MG SS- SANEYEEKA THREAD 1 - Page 62

She turned to leave when he grabbed her hand and pulled her on to him. Before she could even react, she felt his lips on her yet again, kissing her madly. She took a deep breath in and kissed him back, opening herself to him, letting him unleash his happiness on her.

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He woke up feeling lazy and he frowned not finding her there, waking him up. He waited for her for some time and when she didn't, he barged in to her room angrily. He looked around for her in her room but found none. He saw her dresses thrown on the bed carelessly. As far as he knew, she was very particular about all this…her room was always the neatest one in the whole mansion but today the way things were scattered, he probably guessed her state of mind. She must be disturbed about something. he picked up her dresses when she came out of the washroom, wrapped in a white towel. His gaze invariably went towards her and stuck there at the ravishing beauty in front of him. Her curls dipped wet, the water droplets kissing her lips, her bare shoulders…. He gulped hard, seeing her so vulnerable.

Geet gasped seeing him there and immediately turned away from him, feeling shy. She had never expected him to be there… but then she herself woke up late today, especially after the late night movie they had enjoyed last night, cuddled up to each other. She felt so shy, feeling his piercing gaze all over her. She wanted time to move faster so that he could go away but the more you wish the time to move faster, the slower it travels in reality.

His gaze travelled down to those white arms that held the towel firm around her…her slender legs , sparkling with the water droplets…he felt his breath go uneven. He wanted to hold her close in his arms. The wind seemed to blush and drop. Suddenly everything became too silent..even the birds didn't chirrup. She hated the silence today…when she felt his heavy footsteps inch closer to her. She held her breath and closed her eyes, knowing there was no running away. She hugged herself closer and just waited. The heat from his body touched her bare skin. She just held herself still, knowing he was right behind her. She could have probably died out of anticipation when she felt his lips right on the nape of her neck.

She shivered and a moan escaped her lips, "Maan…"

He was soft and so slow… his lips slowly drinking the water from her bare shoulder. She held the towel closer to her yet she moved her head sideways to give him space as a reflex. His bare arms wrapped across her waist, holding her firm, sliding over her bare arms. He was totally intoxicated by her scent, the feel of her skin on his lips… he had stopped himself countless number of times but today seeing her like that seemed to have drawn out every bit of sanity from him.

His warmth engulfed her entire body and his lips moved up to her cheeks, kissing her softly, tenderly; making her give in. she leaned back on him and rested her entire weight on him. Her hands slid down her length to hold his hands around her waist. There was probably no returning back now. He lifted his face up and slowly turned her around. She just did what he wished for but her lashes disagreed to lift themselves up to see him. Her lips trembled yet her hands swiftly went around his shoulder, holding him close. He was so lost in her..he didn't even wait. He leaned a bit lower and took her lips in a soul searing kiss. Her fingers went into his hair, pulling him closer.

They didn't even realize how long they stayed like that, loosing themselves in each other. He parted, unable to breathe and lifted her chin up to make her look at him. She fluttered her eyes open and looked into his… the entire world stood still. He caressed her face a bit, pushing away those wet locks that stuck to her cheeks. He rested his forehead over hers and whispered, "you didn't wake me up today… so I had to.."

Her breaths went heavy with his words yet she tried to speak, trembling, "Aapko aaj office nahin jaana kya?"

He sighed, remembering that part of his life. He broke apart unwillingly and turned to leave. He stopped by the door and smiled, "blue wali achi lagegi….", and walked away. She stood there smiling, watching him go. She was completely red… she picked up her blue dress and changed quickly, rushing down. he was hurrying up with the food and just rushed out.

A gossip stirred between the servants of them living together. Though Geet heard them sometimes, unknowingly, she'd just hold herself and try to ignore. The servants too tried to remain careful about that and Geet pretended not to care. That night Maan woke up hearing a very sad tune of her flute. It carried such heaviness in it that he felt he'd break down right there. He knew she was playing her flute but it sounded sad. He wondered if she was upset about anything…he even tried to recall what might have happened that made her so upset. She was fine in the morning and she was with him the whole evening as well and she looked quite happy. He couldn't stop himself and walked out towards the backyard where she usually loved playing her flute.

She sat there all alone, lost in her music. There was calm everywhere, he noticed. The moonlight was dim and the wind was quiet as if they sensed she was upset. No stars shone so bright to match her happiness for they pulled themselves away to hide their light. He didn't know why she was upset…but he felt restless. She never told him anything…if something or someone hurt her! He had always seen her happy, smiling…no matter how angry he was or how much he shouted at her and today when everything was so smooth, he was disturbed by her sudden melancholy music. He stood behind her, waiting for her to finish. To his surprise, she stopped midway and put her flute down.

"aap yahan kya kar rahe hain?", she asked him softly. He wondered how she came to know about it. He said nothing, rather went closer and sat beside her on the grass. He looked at her face…she was looking up at the sky. He sighed and looked at the sky as well. They sat there in silence for how long…god knows. But she was the one who broke it.

"Maan…are you alright?"

He turned to face her and looked directly into her eyes, "yahi sawal mein tumse poochna chahta hoon Geet… why are you so upset? Tell me what bothers you Geet…"

He watched her eyes go wider and then her lashes dropped. He held her chin and made her look at him.

"tum humare rishtey ko maanti ho na?"

She looked at him for a while, wondering why he brought up that topic all of a sudden and then nodded in affirmative.

"phir mujhse hi chupa rahi ho apne dil ki baat? Kya baat hain?"

She felt emotional seeing so much of love his eyes held for her. She shook her head and rested her head on his chest, hugging him. He held her close, caressing her softly.

"I wanted to be near you…", she replied, hiding herself in his arms. She felt his heartbeats so calm…so soothing. He pressed a kiss on her forehead, "I am always beside you Geet..humesha!"

She was touched by his gestures. She didn't even have words to speak. They felt so lost iin each other..none realized when he lied down on the grass, watching the sky and she rested on him, her ears pressed to his chest, listening to his heart beats. There was a pin drop silence…none moved and none spoke. The crickets chirped and the leaves whispered within themselves, as quietly as they could.

"Geet…", he broke the silence, caressing her back as she slept on him.

"umm..", she replied drowsily,

"ek baat poochun?"

"Ji…"

"why do you always say that people come to our lives only to go away?"

Her eyes blinked open as she raised herself to look at his face. He was very calm today and his gaze was fixed at the sky. She went back to rest on him again and replied very calmly, "that's because it is the truth!"

"but how come I never heard of a truth like this?"

She kissed his heart softly and spoke up, "because people don't like believing it…"

There was a sudden silence all over. She understood her cue and decided to let him know.

"This is life Maan…people will always come to our lives at some or other point of time to fulfill what they are destined to… things has to happen in a certain way and everything has a time. They will teach you something… they will make you smile…they will hurt you as well but once their role is complete, they will have to move away for their role ends here."

"but that hurts a lot Geet…"

"this is why they say Love with a Detachment. If you love them, you should be able to accept them as they are and let them go as they find fit. Jaana tho hum sabko hain.. bas aane ki ghadi alag hoti hain. It will hurt a lot and I wont deny that as well..but who knows they might be in a place better than the place they had been."

He listened to carefully. It seemed as if she had seen life very closely…maano jaise zindagi se koi gehra rishta ho. He spoke nothing after that and she too preferred being silent and enjoy his warmth.

He woke up with the faint noise of the dawn birds. it was cold and he realized they had slept off in each others arms while talking. He raised a bit to look at her face…she seemed to just glow. He even forgot that she was upset or anything. She seemed to be in deep sleep. He smiled, lifted her up and walked in.

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