Love of my Life

25.

It was Saturday morning and Sana was getting ready for the bike trip with Sid, she wore a comfortable baggy jeans Capri pants going with a purple turtle neck full sleeve top. She was sensitive to sunburns and prepared to cover herself well with sunscreen and clothes covering her skin. She was excited and jumping around the house. She prepared food, did all the chores at home for the day. 

Giving an excuse to Subbu anna to go out was a big task to Sana, she was getting a hook of it though and was able to conjecture his response, so she prepared well with the help of her ally, Monty di. She didn't feel the guilt with her brother as much as she regretted it with her parents, when she had to lie to meet Sid. She didn't look forward to that in future and she wanted to discuss this with Sid and find a solution for this. He didn't have any compulsion to do that with his family as he was clear and everyone know about their relation there, she also desired the same for herself, a clarity, honesty, truthfulness, freedom towards her family. She valued that a lot and she felt that she was ready to tell about her alliance with Sid to her parents, if he gets ready as well! 

They planned to meet at 11am in Sid's house, so Monty di planned to drop Sana there and that gave Subbu some relaxation as well. He was getting doubtful of Sana's movement these days, but trusted her as he knows how social she can be and now in a job with new friends she has made, it can be pretty challenging for her to keep up with all the friend circle she has, though her visits were limited to their houses and friends house, she rarely went out to meet friends. She was his responsibility in their parents absence so he was extra vigilant, but he also had some office work to finish and Sana would have been a big distraction and her not around would give him the peace he needed for the weekend. 

"Put your legs on both side Sana, two legs on one side would be uncomfortable for you and we are going for a long ride." Sid instructed Sana finding her hesitant to sit. 

"Hmmm... okay" she replied. "Abe yaar pakad le mujhe itna kyun sharma rahi hain..." Sid grumbled. "Maa hain na Sid... woh kya sochegi?" Sana whispered waving his mom who was standing in the gate. 

"Woh kuch nahi sochegi, and wait why is this helmet slanted? let me correct that." He pulled her towards himself and fixed the helmet. He got a new ladies helmet for her, pink with white design in that, keeping in mind her favorite colors and she was looking adorable in that. She had her sunglasses underneath it and she looked delightful. He just couldn't stop looking at her, her helmet looked fine but just to admire her a bit more he pulled her towards himself and acted as if he is fixing. She had a small ladies gray backpack around her shoulders with white sneakers in her feet she looked like a bairn. 

"Chal baith" he slightly pushed her hand to his shoulder and asked to sit. Sana was excited for the bike ride, she sat comfortably on the bike holding Sid's shoulders and waved his mom bye. Mom had a big smile waving them and asked to be careful, "Take care bacho, drive safe and enjoy." 

 "Chale?" Sid asked Sana by slightly shaking the bike. "Aaahh ammma..kya kar rahe ho.. Chalne se pehle hi darra rahe ho?" panicking Sana held his waist tight. 

"Now you know how to hold!" Sid chuckled and started their first bike ride. 

Sana was having so much fun, she was cherishing the experience and it was a special one as it was with Sid and how handsome he was looking with his toned muscle protruding out in his rolled up sleeve of blue Polo T-shirt. She had wrapped her arms around his waist hugging him close and she could feel his toned chest. She was blushing and biting her lips, she was whipped with the thrill. 

They reached Connaught Place(CP) in Delhi, he parked the bike and they walked around CP, ate special chat, juice, Sid loved all the street side food and Sana was crazy about that as well, they relished it together. Then went to feed the pigeons, she also did some petty fake jewelry shopping in Palika Bazaar and local market. 

He asked if she wanted to watch a movie to which she denied and said, "Nahi Sid, I want to talk to you, lets go towards water fountain there is lot of benches to sit" she suggested. 

"Nice idea.. chal" Sid was happy about her suggestion as he also didn't like the idea to go for the movie, but he said this as he knows Sana's fondness towards Bollywood movie. He wrapped her shoulder from his left hand and she held his waist from behind with her right hand and walked towards the fountain like lovebirds, like no one is watching, free and latitude.

They both were silent, sitting in an empty bench away from the crowd, watching the water, kids playing around that from distance. A large drop of sun lingered on the horizon sprinkling orange façade in the sky.

"You know Sana, dusk is just an illusion because the sun is either above the horizon or below it. And that means that day and night are linked in a way that few things are there cannot be one without the other yet they cannot exist at the same time. How would it feel I wonder to be always together yet forever apart?" Sid said watching the Sun and Sana who laid her head in his arms holding it, tired and sleepy.

"The journey of the sun and moon is predictable. But ours, is our ultimate." Sana looked up to see Sid's charming face and he bend down to peck her lips and she pecked him as well in return.

"I want to say about us to Appa and Amma after their return from Kerala." Sana said in a hushed tone looking up to him.

Sid jerked and faced her cupping her face with both hands, "Sachi, I was waiting when you will say this! I am waiting to take you home and make you mine forever but I didn't want to force you with any of my wish. You are young, you might have aspirations, so I thought to wait for you. I know you are my ultimate and I will wait for you lifelong.. Thank you so much Sana... let's do it, let me know when to come and talk  to them or whatever you say dear.." overjoyed Sid expressed his happiness hugging her tight.

Sana was relived hearing Sid's feeling. She thought he might ask her to wait and would tell her to enjoy this time of their courtship, but she was pleasantly shocked hearing his eagerness. 

"Should I come next Saturday? What do you say?" he asked. 

"I will talk to them on Saturday first, let me check how they react first and then you can come Sunday maybe!" she said.

"Ya that would be right, let me also know, I will prepare myself accordingly. Itna toh Board meeting main bhi nahi nervous hua yaar.." he huffed out some breath combing his hair from his fingers.

"Nervous toh mujhe hona chahiye, in our family no one has done a Love Marriage and mine would be the first.. that too out of our caste.. I don't know what is in store but I am somehow confident that they will initially disagree but will agree later." she said looking at him questioning, as if seeking an answer from him. 

"What if they denied? What will we do then?" he asked. "I will try make them agree, compel them, pressurize them, make them understand that you are my happiness. They are parents they will understand." she said with confident.

"What if even doing all that they don't agree?" he pestered her again.

"I will not go against them Sid, if that is what you are asking. They are my parents, I will give up my happiness, my love for them , if I am unsuccessful to make them understand. They are more important for me Sid, because of them I am here with you... They are my God, how can I scuffle with them?" she said honestly again, making her point clear, making Sid surprised but proud of his girl, who values and respects relation so much. He is also the same, his mom is everything to him, given a choice he would have choose his mom like Sana said, he will never judge Sana's love for him based on the fact she said so innocently and honestly. 

"We will see that, Sana. We have to think positive and believe that they will agree and if not we will make them realize our love to them. Together we will face any challenge as deep as ocean and as high as the sky. Although we may come from vastly different stories and very different walks of life, we are one people who posses common values and common ideals. I think we will make them recognize that, together." He try to clear all the confusion which was misting their mind, rather giving himself a solace.

"Yes we will, together!" Sana smiled giving him the assurance and laid down her head in his shoulders, interwinding their fingers watching the sunset which was promising the new dawn. 

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