Kriya descended down the stairs and was shocked to see the person in her
living room. She felt as if she was hallucinating but the nearer she came
to him, the more he looked real. She stood on a distance from him with a
straight face, trying to register the reality that Reyaansh Singhania, the
man she has been idealizing, loving and almost worshiping her whole life,
was in her house right in front of her.
Rey got a bit tensed when he saw her in a numb state. He thought she had
some kind of mental disorder which made her go like this and he feared that
she would faint in a minute but little did Rey knew that poor Kriya did not
have any mental disorder but actually a heart disease caused by him. He
thought to say something because Kriya was obviously not going to start a
conversation.
Rey: Hi, main Reyaansh hoon.
He felt stupid after saying that because of course she would know that he
is Reyaansh.
At that time Smriti entered the room with a trolley of tea and different
finger foods, all set out in a sophisticated manner.
Smriti: Reyaansh beta, aap chai piyo aur please ye sub khana zaroor.
Rey: Aunty, there was really no need for this but if you insist then I'll
have some.
Smriti: Thank you :) Aur Kriya tum kia wahan statue ban kar khadi ho, dekh
nahi rahi kaun aaya hai.
Kriya came back to her senses on her Mom's loud voice.
Kriya: Oh, I'm sorry! I mean I thought I'm dreaming or something but how...
Rey who was silently watching Mother-daughter conversation stood up from
his place on seeing Kriya's confused state. May be now he understood that
he was the reason for Kriya's weird situation. He had a strong effect on
her and now he was slowly realizing that. He walked towards Kriya and
stopped when he was some inches away from her. He then gently spoke to her.
Rey: Kriya, listen I'm here in reality. I'm sorry to disturb you like this
suddenly but I just wanted to return your diary which you left in a shop
the other day.
Kriya's eyes shifted from Rey to the diary in his hand and that's when
realization dawned upon her and everything got clear.
"Shit", came out of her mouth and she quickly grabbed the diary from Rey's
hands. All of a sudden, a feeling of fear took over the happiness of Rey
being there.
Kriya: Woh, aapne kuch padha tou nahi diary mei?
Rey chuckled on her innocence. Smriti just smiled and left the room. Rey
came closer to Kriya and she started to shiver due to their closeness.
He almost whispered; Uh, maine tou buhut kuch padha hai iss diary mei...
He had a smrik on his face which Kriya knew very well. After all she had
been his fan since the day he stepped into the industry and Kriya very well
knew his expressions and now she also knew that Rey knows a lot.
Kriya: Nahi I mean I was just, aap bethiye naa please.
Rey moved back and sat on the sofa, never leaving his eye contact from her
face. Kriya stood there in a dazzle with the diary in her hand. Rey
involuntarily noticed her facial features deeply. She had deep, meaningful
eyes which depicted emotions clearly and a little cute nose which twitched
as she got nervous or hyper. She bit her lower lip as a symbol of worry and
that's when he noticed that her lips were perfectly carved on her angelic
face and they were so 'inviting'.
Oh wait, what the hell did he think just right now.
"Rey, dude calm down. You have just met this girl and that too whose your
fan and you are checking her out", he mentally scolded himself.
Kriya who was now much more collected then before, walked towards the tea
table and started pouring a cup of tea. She filled half of it, added 1/2
tea spoon sugar and placed it on a platter with a tea spoon on the right
side of it. She then served it in front of Rey. Rey got so touched by her
gesture because this was exactly the way he liked his tea being served and
only his personal servant remembered that. His girlfriend never even paid a
heed to his likes and dislikes so remembering his tea habits was a far away
thing that could be expected by her.
Kriya sat beside Rey and Rey sipped his tea in silence. He was relieved in
this house after all the drama occurred in the studio. The silence was
relieving for Rey but it was making Kriya nervous so she simply turned on
the TV in front of them. It was a news channel running and there was a
breaking news coming up about Rey and his 'almost' breakup with his
girlfriend Champa. Kriya was aware about whatever happened in the show
earlier but she forgot all that in Rey's presence. Now the cheap breaking
news refreshed everything. Rey clenched his fists tight which turned his
knuckles white due to anger. Kriya got a bit scared by the look on his face
but she actually wanted to do something to calm him. She wasn't sure if
this was the right thing to do but she gently stroked his cheek making him
look at her. She then noticed the tears in his eyes which made her heart
ache even more.
'Rey', she said but it came out as a whisper. He just looked at her with an
emotionless face but tears were still running down his eyes. He was a
strong man who never showed the world his weak side. He didn't like the
people who showed their weaker side to the world just to earn sympathy and
to cry in front of someone and that too a girl was the last thing he would
ever do but this girl was somehow different. He didn't feel bad about
crying in front of her. She wiped the tears from his face and said 'shhh'
as if Rey was a kid and she was trying to stop his crying. He looked at her
intently to figure out what was their which made him show his worries in
front of her. He only found innocence, purity and honesty. She wasn't like
the ordinary fans who just drooled on his masculine body and ravishing
looks but she actually admired him for the person he was truly. His mind
tried to stop him by the thought that he had just met this girl so how can
he form a positive opinion about her but his heart told a different story.
He might be rushing his thoughts about forming an opinion about her but
come on, he had experienced a lot in his life till now. He met so many
people of so many types that even now if he wasn't able to assess an honest
and true person then his years of experience was nothing.
He held her hand and brought it to his face, making her cup his cheek. She
was mildly shock by his action but chose to stay silent because she knew
that he needed someone at the moment. He closed his eyes and remained in
that position for a few seconds. Then he opened his eyes and held Kriya's
hand which was cupping his cheek.
'I may leave now', he said in a low tone.
Kriya nodded in agreement but somewhere she had a feeling of emptiness and
incompleteness. She unknowingly let out a sigh realizing that the most
beautiful moment of her life was coming to an end. Rey was leaving and
after that her life would again be the same, just the same as any other
ordinary fan. Rey noticed the gloomy and dejected look on her face and he
felt a bizarre feeling within him that he was leaving something in a way
that it shouldn't be. He stood up from the sofa and Kriya did the same. He
walked towards the door for exiting and a melancholic Kriya followed him.
He was going to turn the door's knob for opening it but stopped and turned
around towards Kriya. He cupped Kriya's face and closed his eyes for a
second as if registering his own actions and then opened them. His next
action left Kriya shocked. He pressed his lips gently on Kriya's forehead.
It was not a quick peck or anything, instead it was quite a thorough kiss
in which Kriya could feel that Rey very well knows what he's doing. Kriya
felt as if currents were passing through her body and the contact his lips
made with her skin evoked many sensations within her. Rey then broke the
forehead kiss and whispered a Thanks in kriya's ear and then hurriedly left
from the door leaving a content Kriya behind him.
"Sometimes I wonder about my life, it's seriously weird.. Once I was an
ordinary girl and now I have almost everything I could wish for, yeah
almost." Kriya was writing in her diary under the same heading on which
she started writing before on a piece of paper, How sweet will it to be
Loved by you.
She was still writing when her phone beeped and when she saw it, she
quickly ran towards the bathroom. Her phone's reminder showed "Lunch with
Reyaansh".
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It was a little caf situated on the outskirts of the city with its coffee
tables settled on a small but neat and pretty grass area. Kriya nervously
looked around, adjusting her dress again and again. "What if Reyaansh
doesn't come, what if he was just playing around with me. Why would he go
on a lunch with his fan? Why would he choose me?" Kriya mumbled all these
questions to herself in a rushed tone but it was audible to someone behind
him.
"Umm, I guess you are not an ordinary fan so that's why I chose you",
Reyaansh spoke from behind making Kriya jump on her place.
"Aur wese I thought you know me very well so how could you even think that
I might be playing around with you". Hurt was visible in his tone as he
thought he is again being misunderstood by another girl he trusted.
Kriya understood his condition and what might be going through in his mind
so she hesitantly cupped one side of his face with her hand and rubbed it
gently, giving him a soothing sensation.
"No Reyaansh, I know that you are not the person who would play around with
people, it's just my own insecurity that made me think this way. Look I'm
just an ordinary girl like any other middle class person who is a high
dreamer but can't afford to fulfil those dreams and in all these
circumstances, you came and gave me such a special treatment so obviously
it's hard for me to trust my destiny, myself."
Reyaansh looked into her eyes intently and then gave her an assuring look.
May be he didn't himself knew what that look meant but it surely calmed
down Kriya and then they walked towards a coffee table. Reyaansh ordered
two coffees and hot fudge chocolate pies for both of them. They ate their
pies in silence and calmly sipped their coffee. Then Reyaansh placed his
hand on top of Kriya's hand and spoke.
"Kriya, look I know there are a lot of things going in your mind, a lot of
things unsaid and a lot of questions unanswered but all I can ask you to do
is trust me, trust the destiny, trust whatever is happening between US".''
He pressured on the word US and Kriya's stomach did sort of a backflip
hearing the word US from his mouth for them. He then continued "I'm just so
tired of fighting with my own destiny, I really wanna leave things on their
own and go with a flow. I tried handling things a lot of times but they
just went out of hands so I wanna give my life another chance and if this
is the turn my life is going to take then let it be, I'm not scared of
anything now.
Kriya very well knew what turn he was referring to, he was stating about
their unnamed relationship. Kriya just gave him a positive nod and a lively
smile in reply. He go hold of her hand tightly and motioned her to follow
him.
He stopped by a grassland near the caf. It was quiet and peaceful and the
sun was shining brightly giving a soothing warmth in the cold season. He
laid down on the grass like a five year old kid laying down in his bed. "I
just wanna relax here for a while, come and join if you don't mind." He
said and gave Kriya a contended closed mouth smile. She also laid down by
his side on the grass and he again held her hand. They both looked at the
trees swaying by the light breeze and birds chirping here and there on the
open grassland. Kriya was now positive about whatever life held in store
for her and Reyaansh was very contended by having an innocent and
trustworthy girl by his side.
"I don't know what would be the future of this, but I surely know that we
won't regret it and now I know that it would be very sweet to be loved
by you", Kriya thought to herself and closed her eyes, still holding his
hand, taking in the essence of the moment.
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