DIL, DOSTI.. HUM!!#2 ch 43: pg 141/thread #3 added - Page 58

Chapter 40

Maan

I knew she expected me to pursue her n pacify her anger n complaints..

N yet she refused to talk to me or meet me alone..

So hw was I to comply to her wishes?!!

This was d tym to claim her as mine, assure her.. n whtevr it took to make it upto her..

I knew I wud luv to spend my life pampering her, taking in her tantrums, fulfilling all her wishes..

Bt dis was nt d tym for all of tht!!

I cud take her angry outburst, bt her aloofness n ignorance was smthng I cudnt handle!!

If dis was d only way..

So be it!!

Der was only one place wer I cud take her nw n still have d privacy required for our talks!!

N luckily it wasn't too far fm d site..

Bt to make her agree to cm wid me.. was next to impossible!!

I knew wht had to be done.. but hw?

"maan sir?" it was pinky who had spotted me!!

This wasn't gonna be easy!!

"oh.. hello pinky!!"

"u here?"

"yeah.. umm.. I thot I shud check up on d progress of d new project.."

As lame as I sounded I hope she was convinced.. aftr all I never looked into d interior dcor dept..!!

"oh.. uhh.. geet is also here.. I mean u wud know.. ryt?"

Yeah ryt.. I dint miss d tease in her voice!! She knew my excuse..

But dis wasn't d tym for all dis..

"n whr is she?"

Thr she was, walking upto us.. wid obvious surprise in her hazels!!

But still she preferred to stay mum!!

"geet.. luk who's here?!!"

"hi.."

She dint even respond.. n just gave me fake smile..!!

"umm.. so is ur work here done?"

I hoped she wud atleast answer work related stuff.. I was dying to hear her voice..

But she dint..

N seeing her not respond, pinky did..

"yes sir.. almost done!!"

"fine den geet n I need to go visit a project site.. pinky u can leave in d office car!!"

She stared at me!!

I knew she was cursing me coz der was no way 2 deny me here..!!

Not in front of pinky.. for nw I cud read thru her faade!!

By hook or crook!!

"umm.. ok sir!!" pinky left fm der leaving us alone!!

For a moment der was vulnerability abt her.. as if..

N I so wanted to take her der n den..

For subjecting me thru d cat n mouse game since ystrdy!!

But it had to wait..

"lets get goin.."

No answer..

She was stubborn.. bt mishty I m worse!!

She wasn't evn moving..

"miss handa.. don't create a scene here.. I ve already told u at d start.. tht I don't mix my personal n professional lives!!"

Tht definitely caused her to spit fire from her eyes n curse me further.. bt atleast she was nw moving ahead!!

Well mishty.. love me, hate me nd even be angry wid me..

But u cant ignore me!! I wud never let u..

As I drove towards our destination, der was silence, I so wanted to get done wid all dis.. I wanted her in my arms, bt I knew der was no stopping me den..!

N I so wanted to start at d ryt note now!!

I wondered hw long she wud keep up this anger..!!

"don't u wanna know abt d project?" I finally asked

She finally turned to me..

"wht project is dis?"

She finally spoke up!!

Thank u geet's babaji..!!

"umm.. its been goin on since ages, bt finally its almost near completeion.. bt we need to get d finer details ryt!!"

It was as much truth as possible! I dint want to lie to her ever again!!

She dint say anything.. again silence..

Bt we were almost der..

"n wht was d hurry to be der ryt nw.. I mean wht will we be able to see in d dark?"

"smthngs were left incomplete.. dey need to be set ryt.. urgently!! N plus I may have to leave for London to complete d project der.."

I had whispered d last words.. coz I knew d reaction!!

"WHT?? U r leaving for London.. now.. u don't even care for nythng.. u don't care for me.. all u care for is work.. don't u even care for US.. we just got engaged n u.."

I stopped d car.. n den put my finger on her lips..

They were like soft petals.. n I had lot in mind hw to best make use of dem.. n d temptation increased as I felt d red of her cheeks n d accompanying warmth!!

"we can finish d argument inside too!!"

Geet

I cudnt believe dis man!!

N his actions..

All day I had managed to avoid him.. wanting to let him have a bit of his own medicine!!

N

I did succeed!!

Bt whn he did ultimately turn up for work, I made a run from der..

This tym not just to avoid him.. bt just seeing him was making me want to be in his arms!!

But I dint wanna give up.. not now!!

I did manage to get sm work done done despite his constant calling!!

I did sense his presence der bt had convinced myself tht I was just imagining him evrywhr.. as had been since I knew d truth!!

But der he was.. lukin his best!!

Having d attension of every single person at d site..

Not just coz he wasn't expected to b der bt also coz he looked so drop dead gorgeous in dose formals!!

It wasn't d first tym I d seen him dressed like tht..

Bt nw der was a different feel to it!!

I dint want ny1 to drool over him.. he is mine!!

Bt hw cud I claim him der whn he still had made no attempt to pacify me..

Did he not realize I was so mad at him??

Bt his presence made me hopeful.. tht he was here for me!!

Bt d dusht danav he is he wants to take me to sm project site..

N purposely he asked me in front of pinky knowing I cant deny him in front of her!!

His not taking d initiative to talk was irking me to no end btw en he did it was only work!!

N worse still he tells me he was leaving for London.. again!!

I had lost all my patience!!

I wanted to give him a piece of my mind..

But b4 I cud even complete, I felt his finger on my lips..

N

I was dazed!!

Smhw I managed to luk out.. we were outside my dream home!!

Maan

Finally she walked out as if in a trance..

I was behind her in an instant..

"this was ur bday gift.."

I whispered in her ear..

Softly kissing her earlobe!!

Her eyes were closed.. n I cud feel d difference in her breathing as I snaked my arms around her waist..

"I know.."

"wht?"

I moved away.. n her eyes snapped open!!

"I mean.. wo.."

"hw can u know?"

I pulled her by d wrist.. n d suddenness of d jerk made her hold onto me for support!!

As our eyes locked, evrythng seemed irrelevant..

I saw d same longing in her eyes tht I felt,

The same desires tht made me want her,

D same feeling of love tht bound us!!

Bt den she suddenly moved away.. n tht snapped me out of my bliss!!

Though I had brought her here to clear thngs between us bt her answer had left me astounded!! No one knew I had bought dis as a gift for her, den hw cud she?

Suddenly der were so many questions!!

Hw cm did she agree for an engagement just knowing I was DD.. I had never confessed my feelings to her.. wht if I had not reciprocated her feelings..? wht if it was just frnds for me? Wht if I had declined d engagement?

Smthng was amiss!!

I had to know..

"u dint answer my question!!"

"n y shud I? I m not answerable to u.. esp wen u don't even give me d ryt to question u.."

I was guilty as hell, more so whn she distanced herself further..

"mishty.."

She stopped ryt at her spot..

"I never wanted to hurt u!!"

my voice shook as I uttered d words i so wanted to tell her..

"thts y u left me n went away.. n u are goin away.. again.. R u not happy abt US?"

I turned her arnd.. she had tears in her eys.. this was goin all wrong..

I hugged her.. bt she resisted.. I held her arms, not wanting to do anything against her comfort!!

"how can u think tht way? U know hw I feel.."

Bt she just wasn't listening..

"then y did u just leave like tht?"

She was crying now.. n I was feeling miserable knowing I was d coz of it all!!

She clung onto me hitting her fists on my chest.. I did realize she had been thru quite an emotional ordeal.. it was better she vent it all out..!

"I just dint know wht to think.. I thot der was smthng.."

"so u just took ur own decision.. even for me? Wht abt me? Dint u think I deserved to know d truth? Did u really think d truth wud never cm out? Did u realize hw it wud ultimately affect all of us?"

She was ryt.. I was just too unstable to think ryt..

"I m sorry.. I wasn't thinking straight.. can u forgive me?"

She just hugged me suddenly.. n I held her tight.. trying to overcm all d insecurities hers n mine.. making myself believe she was really here!!

I smhw managed to take her in .. made her drink a glass a water n wiped her tears!!

I hated myself for subjecting her to all dis..

I wanted to set it all ryt..

N

Thus on an impulse, I lifted her in my arms.. n thankfully she dint resist!!

As we reached d terrace, all memories of tht evng came back..

They needed a closure!!

I placed her gently on a couch der..

This was d moment.. 'twas now or never!!

"mishty.. I know I've hurt u.. bt I never imagined thngs wud turn up tht way!! I know our relationship began wid a lie.. abt my identity.. bt it wasn't intensional.. I just dint want u hurt!! Then as time went by.. I got used to u, den I needed u n nw I cant even imagine a life widout u!! I know the way I left off last wk was all wrong bt I promise never to leave ur side ever.. to stand by u in evry situation.. !! I know we ve done nothing in d conventional way, bt I do wanna tell u, my fianc.. tht I truly, madly, deeply love u!! since as long as I knew wht it meant to love.. bt still wud u marry me n let me cherish u 4ever?