Another Cinderella Story.
At first I was alone... My name is Piya & I didn't know anything about love... Until I met Him...
My life was not like others. My parents died trying to save me... So now I'm looked after by dad's cousin brother (Chacha) and his family...
I am just another Cinderella story...
But one rainy evening I went out... And that's when
I met Him... I saw Him standing leaning to a tree near the lake. He had fair skin tone, black hair falling on his forehead just above his brows, a perfect jaw line; I could not see his eyes as they were closed. He was just standing in the rain and getting wet and living the moment. He sensed my gaze and stood facing me. Our eyes met and my heart skipped its beat, I had never seen such beautiful eyes in my entire life. A look in those ocean blue eyes and I lost myself into them that I could not even sense that he came closer to me and stood right in front of me...
I was brought back by his voice, which sounded melody to my ears. He asked me," What are you doing in the rain?"
I was highly embarrassed and was feeling shy to talk. I just looked at the ground and didn't answer anything. It's not like I didn't wanted to but just could not speak. So he then asked me," what's your name?" I replied," Piya, what about you?" He said," I'm Abhay"...
As I slowly looked up, I found him looking at me. He looked at me for a fair amount of time... And said," Which college do you go?"..."I don't go to college"... He sighed and told me to meet here tomorrow at 4 o'clock...
When I went home... My Chachi and cousins didn't notice I was gone... I went to my bedroom (storeroom) and changed my cloths... I scrubbed the floors, did the laundry, washed their dishes, massaged them, sweep the attic and cut the grass... I was exhausted.
Next day, I woke up and did everything my chichi asked and when it was 3:55 I ran outside the door... And went to the special place I met Abhay...
I reached the lake and saw Abhay, standing in the same position as I saw him the first time. He saw me and smiled. He has a breadth taking smile with dimples. I too smiled shyingly. We sat together beneath the tree near the lake and talked about random things. He was brave, smart, kind, funny and carrying too...
2weeks later...
We became best friends. Every day we would meet at the same place at 4 o'clock and talk. We use to share everything about each other, support each other, console and even bring smile to each other's face. With Abhay I was myself, away from fear, my chacha-chachi, depression, stress, only smiling, being happy always. I knew about my feelings, Abhay was more than just a friend to me but I never knew what to name these feelings until...
A week later...
We met at the same place at same time, but today was different. Today Abhay was not his usual self. We talked but Abhay was lost somewhere so I stopped talking and stayed silent. This silence was also comforting for us because sometimes words also fail. Sometime later, I needed to go home, so I got up to leave...
As I turned and took one or two steps. Abhay caught my wrist and pulled me back toward himself, I crashed on his broad stone chest. I didn't realise what happened in a split of a second, my eyes were closed and I just felt that something has caught me through my waist and something cold on my lips. But when I realised, my heart started pouncing at faster rate. I realised that Abhay is kissing me and even me responding him back. We parted when we were out of breadths; he kept holding me by my waist. Our foreheads and noses were touching and our eyes were closed. As and when I fully realised what had happened between us, I felt my cheeks warm and myself smiling. He had slowly cupped my face and I felt him moved towards my right cheek. He pressed his lips on to my already cherry coloured cheek, I had literally stopped breathing that moment, then I felt his cheek on to mine, he brushed his cheek on to my and I heard him whisper into my ear," I love you Piya." Where my cheeks had only turned cherry coloured, but after this my whole face was now scarlet. I was not able to say a word as I was feeling very shy and continuously blushing, so in response, I hugged him tight. I felt releasing my breadth, which I was holding God knows from when. He too hugged me tight and we stayed like this for some time and what felt like eternity then we parted. He kept holding my wrists in his strong grip and demanded his answer, though he knew it but still wanted me to say it. I felt shy and was continuously blushing and was looking at the ground as I was not able to meet his eyes. But he held my face from my chin and made me look into his eyes. As our eyes met I could see immense love in them for me. I don't know from where and how I was able to but then I just it to him," I...love...you..." No sooner I said it to him, I ran from there smiling. After certain measurable steps, I stopped and turned back to see him, he was there standing and looking at me with his beautiful smile. He send me a flying kiss and waved his hand. I too waved my hand and ran from there towards my home.
That night I was not able to sleep. All the time I was thinking about him and the confession and even our kiss. Even it was my first kiss. I was smiling and blushing like an idiot of thinking that. I had never felt such lively, special, wanted and happy too. Did it felt so special, so lively to be in love? I didn't know until now what love is all about? But today Abhay made me realise what love is all about and he gave name to those special feelings which we both have for each other i.e. Love'.
It was obvious that my chacha-chachi had started wandering, that were do I go everyday at 4 o'clock.
It was just like any other day. I finished all the work and went out to go to meet Abhay, but did I know I was been followed? NO. This time my cousin followed me and saw what she needed to see and told everything to chacha-chachi...
Later, that day...
When I went home, I was welcomed by slaps and beatings from my Chacha. He forbided me to meet Abhay or else they will kill Abhay. I cried and pleaded a lot but they didn't hear my pleads. That night I cried a lot because I don't want to lose Abhay...
Next day came fast... It was 4 o'clock... My Chacha forced me to go to Abhay and tell him that I would never meet him again. I again pleaded but nothing happened and they threatened me by saying," If you don't go then I would go and finish him off and for his death you would be responsible. So now go if you want to see him live." I knew this was not an empty threat so I went to meet Abhay with heavy heart.
When I reached near the lake, I saw him waiting for me anxiously. I went close to him. He saw me and sensed that something was wrong by buries on my hand. He cupped my face and asked," How did you get those buries?" I stayed quite looking at the ground with teary eyes. Tears made their way from my eyes and quietly said," I can't love you anymore and won't be able to come to meet you thereafter..." He starred at me all shattered... I was crying silent tears... He came closer to me and kissed me for the last time. He did not demand any explanations from me but kept kissing me. We both kissed each other with all that we had because only God knows if ever we were meant to be together. We both stopped when we both were totally out of breadths. I just ran from there, not even once looking back at him. I cried and ran with whatever I had within me.
It's been 2 months, I haven't seen Abhay. After that day I was broken and shattered into uncountable pieces. It was like my life source was taken away from me. From that day onwards my day used to be exhaustive and with tantrums of the family and nights used to be wet with tears. Every day I used to remember the moments we spend together and cry hard.
Abhay was also was unaware of what he did wrong...
5 months later...
I was walking towards the lake were I met Abhay the first time. Now I live with my Maassi, She took my custody as I was only 17years old. My Maassi gave me a surprise visit which instead surprised her more. She saw my condition and decided to keep me with her. This all happened a month ago but as you all know the legal proceedings, it took almost a month for hr to take my legal custody and now here I'm.
As I reached there, I saw Abhay standing in the same position which he was when we first met. He turned towards me and our eyes met. We kept on starring in each other's eyes for a brief time as there were many emotions that passed between us like longing, guilt, plead, sadness, happiness and love. Tears formed in both of our eyes. He just smiled his beautiful smile and I ran to him and he embraced me in his arms and we both cried.
Now I get to see him every day at our special place and even at the college. Yes, Maassi has put me in his college. Soon we finished our graduation, we were married. I was 21 and he was 23 when we got married.
1year later...
We were blessed with twins, a boy and a girl. We named them as Niahan (boy) and Sparsh (girl). And we lived happily ever after.
THE END
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