the INEVITABLE!! ch 5 : pg 61 - Page 11

Chapter 2

MY LAST POSSIBLE..

Geet

Finally..

My dream is coming true!!

Thank u babaji!!

I had finally managed to persuade bauji into agreeing wid dis trip n it was no mean feat!!

Bt den I had my ways wid him!!

Strict as he may be, I knew he loved me a lot..

N I loved n respected him for d same!!

He was all I had afterall..

After maa..

He had taken care of me, given me d best possible..!!

Never let me miss her much..!!

N so whn my cousins who stayed here in London, had suggested this trip, I did smhw manage to get him to agree..

Initially he had rejected it outright!!

He was apprehensive..

He had pampered me, n yet been very protective!!

I did have my share of restrictions..

Not staying out late, no nyt overs, no discs, avoid mingling too much wid guys!!

Bt never attempted to break free, knowing it will hurt him!!

Smthng I cud never do..!!

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I cud never forget tht it was only coz of him..

I had lived a great life!!

He had supported my further studies.. helping me, encouraging me to complete my architecture course..

Even though a lot of my relatives had started suggesting marriage!!

Bt he had wanted me to achieve my goal..

Which I had successfully managed a few weeks back..

Bt der was more to it..

Bauji wanted me to get married now..

N much as I wanted, I cudnt deny him or his choice!!

I knew he had waited to talk abt this till my results!!

N tht was enuf for me!!

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Neither was I gonna fall in love with any1 in such a short tym span!!

So when this trip came up..

I so wanted to break free..

B4 I get bound forever!!

I had alwaz wanted to know wht it felt like to live a life with no strings attached!!

To enjoy life to the fullest!!

To know wht it felt like to be a free bird for once!!

To explore a life which existed beyond my world!!

So as soon as I got his go ahead for dis, I was over-joyed!!

I even contributed to d expenditure of this euro trip.. from all my pocket money I had been saving!!

Even though bauji chided me for it!! After all we were decently well off..

He did sponsor my flight tickets and even dis trip.. bt it made me happy to contribute to it!!

So here I was since a week having met my relatives here n nw finally me, meera and pinky were all set to start with out euro-rail trip!!

Boarding d train beginning at London..!!

I was so excited..

I cud hardly sleep!!

N d amount of shopping.. these two had literally made me splurge!!

From my usual suits to jeans and tops and skirts!!

They'd totally changed my wardrobe!!

Bt I cud hardly complain!!

This was my last chance..

To make d most out of life!!

I dint know who was d guy bauji had selected for me..

Though he did give me the pic bt I refused to c it b4 d trip!!

For sm reason.. I wanted to continue living in my dream land whr a prince charming wud come, one who was only meant for me..

Who wud alwaz stand thr by me.. cm wht may!!

Who wud make me feel happy, secure and loved!!

I knew bauji wud have chosen well..

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Whoever he is.. he wud be d one!!

Bt for sm reason..

I wanted to live this trip free of evrythng..

These were going to be memories which were to last a lyftym..

As we boarded a train, I cud feel myself immersed in d excitement!!

Thr was sm sort of anticipation..

Of the unexpected!!

I wanted to keep smthng to remember evry place I wud visit..!!

Why not start from here??

So letting pinky and meera settle in, I stepped out, wanting to pick up smthng as a memory of d beginning!!

"geet.. cm soon.. the train is abt to leave!!"

"yeah.. wont be long..!!"

I stepped out..

Looking around d station, I finally found a shop..

Finally I found something..

A souvenir from London..

By d tym, I paid for it, n stepped out..

I was shocked to c d sight in front of me!!

My last possible chance..

The one I had been waiting for to begin..!!

The train had just started moving away from me..

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So had my dreams!!