Krish bro had told me the story of St. Valentines. Its too heart touching isn't it?
The innocent green eyes looked for an answer to the hazel ones while walking inside the famous Christ church of Shimla.
"Krish had told the story to me too. God knows from where he gathers so much knowledge." smiles comes to curved lips as he takes the delicate soft palm of the heavenly doll in his own.
Shimla is looking more beautiful in the morning of day of love. February 14th had brought the message of the advent of spring to this queen of Himalaya.
And this year the day has brought a new meaning of life to Parth. Valentine's day never sounded so beautiful to him as he can see that as form of his first love, who is now busy in capturing the sight of her favorite hanging place of the city Shimla Christ Church in her everytime companion. Camera seems have become an irresistible part of Subha's life as she has become for Parth.
Luckily this year Valentine's had fall on Sunday. And Parth got the chance to spend the whole day to whom he was longing for. According to plan of genius Krish, Sree had picked Subha from home in excuse of hanging to the mall with her girl friends. And then Krish had taken Sree to some private place only known to him leaving sister to care of his best friend. And Parth brought her to the place Subha feels so attached. Christ church may not be a great valentine's destination but most important to Parth at the moment because the church means a lot for Subha."Krish also had told that in the middle ages Europe on this day young lad used to stand under the window of lady love even before the Sun rises so that they can wish the girl valentine first. The guy succeed to wish the girl first the girl would have spent the whole year as his lady love and probably would have been engaged with him later." Parth says with quite an amusement.
" I know" Subha nods. Her silky smooth ponytail waves as she swings her head. " Bro had told me sometimes the competition would have become serious if the girl was beautiful then it could have led to duel and that resulted with one's death maximum times." Subha sounds lost in last lines.
"what a time that was human life was valued less but still it seemed very simple times." remarks Subha.
"why do you think so?" asks Parth. Sometimes Subha sound mature and thoughtful than her age.
"I don't know it seems like understanding people of old times were easy." states Subha.
"because your fairy tales always speak of olden times." grins Parth.
"may be but I love such tales. Is there anyone who doesn't love fairy tale?" asks Subha. She sounds innocent again. Parth couldn't help but pat her head mildly.
"I think no." Parth also nods in agreement. And both giggles in their innocent gesture.
"Horse ride makes me thinking I am in fairyland." says Subha.
"With your prince charming?" teased Parth. They had taken two horses on rent in mall. Subha has a particular mare to ride on, her name is reshma. A milky white beautiful young mare she is of just three years. Reshma has also got familiar with Subha. She gets well controlled by her now. Parth's one was a full grown reddish horse always ready to run in full force. Parth loves to run horse over mountainous path of Shimla. But now he was only walking horse beside Reshma.
"Prince Charming? They are for princesses only and i am not one." Subha says thoughtfully.
"Cinderella was not princess neither Rapunzel was." Parth reminds her.
"but i didn't think about this. I always imagine to do adventures like Alice or Tom Swire or brother grimms." Subha seems lost in her story books.
"and didn't you ever think what kind of a boy you will like for yourself?" at last Parth asked what he wanted to know since months. His heart beat was almost stopped while asking.
"i didn't think much but perhaps someone like those Mediterranean footballers." Subha says in a dreamy voice.
Parth knows Subha is a die-hard football lover. Now he gets the reason. Those footballers of Italy,Spain,Portugal,Greece had stolen her heart. Parth sighs now how to propose her? When her dreamboy's imagination is far from him and far from India in that case.
Parth was so confused for some moment that he didn't pay attention the horses took turn in a mountainous narrow lane. A sudden noise caught his attention and with horrified eyes he found some stone got lose with pressure of horse nails and fell from cliff that made Reshma panicked and she had started running with Subha on her back wrapping her neck tightly.
"Subhaa" screamed Parth as he ran his horse Chirag behind Reshma. Chirag was big in size so it was being troubled to follow relatively small Reshma for whom it was easy to run through narrow mountainous lane. Parth understood it is not possible to follow them if he is on Chirag. He dismounted from him and ties him with a tree. and then started climbing on the rock. In Shimla he is also a member of mountaineering club along with Krish since last 3 years so it was not much problem to him. He had required rope with him. He started climbing until he reaches to the narrow slippery way where Reshma had taken Subha. His heart beat stopped to sense if Reshma's feet slips both she and her ride will fall 1000 feet bottom. Parth takes a deep breath either he will stop Reshma today or will jump with her. He waited until Reshma reaches where he was waiting. Seeing Reshma coming towards him he threw himself in air and before his feet touches the land again he managed to clasp Reshma's rein.
"Subha don't lose you grip" Parth shouted as he tried to manage a panicked Reshma and got being pushed towards the edge of lane by Reshma's force. He tried to lead Reshma's force to the large rock. He puts a foot on rock with rock's strength he was at last able to stop Reshma.
After Reshma stops Parth sees Subha is still holding her neck with all might.
"Subha its okey you can leave her now." Parth held his hands for her. As soon as Subha holds his hand he drags her from Reshma's back to his arm. With horrified eye he looks at beneath the mountain. If he would have been late for few more moments there wouldn't have been any trace of them. With excitement he forgot everything and emotions took control over him. He kept kissing Subha's forehead and cheeks holding her in his chest.
"God saved us, if something would happened to you i would have chosen to die before facing Krish." Parth manages to say controlling his overflowing emotions at last.
Subha perhaps was thunderstruck by all the happenings. So she was silent all the while. As Parth releases her her eyes caught with Parth's hands which were wounded being rubbed in rough stones. She hurriedly takes antiseptic lotion from bag and applies on Parth's injury. Even in that moment Parth was astonished to see Subha didn't lose her normal concerns.
After few times they were returning on Chirag's back and Reshma's rein was tied with Chirag's.
"I am sorry Subha." says Parth again.
"this is 100th time you are apologizing for god knows what reason" Subha turns back to see Parth. "we are all right, nothing had happened to us, why are you still tensed?" she pouts with a frown.
"but were not you scared a little bit?" wonders Parth.
"i was nervous surely. But i have faced life threat earlier also. When i was 10 once Krish bro took me to see early morning sunrise from a very high peak and there my feet slipped. And i was hanging from rock. Krish bro had saved me risking his life. After that i was in trauma and didn't want to see mountain again. But Krish bro told me i must face my fear otherwise i wouldn't get rid off my trauma. Its Krish bro only to teach me to keep cool in danger."Subha gasps after talking in a breath.
Parth was wonderstruck. He knew there was a problem related Subha for which her parents don't like Krish but he didn't know the thing went that far. Krish said he had promised Subha's family to not let the reason known to anyone. So it was the reason? Parth wonders how many more mystery is there about Krish?"
"i have not seen such a brave girl as you Subha." says an overwhelmed Parth
"I told you na i love to experience adventures" grins Subha making Parth almost falling on knees.
After lunch in Subha's favourite Mother Superior's Missionary orphanage they reached the sunshine point in afternoon. Today there was a programme organized by boys and girls of orphanage. So there was arrangement of delicious lunch for guests including Subha's favourite ice creams.
All the moment Parth was kept wondering to know this small girl more and more. She is maximum time lost in her own world yet has such a loveable personality that people cant help but love her. She is quite famous among the members of missionary orphanage be it mother, sisters or orphans all love her same way. And some boys Parth felt are interested in her as well. All the time that's why Parth was not leaving her side. He feels a new kind of impatience inside him. Perhaps that's called jealousy.
Subha wanted to witness Sunset from the Sunset point. Its her wish to capture the changing Shimla sky with her companion's eye. She was busy in that.
Parth tried to count how much snaps she took but he got distracted to see her face. The setting Sun's changing ray was falling on her face and her face was changing colours as the sky. In that changing ray she was looking like an angel fell from sky.
Parth comes closer as the Evening approaches. The whole Shimla city was visible from the height. The whole scenery was looking like fairyland only. Parth looks around. There were quite a lot of people gathered. Some are foreigners , some are Indian tourists, some are local people and some are couples in love.
Parth takes a deep breath. This was the right place to open his heart to Subha. But it was still not clear to him to how to talk to her.
"You had become so scared." Subha giggles innocently. Subha's words makes things easier for Parth. He grins shyly.
"I am sorry, I had been carried away in excitement. Please don't tell anyone about this." requests Parth.
"If i talk about today's accident my parent wont let me to go outside home alone or meet even Sreemati didi nor will let me ride on horse." Subha pouts.
"but why was you so scared? You were behaving the way my family member or Krish bro hugs or kisses me if they are worried about me." asks Subha innocently again.
"and why do they do that?" Parth found his way to talk to her at last.
"because they love me, they care for me, what else?" Subha feels confused in Parth's question.
"that defines all." Parth comes close to her. Holding her hands in his.
"you mean to say that you..." the emerald eyes rolled.
"love you" concludes Parth with his curved lips adorned with a charming smile.
He sits on his knees in front Subha. and brings a packet of Swiss chocolate from pocket. Subha's face lightened to see her favourite brand.
"will you be my valentine Subha?" hazel eyes met into green ones uttering the question of the day that is being asked since the middle ages in Europe.
"You are looking like prince charming of fairy tale" Subha states taking the chocolate box from Parth.
Parth stands up and holds Subha's shoulders. Lifting her face to him. The couples around them are lost in their lip talks. An irresistible desire occupied Parth overpowering his shyness.
"May i kiss you?" asks Parth hesitantly.
" You did already but." Subha wondered.
"that is not kiss i am talking about." grins Parth with a blush as he remembers how Krish taught him to kiss.
"then what is the kiss you are talking" Subha was confused.
Parts with his thumb rubs soft cheek and lips of her. Subha shuts her eyes slowly.
"on lips" he whispers as His lips touches Subha's.
He shivers holding a trembling Subha near his heart. His lips melts into her buttery soft petal like lips. The fragrance of roses from her body was putting Parth into trance again. Subha's hands clutched his shirt. She had left herself in his arms
The first kiss, a light one but most beautiful to cherish for lifetime.
Edited by RoseFairy - 10 years ago
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