Chapter 16
Mayank and Nupur woke up to a new day with love in their hearts for their someone special ... Last night, they had realised that they were head-over-heels in love with each other ... Love had finally touched their souls and they could no longer wait to confess each other about it ... Somewhere in their hearts, they knew that the other too had some feelings but weren't too sure about it ... Nevertheless, keeping their thoughts aside, they got up to get ready for the day ...
Mayank was standing in front of his wardrobe in his towel cerebrating over what to wear ... After 15 minutes of deep thinking; he finally decided to wear a white shirt and a blue jeans ... He was just closing the wardrobe when his eyes fell on the blue dupatta of Nupur that she had forgotten to take while taking the suite ... He chuckled and pulled out the dupatta from the cupboard ... He held it delicately in his hand and softly caressed it - He had never felt like that before, she had made him experience a feeling which no one had ever made him feel and he knew after this moment, he would never feel this for anyone again ....
Mayank (softly) - Nupur, I love you ... kya tum bhi mujhse pyaar karti ho?
Dia was keenly watching Nupur getting ready in a a white anarkali suite ... She was looking extremely beautiful, she had a different glow and Dia wished and prayed that Nupur's heart doesn't break ...
Nupur looked at herself in the mirror and knew that there was no turning back from here ... She had always wanted to love someone with all her heart and Mayank was the one she wished to love all her life ... It was as if her life had finally found shores ... Her eyes became moist ...
Nupur (to herself) - Mayank, I love you ... par kya tum mujhse pyaar karte ho?
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Dia tried to pull Nupur in the canteen but somehow Nupur was feeling shy to face Mayank, what if he reads her eyes and gets to know that she is in love with him ... she was extremely scared to face Mayank, talk to him, sit with him ...
Dia - Oh, come on Nupur ...
Nupur - Nahi Dia, main Mayank ke saaamne nahi ja sakti ...
Dia - Agar uske saamne jaaogi nahi to use bataaogi kaise ki tum usse pyaar karti ho?
Nupur (hesitating) - Main .... main use letter likh dungi ..
Dia (sarcastically) - Haan aur phir kabutar ke saath Mayank tak pahunchana, theeke!!
Nupur (whining) - Dia ...
Dia (ignoring) - Lagta hai tum laila majnu ko milaane ke liye mujhe hi kuch karna padega ...
Nupur (serious tone) - Dia ...
Dia (shocked) - Kya hua, main mazaak kar rahi thi ... bura laga, I am sorry ..
Nupur (lowered eyes) - Laila majnu mat kaho ... please ...
Dia - Kyun? They were eternal lovers ...
Nupur (her eyes were getting a bit moist) - Wo kabhi mil nahi paaye ... they were star-crossed lovers ... mujhe aisi love story nahi chaahiye jisme hum dono ek dusre se pyaar karne ke baawajood alag ho jaaye ...
Dia sweetly smiled as she heard Nupur's innocent thoughts and side-hugged her ...
Dia - Chalein?
Nupur - Mere paas koi aur option hai?
Dia - Nahi ...
Nupur shyly smiled while Dia had a victorious smile on her face as she linked her arms with Nupur's and both walked towards the canteen ...
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Mayank and Benji were walking towards the canteen, Benji noticed some changes in Mayank ... He had a mysteriously sweet smile on his face - as if he was hiding something behind that smile ...
Mayank - Uday nahi aaya aaj ...
Benji - Nahi uski tabiyat thodi kharaab hai ...
Mayank - Hmm ...
Benji - Dude, aaj kuch to baat hai ... tumhe hua kya hai?
Mayank - Jo tumhe Dia se hua hai ...
Benji - Oh ... (realising what he said) WHAT??
Mayank (calmly) - Hmm ...
Benji - Kisse? Ab ye mat kehna ki jisse mujhe hua hai usse ..
Mayank (chuckled) - Nahi ...
Benji - To phir?
Mayank looked into his eyes and with a smile on his face confidently said ...
Mayank - Main Nupur se pyaar karta hun ...
Benji - Really!!
Mayank - Really ...
Benji - Great, to use kab bata rahe ho?
Mayank - Aaj ... aaj hi use bataana chaahta hun ...
Benji - Kya Nupur bhi tumse?
Mayank - Shayad ... actually mujhe pata nahi par main bas apni dil ki baat use bataana chaahta hun - phir uska jawaab kuch bhi ho, mujhe manzoor hoga ...
Benji - Hmm ... maine kabhi nahi socha tha ki main tumhaare munh se aisi baatein sununga ...
Mayank (confused) - Matlab?
Benji - Matlab itni romantic baatein ...
Mayank (angrily) - Shut up Benji ...
Benji - Isiliye ... itna ghussa karta hai na isliye aisa sochta tha ... agar Nupur tujhse pyaar karti bhi hogi na to tera ghussa dekhkar bhaag jaayegi ...
Mayank - Maine Nupur par aaj tak kabhi ghussa nahi kiya aur naa hi kabhi kar sakta hun ...
Benji - Dekhenge ....
Mayank - Aur tune kuch bhi bola na to phir bolne laayak nahi chodunga ...
Benji got extremely scared and kept his finger on his mouth while Mayank ignored his drama and together they walked towards the canteen ...
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Mayank could not remove his eyes off Nupur as she entered the canteen with Dia while he and Benji were already seated ... Nupur could feel his intense gaze on her which was burning her skin and the colour of her cheeks was just turning crimson red ... The girls took their seats, Dia and Benji started their chatting but Mayank was still busy in shamelessly gazing at her, Nupur tried to hide her face in the veil of her hair but still could feel his gaze on her ... The colour of her cheeks was just turning a darker shade of red if that was possible ... Mayank tried to look into her eyes but she had lowered them and just didn't look at him ...
Dia noticed the hide-n-seek of their eyes and through her eyes showed Benji the same scenario ... Benji chuckled seeing the two and kicked Mayank under the table ... Mayank immediately looked towards Benji and Nupur sighed while Dia giggled ...
Benji (whispered) - Thodi to sharam kar le ... dekh bechaari tamaatar ki tarah laal ho gayi hai ...
Mayank immediately glanced at her as she nervously was putting her hair behind her ears and chuckled ...
Nupur could not sit there anymore and immediately got up ...
Nupur (mumbling) - Mujhe class ke liye der ho rahi hai ... main chalti hun ...
Saying this she immediately rushed towards her classroom while Mayank sheepishly smiled at her retrieving figure and took a deep sigh .... Dia immediately whacked him and brought him out of his dreamland ...
Mayank - Aah! Dia, what the hell!!
Dia - Ye tum kar kya rahe the?
Mayank (innocently) - Matlab?
Dia - Zyada bhole mat bano ...
Mayank simply winked at her and left while Dia's jaw dropped while Benji was very calm and normal ...
Dia - Ye kya tha?
Benji - Mayank pagal ho gaya hai ... aur ho bhi kyun na, aakhir use pyaar jo ho gaya hai ... (he intently looked at Dia) aur pyaar mein to pagalpan jaayaz hai .. hai na ...
Dia (shocked) - Mayank ko ... kisse?
Benji - Tumhe kya lagta hai?
Dia - Mujhe lagta hai ...
Benji (interrupting and getting closer) - Kya lagta hai?
Dia (shying) - Mujhe lagta hai?
Benji (huskily) - Kya?
Dia pushed Benji away as he chuckled ...
Dia - Shut up Benji ... Mayank Nupur se hi pyaar karta hai na ...
Benji - Obviously aur koi hai uski life mein ... par Nupur ...
Dia (interrupting; excited) - Nupur bhi usse pyaar karti hai!!
Benji (excited) - Sach!!
Dia - Hmm ...
Benji - Great!! Matlab ek aur laila majnu taiyaar ...
Dia - Shh Benji ... Laila Majnu nahi, Ariel and Eric - a happily ever after love story ...
Benji - Okay ... a happily ever after love story ...
Dia had a huge smile on her face and Benji smiled looking at her ...
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Nupur was sitting in the class but her thoughts kept wandering around Mayank ...
Nupur - Ye Mayank mujhe aise kyun dekh raha tha ... agar wo aise dekhte rahega to main kaise use ... ye Mayank ko ho kya jaata hai - aise dekhega to main to mar jaaungi ....
And she hid her face in her palms ...
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Mayank was sitting in the library and morning's incident was flashing in his mind, he smirked ...
Mayank - To Ms. Nupur Bhushan ko kuch to feel hota hai tabhi to itna sharma rahi thi ... ab bas sahi mauka mile to main ... wo kya kehte hai ... izhaar-e-mohabbat kar dun ...
He chuckled and got up from his seat ...
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Mayank was walking through the corridor when he saw Nupur coming, he immediately hid inside the empty classroom .... The time had come when he would confess his love to her ....
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Nupur was walking through the corridor thinking about how should she confess her love to Mayank ...
Nupur - Letter likhne mein kya harz hai, Dia bhi na ... Mayank ki aankhon mein dekhkar main kaise apni dil ki baat keh paaungi ... agar use kahungi ki apni aankhein band kar le to main jaanti hun wo aur ghoorega ... mujhe pareshaan karna use bahut achi tarah se aata hai ...
Nupur was busy in her thoughts when someone pulled her in the classroom, she was terrified and scared and was about to scream when he kept his hand one her mouth and with the other held her wrists tight ...
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He could sense her fear and her struggle to move out of his hold but her sweet fragrance was bewitching and her closeness affecting him big time ... He came out of his trance as he felt her tears and slowly bent near her ear ...
Mayank (whispering) - Nupur ....
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She slowly opened her eyes as she heard his voice so near, she could feel his breath on her neck and she realised it was Mayank ... The fear was now replaced by shyness ... Her heartbeats had increased as she felt him so close to herself ...
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As he felt her relaxing a bit, he removed his hand from her mouth and slowly left her wrists only to hold her near by encircling his hand around her stomach ... She slowly turned her face to look at him ... Her eyes were glittering as he looked into them with his eyes filled with love ... Both kept looking in each other's eyes conveying each other about their feelings they had in their hearts ... A tear rolled down her cheek, he softly wiped it with his thumb and caressed her cheek ... Looking intently in her eyes, he said ...
Mayank (softly) - I love you Nupur ...
She lowered her eyes and turned her face away ... Mayank softly smiled as he heard her sweet voice ...
Nupur (softly) - Koi aise daraakar apne pyaar ka izhaar karta hai kya?
He back-hugged her holding her arms and rested his chin on her shoulder ....
Mayank - Sorry, par main kya karta ... tum mujhse mil hi nahi rahi thi ...
Nupur - Tumhaari hi galti hai ...
Mayank - Maine kya kiya?
Nupur (stammering) - Tum ... wo ... subah mujhe aise dekh rahe the ...
Mayank smiled and softly kissed her cheek ... He was looking at her sheepishly as she widened her eyes and immediately looked at him ... He raised his eyebrows, she lowered her eyes and coyly smiled ...
Mayank - Kya hua?
She turned in his arms; put hers around his back and hid herself in his torso ... Mayank grinned and put his arms around her and hugged her ...
Nupur - Mayank ..
Mayank - Hmm ...
Nupur - I love you too ...
He tightened the hug ... A tear rolled down his cheek too but he immediately wiped it ... There was no place for tears in their lives ... This was the happiest day of their lives as finally both of them had confessed their love to each other ... She slowly pulled out of the hug, her hands were on his shoulders while his were around her waist .. They looked into each other's eyes and smiled brightly and as they touched their foreheads, closed their eyes ...
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This was a special night, Mayank requested Nupur to come with him ...
Nupur - Par kahaan?
Mayank - Tum chal rahi ho?
Nupur - Acha theeke, main Dia ko bata dun ...
Mayank - Use bataane ki zarurat nahi hai, wo samajh jaayegi ... ab chalein?
Nupur (smiled) - Chalo ....
Both sat on his bike and left ... Mayank intentionally increased the speed and Nupur had to reluctantly get close to him ...
Nupur - Mayank tum bahut badmaash ho gaye ho ...
Mayank - Kyun ab maine kya kiya?
She hit him by her fist ...
As they reached the beach, Nupur smiled brightly, Mayank slowly entwined his fingers with hers and together they walked towards the beach ... They removed their shoes and slip-ons and let the waves touch their feet .... Mayank was looking at the never ending sea, when Nupur started splashing water on him ...
Mayank - Nupur!!
Nupur laughed and giggled until Mayank as well started splashing water on her ... She started running away and he ran behind her ...
Mayank - Ruko Nupur!!
He finally covered up and held her from her waist, twirling her as she giggled and laughed ... Both fell in the water; Mayank over Nupur ... Both kept staring into each other's eyes ... Mayank slowly got up and helped Nupur to come up .. Her hand was in his as they kept looking at each other and broke into laughter ...
Later on, both kept sitting on the beach, her head on his shoulder, her hair were flying with the wind but she paid no heed to them ... He looked at her and slowly tucked her hair behind her ear, her face was shining in the moonlight ... she slowly looked up at him, her eyes were glittering with the joy of their togetherness ... a smile crept on his lips as he understood what her eyes said ..they kept staring in each others' eyes ...
Mayank - I love you Nupur ....
She blushed and couldn't meet his eyes anymore and softly uttered ...
Nupur - I love you too ....
He loved to see her this shy ...he gently held her face as his hand crawled on her neck; inside her hair and caressed it softly ... she closed her eyes as he softly placed his lips on hers .... her hand slowly crawled from his chest to his shoulder and as he pulled her near, she tightened her hand on his shoulder and the two hearts celebrated their togetherness ...
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Edited by -jaee- - 14 years ago
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