Embracing The Unexpected

Chapter-5 Lighting

They began having their lunch in silence none of them uttering a single word.

Suddenly loud clashing sound of the clouds were heard making Iti drop the spoon she was holding.

Shiv moved his gaze towards her and frowned,her face white as if she had seen a ghost.

Again the same sound of the clouds along with the sound of thunder arrived into the palace and Iti immediately kept both her palms tightly on her ears so that she doesn't hears that horrible sound.

"Iti....aap thik h na?"Shiv asked getting confused at her behaviour.

What happened to her suddenly?

The loud sound of the clouds and the thunder continued making Iti break down into tears,she tried to shut her ears as tightly as she could but the fear didn't fade away.

She wanted this to stop,it was making her frightened,she wanted this sound to go away.

She wanted her papa or her mumma to hold her in their warm embrace which makes her forget everything.

Suddenly,a pair of arms wrapped around her from her left side,Iti immediately clinged onto that person, hiding her face in their torso moving closer to them so that this horrific sound won't frighten her.

"Shh....kuch nhi h Iti,sab thik h,bas badal ki awaaz h yeh toh"Shiv whispered as he kept one of his palm on her hair caressing it while the other was on her back holding her close.

Iti broke into tears and shivered with each new sound of the thunder.Her hands clutching his shirt tightly behind his back,her face hiding more and more into his torso.

"Shhh...kuch nhi h Iti,shant ho jaiye,ghabrane ki zarurat nhi h aapko"Shiv spoke ever so gently, trying to ease her up.

As she cried and clutched him tightly in fear he understood that it was the loud sound of the thunder which was making her frightened.

He hadn't known this about her.

"Bas,bas,shant ho jaiye,shhh bas dariye mat,hum h yahi aapke saath"He said caressing her back.

He quickly ordered one of the househelp who stood beside them to shut all the doors and windows of the palace.

Once all the doors were closed and the sound of thunder had decreased because of it,Shiv gently moved her away from him staring into her tear stricken eyes.

"Badalon ki aawaz h yeh toh sirf Iti...ghabraiye mat hum h aapke saath"He said as his thumbs wiped away her tears his fingers caressing her cheeks.

Iti slowly moved away from him embarrassed as she cried infront of him for such a petty thing.

But she couldn't help it,the thunder and lightening has been scaring her since she was a baby.

"H..hu..hume badal ki aawaz se darr lagta h"She herself said it even though he hadn't asked her.

He nodded as he understood.

"Ek kaam kijiye,aap kamre mein chaliye,room sound proof h,badalon ki aawaz nhi aayegi"He said and she nodded and got up.

Yet another loud thunder happened and Iti immediately clutched his bicep in fear.

Shiv held her hand then and himself went with her till their bedroom so that she doesn't gets scared.

He closed the bedroom door as they went inside and Iti finally sighed in relief once all the sounds were blocked.

"Aapko hamesha se hi darr lagta h kya bijli aur baadalon ki aawaz se?"He asked once they settled on the bed beside each other.

Iti simply nodded her head at that and Shiv made a mental note of the same.

"Kal se hamare PA aapke liye kuch files lekr aa jayenge,aap ghar se hi kaam shuru kr sakti h phir"He said immediately changing the topic.

"Aapka business bht bada h,hame toh work experience bhi nhi h"Iti said then sharing her delimma with him.

"Aap itni young h aur CA ban gayi h,isi se aapki intelligence pata chal jaati h, don't worry aap aaram se manage kr lengi....agar phir bhi koi dikkat aayi toh aap humse puch lijiyega"He said and she nodded then.

"Aap itna hi bolti h ya humse hi baat krna nhi pasand aapko?"He asked then just to initiate a random conversation with her so that she forgets about the heavily pouring rain outside.

Iti stared at him then confusedly as she didn't understood what he was saying.

"Aapko humse baat krna accha nhi lagta h,ya aap sach mein kam hi bolti h?"He again asked and Iti didn't knew what to say to that.

She wasn't very talkative but she sure talked to her family,well she wasn't very comfortable with them yet so she wasn't speaking at all.

Did they thought she was rude?

Was she coming out as a brat?

"Hum rude nhi hona chah rahe h aap sab se,ham...hame..hame...ba...bas...zy.. zyada baat krna nhi aata"She said trying to say something that makes sense.

Shiv nodded then understanding her delimma.

"Toh aapne ab tak job kese nhi ki?I am sure aapko bht acche acche offers aaye honge"Shiv said again changing the topic to make her feel at ease.

"6 mahine pehle hi hamara result aaya tha CA ka...phir humne 3 mahine apne family business mein kaam kiya tha...pr hame acha nhi laga waha kaam krna toh humne chod diya aur socha thoda break le phir dekhe kya job krna h"Iti said and Shiv was amused hearing that because this was the longest she had talked to him after coming here in Udaipur.

The gentle knock on the door broke their conversation.

Shiv asked whoever was to come inside.

The househelp walked inside holding a tray with tea and some snacks which Shiv had only asked to be brought for them,because they had left their lunch midway.

Shiv served tea for them dismissing the staff who was about to do it.

He forwarded a cup of tea towards Iti who hesitantly took it.

He himself took one cup of tea and started sipping it.

"Kya hua?achi nhi h chai?"He asked but she shook her head in denial at that.

"Toh peejiye"He said and she just nodded still not drinking it.

"Aap chai nhi peeti?"He asked and then she nodded her head in denial.

"Toh bataiye na hame"He said as he took the cup back from her.

She still didn't say anything to him.

"Iti,hum aapko pehele se nhi jaante h,na aap hame pehele se jaanti h,toh please hame bataiye agar aapko koi cheez na pasand ho toh,wrna hame kabhi pata hi nhi chalega"He said looking at her and Iti too stared at him but looked away once he finished speaking and just nodded.

What was with her always looking away from him?

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