She is sitting on the swing kept in balcony.
With a book in hand but eyes on the design of iron railing.
And a sense of relief on her face.
She recall what happened today in the head quarter.
How she was sipping coffee in the mess today when she met Major Ajit's daughter
Orderly - ye last sandwich tha
He said and ria made a face
She was a teenager
"You can have mine"
Naina offered ria her plate of sandwich
Ria smiled
Ria - no thanks
Naina smiled - lelo....I insist
Ria smiled at her
Major Ajit came to meet his daughter and felt a jolt to see his daughter with Naina
Ria turned to his father and smiled at him
Ria - hey Dad
Major Ajit looked at ria and then Naina who was looking as if she has conquered the world
He went suspicious
Ajit - I was waiting for u in my cabin
Ria - captain Naina se bat Kar rahi thi
And she told me everything about you.
This gave a heart attach to major Ajit
He saw Naina who was smiling venomously.
Ajit - Kya bataya
He asked ria with his eyes still on Naina
Ria - yahi
Ke ap kitna gussa karte ho
Aur kitne strict ho
Ria said and Ajit was confused...
Later in the cabin
Naina - ur daughter is really sweet
We even exchanged numbers
Ajit - stay away from her
He tried to threatened her , really pissed off with this flip in situation
She smiled again sarcastically and left the cabin
She suddenly felt something warm
She turned and it was Rajveer putting a shawl around her
Rajveer - thand lag jayegi andar Chalo
He said
And she saw him with surprised eyes
With sleep mixed in it
In the moonlight
She was looking the most innocent and pure soul
Making him look at her as if he is looking at the most beautiful Jewel in the world.
And after getting comfort of the shawl she realized she was actually feeling cold....in the chilled weather of Delhi
Naina - neened nahi a rahi thi
She said in a low key
He came and sat beside her.
She shifted a bit to give him space.
Rajveer -Delhi ke pollution mein tare dikhai hi nahi dete
He said looking at sky.
She smiled remembering a happy memory
Naina - bachpan mein jab load shading hoti thi to main aur Naveen bhaiyya terrace pe baith ke constellations dekhte the
Patters banate the..... Kahaniya banate the...
Rajveer- I remember
Star gazing Naveen ka fav kaam tha when we use to drink on the Terrace hostel.
She smiled remembering her brother
Rajveer- rat bohot ho gayi hai
We should get inside
He said as he raise from the swing.
She got up too
And both went inside shutting the door of the balcony
A weird sadness mixed with those bleak days and nights .....
Cold and Misty window panes....and the silence disturbed by occasional stuttering requests he would make to her whilst taking care of her....
She wouldn't protest as he would follow her like an afterglow of a lamp....not that she wanted him to repent ...not that she was happy to see him remorseful....but she found peace after such a long time.....his eyes still had the same effect on him...healing ,soothing.....
They would have quite dinners together. Sit in a dimly lit garden..safely distant yet close enough to feel warmth of each other's company...
Like two strangers stranded in an alien land scared to the bone.....least comfort they had was of each other's presence...
As endearing this silence was for her ,for him it was smouldering...suffocating...He could never forgive himself for what he did with her...what she had to go through ...because of him...that night
Still haunts him like a nightmare...
She on the other hand...was seeking normalcy,comfort trying to stay close leaving him torn between a strange longing to be closer to her or break apart for her own good...a battle inside his head against the voices that screamed taht he doesn't deserve her ....and the ones yearning for her mere loving glance.....
"Yahan ki thand nainitaal see bhi buri hai"she pouts...as he covers her with a shawl in her bedroom...
"Mai heater on Kar deta hun...aur ise peelo u ll feel better"he hands her a glass of milk...
She drinks obeying his orders......and he dims the light turning to leave ....
"Rajveer sir ...."she calls after him...a voice of uncertainty. ....
"Mai aapke room me aa jaun ..thand bohot hai yahan "innocently framing each word with utmost care...not wanting him to read anything more into it yet unable to phrase that strange restlessness she feels as he gets up to leave each night.....
He knows she is scared .....she still gets those nightmares.....
He hasn't slept a single night since she has been back from the detention....worried she might need him in the middle of the night....despite of not having courage to sleep in the same room as her....
But today she has taken a step....she is a lot braver than him..she always was....
He nods and walks her to his room....a strange mix of restlessness and comfort both spread in him at the same time...and he conder
Both overwhelmed as they slept together on one bed for the first time as man and wife
Maintaining a safe distance
Both facing away from each other
Credit of this update goes to heeba
I have worked on it despite of my busy schedule
Plz comment and let me know if it's worth taking effort.
