part 3
abhay
She lied...I whispered out loud...
"What?...who lied" panchi asked with a confused face and looked between piya/diya and me...
"No..I thought"...and was interrupted by danish asking" hey piya...you never gave me those cookies"
"Oh sorry...take everything for urself future bro-in-law"..she said handing the box to danish and walking away...I excused myself and went in search of piya...I never liked people who lied and needed to know the truth right now...I saw her filling her plate with food and went to her after taking a plate for myself...
"You lied" I said in an angry tone
"Ah..abhay..you startled me"she said with her little eyes wide with fear..
"You lied" I said again to get the matter straight
"Ya...I didn't want to tell kabir my real name...so..."
"So cautious..huh...now is you name really piya or did u tell panchi to introduce u in a fake name?" I asked smiling at her..her cheeks turned the same red again, this time in embarrassment, I was sure...
"to tell the full truth..my name is piyali dobrial...Is that ok now?"she smiled back at me and walked away...I looked at her admiringly...my inner heart told me she was different..
piya...
I was a lot embarrassed to be introduced to abhay as piya suddenly...I succeeded in getting away from him but was caught after sometime...I told him my real full name which I usually never do...I always prefer piya...I walked away from him again as cousin anti, aunt madhu's son called me for help coz his sis jefy was teasing him... my inner heart kept telling me that he was different...the party ended and all the guests started for their home...
"piyali dobrial" someone whispered in my left ear..I got scared...only one person used to call me that way...I got scared and turned to look who it was ..."what?" I asked abhay who was infront of me..."bye piya dobrial" he said...hiding my sudden fear I said bye to him and ran inside...oh god!!!! he's using my full name...It was only Jay who called me piyali...that bas***d...because of whom am afraid of love and marriage...I never told anyone the truth why I broke off with him three years ago...that wound still stayed deep inside me...
Two weeks later ...I was looking through my office window sipping coffee when I saw abhay...he was talking to someone...I realized that I liked him a lot without any reason...I smiled down at him when someone suddenly banged my door and came in...
"I'm married now as you can see"...It was Jay in a tux with a girl dressed as a bride...
"Oh...congrats Jay...now have you planned to spend you honeymoon in my office?"
"You said I would never get married...I came here..."
"Just to show off??...who cares about you here?...now get out" I shouted at him...
"Yes piyali dobrial...but before I go I want to challenge you that you'll never get married.."he stormed off with his wife trailing behind him confused...
After I was alone..I was restless...I just sat there till the day was over...I didn't wanna lose to Jay...I needed to calm down..I wanted peace...I decided to stop by St.peter's church...I sat looking at god and pouring my heart out to him silently...I so wanted to pour my heart out to someone in person...
abhay...
I finished my work and went to the canteen to grab something to eat...after the daily goodbyes I stopped my car infront of St.peter's church...I come here daily after work...this place gives me strength and peace...usually the church was empty but today I saw a girl sitting in front and she seemed familiar...I sat in my usual seat and closed my eyes...I heard sobs and thought maybe she was crying...I opened my eyes to see diya walking towards the door...oh..her name is piya...she stopped when she saw me...I got up and looked at her tear stained face...
"What happened to you?"
"Nothing abhay...am fine"
"Why do you lie standing inside the church?"
"Why do you ask so many questions?"...she was angry!!!!!
"Because you are lying...I heard your sobs too...will you answer me now?"
"I had a terrible day ok...now please move out of my way..."
I couldn't do that...my feet wouldn't move...I so badly wanted to reach out and wipe away unshed tears from her eyes...I put my hands in my pockets to stop myself from reaching out...she looked at me pleadingly and a tear rolled down her left cheek...I couldn't stand anymore, so I wiped away her tear when she closed her eyes...man, she was so beautiful but cold and shaking inside...wanting to take away her pain I made her sit and sat opposite to her...
"Am asking u to tell ur problem since we'll be relatives very soon..If u wanna tell me am all ears"i said hoping she'll speak up...she started crying again..."I never like to cry or to watch someone cry...so will u plz stop crying now?" ...she looked at me and slowly wiped her tears...
"Before I tell you will you promise me not to tell anyone?
"It'll be a secret till I die..I promise"
"My ex-boyfriend Jay got married today"she said slowly after some time
"You still in love with him?" my heart ached at the thought of her being in love with someone
"No...I broke up with him 3 years ago"
"So y do u cry now?"
"He came to me today and challenged that I would never get married"
"Y would he tell you so?"
"abhay plz...don ask me anything more...I can't tell u everything"
"Ok...don't worry now...leave everything behind and come with me" I wanted to take her to a nice place to lighten up her mood...she looked at me questioningly...
"I want to take u to a place u'll enjoy" I said getting up...she said no but agreed to come after some time...
There was a carnival going on and I took her there...we went for rides and her mood lightened up a bit...she was surely different from other girls...her way of talking was so matured and I found myself lost in her beauty sometimes...she had the perfect curves with hair not too long or too short...she didn't wear a lot of makeup...she seemed to be a girl who likes to be simple..."abhay can we go to that paint ball thing?" she asked me like a 5 yr old kid...I smiled, took her hand and ran towards it...we had a lot of fun there hitting eachother with colour balls...she was totally having a good time coz I saw her laughing and cracking jokes at times...I loved the way she laughed too...I realized that I've started liking her a lot...
I drove her to her apartment and was invited for coffee...
"You have made the best coffee I've ever had"...I said sipping and savoring the taste
"Now u r the liar"
"Nope...am serious..."there was silence for sometime
"What do you do?" we both asked at the same time and laughed at the coincidence
"Ladies first"
"I finished mba and am working with franklin corporation and u?"
"Uhm...am a terrorist"
"Then I'll want you to teach me to use those heavy weapons abhay, so I can shoot those who throw paint balls at me"
"Oh no...very bad piya...paint balls was ur idea...ok...am an architect mostly interested in building big ships which am currently doing"
"Ships!!!..I've never been inside one before and I plan to travel in it one day"
it was nice talking to her and since it was getting late I needed to go...but I very much wanted to be with her...I've never wanted to be with a girl this bad...we walked hand-in-hand to the door and I never wanted to leave her hand...It was so small compared to mine and soft too...It was hard for me to say good bye
piya...
He was a nice guy and I really like him a lot...he was easy to talk and I felt very safe in his presence...we talked about a lot of things and it was time for him to go...I didn't want him to go...he caught my right hand while heading towards the door...It felt as if some electricity ran through my body...I felt goosebumps on my hands...good he didn't notice...he turned to me before opening the door...he looked deep into my eyes and squeezed my hand gently...I thought I was gonna get my first kiss ever by the way he was looking at me...god!!! he looked so good...
"Hope I'll be seeing you at the wedding"
"Ya sure..." I couldn't say more..
"Um...see you then...be safe" he started to move..
"abhay...um...abhay" I said sternly and he smiled "thank you for turning the worst day of my life to the best...I had a great time with you..."
"You are welcome piya...I had fun after a long time too...gn9"
"Ya...gn9" he squeezed my hand gently again and walked out of my door...I saw him go till he disappeared...he surely was different...
For the next few days I couldn't take abhay out of my mind...I kind of missed him...I would smile thinking about him and how he made me laugh...
"Someone is so happy after Jay married" it was misha coming into my office...she is my best friend from work place
"Am not happy coz he got married and plz don't mention about him again"
"Does this smile belong to someone!!!"
"If I lie...u'll find out..."
"Tell me who it is?" she was so interested
"His name is abhay and he is panchi's fiance's cousin..." I started and told her the entire story...
"Am so happy for u've finally found someone" she said happily
"What!!!!...no..no misha...Its not like that...don't get too many ideas ok...u know me..." she frowned down at me saying"ya...maybe he has a girlfriend or fiance waiting for him and he came out of nowhere to spend a whole Friday evening with you"...I smiled and shooed her off...but the idea of him having another girl in his life was somewhat hard for me...
Wat if he has someone in his life!!!!!!!
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