Originally posted by: ash419
Omg, finally its here! Worked hard on this part (there's more coming soon😊😳), and i really really hope it doesnt disappoint you!
Part 6: The Reunion ? part I
Although now they were running late... and he didn?t want to waste any time; a moment more here was a moment less with Her.
Ranveer looked in the mirror while he hurriedly did up his tie. His mind was oscillating between the prospects: She?ll come but ignore me... She?ll come with her new boyfriend... She?ll come but we won?t talk...She won?t come at all. Out of these potential unpleasant scenarios, the last one was clearly the worst.
His eyes were yearning to catch a glimpse of her, to make sure she was alright, and happy. He knew that if she was happy, all the torment he had been through these past few years would be worth it. Only he knew how he had survived the anguish of being away from her, unable to hate her or love her, see her, touch her, talk to her. And then just as he was starting to pull his life back together, life had once again played an evil game on him by bringing him back here. Now the meeting was so close, so tangible, he just had to see her. Despite trying not to, his hopes had now been built to dizzying heights. If she didn?t turn up, he?d fall a long way down.
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Tia thought she?d be over the moon about meeting her classmates again, but things weren?t going as she?d expected. Tia had known not everyone would graciously avoid the topics she didn?t want to talk about, like her loved ones did. But she didn?t know how much more of this she could handle. Everyone seemed to be singing the same song: ?You?re a banker?? Tia Ahuja, a banker??? ?Tia, we always thought you?d be in fashion, especially with your dad?s contacts?
And then came the worst parts:
?Tia! Ranveer didn?t come with you?? ?What?? Not together?? Even Ashi and Yuvi are still together!? ?We thought Tia and Ranveer would be forever.?
?So did I!? She felt like screaming back to them. It just goes to show, life throws things at us that even we can?t fathom. If Life was a bottle of perfume it should come with a warning label: This product will never smell the way you expect it to, and it won?t always smell nice...
Instead she smiled a honeysuckle smile and carried on making casual small talk. She had to do something to pass the time. When eventually she needed a break, she walked over to the table and poured herself a glass of water.
?Kyaa hua Tia?? asked Vrinda, seeing the visible irritation on Tia?s face.
?Vrinda, why do I have to explain myself to everyone? Why do they judge me? Can?t they let me be? I mean, is it SO shocking that Tia?s a banker??
?Honestly I?m not surprised.. Tia, you acted like a Barbie doll in school, but the truth is, when you put your mind to something you always succeeded. We?re all really proud of you! But...?
?But??
?But... someday you have to come up with the answers to the questions you?ve been hiding from... not for anyone else but yourself. You have to come clean to yourself. Is this the life you want Tia??
Tia pondered over that question, and then gave her straightforward reply: ?No. But it?s what I have. I?ve been so incredibly lucky...I got given everything I could possibly want for 18yrs. And now it?s like I?m balancing out by having a little less. But I still have my family, my friends, a job which I worked for myself.. I?m content.?
?And love??
?Puh-leez Vrinda...?
?But you were always so optimistic, a dreamer and a true romantic.?
?I guess I grew out of that phase.?
?Love?s not a phase.?
?I don?t care anymore! I stopped wishing for my fairytale ending.?
?Why an ending? Love never ends; its forever! And you better start caring, because you?re a good person Tia, and you of all people deserve everlasting love. And you?ll get it, even if I have to do the wishing on your behalf. Especially tonight...?
?T..tonight?? Tia whispered, too scared to speak louder, as if her voice might shatter this fragile fantasy of a possibility.
?He?s on his way,? Vrinda whispered back.
Those words made the dormant butterflies in Tia?s stomach go delirious. She walked away as if in a trance. She felt queasy and uneasy, and (for once in her life) foolishly dolled-up. Would He think she was trying to hard? She had wanted to wear something less dressy, but Meher had insisted on this creamy silk gown and all these pearls. ?Tia Ahuja?s place is in the limelight, not in the background!? Meher had said.
Spending time with her family and friends had kept her occupied and had been a good distraction. She had written herself mental notes and stored them neatly at the back of her mind ? stay calm and composed, act mature, be gracious, etc etc. But nothing (NOTHING!) could have prepared her for the actual event of meeting Him.
She paced up and down the room, a nervous wreck, hyperventilating, incapable of speaking. If she was already such a mess what would she be like when He-
Tia froze in her tracks. Her heart stopped beating there and then, as if its batteries had died. In a rush of adrenaline, she spun around.
And there He was.
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And there She was.
Tia Ahuja... Heartbreakingly beautiful Tia Ahuja. Tragically magical Tia Ahuja. Just when Ranveer thought she couldn?t get any more stunning, she did. Standing there in the glowing light, she honestly looked to him like an angel descended from heaven. A delicate, dainty, breathtaking angel, adorned in pearls.. but all alone, with sorrow in her eyes. He wanted to hold her in his arms and protect her. Please smile for me Tia, happiness looks good on you, he felt like saying. But how could he talk to her. What would he say to her? After all this time.. What were they now? Friends? Enemies? Mere acquaintances?
Who said time was the greatest healer? Even now when he looked at her, he felt as if his heart had been torn out of his chest and smashed into a million pieces. He couldn?t, shouldn?t, wouldn?t look at her. Oh, but how could he not! With every glance he fell in love with her all over again...
But before he could do anything else, a cloud of classmates drifted over to him, showering him with questions and blocking his view.
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