Shiva/Raavi/ShiVi Drabbles and Snippets - Page 10

Hello,

I'm back again with another short drabble. This is loosely a continuation of this one. A lot of inspiration from the one of Pixie's that I recently re read (sorry I forget the actual name 🙈) and the very talented writers on this forum.

The usual spiel applies. Hope you all like it.

Again, as with all the little ideas on here I might edit, combine and add to make this into a full OS.

She watched the bustling streets from her vantage point, observing the mundane tasks that her neighbours carried out amidst the gossip they shared. Summer was officially here and that meant that all the ladies in the vicinity would assemble for the next few weeks, once a day usually after finishing all the chores at their own homes, chattering as they worked, making papads, various pickles and drying all the spices that had been freshly picked. Today Nirmala kaki with her daughters in law, Hetvi and Hinal, had invited women familiar to her as the streets of Somnath were, to help in their aangan. The terrace overlooked the space and she knew it wouldn't be long before someone turned on the radio for the mini party to start; as though on cue, she heard the afternoon presenter talking about the latest happenings in Bollywood, followed by one of the classics she had heard her mausapa listen to when she was younger.

Sighing she turned away from the railing, before anyone would notice her, humming along to the faint music, the restless feeling she had woken up with refusing to go away. Maybe she should have just gone into work, instead of taking the day off. Though she had managed to keep herself distracted for most of the day as it neared the evening, her agitation grew. Wiping at the beads of sweat on her nose, she sat on the khat she had dragged upstairs, to fold the clothes that had become crisp in the sun. The songs changed, the gossip increasing before dying down and all she could hear was Bhavin and Ram being called to have dinner as she sat still, folded clothes beside her, not moving an inch, looking into the horizon.

"Raavi! Raavi! Are you coming down to have dinner?"

"Raavi!" she finally turned to face Anita, who huffed from the heat that hit her as she walked out on the terrace. "I know it's hard, but you need to come downstairs to eat. We've all been waiting for you. I'm starving and so is this one." she finished pointing towards the expanding belly that was just visible under the flare of her anarkali.

"Sorry Anita di! Let's go. You shouldn't have come upstairs anyways. I would have come down eventually. You need to be careful after all you are carrying precious cargo and we don't want anything to happen."

"Then maybe you should listen and not daydream when we're trying to get your attention." Anita teased as they climbed downstairs, holding onto the railing with one hand, the other firmly in Raavi's.

Raavi almost missed the last step as she walked towards the table, her heartbeat increasing, but a feeling of calm settling over her. She had waited all day to the point of distraction and now she would have her answer. Sat beside her mausapa was Suman kaki, Gautam and Dhara.

"Raavi, dikri, you took so long. We've all been waiting for you. Sumanben, Dhara and Gautam were just about to leave."

"Wait! What happened? I've been waiting all day. I need to know."

"Nothing."

"What? What do you mean nothing. I'm going to go mad if I don't know soon."

"Sorry Raavi. I tried. So did ma and even Gautam. But… nothing."

Her face fell and the butterflies were back wreaking havoc. Agitated she left Anita's hand, citing that she wasn't hungry she rushed back up to her room, shutting the door,throwing herself on the bed.

"Such a drama queen chipkali?"

Her head shot up and she looked around for the owner of the voice, finding the silhouette lounging near the balcony door. She got up rushing to hug him.

"Nothing. All I got after waiting for a whole day was... NOTHING. Really Shiva?"

"You made me wait three years, yet you couldn't one day?"

"Shiva!" she leant back her hands still on his shoulders.

"I got it. I got the scholarship. Two years and I'll have my masters." he finished pecking her cheek.

"Yes! I knew it! You did it Shiva. I'm soo, happy right now!"

"The next thing I tell you will take you over the moon then…"

She looked at him quizzically,, they hadn't discussed anything else so she didn't know what he was talking about. Pulling her closer, he nuzzled her cheek, "We're getting engaged next week. I told you chipkali, I'd convince Mami."

Forgot to tag pixie two posts ago 🙈🙈🙈

Oh how I desperately wish you'll make a TS out of this one!

Accha! Check my new story out if you have the time for it Min. Okay? 😳

Originally posted by: Pottermeow

Accha! Check my new story out if you have the time for it Min. Okay? 😳

Where??? I want to read!!! Going to look now!!

Also the idea was to make it a proper one shot or a TS but time constraints with new timetables and work schedules...but i do have the idea penned out so hopefully soon 😊

Originally posted by: Miss.M

Where??? I want to read!!! Going to look now!!

Also the idea was to make it a proper one shot or a TS but time constraints with new timetables and work schedules...but i do have the idea penned out so hopefully soon 😊

Hopefully soon then, Min! Wait, I'mma tag you on it! 😳

Originally posted by: Kfof

Loved it Min!! ❤❤

Kshama!!! Thank you!! ❤️❤️

Haven't seen you around much recently!!

Loved it min ❤️

Raavi's excitement, shiva pulling her leg and finally the way he said he convinced maami

Please continue this if you can, it's okay if you don't also as incomplete snippets and drabbles have their own charm too ❣️

Min, read the last 2 drabbles❤️

1st one- Raavi💔 she is always taken for granted. I agree she cannot hold any information but Pandya parivar thinking that she is a dobi doesn’t have the ability to think and help them. It’s just sad but I am glad she decided to walk out.
2nd one- Raavi anxiously waiting to hear if Shiva and her are ever going to get together in life. That wait, disappointment in her face when Gautam and Dhara said it didn’t happen but Shiva chose to play a prank on her, yet came to her to tell about the scholarship fir Masters and eventually about their impending engagement was all heartwarming to read❤️

Please write more and when you do, please tag me. I don’t want to miss it❤️