PART-4
" Oye Naina what will you have'....."
"Anything withing 200 bucks'that's all left with me.......damn I have spent 1200 rupees shopping" I said as i rummaged through my paper bags.........plastics were banned at Delhi Haat''
"No one's paying for food' came a voice behind me''......
I looked back still bent over my bags'.Rajveer stood behind me the sun rays brightening his face'......it was 3 in the afternoon'.....😊😊😊
"Another treat........!!!!" Pooja exclaimed..... " Now I wonder what's with you giving us so many treats......*she smirked*.......has ur girl agreed to be your bride......" she teased'😉😉😉
I went red because here I knew she meant if I had accepted his proposal.....i gave a deadly glare to Pooja while she just kept up with her wicked smile....😡😡...😉😉
Instead Rajveer just laughed and said "well surely its for a very important achievement but u would know only once we reach home........"😆😆
"Same reason for both baski's and today's treat????" Pooja asked with curiosity'.with the way he said, she felt as if there was something more she was yet to know about him''😕😕😕
He briefly nodded as he sat beside me.....i mean actually between Pooja and me''.😳😳😳
We decided our menu after which Rajveer walked upto the counter to place the order........it was then Pooja questioned me about my main agenda.....i shook my head in disappointment......she simply slapped her forehead..
"Naina with the way you are going I guess you'll not be able to manage saying it'......atleast not today...."
"Do you want me to tell him..???" she continued placing her hand on my palm.......
I refused the moment her last word came out......
" Don't Pooja.....whatever it is, however I do it but its me who would have to do it..... If he has asked me directly, it's my responsibility to tell him personally...... I don't want him to feel that I am embarrassed or scared to accept his proposal.....because the truth remains that I am not...... I want to be with him the same way he wants to be with me" I said with conviction......
She smiled....😊😊..Meanwhile he was back with our fruit beers.....its non-alcoholic......trust me....😛😛.... Pooja chatted giving reasons why she didn't need a boyfriend to Rajveer while he just kept on interjecting her, laughing and fist fighting with her.....😆😆😆😃😃😛😛.... I was in my thoughts again......yes, I needed a strategy and I was almost frowning until I saw their carefree laughter and sanguine talks...... I realized he may be a reticent for the world but as I came closer to him I could feel how warm and affectionate he was.......full of hope and optimism......and brimming with love for his family......my frowns relaxed......my eyes fixed on them......and I knew what I had to do....
I knew I couldn't go against my nature...... I may not be able to say it since I was shy but I needed words and not my voice to convey it to him.....I sighed....oops😛, It came out a li'l too loud and their focus shifted on me......and suddenly they realized I was very silent.....
"Sorry, we almost neglected you.... anything wrong???.."asked Rajveer.
"Nah, Everything is fine (I meant that'now it was perfect😉😉)'.just yawned'.slightly tired....." I said stretching my legs and pressing my knees a bit.....
Rajveer pulled up Pooja with him to go to the counter next time to take our lunch......i was a few seconds behind and he asked me to just stay.....
As soon as they went I knew what to do......and this was my strength..... I almost toppled the contents of my handbag in a hurry and finally managed to find both a yellow and red sketch pen.....picking up a napkin from its holder, I thought for a second and I knew I didn't need the three words to express my love...... I just needed one word.....the napkin read
"YES......"
I hoped he would understand what my yes stood for.......but I realized this was the best I could do for now.... I had written in my best calligraphic writing possible with the old sketch pens.....and then they were coming back....
I folded the napkin for the right moment.....we began with our lunch......it tasted extraordinarily tasty.....maybe because we were starving after our shopping spree and also because of the acidic substance in my tummy due to the adrenaline gush.......it was getting exciting for me.....😃😃😃😃.
Pooja stood up for some other drink......Rajveer added something else to her added menu......and it was then I realized my fruit beer was just half way down the glass.........I began to sip on it......
He turned back to me, smiled and looked back to his plate.....It was after a while he noticed an addition right next to his plate.....it didn't seem extraordinary to him before but it was a few seconds later he decided to see the neatly folded napkin with some visible yellow ink stains on its back......
My attention immediately turned back to my fruit beer as I held the thin straw with both my hands looking downwards as if I am unaware of anything and yet a blush forced its way up my cheeks.....😳😳😳
He took longer than it would have taken to read the single word..... Infact longer than even if I had filled the entire napkin with my 'I love you's and he would have read each and every phrase.......😆😆😆.... He stared at it as if he was trying to figure out shapes of hindi alphabet in English words....😆😆😆
I glanced up timidly.....it was long enough...... I saw his lips curling in a soft smile while his eyes seemed joyful......yet there was a calmness around him.....he did not look at me.......instead he neatly re-folded the napkin and put it carefully in his shirt's pocket...... I couldn't help smiling myself.....while I continued sipping my fruit beer not realizing when the straw hit the bottom making a li'l sound due to suction of air.....
We both looked up together and this time Rajveer's eyes held mine..... His eyes repeated his question while I answered with mine....this time not a single word was needed.....my face glowed even though I felt very conscious.....
The soft curl of his lips remained while I felt loved just by his gaze.....my own smile increased in width.....and in no time we were almost laughing in happiness.....😊😊...😃😃😃....😆😆😆😆
"Ahem Ahem'"
Oh God, we again forgot Pooja.....i have no idea when she returned.....and if she had seen our happy glances.....but my friend cleared it at once......
"Yes, I am waiting!!!!" she said.... staring at both of us.....we seemed like culprits being accusingly questioned by a police inspector.....😕😕😕
"For what???" Rajveer asked glancing sideways at me. I just shrugged saying I had no idea.....but then the idea wasn't really all that unknown......We both knew she wanted it out of us......😉😉😉
"Bro stop acting, all right..... I want to know what's going on...."
"What's going on what.....Nothing's going on"......he said with such an innocent face that I could almost see Pooja smiling.....but Madam kept up with her 'stop irritating me' look.....😡
And then came the sixer look.....she began with such a hurt expression on her face as if she just had a break up herself 😔😔😔.....hehehe....
"I am the first one whom you confess your feelings to, I am the one who makes the after exam Baski's plan, I am the one who ends up discussing everything from what this girl (she pointed at me accusingly as if I was her molester) likes, what interests her, everything about her family, how she is'.how was she at school.....everything everything.....you propose her in front of me.....and now when I want to know what she said, you deprive me of that......how amazing.....say it why don't you'that it's none of my business.....keep out of it...."
She said it all almost in a single breath. I saw Rajveer opening his mouth twice to defend himself but it seemed like the prosecution here was too strong......hehehe😛😛😛😛
"Pooja, listen to me.....I'" before I could complete, her bombarding aimed me.
"What!!!!...." she almost screamed..... "Its ok, Naina if you don't want me to know..... I understand I am just a 'take what we give in' box for you guys.....u choose what you want to tell me......😡😡." finally she kept silent and sat back on her chair''
I was still trying to figure out if this was just her dramatic comeback or was it for real that I had hurt....😕😕😕....when Rajveer started laughing.....😆😆😆
"Pooja, u see anything can be told only by one person at a time.....the last five minutes were reserved by you.....if you agree to lend me ur next 1 minute can I continue????"
She looked away as if portraying anger....but I caught her smirking victory look......one of the behavioural pattern of the body language called Nautanki!!!!😆😆😆😆
"Ok I am listening.....U may continue......but don't sound as if I am desperate or dying to know your story.....its perfectly ok if u want to hide....." she said straightening her face.....with lots of efforts😛😛😆😆😆.
As if Miss Pooja Shekhawat had left us with a choice''.....Dare we not tell her......hehehehe.....😆😆😆
Rajveer looked at me to know if I want to tell her.....Instead i almost begged him to continue....ok, I would have easily told Pooja if we were alone....but here Rajveer was rite in front of me....and to tell her that I have said a yes in front of Rajveer was almost equivalent to confessing it in person to him.....for which I was still way too shy.....😳😳😳
" You already know.....isn't it....."Rajveer asked smirking.....😉😉
"What.....What do I know ......i know absolutely nothing....😕😕😕" She said with a puppy face of a child who had been caught watching adult content on the net......hehehehehe😆😆😆
"Fine..... ur friend has honored me with her yes....is that fine with you.....or should I ask....do we have your permission ma'am...." he said sighing....😊😊😊😆😆.
She squealed and laughed.....people around stared at us.....so what in her words!!!!!....hehehe
"Mera aashirwaad humesha tumhare saath hai baalko.....Ayushmaan bhavah.....sadaah suhagan raho....."..... "uum aur kya kehte hai.....yes phulo phalo....."she said giggling and laughing and talking all at the same time....😉😉😆😆😆😆😃😃..
Shut up was all I could manage...☺️☺️☺️......b/w I really haven't understood one thing yet.....on one hand she called us baalak meaning kid and on the other she gave us the phulo phalo thing.....exactly how do the two go simultaneously.....????😕😕😕...😆😆😆
So there I go.....I got my first aashirwaad from my first friend ever on the very first day of commencement of my first and last love affair ever.....😃😃😃😃😃.....
I must say this was an historic day in the history of Naina Singh's life.....😆😆😆😆😆😆
Edited by sweet.dreamz - 15 years ago
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