chapter 84

      Month passed by in a jiffy and Vibha was almost walking back to normal. Enough for her to return to college and attend lectures. Though she still used  it as an excuse to sneak her hands around Arushi and lean on her. She wasn’t complaining. She loved it  the same but she would never admit.       Finally, assured of her recovery even Arushi’s mother had decided to return leaving her at the mercy of this flirt. Not that she was any better before. Though restricted she still found ways to steal kisses, hug  or tease Arushi under the table. Her flirty comments never ended but now it was as if the only two barriers, mom and her injury holding her back were lifted and Arushi was tossed right into an open battle ground in front of her.      They stood by the building gate as Arushi’s dad loaded back her mom’s stuff into rickshaw while she repeated her set of instructions for the two girls for the umpteenth time the very same day:“Are you sure you girls are going to be fine on your own?”“Make sure to eat on time.”“Don’t leave the dishes on sink for too long.”“Make sure you lock the door at night.”“Don’t skip your medicine.”“Don’t put too much pressure on leg.”“I have made some snacks and stored the groceries for you. Make sure you eat well.”“And –“    “Enough Kavita. I am sure they have already heard these instructions over a thousand times now.”, Dad cut off mom as he helped her put the remaining stuff.    “Take care of yourself and call me if you need anything.”, he summarized his instructions in a simple sentence despite the flood of worries in his eyes which refused to cross the border.      “Make sure to call me and update me daily. You too Vibha.”, Mom specified it and Vibha nodded.    “Yes mom. I will.You too get back safe.”, she said and mom hugged her one last time before leaving.    They  behaving as if we are sending Vibha off on some voyage to never return demon abode.     Arushi stood there silently watching this drama slightly jealous of how she had taken over her family. But she was still more into the fact that Vibha had started calling my mom ‘mom’. She knew it was because mom asked her to but given their relationship she just couldn’t help feeling dramatically nervous and euphoric about it.    They watched them till the vehicle disappeared and then she turned to leave. Vibha was already staring at her; more like preying on her.“What? Stuck to the ground?”, Arushi taunted. Standing at a distance of two stairs from Vibha“Woah- you started bullying me the moment mom left.”, she said with a hurt expression.“ You look like a dumb pup. Keep Sulking. ”, Arushi left her to continue whining and walked up the stairs. She followed behind but at a very precisely measured pace with hands slowly tracing the surface of the railing. Her kada (the metal bracelet) screeching against the metal. I have called upon trouble.     Arushi rushed to the door in a hurry to unlock it. This thing about her getting frustratingly clumsy in a tense situation ended up with her struggling to even put the key in the right place. It was too late until she felt Vibha’s presence right behind her inching closer until she was almost breathing next to her ear.     Her one hand sneaked around Arushi’s waist and the other slowly trailed down the hand holding the key wrapping her own fingers around Arushi’s. The last thing she wanted was her fear of someone on the floor walking into them. Arushi’s system faced severe errors on the spot;  even forgot to breathe. Arushi could feel her breathe against her neck as she gently guided the key and unlocked the door.   Arushi wanted to run , scream and escape but her limbs were totally frozen in Vibha’s hold.   It took her a while to realize that Vibha had long release her hold. She rushed in at once and Vibha followed after biting down her broad grin. She caught Arushi’s wrist right before the girl could make an escape and Arushi once again felt the malfunctioning of her fight or flight system. She let Vibha gently pull her back until she was the one backed against the closed door and Vibha caged her between her arms not sparing her of the predator gaze for even once. She enjoyed the way her girlfriend shrunk shyly before her.     “You have been testing my patience for last whole month.”, Vibha started with a low voice analyzing its effect as Arushi struggled to even breathe properly, “Don’t you think you deserve to be punished for the torture you have put me through?”Vibha was speaking right next to her ear while gently caressing her waist with one hand while the other still kept her caged. Arushi belived she would have fallen right onto the ground with her jelly legs if not for Vibha supporting her .  Enjoying the red flustered look on her girl’s face Vibha decided to push further and gently placed her lips on her neck trailing down kisses all over.“Vibha stop-“, she whimpered trying to push her away.Vibha pulled back momentarily and stared at her with a smirk, “Okay then.”      As if the most obedient human to ever walk on the earth , Vibha withdrew back to the kitchen.This girl- Ughh! She surely knows how to get on my nerves.       Arushi  had an entire series of inner conflict on whether to save herself some face and pretend she was fine or submit into her desire and go after her ‘determined to get on her nerves’ girlfriend. In the end she convinced herself she could just use her girlfriend card and ask Vibha to shut up incase the girl chose to tease her.       She nervously made her way to the kitchen distantly spying on her girlfriend’s movements who pretended to be unaware of the former’s presence. I knew you can’t resist me darling. Why even play so tough?     Vibha continued her pouring coffee task without letting the victorious mood reflect in her actions.      Arushi tiptoed behind her waiting for her to set the vessel in her hand aside so not to spill anything. She gently snaked her arms around her girlfriend backhugging her. Vibha could no longer hide the smile that had dominated her blushing face. “Babe.”, Arushi whined. “Hmm.”“Vibhaaa~”“Yes?”   Arushi let go off her irritated at how the other kept pretending as if she didn’t understand when both of them knew she was just teasing Arushi. Vibha turned around and leaned her back against the counter placing the coffee mug aside.“Why- You-““What did I do now?”, Vibha asked faking the innocence in her voice.“You- Stop teasing me!”, Arushi whined and lightly punched her stomach. Oh my! Could this girl get anymore cute? I literally want to hold her in my arms and spoil her with everything she wants.“I didn’t even do anything!”, Vibha continued her torture while Arushi was already loosing it. That’s it! I am done with her!     Arushi suddenly pushed her back against the counter and caught her lips into a demanding kiss. Vibha who wasn’t used to the sudden dominating , bold side of her girlfriend was caught off guard causing her entire system to go out of order.Oh God! You are going to be death of me Arushi!     Recovering from the shock Vibha wrapped her hands around Arushi’s waist pulling her closer while deepening the kiss.Arushi pulled away after a few minutes gasping for air as she dared not look at girlfriend.     Vibha took the opportunity to lift her off the floor and make her sit on the kitchen counter before once again capturing her lips into another passionate kiss.     The night drifted into their love and the coffee mugs were long forgotten sitting by the counter.     Arushi woke up to the buzzing alarm. The first thing that flooded her mind were the memories from the last night and she felt her heart pick up the pace again. She immediately rushed out of Vibha’s hold and got off the bed. Her head felt dizzy with all the chaos going on in that brain.“Darling~” , Here she is, the cause of my early morning headache.    Arushi wasn’t yet properly back on her feet when Vibha woke and saw her standing besides bed.  She too got off and snaked her arms around Arushi’s waist back hugging her and rested her chin against Arushi’s shoulder. Arushi didn’t flinch since for her now it had become a routine but somehow she still felt those shivers run down her spine. “Wifey~”, she whispered closer to her ear as Arushi struggled to get out of her hold.“My Princess~”, she continued teasing placing wet kisses against her neck. Now this was getting too much. Arushi tried to shift aside and escape her grip. Her hold tightened further as she whined and continued her assault. “You are going to leave marks. Stop it.”, Arushi complained.“No. Let the world know you belong to me.”, Vibha dismissed her continuing at her task.“Shut up!”, Arushi finally pushed her away with all her strength. She gave Arushi an annoyed look. “Why are you so grumpy early morning?”, Vibha asked in an offended tone.“Why are you so flirty early morning?”, Arushi returned it. “That’s called being romantic.”, she said looking away with a sad pout, “People die for such romantic partners.”“Good thing, I love my life.”, Arushi was trying to sound cool but she beamed into a smile.“And I love my wife.”, Vibha grinned and pounced on her again trapping her in a side hug as she kissed her cheeks. “Vibha stop! We are going to be late!”, Arushi complained in between their giggles but she won’t be Vibha if she actually did listen to someone. She once again pushed Arushi on the bed and continued to attack her with kisses.[Time Skip] “You are the reason we are late now! All because of you!”They were 10 minutes late then usual time and Vibha was getting lectured and blamed for the delay. What was she to do? Poor girl quietly hung her head and accepted the verdicts passed by her girlfriend.Luckily they were before the assigned time for the lecture.They sat on their regular seat with Arushi adjusting her top for the umpteenth time since they had left home. Not actually her top, it was Vibha’s but either ways, she owned the owner of the top so it was practically hers.She saw Sneha pass her a sneaky smile from the side. She raised an eyebrow to question her but the girl immediately shook her head with contradictory broader grin.The Professor entered settling the class and looked at everyone with a smile. His famous ‘ You are bound to agree to whatever I say next’ look wasn’t difficult to comprehend so the class braced themselves for the news. Which could literally be anything varying from the test next week to attending the funeral of the Director of the college .    “ So everyone, as you know our college has been contributing to the cleanliness and environment drives all these years. It’s an honour for me to announce that this year our class has been given the pleasure to carry out the cleanliness drive and tree planting campaign.”There was an awkward silence clearly displaying the unintrest of the class. “What’s more, you can also take it as a free trip to Matheran hill station.”Now there was a roar of excited murmurs. “So I am sure you all will sign up for the campaign and hand in your forms till the end of the day.”“Are you going?”, Niharika nudged her from behind and Arushi’s first  instinct was to look at Vibha who immediately nodded. “Woah- now we even need permission to go to college campaigns? Such an obedient wife.”, Niharika teased her and Arushi hit the girl lightly while Vibha was already proudly blushing at the statement. “So Matheran it is!!”_____________________________________I am extremely sorry, I know I am late again despite promising regular updates for so many times (even I lost count. ) Just here to inform the story would now after continue in third person pov.  The italic fonts are thoughts . Also the story might contain a few not suitable for all audience dailogues or scenes so please read at your own risk. I ain't putting any warnings before any chapter since it usually spoils the mood and not like anyone even takes them seriously so anyways. Read if you like, skip the rest.Also to let you all know now this series is now also available in Marathi  ( With equally slow updates - sorry about that) incase any of my marathi readers would like it better there. That's all. Thank you all for your support and love to this series. I hope you all are enjoying it. 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