It's been a whole year ..
Okay sweets .. today 13th august was the day on which i started writing. Today it's been one whole year .. i remember last year, i was just chopping onions in the kitchen, thinking about MJHT, when on an impulse i decided to post the way i wanted the track to proceed and then form there started my Magical journey .. 😳
Cant believe it's been a year. Thank you all for your love and support!! .. Dil se thank you ..😳
Chapter # 5
Dressing herself in a dark green anarkali frock, nupur decided to let her hair flow open. She straightened them, because this was the way she thought they looked best and applying a little face powder and a light transparent gloss, she was ready.
She looked herself in the mirror and looked pretty okay, today surprisingly she was looking a bit fair. This single comment made her feel confident and better.
She was done with the works, informed dad, informed gunjan, she herself was ready, and now she was waiting for mayank. It was almost one hour and 15 minutes since he called and glancing at her wrist watch, it was 6.00 P.M.
He should be here any minute and just when she was thinking this, there was a car horn.
Literally jumping from her seat, she rushed towards the door, inwardly chanting that she'll not behave silly and on opening the main door, she saw him standing and smiling.
"good evening", he said with a full smile and nupur again had difficulties in controlling her heart.
Today he was not dressed in formals, today it was casuals and equally killing as formals. Blue denims and a sky blue sweater, and a white shirt, his sweater was again pulled up till his elbows, with shirt cuffs and collar pulled out. He is just mesmerizing.
"the way you stare makes me feel so elated, I guess I am looking very handsome right?", his voice made her blink her eyes and trying hard, she controlled her fumble, "chalen?", she said normally.
"bahir se hi?, you won't call me in?, he gasped , succeeding in confusing nupur yet again, "oh sorry, wo , sorry, please come in ..", nupur stepped aside, being sure that she made a huge blunder this time but he giggled, "relax ,!. I was just kidding, chaltey hain,".
His assuring smile made her smile back and nervously, she followed him to the car and they were on their way.
The drive to the shopping mall was in silence, when on a traffic signal, mayank broke the silence, "you the quietest girl I have ever met", he said, rather plainly, and nupur didn't know what to answer, and thankfully the signal turned green and turning, they were outside the shopping mall.
This time, nupur thought she should get out of the car on her own.
'okay now I seriously don't know what things should be bought for a new home, all I know is that mom said I should take you to this mall and here we are!" , he sighed as they entered and nupur smiled,
"it's okay, I guess we should start from curtains and carpets, that side", she signaled and mayank nodded, "sure, I told you I have no idea".
Nupur walked quickly and taking a few fast steps mayank caught up with her, "araam se ma'am, ap tu haimen peche chor ayi thin", he chuckled and going red, nupur slowed down, realizing she was indeed walking very fast.
They entered the carpet shop and nupur started going through various color, while mayank just sat beside her, facilitating himself with the GPRS in his cell.
He had practically no interest in all this carpet shopping, so he thought of going through mails and latest news .
Nupur was surprisingly enjoying. She remembered how she used to hate shopping but today it was different, it was for HER HOME. She glanced at mayank, who was sitting on a respectable distance beside her, involved in his cell phone. She smiled and could understand his dis interest, so getting back to carpets, she finally decided three colors.
"we are done", she said slowly and he raised his eyes, "done?, great!", he stood up taking out his wallet and going to the counter.
"so you have bought all the carpets?", he asked amazed,
"actually there are just three rooms, aunty did show me the plan the other day, so I have brought three carpets, rest the lounge and kitchen are tiled", she said plainly and mayank nodded, and they were on the counter.
"you also need to give them the address, I have just decided the colors, they will send their people for room measurements and then they'll deliver", again her voice was steady and mayank , inwardly getting amazed that she had confidence, nodded.
Completing all the formalities, they came out of the shop, now heading towards the other shop in the mall, for curtains. Again following the same practice, they were done with the curtains.
"it's already 8, I think we should leave for dinner", he said and nupur nodded, Gunajn and samrat had to arrive at 8.30.
"Can I share an observation I made", he said, as they were driving towards the restraunt, "sure", she said politely.
"you are very fond of dark colors, right?', he asked glancing at her, noticing she was amazed, "the other day we went out, you were wearing royal blue, today it's dark green, all the carpets and curtains you chose were off dark colors and even your cell phone casing is black!", he said rather normally and nupur was just startled, actually very happy that he was indeed NOTICING her, getting very flattered, she answered,
"yes I love dark colors, they are so deep, seems they'll absorb you in", she replied fondly and mayank glanced at her amazed, "philosophy, hmmm .. this goes with literature people right, going deep into things", he chuckled and nupur smiled.
"yes, in literature you are taught how to understand a single comment in several different ways, and that is possible by going deep in things", she said, in one go , with a firm voice and mayank who was about to chuckle and tease her that she isn't fumbling, decided to let go, and just decided upon a smile.
His mind was budging him again and again to tease the girl, it was very easy, but his heart always use to come in between, warning him to BEHAVE!, and completely an alien to these heart/mind fights, he quietly used to listen his heart.
They reached the restaurant and it was 8.30.
"Your friend is coming alone?', mayank asked, as nupur was impatiently looking at her wrist watch, "umm, no , her husband will be with her", suddenly her face lit up and mayank did notice the sudden glow.
"seems you are very fond of your friend and her husband?", he asked, inwardly feeling something burn inside him.
"ofcourse!, gunajn and jiju are the besetst couple in the whole wide world!, so gorgeous, so much in love so perfect ,so ..", and suddenly her words stopped and mayank who was now literally going green over so many praises had to follow her eyes and they were indeed looking at a couple coming towards them. Without doubt it had to be her friend and her husband, he guessed not because nupur was looking at them, but because he matched the details nupur was just telling.
"gunjiii ,.. jiju", nupur stood up her seat excited and mayank obviously had to follow her gesture.
So sorry for being late", samrat exclaimed as both of them reached the table and before mayank could even react to his statement properly, nupur was already in for answering,
"it's okay jiju, hum bhi bus abhi aye hain", she said joyfully and mayank was startled to hear the jubilance in her voice,
"yeah it's alright", mayank said smiling, though inwardly he was amazed to see this new side of nupur, he never expected her to speak above 10 decibels.
"Okay so I guess nupur will be to shy to introduce so, hi I am Mayank Sharma", he extended his hand to samrat and he took it smiling, "Samrat Mehta, and she is my wife, gunjan", he placed his arm across gunjan's waist and she extended her hand,
"hello gunjan", he said taking her hand,
"hello jiju", she said sweetly and mayank was caught off guard by the sweetness she had in her voice and smiled, "hello, so please lets sit.", with this he glanced at nupur who was smiling fully and vibrantly ' again something he didn't expect, and as soon as nupur caught him staring, all that smile vanished, and a fumble took it's place.
Shaking his head on her nervousness, he sat down, as everybody else was already seated.
"Nups you look gorgeous", gunjan whispered and nupur hit her with her elbow, "shut up!!", she said in a low whisper, and diverting her attention to the conversation going between men on the table.
"So, Mr Mehta, what do you do?',
"I am a heart surgeon", samrat said and observed the clear affects off appreciation mayank's face, "great!, I am an architect", he replied smiling,
"yeah nupur told", he glanced at nupur smiling and mayank followed his gaze, to find that nupur was turning red ' well no new thing for him.
"so surgeries and all, or do you even practice?"
"well it depends, I do also see heart patients, for prescriptions, but normally it's just surgeries,"
"tough job, sentimental families and all..'
"you have no idea", samrat sighed, "that part is tough", he said and mayank nodded, "and gunjan, what do you do?", he asked and gunjan ho was busy noticing every gesture of him, just making sure that was he perfect for her princess or not was alarmed, but she covered well.
"I am a house wife", she smiled and mayank smiled assuredly, 'hmmm, I guess smart remains busy, so if you will also work then would be hardly any time together?"
"umm, yeah, my job is busy, but I still try to manage, and how is your work, busy or ..?", he giggled,
"well I have my own firm, so there isn't an obligation of punctuality, but still I like being regular, because these things flow from top to bottom, employees will work only when the boss will work", he said , rather plainly, but he was unaware that nupur felt her heart glow yet again ' He was just a dream ' HER DREAM.
"Nupur ..', samrat's voice startled her and she came out of her trance, "gi ..jiju .."
"tum kuch bol nahi rahi ho?", samrat asked smiling and gunjn interrupted, "ye tu kabhi nahi boliti hai", gunajn huffed,
"I so agree gunjan", mayank sighed and passed a smiling glance to nupur who felt her heart beating again,
'bolti tu hon", she complained again in her low voice and mayank found another aspect of hers' ' she was cute as well.
" haan bus hamien awaaz nahi ati", samrat sighed and received a chuckle from two of them, while nupur just smiled, stealing a glance at mayank.
"okay lets order na!", gunjan said opening the menu card, and her gesture was immediately followed by mayank and samrat, "sure", said mayank, while nupur just opened it for a formality.
"well I guess we can have your choice dinner gunjan, ", Mayank said sweetly and gunjan smiled, "umm, no jiju .. it's okay, hum nupur ki psnd ka khatey hain", she said pressing her hands lightly and mayank smirked at nupur, "umm, well, that is not possible, who tu meri hi choice follow kare gi, you order
"aur gunjan meri choice follow kare gey", samrat said from behind the menu card and mayank chuckled , noticing that both the friends had an identical pink blotch on their cheeks.
Mayank and Samrat ordered and the dinner went in silence, because gunjan was busy noticing mayank, and receiving glared from nupur, while samrat was observing at the adorable ways of his wife, while nupur didn't dare to look up at mayank because was on and off observing her.
"Okay Mayank, it was a wonderful meeting", samrat extended his hand as they were out of the restraunt "same here, pleasure"
"thank you so much for the dinner jiju, a dinner from our side diner is pending, after your marriage", gunajn said jubilantly and mayank smiled , "sure, anytime",
"okay nupur, good bye", samrat said smiling and gunjan side hugged, her, "good bye princess", nupur smiled back to both of them while mayank raised an eye brow over the word PRINCESS.
'bye jiju", gunjan's voice brought him out of his trance, and he smiled.
Both of them turned towards the road and mayank was amazed, "is your car also parked in the plaza oppoite this road?', mayank asked and samrat nodded, 'yes, this plaza had no parking", he said
'we also need to go to that plaza", mayank smiled and four of them headed to cross the road.
Gunjan and Samrat were moving few inches ahead of mayank and nupur, and mayank observed that as they started walking through the middle of the road, samrat moved close to gunjan and held her hand.
It was a sweet gesture and he smiled and glanced at nupur who was looking at gunjan and samrat's entwined hands, he was about to look away when he noticed a fond smile or a wish in her smile. She wasn't looking at him, just looking ahead, but on an impulse, he moved close to her and slipped his fingers in her hands and now it was nupur's turn to stare at him ,
'you remain so nervous to even talk, I am sure you are afraid to cross roads", he said and looked ahead, while nupur was left with a over whelmed feeling, sinking in the protective hold of his hand.
I just can't get enough
How much do I need to fill me up.
It feels so good it must be love
It's everything that I've been dreaming of.
I give up. I give in. I let go. Let's begin.
Chapter 6 - Page 26
Edited by Fantasia. - 14 years ago
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