#1 JJ SS: Three steps above heaven CLOSED - Page 41

Finally after a small wait it turned into a beautiful orange with a tinge of purple in it. The yellowish-orange disk was about the set. There was a gentle breeze blowing forming a soothing environment. The birds were on their way back to their homes. There was a lot of hustle bustle around implying that the people were over with their day's work and now were going to spend some family time.

Jalal was waiting for Jodha for almost half an hour now. Slowly his hope was dying that she'll come an listen to him at-least once. It was so difficult for him to persuade her just to come to the beach. Now he didn't know how will he even start the topic for which he called her there.

FLASHBACK

After everyone went Jodha was sitting alone in the balcony. Jalal found it as a perfect opportunity to talk to her. He went in the balcony and called her out. "Jodha"said he. The lady turned towards him and again turned her face towards the front. "What? If you need anything then tell it to ma." Said she trying not to sound rude. "No. I want to talk to you. Wont you ask me to sit?"said Jalal. "No. This is my room and i decide whom to call in." "Ok then. If you won't willingly call me in, then I'll come myself." He came in, closed the door and sat beside her. "Jodha, I am extremely sorry for what I said to you. I didn't intend to say all that to you. It was just the situation that made me do so. Please forgive me... I promise that I won't come to any conclusion without knowing the whole truth but please give me one chance..." He looked at Jodha with a hopeful look. She continued "Ok. For a moment let us just consider that your intention was not to hurt me. But what's the use now when the destruction is already done? What was the reason that you were angry at me. Tell me the reason and I'll forgive you." Jalal wanted to say his feelings,but, the timing was not correct. "You have?No na. Then I am sorry to say Mr jalaluddin mohommad i can't accept your apology. And now there's no point wasting you time over me." Now all he could do now was to ask her to meet him at the beach. Now only his backup plan would save his life. The adamant lady stood up to go out but Jalal called her. "Ok. Don't forgive me. But atleast come to meet me on the beach. Please! If not for me then for your sake. I need to talk something very important apart from this. Consider this as a request from you friend or an order from jalaluddin mohommad, its your wish." He went out after saying this leaving a thoughtful Jodha behind him.

Finally, a lady in pink appeared from the blue while the the thoughtful man was still immersed in his thoughts. The lady went and stood near him for a minute. But not sensing any movement from his side she cleared her throat to take his out from his world but showing her back to him.

Jalal saw up to the lady and was elated to see her. "Jodhaaa. I'm so glad that you came here. I lost all hopes.." But was cut in between by the furious lady. "What am I called here for? If you have called me here for apologizing once again, then i am extremely sorry Mr. Jalaluddin Mohommad that your efforts are all going to go in vain." Said she. Jalal felt pain in his heart listening to her calling him Jalaluddin Mohommad instead of Jalal.

He kneeled down on his knees and made the sweet girl sit on the boulder nearby.

"Jodha, i m extremely sorry that I doubted you. I truly didn't mean to hurt you. It was just j..je..jealous..jealousy that had overcome upon me. I am sorry." And held his ears. All the while Jodha was listening to him like a obedient student. But when he said the word jealousy she looked at him in confusion. "Why jealousy? What's there to be jealous in that? Tomorrow if you see another girl like this then you'll be jealous? No na? You'll not go and question on her character? No. Then?"said Jodha with rage. "No. I wouldn't go to another girl and talk to her like this. I don't even bother when it comes to Alisha. But do you know the reason why it bothers me in case of you? No right? Jalaluddin mohommad has never bothered about anything unless it is his. Because he didn't love those things. He didn't bother for those before because he didn't have the desire to achieve them. But today i confess that Jalaluddin mohommad is madly in love with Jodha singh." He took a pause to look at Jodha's expressions. She was shocked, happy, furious, excited, worried and what not! She wanted to say something but words were struck in her throat. Finally she gathered all courage to speak "Jhooth. Sab Jhooth. You cant love me." "Why can't I? If you can make the heart of a heartless tycoon beat, then why can't that heartless tycoon fall in love with you?" Said he. "Just like you believe in proofs, today I'm asking for the proof of your words. Prove that you are in love." Jalal took her hand in his and kept it on his heart. "Can you feel something? It's beating and every beat says your name" said he with love. " Jodha was overwhelmed by this adorable action oh his. But decided not to give up. She instantly withdrew her hand and said "what's the proof that every beat has my name? It can be alisha's name too..."said she facing her back to him and having a mischievous smile. "N... No. It beats only for you and only because of you. Not for any-other person" said the man unknown of the intensions of the devilish mind. In the meanwhile Jalal faced Jodha but she was in her own world absorbing the words said by him and Jalal who was standing in front of her noticed her smile. "Jodha, even i know your feelings so stop this acting"said Jalal in a casual tone. Jodha looked at him with her eyes widened. "Ac...acting? Why will i act? N..no. I m not acting."said she in a stammering tone. "Then why are you stammering so much?"said Jalal knowing that he was on the verge of winning. "Noo. Nothing like that."said Jodha trying to be confident. "Oh please Jodha. I know you even have the same feelings for me as I do. Please forgive me now."said jalal with a pleading look." Who told? I never told it..." Said jodha still determined not to give up so easily. "But I know it Jodha. I've heard you talks with your father. So please now stop acting." Jodha was flabbergasted with the latest revelation. Now she had no way but to accept. "But what if this doesn't work Jalal?? And besides you already are in a relationship with alisha. And i don't want to become a kabab me haddi."said the concerned lady. "It will Jodha, it will...How will you come to know unless you don't give it a try? And about Alisha, it was not a serious relationship Jodha and even she knows that. And i know what she wants. As it is I would have broken up with her. Now I've got a great reason too!"said jalal minimizing the distance between them and cupped her face with one hand. Jodha looked deep into his eyes and saw his honesty, his love, his care for her in those chocolate brown orbs. How much she loved those cute orbs of his. She wanted to get immersed in those deep ocean like eyes of his. She loved chocolate and his eyes reminded her of her favorite chocolate truffle which she learnt when her mother made frequent visits to her bhabi's home when she was in her 9th month. She came out of her chocolate world when Jalal called her out. "Jodha... If u need time then i m ready to give you as much time as you need. But don't kill me with you silence." Said he. "But Jalal..."still unsure about where this relation would head up to, Jodha was cut by Jalal." I know sweetie-pie you may be having a lot of questions in your mind but we can't predict anything until we give this relation a try right?"said Jalal trying to make her overcome her insecurities. "But Jalal what if someone else.."jalal again cut her. "Never think of this Jodha. Until you are there with me, dont ever feel insecure. I know it will take sometime to break your insecurities. But one day you will have to break them. If not now then after some time but it is bound to break. So why not now?"said Jalal with lot of concern and love for her. "I.. I need some time."said jodha and turned around to go. Jalal held and hand which made her turn towards him. She lifted her eyebrows to ask him why. "I want to give you something." He then came forward to her. And gave her the tulips brought especially for her. They look amazingly beautiful. The pink colour denoted her beauty which was beyond words. The feminine lavender, the specialness of her in his life. The yellow representing happiness wishing that every task she does, she achieves success and is happy with every decision she takes. And the whites, hoping for peace and prosperity in her life. And the last but the most important one, Red, it showed the immense and unconditional love both had for each other.