AN INEVITABLE INTRUDER
CHAPTER TWELVE
NAINA
"Sameer... Main aapko aapke 'Kyun' ka jawaab dene aayi hun..." It was time that he should get his answers... All my doubts had vanished about Amrita & I was surprised to know the truth... While leaving with Rohan, Amrita had whispered in my ear, "Naina... Sameer sirf tumhara hai..." I had turned beetroot red in a second after hearing that... I was very much elated with the sudden turn of events...
The way Sameer was singing looking at me had taken my breath away... I was dumbstruck listening to his voice... He was a fabulous singer no doubt... When he pulled the string of the guitar, it felt as if he had pulled the strings of my heart too... His husky voice, the way his eyes glistened looking at me, the lyrics of the song, everything was playing havoc with my mind...
When Swati asked me to sing a song, I had given in to my feelings... I could clearly see his love for me in those black intense eyes... I started singing as if in a trance depicting the exact feelings that were affecting us... I didn't look away from him as I continued singing... I saw him walking away from the garden after I finished singing...
I went behind him without making it obvious to the people around... He was sitting on a bench away from the garden... His eyes were closed... I softly called out to him, "Sameer..." He opened his eyes & looked at me... This was the right time to confess my feelings for him, so I finally gave in, "Sameer... Main aapko aapke 'Kyun' ka jawaab dene aayi hun..."
I saw his pupils dilating... I quietly sat next to him & started, "Sameer... Main jab choti thi naa, tab papa mujhse kehte the ki jab main badi ho jaaungi tab ek din mujhe mera rakjumar le jayega, wohhh mujhe itna pyaar karega ki main kabhi apne mummy-papa ko miss nahi karungi... Tab mujhe lagta tha ki aisa kaise koi bhi ladka mere zindagi mein aakar mujhse itna pyaar karega... Maine kabhi inn sab mein vishwas nahi kiya... Main hamesha yeh baatein hasi mazaak mein udaane lagi... Sach kahun toh koi aisa mila hi nahi jo mujhse itna pyaar kare, jo mera itna khayaal rakhe, jo mere parents ko apna maane, unhe izzat de... College mein crushes toh bohot the... Par kisiko dekhkar mera dil zor se nahi dhadka... Kabhi kisi ki maujudgi uske aane se pehle nahi mehsoos ki... Kabhi kisi ka intezaar nahi kiya... Kabhi kisiko miss nahi kiya..."
I closed my eyes recalling all the events that happened since my arrival here, "Par jab se main India aayi hun... Main yeh sab mehsoos karne lagi hun..." I opened my eyes & looked straight in his shining orbs, "Pehle din se aapne mere dil mein jagah banaa li hai Sameer... Main aajtak kisi se affect nahi hui hun... Par aap... Main kya hi bolun... Aapne mujhe bohot kuch indirectly sunaaya tha par fir aapne unn sabki maafi bhi maang li... Haannn... main hurt hui thi... Par dheere dheere aap mere dil mein bas gaye... Aapki har choti se choti baat mujhe aapke aur bhi kareeb laa rahi thi... Aapne mera itna khayaal rakha jo aaj tak mere mummy-papa ke alaawa kisine nahi rakha... Aapne har mod par mujhe sambhaala... Kabhi akela mehsoos nahi hone diya... Munna, Pandit, Swati aur Preeti, yeh sab mere acche dost bane... Par aap... aap toh unse bhi upar ho mere liye Sameer... Bohot khaas ho..."
I took his hand in mine, "Aapko jab bhi dekhti hun toh mera dil zor se dhadakne lagta hai... Aapke aane se pehle hi main aapko mehsoos kar leti hun... Aapka intezaar bhi karti hun... Aur... Aur..." His hand squeezed mine, "Aur kya Naina???" I knew he was waiting to hear the three magical words... I shifted a little closer to him, "Aur... Main aapko miss bhi karti hun..." He kept his other hand on my cheek, "Mujhe miss kyun karti ho Naina??? Kyun mujhe kisi aur ladki ke saath nathi dekh paati tum??? Kyun tumhe Amrita ka mere paas aana pasand nahi tha??? Bolo Naina... Aaj mujhe jawaab chahiye..."
I softly brushed his hair with my fingers that were falling on his forehead... He closed his eyes at my action... I smiled seeing my effect on him... "Kyun ki main aapse pyaar karne lagi hun Sameer... Bohot bohot zyada pyaar..." His eyes opened instantly listening my words... "Papa sahi kehte the ki ek din mujhe mera Rajkumar zaroor milega..." He wanted to say something but I silenced him by keeping my finger on his lips... His lips quivered under my touch & I instantly moved away...
"Aapki yeh aankhen aapke dil ka aaina hai Sameer... Main sab dekh sakti hun... Inme sab padh sakti hun... Aap jab bhi mere saath terrace par baithte tab maine inme hamesha mere liye fikar dekhi... Aur kuch aisa bhi dekhti jo kabhi kabhi main samaj nahi paati thi... Par fir wohhh bhi dheere dheere samajne lagi... Aapne aapki poori past life mujhse share ki... Aapne mujhe iss kaabil samjha yahi mere liye bohot badi baat thi... Waise main pehle se hi Sunaina ke baare mein jaanti thi... Mujhe Swati aur Preeti ne pehle din hi sab bataa diyaa tha, jab maine unse mere liye apartment dhoodne ki help maangi thi... Maine toh aapke maafi maangne se pehle hi aapko maaf kar diya tha... Aapke rude hone ka reason jo pataa chal gaya tha..."
He smiled & rubbed his neck nervously & I continued, "Fir maine The Rude Sameer Maheshwari ko mere aankhon ke saamne badalte dekha... Aap bhale aapki rudeness se sabko daraate hai par aapka dil na ekdum nariyal ki tarah hai Sameer... Upar se sakht aur andar se naram... Aur issi dil par mera dil aa gaya... Ummmm... Jab bhi main Amrita ko aapke paas dekhti toh mujhe bohot bura lagta... Maine tay bhi kar liya tha ki main aapse durr rahungi par fir yeh jo mera paagal dil hai na wohhh maana hi nahi... Aapki ek nazar hi kaafi hoti thi, jisse main apne liye hue saare faisle bhul jaati... Aapki aankhon mein bhi maine apne liye pyaar dekha hai... Maine sahi dekha na Sameer???"
Finally, I had said what I felt for him... He looked around as the place had grown quiet by the time, I finished speaking... He slowly pulled me in a hug, "Main kab se yeh sunna chaahta tha Naina...." I was finally at peace... I've craved for this... But before he could say anything, we heard Munna & Pandit's voice who were most probably searching for us... We moved away instantly before they saw us sitting wrapped around each other...
"Arey... Tum dono yahaan baithe ho... Hum kab se dhoond rahe hai tumhe...", Munna said sitting next to Sameer... "Aur hume dhoond kyu rahe ho tum dono???", Sameer asked raising his eyebrows at them... "Sab apne apne cottages mein chale gaye hain... Aur tum dono dikhe nahi, toh lagaa ki tum dono bhi chale gaye honge... Jab cottage pohonche toh dekha ki tum dono the hi nahi... Ab samjhe kyun dhoond rahe the bhai???", asked Pandit almost chiding him...
"Tum dono ko hum chote bacche lagte hai kya, jo dhoondne lage... Hum aa jaate na???", Sameer said faking anger... Munna & Pandit chuckled... "Ummmm... Waise humne koi important baat toh disturb nahi kar di na???", Pandit teased us... Sameer smacked him on his head & said, "Chalo... Chalte hai... Raat bohot ho gayi hai... Aur thand bhi badh gayi hai..." He said the last line looking at me as I was hugging the overcoat tightly... I was shivering a little too even after wrapping the shawl around the overcoat...
I & Sameer walked behind Munna & Pandit & reached our cottage... Swati & Preeti had already retired to their rooms... We bid goodnight to Mundit & left towards our rooms... As I stood in front of my room, I turned, "Sameer..." He was leaning on his door & was already looking at me... "Tum fresh ho jao... Main thodi der mein coffee lekar aata hun..." I was glad, he understood that I wanted to be with him... I smiled at him widely & entered my room...
I freshened up quickly & was waiting for Sameer... My eyes fell on his grey suit that he had given me yesterday to cover myself in the car... I picked it up & hugged it unconsciously... It instantly warmed me... I was so much in a haze that I didn't realize when Sameer walked in my room with the coffee cups...
My daze broke when I felt his hands wrap around me... "Isse gale lagaakar kya milega??? Mujhe hi gale lagaa lo... Main yahin hun..." I couldn't look into his eyes after that... I closed my eyes & leaned on him, surrendering myself in his warmth... The suit fell down from my hands when his hands came on mine, holding me tightly...
"Naina...", I heard his husky voice near my ear & shivered in his arms... "Mera jawaab nahi sunna chahogi???" I knew his answer but I still wanted to hear them from him... I wanted him to express what he felt for me too... I just hummed in response... He gripped my hand & swiftly turned me towards him, securing me in his tight hug...
"Maine jab tumhe pehli baar dekha toh pataa nahi kyun ek ajeeb sa darr lagaa... Jaise tumhare aane se meri zindagi badal jaayegi... Aur dekho tumne wohi kiya... Mujhe aur meri boring zindagi ko badal diya... Main tumhe anjaane mein hi sahi, par hurt kiya tha... Aur iski wajah jaanna chahogi Naina???" I don't know what he would say but I was intrigued nonetheless, so I nodded...
"Tumhe pehli baar dekhte hi main tum mein kho gaya tha... Khaaskar tumhari inn aankhon mein... Tum bohot khubsoorat ho Naina... Aajtak kisi ladki ko dekhkar main distract nahi hua tha par tum ek exception nikli... Main jab bhi tumhe dekhta toh bas tumhe yunhi dekhte rehne ka mann karta... Par main yeh sab sabke saamne ekdum obvious nahi karna chaahta tha... Isliye maine mere gusse ko dhaal banaaya aur tumhe indirectly sunaane lagaa... Naina... Main sach keh rahun hun ki agar mujhe pataa hota ki tum yeh sab sunn logi, toh main kabhi wohhh sab bolta hi nahi... Main tumhe hurt nahi karta... I'm sorry again... Jo bhi hua wohhh maine jaan bujhkar nahi kiyaa tha... Bas tumhe khudse durr rakhna chaahta tha..."
I could hear his heartbeats beating rapidly at his confession... I rubbed his back a little & he continued, "Par jab maine tumhare aankhon mein aansoon dekhe, tab mujhe realize hua ki main aur tumhe hurt nahi kar sakta... Tumhe iss ghar se jaane nahi de sakta, meri zindagi se jaane nahi de sakta... Tum wohhh pehli ladki ho jisse maine saamne se friendship ki... Aur uske baad tumne mujhe har tarah se badal diya... Tum mere dil aur dimaag mein aise bass gayi ki ab mujhe tumhare ilaava kuch sujhta hi nahi... Maine jo deewar apne dil ke aas paas banaayi thi, usko tumne dheere dheere giraa diya apne pyaar se... Jab tumne mera mann pasand naashta banana shuru kiya, tab mann kar raha tha ki main sab ke saamne hi tumhe gale lagaa kar apne dil ki baat bol dun... Par main pehle tumhare dil ki baat jaanna chaahta tha... Aur tabhi achanak Amrita ki entry hui aur uske baad mujhe tumhare feelings tumhare iss masoom se chehre par dikhne lage..."
He slowly held my face, "Jaise tum meri aankhen padh sakti ho naa, waise main bhi tumhara chehra padh sakta hun... Main tumhe bataana chaahta tha ki Amrita sirf meri acchi friend hai, par fir mujhe uss raat achanak Singapore jaana pada... Aur meri baat reh gayi... Fir jab main waapis aaya tha maine tumhari aankhon mein wohi pyaar dekha jo main tumhare liye feel karne lagaa hun... Miss Naina Agarwal... Yeh koi choti moti baat nahi hai... Yeh Sameer Maheshwari tumse dilon jaan se pyaar karne lagaa hai... I Love You Naina... I Love You a lot..." Saying that, he softly kissed my forehead... And I wrapped my hands around his waist tightly & kissed him on his heart, "I Love You Too Sameer..."
We don't know how much time passed as we stood that way in each other's arms... The clock chimed loudly breaking our moment & we reluctantly broke our hug... Our coffees had turned cold & I went to bring them again... When I came back, I saw him laying back on my bed... I knew he must be very tired as he was quite busy from the last few days due to travelling... But then he opened his eyes suddenly & sat up... He looked at me, "Accha hua tum aa gayi... Yahaan baitho... Main tumhare liye kuch laaya hun..." I offered him the coffee, "Pehle isse pee lijiye... Fir baad mein jo dena hai wohhh dijiyega..." "Thik hai... Lao..." He took few sips & asked, "Naina... Coffee mein shakkar nahi daali kya???"
I gave him a sceptical look & tasted his coffee, "Maine toh cheeni barabar hi daali thi... Aapko jaisi pasand hai waise hi toh banaayi hai... Aur mujhe thik hi lag rahi hai..." He quietly took away the cup from my hand & sipped again, "Hmmmm... Ab bohot meethi lag rahi hai..." And he winked... "Aap na kabhi kabhi ekdum filmy ho jaate hai Sameer..." He chuckled, "Arey main toh sirf hamare beech ka pyaar badhaa raha hun... Wohhh kahawat toh suni hogi na tumne ki jhootha khaane se pyaar badhta hai... Main bas wohi kar raha hun..." He pouted so sweetly that I just wanted to kiss him at that moment...
I closed my eyes to distract myself from looking at his lips, "Aap kuch laaye the na mere liye... Dijiye ab..." I said offering my hand towards him...
SAMEER
Yesss... Finally, Naina had confessed her love for me... I won't forget this day... This would be the best day of my life... I never thought that Naina would express her feelings so soon... It seems as Amrita's entry today had turned in my favour... Naina poured her heart out, expressing everything that she felt for me... I was beyond happy when she said those magical words... I wanted to hug her & reciprocate her feelings but she silenced me before I could say anything...
When it was my time to express myself, I too let my heart take over this time... I know it was too soon for this... We should've taken it a little slow... But I guess whatever happened would give us a chance to know each other properly... I didn't want any misunderstandings between us again in the future...
When she went to make coffee, I hurried towards my room remembering something... This was the perfect time... I came back before Naina & laid back on her bed, closing my eyes & feeling her intoxicating fragrance... I felt her presence in the room after a while & opened my eyes... We drank our coffees & I pulled up a stunt to taste her 'jhootha' coffee...
I had brought something for her & she forwarded her hand towards me, "Aap kuch laaye the na mere liye... Dijiye ab..." I held her hand & pulled her next to me on the bed... She sat down with a thud... I covered her eyes with my hand & then held the gift in my other hand... I removed my hand from her eyes, "Ummmm... Naina... Yeh main tumhare liye Singapore se laaya hun... Dekhkar batao tumhe accha lagaa yaa nahi..."
She took the gift & opened it carefully... When she opened the gift, she looked dumbfounded... Her eyes turned misty, "Naina... Tumhe gift acchaa nahi lagaa... I'm sorry... Lao mujhe de do... Main kuch aur..." She covered my mouth with her hand, "Aap sorry kyun bol rahe hai... Aur aapko kisne bola ki mujhe aapki gift pasand nahi aayi???" I was confused, "Toh tumhare aankhon mein aansoon kyun aa gaye???"
She slapped her forehead, "Yeh toh khushi ke aansoon hai Sameer... Aapne pehli baar mere liye kuch laaya hai... Toh main bohot khush hun... Aur mujhe yeh bohot bohot bohot pasand hai... Aapki choice bohot acchi hai Sameer..." "Wohhh toh hai...", I said raising my imaginary collars... She laughed & forwarded her hand towards me... "Ab laaye hai, toh pehna bhi dijiye..."
My heart missed few beats at her request... Did she really want me to make her wear that??? I gifted her a jewellery box which contained a white gold chain which had a three stoned diamond pendant with matching earrings... There was a pair of diamond studded bangles too... I took the box from her hands & placed it on the bed...
She sat back facing me & was waiting for me... I slowly took the chain from the box & unclasped the clip... I shifted a little closer to her, leaving no space for even air to pass... my knee touched her leg when I moved towards her... I felt her shiver... I pushed her hair to one side so I could clasp the clip of the chain properly... I placed the chain on her neck & moved closer to her so that I could fasten the clip... This time my hand touched her neck unintentionally & I saw her shudder under my touch... I was enjoying seeing her in that state...
"Naina... Ghoom jao... Main earrings bhi pehna deta hun..." She just hummed in response & turned slowly towards me, her eyes lowered... I knew she was blushing as I could clearly see her cheeks turned crimson... I slowly made her wear the earrings too & this time I deliberately kept touching her neck & I saw the colour on her cheeks rising... I so loved that colour on her & I promised myself to keep that forever... I softly took her hands in mine one by one & made her wear the bangles too...
She looked graceful with that elegant jewellery on... One more gift was left that I had taken out from this gift box... I would gift her that at a right place at the right time in a perfect way... "Yeh sab tumhare pehenne ke baad aur bhi accha alag raha hai..." She blushed & was about to get up, when I pulled her back... This time though she landed on my lap & I held her wrapping my arms around her waist...
She tried to get up but I didn't allow her to... She looked at me pleadingly, "Sameer... Mujhe jaane dijiye please..." I nodded in a noo... "Nahi... Maine tumhe itne acche acche gifts di aur tumne mujhe abhi tak thik se thanks bhi nahi bola..." She lowered her eyes & I heard her soft voice, "Thanks..." How could I leave a chance to tease this blushing lady in front of me???
"Tum aise thanks bologi mujhe??? Itna rukh sukha thanks nahi chahiye mujhe...", I turned my face away from her & she instantly looked up at me... "Toh fir aur kaise thanks bolte hai???" I slowly removed my hand from her waist & tapped on my lips... The colour on her cheeks rose... I whispered in her ear, "Main yeh laal rang kabhi tumhare chehre se hatne nahi dunga Naina..."
She instantly moved her hands from my shoulders & locked them around my neck & hugged me... "Sameer... Aap bhi naa..." I hugged her tightly & we sat there for a while, "Sameer... Ab hume sona chahiye... Kal subah hume ghoomne bhi toh jaana hai na..." I hummed & reluctantly left her waist... She slowly got up from my lap & I stood up too. "Subah jaldi taiyar ho jaana... Hume nau baje breakfast ke liye jaana hai... Goodnight Naina... Sweet dreams..." "Goodnight Sameer..."
I entered my room & slept dreaming about my beautiful angel... I got up next day & headed for a long shower... When I came out, I saw a pair of clothes lying on my bed... I smiled to myself, "Zaroor Naina ne hi nikaale honge..." I wore them & got ready in the next fifteen minutes... When I reached downstairs, I saw all my gang of friends present there except for my girl... They were again shocked to see me... I'd worn light blue jeans with a white full sleeved t-shirt... This time I'd worn an orange-coloured jacket... Today, I'd also worn black leather boots... I was surprised myself that Naina had packed them at the first place...
Munna & Pandit hooted after seeing my appearance... "Sameer... Yaar... Aaj toh tu kayaamat dhaa raha hai... Kya baat hai bhai??? Aaj kal koi bohot hi dashing lag raha hai...", Munna & Pandit continued their teasing... After a while, I felt her presence behind me & I turned immediately to see her...
My heart stopped beating... She looked ravishing... She also had worn the same combination... She looked stunning in the light blue jeans & white long t-shirt... She had worn a black long overcoat with black leather boots... Had she purposely twinned us today??? When she walked towards us, I saw the same pink colour rising on her skin... Wait a minute, she was wearing a lipstick too... Was she going to give me a heart attack today??? My gaze moved down & I saw that she had worn the gifts that I'd given her last night... The chain & earrings were visible to me but I wasn't sure about the bangles as she was wearing a full sleeves coat...
Munna & Pandit hooted again & then I remembered that my besties were present around too... I'd almost forgotten that we had people around... "Arey waah Naina... Aaj toh tum bhi gazab lagi rahi ho??? Kyun Sameer???", Pandit asked mischievously... I wanted to kill my friends at that moment but I just hummed & turned around & left towards the hall where breakfast would be served... I knew Naina would find my behaviour a little awkward... But right now, neither I wanted my friends to know about what happened last night nor I wanted to make Naina uncomfortable in front of them...
We hadn't decided yet if we wanted to let the others know about our feelings & disclose our relationship... I needed to talk to Naina about it first... I didn't see Naina along with my friends in the hall... Where was she??? I silently escaped from there & searched her around... But she wasn't anywhere... I walked to our cottage & saw Naina doing something in the kitchen... What was she doing in the kitchen??? I quietly stood at the kitchen door & saw her wrapping something in the aluminium foil... What was she doing???
Before I could say anything, she turned, "Aap yahaan kya kar rahe hai Sameer???" "Tum mujhe yeh batao ki tum yahaan iss waqt kitchen mein kya kar rahi ho??? Breakfast nahi karna kya tumhe???" "Ummmm... haan... Karna hai... Chaliye... I'm ready..." She walked past me & kept the wrapped aluminium foil in her bag... I folded my hands & asked, "Kya liya tumne???"
She didn't say anything & was about to walk out, when I reached her in three long strides... I held her hand, "Naina... Kya tum mujhse naraaz ho???" She didn't say anything & I got my answer... "Naina... Meri taraf dekho..." I made her look at me & was shocked to see her misty eyes... "Naina... I'm sorry... Mujhe pataa hai tum mujhse naraaz ho kyunki maine abhi tumse sab ke saamne thik se baat nahi ki..." She didn't speak anything & her eyes pooled with fresh tears that stabbed me hard in my heart... What was I doing???
I pulled her in my arms but she didn't hug me back, "Naina... I'm sorry to hurt you again... Wohhh... Humne kal raat yeh decide hi nahi kiya tha naa ki sabko bataana hai yaa nahi, isliye maine subah sab ke saamne tumse kuch baat nahi ki... Please Naina... I'm sorry... Mera tumhe hurt karne ka koi iraada nahi tha..." A lone tear slipped from my eye too & that's when I felt her hands wrapped around me & I exhaled finally, getting my Naina back...
"I'm sorry Sameer... Mujhe lagaa ki aap mujhe sab ke saamne accept nahi karna chaahte, isliye mujhe thoda hurt hua... I'm sorry too... I should've understood this by myself..." I rubbed her back, "Naina... Please tum sorry mat bolo. Yeh meri hi galti hai... Hume iss baare mein pehle hi soch lena chahiye tha... Ummmm... Naina... Kya tum chaahti ho ki hume sab ko bataa dena chahiye hamare baare mein???"
She looked in my eyes & spoke softly, "I think hume ghar jaakar sabko ek saath yeh bataana chahiye... Tab tak yeh do din hume ek dusre ke saath time spend karna chahiye..." I wiped her tears & agreed to her, "Thik hai... Jaisa tum kaho... Par yeh mat samajhna ki yeh do din maine tumse durr rahunga... Mujhe tum mere paas hi chahiye... Agar durr gayi toh main sab ke beech mein se tumhe khinchkar apne paas le aaunga... Fir mat kehna maine aisa kyun kiya..." I said pouting at her & she pulled my cheeks lightly... "Thik hai... Main kahin nahin jaaungi aapko chodkar... Aapke aas paas hi rahungi... Ab chaliye... Sab breakfast par apne CEO ko dhoond rahe honge..."
"Aas paas nahi... Tum mujhe mere saath chahiye har pal..." She nodded, "Thik hai... Ab chaliye toh, mujhe bhook lagi hai..." She dragged me out of the cottage towards the breakfast hall... Maximum people were done with their breakfast & were waiting near the buses... We had breakfast together & left towards our group... I saw Amrita & Rohan together & was happy seeing them content with each other...
Amrita wished us & winked at Naina... I saw Naina turning away from me but she couldn't hide the blush that had already crept up on her face... I raised my eyebrows at Amrita & she winked at me too & left with Rohan... What was going on??? My friends joined us, "Arey kahaan reh gaye the tum dono??? Hum kabse tumhara wait kar rahe the... Dekho sab buses mein aage chale gaye hai... Hume bhi chalna chahiye... Hamari car wahaan khadi hai..."
We followed silently behind our friends... This time my friends didn't allow me to sit behind with Naina... Munna & Pandit took the back seats & then Swati, Preeti & Naina sat on the middle seats... And I was left with no other option, so I sat on the passenger seat with the driver... I saw my friends chuckling behind me as they had already sensed my mood... I would kill my own friends if they didn't allow me to spend time with Naina today...
"Hum kahaan jaa rahe hai???", I heard Naina's voice from behind... I knew I didn't need to answer as my best buddies would do the honour... And as I expected, my friends told about our day's plan to her... "Wowww... Bohot mazaa aayega..." To be honest, even I was excited as I would get some time to spend with Naina...
Our drive took hardly ten minutes & we stopped at our first destination... The girls squealed when they saw that we were standing next to a huge group of horses... "Wowww... Hum inpe baithkar jaayenge???", Swati asked Munna excitedly... "Haannn... Mera frockwala pandit... Hum iss ghode par hi jaayenge..." Preeti & Naina too were very much excited after seeing the horses...
"Main aaj tak kabhi ghode par nahi baithi hun, toh mujhe dar lag raha hai... Agar main gir gayi toh???", Naina said nervously drawing everyone's attention to her... I was the first to reach her, I held her shoulders, "Naina... Ghabrao mat... Main hun naa... Tumhe kuch nahi hoga... Thik hai... Will you trust me with this???" She nodded & I could still sense the fear in her eyes...
"Chalo sab... Hume do ghanta lagenge Mahasu Peak pohonchne mein... Hume wapis lunch tak waapis bhi aana hai...", I said & everyone walked to the waiting horses... Swati & Munna sat on the same horse & Preeti & Pandit too did the same... Naina was still standing next to me & I could feel that she was having second thoughts about this horse ride...
Once Swamun's & Preedit's horses were out of my sight, I pulled Naina in my arms... "Naina... Main hun na... Kyun darr rahi ho??? Dekho Swati, Preeti, Munna aur Pandit bhi chale gaye... Aur main hun na tumhare saath... Main tumhe kuch nahi hone dunga... I promise Naina... Ab chalo..." We left each other & I offered her my hand... She slipped her hand in mine & we walked towards the horse...
I asked Naina to sit first... She was scared no doubt but still she went for it... The instructor kept instructing her & she followed attentively... She kept her foot on the stirrup & sank her feet in it... She balanced herself & then sat on the saddle... I was proud of my girl... She was doing this for the first time, yet she looked confident... I only knew how much she was scared to do this...
Once she settled on the horse, I sat behind her... I took the reins in my hand & asked Naina to calm down, "Naina... I'm here with you... Ok... So, calm down... Breathe in... Breathe out..." She followed my instructions & then I saw her relaxing a little... "Good girl... Ab chalein???" She just nodded & we started our horse journey towards Mahasu Peak...
Mahasu Peak is the heart of Kufri... It is the highest peak... As the path to Mahasu Peak is muddy & it's not suitable to be covered on foot, so we were strolling on horses... The scenery around us was breath-taking... I knew Naina would forget her nervousness & would be very much happy when we would reach the top... But until then , I need to distract her...
I could feel Naina stiffen a couple of times... She hadn't said a word since our ride started... I had to do something & I knew how to distract my Naina... I slowly held her by her waist & murmured in her ear, "I Love You Naina..." And I kissed her ears one by one... She completely leaned on me & I saw that her fears were overtaken by my not-so-subtle moves... "Naina... Kya tumne maine diye hue kangan bhi pehne hai aaj???" I wanted to know this since morning...
"Aapko kya lagta hai Sameer???", I heard her soft voice... Aahhhhh... My girl had forgotten about the horse ride & was now concentrating on me... I was very much happy that at least I could divert her mind from her fears... "Batao naa Naina... Please..." "Aap khud hi kyun nahi check kar lete Sameer..." I asked the instructor who was also walking besides us to hold the reins of the horse... He happily accepted it & I finally wrapped my arms around my love... She kept her hands on mine & rubbed it & then finally I felt the bangles on her hand...
"Naina... Tumne yeh bangles bhi pehne hai??? Mujhe lagaa ki tum iss western dress ke saath yeh nahi pehnogi..." She held my hands again & said, "Main aapki di hui pehli gift khudse kabhi juda nahi karungi Sameer..."
"I Love You Naina..."❤
"I Love You Sameer..."❤
How was the update???
Abhi toh poora din baaki hai inka... Bohot kuch hona bhi baaki hai...😜
I'm very much sorry for the delay this time...
I'm travelling this week, so I'm not getting time to write & update my stories...
Do shower your votes & comments if you like the story...
Ignore the mistakes...
With Lots of Love,
Diku...❤
