DIL, DOSTI.. HUM!!#2 ch 43: pg 141/thread #3 added - Page 48

Chapter 38

Geet

Then why dint u?

I wish u had..

But den, whn u opened ur hazels, all I saw was confusion!!

I so much wanted 2 c d love I felt for u in ur eyes!! I hoped u wud reciprocate my feelings!!

All dis for me for a gradual progression of sorts..

Bt I feared I was pushing u too far.. u weren't ready for dis!!

I dint know wht to do..

I cudnt do nythng except walk away!!

Lost n dazed!!

I thot of it all nyt..

I only knew u meant a lot for me!!

N I had to tell u d truth!

Bt nt wen u were getting confused by my actions!!

I dint know hw to approach u!!

Whtevr it was I never wanted to c mistrust in ur eyes!!

I m so sorry!!

I wish I knew..

I needed tym.. rather u did!! N space!!

Bt first u needed to get d ur rytful place at KC!!

N I got d board's approval!!

I was glad u had earned it by ur merit!!

Evry1 had been impressed by ur work!! N u deserved to b d head of interior dcor at KC!!

N though I wanted to b d one to tell, I was unable to face u or even speak to u!!

I neede to approach u differently.. control my feelings n start from scratch!!

Start fm being frnds..!!

N smhw it was working!!

I spent tym wid u.. not alone.. I dint wanna u 2 feel uncomfortable!! Bt in a gp wid dev..

Tried to b more approachable.. n it worked!!

I tried spending tym wid d family n though I still cudnt talk as much as u cud!!

I don't talk much..

Its u who doesn't talk at all!!

U wer more at ease arnd me!!

We cud easily discuss work widout any discomfort..

N even share a cup of coffee widout any awkwardness!!

A cup of coffee.. yup tht reminds me mishty of whn u showed sasha her rytful place!!

Just after our discussion abt d project wen dev n walked out, I thot of having coffee together..

Bt b4 I cud fully open d door, I heard u blasting sasha!!

For a sec, I wanted to interfere n teach sasha a good lesson.. I had no idea she had been taunting u!!

Bt I loved dat independent streak in u!!

I m so proud of u mishty!!

Thts all thanx to u!!

For alwaz encouraging me to face d situation on my own hw evr big or small it may be..

Bt I cudnt leave sasha unpunished for tryin to harass u!!

Bt being munshiji's daughter I cudnt just kich her outta job, so simply had to transfer her to another branch!!

N den I was so happy tht ur next project was wid me!!

N u wer der ryt fm d start n dis tym widout any awkwardness!!

N wid u arnd, I think it brings d best in me!!

Then der was ur bday!!

I knew u had been working so hard u'd probably forgotten abt it in all dat mayhem.. bt hw can i?

N so I took help fm meera n dev in arranging a surprise for u at nyt!!

I wanted to do it on my own bt den I had to get ur gift ready!!

Yes, ur gift mishty..!! but only u cud be d one to blame me for forgetting ur bday n nt getting u a gift!!

It was only for ur gift I had to run arnd, get evrythng ready.. get ur dream house ready for ur bday!!

Bt b4 I cud gift it, I wanted to tell u d truth!!

Bt u..!!

Tht hill top house was my bday gift!!

Hey babaji.. n I..!!

I blamed him for..!!

But hw wud I know?

But whn u hugged me.. I made me feel so much better.. I wanted to tell u der n den..

U never gave me a chance to speak..!!

Bt u did ask me to spend d day wid u guys!!

N though I wanted to tk u der.. guess it wud have to wait.. just as my confession!!

N so d whole day was urs.. d way u wanted!!

Bt one thng I was sure nw.. I cudnt survive widout confessing to u!!

We were frnds, u wer nw comfy wid me.. n plus u wanted me to prove tht I wasn't a bore..

N taking advantage of d situation, I decided to confess to u after dis project at d dream house which wud witness ur dream n hopefully our reality!!

N so finally nt wanting to procrastinate ny longer.. I finally decided I had to tell u asap..

I cudnt sleep d whole nyt in excitement..

Finally I wud b telling u!!

Wht have u made of me mishty.. making me behave like a love struck teenager waiting wid apprehension to confess his love!!

Finally whn d clock struck 4.. I got up. N freshened up n den completed d preparations for making pasta for u!! I knew u'd love it.. den hit d gym to kill tym!!

But den, nt able to wait ny longer I finally called u to wake u up..

N u were peacefully sleeping!!

Bt I had to wake u up or else we wud get late n plus I dint want to miss out on a single moment wid u!!

So I had to knock on ur door, n whn u appeared wid tht sleepy outta d bed look, I thot of cancelling all plans n ..

U make me forget everything!!

Thank u babaji he dint complete his sentence..

N so conveniently blaming me!!

U wer d one who appeared at my door first thng in d mrng, wearing ur trousers only!!

Making me forget evrythng..

U wer d one to show off ur greek god body n..

Hey babaji.. I really need to stop thinking like dis..

Or whn I face him.. thts all I will remember!!

But finally we did manage to get goin!!

I was so excited having u by my side.. I wanted to pamper u today b4 I rvealed d truth to u!!

I even had a collection of ur favorite songs..

Bt den u just slept off.. n I realised probably in my excitement I dint even let u sleep!!

Bt I had to wake u up for breakfast!! N d look of delight wen I saw u devouring d pasta.. made it worth all d effort!!

The journey wasn't as long plus wid a sports car, it wud take evn lesser tym.. bt I wanted to make d most out of it!!

As we neared our destination, I was feeling a lil anxious.. hoping u'd love d house!! I had it done d way I thot u'd approve!!

Bt b4 I cud tell u it was ur present, adi's call disturbed me.. it was sm work.. finally I sorted it out n told him I wasn't free for nythng today.. today was urs only!!

The day progressesd beautifully except wen u caught me mouthing srk's dialogue!!

Mishty do u have ny idea hw many tyms I landed up seeing k2h2 just coz u wer all gaga abt it!!

Though I alwaz felt bad for kajol tht she cudnt confess her love bt u.. u alwaz saw d brighter side tht srk got bth his loves!!

It was embarrassing.. bt had u in splits.. n tht was enuf for me!!

N den d lunch.. I wanted to make aloo parathas for u.. ur fav!!

Bt seems d helper forgot to knead d flour.. which I had no idea of..i had only learnt to make parathas!!

I was in a mess.. bt den u helped n cooking together was so good!!

N den d trek to see d sunset!! I knew u liked it!!

But d best part was still left..

I hope I was successful in dis!!

From d tym I had seen u in dat white saree, I knew I wanted to c u in one!!

N though I dint kknow d basics of shopping, one look at dis saree..

N whn u came to d terrace dressed in tht..

I had me spell-bound!! Speechless!! Tongue-tied!!

U wer like a dream for me!!

Evrythng paled in front of u!!

I was glad I had arranged for champagne.. hoping it wud calm my nerves!!

Probably dancing wud help..!!

The song best potrayed my emotions

"tujhe milke laga hai ye.."

n I hoped u'd accept me"

I was abt to tell u evrythng.. bt den ur phone rang.. ruining d moment..!!

I wish it hadn't..

But wht I never realised at dat moment, was tht it not only ruined d moment bt also evrythng else!!

Whn daadi told me it was mthng urgent n I needed to get bk home wid u.. evry thot deserted me!

I drove back as fast as possible!!

Bt b4 I cud even rejoice evry1 being fyn.. evrythng was finished!!

I heard daadi maa n dev's conversation just as I was abt to enter d room..

Dev was telling her tht geet was special to him bt dey had never spoken abt it..

N den daadi teld dev tht rano maa had told her tht geet liked him??!!

I cudnt believe wht I was hearing.. had I misread every sign!! Had I been blind in my love to not see d obvious!!

I wanted to get away.. bt daadi maa saw me n told me d "good news"!!

All ny I cudnt sleep.. disturbed by d turn of events..

I wish mishty u'd like nybdy else coz I cud fight d whole world for u!!

But hw cud I stand up against dev.. whom I was to protectcm wht may!!

N if bth of u reciprocated each odr's feelings.. whr was I in d picture!!

Probably dt was destiny's indication.. thts why I never was able to get a chance to confess to u!!

Probably tht was fate..!!

Bt I cudnt really stay n see it happen!!

Atleast nt nw..

I needed tym n space to get a hold of myself..!!

I cudnt stop cursing fate for doin dis to him.. to US!!!

Evrytym he wanted to confess bt smthng or d odr held him back!!

Bt den I was angry on him..

Shudnt he have told me d truth n let me decide!!

Bt he was too wound up in his own insecurities!!

Next day he had left for London..

Bt thankfully dev n meer had cm up wid d truth!!

It had taken tym for d elders to understand d situation..!!

But dey wer happy wid d end result!!

The astrologer whom daadi had consulted had told her tht we shud get engaged dis Sunday as it was a very auspicious day.. tht wud bind u forevr in happiness!!

I dint wanna agree at first.. bt den it was inevitable.. plus I dint wanna upset daadi!!

Also dis way my DD's insecurities wud hopefully be removed!!

Bt tht dint mean.. I was gonna let him have his way..

Whtevr facade I may have to put up in front of every1.. he wud have to make it upto me!!

N I wasn't gonna relent..

Till he called me mishty

Till he confessed his love

Till he learnt to speak his heart out to me!!

The ball was in his court now!!