"Dear Reyaansh"
It was good you wrote me a letter..and did in discreet way,I am glad for that..It was a chance to communicate with you until our restraining orders from divorce is implied on you... sorry for that reyaansh but i can't help it the way you behaved with Joe when you caught us, I had to do something for safety...Anyways after reading your letter I can say that you are better now, and I am glad about that You are considering to be more broader in your view point regarding us and your future be it cafe or your dad's estate..You were always a caring and loving man Rey.. I am stunned with your this new belief in happy endings to things and positives vibes which you have always embellishes in you...but rey their lies the reality which is far away from this happy endings and positive developments...Their lies hardships and we have to prepare for it right..so i am doing it for my self... you are not reading the signs Reyaansh that's why you are ready to resume our broken marriage but on my front I think we might not do it... It is better off moving on with our respective lives in separate ways...I have my life which i always wanted with Joe..
please take time and think about it, don't react too quickly for this...
with regards: Myra...
Kriya tried to read each and every expression of his but couldn't be able to chalk out what exactly was in his mind... because he read it expressionlessly... after taking a deep sigh he folded back the letter and kept it away on his stack of papers...
Kriya was astonished with his this behavior..." what's with you rey? You fine?"
"Hmm... Yes perfectly fine..lets resume our evening" he brought the hot dishes from kitchen, while kriya sat their in silence getting it hard to watch rey like this...
while getting last bowl he settled on table with his sweet smile.." Okay..madame..here you go...Now serve yourself because i am not gonna do that.." she rolled her eyes on his sarcasm...
she glanced on every delicacy he prepared..."Ohh..god rey you made so much food for both of us??"
"Ohh..No..No i was intending to go and distribute after our dinner in neighboring shelter home.. you up for that??" A wide smirk spread across his face while she threw a napkin at him which he effortlessly catched in the way only...
"Of-course silly it is for Us.." he factually remarked and then lingered upon the thoughts of 'US'...could their be us for them in future he wondered...
taking her first bite of corn and mayo words followed from her..."Its just way delicious Chef Reyaansh, and i am noticing you made everything today which i like..whats the matter are you upon some kinda mission??" she placed her fork back and raised her eyebrows...
"May be I am or may be not... why to disclose it so soon Baatcutter, we have whole night for it..." he winked with a devil bling sparkling in his eyes...
They were half through their main course while chit chatting and having their gala time when kriya recalled about letter thing and asked him..."Ahem..May be i shouldn't be asking you this as its your personal matter but the woman curiosity in me is not letting me down my guards..." she was hesitant about it...
"Hey..don't be like that..see for starters we are friends although were always on bad note but still we are okay...and secondly don't let yourself closed behind that mouth...I recently realized its better to speak your heart rather then repent later so what's in you just get it out..." he gave light squeeze on her right hand which was placed elegantly on that table...
"Umm..okay..I didn't knew you always took me as friends..."
"Trust me, I do... and you don't know a lot of things.." again that same look which he gave her a while back came to his eyes, it was making her more and more confused at same time that look was sought of sending chills to her spine but with a comfort in it...
"Why were you behaving after reading the letter the way you..." even before she could frame more words Rey explained her...
"Ohh..You have been thinking that since then? you could have asked me, see its not like anything is hidden from you... We both have been to same high school and then ended up being in same university too.. but the thing was that my life was always in a way on wheels... I started dating Myra during high school, which shortened my chances to encounter life at larger aspects. I never watched anything beyond her, but only one thing which i always had in me was my passion for cooking that was the only thing I kept in me firm and not pursuing dad's business, expect this all the things i did, was for her. When we got married we were just 22 fresh out of management colleges, didn't even knew how life runs and that's when my career ideas clashed with dad's great business ice berg and ultimately i left him, this was the first blow in our relationship but at that time myra didn't said anything as she was expecting Nia...Told you my life was in pace, so met up with my college mentor cum my first employer and started working in his food stall... this was not so pleasing for her..and after that things were getting worse and worse i don't know whether for good or bad.. but only good thing that happened to me in last decade was Nia..she was a source life and light to me kriya, what am i today its just for... Myra was into her corporate job she was to busy to be even at home so she found her life outside and my life was cartwheeling around nia, home and cafe..." he took a deep breathe and pushed back the tears while gulping down a big lump in his throat...
"and..and that's when I found her cheating on me...once i was back from cafe and nia was at school..I found clothes scattered everywhere in house... you watching that main door..(he pointed to entrance) there laid her sandals and her bags... and following the trail of clothes i just found some of man trousers and then what leads to my bed room I..I just caught her with this man Joe, her so called boss in my bed..they were doing it.. (at this kriya captured his left hand in hers and motioned him if he is not feeling well he could stop) No..let me get this out for how much time am i gonna make it stale inside me... Instead of sending that b***** out of my house she ordered me to stay out and don't disturb their privacy, I mean how could she..she was mother of my child... and that rotten piece of head told me she is all his and what not... that just angered me farther and I beat him black and blue... you know one thing for which i don't repent is making that guy reach to hospital bed for good month times... i feel honored to do it, don't know why..but yes you can call it my craziness but I felt happy...(she smiled and he chuckled loud) but that was the last day she was in this house, for bloody good two years she chose to be his girl friend and my estranged wife... never came to check upon Nia.. and rest you all know...
(he took in a big sip of water) and then how could you expect me to react with some emotions kriya when she is openly declaring that its always what she wanted.. whenever I used to call her even if regarding nia..her one liner was she is busy and don't have time for us, has established new life with that Joe larkson..." he was gripping fork so hard that his knuckles went white with the pressure and if more to them they would bleed any moment...
Kriya saw it and instantly took away cutlery from him..."Rey I am sorry to bring all those old memories...I think i shouldn't have asked about it.."
He covered the mere distance between them and placed his fingers on her lips.."Shh...I am glad you bring that up... after all these years i got someone to share them... someone who could listen to me and my side of story... Thanks for that kriya.." they were so close to each other..in a jiffy of time were inches apart from others lips... Kriya's lips quivered and rey's insides were burning with an unknown inflames... his skin was burning hot like a griddling pan... before they could even think further door bell rang...making them sprang up..Rey immediately got on his feet and opened the door it was a salesman, having special schemes for upcoming Halloween occasion..rey in like 3 seconds make him shoo away and closed the door with thud..when he came back to table he saw Kriya indulging herself into her food...
"Oops..Sorry, I was famishing and this paneer looked so inviting so i couldn't stopped from having my gourmet"
"Its okay... After all this is for you Ms.dancer, in Nia's terms my guest of honor.." they laughed and had their main course...
"Thanks rey it was really wonderful evening and the food was best which as far as i could remember i had in last few years after Mom-dad shifted to Baltimore"
"No..Not yet it is over.." He stacked up the plates in dishwasher and came out with two dessert small quarter plates...
Seeing them Kriya exclaimed in anxiety..."You.actually remembered it??"
"Ohh..yes, I mean how can I forget things related to food...and when its related to you i supremely guess not"last words were inaudible to kriya..
"can I have them?" she asked with her mouth watering...
"Yes..please.." he forwarded one of those dishes to her and other one kept for himself and they moved to lounge area near fire place enjoying their desserts..
"Mmm...that's really blissful and divine... You have just got me tasted a new wonder of red wine..." she relished her poached pears in red wine while humming some of her inner muses...
"Oh my freaking lord..why is she torturing me? first of all this dress, her soft tendril curls cascading through her shoulder and then her hisses... urrgh..this so unfair.. she looks so desirable... i can swear upon anything..." he confessed to himself...
and that's when I-pod port of that room began playing a soft romantic tune... which they both recognized in seconds...
"Nia..." they said in unison and then laughed...
he got up to put it off.."I tell you sometimes she behaves so much in this Bollywood style..can't help it, sharon and her have this legacy rule of watching two flicks a week..." but his feet stopped when he sensed a pull on his elbow crook..
"let it play..I really liked that song..." He turned to find her oozing those words...
"Hey...its the same song you sang at prom night..isn't it" she spoke with some flashes running of that night...
"Yup...but how do you know...I thought you were not even their..."
"I was..for first fifteen minutes..but then due to urgency had to leave..." she stole her eyes from him and looked back at those rising flames in fire place...
That's when lyrics started to fill that room...
He had this sudden urge of dancing with her..why he himself don't know, although from past days he was the one out of the two who dreaded dancing and now..it seems as if his conscience were screaming to do so... he forwarded his hand to her asking for dance... at first she was astound at his this gesture but then dancing was all she was born for and she couldn't refuse to this song... so gently she placed her palm in his calloused hand...
Kuch Khushbuyen
Yaadon Ke Jungal Se Beh Chali
Kuch Khidkiyan
Lamhon Ke Dastak Pe Khul Gayi
Kuch Geeth Purane Rakhe The Sirhaane
Kuch Sur Kahin Khoye The Bandish Mil Gaye
He placed his hands at her lower back firmly yet softly..and her one hand was gracing his shoulder and another his waist line...
Jeene Ke Ishare Mil Gaye
Bichde The Kinare Mil Gaye
As he spun her with lyrics and made her come back to his manly broad frame...her curls brushed his face, leaving a tingling sensation on his flesh...and while he make her stand back at her original position they were just at a distance so that their hot breathes were touching each others face...tantalizing the other...
Meri Zindagi Main Teri Baarish Kya Hui
Mere Raste Darya Bane Behne Lage
Meri Karvaton Ko Tune Aake Kya Chhua
Kahin Khwab Neendon Ki Gali Rehne Lage
While taking spun around the whole platform with her right hand in his left one stretching away from their bodies and with their other free hands they were holding each other for supports... kriya's left one was marking its place at rey's shoulder while rey's right hand was holding her from her edges of rib cage...their legs were moving in sync to the beats...in criss cross, while they swayed their bodies with great fines as if fixing the pieces of a jig-saw puzzle... at the last beat of that sonnet rey leaped up her and spines her...
"Could she be the one that night??,why her incense is making me feel like what i had been through that night...the same adrenaline of Harmon rushing inside me... my hairs sending signals like they are being electrostatic charged...why... urghh.." he made a sharp turn...
Jeene Ke...Kinare Mil Gaye
Meri Loh Havaaon Se Jhagadkar Lee Uthi
Mere Har Andhere Ko Ujale Pee Gaye
Tune Hasken Mujhse Muskurane Ko Kaha
Mere Man Ke Mausam Gulmohar Se Ho Gaye
Kriya on instincts snaked her left hand and hugged his nape from back while rey protectively glided his hand towards her back and make her stand firm, facing him..their nose tipped touched creating jitters underneath that very patch of skin... Kriya inhaled deeply and rey again had that same look which made kriya drown in his chocolate eyes, she felt melting in them as if they were saying something..but what she still have to figure out..it felt as if her own feelings were like a Pandora to her, then how can she ask him about his fence...
Jeene Ke...Kinare Mil Gaye
He leaned towards her and kissed her on lips, her tear soaked nervous face, crushed against his... she felt his a day old stubble against her soft creamy cheeks and she could take in the aroma of his masculine scent which was a more like woody smell... but that kiss was not something which anyone will call it as passionate..it was tender as both's lips were just apperceiving their presence admitting their unsaid words or filling in the void that had been gnawing in their hearts...
Kuch Khushbuyen, Saanso Se Saanso Me Ghul Gayi
Kuch Khidikyan, Aankhon Hi Aankhon Me Khul Gayi
Kuch Pyaas Adhuri
Kuch Shyam Sindhoori
Kuch Reshmi Gunahon
Main Rate Dhal Gaye
Jeene Ke Ishare Mil Gaye
Bichde The Kinare Mil Gaye
Before Kriya could push back all the practicality left in her aside and kiss him with determination while clutching a fist full of his hairs her gaze caught up with something just in linear to her angle...
It was Rey and his wife's photo frame on the wall and she felt stiffened, her lips stopped mating... her eyes went wide and next thing which made her churn in pit of her stomach was her wedding band...she just couldn't stand their for even a minute...
"I am sorry Reyaansh..Its wrong..I am so sorry... I think I should make my move,will meet you at practices..bye"
with this she dashed out of his door in no time, leaving him all stunned... next he found source of her this reaction to which he frustratedly banged the door...while feeling suffocated in that ambiance he too left for a stroll in that windy night...
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