VIRIKA OS- LOVE FOR ETERNITY
Broad sunlight made its presence in the bedroom through the window and targeted the eyes of the figure laying on the right side of the bed. He scrunched his eyes with all that brightness coming his way and after fighting with that sunlight for few minutes, he gave in and woke up. He turned around to see the time on the alarm clock on his bed side when something else caught his attention. He glared at the calendar for 2 secs to realize that today was indeed the day when he and Jeevika had gotten married exactly an year ago; a smile formed on his face as he turned around to see Jeevika laying next to him. An entire year had passed since they had taken those vows and began their beautiful relationship. Without thinking much, Viren headed to the shower and it was not long till he came out to see Jeevika still sleeping. He quickly headed to the kitchen surprising all the cooks and instruted them to stay away while he makes a tea for himself and his wife. Within 10 minutes, he was all set to head back to his room with a tray in his hand and on his way, he grabbed a rose from the vase in the hall to add touch of love. He tiptoed through his way to the room, shutting the door behind him, and placed the tray on the bedside. He sat next to her and slowly carassed her hair and kissed her forehead; how lovely she looked even while sleeping- he thought to himself.
Viren (whispering): Good morning, Jeevika. Utho subah ho gayi
Jeevika: Hmmm bas do minute aur Viren Ji
Viren: Dekho main kabse uthkar tayar bhi ho gaya hoon; chalo utho!
Finally giving in, Jeevika slowly got up rubbing her eyes and Viren held out the tea cup offering her one. Her eyes were now wide open; seeing Viren all ready and that too with a tea in his hand, and she had questioning look on her face. Viren simply smiled at her look and signalled her to drink her tea before it gets cold; they drank their tea in a silence sharing glances in between. As Jeevika finished her tea, Viren gave her the rose flower which now made Jeevika even more curious.
Jeevika: Kya baat hai Viren Ji, aaj kuch special hai...pehle yeh chai aur yeh gulab ka phool?
Viren sat there thinking maybe she has not realized yet that today is their wedding anniversary
since she had just gotten up, so he decided to let it pass this time thinking as the day would go by, she would definetely remember it...hopefully!
Viren: Nahi kuch khas nahi, bas mera dil kiya beewi ki sewa karne ka to bas...
Jeevika: Acha to in that case, Thank You mere pati dev ji mere liye itna sochne ke liye! Acha abh hatiye, mujhe tayar hone dijiye aaj mujhe bahut kaam hai.
Viren (smiling): Haan aaj din hi aisa hai, nahi?
Jeevika: Aur nahi to kya... aaj pata hai mujhe bhua ji ke saath unke ek charity event par jana hai aur uske liye tayari bhi mujhe hi karni hai
Viren's smile vanished seeing that Jeevika still didn't realize what he was referring to. He shook his head and prayed that she would remember quickly and that he would not remind her first. Jeevika got ready and headed to the kitchen to prepare breakfast and later they all gathered on the breakfast table.
Viren (hinting to Jeevika): Virat tujhe yaad hai aaj 18 tareek hai; aaj voh Mehta case ki tareekh hai to tu ache se details tayar karlena
Virat: Jee bhai aap tension na lo, ho jayega
Viren looked at Jeevika and noticed no change in her behaviour or her reaction; that attempt had also failed he thought. He walked to his room and was walking back and forth thinking of indirect ways to remind Jeevika- but then how could she forget such an important date- he thought to himself. Jeevika walked in the room and was wondering what Viren was doing.
Jeevika: Viren Ji
Viren: Haan
Jeevika: Kya hua, aap aise kyun chal phir rahe hain...kya soch rahe hain? Aur apko office nahi jana kya aaj?
Viren: Uhh voh bas kuch nahi...aise hi...haan aaj soch raha hoon ki aaj office se chutti karloon aur apni pyaari si beewi se thoda time spend karloon...kyun kya khayal hai
Jeevika (smiling): Aaj ho kya gaya hai aapko, Viren Ji? Waise apka yeh khayal aaj ke timing ke hisab se nahi poora hone wala; aaj mere paas ek minute ki fursat nahi hai...bhua ji ne sari responsibilities mujhe di hain
Viren: Are yaar kamaal hai...
Before he could complete his sentence; Jeevika smiled saying sorry and left the room to complete her work.
Viren (to himself): Hadh hai yaar; main yahan itni koshish kar raha hoon aur yeh madam hain ki inhe kuch yaad hi nahi...aur mere hint dene ke bawjood bhi kuch yaad nahi aa raha...chal beta abh tu bhi ghar baithkar apna kaam kar
It was 2 pm in the afternoon when Viren walked out to the main hall to see Jeevika instructing some decorators on the phone for the charity event in the evening. He then went to the kitchen and asked the cook everyone's whereabouts and found out that everyone was busy with their respective work and thus it was only him and Jeevika at home. He smiled as another idea struck his mind and he tied an apron to begin cooking as a surprise for Jeevika who was still outside.
Jeevika's attention was abrupted as she heard various noices from the kitchen; wondering what was going on, she walked to the kitchen and her feet automatically stopped at the kitchen's entrance seeing the sight in front of her. There was Viren with an apron and chef hat and flour on his face- the kitchen was a mess!! There were more vegetables and ingredients on the floor than in the actual dish- atleast thats what it seemed from the looks of it. She slowly made her into the kitchen tiptoeing over the stuff on the floor and called out Viren's name to grab his attention who turned out suddenly not expecting her.
Jeevika: Viren Ji?! Yeh sabh kya hai? Kya haalat bana di aapne kitchen ki aur apna khud ka bhi chehra dekhiye aayine main
Viren (stuttering): Um...abh...voh main...kuch nahi bas ho gaya...tum jao main sabh sambhal doonga...
Jeevika: Viren Ji yeh sabh...hey raam mujhe samaj main nahi aa raha main shuru kahan se karoon...waise aap kitchen main kar kya rahe hain?
Viren: Voh...maine socha ki main ghar par hoon aur tum kaam main busy thi to kyun na lunch banakar beewi ko surprise kiye jaye
Jeevika (smiled): Thats really sweet of you, Viren Ji lekin apko yeh karne ki kya zaroorat thi...lagta hai subah se kasam kha kar uthe hain ki aaj ka sara din beewi ki sewa karni hai...pata nahi aaj aisa kya khas hai... chai tak to theek tha par abh yeh sabh... Chaliye jayiye main yeh sabh saaf karwa deti hoon is se pehle ki aur koi is kitchen ki aisi haalat dekhe
Viren: Are nahi...tum jao jakar baitho...maine bas khana lekar aaya...aur yeh sabh main karwa doonga saaf...I promise!
He pushed Jeevika out of the kitchen since she was not listening to him; he quickly instructed the cooks to cleanup his mess while he went to freshen up. Within few minutes, he brought in lunch tray into the room and called Jeevika inside to join him for lunch. They both sat across each other and Viren lifted the cover from the plate to disclose the biryani that he made and he decorated the salad heart shaped to send hints to Jeevika. Jeevika was in an awe of her husband; such a sweet gesture she thought. Viren sat across her thinking that she would remember something anytime now. She got up finishing her lunch and walked close to Viren and placed a quick kiss on his cheek and said thank you and walked out leaving him happy and confused at same time! Viren, for a second, thought that Jeevika finally remembered but he faced disappointment yet again!
Viren (touching his cheek): Chalo anniversary na sahi kam se kam anniversary gift to mila!
It was evening now and Viren had just woken up from a nap. He noticed the time being 7 PM and that Jeevika was not in the room- she must have left for her event, he thought. He sat there thinking that now he would have to wait till she comes back to finally reveal what she had forgotten and what he was trying to tell her all day. Around 9 PM, Jeevika called Viren asking him to come and pick her up since Bhua Ji left early from the event whereas she stayed back to wrap up few final things. Viren quickly got ready and headed out reaching the venue around 9:30 PM. He walked inside to a dark empty hall; he tried to look around for Jeevika as he walked ahead. Suddenly, one light turned on and he was amazed at the sight in front of him- a candle light dinner table setup in the center, and the floor was all decorated with rose petals and red balloons. A smile crept up on his face as he saw Jeevika slowly walking upto him- looking stunning in a red sari with her hair open! He couldn't believe that she did all this for him! He walked towards her and they stood across each other- simply lost in each other and only the slow background music was audible. Jeevika smiled at him with teary eyes and leaned in for a hug to which Viren responded back with an equal passion and held her close to him. They stood there in each other arms and lived the moment before breaking apart.
Jeevika: Happy Anniversary, Viren Ji!!
Viren (almost speechless): Thank You & A very happy anniversary to you too, Mrs. Vadera! Yeh sabh...I mean tumhe to...
Jeevika: Yaad nahi tha? Kaise bhool sakti hoon... voh din jis din aap hamesha ke liye mere jeewan main aaye, voh din jis din humne saath rehne ki kasmein khaayi, is din ko main kabhi nahi bhool sakti, Viren... bas apko thoda surprise dene ke liye yeh sabh kiya aur waise agar nahi bhi yaad hota to aap subah se jo kar rahe the usse dekhkar to har kisi yaad aa jaata... Thank You voh sabh ke liye jo aap subah se mere liye kar rahe the par surprise maintain karne ke liye mujhe acting karni padhi
Viren: Not bad, Mrs Vadera! Aur ofcourse yeh event ka bhi to bahana hi tha; subah se tum isi ki planning main lagi huyi ho... Thank You and really its a great surprise! Par thank you for the early gift?
Jeevika: Maine kaunsa gift diya?
Viren: Lunch time kiss
Jeevika smiled and blushed whereas Viren smiled at her; he came closer and wrapped his arms around her neck and they both were lost in each other's eyes. He slowly scanned his eyes down to her lips and kissed her; Jeevika was completely lost in the moment and gave herself in enjoying the moment. She responded equally well to the kiss and later engulfed him a tight hug. They broke apart and finally sat down to have a dinner which was then followed by them cutting the cake. They fed each other the cake and Viren asked her for a dance; the slow romantic dance was shortly followed. Lost in each other's gaze, they stood there slowly moving themselves according to the beat of the song. They spent about 2 hrs in each other's company enjoying their evening before heading home. It was raining heavily and they were completely soaked as they walked out to their car. Viren quickly drove home before weather could get any worse and they reached home in a short while. They made their way into their room when Jeevika's phone rang; she quickly picked up the phone enabling the speaker mode on while Viren stood behind her holding her from her waist.
Manvi: Happy Anniversary Di and Jiju!!! Jiju kyun kaisa raha surprise?
Viren (surprised that Manvi knew): Thank you, Manvi...bhai main to yahi kahunga ki yeh case main haar gaya aur tumhari didi ne baazi jeet layi yeh surprise dekar
Manvi: Dekha phir di kiski hai... waise apke saath reh reh kar meri didi bhi kafi romantic ho gayi hai, kyun di?
Jeevika: Chup kar badmash!
Manvi: Is sabh ke chakar main mere beechare Jiju...kya kuch nahi kiya unhone subah se apko yaad dilane ke liye
Jeevika was signalling Viren that she had told Manvi what happened earlier in the day how Viren was trying to give hints to Jeevika.
Manvi: Anyways, abh main rakhti hoon di...goodnight! Goodnight Jiju!
Viren: Good night sali sahiba!
Jeevika: Good night Mannu, love you!
Manvi: I love you too, di! Bye!
Jeevika and Viren smiled at each other after listening to Manvi; their smile slowly turned into an intense gaze. Viren's left hand rested on Jeevika's waist while he stroked her wet hair with his right hand; Jeevika turned around blushing away while Viren held her closer and placed a kiss on her shoulder sending shivers down her spine and making her weak in the knees. He slowly turned her around and picked her up while gazing into her eyes and placed her on the bed. Jeevika held onto him wrapping her arms around his neck and Viren being on top of her placed kiss in her neck moving up to forehead while Jeevika was laying there enjoying his touch and cherishing the moment of love. She smiled at him as she kissed him and they both laid there next to each other engulfed in each other's arms.
Viren (whispered): Happy Anniversary Jeevika...I love you!!
Jeevika: I love you too, Viren Ji!!!!