Chapter 5

5 years ago

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It's has been a week when she met with him not actually a proper meet but yeah she had seen him and since then she was lost in his thoughts. She gets lost in him whenever she thinks about their restaurant meet and surprisingly her lips curved into a shy smile every time whenever she remembered he called her ‘beautiful’. It's not that anyone hadn't praised her beauty but before that she didn't paid any attention to this thing but when He called her that she felt different... something ticklish in her stomach... the feeling she had never felt before and the fact is she herself was confused with her own behavior as she hadn't paid any heed to any guy till now but this guy has something different in him...the unknown power to pull her towards him.

"Taani" she heard someone is calling her in low voice but she was so lost in her thoughts that she ignored it.

"Taani" she again heard the same voice but this time there was little irritation in it and shook on her shoulder that made her came into her senses and she turned towards her right and looked at her best friend Aashi who was sitting beside her.

"What..?" she asked her confused that why she was calling her name.

"Taani, we are in classroom at least yahan to apne ‘prince charming’ ke dreams ko thoda sa break de." Aashi teased her which made Taani blush but soon she hide it realizing that they are in classroom. It was only happening since she met him, she thinks about him and then she forgot everything around her.

"Aisa kuch nahi hai ok... main unke bare mein nahi soch rahi thi.." she defended herself in low tone trying hard to escape from her best friend who know her inside out very well.

"Yeah right..." Aashi replied sarcastically with ‘I-know-everything’ look. But before she could say further bell rang and Taani heaved a sigh of relief that now she has a chance to escape from her this over-smart best friend.

Both came out from classroom and walked towards canteen. Taani was walking hurriedly. Both entered in canteen and ordered their meal and after some time taking it they moved towards the empty table and sat there. All the while Taani was avoiding her talking about this topic further but aashi is aashi. How's she going to lose any chance to tease her best friend.

"Taani, you didn't tell me ki tu kya soch rahi thi classroom mein?" Aashi once again starts her interrogation session in teasing tone when she saw her busy in munching her meal and trying to avoid her. Taani tightly closed her eyes and mentally cursed her best friend who is not in mood to end this topic very soon.

"Woh main... main... haan wo main next week jo internals hai uske bare mein soch rahi thi." She looked up and answered her trying to look serious and just hoping that she had convinced with that but her expression was telling that she is not.

"Really, toh tu itna blush internals ke bare mein soch ke kar rahi thi?" she again asked with ‘I-m-not-that-stupid’ look. Taani just looked at her for some time and then sighed she gave up. She looked down and after sometime taking deep breath she start speaking.

"I don't know yaar.. what is happening with me. Jab se unse mili hoon sirf unhi ke bare mein soch rahi hoon. I don't know... aisa pahle kabhi nahi hua mere sath, you know na... I mean kabhi kisi ke bare mein iss tarah se itna nahi socha, kabhi iss tarah se feel nahi kiya kisi ke liye... every time I decide ki unke bare mein nahi sochungi but fir..." Taani poured her heart out in front of her best friend whom she knew will understand her situation as she had told her everything about her meet with Rey at the same day of their meet and also shares about the unfamiliar feelings she was experiencing as she couldn't tell this to her di because of that fight in restaurant she thinks Rey is also same like Swayam. Aashi understands her condition and also has witnessed the after effects of that meet on Taani.

 
"I know what had happened with you." Aashi told her the matter of fact. Taani just looked at her confused that what she meant.

"You are in Love, darling."Aashi said further with smile when she saw a confused look on her face. Taani took some seconds to register her words but when she realized what she said her eyes went wide.

"What?" she shouted bewildered in loud tone that made everyone present in canteen looked at her, but soon she realized and mumbled sorry looking around.

"What are you saying aashi... love and all... are you gone mad?" she looked at her and asked in low tone that no one could hear their talk. Though, the feeling was so different, but still she was shocked and confused with the thing that how's this possible.

"I’m not mad, but you are definitely gone mad in your Prince Charming's love." Aashi spoke in annoyed tone. She is annoyed at the fact that she is indirectly trying too hard from last some days to make her understand about her feelings but her this stupid friend is so much stubborn to realize it.

"But, how do you so sure that yeh love wali hi feeling hai?" Taani asked her doubtfully. That doesn't mean she doesn't believe in love but she was unsure that what she is feeling is Love or something else.

"Of course, this is love wali feeling. Love at first sight." Aashi replied confidently first then last line said dreamingly.

"Taani, I totally understand what you are feeling at this moment but trust me you start liking him. ok listen...abhi tune hi kaha na ki jaisa tu uske liye feel kar rahi hai waisa tune kabhi kisi ke liye feel nahi kiya... tune aaj tak kabhi kisi ladke ki taraf dekha tak nahi but suddenly you met a guy and since then you are thinking about him only... don't you think it's something different... I mean tu usse sirf ek baar mili hai and aisa kaise ho sakta hai ki hum kisi se sirf ek baar mile ho and that person had so much effect on you that you felt ticklish and starts blushing all the time whenever you think about him... isn't it a something strong feeling... some liking wali feeling...some Love wali feeling...huh..?" Aashi explained her calmly and looked at her for reaction.

Taani was lost in what aashi said. She heard her silently and was thinking over her every word and deep down in her heart she knew what she was saying is true, whenever she thinks about him she felt something different which she never felt before. But still she was confused that how's that possible in just one meet someone had so much effect on her... maybe aashi is right... maybe she has started liking him... maybe the feeling which called ‘Love’ is entered in her life, in her heart.

She had read somewhere that everyone do experience this love feeling once in their life and maybe this time it's knocks on her door. Thinking all this she again starts blushing. She felt frenzy in her heart on the mere thought of her liking him, her being in love. But suddenly something strike her and a blush replaced by a frown on her face.

"But agar unke dil mein mere liye ye wali feeling nahi hui toh?" she asked her in sad tone. She was sad thinking that what if he never felt like this for her, how she is feeling for him.

"That means you had accepted that you like him or precisely Love him... huh..?" Aashi asked her with teasing glint in her eyes.

"Aashi.." she just whined, blushing hard on this but there was sadness in her eyes and fear, what if he doesn't like her the way she like him and why not, he is a famous, handsome, good looking and young businessman for whom every girl would die for and she is just simple and an ordinary college going girl who always felt nervous around any guy.

"Taani, don't be sad ok... jitna tune mujhe uske bare mein bataya hai usse toh I’m sure ki uske dil mein bhi tere liye feelings hai... and dekh lena agar tum dono ki feelings true hai na toh tere Krishna ji tum dono ko fir se jarur milwayenge." Aashi assured her keeping her hand on her with smile knowing how sensitive her best friend is.

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After college had ended both came out from college premises waiting outside for her driver to come with car. Both were talking on random things when Taani felt someone's gaze at her. She looked around but she didn't find anyone who was looking at her, everyone around was in their own world. This is not the first time she is feeling like this but before that had happened also, but then she shook her head at her over thinking habit. Till then her driver had came with car and both sat in and drove away.

Taani was still looking lost and little sad about their conversation, so to cheer her up mood Aashi asked to driver to stop the car near pani-puri stall. She knew Taani loves pani-puri and it'll make her normal again. Taani looked around when car had stopped and then she looked at aashi confusingly.

"Kitne din ho gaye humne sath mein kuch fun nahi kiya.. so let's go." Aashi said pointing towards the stall and dragged Taani from out of car before she says anything.

Both were having pani-puri and enjoying themselves while talking, giggling sometimes laughing on their own jokes, when she stopped as again she felt someone is staring at her and immediately she looked around to search but again there was no one. She was feeling strange and she looked at aashi, who was looking at her questioningly, she just shook her head and looked down and starts eating.

"Taani?" Aashi called her and her expressions were telling she is not going to stop until she hadn't told her what she is searching around and she was looking tensed.

"Woh... I don't know... pata nahi jo main soch rahi hoon woh sahi hai ya nahi but pichle kuch dino se mujhe lag raha hai jaise... koi mera peecha kar raha hai... like..  someone is following me. Every time I feel like someone is staring at me but fir jab main aas-pass dekhti hoon to koi bhi nahi hota... and over that pata nahi bahut ajeeb hai.. I’m feeling like ki koi mujhe follow kar raha hai but still I didn't feel scared, not even for a second... mujhe kuch samjh nahi aa raha hai ki kya ho raha hai mere sath... shayad main kuch jyada hi soch rahi hoon." she told everything to aashi what is she feeling from some days which she never told her before thinking that she gets worried for her.

Aashi didn't say anything just dragged her with her across the road. Taani was so confused with her behavior. They went there and stopped in front of a guy whose back they were facing. He was wearing a black suit and looking like he was talking on phone when aashi just tapped on his shoulder and both waited for him to turn towards them. As he turned, Taani was stunned and looking at him with wide eyes and only one word came out from her mouth.

"REY"

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