NEW LIFE-HARSHIKA SS(Chapter 7-pg 13-completed) - Page 10

(Preetika's Apartment)

Slowly and reluctantly, she uncovered her face. Preetika blinked, closed her eyes, and blinked again, waking up to soft sheets, as the morning light trickled in through the blinds. Shedding herself of the remaining glimpses of a dream.

Streaks of sunlight penetrate the window and blinded her. She sat up, dragged her feet off the bed, and rubbed her knuckles onto her eyes. She stretched her arms above her head and yawned.

It was one thing when you boyfriend keeps you up all night..but today..'Preetika thought, as a small grimace adorned her face. That stupid idiot Arora...uggg..' She sighed ,as she checked her mobile once again..teh last message from him, had arrived at 4 am in the morning..on a freaking winter morning! Arora am gonna kill you today!' She grumbled under her breath as she begrudgingly trudged towards the bathroom...

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In trees rose upward to touch the sky, the canopy above was distant, like clouds of green. Even with arms out-stretched she would never even be able to reach even a fraction of the way around their gnarly bark trunks. Stepping carefully over the roots that knot the pathway, watching the freshly fallen rain seep into the soil, Preetika was struck by a wish to melt in with it. Not to die, but to live forever amongst these ancient beings who cast their shadow in which she stood. There was a sacredness ,that transcended her concerns, casting them into the timelessness of forests, of oceans, of mountains. The dawn sun peeked through a hazy screen of clouds, painting the sky an elaborate mix of bloodied reds and vibrant oranges, intertwined with the smoky greys that permeated this skyward canvas...

She stood in the backyard of the Cherish Studios...that had once served as the set of Beintehaa..'

And in that moment all her memories came rushing back to her..taking her back to her first day on shoot..to her journey through the most memorable 1 year of her life..her fears..her anxieties..ehr concerns..her love..her..she smiled.she ahd received so many things,during that one year..she had received the love of thousands and also of a very special person..she ahd found him..and its been two blissful years since then..two years of togetherness..of commitment..of enjoying the presence of each other..

She was taken out of her thoughts with the arrival of a message..

"Meet me near the pool side..i hope you remember your way ..;)"

It was form none other than Harshad Arora..

When she reached the poolside..he was not there..

"Where is he?" Pree thought to herself..when a strong pair of amrs,wrapped themselves confortably around her petite frame..

"Missing me Ms.Rao..?"he whispered in his ears..

Preetika turned around to face him..

"Why did you call me here..?"

"Just to make sure that you still remember your way around this place.." he smirked.

"Harsh am not joking..why ...?"

"Maybe because both of us will be coming back to this place..after a few days.."

"You're..k-kidding me...right..Harsh?"

"Beintehaa season 2..."

Harshad Arora would always remember that moment..it was that look in her light brown eyes..that mirth in her face.. she was giggling like a little girl, a thing she did a lot when she felt happy... Man, he sweared even the birds shut up to hear her beautiful laughter emerging and filling the air with gorgeous sounds coming from deep her chest, composing what's will always be his favourite song...

"In your words I am safe because they aren't just words. You are there every day, every year. You are there in the good times and the bad. Even knowing my faults, of which there are many, you are there to listen, to defend, to love. You understand my anxieties, my triggers and the ghosts that haunt me, driving actions that are so illogical to others. In return I keep you safe with my words, my deeds. I am the one who will always be there for you, be honest with you, listen and care. I won't always have answers for you, you won't always have answers for me, but you will never be alone in your problems and neither will I. So today I will paint you a picture of my love with words, and then every day I will prove they are true."

These were the words which he had framed..and practiced for a fortnight..

But seeing her standing in front of him,to Harshad Arora all the words seemed to fade away slowly..all the practice seemed puny ..

Preetika was looking at him..bemusement clear on her pretty face..

"Harsh..you all right?" she was shaking him slightly..bringing him out of his reverie..

" Marry me.."

"Wh-What?"

"I love you Pree...and I know that this is not how you would have wanted someone to propose you..but am not gonna go down on one knee..because this is not a question.because I love you,I want to spend the rest of my life with you...do all the crazy stuff that we do every day..and grow old in your arms.."

The initial shock lasted for a moment..only for a moment..because after that , Preetika found herself, wrapping her arms around him..and pulling him into a bone crushing hug..."Do I have a choice Mr.Arora.."

"To become Mrs.Arora.. I don't think so..?" he smirked .as he dug his face in her hair..
And it was not long,before he found her slamming her lips against his..wiping that smirk form his face..the smirk,which irritated her,because it did strange things to her body..

"You're in for a lifetime Harsh..."

"And forever too..Pree.. "

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Thank you for being a part of this wonderful jourey..my first ss on harshika..Please give me your feedback and don't worry,there's a lot more to come J

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Ann