Chapter 9 : Accidental Touch
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Accidental Touch
" Mmmhh.. ", Varun mumbled as he opened his eyes. Letting out a yawn, he looked around to see. With a ray of light coming through the skylight, he squinted his eyes and sat on the cushion. Taking his time to stretch his arms and legs, he scratched his head as he got up and slowly walked towards the balcony. Opening the door, he stepped on to the balcony and inhaled the fresh morning air.
" ahh.. ", Varun groaned, yawning as he walked towards the railing and enjoyed a few minutes of silence in the morning. As the breeze made him relaxed and calm, he went inside his room and took out his towels from the cupboard. On his way towards the bathroom, he walked tip toed since he didn't want to wake up Anjali, who was still sleeping peacefully. After going to the bathroom, the first thing he did was wash his face, followed by brushing his teeth. After finishing his morning routines, he took a nice shower. The cold water performed magic on his body as he felt more relaxed and calmed. After drying himself up, he wrapped a towel around his waist and checked his muscles. Feeling impressed by his ripped muscles, he left the wet towel in a container and opened the door.
Anjali groaned as she heard some strange noises in the room. She immediately opened her eyes and started to look around. Varun was nowhere to be seen and she felt her pulse rising. Feeling a bit scared, she tried to listen to the strange sound and sighed in relief when she found out it was the sound of running water.
" Sometimes I can be pretty dumb ", she whispered to herself, and saw it was seven thirty in the morning.
" Ohhh ", she muttered silently, and immediately got up from bed since it was already late.
To sleep in late for a newly wed daughter-in-law was not very good and admirable.
Tying her hair in a ponytail, she walked towards the closet and picked the first saree she saw. After picking up all the necessary things, she turned her head back and, just at the same time, the bathroom door opened. Her eyes immediately fell on a half-naked Varun, who looked like he was beyond shocked.
Too shocked to react to anything, Varun couldn't decide what to do. When he heard the sound of Anjali's bangles moving, he realized what had just happened.
Anjali just saw him half naked.
Feeling stressed and flustered, he immediately covered his chest with his arms, which were in a crossed manner. Sensing Varun's awkwardness, Anjali lowered her head and started walking towards the bathroom. Varun also started slowly walking towards the closet. They were both about a foot apart from each other when Anjali tripped and Varun immediately rushed to help her. Even though he caught her, his own momentum was so fast that both of them fell on the ground with Anjali on the floor and Varun on top of her. Though he did manage to secure her head by putting his palm behind her head when they were failing, still both of them were utterly shocked by being so close to each other, especially when one of them was half naked. Varun heard his own heart beating louder and louder and, at the same time, he could hear Anjali's heart pounding inside her chest too. Realizing their proximity, Varun immediately jerked away his hand and tried to stand in an instant. Since he stood up so fast, the towel which was loosely tied around his waist immediately fell on the ground and Varun's eyes widened in shock.
Gulping down a pool of saliva, Varun immediately picked up the towel and wrapped it around his waist. Meanwhile, Anjali got up and hurriedly ran towards the bathroom to avoid this awkwardness and embarrassment.
" f**k f**k f**k ", Varun silently cursed, smacking his forehead.
" I'm such an i***t ", he said, and exhaled his breath which he didn't even know he was holding.
Embarrassed and flustered, he walked up to the closet and wore his pajama. Since he knew Anjali would take longer time to get ready, he decided to leave the room to avoid further embarrassment. Just as he was about to open the door, he saw his cousin sister Kusum, who looked like she was about to knock.
" Varun Bahiya, tell Bhabi to get ready and meet us downstairs ", she said to him.
" She is in the bathroom so you wait here and tell her when she comes out ", Varun said to his cousin and walked away.
Meanwhile, in the bathroom, Anjali panted hard and clutched her chest as she remembered everything that had happened a few seconds ago. Be it intentionally or unintentionally, she took a peak at Varun's thing and immediately rushed from there. It was already bad enough that she had seen her husband half naked first thing in the morning, but she had never expected to see him in his birthday suit just after a few seconds.
" What am I going to do now ? ", she thought to herself as she looked at her reflection in the mirror. Not having any clue about how to react or whatsoever, Anjali groaned and washed her face with cold water. Brushing her teeth nicely, she finished her morning business and took a shower. She was really impressed by the fact that each of her things were perfectly placed in the bathroom. Using shampoo and then conditioner, she washed her long black hair nice and smooth. Once she was done with her hair, she started cleaning her body and then took a nice shower in the cold water. Drying herself up and tying her hair with a towel, she came out of the bathroom to see one of Varun's cousin was on the bed.
" s**t ", Anjali said, feeling startled, and Kusum laughed.
" Come on Bhabi, don't be such a scaredy cat ", she joked, and Anjali chuckled.
" What are you doing here ? ", Anjali asked her.
" I came here to tell you that aunty said to get ready and come downstairs soon ", she said, and Anjali hurried up.
" Oh.. Haan she also said to wear something red ", she said, and Anjali nodded her head.
Anjali immediately searched through her clothes and found a red saree. She took out the saree and asked Kusum( Varun's younger cousin) how it would look on her.
" It's so pretty and I'm sure it would look really nice on you ", Kusum said, smiling.
" Thanks Kusum. Can you do me a favor ? ", Anjali asked, while Kusum raised her eyebrows.
" Get me a blow dryer ", Anjali said in embarrassment, while Kusum chuckled.
" Coming right up ", Kusum yelled and walked out of the room.
By the time she returned with a blow dryer, Anjali had already worn her saree and was applying sindoor.
" You look fantastic bhabi ", Kusum said, giving the blow dryer to her.
After thanking Kusum, Anjali blew her hair and tied it in a ponytail. Then she applied a little lipstick and went downstairs.
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