SwaRon/TanHa FF ~Enigma of Fate~ chp 21 pg 142 - Page 101

Chapter 21

Sharon sat on the bed remembering the game with adi and couldn't help but smile. She closed her eyes and took in a deep breath after a long time feeling happy and…contented. She opened her eyes and saw swayam and adi sprawled on the couch eating ice-cream and watching TV and she felt herself smile again. Could all this be true? Was it happiness really just a heart beat away from her? Was she really getting a second shot at living her dreams? Was this really not a mirage like last time? The last question put her in deep thought and she pondered over the possibilities. She sighed when she couldn't find an answer and looked at the clock. They had to leave in an hour and she should probably get ready.

She stood up, opened her cupboard and rummaged through the clothes. Did she really want to get all dressed up? Why was she willing to dress up to go because of the diner? No she knew the answer she wanted to get ready for swayam. She wanted to look pretty in front of him and make him droll over her. She scolded herself for thinking like that reminding herself that she was his wife for just two months but the details were starting to get blurry even for her. She took out a black colored elegant knee length dress and wore it. When she came out of the bathroom after changing she saw him sitting on the bed and looking at her as if waiting for her but she decided to ignore him and went past him.

But he grabbed her wrist and pulled her back making her face him and said smiling "I knew u were gonna wear something like this" sharon frowned and said "leave my hand" he replied "No" she stared at him in disbelief and looked away struggling to get out of his grip but he stepped forward and whispered in her ear "there is a dress for you placed on the bed change into it" she jerked her wrist free and replied with venom in her voice while taking a step backwards "what makes u think I will do as u say!" he smiled at her and replied while stuffing his hands in his jean's pockets "nothing, I know u won't do as I say" she was speechless for a second but quickly retorted back "then get the hell out of the room and take that dress with you too" the smile never left his face but he took a step towards her and said "No, Its been so long since I saw u in a sari" she glared at him as a dreamy expression took over his face remembering a past memory while she replied "and u r not gonna see me in one any time soon" he smirked at her which send shivers down her spine and made her heart beat faster. She looked away but he caught her off guard and pulled her closer by placing his arms around her waist. She was momentarily shocked as she stared in his eyes but regained her control quickly while he brought his face down and whispered in her ears as his breath danced on her face "you sure" she merely nodded while he gently placed her feet on top of his and started lightly swaying their bodies together. She was about to push him when he pulled her closer in an embrace trapping her hands in between their bodies and whispered as his hand travelled up and down the length of her back "I can always help you wear one" a soft blush spread over her cheeks and she pushed all the anger she could muster in her next words "yeah right! I would actually for once see you act on your words" her words did hurt him but he ignored he was used to it and instead tugged on the zip at the back of her dress and whispered while her eyes went wide "well then u won't have to wait any longer" he then pulled the zip down half way and snaked his hand inside her dress and both of then felt their skin burn where he touched. His hand came in contact with the soft and creamy skin of her and he flattened his palm against it for a second and after that started drawing patterns with his thumb while she suck in a sharp breath as her keens went weak beneath her and she finally managed to say "swayam…..what the hell are you doing?" she could feel the smile on his lips though she refused to meet his gaze and heard him reply "just what you wanted to me to do…what? U didn't like it?" she control was slipping and she allowed herself a single glance at him and immediately regretted. His head was tilted to his left side so that he could have a better look at her flushed face which made the loose strands of his hair come in front on his forehead and she absolutely loved his hair like that. Then she realized that he was gazing at her lips and bit them while he brought one of his hands upwards and cupped her face saying in a low voice "I can't control myself when u do that" her eyes widened and she nervously bit her lower lip again while he brought his face immediately close to hers and she could feel his hot breath fanning on her own lips and wanted the moment to never end. How could she push him away when he stirred her emotions like that. But he didn't kiss her instead whispered "our first kiss would be special" Yes the had been in a relationship for a longtime but had yet to share their first kiss, they had waited to be officially together, tied by a sacred bond but unfortunately things happened but now he will keep his promise he made long time ago to make their first kiss special and he could see that today was just not the day. He whispered again when he saw disappointment in her eyes and was clearly amused "U need more help?" she looked away still not wanting to give him satisfaction on making her agree, not after what just happened but then she felt him pull the zip all the way down and run his hand down the entire length of her back while she pushed him away and said "fine, now get lost" he smirked and wanted to kiss those cheeks red due to anger but decided against it. He got what he wanted to he quietly left the room while she locked it and then sank to the floor trying to calm her raging emotions.

It was about an hour and swayam was waiting impatiently outside to catch a glimpse of his angel but there was still no sign on her coming out. He finally decided to check on her and knocked on the door. "Sharon?" There was silence for a while but then she replied "ummm…can u get dadi. I need her help" Swayam replied while looking at his watch "well she kinda left already with adi since u were taking so long" he waited but she didn't reply so he said "hey I can help you instead" Sharon immediately yelled "NO!" swayam took a step back from the door as if she would come out and beat him any second and said "okay……just make it quick" Few minutes more passed and he was getting restless so he knocked once again and said "how much more time?" she replied "can't u get anyone else" he sighed and replied "I am right here Sharon…I can help u myself" he kept waiting and then said in a calm and sweet voice "hey…what is it? I am sure I can help u…..open the door…its alright…I am right here"

She didn't want to open the door but then hearing his voice so velvet like and him calling her out like that she couldn't take it anymore. She opened the door slightly and peaked at him earning herself an amused looked from him and then slowly opened the entire door. Her one hand was behind her back and she opened the door with her free hand. He opened his mouth to say something but it was left hanging open as he took in her angelic form. The red colored sari hugged her delicate form and outlined her curves in all the right places. Her hair was pulled over her left shoulder and she was wearing minimal makeup with tear drop pendant and earrings. Her breath was caught in her throat and her face was a soft shade of pink matching with the sari. He so wanted to gather her in his arms but decided against it and asked her "so?" she didn't say anything instead just turned her back towards him, much of which was bare and she was trying to tie the knot of her blouse but failing miserably. His heart almost popped out of his chest as he realized why she was hesitating so much and he quietly took a step towards her and heard her taking in a sharp breath as the smell of his cologne hit her. He took the strings from her hands and felt her go stiff as she let go of them then he tied them as quickly as he could but still his finger tips brushed against her skin and both of them felt shivers run down their spines. After tying he felt her stiff posture relax a bit then he placed his hands on shoulders and brought them down the entire length of her arms and finally entwining them with her fingers. She leaned against his chest unknowingly and closed her eyes while he placed his head on her shoulder and then looked at her reflection in the mirror as they were standing in front of it. He whispered "open your eyes" she did, slowly and then looked at their reflection longingly and lovingly while he whispered again "So beautiful…." While his voice trailed away giving away that he was speech less. They stayed like that for a moment but then the vibrating of his cell in his pockets reminded him that they have to be somewhere and he unwillingly pulled away from her.

The ride to rey's house was silent and he thanked million times to God for the continuous slightest hint of smile residing on her lips through out the ride. They reached his house and Sharon felt a weird feeling in the pit of her stomach….was she excited? Yes, she was, she got the answer when they went inside and she ran into rey's willing arms. There was nothing romantic about it just a friendly hug which she needed much and remained in his embrace for a few more quiet moments while kriya and swayam themselves shared a hug of understanding which strengthened their friendship to new bounds. Finally rey and Sharon parted and kriya came and hugged Sharon which he returned without hesitation.

They all sat down for dinner including aditya and sharon's dadi and soon their laughter could be heard. Sharon hesitated at first but rey kept encouraging her and pulled her leg so much that she had to reply back or else no one sitting at the table could have allowed her to forget this night and the most embarrassing moments of her life which rey brought up and soon she was also chatting with them as if they were still sitting in the caf of St. Loui. Dinner went on for a long time practically because they were eating less and talking MORE. There were just too many things to catch up and at one point Sharon ended up throwing her drink on rey who in return revealed another of her so called embarrassing secrets and swayam couldn't help but love the smile and they way she would pull his leg teamed with the rest of them and give him a smug look when felt him blushing due to embarrassment.

Finally they sat down in the hall and adi whined like the world was gonna end asking rey to show one of his new dance moves. Rey finally gave in and showed all of them the move once and then asked swayam to join who immediately refused but finally gave into everyone and finally stood up. It was like living a dream watching him dance after so many years but the pain in her heart rose to such intensity that it felt physical. She had been sitting quiet ever since rey started dancing. Why? Because she had vowed that she would never dance again. Never relive the beautiful experience of dancing which was the reason she first met swayam and then later fell in love with him. But today when she saw both of them dance their heart out she realized that she has indeed lost half of her heart when swayam left her and she also had lost a limb when she left dancing. That's why she had been wobbling all these years. Suddenly it was like as if someone threw cold water on her face and she remembered the pain. The pain she seemed to have been letting go but no she just held onto it once again as she remembered that he yet again was responsible for taking one more thing from her. Her feet itched to dance but she won't. It just hurt too much or did it? She didn't want to find out. She had left dancing and would not dance again. She remembered once again everything……..

Everyone says that you left me for kriya but I don't believe this. I know you better than this swayam. I know you loved me. Please come back or just at least call me once and let me know where you are. She entered the room too lost in her thoughts and closed the door. She blasted the music to full wanting a distraction from her maddening thoughts but the music was of no help and all she could see everywhere was him. He called out to her and asked for her to dance with him but every time she went near him he would vanish and she would be left there alone. She danced her heart out and tried to catch him every time he appeared and sometime walked into a table or fell due to a chair she didn't see in her path ending up getting hurt and in the end she finally gave up and watch him go. It killed her and she ended up breaking everything in the room including the mirror. Then she once again started to dance with a haunted look in her eyes. She danced and danced while the small splinters of wood and pieces of the broken mirror injured her feet. But she welcomed the pain, the physical pain over powering the mental one and she was just too desperate to get away from it. She danced until she could no more and ended up falling into a mess of her own blood so desperate for him to show just once and dance with her. But he didn't and that's when she vowed to never dance again.

She was brought out of her heart shattering memories even everyone in the room asked her to dance and she realized by now even kriya had joined rey. She looked at them jealous for a moment and then her mind registered what they were asking her to do. She looked away from them and suddenly the night felt like a burden to her. The memories they just created during the dinner already locked up inside the chest in her heart and she felt like she had been making a fool out of herself since morning. the haunting look returned in her eyes as she mumbled "I won't dance" but no one heard it just like no one heard her back then she stood up yelling so loud surprising herself that she could shout so loud "I don't dance….I won't ever….get that through your thick heads" everyone stopped even the music seemed to have lowered its volume by its own and they looked at the spot where she was standing just seconds ago because right now she was storming outside the house leaving all of them shocked but mostly making swayam think "did all of his efforts just went down the drain because of his this move?"

To be continued……….

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