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SidNi OS : Once Upon A Time..
"Roshni uhh..wo main!" he started tucking in and straightening his shirt for the Nth time. How could he make it come out without fumbling when he expected a slap in return.
"Listen mere paas pura din nahi hai tumhare liye." her irritated voice came but he thought he might have imagined the restlessness her voice held. Could it be she was as anxious and nervous as he was?
"It's so damn difficult , movies mein toh itna aasan dikhate hain." he mumbled to himself smiling a weak smile and rushing his hand through his hair.
"Close your eyes." she advised , he raised his eyebrows at her. She put her palm on his eyes and said ,"Speak now , it will get easier."
Little did she know it was turning all the more tough for him to control his racing heart , nonetheless he started speaking ,"By now you're aware Roshni that I'm not tuning behind you for fun , I like you , no scratch that maybe I love you. Please love me too!"
His innocent confession made her heart swell with happiness but she couldn't do anything , she couldn't accept his love. She was helpless , she withdrew her hand from his face.
He slowly opened his eyes only to see her teary face , he moved his hand to wipe them off but stopped in between.
"Roshni please don't cry , loving you isn't in my control but you can say what u feel to me , please don't cry." he asked and gathered her in a hug hesitantly.
hmmm..hmmm..hmmm..laa.
Kitne dafe dil ne kaha
Dil ki suni kitne dafe
Siddharth stood in front of Roshni as she snubbed him away , she didn't want to talk him again , he was someone who was so precious to let go but she had to let go!
He put forward his hand for a handshake only to see her go away ignoring him looking in a certain direction.
Waise toh teri na mein bhi
maine dhoond li apni khushi
Tu jo agar haan kahe
toh baat hogi aur hi
Roshni looked back at where he stood , yes he was a cute guy , good looking , rich , any girl would like him but she wasn't one of them or she believed she couldn't be even if she wanted to.
She had rejected him a no. of times but he kept coming back to her. Sid winked at her making her conscious realizing she had been staring at him.
Dil hi rakhne ko kabhi
Upar upar se sahi keh dena haan
Keh dena haan yun hi
Kitne dafe dil ne kaha
Dil ki suni kitne dafe
He wished she would accept his proposal but again her rejecting his love proposal made him sure she was the right girl for him.
Siddharth had everything , he could get anyone , even her but he wanted her to come to him willingly. Never did he want her to compromise and that's what made him best for her!
After a couple of days they met again and this time Roshni had met to tell him they couldn't meet now , her family was questioning her and she couldn't answer them anymore.
"Listen Siddharth , I think you should leave this childish drama and let me go." she told him after an hour long talk. He was fed up though , he held her wrist thus not allowing her to leave.
"What if I say I would talk to them about our marriage?" he asked her directly hoping it would clarify some of his doubts.
She was suddenly very frightened , as her back faced him he couldn't notice the tears rolling down her face. She sniffed them back and gathered courage to speak up.
"I don't think I'm the right girl for you Siddharth , I live with my chacha-chachi and my cousin sis Avantika and I feel she is much better for you." she turned around putting up a fake smile.
He was surprised at the sudden change of events but upon noticing the teardrops in her eyes he smiled a content smile and went forward towards her.
Roshni looked at his face with a dumb look on her own face , she didn't know what he was doing. He carefully wiped her eyes and handed over his handkerchief to her.
"Okay then I'll talk to them about her!" he said and assured her showing a thumbs-up but inside her heart was breaking in pieces hearing him say so.
She was indebted to her chacha and chachi , they had done so much for her and for them she had to let go of him. She put on a fake smile and nodded her head.
Next Day
"Roshni beta , zara darwaza kholna." she heard the voice of her chachi , she rushed to open the door and was in for a shock as Sid stood in front of her.
She rolled her eyes and stated blabbering ,"I'm sure ye ek dream hai , hey bhagwan subah subah aisi dream toh na dikhao jisme wo itna handsome lag raha ho."
Siddharth had a wide beaming smile as he heard her praise him , this side of hers was what he always craved for and even if he was getting it now it was ecstatic for him.
"Uhm uhm." he coughed to catch her attention, she widened her eyes and nodded her head asking if he was really there. He loved the frightened cum shocked look on her face and just went in and pulled her cheeks.
"Cute." he exclaimed and moved into the house. Chacha caught up with him and he asked for a few minutes to talk of something important.
Soon they were involved in a conversation while Roshni eavesdropped from outside the door in a hope to listen something but nothing could be heard.
She was standing on the door trying hard to listen when the door creaked open and she stumbled ready to fall when a strong pair of arms caught her.
Siddharth laughed at her and remarked ,"See iss baar dream nahi hun main." Chacha came behind him and was all smiled making Roshni more confused than she already was.
"Acha main chalta hun , you both talk." Chacha told making an exit before putting a hand and caressing Roshni's head.
"Where can we talk?" he asked and she signalled to her room but as soon as realization dawned on her she added ,"But hume kyun baat karni hai?"
He giggled and replied ,"Ab tumhare ghar mein shaadi hai , we have to discuss the arrangements na?" She however was not at all interested in Siddharth and Avantika's wedding preparations.
"Nahi , hum baad mein kabhi discuss karenge , abhi you can leave." she asked showing him the door but be wasn't going to listen to her now.
Siddharth picked her up in his arms and carried her forcefully to her room. After putting her down , he made himself comfortable on her bed and patted the place next to him urging him to sit along.
She preferred sitting on the chair across him and asked ,"So you asked for your marriage?" She was still unsure if she wanted this discussion now but nothing came up in her mind to start the conversation.
"Yes infact chacha agreed so easily for everything. You were right they are really sweet!" he spoke with a grin and Roshni almost murdered her own dress by squeezing it again and again.
"So when's the wedding?" she asked and he replied ,"I told them to get it done as soon as possible coz ab I can't wait."
His reply burst something in her and she started ,"What the hell, matlab pehle tum mere peeche bhag rahe the and now meri been dikhi to wo , here I was pining for you ,feeling sad for rejecting you , cursing myself to hurt you and.." she stopped as she heard what she was saying.
"Roshni roshni roshni , meri shaadi toh tumse hi ho rahi hai. I know you wanted me to marry avantika coz maybe she likes me but I love you roshni!" he confessed looking deep into her eyes.
"I love you too. Please say that you love me too!" she repeated his words from that day with unstoppable tears dropping from her eyes.
"Oh ho Roshni. You aren't supposed to cry anymore , I promised chacha I won't let you cry and he will take care of avantika I promise." he said cupping her face making her nod like a cute teddy.
"Aww you're so cute. " he said pulling her to hug him but she pushed him away. He asked ,"What!" when she made a sad face.
"You didn't reply to my proposal!" she spoke and he facepalmed hearing her say so. She leaned down on her knees and spoke ,"Ye bahut tough hai na?"
He laughed aloud after hearing this , he had always found it too hard to propose her and here she was doing the same to him but it felt very good.
"I know I rejected you many a times , I know you might be dissapointed in me , I know you might have cried for me and even if you reject me now for all that I did to you I'll still love you. I love you Siddharth , I'm your culprit but you won't punish me pakka because you're the best guy in the world." she completed leaving him teary-eyed for the first time.
"You're crying because of my bad speech or because of sadness or?" she kept throwing questions when he held her face and kissed her to shush her.
She was surprised at first but then realized that she couldn't get a better reply to her proposal. He was kissing her with so much passion and she had got her answer.
He felt her pulling herself close to him and kissing him back with the same enthusiasm. After breaking the kiss he said ,"I love you dumbo and it wasn't a speech , it is called a proposal and it was just perfect!"
"Oh ho so why did you cry?" she asked innocently making him want to squeeze her cheeks for being so cute.
He held her close and kissing her hair said ,"Because I was overwhelmed with happiness."
"Now I'll tell our love story to our kids like a fairytale , like Once Upon A Time there lived a beautiful girl and a cute guy!" he said laughing at her and she joined in his heartwarming laughter hugging him by the side.
Mangal Lakshmi
