|| PART 9 ||
Manvi's POV
I am sitting at a roofless cafe by the beach with my friend from med school. We were catching up and my phone rings. "Viratji!!! How did it go?"
"It went well Mannu. Where are you?"
"I am at the beach behind the hotel. There is a small cafe here called Sunrise."
"Okay. I will be there. Can you order something for me? I am starving." He asks and hangs up.
So, I order something for him. He shows up after a few minutes. I introduce her to my friend.
"Sara this is my husband, Virat. Virat this is Sara, we went to med school together."
"Hi Sara. I have a lot of questions for you." He says sitting down.
"No you don't! What questions?" I look at him curiously.
"About your sleep talking." He winks at me.
"Again?"
"Yep!"
"Excuse me guys, actually I wanted to attend the music, sand and water show starting in a few minutes. Why don't you guys join me?" she asks.
"Oh, Maybe a bit later. I have another meeting with Sheela and an attorney. They say I should file a patent in US." Virat tells me.
"Aww..dats too bad." Sara says. "Mannu, I have to go. I am incharge for the DJ. You will atleast join me?" She asks.
"Yeah. In a few minutes." I tell her and she leaves inviting Virat again.
"Viratji, why don't you call you agents here. You can sit here in front of this super beautiful view of the beach and then after you finish your work, you can join us?"
"Not a bad idea. Let me message them." he says taking his phone out.
"What are you wearing? He asks me looking at me disapprovingly.
I narrow my eyes at him and look down at my clothes. "Erm...clothes?" Hadn't really thought much about them. I am wearing some jeans shorts and a black spaghetti and a long open white shirt over it. "You don't like it?"
He doesn't say anything. He is looking at the menu.
I frown at him.
"WHAT?"
"You don't like my clothes?"
"They are nice. I thought you changed your wardrobe in India. That's all."
Nice! There is that word again.
"Don't you know of adjectives other than 'nice'?"
"Fishing for compliments, are we? Kaisi tareef karu? Woh bhi tumhi bol do." he
smiles. He has such a beautiful smile. I could just keep looking at him like this all day. And is he flirting?
"That's not what I meant." I look away blushing.
"Stop biting your lip." He tells me.
"I didn't realize I was."
His food arrives. "What the hell is this?" he makes a funny face looking at the salad and juice I ordered for him.
"Er.. Food that doesn't make you puke." I roll my eyes.
"Oh, I feel like puking right now!!!"
I shake my head. "You are such a baby."
"Look who is talking."
"What does that mean?"
"Who in here is childish? - Manvi. Who in here is crazy? - Manvi. Who in here blabbers like a five year girl? - Manvi." Man! he is on a roll. A few days ago, all I wanted was for him to speak with me, chat with me. Now that he is, he cannot stop it with the teasing.
"I DO NOT blabber." I object.
"Ofcourse you do. Most fascinating are the things you blabber in your sleep."
I want to cry. Is this ever going to stop? Why is he bringing this up again and again?
"All these people on the beach with these skimpy clothes - it's very distracting.
Right Manvi?"
Uh?
"Have you ever kissed anyone in a beach before?" he is smirking.
THIS IS THE LIMIT!
"What did I say in my sleep? Please tell me. You cannot tease me about them. I had no control over what I said."
"I don't remember." He says digging into his food.
"You know Manvi, they say, things that you dream about in your sleep are your hidden desires."
"Are you going tell me or not?"
"Nope!"
"Ok. I cannot take this anymore. Spill it out Vadhera. Otherwise, I am going to...I am going to.." I look around for something in a haze..I spot a cutlery knife. ".I am going to cut my vein."
"Knock yourself out." He says without looking at me.
"Arghhh.. I am not kidding. I will seriously do it." I tell him sharply.
He turns towards me and looks at me raising both his brows and there is a small secret smile on his face - that drives me over the edge. He is amused and having so much fun - AT MY EXPENSE!!!! He snatches the knife from my hand and says "Sit! Drama queen."
"NO!" I stand and fold my hands looking away. I am not backing down.
"I will tell you if you sit."
I slide into the chair with my hands still folded, demanding an answer. "Well?"
He takes a big bite and looks at me while eating it. "Well, you were saying something about earthquakes and beaches, and from your tone, you seemed to be enjoying something. You also said..." He stopped talking and came closer with his hands on the table, looking into my eyes. I move back shyly unable to hold his gaze.
"...I also said?" I had lost my voice and my self-respect in the bottom of the ocean. Embarrassing does not begin to describe how I feel. What the f**k ELSE did you say now Manvi???
He comes closer and whispers "You said you liked the way your lips felt against..."
I feel my whole face blaze alight. I must be blushing all shades of red. "STOP!" I spring out of the chair and turn to leave. I have heard enough. It is time I bury my gutter of a brain somewhere and drown the rest of my body in the ocean. R.I.P Manvi!!
He stopped me holding my wrist. He was on a laughing spree - laughing like a kid holding his stomach. Once he is done, he looks at my face and starts another round, dropping his head back and laughing his guts out. This continued for a few minutes, which by the way would top my list as the most embarrassing moments of my life. He finally regains his power of speech "I didn't want to say anything. You were the one who went all suicidal on me."
He looks at me and I think I am burning him with my glare. Is a thought of me and him together really that hilarious to him?
I wiggle my hand out. He raises both his hands up in defense and sports a straight face.
"What is so funny about that? Okay, I had a dream about you and me kissing - is that so unusual to you, so hilarious that you are laughing your ass off ??" I was yelling at him and I have no control over it. I am very hurt and angry.
He stops laughing. "Manvi, I was just pulling your leg."
"I am going back to my friend. You have fun with you Sheela and her stupid super short sun dress." I shout at him looking at the his agent walking towards us. How did she get here so fast?
Virat's POV:
I look sideways and look at Sheela coming in with a bunch of paper work and someone by her side.
"Mannu, wait. I didn't mean it like that!" Oh god! She took offense!!!!!? Mannu never takes offense, what's going on?"
"This is Mr. David Crane. He is an attorney. Should we just finish going over all the topics? My husband and I would like to go surfing after we are done." Sheela says settling at the table.
"Sure!" I look at Manvi running to her friend and they both head to the water. I need to finish this fast and go pacify her.
~~~
After about an hour, we were almost done. But, we get disturbed by some loud music that was playing on the beach. There was a stage set up and all the people - especially youngsters were gathered around the stage and they was a dance group performing on the stage.
"Looks like a college fest." they tell me.
And suddenly out of nowhere I hear Manvi's voice on the speakers.
"This is for all the hot guys in here, except...Viraaatji"
f**k!!
Is she drunk! YES, SHE IS!!
"Sorry guys, I got to go. Can we do this tomm morning?"
"Sure!!!?" they look at me confused.
You think I'm pretty without any make-up on
You think I'm funny when I tell the punch line wrong
I know you get me, so I let my walls come down, down
Before you met me, I was alright
But things were kinda heavy, you brought me to life
Now every February you'll be my Valentine, Valentine
Let's go all the way tonight
No regrets, just love
We can dance until we die
You and I, we'll be young forever..
I run to the stage and there she was dancing with a few girls on the stage.
What the helll!!
WHO IS SHE?
She has her shirt open and tied into a knot on her belly with just a flimsy spaghetti inside... which may I mention, was smoking hot. I could NOT turn my eyes away. It's wild and hot and super sexy. I look at everyone cheering for the girls.
Oh no! There is other people around you Virat. Why are you doing this Mannu? I run up onto the stage to get her down. But, the security stops me. She looks at me and completely ignores me and grabs a hippy guy from the crowd.
Oh! That's just brutal. She is dancing with him but she is looking at me with all these heart stopping expressions.
You make me feel like I'm living a teenage dream
The way you turn me on, I can't sleep
Let's runaway and don't ever look back
Don't ever look back
My heart stops when you look at me
Just one touch, now baby I believe
This is real, so take a chance
And don't ever look back, don't ever look back.
Huuuh? MANVI! Are you planning to kill me?
A couple of the guys on the ground get these huge hoses of water and open it onto the stage. There is chaos everywhere and everyone has turned crazy. The girls are giggling and screaming. I trick the security and run onto the stage. With her hand on my chest she pushes me back with what it could only be - drunken attitude.
I don't see anyone, I don't hear anyone. Those sexy legs, her flat abs, water dripping onto her chest from her hair. It's is so hot!! I better not linger on that. I NEED to get her out of her.
She comes to me and turns around, flipping her hair and moves her hips with my hands on them.
I'ma get your heart racing in my skin-tight jeans
Be your teenage dream tonight
Let you put your hands on me in my skin-tight jeans
Be your teenage dream tonight
I pull her to me. She is drenching wet and I am blocking the view. "Leave me!!!" she cries. The crowd was booo-ing me. I pick her up over the shoulder and get off the stage.
Manvi's POV:
He is carrying me again on his shoulder, for the second time in the last twenty four hours. "Save me from this boogie man." I shout.
"Shut up Mannu!"
"Viratjiii!!" I close my eyes and suddenly feel dizzy. Everything is a blur. It must be all the shots that I had. I see people walking on their heads. It was freaky. He was holding me tightly. I kick my legs. I feel a sharp flick on my butt.
"Ouch! Did you just spank me?"
"I did. I will again. If you don't stay still."
Who does he think he is? I could do it too and I really want to. I raise my hand but he puts me down before I could land it on his bum.We are by his car and he gives me a towel from the trunk and his blazer. "Wear this." He orders.
"No!" I throw it back at him.
"Ok. Let me tell you what all I can see through your dress."
I turn around and look at myself. It was fine!!! FOR GODSAKES!!
I turn back to him and scowl at him. He is smiling again.
"I hate you Virat Vadhera!"
"Aww..but I love you." He is mimicks me from long time back.
"Why do you hate me by the way? No one has ever hated me, till date." he asks
putting his blazer around me.
"WHYYY? You just manhandled me and carried me through the beach like I was five years old. Carrying people like that, above the age of five should be punishable under the law. You should be in prison and you were laughing at me. Why were you laughing at me? That stupid Sheela in that ribbon clippings of a dress can touch you but I think about us and it is hilarious to you. Go to her. Why are you with me? There, she is coming again. She is NOT childish, she is NOT crazy, she is NOT anything like me. SO, GO! You know what, I will even call her for you. Oye!!!!!!!! sheelaaa ki phati hui jawaaani.
"Manvi!! Stop it."
"Nahi Viratji. You both make a great couple. Sheelajiii"
"Manvi.." he holds me but I don't stop. I have a little bit of sense of what I am doing but I guess the alcohol has made me brave. "Shelaaajiii.." I yell at the top of my voice and that is when it happened, he grabbed my face with his hands in one single fluid movement and kissed me - on my lips.
Woahhh!!!!!!
Wait!
What!!?
My eyes pop out and my hands which were in the air stay frozen like that, along with the rest of my body. He quickly releases me. And after a minute, but after what seemed like a thousand years I release my breath and come back to earth. I raise my eyes and look at him.
What was that?
"You just kissed me.."
"How intuitive!" his voice was dripping with satire.
"You are not asexual!" I murmur to myself but he hears it.
He looks at me with a shocked expression. He opens his mouth and falters twice before he could utter the next few words. "No Manvi, I am not." He says is so threateningly as if he could to prove it to me right now. "And stop biting your lip. It is very distracting!!!!!!!" he adds.
Oh?
And all of a sudden, I feel dizzy again. I have this strange feeling in my stomach. I turn around and I know what is coming. I move away from him and vomit - spectacularly. Thankfully, I am not facing him. He comes to me and pulls my hair out of the firing line.
Ok, SO, he just kissed me; which by the way was the first kiss of my life and I..I threw up. This is so going into my most embarrassing moments of my life list, giving a fierce competition to that beach making out dream.
Can I please die now?
~~~
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