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Part 17
Prachi woke up a bit early than usual, she was excited and sad at the same time. She had promised herself that she would not keep Milind waiting the last day of his visit. She wondered how her life had changed so much in a matter of few days. All she ever thought about was Milind. She would catch herself daydreaming in the middle of the day sometimes. She missed him every second of every minute of every hour she wasn't with him, the thought that she won't see him everyday now brought tears to her eyes and threw her stomach into a somersault but she decided to deal with it later and right now just enjoy the moment.
She took her bath and wore the dress Milind had gifted her. She sat in front of the dresser putting kaajal in her eyes. She purposely left her hair open, she knew Milind liked it that way. She completed her look with a pair of simple pearl earrings and a little lipgloss. She was about to leave and turned around to look at her reflection one more time when Saumya entered the room.
"Wow Di, u look beautiful today, koi khaas baat??"
Prachi not wanting her facial expresssions to give her away just shook her head in denial as she pretended to look for something in the almirah.
"Milind is gonna be fall flat on his face when he sees u today"
With a thud Prachi closed the almirah door and stared at Saumya with disbelief. "What did u say??"
"Oh comeon Di, we all know how u and Milind have fallen for eachother. Its so evident from the way the two of u look at eachother" Replied Saumya picking up a pillow and putting it in her lap while she sat on the bed.
"Saumya??" Prachi said in amazement. Her mind was processing all this...we all?? who does she mean by "all"?
"Oh ho...di, mom dad ko kuch nahi pata, so relax. Its just Purvi, me and Neev"
Prachi let out a sigh of relief. "Achcha madam, know it all. Why aren't u ready???"
"I have my day off today, did u forget?? but u have fun!!!" She said hugging her sister as she left.
Milind was restless to meet Prachi yet again. Everynight he went to bed, he just hoped that the night would end soon so that when the new day comes he would get to meet his Pari. Today was his last day here and he wanted to spend it with her. He wondered why Prachi had stopped coming to meet Neev every morning like before. Only if she had continued doing that then he wouldn't have to wait till the evening everyday. Thinking of her, he called her phone. and waited for her to pick it up.
Prachi's eyes lit up when she saw the caller id on her phone.
"Hi handsome" She answered his call.
"Hey beautiful...how r u? College pahunch gayi??" Milind asked her as he walked towards the balcony.
"Yes, sir, Pahunch gayi college aur main theek hoon. What about u? Aaj itni jaldi kaise uth gaye???"
All she could hear was his laughter on the other end. "Vaise hi..I have a lot of things to do today..see u in the evening and don't be late. love u" He replied.
Prachi's heart fluttered as she heard him. "Ok bye" she said before she cut the line.
It had been only a few minutes he had reached their rendevous cafe when he saw Prachi walking in the door. A big smile crept on his face as he saw his beautiful lady walking gracefully towards him. She was wearing the white salwar kameez and it was a pure bliss to watch her. Her angelic face, long flowing hair, everything about her was mesmerizing.
"Tum phir late ho" He said as he pointed her to sit with him today instead of sitting opposite in the table like she usually did.
She replied in negative as she shook her head. "Main late nahin hoon, sir aap jaldi aaye hain"
Milind couldn't help but give her a wide grin as his arm went around her waist hugging her lightly. Prachi all of a sudden felt goosebumps where his hands had touched her. Milind knew he was early today...he had been so impatient to meet her. He had been waiting impatiently for the evening. He had hoped that he would cherish the memories of the evening for the months he will be far away from Prachi.
Prachi opened her purse and took out a small box. She placed it on the table and slowly pushed it towards him.
"Yeh kya hai???" Milind looked at her with a surprised expression.
"Kudh hi khol kar dekh lo" she replied with a smile.
Milind opened the box and inside lay a watch. It looked identical to the one he used to wear but it had a white dial with black leather strap. He took it out of the box and looked at her. "Prachi...yeh..."
"Ab tum mujhe nahi bol sakte ki maine tumhari ghadi kharaab kar di thi" (now u can't blame me that I ruined ur watch) She said with a twinkle in her eye.
Milind raised his eyebrows "So u r giving me this to shut me up?? U do know I never blamed u even once."
Prachi gave a small grin "Nahin nahin, I m just kidding. Maine yeh isliye tumhe di hai kyunki main jaanti hoon ki tum hamesha ise apni kalaai par pehnoge. Aur jab tum mujhse door chale jaaoge tab jab bhi ise dekhoge, mujhe yaad karoge." (I gave u this coz I know U always wear ur watch and this way when u r far away from me, u will still remember me whenever u look at it) She said while putting the watch on his wrist.
Milind looked at her face as she was still fidgeting with the buckle. "Tumhe yaad karne ke liye, mujhe kisi cheez ki zaroorat nahi hai Prachi. Aur yaad to unhe kiya jata hai jinhe hum bhool jate hain."
Prachi's eyes filled with a layer of tears, pushing them bake she smiled and said "Hmmmmm....to is ka matlab maine apne paise fazool mei waste kiye" This brought a wave of laughter from both of them. Milind's arms involutarily went around her shoulder as they hugged eachother laughing all the time.
They sat there talking about small stuff over coffee. "Milind!!!" Prachi took Milind's arms and looked at the watch to see the time. "Bahut der ho gayi..ab mujhe chalna chahiye" She said with fear in her eyes.
Milind took her hands in his and pleaded her to stay a little while longer. She smiled as Milind big strong hands held her tiny ones. She tried to free herself but his hold was too strong for her. She pleaded with her eyes and suddenly Milind let go off her which she quickly regretted. She sat there looking at her hands and then at his face.
"Ab jana nahin hai???" He asked her with amusement in his eyes. Prachi suddenly realized she was still sitting there. She quickly got up to leave when Milind held her hand once again. "Hey Prachi" She looked down towards him puzzled. "I love u and I m gonna miss u" he said with a lot of love in his eyes.
Prachi gave a sweet smile "Me too" and she rushed out of there.
Milind sat there looking at her as she ran towards the door. He knew she would turn back once again and she did. Right before she made her exit from the cafe, she turned back to see Milind staring at her. He gave her a flying kiss and then waved at her. She waved back with a huge smile on her face turning all shades of red.
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At home:
"Inder, tumne kuch socha hai us baare mein??" Dadi asked Inder once again as he came back from work.
"Ma, main aapki baat maanta hoon, lekin Prachi ki khushi ke aage kuch nahi. Agar Prachi to manzoor hai aur woh bhi yahi chahti hai to mujhe bhi manzoor hai" Inder replied as he took his evening tea.
"Ma theek keh rahi hain Inder, aap ek baar thande dimaag se sochiye." PL tried to reason with her husband when Dadi interupted her.
"Mujhe Neev pasand hai, woh bahut shareef aur nek ladka hai, lekin uski ma, Niharika woh bahut chalaak aurat hai. Uski nazar sirf hamari zameen par hai aur kuch nahi. Beta, tu to usko achche se jaanta hai, aaj tak uske muh se koi meethi baat nikali hai kabhi?? Maine apna faisla suna diya. Ab Prachi se main baat karoongi" She said looking sternly at her son.
"Nahin ma, Prachi se main baat karoonga" Inder said as he left the room to avoid any more argument. He understood clearly what his wife and mom were trying to tell him but all he wanted was to see his Prachi happy and he was ready to give any price for it.
Later at night, Prachi sat reading her favourite novel near the window when she heard rustling in the bushes. She looked outside but didn't see anything. Later she heard someone whispering, she looked again only to find no one there.
"Mera dimaag kharaab ho gaya hai" She concluded as she went back to her reading, then suddenly she heard a clatter on the window. She looked up with a jolt, and then again a clatter. She knew somebody was out there. She slowly got up and walked outside, she was about to put on the light when somebody grabbed her from behind. She was pushed towards the wall, she tried to scream but a hand went over her mouth. Fear ungulfed her. She tried hard to wriggle out of the unknown grasp.
"Shhhhh...Shh....Its me, Prachi. Don't scream"
Hope u like this part!!!😊😊
Edited by milindkidewani - 17 years ago