* ~The Last Wish~ * ShaKhi FF - Shaurya + Anokhi Fanfiction

Part - 5

Anokhi knew that she was attracted to Shaurya. According to him, the attraction, infatuation, or whatever it was she felt would fade away with time. She will forget him and move on. But, will she? Anokhi was not sure.

She never felt this way for any man before. Born and brought up in a conservative household with orthodox values, she never got the chance to meet men in general. She received her preliminary education in a unigender school and did not get the chance to meet many men there too.

Reserved and focussed, Anokhi was nothing like her peers. The idea of men was very different in her mind. She wanted to be understood and cared for, supported and protected, before being loved. And Shaurya did all of the above. She did not know if she was in love with him. Love is a complex emotion, and Anokhi was still pretty young. But she looked at Shaurya as her last refuge in an alien place, her safe haven, her cactus, thorny outside, soft inside. She couldn't stop herself from getting drawn to him.

But she also knew that there was a massive heartbreak at the end of the road. Shaurya, her PS, loved someone else. He cared for her, but he did not love her, or see her the way she does. And that stopped her from expecting more. She wiped a tear and went back to her study desk. No! She had to control her emotions. He had been overly nice with her. But she couldn't take that for granted. 

Sighing, she sat down at her desk and opened a textbook. Studies, dreams, goals, that was all she had to keep her mind from thinking about Shaurya.

The doorbell rang.

Anokhi glanced at the clock. It was 8PM.

She had shifted to this PG some time back. The landlady is a considerate woman, and she charged her quite less. Anokhi could afford that much. But the woman was strict about rules regarding visitors. She mentioned it repeatedly that no night visitors were allowed.

Anokhi walked to the door and opened it. She was stunned to see a tired, familiar face smiling at her. It was Shaurya, along with the landlady. She was all smiles..

Anokhi tumhare professor aye hai. Unko tumse kuch zaroori baat karni thi to maine allow kar diya. Unhone mere liye ye bouquet lekar aye. How sweet of him, hai na?

She showed her the flowers. Anokhi eyed Shaurya suspiciously. He suppressed a mischievous smirk and grinned with all 32 out.

Jao, jao inko andar leke jao - She almost pushed him inside. Anokhi moved aside.

Thank you Mrs. Verma - Shaurya beamed.

Anokhi wished her goodnight with a smile and closed the door. She then turned at Shaurya.

Sir, aap iswaqt yahaan?

Kyun? Nhi aa sakta? Shaurya smiled at her.

Nhi..Aisi baat nhi hai. Aap aa sakte ho. But koi wajah bhi to chahiye na?

Shaurya nodded- Right, koi wajah to chahiye. Well, main tumhare liye ek proposal lekar aya hu. Mujhe isi hafte ke andar London jana hoga. Main do tin mahine mein wahan shift ho raha hu to kuch arrangements karni hogi. Tum chaho to mere saath chal sakti ho..

MAIN??? The shock in her voice was evident.

Main, Sir? Main kya karungi jake?

Shaurya was ready for this - To tum yahan akele rehna prefer karti ho. Us seher mein jaha tumhe itna kuch sehna pada? Jab tumhari Aastha ma'am bhi nhi hai yahan. Agar firse kuch uch nich  ho jaye tumhare saath to? Main to nhi rahunga yahan.

Anokhi (pleading) - To mat jaiye na?

Shaurya looked away - Kash aisa ho sakta Anokhi. He controlled himself and said - Anokhi mujhe jana hai but main tumhe bhi sath lekar jana chahta hu.