Samaina FF : Love is Blind Part 16 on page 78 - Page 16

Part 6
Sameer's pov
"Wow Naina just look at this place".Preeti said clicking the 100th photo. She should hold a record for clicking pictures. It must have been just 10 minutes since we entered the garden and she must have clicked around 100 for sure and most of them were not useful pictures. She took pictures of her feet while walking and random pictures of Naina talking. I pity Rohan, poor guy will feel bored in his own honeymoon as this madam will be busy clicking pictures of the places they visit. But this photo clicking habit was not the most annoying thing in her, the most annoying habit of hers was pulling Naina with her each time she stopped for admiring a flower or an object in this garden. But i was more annoyed with Naina that she didnt object to any of preeti's attempts.

"Naina pata hai Udaipur ke raja ne yeh garden khaas apne rani ke liye banwaya tha jahan pe Rani apni sehaliyon ke saath aaram se baith kar baat kar sakhe. Issliye is garden ka naam Saheliyon ki Bari raka gaya tha. Kash mere liye bhi koi aisa karta. Udaipur ke Raja ne apne Rani ke liye garden banwayi, shah jahan ne mumtaz ke liye taj mahal banwaya. Log apne pyaar ke liye jaan bhi de dete hai aur mere boyfriend Ahmedabad se Udaipur nahi aa paya." Preeti started her usual banter session. I dont know how Naina and Rohan can put up with her non stop chatter.

Before she could pull Naina with her for seeing another spot i interrupted. "Preeti baat toh tumne theek kaha, arre aisa bhi kya kaam ki woh apni girlfriend se bhi milne nahi aaya. I think you need to talk to him about this." "Sahi kah rahe ho tum Sameer guesthouse pohunchte he usse phone karke acche se daatoungi. " She too agreed with me but not in the way that pleased me. I saw my plan backfiring so I decided to amend my strategy a bit. "Nahi nahi tum yahi se call karlena. Guesthouse pohunchne mein toh raat lag jayega tab tak tum takh jaogi or tumhara gussa bhi shant ho jayega. Mera mano aur yahi se in fact call him now." Preeti thought for a while and i just hoped that my plan will work and after thinking she nodded in a yes and took out her mobile and dailed his number and walked away from us.

Naina and I sat in a seculated place in the garden away from any tourists. "So kaisa laga she asked me. "Bohot accha laga in fact i am enjoying a lot. Bohoot maza aa raha hai. " I replied to her in my most sarcastic voice. "Sameer preeti ready ho chuki thi toh mein usse mana nahi kar payi. "Its okay naina i can understand. Jo ho chuka hai uske baare mein baat karke koi faida nahi."I said. "Accha yeh sab chodo yeh batao ki yeh garden tumhe kaisa laga" Naina asked enthusiastically. "Theek taak hi hai." I replied but not with the same enthusiasm that she had. "Theek taak Sameer... dekho na kitna sundar hai yeh jagha. Especially those fountains maine na decide kar liya hai jab meri shadi hogi na main apne pati se kehdungi ki ek chota sa garden apne ghar ke bahar banaye aur usme ek bada sa fountain lagwaye. "
"Shaadi?" I questioned Naina. "Abhi nahi buddu jab hogi tab. Mujhe toh yeh bhi nahi pata ki meri shaadi kab hogi aur kisse." She continued to speak on a topic that somehow did not settle well with me. I dont know why but i didnt like the way she mention about getting married. Maybe because i felt that our friendship might get affected by her marriage. Anyways i erased those thoughts away as she was not getting married now.

We just sat there talking to each other about whatever came to our mind. Most of the time I don't know what we talk but I know one thing for sure that when I am with her I forget all my worries and tensions and just concentrate on the present. I feel I can say anything to her, whatever comes to my mind without the fear of being judged. After Nanu I have never experienced this with anyone but Naina was different. With naina I can be in my real self maybe that's why I don't want to lose a friend like her. Subconsciously I wrapped my arm around her shoulders, a habit I developed when I am with her alone, when preeti came and I had to withdraw my hand back. "Tum log yahan par ho chalo, baatein karne nahi aye ghoomne aaye hai." I looked at my watch and saw that it had been half an hour since Naina and I started talking and it felt as if we were talking for just 5 minutes and i didnt realise when time flew.

For another half an hour we strolled through the garden and then got into my car for our next destination.

Around 5 we reached Lake Pichola and took a ferry to have a look around the lake. As the sun was setting in the horizon the sight which greeted my eyes was mesmerizing. The water glowed golden reflecting the sun rays. I was lost in observing the beauty of the lake when i felt a tap on my shoulders. "Sameer tum yahan par kyu kade ho sab toh wahan hai." "Issiliye toh mein yahan kada hoon. Tumhe pata hai Naina joh sukoon mein yaha par mehsoos kar raha hoon na woh Ahmedabad mein toh bilkul nahi karta. Wahan par toh kaam mein hi busy rehta hoon. Apne liye waqt nahi nikal pata par yahan, yahan par sab kuch alag hai. Sab kuch kitna accha hai yahan par. Maan kar raha hai ki bas iss jagah ko aise hi niharte rahoon." Suddenly an idea struck my head. "Naina tum yahan par kade ho jao. I said pulling her hand gently. "Haan aise he aur smile" i said as i slipped my hand into my pocket and brought my mobile phone. "Pehle main tumhara photo le leta hoon phir hum saath mein lenge." I clicked few pictures of her in different pose and then stood beside her to take a photo together. She held my shoulder as i stood close to her. I could feel the wisp of her hair gently brushing against my arms. Her fruity scented perfume mingled with my breath. "Sameer camera ko dekho." Her voice forced me to drift my attention from her to the camera and i clicked a picture of us together. "Sameer main is angle se leti hoon" she said as she took my mobile into her hands and raised it to click a pic but there was something that caught my attention. Naina had mehendi applied to her hands but there was something with her mehendi. "Naina kya hai yeh?" I asked pointing out to the SM written on her palm inside a heart. From her expressions i understood that she was shocked to see it on her palms. "Kiska naam hai yeh?" I asked. "Yeh kahan se aa gaya." She exclaimed. "Come on Naina tumhari hath mein hai toh tumhe pata toh hoga he." "Nahi sameer mujhe pata nahi ki yeh kya hai." "Kahi tumhara boyfriend ka naam toh nahi hai. "Boyfriend pagal ho kya mera koi boyfriend woyfriend nahi hai." "Naina tum heart ka matlab toh samajthi ho na yeh SM heart ke andar hai." "Shayad woh mehendi lagane wali didi galti se mere haath mein likh diya hoga." She said. "Par SM kon ho saktha hai, kahi yeh SM, Sameer Maheshwari toh nahi." I chuckles at my own statement and saw her cheeks turn red. "Arre mein mazak kar raha tha. Waise mein yeh baat pehle bhi bata chukahoon aur aaj phirse keh raho hoon, tum jab blush karti ho na toh tum bohot cute lagti ho" i said pulling her cheeks.

"Aah Sameer dard ho raha hai." "Sorry" i said placing my one hand over my ears and her anger was immediately replaced my a smile. I turned towards the lake again and let out a sigh "kaash roz aisa nazarya dekh pata toh dil ko bohot sukoon milta hai ki nahi" i asked Naina she nodded in agreement and stood beside me facing the lake, and then as per habit which I don't know how it had come into being I slowly wrapped my arm around her waist and gently pulled her more closer. She didnt hesitate but instead laid her head on my chest as we stood there lost in the scenic beauty till it was time to leave.

We got of the ferry and got into the car and drove off to the guesthouse but suddenly something caught my eye while driving and I stopped my car abruptly. A lady was just preparing to close her small shop by the roadside and immediately I got off the car. Seeing me getting of both the girls came out. I requested the lady to let us have a look at her items and after a little persuasion she agreed but told as we have only a little time to purchase as she wanted to close the shop. It was a small shop but contained a variety of typical Rajastani items from jewelries to pottery.

"Aww sameer tum kitne acche ho, you stopped in between so we could shop, thank you so much" Preeti said and I understood that the we' in her sentence stood for the two girls. "Preeti mein yahan par tumhare liye nahi mere liye ruk hoon so that I can shop par agar tum chaho to tum bhi kuch karid sakti ho." I replied. "Tumahare liye?? finally mujhe aisa ladka dikh gaya joh ladkiyon se bhi zyaada excited ho shopping karne keliye." She chuckled and turned to look around the items displayed in the shop. I decided to buy bangles for mom, handmade pots as showpieces, a wooden doll for Deepika and a pen with wooden covering and beautifully decorated for Rohan, the most studious guy I have seen in my life. As I was buying as of these I saw Naina standing in one corner not buying anything whereas Preeti was confused what to buy and what to leave.

"Naina tum bhi kuch karid lo." "Nahi sameer mujhe kuch nahi chahiye." "Aise kaise kuch nahi karidogi. Mere saath aao." I took her infront of a section where there were beautiful earrings. I started picking up from the display and asked naina about her choice but still she was stubborn that she didn't want anything for her, so I took up the job on myself. I picked up the earrings I liked and bought it close to her ear and checked whether it suited her. I tried on a lot of ones out of which few got selected and few were rejected. Preeti who was till now immered in selecting items for herself looked at me and let out a sigh. "Kash Rohan bhi aapp jaise he hota, aap itne maaze se naina keliye karid rahe ho aur woh shopping ke naam se he baghta hain. Rohan ko na aap se bohot kuch seekhna padega. Pehele toh yeh ki shopping aur romance ek saath kaise karte hai." My eyes widened with shock when she said this and I saw her bitting her tongue and turned to the lady to ask the price of the products she had bought.

After buying everything I handed over the bag to Naina which contained her earrings and she smiled as she accepted it. We three proceeded towards the car when naina said " oh no, i think I forgot my mobile inside the shop, tum log gadi mein baitho main abhi leke aati hoon." We both said in the car and Naina came back from the shop and I started my car.

Throuhout the way back to the guesthouse only one thing was replaying in my head "Rohan ko na aap se bohot kuch seekhna padega. Pehele toh yeh ki shopping aur romance ek saath kaise karte hai." As I was thinking of this my eyes continuously stole glances of the lady seated beside me on the front seat.