Their eyes met as he sucked at her wrist. For a split second he felt a strange sensation he had never felt before but he was surprised at this feeling and quickly let go of her wrist. "tidy this mess up" he muttered half embarrassed at his actions. He couldn't believe what he had just done. I will send the servant with a bandage for you". He turned and hobbled out of the room in shock. Meera stood with her mouth agape. What the hell had just happened? She was even more shocked that she had enjoyed Dharam being so intimate with her. She gently touched her wrist thinking his lips had just been there!
Soon they were in the car on the way to the mall. Meera had managed to sneak out without bumping into Gaura or Vidhya. They sat in an uncomfortable silence. Meera kept on glancing at Dharams hand as he changed gears but was too scared to look at him. Dharam sat staring steadfastly at the road. After a few minutes Dharam put the radio on to kill the silence. "Dheere dheere meri zindagi main ana" both squirmed with embarrassment. Dharam turned it off. He sighed then spoke. "How's your wrist?" "Fine". "Did you eat breakfast?" "No". Dharam pulled over at a roadside Dhaba. Meera was disgusted. "You expect me to eat here?"
Dharam sat down on the table of the dhaba and looked around the place with warmth, it reminded him of his village. His smile vanished when he saw that Meera was not sitting down.
"Are you going to sit down or do you need a special invitation?"
"When I said I am not going to eat here, I meant it. So what is the point of sitting down?", she replied back sharply.
"Oh! All this nautangi isn't going to work with me so sit down quietly."
Meera shook her head and turned around to return to the car. However, Dharam grabbed her hand pulled her down in matter of seconds, making her crash next to him. Meera who was taken aback, clutched his kurta top with one hand to steady herself while Dharam held the other with his. Some people glanced at the two but they were unaware of onlookers as they were too engaged with each other's eyes to notice. For them, it was as if time had decided to take a break, leaving them locked in this moment.
"Ahem ahem..!", a short, heavy built man coughed to bring the lost couple back into the real world. Dharam and Meera broke apart at once, their cheeks flushing with a hint of crimson. Neither seemed to understand why...
"What can I get for you. We have everything from rice, daal -
Dharam broke in, "We will both have potato sabsi with some parathas".
"Potato sabsi and paratha it is. I am sure you will leave here satisfied".
Meera didn't protest against Dharam's decision only because she was not going to eat here. If he's stubborn, she's maha stubborn. Soon after, the waiter arrived with just one very large plate containing the food. Meera scrunched her eyebrows together in confusion and looked at Dharam who also wore a similar reaction.
"What is this?", Dharam questioned the waiter. The waiter smiled and kept the plate between them on the table.
"At this dhaba, we like to eat together and seeing as you two are together -
This time Meera interrupted the man, "How are you sure we're together? We could just be friends."
The waiter let out a little laugh. "Madame, from what I saw, you two looked like more than just friends."
Meera and Dharam exchanged awkward looks as the waiter laughed again.
"Okay okay, you can go now. I'll call you after we're done.', Dharam said and the waiter left feeling amused.
"Why did you let him go?", Meera asked feeling annoyed.
"What do you mean why? Do you want to share a plate with him as well?"
"We are going to eat from one plate!", Meera expressed, gaping in bewilderment. Dharam nodded.
"No way! That's gross!", Meera whined and pulled a face.
"Can you stop being difficult and start eating."
"I wasn't going to eat in the first place and now I'm definitely not eating."
"Oh queen Elizabeth. You're not made of gold that you're showing such attitude. Quietly start eating without creating drama or else -
"Or else what? I'm not scared of you and I already made it clear to you that I am not eating -
Meera's eyes became wide as Dharam shoved a morsel of some roti and sabsi into her mouth before she could finish her sentence. Meera chewed unwillingly and quickly gulped down the food. This time, she took the food on her own accord before he did it again but as soon as she was about to take the second bite, Dharam took her hand and put it down. She was about to argue but then, he took a napkin and pressed it under her lip to wipe off the food that had stuck on.
"Lift you chin up.", he ordered. Though, he did it himself using his left hand as he couldn't wait for her. He pressed his fingers under her chin before gently lifting it to wipe the food off. A warm sensation coiled inside her under Dharam's touch. She wanted to run away somewhere from this strange sensation. It was too foreign of a feeling.
Edited by xPalkix - 9 years ago
Love Friendship Dating and Relationships
Bindi
