I am afraid of heights of all kinds - valleys, mountains , rivers , railway station bridges and even relationships make me sick.
and today I am going to experience all of them.
Manyata, come fast, we will miss the train!' my mom shouts breaking my train of thoughts.
I would be glad if I could,' I mutter, putting on my dark brown blazer.
one more addition to my hate list is this goddamned winter season... I am very sensitive to getting a bad cough in this season and I cannot bear chill. So I have to put as many woollens in my bag as on my body..
here comes the auto rickshaw
come, everyone get inside' dad says
What the hell manyata! How many clothes have you stuffed in your bag? Its way too heavy!' screams Vijay, my brother.
don't worry I will take my luggage myself . you don't need to bother about it'
I immediately regret the sentence after saying it. It is heavy! Uff!
soon we are in front of a big"no, actually a monstrously huge"railway bridge.
okay, I can do this'
I try to be a brave girl. I'm not going to look down. When it comes to heights I can be a total freak...
Here are our seat numbers' says mom when we board the train.
I take my laptop and climb on to the upper berth. As it is an all night journey, everybody will be asleep soon and im going to watch the Korean movie. My Little Bride. I love Korean romantic movies.
by the time its 3 a.m. I feel sleepy but first I have to go to the loo, so I just wait for the train to stop at any station.
that's one more addition to my list of phobias"I cannot go to the loo when the train is moving. Now you must be getting a clearer idea of my freakiness...
then I doze off later. Suddenly its raining and I'm all drenched, a wave of water comes to drown me and I'm awake!
Holy shit vijay! Are you fuc*ing out of your mind!' its comes out to be a part of dream , and vijay was trying to wake me up by pouring water on my face.
he laughed stupidly and says' get up we are about to reach Ambala'
yes, we are going to our village which is located in ambala. It's always been very exciting for me to go there but this time it's little different I'm going to face my fear of relationships.
We are going to meet G.R. sharma uncle and his family.
and I'm sure of the real reason we are meeting the family"they want me to marry sharma uncle's one and only son who lives with them in their farmhouse. There is very affluent but I never wanted a man who lives in a remote area and is a farmer. I think he barely be a graduate"a narrow minded control freak. Men in villages want housewives, not working girls.
the train arrives at the station. Coolies are competing to get into the train. Everybody rushes out of the train except me. I'm struggling with my bag and suddenly I tumble on to the platform.
Head over heels!. Shit I just fell from the train oh God! Can I do this any better? FU** F**k F*c* ...
before i can manage to get up myself, a hand comes through the crush of bodies for my rescue.
without looking who offered to help me get up, I grab the hand and pull myself up. Having stood up, I immediately start brushing my clothes. Then I look up to thank the man who helped me...
I'm struck dumb. He is dangerously handsome.
Thank You' this is all I manage to say.
he is wearing a white kurta-pajama. The top buttons of his kurta are unbuttoned . his perfectly trimmed muscles can be seen, his biceps give the perfect shape to his arms.
Is he not feeling cold? Maybe he is already too hot. I thought.
suddenly his voice breaks the spell Are you Okay?'
yes. Thank you again' I say, hesitantly and embarrassed
how many times I've told u to be careful! Chides mom.
my brother is laughing as usual. Now he has got my new TRAIN SCANDAL' to talk about for at least this month.
I then realise that sharma uncle's family has been there all this while. And this handsome man is none other than his one and only son. I don't know his name and this is more embarrassing.
Please give me your bag'he says softly
I can manage' I muttered.
yeah I've seen that already' he grins as he almost snatches my bag from me...
soon we are in their car. It is cozy inside. He is driving the car . I can feel butterflies in my stomach and I still don't know his name.
Finally we reached their farmhouse. It is beautiful, completely surrounded by nature. There is a name plate SHARMA RESIDENCE' the building is itself breathtakingly beautiful.
Could there be anything else that one can want in his life ? we are in our separate rooms now. I'm feeling very sleepy so I cuddle under my quilt and sleep.
when I wake up, it's dark outside. Looking out the window I'm trying to recollect my thoughts when I realize that this is not my room. I got up and went to the main hall...
everybody is having dinner...crap I realised I've slept all day... come dear have dinner'
said aunty..
Mrs sharma is hell beautiful and anybody can see where her son has got his good looks from. Oh! Mr. perfect is also there sitting beside my mom and talking about his work...huh, what attitude ...he didn't even noticed me...as if I care about u ? I thought and went to the table...
after dinner , we return to our rooms now everyone is going to sleep when I'm wide awake...
thank god I have my laptop with me.
somebody knocks at the door may I come in?' yes' I answer and here he is -mr. perfect
Mom asked if u need anything ?' No, thank you' I said smiling
he is about to leave when he suddenly turns and ask "what are u doing on your laptop?" umm...nothing just watching a movie' can I join?'
he asks...
"oh! Okay" I'm actually surprised after when he completely ignored me on the dinner table. "Korean movie, haan...that to romantic? " he says, grinning "I like Korean romantic movie" I said abruptly "don't u have horror movie?" okay I get ur trying to flirt with me...although I think he has succeed to some extent . I am impressed... "yes, I have them but it would be better if u don't watch it with me. I scream while watching horror movies although I don't watch half of the movie...i cover my eyes all the time so that if anything shitty happens I can close my eyes immediately" " okay lets watch ur Korean romantic movie then" he says , grinning again "by the way what is your name? "
I ask "you don't know my name? "now he don't look very pleased "we didn't have a moment to get properly introduced before"I explain "hmm...okay my name is uday" he says, stretching out his hand towards me... "and I am manyata" I say reaching out to shake his hand...
as I touch his hand, a quiver runs through my body. His hands are warm in contrast to my cold hands
its always risky to watch a romantic film with your parent or with someone hot like him...
suddenly the hero and heroine are getting closer on the screen and I begin to feel very conscious...
I try to move to fast forward the movie but I just can't now they are kissing each other ferociously. The hero unzips the heroine's skirt and moves hand all over her thighs. The heroine then helps the hero to unzip his jeans...after which the hero mounts her, and is then inside her. And after both of them are fully exhausted they both fall into the bed and hug each other tightly and then hero kisses the heroine on her forehead... oh! This forehead kiss is my favourite...and thus the movies goes on... slowly I try to peek at mr. perfect's face. He is calm but I can see his facial muscles clenching as he tries to hide his smile.
the movie finishes at 1 a.m. ...he gets up to leave "goodnight , manyata" "goodnight, Mr. perr...errr...uday" narrowing his eyes he leaves the room
next morning I get out of my room pick up my snickers and head out to the fields . it's a cold foggy December morning . and I am wrapped in thick woollens...
talking to myself. Even now my thoughts are focused on him. I know he is handsome but still he is a narrow minded control freak... as I remain lost in my thoughts my foot suddenly slams against a hard rock . I stumble into the slushy part of the path...apart from landing in the slushy part I realised that I have hurt my foot... "need any help miss?" oh! It is him...what is he doing here? Why he is always there to rescue me from my own disasters ? I clear my throat"I can manage..."I say trying not to look at his face...
"ur very stubborn manyata...just give me ur hand"
I offer my hand hesitantly . he clutches my hand tight to help me get up...
I stand up , holding onto his shoulder for support...
as we enter the house, everybody is surprised to see both of us... "hey what happened ? " my mom asked... "nothing mom...ur dear princess fell again" he said grinning and everyone laughs at this... huh ? how dare he ? and how is he calling my mother mom ?
my suspicion was right
or maybe not ?
I must know for certain....so the next time I find him alone I confront him. He is sitting at a desk doing some accounting work...
"I want to talk to you"
"manyata im busy ...can we talk later ? " my big negative point is my big egoistic attitude... "why did u call my mother mom ?" I ask... he looks up..."is there a problem?" he asks keeping his files aside...standing up and coming close to me... "yes" I said...
"she is my mom and you cannot call her that" "oh really?" he gets more closer... crap...I can't move...I want to move but I just can't...i want water...its getting too hot over here...
suddenly he pulls me into his arms. My mouth is so close to his..he is looking into my eyes. I'm trying to look down afraid that he might read my eyes and can see into my sou. He lifts my chin up and gently runs his thumb over my lips.
I forget everything around us...all I can focus on, apart from the sensation of being held by him, are his dark brown eyes. Holy shit...he is the only man around whom I can feel all mushy without watching a romantic movie... "Manyata..." a vice comes suddenly from another room I push him and try to calm myself ...
it was vijay asking me to come to the hall...
in that moment , my heart beat thuds very rapidly and I rush to attend vijay... later in the evening we all made plan to go to restaurant...as we get ready for the outing...i ensure to put on my best dress...
I find that I'm more nervous than usual...soon everyone is ready and we are ready to leave "u two go in separate car..." says mom
"what?"im shocked...."no, I'll go with u only" I insist... "yes mom there is no need for another car" says Mr. perfect
"no" says my mom "you will go in separate car and that's it..." I know what mom is trying to do...seriously sometimes indian mothers can be such headaches I tell u... we take another car"this one is Audi...
Mr. perfect doesn't say a word so I thought to break the silence "uday ..what about ur higher studies? U don't want to study further? I ask... "manyata...i've already done my MBA and I have also been a research scientist at the indian institute of agricultural science. So now im working on increasing crop yield methods while simultaneously learning ropes of my father's business and also doing some actual farming. So what else do u expect me to do ?" my jaw almost falls to the ground
"oh! So u want wife who can stay with u...I mean a housewife? " I asks...
"yes I would definitely want a wife who can stay with me..." I knew a narrow minded control freak... but he continues..."but if my wife wants to work...she can work with me in my business..." he never ceases to surprise me...but still im confuse why does he wants to marry me ? I mean he can get anyone he wants...then why me?
suddenly the car stops and I realise we are near a hill...
"where are we? Now don't tell me that car has stopped working?" I said... "no manyata. Please stop watching those stupid romantic movies in which hero-heroine get stuck in car and their romance starts..." He said grinning "whatever...its just a thought...it has nothing to do with those romantic movies..." I said, annoyed...
"come lets go.." "where?" I ask... "up there. To the top of the hill" "u must be kidding me? I'm not going there..."I said "huh? Stubborn girl" he said...
he takes my hand and we walk to the top of the hill...i can see the river flowing on the other side..this scene is breathtaking , although it is far below us, the sheer height does not seem to scare me...infact im happy"thrilled and amused...
suddenly Mr. perfect goes down on one knee...pulls out a ring and says world's most beautiful words ever "I LOVE YOU MANYATA, WILL YOU MARRY ME?" im dumbstruck at that moment... Here is Mr. perfect that to on his knees"asking me to marry him...
I wish I can hold on that moment forever... "manyata, please reply, my knees are hurting and it's too cold out here" I smile my eyes wet with tears...and say "YES" Thrilled, he gets up...slips the ring on to my finger...and hugs me tightly.
I can hear his breath in my ears as he says" I liked you when my mother showed me your picture...I liked you even more when you fell from the train..." "then I should fall every time" I laughed
" I wanted you right there while watching that movie..." He whispered in my ears...."I love you. Be mine. Be my wife" I looked up at him...his lips comes closer to mine and he softly kisses me on my lips... "I LOVE YOU TOO" I responded gleefully...
and like every other love story with happy ending "WE LIVED HAPPILY EVER AFTER"
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I hope I didn't bored u with this long OS ?
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