*Blushes*
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She put on the best clothes she had, and waited at the entrance of the mela. She was told to arrive at sunset, exactly the time when most of the people pour in and the interesting festivities begin. She had waiting for almost 15 minutes, but there was no sign of Reyaansh. She was almost going to return, but Reyaansh appeared in her path out of nowhere, making her smile again.
He didn't know the reason behind her sweetest of the sweet smile. He knew he was somehow the reason, but the exact reason was a thing beyond his theories. He looked her from bottom to up, this simple red dress that she had worn made her look so beautiful that no ornaments or royal fabric could have managed to do that. It was the dress maybe; or perhaps the glow on her face.
She waited for him to look at her completely and make any remark. He was painstakingly slow, or perhaps it was her brain that was ticking the seconds off faster. Leaving that to him, she began observing the prince in front of her. The simple kurta and dhoti he wore had not at all reduced the aura he carried around him; the only difference was, his normally twinkling confident eyes were dazed as his sight explored her form.
" *cough* Kunwar sa, kripya thoda idhar aaye..." Parvateshwar spoke, making Kriyal and Reyaansh realize his presence.
"Ji kaka sa?"
"Kunwar sa hum maante hai ki yeh ladki aap ki acchi mitra hai, Parantu aapko isse yaha nahi bulaana chahiye tha. Yeh ladki aapki suraksha mein baadha utpann kar sakti hai"
"Kaka sa, hum aapka bahut aadar karte hai. Hum jaante hai ki aap Kriyal ke vishaye mein kuch
adhik accha nahi sochte Parantu humme Kriyal pe pura vishwas hai. Aap chinta mat kijiye."
" *sigh* theek hai Kunwar sa, Jaisa aap theek samjhe..."
After advising Reyaansh, he set out to take a tour of the city, leaving a set of guards for Reyaansh's safety.
"Kriyal, bheetar chale?" he spoke to Kriyal, who was still bubbling with the same excitement.
"Ji chaliye na!" Kriyal replied with the same vigor.
They began roaming all over that large field, visiting every shop that drew their attention. They played silly games at the those small stalls, listened to the fake whims of the astrologer, ate spicy food at the food centers ,watched those cute puppet shows...
Reyaansh had never enjoyed so much ever in his life. He never had the chance to live such life! Eating spicy food, buying cheap trinkets and not being advised to do a thing on somebody else's will; this was something that left him with his happiness overflowing. The thrill of roaming here and there amidst the crowd with Kriyal was greater than sport he laid his hands on.
Kriyal was experiencing the same thrill as Reyaansh. Even though this place was very close to her home and she could visit it the time she wished to, but destiny never gave her chances. Either she was too tired after work to enjoy, or on being scolded by her mother at such an insane request, she lulled herself to sleep by the sound of the carefree laughter of the fare coming from her window.
They went to the last shop they were going to go for the day, and that was the bangle shop.
"kaka sa, yeh chudiya dikhayega?"Kriyal asked to the old man selling bangles.
"Kya aapko yeh chudiya pasand hai?" Reyaansh asked her politely.
"Parantu..."
"Aap bas humme bataiye ki aap ko yeh chudiya pasand hai ki nahi?"
"Haa, Parantu..."
"Koi kintu-parantu nahi. Hum inn chudiyo ka moolya chukaayenge aur aap inhe pehnengi.
Samajh aaya aap ko!? Kaka, bataaiye kya moolya hua inka?"
"beta, bas 2 swarn mudraye" the bangle seller responded.
And before Kriyal could speak a word, Reyaansh paid the valid sum to the shopkeeper. Before she could began rattling on this act, he signaled her to keep quiet and gave her a charming smile.
She could only blush and smile giddily in her defense.
But just seconds before this innocent display was over, a man roughly grabbed Kriyal's hand and spoke-
"Abhi inka samay bina moolya ki chudiya pehenne ka nahi, moolya chukane ka hai!"
Reyaansh could only see terror in Kriyal's eyes.
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Rey almost spit out the food he was nibbling onto.
"Are you f**king crazy? I am not your boyfriend!" Rey exclaimed loudly.
"No cuss words in front of me. Got it?" Kria spoke severely.
"Ok-ok, fine devi maa! Stop being an oldie!"
Well in response to this comment of Rey's, she could only roll her eyes and mumble a whatever'.
"Okay so basically," Kria began once again, "what I am trying to do is this. My dad will come home after a flight from Mumbai an hour or two after, and as far as I know him, he won't be allowing me to go out with you, as he doesn't know you at all. So to cancel out these causes in short, I am making you my boyfriend for a temporary basis."
"Okay..." Rey said, grasping all this knowledge. "But still, where does the boyfriend equation fit in here?"
"First of all he'll be very happy that I finally have a serious' boyfriend, and just not any time pass fling. And you seem quite bhola-bhala types, so that will be an advantage. And I don't exactly know why I made you my boyfriend; I just guess he will trust more on you that ways. And you know, tumhe bhai toh banaa nahi sakti... " she spoke while munching on her sandwich gaily.
"Kyu? Bhai kyu nahi?" he asked raising his eyebrow mockingly.
"Woh..." she blushed like a deer caught in the headlights. "Woh bas... Aise hi"
"Nahi nahi, koi toh reason hoga"
"Ho bhi toh tumhe kya?"
"Mujhe kya matlab? Mai tera dost hu, colleague hu, pura haq banta hai mera! "
"Kuch bhi ha!"
"Ab toh bol na hi padega!" rey spoke, clapping his hands in glee.
"Woh... " after a pause she spoke, "arre ha! Tu ne hi toh bola tha ki mai tujhe bhai nahi bulaau!"
Kria thanked god secretly for putting this conversation of theirs' in her mind at the right time.
"Ummm, ha theek hai." Rey subsided at the revival of this awkward moment.
"ab chale nautanki? Papa se bhi milna hai..."
Saying this she dragged him to the parking lot, from where they drove back to their respective homes.
After wearing a cute summer dress , Kria set out to receive her dad, Mahesh ghai.
Her father was a sort of strict disciplinarian, but was super sensitive for Kria as she was the only family he actually had. Kria had lost her mom at a very early age, but still Kria grew up to be the same as her mother was; Shy, intellectual, beautiful and ambitious. Her father had always tried to instill the best values in her, and narrated to her innumerable stories of the brave Rajputs, and always told her to take pride in being one. Curiosity still clung to her otherwise, and she turned up to pursue the field of archaeology.
After some time, Kria reached her home along with her dad, and they began to talk about her first days at job her assignments, etc.
Suddenly the door bell rang, and Kria offered to open the door.
Kria took quick steps to open the door and was left gaping.
Like seriously gaping.
Edited by parigyaverma - 10 years ago
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