The First Date
Jerry this is dedicated to you. I remember u asking me to write an os on this topic, so here it is.. I hope I have done justice to it...
It was a sleepless night ahead for twinkle. A mere thought of kunj made her restless and go week in the knees. She tried to reason with these newfound feelings she had developed ever since kunj asked her out to dinner. She could feel the butterflies in her stomach.
She had never experienced such restlessness before. This uneasiness was new to her. Yes kunj was her husband and they have had dinner a number of times together. But this somehow seemed different to her. Rumbling through her sheets, she tried to reason with herself, "babaji ye kya ho raha hai mujhe? Itni bechaini kyu ho rahi hai? Dinner hi toh hai with kunj... fir sab itna ajeeb kyu lag raha hai?" Again trying to regain composure she said" twinkle shaant ho ja. Kunj tera pati hai aur ek dinner hi toh hai! Zyaada soch mat aur so ja.. Agar late ho gayi toh woh fir se muh banayega.. yaad hai na goa mei late ho gayi thi toh kitni gandi shakal banayi thi usne.. tu na chup chap so ja". Somehow she convinced herself to go to sleep.
She got up in the morning and managed to reach for breakfast on time. Still occupied with Kunj's thoughts in her mind. She couldn't thank the gods enough for kunj not being there to see her like this, "achha hua kunj yaha nahi hai, warna kya sochta woh, usko to ek aur bahaana mil jata mujhe chidhane ka".
She smiled to herself thinking that she still had those butterflies the first time they had gone out on a lunch but this time just that the speed had increased. This time probably their proximity had increased and there was this emotional connection they had bundled in together with attraction which was confusing her.
It was almost going to be 4pm and Twinkle was still unable to choose what she would wear on her first date with Kunj. Yes she said it out loud. Even though she spent an entire night convincing herself that this is not a date yet some part of her refused to believe it. She was elated when kunj asked her out to dinner. She couldn't understand why she got to happy but all she knew was that she wanted everything to be perfect that evening. Kunj was finally going to return after a business meeting in Delhi and things were going smooth for them. She would be seeing him after so long. She missed him and his presence. So naturally this date was all the more important to her.
She was seated in front of the mirror smiling for the last 20 minutes lost in these thoughts, that she lost track of time. But as she realized that she had just 40mins to get ready she smacked herself and rushed off to get freshened up.
Sharp at 5pm Kunj had called her informing her that he had reached. Few minutes later Kunj stood inside the house looking as handsome as ever in his white t-shirt and brown jacket paired with blue denims. He looked devilishly handsome. Twinkle had finally decided on a red sleeveless saree complimented with some silver jewellery and long earrings. When she came down she saw Kunj was happily seated in the sofa along with bebe and was chatting away. He seemed really at ease. Kunj gave an appreciative glance to twinkle. He couldn't take his eyes off of her making her blush even more. She looked so divine. All this didn't go unnoticed by bebe and she coughed slightly to break the eye lock. Finally Kunj took twinkle out with bebe"s blessings. As he drove his SUV, Kunj couldn't help but gave side glances to Twinkle who seemed to have taken a sudden interest in the designs of her purse. He kept smiling at her like an idiot from time to time, making sure he doesn't get caught looking at her. Finally he decided to speak up, "twinkle.. sun toh"
" haa bolo" twinkle responded
"kuch nahi, bas aise hi" replied kunj. She seemed surprised but what could poor kunj do. He just froze looking at her, that smile of hers stopped the time for him.
They reached a lake side hotel just as the evening sun was about to set. Twinkle was lost in the beauty of the place that she didn't realise what kunj was doing. When she turned back, she saw him kneeling down on one leg. Twinkle was stunned, she just froze. "Is this what I think it is?" she thought to herself. She finally came back to her senses on hearing kunj's voice. Her breathing had become shallow and her heart was beating very fast,
" Twinkle mai jannta hu ki hamari shaadi ek samjhauta hai aur mera tujh pe koi haq nahi hai par pata nahi kyu jab bhi tere bare mei sochta hua, mera dil zor zor se dhadak uthta hai. Tujhe takleef hoti hai toh mei seh nahi pata.. tujhse dur rehta hu toh khayalo mei sirf tu hi tu hoti hai."
Twinkle couldn't believe what she was hearing. A part of her always wanted to hear this because her heart always loved him. She wasn't sure from when but all she knew was that she loved him. Now everything was crystal clear to her, all those butterflies and all that uneasiness was due to her love for kunj. Love she didn't know existed until a few moments ago. She just stood there like a statue looking at his face,
He continued, "mujhe nahi pata ki ye feeling kya hai ya kyu hai par lagta hai ki shayad ye pyaar hai, twinkle I love you. Pata nahi kyu aur kabse par I just love you siyappa queen."
Twinkle was shocked would be an understatement. Everything felt so surreal to her, as if all this were a dream and would vanish once she opened her eyes. She tried to bring herself to pace with what had just happened. Kunj got up and gently touched her shoulder bringing her back to the present "tu theek hai na? kya hua?"
On hearing this Twinkle took him in a bone crushing hug and said in a broken voice " Kunj I love you too". They just stood there in each other's arms forgetting the world. After a while twinkle broke the hug an hit him on the head," itni der kyu laga di bolne mei?." To this Kunj pulled Twinkle closer and she had willingly placed her head on his broad chest listening to his heartbeat and they just sat there in silence hearing their hearts for hours. Twinkle couldn't remember having had such a beautiful evening since a long time now. On realising its getting late, they unwillingly let go of each other and went up to hotel to have their dinner. As they made their way back, kunj presented her with a small velvet box. It contained a subtle and delicate bracelet, just the way twinkle liked it. Twinkle was spellbound, she had tears of happiness in her eyes as she hugged kunj. Kunj hugged her back trying to comfort her sensing the emotional turmoil in her. He insisted on putting the bracelet on her hand himself making her blush even more. As kunj and twinkle drove home he had pulled Twinkle's hand in his strong male palms and brushed his lips along her fingertips causing Twinkle to blush from top to bottom, refusing to let go of her hands.
kunj just gave her that uber sexy smile of his and said" dekhne do, biwi hai tu meri, so chill". Finally after numerous attempts she was able to free herself. Grudgingly he had moved a few steps and then turned back and gave a peck on her left cheek and whispered huskily " I am going to sweep you off your feet, just wait n watch". Twinkle was bowled over by this and could feel the flutter in her heart. She was so shy and embarrassed that she ran away without looking him in the eye.
So finally they confessed their love for each other with only the stars and the moon as their witnesses.
CID
