In a charitable mood ;) chpt11 on pg20 - Page 8

'Mumma mumma' Anand's voice broke siddhi's trance as she walked to her room.😳

She looked at him and smiled absent mindedly; her thoughts fogged with kunal's parting words. What did he mean by saying, she was making Abhay run after her for money?😕 Did Kunal know about Abhay's proposal? But, what gave Abhay ideas about them getting married she wondered and failed to notice Anand jumping up and down eagerly trying to get her attention. 😛

'Mumma, what are you thinking so much? I've made tea for you, here have it'. Said anand and gave her the mug and waited for siddhi's reaction. Siddhi was shocked and happy to see Anand showering her with so much care and attention after returning from the trip😲. Siddhi took a sip of tea and was surprised to find its taste familiar, like seema bhabhi's chai she thought. Overcome with joy she hugged and showered him with kisses while Anand momentarily basked in her embrace and then shrugged her away to keep up his act.😳

'Mumma, I made tea for you, not built castles that you are jumping with joy' (Siddhi gets a flash back of kunal's dialogue 'Chai banayi hai, koi TajMahal khada nahi kiya')

'Anand, your little gestures of care is what made my day. she smiles and finishes the tea.

Siddhi goes to Abhay's room; Abhay is awed by siddhi's presence in his room. 'Siddhi, tum yaha?

'Yes, I've come to tell you that I won't accept your proposal. I have no intention of getting married to anyone; I love my ex-husband and always will ❤️. I am not ready to marry someone else for Anand's sake too. I want to live my life independently and raise Anand so that he'll be proud of me one day.'😃

Abhay listens to her and thinks that she might not be ready now as she's still raw from the wounds of her ex-husband moving on with his life. He thinks that Siddhi, given time might change her decision & deduces to wait.🤢😉

Next day kunal finds Abhay lost in his thoughts in his cabin, Kunal steps back silently trying not to disturb him and gets noticed by Abhay.😉

'Kunal come in, sorry my mind was somewhere else and didn't notice you. Actually I was thinking about Siddhi' 😊 why does he think about siddhi all the time? She's not yours to think about😡, kunal's inner voice echoes.

Abhay tells kunal that siddhi didn't accept his proposal; he reasons out saying that she might be overwhelmed and it might have been too soon to broach such a serious matter. He further tells that he's ready to wait for her as she's 'Lakhon main ek ladki' 😉

Kunal's feet gets rooted, the only sound he hears are the words' Siddhi didn't accept the proposal'. The word keeps repeating like the sweet tune of bhoole bisre geet on his radio.The clogged tightness in his chest since yesterday starts to dissipate to be replaced by relief and he could breathe again😳. Not delving into whys and whats he leaves Abhay's cabin and bumps into siddhi😉. He gives her a pearly smile and greets her; siddhi is astounded by this and asks him why he's greeting her instead of his usual shrug? He babbles something and flees.😳

An easy camaraderie flows between kunal and siddhi that day, siddhi tries to find the reason for this change in behavior but gets sidetracked with meetings and schedules. Its 6pm, kunal,siddhi and a bunch of associates are hunched over in the conference room debating the legalities of a case. Kunal tries to concentrate among the cacophony of people around him and looks up the window. He follows the twilight's glow and gets arrested by siddhi's hunched posture, the crinkle in her nose which she gets when she's restless😛. He smiles automatically seeing her, was she always this beautiful? He wonders, he closes his eyes to savor her picture. "She's a tiny firebrand isn't she? She's the balm to your wounds, she the focal point of your being, she's the reason for the breath you take, she's the sunshine of your life, she's your love and your soul mate whom you were searching all these years" The voice kept repeating. 😉

'Kunal, Kunal what are you dreaming?' says Abhay clicking his fingers in front of him.😆

Kunal jolts back to reality, 'ah, nothing. I was thinking about the case.'☺️

Abhay: 'you guys have been working on this case for long now; why not have some chai paani and call it a day?'

He calls raju bhaiya to serve them beverages. Abhay takes a cup of lemon tea hands it to kunal as he was sitting besides him. Siddhi stops Abhay saying kunal only drinks 'adrak ki chai'. A deathly silence follows her words; Rajesh the letch sniggers at this and receives an 😡angry stare from kunal😃. Siddhi covers her goof up giving some lame excuse.😳

Everyone leaves and Abhay, siddhi and kunal are left behind. Abhay thanks kunal once again for the Bangalore case win with a promise to promote him for doing such an amazing job👏. Kunal gets embarrassed and reluctantly accepts the promotion news and tells Abhay that without siddhi's help he wouldn't have been able to do what he did⭐️. Both siddhi and Abhay are surprised to hear him😲; siddhi sniggers and teases kunal on his generosity😛. A fresh squabble breaks out between them and Abhay tries to play the referee but fails, to stop their bickering Abhay holds siddhi's hand and is about to take her out of the room. Kunal looks on angrily, siddhi looks at kunals face and sees jealously written all over😆. She gives kunal a sweet smile with that knowing look and walks out with Abhay.

Siddhi is Euphoric to see kunal's Jealously as it proves that he still cares for her irrespective of the facade he hides behind😎. On reaching home siddhi asks Anand if he would like to go to the park for some ice cream with her. Anand is happy but tries to act cool saying,😊

'Park? What am I, 4yr old to go to park and ice-cream?😲

'You are 9 and I know that, but you'l always be a kid to me (Siddhi says pinching his nose)

In spite of not sleeping the previous night siddhi is unable to sleep, she goes to her balcony and looks at the moon and sighs!.Her Anand was thawing towards her😃, she was happy to see her son's innocence while eating ice-cream and playing on the swing with glee. The swing reminded her of kunal,😉 the night they got drenched like kids, eating jalebies and walking bare foot in the deserted park. She looks up to the moon again and wonders, how is it that the moon always looks full from her balcony? Does she look up only when its full coz it reminds her of that unforgettable night?😳 She blushes and closes her eyes and dreams.

"Sometimes late at night,

I gaze at the sky & wish upon the stars,⭐️

That you love me, as I do you,❤️

That you miss me, as I do.😃

The wind blows through my hair,

I imagine your touch, the thrill is exhilarating,😉

And leaves me breathless,

Sometime I become frightened,

Because I almost slip and tell you,😉

That I'l always love you, and miss you,🤗

I fear you're not ready, So for now,😳

I will just pretend & continue to wish upon the star"⭐️