Ok i know i know it's been almost 4 months that i posted part 2.....go ahead and blame my stupid, useless vacation......since everyone is leaving, so i thot why not i come back for a change to post this non-sense part....sorry dearies, I m going thru some personal problems, so don't know if it make sense or not 😕.....hope you understand and do lemme know how you find it, till then take care .....n hopefully see ya soon😊
Part 3
She helped herself sit on the bed while still examining her surroundings.....it was a large room, exquisitely furnished yet pretty generic......the wall was covered with pale pink and cream toile fabric.....her eyes immediately shut down when the rays of the burning sunlight through the large double glazed window hit them....hands went up to massage the sides of her forehead and she realized all her ornaments were missing......weary back was already offering her a good pain and head was ready to explode any second....--death might have been much more tolerable than this--she thought.....with an attempt she pulled herself out of the bed and headed towards where all her jewelleries were neatly displayed on the dressing table at the left hand corner adjacent to the large window.....
"Are you sure, it will fit her?" Gayetri gestured at the baby pink kameez that Kulraj was holding along with a white salwar and a contrast dupatta.... "I doubt it but if not then we can buy her some, right?" she replied with a smile and received the same..... "Her parents must be in misery, no?" the mother shared her concern with the daughter, who quietly followed her to the guest room.... "Don't worry mom!" with a reassuring smile the young lady consoled before stepping into their destination..... "How are you feeling now?" Kulraj was the first one to notice her standing in front of the mirror and the next instant she regretted her words as she saw the girl startled from her position....
"I am sorry.....I didn't mean to scare you" Kulraj kindly apologized while rushing towards the stranger, who was about to trip down due to the sudden welcome.... "Are you alright?" Gayetri asked, concerned, as both ladies helped her to the bed.....a small nod was all they received from her.... "where are you from, beta?" an unexpected strange connection towards the girl had urged the older lady to listen to her heart, as if she could read those crystal clear reflective yet innocent eyes when they looked up at her?..
She tried to open her mouth but it seemed to be malfunctioning.....--what they must be thinking about her? Roaming around the street in the middle of the night in a bridal attire, even a kid could conclude that it was a case of elopement. Now if she tells them that she has no clue about her address, would they believe her? Of course not! It was somewhere in Lonavala, she can't recall and how can she, when it's been only one and half months that she came to Mumbai and since then she hadn't stepped a foot outside the house until yesterday. Chachi was right! she should have fought for her life long back, then such situation would have never taken place. Thanks to chacha-ji-- all of a sudden, a sense of humiliation cut through her inside and her eyes filled up....
"You must be feeling exhausted in that heavy lehenga", Kulraj sensed her nervousness. "Here, change into it.....I guess, it will fit you" she handed Heer the dress with a comforting smile and got up on her feet...... "If you need anything, don't hesitate to let us know, ok?" Gayetri patted her cheek before getting up from the bed and turned to her daughter "Kulraj, ask Sandra to serve her breakfast here"......
"By the way, you have got beautiful eyes " the sudden compliment from Kulraj before vanishing from the room indeed surprised her but the weak smile did not fail to hide the guilt in her...the guilt of troubling such wonderful people....
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"Hi!....I am Preet.....di please! I am getting late.." Preet leaned his back against the large closet as he introduced himself to their new guest while struggling with the knots of his blue tie.....Heer turned away from the clear sky and smiled at the man as she watched Kulraj instructing the maid on setting up the breakfast.....It was surprising to see how these people were treating her as a part of their family, thanks to Preet's informal introduction...
"Let me set this up first, till then keep trying" Kulraj told her little brother, who had followed her all the way from kitchen just to have her knot the tie for him as Preet had always been a failure in this task..... "Listen Miss ---"?. "Princess!! you are awake" Tanu excitedly made her appearance as she almost ran towards her mother and hugged her from behind while still examining her princess with her cute sly smile?. "so, where was I?" Preet went back to his task, which was distracted by his sweetheart niece?.. "Oh yeah! Listen Miss Princess, feel free to take a walk around the mansion?I am sure you won't get bored unless you walk into my brother...." he winked at Kulraj and received a light punch from her then smiled at both Heer and his sister, who finally took over the tie....
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The morning board meeting on the new ICU had a tremendous result, which means more responsibilities are coming on the way.... It was almost two when Prem got back home after finishing up the details of the new machines for their ICU department....even after splashing cold water on the face, tiredness still hasn't diminished from those dark black eyes, and he refused to change into casuals....in stead rolling up the sleeves and half untucking the pale blue shirt, Prem gently pushed himself on the armchair as if it had come for his rescue and he decided to loosen the tie to unbutton the collar of his shirt when his ears heard a noise that seemed to be faded away in a moment....
Heer took a glance at the wall clock. It was five to two and her throat begged for some water. Interrupting someone from sleep at the middle of the night did not sound wise at all, so she decided to help herself quietly in the kitchen.....Heer loved the interior design of this house at the first sight when she was asked down to the hall for lunch with the family.....stealing a glance at her surroundings, she quietly tiptoed down the stairs but the heavy payal did not stop from making noise....she sighed as her eyes fell on the source of the beautiful bluish rays through the large window behind the joint sinks.....for a moment the full moon indeed managed to take away the intermittent pain that her right ankle was giving her since afternoon...
The feel of the sudden cool breeze brought a glow on her face and her steps involuntarily made their way towards the large stainless steel refrigerator adjacent to the glazed wall cupboards opposite the window...cheek resting against the fridge, Heer totally forgot about her intension and lost herself in the beauty of the moon....
The first thing that caught his eyes were those shiny and silky long strands that were freely hanging up to her waist and the next moment a sudden breeze happened to brush away some of the strands from her shoulder.....her posture made him barely view the side of her face yet he loved the sight of the moonlight on her cheekbone as if it was 'only' made for her complexion....
"need help?" Prem regretted his words the next instant....Heer jumped off her position as she just turned to her left and noticed a figure, few feet away from her yet the sound seemed to be coming from very close.......not finding the guts to move from the spot, her feet remained rooted to the floor as she stood still against the refrigerator, eyes locked on her toes.... --is he the one brought me here? What must be he thinking about me now? First ran away from wedding and now spying in the kitchen in the middle of the night like a stealer?.....why didn't she just drink water and go back to her place?-- Heer wanted to cry on her bad luck but the next moment she stopped breathing when she noticed him taking some steps towards her......not having the courage to look up at him, Heer thought she will collapse any moment and grabbed the handle of the fridge door behind her.....
A few locks were blocking the heavenly wondrous feature of her beautiful eyes yet the girl got to witness his mysterious gaze and she sensed a hidden feeling behind those dark black eyes......mysterious yet something precious for 'her' ??....
"could you please?" with a half smile, Prem slightly moved her aside and got a water bottle out of the fridge.....Heer saw him taking out two glasses from the cupboard and pouring the liquid into them.... "here you go" she came to her senses when Prem held out a glass for her.....-- was she just staring at him till now? Did he notice her doing that?-- Heer wanted to run away and hide herself from the picture......for the first time in her life, she felt a strange connection towards a man...and it's already bothering her disturbed mind.....snapping herself out of the weird mind of hers, Heer murmured in a low tone "thanks". This time she did not dare to look up at him to see whether he appreciated her gratitude or not......
Prem decided to fill up the half empty bottle from the countertop water filter while she finished drinking......that was a great opportunity to sneak out of the kitchen, Heer thought as she quietly put down the glass on the countertop behind her and left the place....
'Ouch' Heer grasped one of the chair in the dining room.....pulling out the chair, she quietly sat down and closed her eyes in pain as she compressed the muscle of her right lower limb.....it's been more than 24 hours that she is wearing this payal.....the left one cooperated with her pretty well but all her attempts in taking the right one off during the shower went in vein since the hook got twisted with one of the adjacent silver rings.....her eyes opened when she felt a warm touch around her ankle....."relax!.....I assume, you have found out about my profession by now so please be cooperative" Prem told Heer when she tried to remove her foot that was resting on his knee.....clutching onto her dupatta in one hand, the girl nervously looked over to the first aid box that was lying beside him.....--God please, no stitches-- she silently prayed....."what's so special about wearing such painful accessories?" it was an attempt to lighten the silent atmosphere in the room as her nervousness around him was doing some irregular affect on him....." I love them " his gaze instantly looked up at her as he felt the pain in her soft voice.....
Those silky locks were again blocking his view of her eyes but this time he wanted to remove them to have a proper look into those beautiful yet painful eyes.....-- she loves them.....she loves a lifeless creature....but why is he feeling like to steal it away from her?...what?...jealous of some stupid anklet?-- his mind let out a small laugh at his own thought....." you have to bear with the pain as I am going to compress the hook to disentangle it " Prem warned her before taking the action.....He helplessly watched her moaning holding the culf.....putting the silver payal on the floor he gently dressed the wound..... "done!!" Prem informed before getting up to place the first aid kit in the kitchen.....
"Can you make it to your bed?" coming out of the kitchen while drying hands in a kitchen tissue, he noticed her limping toward upstairs..... "Don't worry....Thank You" Heer turned around with a half smile....he watched her walk away until she vanished from the sight.....looking down at the floor, he shook his head spotting the symbol of this meeting.....picking up the heavy payal Prem smiled at his luck, --so it finally belonged to him--
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rehana
Edited by Rehana86 - 16 years ago
