I had asked him to wait. Wait for my answer. I had done the most stupid thing in the 24 years that I had lived. I should have just hugged him and said, "I love you too", but I didn't. He knew my answer, I knew he wasn't lying, but I had asked, "If I ask you to wait, will you?" But he had said yes, without a second thought. He said he would wait for me, all along. I was scared to say yes. I knew he would never betray me and would love me with all his heart, but I feared a betrayal. I loved him, but another rejection would have broken me down. That was what I thought until I realized my current situation which was far worse than what it should be.
After that day, things were absolutely normal in KKN; he was still the Editor In Chief, I was still a Senior Reporter, our equation as two people with "something between them" hadn't changed, we were not avoiding each other, and yet, everything changed. The way he would look at me, the way I would pass a smile, the way we would work together with perfect coordination on a lead, everything. Each time I would be around him, I felt my limbs screaming to go and give him a hug, and say, "I love you Kabir... I am sorry for doubting you. I never expected I could be so lucky to have you... it's just that I was scared. I promise that I will love you more than you love me, I will always be there for you, no matter the differences between us. I just want to be happy with you and the fact that we both love each more than ourselves. I am sorry." But I could never gather the courage. I could not get the reason why I was unable to bare out my soul to him. I knew he was the one for me, and everything about him was just perfect for me.
Then one day, I did it. It was lunch hour and everyone had gone out as it was Malvika's birthday and she was treating everyone, so all had gone out except me. I had to stay back because I had some compilation work left in the archive. I had just come out of the archive room when I realized everyone had left but Kabir hadn't. He was just sitting idle in his cabin, looking as dazzling as ever in his formals but his eyes were sad. I knew the reason for it was me. I had made his life hell by putting him on hold but he had managed to put a brave face and had never let me feel guilty. But I knew, deep down, he was losing hope. I looked at him with a sad smile and my mind suddenly said to me, "What are you doing Ananya?! Is this the way you treat someone you love? You love Kabir, he loves you and yet you are so away from each other. You both know that your ultimate happiness lies in each other's arms. Don't deprive him of what he deserves. He has gone through a lot more than you and yet he has taken a shot at the second chance at love. He will never dream of hurting you. Go to him. Make yourself happy, and don't make this worse than it already is for him. Can't you see, his eyes are giving it away that he is losing hope!! Don't do this to him."
That was the last push I needed. I involuntarily ran up to his cabin and burst open the door. He looked at me with a surprised look before a smile took over his face. All the love for him gushed over me and I said with a smile, "Kabir... I love you. And I promise never to let go. I know I should have told this that day, but I am a stupid reporter, YOUR stupid reporter, so please forgive me... This shall never be repeated ever again in my life which I plan to spend with you."
He just sat on his chair, stunned. I was breathing heavily, for I had confessed my love to him in just one breath. Slowly, his eyes became softer as the fact penetrated to his mind. His eyes started to twinkle and his lips curled up into the world's most beautiful smile as he got up and started walking towards me. I said, "To hell with your slow steps Kabir! I made you wait so long, but now..." I opened up my arms for him. And in three strides, he engulfed me in his arms and twirled me around in the air. I laughed and he did too, his laugh sounding like the most soothing music to my ears. "Kabir! Put me down! We'll fall this way!" I said, laughing, not really wanting him to put me down as I was on cloud nine. "I am ready to die if it means dying with you. What's a petty fall?" he said, with a mischievous smile, but his eyes meaning very bit of it. He put me down and held me by my waist and said, his lips nanometers away from my ears, "I knew you would come Ananya. That day, I had seen a yes in that smile of yours but your eyes told me that something held you back. But I knew... that one day like this will come when nothing will hold you back. And see? It did!"
"It is all in that magic you have, Mr. Sharma! I couldn't let go of this Greek God standing right in front of me; who is all mine now!" I said, putting a finger on his chest and giggled. He smiled back. He cupped my face and said, "I promise to never let go". "Me too".
We had made our relationship public and everyone in the office was very happy, with a few exceptions which I didn't care about. All I cared was that Kabir was mine... all mine. And I was his.
And just like fairytales, after a lot of drama, we too, had our happily ever after.
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