She is not meeting my eyes, not for a second. She is sitting silently on a bench by lowering her eyes. Her face is looking so crimson. I'm actually enjoying this a lot. Her shyness is adding more beauty to her looks.
I cancelled my flight and walked near her. I took my position beside her. She is fidgeting her fingers a lot. Her fingers has turned red due this.
"Soha..."
I called her very gently.
"So? What should we do now?"
I asked.
She looked at me in confusion. I deliberately made a tensed face.
"About what?"
She asked me.
"About us"
I said.
"About us what?"
She is looking so confused right now.
"You told me to stay but I don't know what should I do now...I mean what will you tell Umesh about us?"
Her face turned bright red. She immediately lowered her eyes.
"I..I.. don't know..."
She mumbled.
"I have a plan..."
I said.
She immediately met my eyes.
Her eyes are so beautiful and full of life. I got lost for a few seconds into the depth of her innocent eyes.
"What plan?"
She broke my trance.
"You have to tell Umesh that you want to stay with me"
She again averted her gaze.
"When did I say that i want to live with you?"
She protested slightly.
"You didn't? But you just said a few minutes back that you don't want me to leave you"
"That's.. that's..a... different thing"
She said.
"I don't see any difference..."
I said. I'm really feeling like to laugh so hard but I can't. She will surely get mad at me.
"I told you to not leave but that doesn't mean I will stay with you"
She said this time looking straight at me.
"Then what will I do here? I thought now we are going to live together...but you are saying that you won't live with me..."
"But i can't...what people will say? I'm not your girlfriend"
She immediately stopped after saying that. She bite her tongue and looked away.
"You are not? But i thought now we are in a serious relationship Soha"
"I'm going Sahab...if you keep talking like this, I won't stay even a second"
She started walking away. I suppressed my laugh and ran after her.
"Soha..Soha stop...stop"
I held her wrist and made her stop.
"Did I say anything wrong?"
I asked in a calm tone. She is not looking at me.
"I..I..."
I held her chin and make her look into my eyes. Shyness is written all over her face.
"You..are... my...Sahab.."
She said very timidly.
"So? Don't you see me as your....."
She pulled away her wrist and ran away shyly.
Oh God!! What will I do to her!!!
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I received a call from Papa. He wants me to come to Mumbai for a new project. I have no choice. Papa can't take care of our business like previous times. I know soon I will become one of the busiest people of my family.
Immediately Soha's thought consumed my mind. She will surely complain in future for my busy schedule. Suddenly a sadness covered my inside. She is so innocent. How will I concentrate in my work when she will be all alone?
I just met her a few hours back but continuously I was getting scared. I'm thinking nonstop about her, if she is crossing the road wisely, if some thieves are following her, if she had her lunch finely, if someone is behaving rudely to her.
I'm actually going crazy. I never knew that I could think about someone like this. She is everywhere. Inside, outside, inside every layer of my cells, through my veins, she is running wildly. I'm feeling like I'm drunk and I'm enjoying this mesmerizing state. I want to spend my entire life like this. I'm drunk in her love.
Suddenly my phone vibrated. I saw her name on my screen. Millions of cells of my body jumped in happiness. This is so deep. So true. Nothing is more true than this feeling of love, which I'm feeling right now.
"Yes love"
I said.
I'm drunk in her love...
I'm drunk in her innocence...
I didn't hear her voice but I know she is blushing furiously.
"Soha..."
I again called her. I'm dying to hear her voice.
"Umesh was talking about the our engagement"
My drunken state got over and then and there i felt rage. My breathing turned high instantly.
"No engagement will take place..it's over"
I said.
"But he doesn't know this...you go and talk to him..he needs to know"
She said in a very soft tone.
My inner restless immediately flew away.
"Okay..but first, I need to hear it from you, what is going on between us? I want a clear cut answer Soha"
I said in a serious tone.
She is silent. As expected.
"Will you always behave like this Soha? Even after our marriage?"
I asked in a gentle tone this time.
Immediately she disconnected the call.
This girl!!!!
I decided to give her a surprise. She can't stay that much shy around me.
But before that I have to talk to Umesh.
I called Umesh immediately but my luck was not in my favour. Umesh is out of the town for two days. He told me that he will meet me as soon as he reach home.
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Author's pov
After taking a shower, she came out. She was wearing a navy blue kurta and a skirt. She straight went to the terrace.
She started taking rounds around the tulsi plant. She did it every night and in the early morning. After finishing her prayer she stood in a corner and looked out.
She bite her nails shyly and looked towards the horizon. She doesn't know how to embrace all these changes in her life so suddenly. She is feeling so shy. She is even scared to look into his eyes. The way Sahab looks at her, she feels something different.
She is not that naive anymore. She knows where this is going. This is developing into a different type of bond. A bond which is very personal and intimate.
She is happy but she is not feeling confident. She is constantly thinking about Sahab's family. How they are going to react? What if they say no? What if Kripa returned some day?
She got tensed after thinking about all these. She came downstairs with a nervous face. After three long years, finally he came back. She is not ready to lose him again.
She opened the door and instantly she gasped. Her eyes widened in shock after seeing Arjun sitting in her bed by holding the hoodie.
"So...you are a little thief huh?"
He started walking towards her.
"Sahab, what are you doing here? Anybody can see you...."
Though she is feeling embarrassed but more than embarrassment, she is feeling tensed.
"First you tell me, when did you steal it from me?"
Soha tried to grab the hoodie but within a second Arjun encircled her waist and pulled her closer to his frame.
Her whole face turned pale and she started sweating.
Arjun immediately left her. This is absolutely wrong. She is different. She is not comfortable with all these. He has to control his own behaviour around her. He doesn't want to make her uncomfortable in any way.
He gently held her hand and walked her towards the bed. Her palm has turned cold in tension.
He made her sit on the bed and pulled a chair. He sat on the chair.
"Did you keep it for these years?"
He asked in a gentle tone.
She nodded her head while looking on her lap.
"Why?"
"Because it reminded me of my home"
He lost his speech completely. He kept on staring at her in extreme shock. At the same time, his heart crumbled down.
He didn't think twice before embracing her in his arms. Her face got buried in his shoulder. He also buried his face in her hair.
"I'm sorry Soha... I'm so sorry"
His voice shook.
He pulled apart and found her crying. She is not meeting his gaze. He understood that she is trying her best to not sob.
"Soha..."
This time she hugged him tightly.
"You are bad...you did wrong.. I'm not going to forgive you for that"
A smile spread on his lips along with tears in his eyes. He just held her protectively in his arms like a guardian and let her shade her tears freely.
It's highly needed for their future. Let her cry and vent all her pain.
He can see a wonderful future with her in his Mumbai mansion. He can't wait to make her his.
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