PART 3
Sound of the alarm blared into my ears. I quickly got up and stopped it. I wanted to sleep. I was tired and feverish, but I decided to go to college. What if Sameer turns up today. I wanted to meet him and talk to him. I know I had hurt him, but he needed to know why. We hadnt talked at all after our breakup. If he doesnt want me in his life then he has to tell me and not walk off. I hope at least today he turns up. I slowly dragged myself out of the bed to freshen up. Since Chacha , chachi and Preethi was not there , I had to do all the house work too. Arjun Bhaiya just came at night to sleep and would leave for college from Tayi ji's house in the morning. Tayi ji, Tauji and Pappa never spoke to me after my marriage proposal broke up with Sharad. In front of Chacha ji she had agreed she would give me food for next two days till Chachi is back. But yesterday morning she came and said , she is not well hence asked me to do the cooking myself or eat from outside. I knew the truth, so never bothered. I just said OK. She had expected me to ask if I she wanted my help. But I didnt bother , not after what she did with my life. This time I was sure , I was not going to spoil my life for people who never cared for me. She did a lil bit of cribbing but I didnt budge then she left. I quickly got dressed up and popped in a biscuit and drank some black tea, so that I could take Paracetamol. Hopefully that should reduce the fever.
It was 9:30 AM and Sameer was not to be seen today too. Since our first two hours accountancy teacher was on leave, I decided to go to library. From the library I saw our favorite bench under the Gulmohar tree. That was my favorite spot in college. No one knew abt this place of ours as it was slightly away from the building and only if you see from the top corridor you could see that there was a Bench hidden behind those beautiful Gulmohar trees .Some of the best moments of my life were spent
under that tree talking to Sameer. I discarded the idea of reading and took the stairs that lead to the ground floor to reach the garden. Thought of spending some quiet and lone time there.
10:30 AM.
Thank god , Accountancy teacher was on leave else I would have got a mouthful from him in front of the entire class. He wouldnt believe that my car tire got punctured on the way. It took some time for that guy to fix it. Anyways no harm done. Now I need to find my lady. She is not in the class, no where near the activity room , student council room or Principals room. So where is she?? Munna said he had seen her in the morning. Must be at the Library. I searched every floor of the library and as I was about to take the stairs , I saw someone sitting at our favorite spot...Yes!! Its her . As I descended the stairs I could see a guy walking towards her, I didnt have to think twice to know who it was . VICKY !!
"Hi Naina!!"
"Hi.."
"I have been in this college for the past two years but never knew about this place. Its beautiful and very peaceful."
"Yes , it is . Its mine and Sameer's favorite spot. Most of the time when we needed some "OUR" time , we always come here."
"Oh..Ok...So where is Sameer? He hasnt been to college for sometime now. I hope all well."
"Yes , he was not well. Then he went to Delhi along with his Mama ji to be with his parents. He was back on saturday."
"hmmm...ok . So , is he planning to come today."
"Why what happened? You wanted to speak to him about something ??"
"NO!! Nothing...You know Naina, thought you ppl were not on talking terms . I mean ppl were saying you both broke up..."
"Really?? I dont know why ppl thought that way. Anyways cant blame them . Only very few ppl know what we both mean to each other ...so thats ok. We dont care what others think."
Thats my girl !! My Naina was back. This conversation was music to my ears. SHE LOVES ME!! ONLY ME!! I could hear her trying to get him out of that place. She sounded
tired and weak. I couldnt see her face from where I was standing. I was wondering if I should walk in now or wait for him to leave.
"So Vicky , you didnt tell me why you were searching for me??"Said Naina
"Well , we had to decide on the cultural fest date and venue . Also the invite list of the colleges that are going to participate. Their accommodations etc has to be decided."
"But Principal mam said that its going to be hosted late November . We still have three months to go. So why the hurry??"
"Better to start early than the last minute rush. Have found couple of venues, thought we could go and see that today"
"Not today Vicky ,Sorry...I ..."
I knew she needed help and I also knew what Vicky was upto. Not again . No one is even trying to get close to her and push her to do something that she doesnt want to do. I had to step in.
"Hi Deary "
"Hey Sameer !! How are you and how is Your dad, Vishaka aunty, Deepika and Rohan??"
"All of them are fine. Hi Vicky , how are you ??"
"Am good Sameer."
"So whats up ??"
"We were discussing about Cultural festival Sameer. Vicky thought we should go and select the Venue."
"Ok. Then fine you carry on..will talk later." I played it cool. I wanted to show to Vicky that I had complete trust in my girl. But what Naina did took both Vicky and me by surprise. She held my arm with both of hers and looked deep into my eyes and said "DONT GO!! I wasnt planning to go with him. In fact I had told him a NO! I wanted to talk to you."
Vicky understood what she was trying to convey. It was very clear that she had chosen HER MAN.
"Ok then , I will take a leave. We will discuss this later Naina. Bye for now." With that he left the scene as quickly as he could.The moment he was out of sight. She pulled her hand away from me. Thats when I realised how hot her hand was ..she was feverish.
"Sorry about that. Just because people think you are not there in my life doesnt mean that place is open for others to walk in. I had been trying to avoid his advances but he doesnt seem to understand. At least this will keep him at bay."
"Naina , you are not well. You have fever . Your burning hot. Come lets go to hospital first then we will talk."
"I took Paracetamol in the morning. Should be fine. "
"NO!! We are going to the hospital. Then I will call chacha ji. OK??"
"Chacha , Chachi and Preethi have gone for a wedding at Chachi's mom's place. So I am alone here. Arjun Bhaiya comes for sleep over. They will come today afternoon by 2:00PM. Once they come I will go with Chachi Ji to the doctor."
"We are going to the hospital and you are coming with me. Anyways Chacha ji will be here today , its already 11:00 . Come lets go."
"Sameer please let us sit and talk for sometime . I will go to the doctor with Chachi ji."
"Stop arguing with me Naina and for once learn to listen to others also. It cant be your decision always . Do you get that ??!!"
Saying so he just took my hand bag and walked towards his car. All I could do was follow him. On the way he spoke to the Principal about my health and told her that he was taking me to the hospital. Our relationship was an open secret . Every one knew about it which included teachers. Principal and JBR had even started seeing us as couples. Drive to the hospital was quiet. None of us spoke. As we reached the hospital , he helped me out of the car and his hand was firm on my shoulders . At the reception desk , the lady asked a list of details about the patient.
"You are her relative ?"
"I am her to be husband. Her fiance." Came the answer from him and I was shocked. I kept looking at his face for answers but he was busy filling the form.
"You go and sit there. I will pay and come."
There were lots of questions running thru my mind. What if his parents know about this . What will they think. They are not going to accept it and why was he being so adamant??
"There are two more patients before us ." Saying so he sat near me.
"Sameer, you could have just told that we are friends or classmates rt?? What if your parents come to know about this."
"Naina this is not the place or time to talk. We will meet the doctor first. " I knew , he was not going to talk now. Ever since he returned from Delhi , his adamancy had just increased. It was like he had planned something for us.
PS : Here goes the third chapter. Please let me know what you think about this update. Eagerly waiting for your comments.
Edited by WeRockTheWorld - 6 years ago