I dressed up in loose white palazo and Kurthi with a baby pink Chuni...

I filled my partition....

I don't have any creams that could help me with my face.... I went down the stairs to kitchen and mentally wished that ayi wouldn't be there but she was there.... I was about to turn back and not to show my face to her but I have already heard the sound of glass bowl shattering on the floor....

" gudiya wa....what happened? " she asked with fear and concern for me...

Is it that horrible??.... Ofc why wouldn't it be??... It's the hand made artwork of my husband......

" it's nothing and don't ask me anymore, apply something on my face, it pains " I ordered her and she nodded running back looking into the cabinets with shivering hands....

I brought a plate full of pasta for breakfast and sat on the kitchen island.... I was about to eat when I saw ayi coming to me with some paste in a bowl.... I put my fork down and let her apply it to my face....

It was sooo soothing on my face...

" what is it ayi? It's better than ointments " I said feeling the soothing effect... As well as stuffing in my pasta in the other side...

" oh this one.... It's something my mother used to make for me when I was small.... This even makes your skin clean and poreless " she said boosting about the paste...

" Then we should have a girls night and you have to apply all the stuff you know that could help me look like you....wait.... You look like late 20's when u are already in your early 40s.... Are you trying to grab a man ha ??? " I wriggled my eyebrows at her and she hit me on my head....

After I was done with my bruised facial massage, I went to the hall and sat down, I was looking at my phone and sipping orange juice....

" Lakshmi " I turned around quickly to see the owner of the sound.......

Vihaan....

" haan bhaiya " I replied to him with an expressionless face... I don't want to do anything with these people...

He came near me and tried to touch my greasy face filled with paste...

I stepped back and looked at him with a boring expression... Does he wants to punch me too? Why all this fake concern now. How could he lie to my husband that he paid for me...

I lost my patience and said to him gritting my teeth

" if you have nothing else then I'm leaving " I said and walked away into my room as fast as I can....

I looked at my face in the mirror... I guess it would take atleast a week time to get back to normal... I didn't even dare to touch the swollen parts... I looked at the stuff in my room... Maybe I can keep myself busy by decorating my room..

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I was looking at the financial reports of this month . I heard a knock and my assistant informed that Vihaan has come.... I nodded my head allowing her to let him in....

" morning bro " he said enthusiastically....

" what made our great Vihaan to express himself today " I said to him, he was never the one to let someone read him openly....

" a good day " he said thinking and I nodded not dwelling on it more...

Rahul barged into my office and sat beside Vihaan.... What is with these people... Don't they have their own companies to run?

After a normal conversation about our business suddenly rahul said......

" arjun you should be happy for being blessed with a caring wife even if she is young but she is a girl and you shouldn't have raised your hand on her " rahul said....

" how do you know? " I asked him... Did that little girl already said about yesterday's night events to him... Pity bitch.... I'm gonna deal with her today.....

" wait.... Have you raised your hand on her again? " rahul asked...

" that's none of your business rahul, she has to be taught " I said

" what did she do " rahul asked back controlling his anger and fisting his hand...

" she used Vihaan's money playing pity card, I can see through her even if you people cannot " I said back with rage at that little thing in my mansion...

" she didn't use my money " Vihaan said..

I was perplexed by his answer

" you said it yesterday night when I called you Vihaan " how can he forget?

" you asked me how much she spent and I answered it ' not much ' , when did I say that I have spent money on her? " Vihaan said....

" tell me what you did this time " rahul said banging table in frustration and I sighed at his antics..

" just hit her a few times, that's it, nothing to worry " I said to him and suddenly Vihaan pushed his chair behind and went out of the room...

Why is he affected by this... Hope it's not what I think.... I wouldn't like it..

I went back to work as soon as rahul left... I don't have time for this...

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After a tiresome day I went back to my mansion late at night...

I changed my clothes and went down to the dinning hall to see ayi already setting up the table...

I nodded at her and sat down on a chair as she served me with dinner...

" it looks different from what you make ayi " I said to her

" ma'am gave the diet plan which was given by the nutritionist and asked me to follow it daily, sir " ayi said and I nodded eating the rajma chawal in my plate...

I wanted see her.... I don't know why but I just want to have a look at her...

Beacuse you have done something you shouldn't with her in your haste... Deep down you regret it now.... My subconsious said to which I numbed it..... "she is just a girl! " Rahul's words rang in my brain....

She is......... I accepted subconsiously....

I went till her room door and turned the knob to know it was open ,

The lights were off but the table lamp near her bed was on, I went to her side and looked at her sleeping form cuddling the pillow tightly with her long soft curly hair open all over bed..... I moved a strand off her face and I jerked my hand away as soon as I saw those bluish bruises all over her face.....

Was..... Was.....this all done by me?

How cou.....could I ? Her face looks soo horribly swollen and painful too....

I went out of her room quickly unable to accept the fact that, that little girl on the bed was physically abused by me.....

I went to my study room to get her face out of my mind that has been motioning her image since the time I left her room.... I opened a file but my thoughts went back to why have I done this....she has tried to help me pressing my legs....

She fought with Kaira for....me.... Even after all that I have done to her, she took care of my diet.....

Should I call her selfless or a nut?

I should have listened to her

Would u believe even if she would have said that she didn't take money?....

Most probably no.... I don't know her..

I should stay away from her... She is too little to handle my temper........

I didn't knew when I dozed off to sleep......

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I woke up yawning with my mouth as wide as dinosaur's......

It already been more than a week and a half.... I looked around my cozy little room that I have decorated....

My den.....

I went into the heaven land in my den, or should I call it my adda!?

My washroom , my heaven at all my bladder blasting times.....

Those sassy frames hung up there are my favourite ones for ever......they describe how crazy I am..... I love them....

I showered and dressed up in my yellow Kurthi and of course no pants...its long enough to hide my legs so no pants...

My face looks normal now... All because of ayi and her paste which she keeps on applying at least 3 times a day....

I went down the hall and switched on the TV while eating my aloo paratha..

It showed about corona virus in news and how fast it's spreading and taking away the lives... Though the count is in 10,000's but the ratio of the affected & death is quite high comparatively..

It has spread to many countries and I wouldn't be amazed if it's in New York too.... I got tensed looking at the increasing count of affected.... It might turn out from an epidemic to pandemic soon... It's spread is via droplets.... It can be anywhere in the air or on the things... What if we buy stuff from outside which already has the virus on it..... These things scare me to core as I'm an OCD case but not that severe ones tho....but still.... I have to do something.....

I took a paper and pen started scribbling what all precautions I have to take as prevention is better than cure....

After some time

" Ayi!!! Ayi!!!! " I yelled out loud from the hall...

" haa haa gudiya, coming coming " she said coming fastly to me...

" from today on wards don't buy anything from the Marts or stores, I guess we already have stuff that we need for about a month or more...

Get the Gardner to get more vegetable plants and whatever we eat on daily basis which we can grow in the back yard and also throw out the milk and it's supplements... If possible get a cow or a calf which is unaffected and on which no antibiotics have been used... If it's a calf then tie it up in the back yard and get a lot of milk powder that can be used as a replacement for the milk , go back hurry up now and call the Butler " I ordered her in a little high pitch and she left calling the Butler....

" yes ma'am, you have requested for my presence " the buttler said and I nodded....

" is it possible to have the maids and servants to make them stay in this place itself? " I asked the middle aged man with grey hair

" yes ma'am, we have a quarters which is being occupied by 30% of the staff who don't have a family or they are from far " he replied politely

" so the rest of the 70% have families and stay outside , I hope you can accommodate the staff in the quarters.... All of them and no one should have a touch with the things outside the mansion.... Or if it is possible then how about paying them their salary in advance and recruit the ones who don't have a family so that much space wouldn't be required in the quarters for them " I said him and he started thinking....

" May I know for why miss " he asked me politely

" virus out break " I said....

After sometime he replied

" I insist you discuss about this matter with master and decide what to do " he said and I nodded thinking about it.... I haven't seen my husband since many days until that night.... I quickly erased out those memories...

" master is in his study miss " the Butler said and left...

I went up the staircase debating whether I should or shouldnot speak to him.... What if he beats me up again.... Those slaps were enough to show me stars..... I stood in front of his study door contemplating whether to knock or not..

I started sweating profusely... I have to get done with it....

Suddenly the door opened and I saw him towering over me...

He looked at me raising up his eyebrow and I wanted to pull that eyebrow down as it is making me more tensed....

" u want to talk? " he asked me and I nodded my head like a noddy in a no and then a yes....

He went inside the room and I followed him... He sat on the chair opposite to me and gestured me to sit down.... I sat down holding my shivering hands tightly together...

" what is it lakshmi " he asked....

This is the first time he was talking to me like a Normal Human!! my name rolled out soo softly on his tongue with his thick accent that made shiver run through my spine....

I looked up at him and said....

" I need a cow " the room fell quite for few seconds and then I realized what I said.... Shit.... Why did my words jumble and why I asked for a cow ?

I was working in my study room for today , I had reached back midnight and my body was drained out of energy...

The sun was already up but my whole room is dark reflecting my life....

I shut down my laptop as it was time for breakfast.... I opened the door to only see my little wife biting her lip or should I say crushing her lips and shivering like a leaf.....

Is she not well? But I did look after her every night.... For applying the paste to her face when she is in her deep sleep....

This is the least I can do for my mistake.... She is just a little girl...I shouldn't have raised my hand in first place.....

" u want to talk? " I asked her disturbing her dreamland infront of my door.... Her eyes became the size of saucers as she saw me...

I went back into the study and sat down in my chair looking at my little wife who bent down her head and followed me obediently.... I indicated her to sit down and she did....

She looked like a fresh sunflower in her yellow dress....

" what is it Lakshmi " I asked to grab her attention and she looked at me still shivering.... Ofc why wouldn't she be scared after that incident back then.....

" I need a cow " she blurted out and I thought I heard wrong later her face showed me multiple expressions as if she said something wrong or absurd...

I chuckled at her cuteness at the back of my mind.....

She interrupted my chain of thoughts by saying

"ah.... I mean as you know that there is a virus out break and there are many people who are being infected with the virus so it's not safe for us to

to have contact with the outer world or things or people....or whatever is from outside.... As there are chances for us to get infected with them so I hope that we grow our vegetables and also that cow is for milk.... I would appreciate if that cow is not administered with any antibiotics or is infected... Beacuse as we know that multiple researches tests on animals , which are generally considered to be the reservoirs as well as mixing vessels of microorganisms that have gained resistance to the antibiotics and developed into a newer strains that cannot be cured with the present antibiotics so I hope we could get a fresh cow as well as even make our maids or servants stay in the servant quarters to avoid them being in contact with the virus and also spread among the others.... " she said in a single breath and I wanted to hear more of her voice.... It ain't sweet but it is more of something of it's own mind which attracted me to listen to her more....

" so do u want me to give you plants and cows? " I asked her and she looked at me for a couple of seconds without blinking and chuckled... I was amazed by my own words how I put them together... I raised an eyebrow and her smile fell....

She nodded a slow yes....

" so u don't want me to go to my company....little wife? " I said teasing her.... She is my wife.... I guess there is no problem in it....but why am I doing this......

She looked at me like a ghost has possessed her with her jaw hanging down... I frowned at her expression...

These are not the results I wanted on her face....

" it...it....might not be safe " she said looking at her fingers.... She should look at me... I want to see how much she cares for me , in her eyes....

But you were the one who didn't want it from the start.... don't forget how you treated her....

Why am I bugging her for her to reveal herself to me..... Why?

I thought all of these ended with her..... Buried deep down in the depthless ocean.....

" you care for me " I asked her or more to the person whom I'm missing......forgotten long time back...

But still in my memories..

" you....you.....you are my husband..... So....so.... It's my responsibility " she stammered and ran away.... Just like she left... alone....again......

Husband? I? When have been one to her? Afterall I should be looking after her but she sticks behind me even after I have done bad things to her...

Why is she showing me her care?

When she gets nothing in return from me....

Why am I even thinking about her?

She is just a little girl.... I will let her have whatever she wants as a compensation to my actions previously....

I called my assistant and told her to contact ayi for further instructions about the farm that my little wife wants....

I looked at the blank wall infront of me........thinking how my life is going to take a turn for worse or good....

But if there is someone called as god then he would never let me have a better one for the sins I have committed....