Lost Wife by pokhila (life changing books to read txt) 📕

 Panchi stopped ..........rooted ......Panchi felt weak ...too weak to take another step ........there on the dining , Amar was seated , all ready , in homely  comfort  clothes , as if waiting for lunch ...waiting for his loved one to come and share a  leisure lunch on a holiday .......Panchi went on looking at Amar , her hands started to shake a little .

She felt  scared ....confused ....and even ashamed , how will she  give an explanation , what will Amar sir think if he come to know about her  cooking adventure she was practicing ....for tha last one month .

The tray almost slipped frm her hand , but Amar came fast and held it .......

Amar first took away the tray from her hands and placed it on the dining .....Panchi  was staring at Amar , she was rooted ......Amar then took her hands , ahd pulled out a chair for her , she sat without protest .

A mesmerised Panchi just sat and still trying to adjust with the situation  ,  aunty bought the plates , Amar took a seat himself , the chair where the head of the family sit and Panchi was on his left . Amar very swiftly placed two plates and served for both ...Panchi and himself ......

Amar took a piece of shrimp with the coconut gravy , " wow " he said in his mind ....the taste was as he remembered , prepared by his mom ... he went on tasting every dish on his plate , munching the eggplant fritters on his left hand ,  he saw from the corner of his eye that Panchi  didn't even pick up her spoon . 

" I think ,the prawn ...uh ...its tasty but its too um...' Amar  said looking towards Panchi .

Panchi  picked up her spoon , to taste what was lacking ...because  she spent one hour to cook that curry and that too with perfect colour and spices , she tasted it before bringing to the table , but hearing Amar's words now she was havind doubt on her taste buds . Stook a spoonful of the shrimp ...tasting it ...

" Um ....I think  everything is ok " Panchi said after  a second .

 Amar took a bite of Matar paneer , " here you forgot  salt ..." he lied 

" mix sabji  is too salty ..." Amar confused her .

Amar created the same confusion with the matar paneer and the  phulgobi fry , Panchi tasted all of them one after another , she tried all of them with plain rice , without rice , finally  , eating  spoonfulls  as she was also hungry .

Amar  was  happy to see her eased , Amar asked her about her studies  , her exams  , college etc  ...everything Panchi actually forgot , that she was running from this man , hiding him , coming to his home in his absense  and doing all type of experiments with food , in his kitchen .

She talked with him like she used to a few months ago .....but now it was only two of them , previously when she met Amar it was because Chhaya used to pull her along , Chhaya never met him alone , except the ride from university to her home .

" Wow ..Panchi ,you are so good in cooking ..." Amar said out loud when he was almost done and so was Panchi . " every dish was just perfect , not only todays but all the dish you come and make for me was better than the other ." Amar said at last ..... leaning back and  smiling at her .

Panchi looked at his face , he was not angry ...so she smiled and shook her head ...

" All these time , these last month I came ...you knew  everything ? " she questioned  him with big eyes ....like a kid , caught cheating in exam . 

  Amar  smiled and nooded , " today ...no deserts ? " he asked all of a sudden . 

Panchi looked  at him ....smiling  .

She went to the fridge ...and took out the kulfi moulds , then placed in a glass with water , carrying it to the table  , Aunty already took away the plates and cleared the table  .

  Amar  was outside in the varandah ,  she followed with the  plate of kulfi  , that was sprinkled with  sliced nuts ..........

That was the beginning ....

Another week passed , it was wednesday too .... they spent their time having lunch and then he took her for ice cream  ...and drop her home .

 Another wednesday came .......

   Amar and Panchi was  watching  her favourite movie ...... sitting  on the sofa and a bowl of ppcorn in

between them ....... Panchi used to come his place whenever , when their  leisure time allowed ,

little by little  ....with passing of days Panchi's visit was more frequent ...on sunday if her mom is have

emergency , Panchi  comes to his place and spend her whole day with Amar .

It's not that only Panchi cook his favourites , Amar didn't lack behind , He prepares breakfast for her and  place it on the dining if she was to come , and also small gifts like flowers , chocolates  etc were always present on the table with notes ....

At home Panchi  didn't tell anyone ..not even to her brothers ...she don't know why , but want to keep it only between Amar and herself . She talk to Chhaya often but never once mentioned about her  frequent visit to Amar's place . It was only during her talks , Chhaya asked if she returned the box to Amar ,  with  his   engagement ring . 

Today was wednesday , as usual Panchi  got ready for her college , and she also took the small red velvet box ...she opened it  to see for a last time , she took it out , and like a curious girl she slipped on her finger , it fit her small finger ....then she remembered who it belonged and opened it at once as if it burned her finger .

Amar observed  her ...she was very quiet ....

  " Panchi , are you worried about something ? " Amar  asked sitting beside her , catching her hands for assurance , he love to see her smiles ... hear her nonstop  chatting about silly things .....not a silent and serious Panchi , she  didn't even finish her  favourite dry fried chicken  in lunch .