He came out of shower, wiping his wet hair with a towel. Selecting a dark blue jeans & cotton white shirt, he quickly got ready. He collected his watch, wallet & car keys.. And once again checked himself in the mirror. After being satisfied with his looks, he turned to go out.. when his eyes fell on the photo frame, placed on the side table near his bed. An instant smile appeared on his lips..as he moved towards the table & picked up the frame in his hands.
He kept looking at the smiling face in the photo. It didnt matter that he practically see it all day & night.. Still everytime it felt like it was the first time that he was seeing that face. Face that has become so much important for him in just few days! Face that become the reason for his life now! He moved his fingers on the glass of the frame..unconciously, crassing those smiling lips.. And his own smile brighten unknowingly. He just love that smile...naughty & teasing.. But also innocent, at the same time!
He kept moving his fingers..tressing the featurs of that beautiful face.. When the shining metal on his ring finger caught his attention. A strange kind of excitment & contentment filled his heart, seeing that peice of metal..a ring! Its not just any ring...its a symbol of a new relationship.. his engeagment ring! Its symbolise that now he belongs to someone..someone special! And that someone special.. belongs to him..& only him! It symbolise that now he is not alone...now there will be someone with him..throught his life..who will share everything that is his...his life..his relations..his emotions..his happiness..his pain..everything! Who will be his strenth in weak moments.. & will guide & support him through every tough phase of life.
And most importantly..it symbolise that there will be someone, who will have expectations from him..frm now on. There will be someone..who will look up to him.. & now.. he has to take care of that someone..that special someone! His gaze moved to the photo again & this time..those hazel brown eyes were the center of his attention. Those eyes were full of mischifs.. There was a naughty glint in those beautiful eyes. They were teasing him..just like, they had teased him last night.. whole night, these naughty eyes didnt let him sleep. They kept teasing & taunting him silently..about his impetient heart & his restlessness..thus increasing it all the more. They had laughed at him, hearing his uncontrolled heartbeats, in the anticipation of the next day.
He had felt annoyed & irritated by their constant teasing.. But he cant deny that he had loved it too! He loves it, when these eyes speak to him. He loves it, even more when they tease him..when they show him, their naughty side. He loves it, when they look directly at him.. At least, its better then the time, when these eyes had refused to meet him, in the eye..coz of shyness...thus, leaving him carving for their one glance!
He just loves it, when these eyes make silent promises to him.. of their beautiful future together... When they assure him that they will be with him always..no matter what may comes their way.
They speak to him without any hesitation or any shyness... Unlike the person who is owner of them. And this thought made him remember a song which is quite suitable for their situation..
"sau rang mohabbat ke..
Ye mujhko dikhati hai..
Na ruth-ti hai mujhse..
Na ye sharmaati hai..
Sine se lagalun toh..
Lag jati hai sine se..
Tum se toh kai achhi..
TASVEER tumhari hai...!"
He chuckled at his own thought..imagining the expression of this pretty face..if he sang that song in real. He was sure that..then these naughty eyes will hide themselves from him.. They will refuse to look up & meet him coz of shyness. He bite his lips..smiling.. And brought the photo frame close to his face .. And kissed those hazels one by one.
He was lost in his own world with those hazels as his companion..when he heard someone calling him, & that brought him back from his haven.
"bhaiii.. bhaiii" ..his lil-sister yelled from downstairs.
"coming..annie..!" he replied.
He looked at the photo once again and quickly kissed.. "See u very soon.." ..he wisphered. He couldnt stop the grin that came on his lips while saying that. He then, kept the frame back to its place, near his bed..and left the room quickly.
When he had came back from US, after finishing his MBA and had joined their family business.. His parents had wanted him to settel down in his personal life too. They had asked him that if he had anyone in his life..or if he like anyone? He had denied straightly as he didnt had anyone of that sort, in his life nor in his mind. Yes, he does belives in love.. but... Actually he had never thought about it before..as he had been too busy in his studies..that these kinds of thoughts never crossed his mind. And most importantly, he always had thought that he would marry by his parents choice only! As there wish & opinion matters to him alot.
So, after confirming with him that he didnt had anyone special in his life... His parents had told him that they had seen a girl for him..while he was abraod! He was surprised that they had been planning it for so long. Then he got to know that the girl's father was his dad's business associate & a good freind. They live in mumbai basically. As his dad often goes on business trips to mumbai..he had been to their house for quite a few times and he had liked the girl pretty much..that he wanted her to be a part of their family. And with that thought in mind, his dad had taken his mom with him on his recent trip to mumbai and guess what?? His mother had liked that girl so much that she had wanted to fix the allience there & then.
They even had talked to girl's family about it and her family was also interested. So, both the families were waiting for his return only.. So that he & that girl can meet eachother and take the final decision.
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next, he & his family were at the girl's house to meet her. Yes.. The girl.. Coz he still didn know her name. No one told him and he also didnt asked! He liked her family..her parents, younger sister & daadaji.. they were nice people.
He was listening to his dad & her father's talks..when he heard his mothers asking.. "geet..kahan hai?"
ohh..so her name is geet! He liked her name... "geet"
And then he saw her! She was beautiful..there was no doubt in that! But thats not the only reason which captured his attention.. It was whole of her.. as a person. She was quite comfertable with his parents.. She even jelled with his sibling very well. All the while when she was talking to someone or other..he was stealing glances at her.. She was simple & sweet!
Then both the families gave them some time alone to talk to eachother. They were hesitant..but manage to share few things..and he liked talking to her.. he got to know that.. like him..she also respects her parents wish & opinion.
He liked her simple & cheerful nature... And as his parents already liked her so much..it was a YES from his side. Coz the only thing he wanted was his families happiness.. A life partner who could adjust in his family...& be a part of it...rather than dividing it into parts.
Her answers was also positive. Both their families were extreamly happy. Elders were discussing about engagment dates..when his mom said that she wanted to fullfil the rituals now only..as she cant wait to make geet her daughter-in-law officially...So the allience was fixed..and they got engaged that very evening in a smiple manner..in the presence of their family & few close one's.
His mom had given him geet's landline number along with her personal number. But he was relucant as he didnt knew what to say? How he should start the conversation? More over what he will talk about? As they hardly know eachother. He wasnt sure that if he should call or not? Then he used to think..."usne bhi toh call nahi kiya!" and that become a valid point for him to not to call first!
After a week or so of their engagment..
That night...He was in his room...busy, working on some important files.. When his cell phone rang. He recived the call after few rings that too without checking the caller ID.
Before he could even say a "hello"...he heard someone shouting.. "naina..naina..stop it! Mera phone wapas de.." time stoped for him..he easily recognaised her voice.. It was her.. Geet!
He felt very different that time..the feeling was new to him. He felt happy that she had called first to talk to him..at the same time, he was surprise with her taking the inciative.. "not bad!" he thought with a slight smile.
"per, mujhe jiju se baat karni hai na.."..naina's reply brought him back out of his thoughts.
"toh..ghar ke phone se baat karna! Why my phone?" ..geet sounded irritated.
"kyun? Aap ko darr lag raha hai? That jiju will think that its u who is calling him.. That u want to talk to him.." hearing naina's teasing words... He couldnt help smiling.."ohh..toh she didnt called him"..he thought!
"mujhe kyun darr lagega? I didnt called him. Aur na hi mujhe kisise koi baat karni hai.."..geet shouted in annoyance.
They both probably had forgot that they were still very much on call..and he could hear them.
He kept listening to their nok-jhok..& honestly he enjoyed it alot!
"achha? Sach me?" naina teased more.
"han..agar unhen baat nahi karni toh fir main kyun karun?" geet fought back.
"unhen?? Ummm?" ..naina smirk teasingly.
He too smiled shyly listening geet reffering him as "unhen" it felt really special.. He didnt know why?
"tu..tu na maar khayegi aaj.." geet warned. And then he could hear them running around shouting at eachother.. laughing..
He chucked hearing them fight like that..he heared them for few more minutes.. then he cut the call with a pleasent smile on his face.
After an hour, his cell rang again. This time he checked the ID & saw geet's landline number flashing on the screen.
"it must be naina" ..he thought.. & recived the call. And Sure enough it was naina only. At first, he was wondering as to what to talk..but then naina made it quite easy with her light talks and teasing.. she was really sweet girl. They talked for sometime..after that suddenly naina said.. "just a minute jiju.." he thought that she might have some important work.. But next moment, his view totally change about her.. "she is naughty devil" ..he thought..
"arre...dii..dii.. Apki friend ka phone hai.." ..saying that naina handed the reciver to geet.
Geet who was totally unawer of her devil sister's mischiefs..took it & said.. "hello.."
His heart skiped a beat hearing her sweet "hello"... He was lost in that blissful feeling..when she said again.. "hello?"
but then he didnt know what got into him that he did what he had never thought of..
"toh..tumhe mujhse baat nahi karni..?? ..hmmm??" ..he asked, shocking not only geet, but himself too.
He had never thought that he would tease her like this..that too when they hardly know eachother. He would have really thought that she had cut the call as she didnt answer him...but he could hear her breathing which comfirmed that she was still there. He waited..but didnt got any reply..
"achha..i got it.. Nahi baat karni na.." he said in a disapointed tone, he so much wanted to hear something from her..anything.. didnt know why?? he just wanted to hear her!
On the other hand geet was too shocked to say anything at first.. But then hearing his question again..she came out of the shock.. She didnt wanted him to misunderstand her talks..but didnt know how to explain..she was really nervous..
"nahi..."geet replied quickly. she wanted to tell him that it was nothing like, he was thinking..
"ok..nahi karni..??" maan asked... "atleast she talked"..he thought smilingly.
"nahi...main.. wo.." geet was fumbling in nervousness.
"Main.. wo..kya..??hmm..?? " he was enjoying her fumbling..he could hear her faint mummers but couldnt understand what she was saying. Next he heared naina laughing loudly & geet cursing her.."naina ki bachhi..tujhe toh main.."
maan smiled listening her angery & annoyed voice..
"hello..?" he said to remind her that they were still on line..
"han.." geet replied glaring at naina who was trying to muffle her laugh.
"han..kya..??" maan asked teasingly..
"wo.." geet was struggling with her words..
"hmmm...wo..??" maan was loving it so much.
"kuch nahi.. Bye..!!" and with that she had cut the call! He knew she was annoyed by naina's & then his teasing... But he simply loved it! He really enjoyed teasing her. He himself was surprise as he had never done anything like this before!
Later that night, he got a text message from her.. It said.. "Sorry"
he knew very well, what was that "sorry" for.
But coulnt leave the chance..and message back..
"sorry? Coz u dont want to talk to me..?" he waited for her answer..unsure if she would reply or not.
"maine aisa kab kaha?" came her reply..which made him smile at her.
"that means..tumhe mujhse baat karni hai..?" maan himself didnt know that why he was stuck at that line only.
"maine aisa bhi toh nahi kaha.." geet too replied teasingly.
Maan chuckled reading her reply and asked.. "toh fir...??"
"toh.. fir..?" geet too questioned him instead of replying.
Maan smiled at her teasing. He knew she won't answer him now..so he thought to leave it there and texted..
"good night.."
"good night..take care.." geet replied back.
Though it was nothing special..but He liked her little gesture!
Thats how started their message chats! They both felt that it was more comfertable, compaired to phone calls..as it was easy to write ur thoughts instead of voiceing it directly. Incially it was just casual talks..random stuff.. But as time passed, it got deeper..they started to share about their likes & dislikes, their daily life, friends, families.. All this was knew to both of them. Both used to find escuses to message each other.
As feeling got attached..there was this sudden need to know each other more. And their occassional phone calls become regular! They both didnt even realise when & how they came so close.
The person, who was a total stranger for them just few weeks ago, now has become so much important to them...that now its simply impossible for them to think their life without that person!
They used to share everything..every little detail of their daily life. He used to tell her all about his office works, his projects, his outing with friends, his time spent with family..everything! He had told her so much about everyone that she felt as if she had known everyone from always!
Same was the case with her also..he got to know every detail about her life..from her family to her best friends to her collage & studies!
Thats not only it!
When u get attached with someone..u feel/get concerned for them. Thats what happened with them too. When u get to know someone from up close..u can easily know if they are in pain or upset..thats very natural. So if he would be upset on something...she would guess it instantly. And would try to cheer him up. Similarly, when her mood will be off.. he would make her smile with his teasing.
They used to talk in day time also..but it would be short..as they had their respective works to concentrate on..his office & her collage! But at nights, after dinner,that was the regular & fix time for their phone calls. They would wait whole day for night to come so that they could talk to eachother without any disturbance! They would be so lost in their talks that none would realise that how much time has passed..and many times they would end the call half heartedly, in wee hours..that too coz they couldnt keep them self awake any more!
Once, he got really late in the office & came back at 11pm..which is their phone call time. At 11.15 his phone rang..he was eating his dinner & his mother was sitting in front of him.. He didnt took the call..instead messaged her that he will call after 10minutes.
When he had called her finally..and told her how he got late in the office..she had chidded him that how he shouldnt over load himself with work and should take care of himself..
"itni late aaye ho?"
"achha..dinner kiya ki nahi?"
"kam se kam khaana toh time se khana chahiye naa.."
"9pm is the limit..u should come early from now on"
he was really amused with her dominance..but he loved it..he loved it that she cared for him so much!
He had been trying her number from past 1 hour... But she was not answering her calls! He was getting so restless..thinking about the possible reason for her not answering it! He checked his watch.. "she must be in collage right now..but atleast message toh kar sakti hai..right..?" ..he thought to himself!
He tried few times more...then tried to do some of his work..but his heart was desperatly waiting for his phone to ring.
Actually, whenever he would call her she would recive it instantly or if couldnt..she would do message, letting him know the reason.. She never took this long in replying..so it was making him all the more restless now.
1 more hour passed and he decided to ring on the landline as he couldnt wait any more. He picked up his cell... but then stoped, unsure.. "wo toh ghar pe hogi nahi.. Fir?" he was busy deciding.. Should he call or not? ..when his phone rang..
It was an unknown number..he ignored at first.. But it rang again. He took it irritated..
"hello..?" he said, irritation was clear in his tone.
"main hoon..." came the reply from other side. An instant feeling of relief washed over him..hearing her voice finally. But next second it was taken over by his concern for her..which came out in the form of anger...
"kahan thi tum..? & why weren't u answering my calls..?han..?" ..he almost shouted on her. Only he knew how he had felt in past few hours...when she wasnt answering his calls.
She knew she had got him worried unnecessarily. And she was really feeling bad about it. But she didnt do it intentionlly.
He didnt get any answer from her, so asked again..but in a clamer tone then earlier..
"tum thik toh hona..? Kahan thi tum..?"
she smiled hearing that question..he cared for her so much..
"gussa ho..?" ..she asked slowly
"han..!" ..he tried to clamed himself.
"sachi me..?" ..she asked again..in a cute voice.
"sachi me.." he almost smiled saying that.
"bahut gussa ho..?" ..she asked knowing well that his anger has cooled down..already.. She could feel it!
" bahut se bhi..bahut jyada.." he replied, faking to be still angery.
"ohh..achha toh thik hai..aap pehle apna gussa thanda kar lo..main baad me call karti hoon..thik hai..?" ..she teased him.
"nahii..main ab gussa nahi hoon! Tum batao...kahan thi tum? ..aur phone kyun nahi uthaya..?" ...he said instantly before she could cut the call.
She smiled hearing his questions and the way he said everything in one breath.
She, then told him, that how she forgot her phone at home today, as she was in a hurry. And just 5 minutes back she got a call from naina on her friends cell.. saying that she had so many missed calls from him..
" ab kahan se bol rahi ho..?" he asked
"collage ke paas wale p.c.o. se.." ..she replied.
"hmm..thik..but be careful next time.. Aaj toh phone bhul gai thi..pata chala kal mujhe hi bhul gai toh..main kya karunga..?" ..now it was he teasing her.
"it was unintentional! Aur agar by chance.. main bhul bhi gai..toh aap ho na..aap yaad dila dena na..." she teased back.
"dont even think of it..samjhi..?" he warned.
She smiled at his warning.. And they continued their talks..
Its really amezing that how two complete stranger's come so close..and become an important & essential part of each other's life. Just by wearing a ring of someone's name's..u feel a sense of belonging. How does it happen..?? Its magical..isnt it..??
Just a few days back..they were hesitating to even call eachother..and look at them now! They have come so close..they understand eachother well..they care for eachother so much..and most importantly..both have accepted the other as their's and they feel & show their right on eachother!
Edited by Shonameet - 6 years ago
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