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Vringad FF: Pyaar Ke Do Pal
PART 9 :
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Hello Girlies… Advanced happy holi. Some one pinch me. Did I write this much. I need a bottle full of boost to regain my strength. LOL. Thanks for your likes and adorable comments. Here is next part. Take a look...
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They both shook hands, formally greeted each other with an unfamiliar look as soon as we went to Ishik. Then Virat led us to some place. It was in the same hotel, but looked like a different place. It was open and deserted, had only a table and three chairs. Two chairs side by side and one on the other side. I was frightened to think about the upcoming dinner, but maintained a cool look on my face. Virat helped me to sit, like a gentleman; then he adjusted himself on the chair beside me. My eyes roamed all over the place, ignoring the awkward silence. It was completely of my taste. The air filled with the fragrance of lavenders, the moon had given a beautiful and soft sheen with his rays, a soft music of saxophone played in the background; it looked romantic, like a piece of heaven. So light and pleasant. I was impressed. My eyes glittered with the pleasure which made me forget about them.
"So… How did you both meet?" Ishik asked us breaking the long lasting silence.
"By fortunate fate" Virat replied coolly. Iskik looked at me for a second and then continued his CID-CID game.
"Where did you meet her first time?" asked Ishik looking in Virat's direction.
"I didn't remember" said virat without giving much attention to the question as he took menu in his hands. The way things were going I had a faintest idea that it'd end on a bad note. I simply played a role of an audience of a daily soap. But sadly there was no remote to change the channel.
"What? You didn't remember. Strange. I still remember the day I met her first. I was in my car and stuck in a traffic jam. Then I saw a girl in baby pink dress trying to cross the road. I didn't see her face first cause she was facing in opposite directions. She was crossing the road then suddenly stopped and turned towards my direction. She moved her hand in the air gracefully in order to stop a vehicle that was going to pass by her. Then I saw her face. I want to be a poet to describe her. She was slender and charming. I was so smitten by her that I had decided to….." he went on but his phone rang which made him stop his long speech. Was he praising me or embarrassing me? This scene was definitely from a movie. I didn't remember any such sort of thing. While he was talking , I looked at virat for once. He was still looking at the menu but I noticed his tightening muscles, as his fingers gripped the menu tightly. He looked different, his unguarded expressions confused me.
Virat felt my gaze on him and turned towards me with a smile as he straightened himself in the chair.
"Manvi…. You are engaged now. At least let me see your engagement ring" Ishik tricked me. I didn't have to do all this. But I did, just because I couldn't hurt anyone, whether it may be Ishik or anyone. Now he tricked me with the ring. Why did he want to see my engagement ring? I was looking here and there, then I felt virat's finger's on me. He slipped a ring onto my finger. I felt like watching an unknown language movie without subtitles. I couldn't understand anything. Thank god. Dinner hadn't been served yet. So our hands were resting under the table. That's why Ishik didn't notice anything about my sudden engagement under the table. Then he lifted my hand up smoothly and showed the ring. I must admit the fact, the ring was so simple and elegant. Even though it was a drama, it touched me.
"And yours" asked Ishik. I looked at him blankly.
"I don't wear it" Virat answered. Virat was trying hard to play cool. But his eyes seemed to say different things. Luckily Dinner had served. It was pre-ordered by Virat. I was so excited to see all my favorite dishes at one place. And moreover if Virat wouldn't pay the bill then my salary would be nil. So at least I should enjoy the food. Shouldn't I? Everyone started eating, but they didn't give much attention to the food.
"Manvi… Do you remember the mall we went together for Ice Skating?" asked Ishik, slightly turning his head towards me. Now I got the point. He was pushing himself in-between us. Wasn't it childish?
"Ice Skating!!" Virat looked at me disappointed. I didn't know why but I suddenly felt a need to clear this.
"We weren't together. You followed me" I answered discreetly. Ishik ignored it completely and again targeted Virat.
"You don't Know about her anything Virat. You don't even wear your Engagement ring. Do you really love her?" inquired Ishik with utmost curiosity.
"I Know the things which are important for me. For the rest I have a lifetime to know it" he answered angrily. I suddenly felt like a heroine of a ROM-com. They both were competing for me as if I said "Whoever wins, take me home" dialogue. They were concentrating on me and I was concentrating on food. Suddenly Ishik stood up from the chair and angrily stepped forward a bit.
"That means Manvi's likes and dislikes are unimportant to you. I knew it before itself. You are not the one for Manvi. You can't keep her happy. I am the….." he was going to finish the line but Virat interrupted him as he also stood up and stepped forward.
"Don't make yourself a hurdle between me and Manvi. I am not as good as you. So you better don't mess with me" Virat finished and they both looked extremely angry. I was still eating occasionally looking one to another.
"You know who I am" shouted Ishik.
"Whoever you are, who cares. Don't test my patience" Virat shouted back softly. I was irritated with this game. They didn't want to know my feelings. Was I a puppet to them?
I stood up from the chair making a loud noise and looked up to the sky and shouted "God… Trade my life to anyone" after a pause I added " Under no conditions and terms". I'd noticed a ghostly silence there. I slowly looked at their direction. They both were looking at me in a peculiar way. I sighed loudly and continued…
"Ishik… I don't want your approval for us. He is my fiance and we are getting married soon. Is that enough or you still want some more proofs" I said coarsely looking at Ishik.
"Manvi…." Ishik was about to say something but Virat quickly held my hand and started dragging towards the parking lot of the hotel.
"Hey… Let me pay the bill" I shouted from his back slowly.
"No need" he replied over his shoulders. I didn't understand his "No need" meaning but decided to leave it for the time being. When we reached the parking lot he left my hand and turned to another direction angrily.
"Get in the car" he said.
"Ummm…. It's okay. I will take a cab" I replied and turned to move. But he held my hand pulled me by one arm forcibly which made me turn around to face him again.
"I said get in" he emphasized each word and looked scary. I never saw him like that. He was always cool and funny. But now he was different.
"You are being rude" I protested. I was defiant and scared.
"Look… Who is talking? Are you being so saint to me?" he retorted. I knew he was angry. But I didn't know the reason.
"If you are angry at me…." I was about to ask him the reason but he interposed me.
"I am not the one who sulks in shadows. Of course. I am angry at you" he replied with the same force as before.
"But what did I do?" I asked him confused.
"You couldn't have dinner with me. You need a third person. That too Ishik" he said as he came towards me and stood close.
"He was a fancy guest who invited himself. You know that. Your anger is unreasonable" I replied. Does it make sense. I tried hard to avoid Ishik, but he acted like a leech.
"Everything related to me is unreasonable to you" he shot back harshly. Whatever the situation was, his behavior made me sad. I didn't say anything. My eyes faded down and I fixed my gaze on the ground.
"Where on earth did you find him?" he asked me frustrated. This time he lowered his voice a bit.
"On the same earth you are standing now" I replied normally.
"Uh… You have an answer for me every time. But in front of him, you act like an art movie heroine" he said finally coming back to his senses. But what he said was correct. I was polite and good girl for everyone except for my mother, Alisha and Virat.Now I realized. I'd already added him in my most important ppl list unknowingly.
"Get in" he said and opened the car door. I adjusted myself in the car without any arguments. This was my first time in his car. Felt different. According to movies and dramas, an angry person must drive as fast as he can. But he was so slow than normal speed that I felt like sleeping. 30mins journey took 55 mins and we'd reached my home finally. It was late almost 12pm and roads were deserted. There were dim lights shining on the road and as the usual moon increased his race to reach the earth. I simply said "Bye" and got down from the car and started walking towards the house.
I hadn't gone 10-12 steps then I heard his voice calling me. I looked back to him without turning my body as he slowly came towards me.
"Happy Birthday" he said in a thrilling voice. His voice made me turn as I turned around completely and made tentative steps to reach him. He knew my birthday. There wasn't a thing that he didn't know about me.
"I wanted to be the first person to see you on your birthday. So, I told Alisha, that I am your boyfriend and asked her help. She agreed. I planned it in a perfect way. But things didn't turn out the way I wanted to. And this ring…." he paused a little as he took my hand in his, slowly caressing ring along with my fingers, almost imperceptibly.
"I brought it for your birthday. But…. It's okay. Mmm… Manvi… If you don't want to wear it just keep it with you. It makes me feel good" he finished and placed my hand in its previous position. I didn't reply him. That was a moment I might have said something but I couldn't as if I was feeling his words. I felt an unknown excitement in me. He was childish yet mature and he was angry yet caring. There wasn't a single word to describe him. He was full of surprises. Lavenders, saxophone and my favorite dishes all this was planned by him, for my birthday..
I made myself strong enough to face the world. As every other girl, I was also emotionally insane and mentally sane. But his love forcing me to change my way, but strangely I felt good.
"I will go then" he said and turned around to move. I didn't budge an inch as if my legs were plastered to the ground. I kept looking at his direction, but he suddenly turned back in one step and held my face in his hands and pressed his lips on my forehead. I was surprised as my eyelids fell slowly and I closed my eyes shutting everything else out of the view as if I was sliding into the another world. I felt so powerless to do anything. After few seconds, he joined his forehead to mine and said
"Don't take your happiness so lightly, be happy always" it was like a birthday wish. Then he quickly turned around and left. I recaptured my senses that had almost departed and literally gasped. When I entered into my girlhood, I thought that there would be no romantic possibilities for me in the future. It all changed with his arrival. He wasn't the first one who said I love you to me. There was 4-5 guys who were crazy for me. The second one was way more handsome than him. And the third guy was crazier, who wanted to die for me. But he wasn't crazy, whenever he came closer to me it feels like an emotion more than romance. He could make me tremble with his one look. When I was with him I was a different person.
A girl can never let a guy to kiss her. I was no different. The fact that I let him do whatever he want was I liked him. I finally admit that I liked him. Happiness seems simple and I could almost see my happiness with him. I wanted to give him chance to love me. I didn't even know about him anything other than his name. His family, his background everything. He, himself was for real or not I didn't know. I wanted to take a risk with him.But before that I wanted to tell him about my past. On the Saturday night, on our date I wanted to tell him about it.
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Be Happy.
Lina.
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