Tum ho paas mere saath mere
CP's POV:
Chhavi came home that night feeling dazed and almost sick with confusion over what had unfolded today. She grabbed her water bottle and chugged down a whole litre of water with one large gulp. She closed her eyes and took in a deep breath but all she could see was Viraf's beautiful soft eyes staring back at her as if she was the only one around. She could feel the warmth of his body as he slowly lowered himself onto her. The tiny shockwaves from his tender kisses still flowed through her as she fluttered her eyes open.
"What am I doing? I can't possibly think this way about him! It's bad enough already that I let him kiss me and now this...no control Chhavi," she continued to reprimand herself but somewhere deep down she wanted him to know what she feels for him but she was scared that she would lose him as her friend if he found out.
After taking a much needed shower, the calming effect of the water helped her fall asleep peacefully where MJ and Tara's SR was on loop in her dreams.
VPP's POV:
Viraf had driven home in such a rush that he didn't even offer Chhavi a lift. Usually after shooting finishes, he drops her home and sometimes they even go out to have a quick coffee break. He loved those mini dates he had with her because it was the only time they were Viraf and Chhavi and not MJ and Tara. There was nothing for refreshing than hearing her laugh at his silly wit and smile at his jokes and even the way she looked at him made him feel like all her attention was reserved for him. Viraf decided he would take a shower and started undressing when he sniffed his blue singlet. The sweet smell of lavender wafted to his nose which strongly reminded him of Chhavi's scent, a scent that lingered with him every time they hugged.
"Why am I thinking about her so much? I know I love her but what if she doesn't?" He thought as he rubbed the creases of his tensed temple.
"No Viraf, you have to tell her how you feel before something wrong happens. She needs to know that I love her!" He convinced himself as ambled to take a quick shower.
Next day on the sets:
Chhavi had strolled in onto the sets hoping that she can start afresh and pretend like that kiss didn't happen when she noticed the crew huddled around Viraf. They were cordially having a laugh but soon became eerily silent at the sight of Chhavi approaching them.
"What's happening? Why are you all huddled around Viraf?" She asked tentatively suspecting that something was up.
Viraf looked at her with a cheeky smile on his face abd showed her the article on his laptop screen
Chhavi's eyes grew bigger as she noticed the influx of articles about ek boond ishq but the words Are Viraf and Chhavi falling in love on the sets of ek boond ishq? made her gasp with shock.
"Wait what? How did this happen? And since when did we have close insiders telling reporters about our relationship?" Chhavi's got exponentially louder as she vented to Viraf.
"Relax Chhavi, this is just an article. Also any publicity is good publicity so why take so much stress? I mean we both know we're not dating and that it'll never happen then why should we get worked up right?" Viraf said while tryimv to calm down an agitated Chhavi.
Those supposed words of comfort stung her deeply as those memories of yesterday flooded back into her mind. She tried to hold the tears in as thought about how loved and special she felt when he kissed her but now she knew thag he didn't have feelings for her.
"Why did I get my hopes up? Of course he would never feel the same way," she thought as she slowly backed away and scampered outside.
She wanted to collapse there and then with all that pain and anger that was accumulating inside of her and she viciouslt wiped away those stray tears when she felt a familiar touch on her shoulder.
Viraf had followed her out to try and catch up with her and he finally got a hold of her shoulder. She turned around and he could see that the edges of her eyes were beginning to redden with tears slowly brimming up in her eyes.
"Chhavi is everything alright? Are you upset over that article? Look if it bothers you that much I'll stop posting pictures of us on twitter, I'll stop driving you home and taking you out for coffee if it means that these rumours stop. What do you think?" Viraf asked while gently holding her hunched shoulders.
That was the last straw and all those bottled emotions were ready to burst out.
" YOU IDIOT WHAT DO YOU THINK I THINK? NO I'M NOT OK AND I HAVEN'T BEEN FOR THE PAST COUPLE OF DAYS. YOU KNOW WHY? BECAUSE OF YOU GODDAMNIT! EVERY TIME I'M AROUND YOU I FEEL LIKE MY KNEES WILL STOP SUPPORTING ME AND THE INTENSITY AND PASSION OF MY LOVE WILL COLLAPSE ON TOP OF ME."
"Wait did you just say love? Whose love are you talking about?" Viraf innocently enquired as he stared at Chhavi's blotched face.
"OH MY GOD ARE YOU KIDDING ME? YOU SILLY! I LOVE YOU! BUT WHAT'S THE POINT WHEN YOU DON'T EVEN FEEL THAT WE SHOULD BE TOGETHER!" She had yelled at the top of her lungs and felt herself feel slightly dizzy as the surroundings started to blur.
All that purging of emotion caused Chhavi to feel light headed and she leaned onto Viraf's toned body for support. To her surprise she felt his strong sturdy hands wrap themselves around her petite frame and encompass her in a tighf hug. She felt his hot breath near her ear as he left a damp kiss on ghe tip of her ear lobe.
"Wow I didn't think you'd be this easy to fool Chhavi...those inside sources you were talking about was merely just a code name for Viraf Phiroz Patel. Yes I published that article because I wanted to see how you would react. I wanted to see if you felt the same way about me like I do about you. YES YOU'RE RIGHT I'M AN IDIOT BUT ONLY FOR YOU CHHAVI AND THAT'S I'M GOING TO SCREAM TO THE WHOLE WORLD AND SAY I LOVE YOU CHHAVI PANDEY!"
The song "Banjara" from Ek Villain starts playing:
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=HDnLm1197oc
Viraf held her face in his palms and kissed the top of her forehead. The tears were streaming down her face and he kissed away all her salty tears.
"Do you want to be my girlfriend Chubby Pandey?"
To be continued...
p.s Sorry for this boring update but you know my creative juices were a bit dry today buy hope you stay tuned to find out what happens next :) Do leave your thoughts behind ❤️
Shegufta xx