[SIZE=7>PART 4: Angad and Kripa left the coffee shop; they walked a few blocks without saying a word to each other. Although, there was a deafening silence between them, they both felt that their little chat about poetry and poets had shown them a glimpse into each other's hearts.
Kripa's expressive eyes and her facial expressions told Angad that she was obviously attracted to him. Kripa understood that Angad had indirectly complimented her, and her looks. As they were lost in their thoughts, unpredictable London weather showered them with a burst of rainfall. They ran to get shelter, as they were not prepared for the deluge.
Angad looked back to see if Kripa was following-he saw that she had slipped on the pavement and was trying to remove her sandals. Angad ran back to her, "
KYA HUA!" the thunder was deafening and he had to shout at the top of his lungs.
Kripa, who was still on the ground, showed him her sandal- the high heel had snapped into two as she was running.
Angad shook his head and gave her a hand to stand up. She removed the other sandal too and ran bare foot behind him till they found a shelter.
When they were finally in a covered area, Angad spoke, "KRIPA! High heels kyun pehni? Itna chlna padhta hai yahan…kuch comfortable pehan na chahiye tha.."
"Who said I am not comfortable in high heels?…..I was practically born wearing them!" she snapped
"You women!" he shook his head and smiled, "fashion karna zaroori hai…chahey jaan hi chali jaaye…."
"Meri galti kahan hai yadi meri sandal ek pot hole mein attak gayi?…." She was visibly annoyed
Angad just smiled and figured it was best to stay quiet. When the rain subsided, they started walking again.
"Kripa…chalo wahan shoe store hai….let's get some shoes for you….aagey bahut chalna hai…"
Kripa agreed as walking bare foot was more uncomfortable than walking with one broken sandal.
Kripa looked at various shoes and sandals but Angad, who was standing in a corner, kept shaking his head and rejecting her choices. He finally came over with a beautiful pair of sandals, which were not too high but looked trendy and comfortable. Kripa tried them out and agreed to buy them, "Angad….you have good taste in shoes," she said as she paid for them.
Angad looked at her from head to toe and rolled his tongue, "I
know….I have good taste!" Kripa flustered at his last comment as she felt his eyes touching every part of her body, "oh..oh…let's go…"
Angad then stopped in front of a trendy clothing store, "Kripa…..do you mind helping me select something for one of my girlfriend's?"
"ONE of your girlfriend's?…..how many do you have?" she laughed
"Well, I have lost track, hongi koyi 10-15…..parr that keeps changing by the hour….I need to be ready….you know" he winked and they both started laughing
Angad selected a beautiful pastel colored knee length dress, 'Kripa…can you please try this?"
"Why me? I may be a different size from your girlfriend….."
He looked her over, making her uncomfortable, specially as she was still dripping from the rain, her top and skirt hugging her body and accentuating her curves even more, "Nahin…she is about your size….please try it out…" she could not say no and went to the fitting room.
She saw her reflection in the mirror after changing up- the dress was as though made for her-she came out and displayed herself to Angad.
Angad, with his fingers resting on his chin, thought for a moment and said, "let's see…." He turned her around with his hands and checked her out from all angles,
"chalega…..I think she will like it…" Kripa felt a little insulted for a moment, "I am not a mannequin…I am just helping you out….let me go and change!" she turned around to go back to the fitting room.
Angad grabbed her wrist, "Don't change Kripa…..just bring your old clothes back…..you need to wear something dry, warna uncle ki tarah tum bhi bimaar ho jaaogi.." Kripa did not realize that Angad had addressed her as "tum" now and not "aap" anymore…..it was just so natural…almost like it was his "haq"
Kripa crossed her arms ," main itni naazuk nahin hoon…..Ahchee!….ahchee!" before she could complete her sentence, she broke out into a fit of sneezes…..Angad just smiled and went ahead and paid for the outfit.
As they were walking outside, Kripa asked, "Angad….aap directly kuch baat kyon nahin kehtey…harr cheez ko ghuma phira ke kyon kehtey ho….?"
Angad turned to her and seriously said, "Kripa, jab zindagi hi ek seedha rasta nahin hai…tho hum kyon kisi ke liye seedha seedha rasta apnaaye….let other's figure it out themselves," he smiled and put his dark glasses back again as the sun peeked out from the clouds again.
Kripa disagreed, "Angad…zindagi yadi itni uljhi huyi hai….why not make it easier by being straight forward rather than making it more mysterious?"
Angad had no answer for her; he just walked towards the next subway station, "chalo…train se wapas chaltey hain…."
They boarded the train towards Kripa's hotel. Angad sat across from Kripa in the train. They both pretended that they were busy doing something else-Angad had a newspaper and Kripa was looking out of the window-but kept exchanging glances with each other every so often. Angad's eyes were still shielded by his shades, but he had a nagging feeling that Kripa was able to see them through the dark glasses…..
Song in background-a new beautiful song from "Anwar"-
"maula mere maula sung by Roop Kumar Rathod (definitely worth listening if u haven't heard yet..)
http://www.dishant.com/lyrics/song-57577.html
Maula mere, maula mere maula mere, maula mere - 4aankhein teri - 2, kitni haseenki inkaa aashiq, mein ban gayaa hoonmujhako basaa le, iname tu(ishq haimaula mere, maula mere maula mere, maula mere - 2) - 3ki inakaa aashiq, mein ban gayaa hoonmujhako basaa le, iname tumujhase yeh har ghadi, meraa dil kahetum hi ho usaki aarzoomujhase yeh har ghadi, mere lab kaheteri hi ho sab guftagoobaatein teri itni haseen, main yaad inko jab kartaa hoonphoolon si aaye, khushaboorakh loon chhupaa ke main kahin tujhakosaayaa bhi teraa naa main doonrakh loon banaa ke kahin ghar, main tujhesaath tere, main hi rahoonjulfen teri, itni ghanidekh ke inako, yeh sochataa hoonsaaye me, inake main jiyoon(ishq haimaula mere, maula mere maula mere, maula mere - 2) - 3(meraa dil yahi bolaa, meraa dil yahi bolaa,yaara raaj yeh usane hai mujh par kholaaki hai ishq mohabbat, jiske dil meinusko pasand karta hai maulaa) - 3.....to be continued