His eyes- Raj-naina OS(Part 2)

His eyes

She was browsing through the old photographs -some of them with her classmates, some with her colleagues- different memories of her- smiling, frowning, enjoying, when a photo fell on her lap. She looked at it and caressed it most reverently as though it was the most valuable treasure in the world. It was a photograph of his eyes.

His eyes were what captivated her heart in the first instance. The memory was still crystal clear in her mind. She saw him first at a seminar. There was a blind man in the audience who was trying to find out his way through the crowd. No one bothered about him. She was about to go when she saw a guy putting a hand over his shoulder gently guiding him his way out. She looked at the guy and his eyes captured her attention-full of warmth and compassion. The scene touched her heart. She can never describe the emotions that rushed through her at the moment. She felt as though she could see his soul through his eyes. Sure she had seen many compassionate people in her life but his eyes full of warmth and friendliness. She felt an instant connection to him. She was not able to locate him after the seminar. But the memory of him got imprinted in her mind. She did not have the hope of seeing him again nor did she expect to or trying to find him. Whenever she received any sort of help from any one she remembered him. Sometimes she used to think what was so special about him but his eyes never left her. Later when she was browsing through the photos of the seminar, she saw a photo of him with the blind man he had helped that day. His face was not clearly visible in that photo only the eyes were clear. She edited the photo and saved a copy with his eyes. She herself could not understand why she did it.

Few months later she joined a company as a manager. Her parents were searching alliance for her and they posted her profile in matrimonial site. One day she was casually browsing through the interests she received, when she got stunned for a moment. It was his profile, the same eyes which had never left her heart and mind. She was nervous and excited at the same time. With shaking fingers, she tried to press the accept option but she could not do so. May be his parents had sent that interest .He did not even see her that day .Would he like her? Can she spend the rest of her life just by seeing one gesture of his which she adored? After fidgeting for a while, she left the decision to god and finally said yes to the proposal. She did not sleep that night. She tossed and turned in her bed. Finally unable to take it any longer, she again checked her matrimony profile to see whether there is any response from him. For two days she waited for his reply but there was none. Finally she reprimanded herself to act so silly maybe he did not like her.

Somewhere in her heart she felt bad but she tried to distract her mind by indulging in other activities. She came from office that evening when she got a pleasant surprise from her parents. They told her that the guy had called her parents. They wanted to come to their home the next morning to see her. She was so nervous that she ended up burying herself in her entire ward robe dumped on the bed. Finally she selected on a simple yet elegant pink anarkali suit. She never had any boyfriends in her life and she did not know about how to understand what qualities would a guy like him needed in his life partner? Should she say talk to him first what if he thinks she is bold or should she let him make the move. What would he think about her? What would he talk to her? Should she confess that she saw him before or would she say that thing later? May be he would think she is weird. She could not sleep the entire night imagining different scenarios with him.

Next day, finally they arrived and she saw the car from the balcony of her room. She hid herself behind the curtains wanting to have a glimpse of him. He came out of the car and she was so disappointed to see the cooling glasses on his eyes that she wanted to break them. She was dying to look at his eyes again. His parents were very polite and friendly people. She liked them instantly but she could not get the courage to look at him directly. She was aware of his every move but she could not lift her eyes to look at him. Finally her parents asked them to go on the terrace to talk with each other. She led the way and he followed her silently. She was very nervous and shy not understanding what to do and what not to do. Hi' he was the first one to break the silence."Hi' she replied back still not looking at him.

There was silence for a moment before he introduced about himself, his profession, hobbies and his family. She already knew some parts of it before from his profile but she liked to hear his voice. He asked about her and she replied to him. She wanted to say so much but could not voice her words. She was irritated with herself for behaving this way but she could not help it. They talked from a while and she enjoyed his conversations, smiled and laughed but did not look at him properly. Her parents called her from downstairs and they understood that it was time to leave. She was about to leave when she heard his voice. 'Oh God ! Something fell in my eyes" she panicked and instantly she looked at his face. He was rubbing his eyes with one of his hand. She hesitated at first but her concern overpowered her shyness and she touched his face gently with her hand trying to look at his eyes. However she was surprised when he suddenly removed his hand smiling at her his eyes full of warmth and mischief. She was captivated by his eyes and forgot herself for a moment when she heard his mischievous voice' You know I am not that bad to look at'. She lowered her eyes, smiled and ran away.

Her parents were very happy that evening for having the alliance fixed and she was hiding in her room since the moment she left the terrace. She opened her laptop and stared at his picture and wrote a few words near it. She slept dreaming of him .she woke up a bit late as it was Sunday and she checked her phone and saw a new message." Hi! Good morning" from his number. She smiled and replied back. She went to get ready. Normally, she never paid attention to her image in the mirror that much but today she observed her image trying to see herself through his eyes. There was a certain glow in her face and her lips were smiling involuntarily. When her mother called her from outside, she came back to this world but the smile never left her face for the rest of the day.

Part-1B

Hi friends! Here is the next update. When I wrote the first part I did not plan till the end but now I have some ideas in my mind. So, please bear with me.

They talked frequently for the next few days. Nights were more special because she would switch off the lights in her room, lock the door and whisper in the phone so that her parents in the next room would not hear their conversations. There is something so wonderful about talking to your special someone in the night when the whole world is sleeping. In the dark, she used to be a bit more carefree and bold while talking to him than in the daytime.

Sometimes they would talk till late night and in the early hours of morning they would sleep with the phone still switched on, smile on their lips dreaming about each other. They talked about their childhood memories, parents, college days, hobbies, movies, ambitions, future dreams, anything under the sun. Sometimes they used to call each other just to hear the other's voice.

In the office, she used to stare at his pic in her mobile whenever she felt tired. She used to feel rejuvenated looking at him. There was a spring in her step and the smile never left her face. They went out only once for the shopping for engagement but they did not have time to spend time alone because their parents were present as well.

She was staring at the different cosmetic products in the shop looking clearly out of depth. She had no idea about what type of makeup is good for her. she never preferred make up but he informed her that his friends wanted to meet her in the evening and her mother insisted that she should make an effort to get ready at least this time.

She selected a few of them and applied face pack in the afternoon. Within five minutes she felt as though her face was burning and it began to itch horribly. She hurriedly washed her face and was horrified to look herself in the mirror. There were rashes all over her face and it was slightly swollen. Her mother was appalled at her state and immediately took her to skin specialist. He informed her that she had allergy due to the cosmetics and gave her medicines. She was terribly upset and ashamed to meet him in the evening. He would be disappointed to introduce his future wife in such a state to his friends. She did not pick his calls. She locked herself in the room and buried her face in the pillow with tears flowing from her eyes.

She woke up when her mother was knocking on her door continuously. She opened it and was horrified to find him behind her mother and she quickly turned back not knowing what to do. She could not face him right now. She could not look into his beautiful eyes and find herself ugly in them. She did not want to see the disgust on his face. Her mother left them alone and he patiently waited for her to turn back. Seeing that there was no willingness from her side, he gently touched her shoulder and turned her to face him. She had her head bent down and he asked her with soothing voice"Is it paining a lot?"

She nodded her head in a no. He kissed her fore head, the light touch of his lips communicating his feelings towards her, sending tremors in her body. He lifted her chin and wiped her tears with such care & affection that fresh tears appeared in her eyes again.

"I am sorry. You wanted to meet your friends and I spoiled everything. I have never applied any makeup in my life and did not know what to do. I did such a stupid thing and..."

"SShh! He placed a finger on her lips. There is no need to feel guilty about this. It's okay. Don't worry about anything" he gently patted her head.

"I do not want to meet your friends in this state" she sobbed.

He cradled her face in his hands "What people think about you doesn't matter to me. I would have introduced you to them anyways and I would feel proud to introduce you but what matters to me the most is you are worried & upset over meeting them. So, I will postpone the meeting but always remember one thing. I can never be ashamed of you. Your beauty is in your simplicity, your innocence, your thoughts, your heart and soul. You looked beautiful to me when I saw you for the first time. You look beautiful to me today and will look beautiful to me tomorrow. No matter what happens, you will always be most beautiful girl for me. Don't look into in to the mirror to see your beauty. Just look into my eyes once and you will know it yourself.

She hesitatingly raised her eyes with great difficulty still slightly afraid of the way he might be looking at her face. When she met his eyes, all of her fears and doubts vanished. She never looked so beautiful. His eyes were so full of love that she felt that she must be the luckiest girl on the earth to have that ocean of love for herself. She felt deeply connected to him, the intensity a hundred times more than the first time she saw him at the seminar. She fell in love with the image of herself in his eyes .For the first time in her life; she felt that she must be truly beautiful and very special to someone.

He wanted to see her beauty in his eyes but she fell in love with his beautiful soul that was visible through his eyes. She confessed to herself for the first time that she was in love with him.