Part- 8
It was a bright sunny morning….Meher twirled in her bed lazily…..Knowing that no one was at home, Meher was enjoying a few extra hours of sleep.....
The sunlight was disturbing her and after vainly trying to sleep,she gave up…….She slowly opened her eyes and rubbed them to adjust to the vivid surroundings…………
"Preet utho,subah ho gayi",she called out to wake him up, out of routine…..
"Preet",she called out without glancing once towards the bed…..She frowned when she got no response and turned to face the bed and face the sight that made her scream…
Preet was not in the bed….He got up before her….
"Aaj suraj kis disha se nikla hai", she thought to herself….
After freshening up a bit she went down to look for him….
"Preet!! Preet!!", she called out……..
'Kaha gaya yeh'
"Preet..uff…Tannu……Tannu" ,she called while heading towards her room upstairs…
She was surprised to see that even her bed was empty…Where on earth had they vanished…
'Aur yeh balcony ka darwaza kisne khula chhod diya'
The moment she took a step into it,she saw the most beautiful sight in front of her
Preet was crawling while Tannu was on his back…..Both seemed to be having a gala time…….
'Preet would be a wonderful father', the thought made her smile………….
She was too lost in her own world to notice that both Preet and Tannu had seen her and Preet was now whispering something into Tannu's ears and his face plastered a mischievous smile………..
Coming back into reality Meher saw that no one stood in the garden any longer….Sighing she closed the balcony door………..
"Maami" ,Tannu's voice startled her……
"H-haan"
"Vo mujhe aap se kuchh kehna tha"
"Haan beta bolo"
"Kya aaj aap please sari pehnoge"
"Kyun"
"Aap usme bahut pretty lagti hona, isilye"
Meher was surprised to hear her strange request…. It wasn't normal for Tannu to come to her and make requests like this……….But her cute innocent face made her give in….
"Achha theek hai,magar tum mere liye sari choose karogi"
"Ok"
In Meet's bedroom:
Meher came out of the bathroom drying her hair with a towel……She picked up the sari Tannu had chosen for her and draped it around herself…….
Within 15 minutes she came out of her room,biting her lower lip in nervousness…..
'Pata nahi Preet kya kahega ',she thought
She was coming down the stairs,with her eyes cast downwards while her hands were playing with her pallu…
Preet looked at her and was mesmerised by her beauty…To say she was looking beautiful would be an understatement….
The moment she looked up he shifted his eyes to the newspaper he was holding in his hands……
Meher anxious to know Preet's reaction,went towards him and said…
"Uh Preet…tum breakfast mein kya khaoge" , while adjusting her sari a bit…
Without looking up he said,"kuchh bhi"…
"Mujhe kuchh bhi banana nahi aata" , she said anger rising in her voice and turning her back towards him…
"Achha toh phir tum aloo ke parathe bana do" , he said while looking at her back smiling at her innocence…
"Hmmm" ,saying that she glanced at Preet, who pretended to be engrossed in the paper and stomped towards the kitchen…..
'Main hi pagal hun jo usse kuchh expect kar rahi thi, usne toh mujhe theek se dekha bhi nahi', she said to herself…………
Later in the evening:
It was raining heavily,after putting Tannu to bed she went looking for Preet…..
'Preet…….Preet……Pata nahi kaha chala gaya yeh……Preet!!!....Itni baarish ho rahi hai…..bahar dekhti hun'
Saying this she took an umbrella and stepped out of the house, being careful not to trip over her sari……She was almost wet by the time she found him playing basket ball in the backyard…..
"Preet" ,she yelled…..
"Arey Meher tum kab aayi", he said striding towards her….….
Water was dripping from his shirt,his pants and his hair and he was looking quite hot….Meher almost forgot what she had to say….
"Tum..tum itni baarish mein basket ball khel rahe ho, pagal ho gaye ho kya" ,she stammered………….
"Pagal main nahi tum ho…..Yun baarish mein khelne ka mazaa hi kuchh aur hai"
"Achaa ab tum chalo, varna bimaar pad jaoge"
"Uff oh Meher….stop acting like my mother….main toh kehta hun tum bhi khelo mere saath"
"Mujhe koi shok nahi hai yun bimaar padne ka, main ja rahi hun tum khelo" ,saying this she turned to walk towards the house..
"Kyun darr gayyi….."
And that did the trick…..She turned immediately……
"Darr aur main…vo bi tumse"
She tied her hair and tucked her pallu into the waistline of her saree....And then picked the ball up from the ground, dribbling it with her right hand she easily dodged Preet and threw the ball towards the basket……
The ball went right through it, which made her squeal in delight….Seeing her so happy a smile came to his lips….
"Not bad" ,he said to which she stuck her tongue out at him……
The game continued,with Meher successfully dodging him eveytime managed to earn 6 points in a row……
She was running towards the basket to shoot the ball when he grabbed her from her waist…Pulling the pallu from where she had tucked it, his hands snaked her bare skin, making her shiver…..He made made her face him with his hands still on her waist…….
She trembled under the firm grip of his hands…..but it seemed to have no effect on Preet, who was staring at her…..
"Preet…yeh tum…", she managed to utter..
"Shhhhh" , he said keeping one of his fingers on her lips….."Kuchh mat kaho"……
He did not even blink his eyes once, else the beautiful moment would get spoiled…..
He cupped her face in his hands….His eyes tracing every feature of her face…her eyes, her nose, her cheeks..and her lips…….
"Pehli baar chand ko itni kareeb se dekh raha hun" ,he said in a husky voice
P.S: Boy i was actually blushing when i wrote this😳 😳 😳 ....Do comment and tell me how it was?? Can't wait to read what you guys feel about it...
Vasudha
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