ShaRa snippets

Its almost time to go back

Raq: Nahi, Aaj no shoot, so a lazy day so far. I will have breakfast in a while.

Shamz: aap Kab uthey?

Raq: Bas thodi der pehle!

Shamz: Please breakfast karo.

Raq: Yeah, I will once I brush. How much time do you have for me today?

Shamz: Only maybe at night!

(He wanted to make use of the free day he had, he wanted to spend time with family and Shamz was among them. She was far from him and that made them realise the importance of the time they spent together. Suddenly, he heard someone scream his name from downstairs and figured out it was his mother.)

Raq: I can live with that. Okay, bye, Aai is calling me.

Shamz: Bye, love you. Say hi to aunty!

(She had also made individual connections with his family like he did with her loved ones. She had met Tai, Isha, Amol sir on her birthday while she had spoken to his mother post ott as well as bb 15. His mother couldn't come for her birthday but she called her up and wished her. She knew how close he was to his people and the importance of them in his life and now hers' too.)

Raq: I will, bye!

Raq lazed around, had breakfast and began watching cricket while Shamz was busy with exploring the place and doing some fun activities.
Raq texted her during the day but got no reply as she left her phone in her cottage before she headed for a meditation class.
It was only around 8:30 pm, she texted him, that she would be free post 11 pm as they had a star gazing night organised at the retreat.
Raq was eagerly waiting to see her, he had finished all his work, spent some quality time with Aai and Tai. Isha had become his workout buddy, if he wasn't shooting, they worked out together. Post workout, he had a long shower, changed into his night suit and had dinner with family. Once he came back to his room and was to himself, he began to think if his lady love would be free, also he didn't want to bother her as she was having her me time and she had told him that she would call him by 11. It was 5 past 11, Raq was never punctual himself but today the wait to see Shamz was becoming difficult for him. He tried to distract himself by opening his sketch book and begin sketching, however he did that also quick enough that he was still waiting for her to call.
She finally called him post 11:30, he had a huge smile when he saw the red heart emoji on his phone screen, it was her. He didn't want to waste a second, he picked up the call instantly, she was on video.

Raq: Hi baby, you look exhausted!

(When he saw her, he could see that she was at peace but was tired. She had done a lot today in excitement of having to leave the place next day.)

Shamz: I am! Aapne dinner kiya?

(Before telling him about her day, she quickly enquired if he had had dinner. That had become a ritual for her and she loved taking care of him.)

Raq: Yes madam, I had dinner, Aapne?

Shamz: Kabka karliya, I might fall asleep anytime.

(She finally began to express how tired she was and she might fall asleep while talking to him. They gave each other that space always but long distance gets to couples sometimes and they miss spending more time together. Thanks to technology, it would have been worse otherwise.)

Raq: Change toh karlo!

(He was noticing everything in that little frame on his screen, she was still in that white Kurta pajama she was given at the retreat. Her hair tied in a bun on top of her head, no make up, made her look even prettier in his eyes, he loved her natural look.)

Shamz:  No let's talk first , I can change later.

(She was too lazy and didn't want to move.)

Shamz: When are coming to Mumbai?

(She was missing him too. The distance had got to her also, she missed his presence and how he always troubled her. She wanted to spend ample amount of time with him and was craving him.)

Raq: mostly on the weekend or after that.

Shamz: Come quickly na!

Raq: You come to Pune then.

(Raq had work, given an option, he would have loved to stay with her in Mumbai but he had family in Pune and also work in the Marathi film industry. He was a big name there and had done some fabulous work there.
Rather than making it more difficult for her, he offered her to fly down to Pune.)

Shamz: Soon, I am coming back from one trip, I want to be at home for a few days and then I will come to Pune.

Raq: Fair enough. You seem so tired, aap sojao, I love you!

(Looking at her, he could sense how exhausted she must have been, she normally never says she is tired. She also does a lot of extra work sometimes so that she gets a good sleep.)

Shamz: love you, bye.

(She knew he was so understanding, she knew he wanted to talk but looking at her condition and health always being their first priority, he let her sleep.)

She was so exhausted that she didn't even bother cutting the call, Raq was still connected and could see how she feel asleep without even using a pillow under her head, he just thought. If he had been there, he would have put her to sleep properly on her pillow so that her neck doesn't get stressed. He called her up, she didn't answer but he tried again, she picked up this time. It could be an emergency, so she answered the call.

Shamz: Who's this? Please call me tomorrow.

Raq: Baby, suno.

Shamz: Aap ho, Kya hua?

( She got worried cause she had just spoken to him. She woke in startle and asker him if everything was okay.)

Raq: Sleep properly, your neck will get stressed, use a pillow please.

(She had a wide smile on her face. The concern, love, protective nature that he had, always made her feel a shiver in her spine, a feeling which cannot be described. )

Shamz: Okay bye, I love you.

She was about to have the most satisfying sleep, when she began to think about her handsome man, how he always set benchmarks way higher than anybody she had met in her life earlier. She always had a huge smile when she thought about this cute little gunda of hers. Eventually, she slept with her head on the pillow and a warm blanket that protected her from the chilled temperature.

Raq kept thinking about this cute little girl who was now become his world. He admired her pictures and thanked god for sending her in his life, she was very different from others and that was what among the many things he loved about her.