Dearies...Sorry for the short update...m very busy until the weekend...but promise to give you the longest update next one with the champu Bhagav mission. Till then enjoy the lovey dovey moments!
I still hv to reply to some of u... vl do that too!
Part 21 - I Love You
She woke up with a smile on her face and peace in her heart. She had only 3 hours to sleep but it was a deep undisturbed peaceful slumber. After several weeks of twisting in turmoil and writhing in agony and staring at the ceiling fan after each dreaded nightmare, she had finally come to terms with the incident. Yes, she could never forget it but she had complete trust on Sameer and full faith in their relationship that it would all work out when the time came and nothing as such would ever repeat.
She smiled fondly with the memories of the romantic midnight adventure, which was becoming a regular now, given that last night was a third.. After eons, they had spent some quiet romantic moments together. She had embraced him, cocooned in his love, never letting go even for a second and he had cuddled her and whispered sweet nothings and more than 100 times confessed his love for her. Neither he ever got tired of saying "I love you" to her and neither did she ever get tired of listening to it.
Not that he was trying to convince her how much he loved her but he just loved to repeat those words to her. She had also teased him saying "Baar baar bologe toh kayi inka jaadu na khatm ho jaaye".
In response he had just lifted her hand and placed it on his heart and repeated the words with such passion that she felt his heart racing at supersonic jet speed. He smiled "Tumne kaha tha na...yeh sirf shabd nahi hote, sau baar dhadakta hai dil yeh bolne se pehle".
She was overcome with feelings for him & had hugged him even more tightly as if to imprint herself on his heart, soul, and body.
She knew he had felt a lot of emotions as his demeanor had changed to that of a passionate lover, not that she minded coz she trusted him to never cross any limits or do anything against her will.
What she didn't know for sure was that: He felt emboldened with the leap of faith in their love. He didnt't want to alarm her but show her that he belonged to her wholeheartedly and it was only her for him and how much she meant to him, and so, hesitantly he placed his lips on the side of the column of throat below the ear.
Her body stiffened instantly for a second and she clutched his back tightly with nails digging in his shoulders. But in a short moment, she relaxed and in answer threaded her fingers in his hair and repeated the gesture by kissing him at the exact same spot.
He had relaxed when she had relaxed, feeling elated in the newfound closeness and that she trusted him and was comfortable getting this close. But he wasn't ready for such a bold move from his girl. All his nerve endings stood up and he tightened his hold on her waist. He could feel his body respond to her touch in ways that was yet an unknown territory to him. His hostel & Delhi education hadn't prepared him for this rush of hormonal emotions. He would have loved to venture further but calmed himself down as he didn't want rush into anything without ensuring her comfort level. So, for now he was happy having his girl with him and this comfortable as they took their relationship a notch higher with respect to physical intimacy.
He loved this bold side of her and empowered with the knowledge that she cozied into him while kissing, he peppered her face, neck, and throat with feather-light kisses and called her endearments. The most she loved was when he called her Nainu and Jaana, only in privacy, as it was for their ears only, and she would blush dark crimson from top to toe, her heart would flutter and butterflies erupt in the stomach, leaving goosebumps on the skin.
Her favorite was when he called her Jaana and she remembered the first time he had given her the name on her birthday night when she had locked herself up in the bathroom after heart-piercing taunts of Taiji.
"...Taiji..." the name startled her and she came out of her early morning reverie and sat bolt upright in the bed.
She shook her beloved sister sleeping next to her oblivious to the day break "Preeti...uth ja..."
"Kya hua Naina...sone de...tu bhi so ja...Jijaji ke saath honeymoon ke sapne dekh..." and she turned and went back to her own dreamland.
"Preeti...tsk...honeymoon ke sapne toh tab dekhungi na jab Sameer se shaadi hogi...uske liye pehle aaj ka rishta tudvana padega na..." she tried to wake her up.
"...mmm...Jijaji ko bol...wo use bhaga denge...abhi so ja...", Preeti's solution to all her sister's problems was her magician jijaji.
Seeing Preeti in no mood to wake up, Naina jumped out of the bed and started pulling on the blanket covering her sister.
"Naina..." Preeti pulled it back and hid under the pillow and went back to sleep.
"Preeti...uth ja...dekh ab agar tu paanch second mein nahi uthi na...toh... toh mai aatmahatya kar loongi..."
All sleep was lost for her and Preeti jerked upright on hearing the doomed word.
Naina gave a bright smile and wiggled her eyebrows. Seeing that her sister was only teasing her and it was her ploy to get her out of bed, Preeti threw the pillow at her "Tu pagal hai kya? Aise kaun uthata hai?"
"Toh kya karti...tu uth hi nahi rahi thi...Dekh, Taiji kisi bhi waqt aati hogi sari aur apna naya tea-set lekar...dekh Preeti...Sameer se toh keh diya ki mai sab sambhal loongi...par inn ladke walon ko bhagane ka koi idea sochna padega, aur kuch aisa ki aajke baad koi meri shaadi ki baat na kare...kam se kam college khatm hone tak nahi..."
"Par hum kya karenge Naina...Papa ne kaha tha ki wo Taiji aur Rakesh Tauji se baat karenge, par lagta nahi hai ki wo unhe mana paaye hai...fir hum kya karenge?"
Both sisters put their brains to work, and after a long thoughtful moment, Naina came up with a plan.
"Ek idea hai Preeti... tujhe meri madad karni padegi".
"Bol na, tere aur Jijaji ke liye toh kuch bhi..." said an eager Preeti.
Naina explained the plan to her and how they were going to execute it. She sneezed and sniffled her nose at the end of her detailing.
"Naina...plan toh theek hai, par khatra hai...aur kahi tujhe sach mein kuch ho gaya tou?"
"Arre kuch nahi hoga mujhe...taiji tauji aur Papa ko bahut shauqh hai na drama karne ka...toh mai bhi unhi ki beti hoon...thoda drama mai bhi kar loongi...ab tu zyaada soch mat...buss mera saath de".
"Preeti gave a wide smile...haan theek hai... behen ke liye thoda khatra toh uthana padega na..." the sisters hugged. "Tune Sameer ko bataya ki tu kya karnewali hai?"
"Nahiii...pagal hai kya? Abhi nahi...sab theek ho jaayega, fir bataungi...warna wo mujhe yeh sab kabhi nahi karne dega...aur tu bhi mat batana".
Just then Bela chachi opened the door and walked in and Naina assumed her character of looking sad and devastated.
"Achcha hua uth gayi...ab jaldi naha dhokar taiyyar ho jao...Bela looked sadly at Naina and caressed her cheek when she heard Bhabhiji holler her from the hall.
"Bela...O Bela..." and she came to the girls' room.
"O bai...mai wahan gala faad rhai hoon aur Bela tu yahan ladkiyon ke saath subah subah gappe lada rahi hai".
Taiji with her fake love, spoke sweetly to Naina. "Naina...yeh le beta...tere liye sari nikali thi...yeh peechle saal Gulshan jiji ke yahan shaadi mein mili thi...ab tak pehni nahi hai...waise bhi itne gaadhe rang ab kahan achche lagenge hum par"...she handed the deep blue sari to Naina (the same in the serial, easy to imagine).
"Chalo jaldi taiyyar ho jao...Ladke walon ka phone aaya tha ki 11.00 baje tak aa jaayenge. Bela tujhe jo naashte ke liye bola tha, sab taiyyar kar lena aur mai naya tea-set laayi hoon, jo tere bhaisahab ko Diwali par mila tha. Usse achchi tarah ponch lena istemal se pehle. Bahar table pe rakhe hai. Naye hai, zara sambhalke, samjhi".
Bela only nodded as an obedient disciple. Taiji left to finish some chores before the parade began.
Chachiji looked at a sad Naina, who hugged her again and tried one more time, "Chachiji, mujhe abhi shaadi nahi karni hai...aap please kuch karo na...Chachaji ko bolo na Taiji se baat kare".
"Bhagwan jhooth na bulvaye, beta...Bhabhiji ka swabhav toh tu jaanti hai na...tere chachaji aur mai uss din se koshish kar rahe hai, unhe aur Rakesh bhaisahab ko samjhane ki...par donon tuss se muss nahi ho rahe hai. Upar se tere chachaji toh itne gusse mai the ki kal bhabhiji se behes ho gayi. Kehne lage "Naina pe honewale iss atyachaar ka hissa nahi banunga...aur aaj subah subah kisika phone aaya aur hadbadi mein kahi nikal gaye. Beta, abhi ke liye tu tiyaar ho ja, baad mein dekhengee kya karna hai".
With this she left to do Taiji's bidding leaving the girls to get ready. Naina had tried one last time to seek help from her only supporters, her real parents, but for the moment she was left to fend for herself.
In Sameer's house:
"Lo bhai...yeh fir chakkar laga raha hai?" a bemused Munna commented on Sameer's fast-forming habit these days. "Yaar Sameer, ab kya hua? Naina se baat hui thi na...tune toh phone pe bataya sab theek ho gaya. Fir ab kya pareshani hai jo fir chakkar laga raha hai?" Munna continued.
"Naina ka rishta", Sameer replied in a half sentence.
"Heh...Rishta...Naina shaadi kar rahi hai?", asked an amused Pandit. "Kisse?", counter questioned Munna.
"Mujhse..."replied Sameer as a matter-of-fact.
"Yaar...tum log bhi na...Naina ki shaadi jab bhi hogi, mujhse hi hogi na...lekin abhi filhaal uss champu ko bhagana hai jo aaj meri Naina ko dekhne aa raha hai". informed Sameer.
"Kya? Yeh kya bol raha bhai? Wo champu aaj hi aayega?" Munna had forgotten the D day in the tug of war of Samaina relationship.
"Tu buss uska naam pata bata de, hum use maar maar ke ganja kar denge...zaroorat padi toh uthva lenge...arre aisa haal karenge ki bhabhi se toh kya...kisi ladki se shaadi karna bhool jayega!" Munna Pandit as usual supplied their OTT ideas.
"Nahi yaar...Naina ne kaha hai wo Preeti ke saath milkar sab sambhal legi". Sameer calmed them.
"Arre fir tension kis baat ka? Bhabhi ke topper dimaag pe bharosa nahi hai kya?" Asked Munna not able to believe that Sameer wouldn't trust Naina's words.
"Bharosa hai, iss liye toh darr lag raha hai". He continued seeing their bemused expressions. "Tum logon ko pataa hai na ki VJN mein admission lene ke liye Naina ne kya kiya tha. Munna, Naina jab kuch thaan leti hai toh karke hi dum leti hai. Issliye mujhe uski zyaada fikr ho rahi hai...pataa nahi iss baar kya socha hoga". He kept wondering.
Then, gathered some random documents & files & grabbed his car keys instead of bike, just in case.
Pandit stopped him "Ab tu kahan ja raha hai?"
"Naina ke paas...waise toh usne mujhe aane se aur kuch bhi karne se mana kiya hai par mera mann nahi maan raha hai. Shayad use achcha na lage, gussa karegi! Koi baat nahi, baad mein mana loonga, par iss waqt aise haalaton mein use akela chodne ka mann nahi kar raha hai. Mai ja raha hoon uske paas".
He left hurriedly to get to her, leaving a bewildered MP behind "yaar achcha hua...mai iss pyar ke pachde mein nahi pada, warna meri halat bhi tum donon jaisi ho jati", complained Pandit.
"Aye Ponga...pyar na mahurat nikal kar nahi hota...buss chupke chupke dil mein aa hi jata hai aur jab tak pata chalta hai, pyar ke samundar mein dil gote kha raha hota hai. Fir ya toh tairke paar kar lo ya doob jao!" Munna gave him some gyan.
Inadvertently, an image of a laughing Preeti flashed before him but he squashed it thinking of her as a great friend coz they were alike in many ways, samosa fans! A smile escaped thankfully that Chenu didn't notice or would have teased him to death!
Edited by Radkam - 7 years ago
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