear.
"Hi, Shahrukh. It's me."
Shahrukh was stunned for a moment. He seemed to recognize that voice but not really sure. "Who are you ?"
"You don't recognize my voice ? I'm your big rival, Ajay."
Shahrukh got up then walked to the balcony of his room. "Ajay ?"
"How are you, buddy ? I hope you are well."
Shahrukh sighed violently and tried to control his emotions. "Hurry up and say what do you want."
"Why do you sound so unfriendly ? I have good intentions to you so please cooperate." Ajay's voice across the phone softened.
Shahrukh doesn't respond and only listens. "I know you really hate me. I know you won't listen to me. But I beg you, just for once, believe me that I'm telling the truth. I want to apologize to you and Kajol for having-"
Shahrukh snorts and immediately cuts Ajay's talk. "Ajay Devgan, listen to me. I don't have much time to respond to you. If you just want to talk nonsense like this then sorry, I'm not the right person." Shahrukh removes the phone from his ear and wants to cut off the call, but Ajay hastily prevents it.
"Shahrukh please listen to me just once. I don't want to continue this hostility anymore. Let Kajol be yours. I've let it go. Believe me I don't have any bad intentions on you. I just want to apologize for my actions in recent years and make friends with you."
"We can't be friends, now and forever."
"Please. I'm sorry. I'm really sorry I did something stupid like that. I don't have any friends now."
"We have never been friends, man. Why do you force me to forgive you ?"
"You know, the closest people of me are turning away when they know that I'm hostile to you. They think that I'm a heartless person and only cares about my lust. I don't want to lose any more than this."
"And you know, it's not easy to forgive someone who has endangered my life and my family's for almost ten years."
"Please. I won't bother you and your wife anymore. I will let you be happy without the shadow of danger from me."
"Ajay you-"
"Tomorrow afternoon at one, I will come to your house. If you don't believe that my apologies are sincere, then I will show you tomorrow. Please don't refuse my arrival. I just want to apologize Shahrukh, nothing else."
With that sentence Ajay disconnects their call. Shahrukh lowered his phone and made a curse to the man. He can't leave Kajol alone when Ajay is around her. He has to cancel his shooting schedule tomorrow. He typed a few short messages on Pooja and put his phone on the nighstand table. He don't know what decision he will make tomorrow. He just didn't want his family life to be threatened because of that bastard.
~ TO BE CONTINUED ~