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Dev's POV
I used to wonder why sister and brother in laws of a groom are called saala and saali in Hindi. I got my answers today when Elena and Sourabh kept calling so many times in between our date!
I am no monster and I won't eat up their sister and uff their highly raised curiosity ... can't the two of them simply curb it till Sona returns back home but nahi these two have to call every second to get the details ... If they won't leave their sister for a second how the hell will they get their 'details' ... So this calls for another
Dil me mere hai Dard-e-Dixit
Dard-e-Dixit Dard-e-Dixit
Dil me mere hai Dard- e - Dixit
Dard-e- Dixit Dard-e-Dixit!!
"Ele mai ghar aake baat karti hu na... My phone is going to be dead now" Sona said and all I could think was thank god its battery is getting over otherwise I would have thrown her phone now.
"Do you have a charger?" She asked and I nodded in a no frantically. I fear that had the speed of my nodding been a little more my head would have got detached from its position.
"I'm sorry about my siblings ... They are just..." She said with embarrassment plastered on her face
"... Just saala ... I mean my saala and saali" I controlled my slipping tongue.
She raised her eyebrows a bit and sensing DANGER I cleverly changed the topic.
"Rains!! Uhhh... Mumbai rains!! There is a warning of heavy rains" I was almost shouting at the top of my voice to divert her attention
"Ok I got it ... Chila kyu rahe ho?" When she asked about my screaming I lowered my pitch
There was so much to say, so much to hear from her but the time seemed running away from my hands and my words well they weren't falling into the right places.
We were sitting outside my parent's villa, a house where I have rarely been visiting after the mishap that changed my life forever. Every nook and corner of this building has volumes to tell about its ex-inhabitants. Every place has stories to tell, which may drown you in nostalgia but I remember those days fondly. Its a sweet nostalgia in my case. Life was easy when Maa-Papa were alive.
The thundering of clouds brought me back to the on going moment and I realised that the winds had turned violent. A storm was expected. My eyes fell on Sonakshi sitting on the opposite side of the table trying to control her hair which were flying in every possible direction.
I ordered the butlers to clear the set up outside and led her inside my home.
"Kya hai?" Sona sounded quite annoyed while asking what I was doing
"What?"
"Why were you staring at me like that outside?"
"When?"
"Don't try to act smart Mr Dixit!"
"My eyes were never off you so can you please pin point the time when I was staring at you like 'that' " I stressed on the word THAT
"Chessy Dixit"
"Love is a chessy phenomenon Dr. Bose can you please tell me now"
"When my hair were flying with the wind ... Bolo yahi soch rahe the na tum ki Pappi Gudiya wali bhoot ki tarah lag rahi hu"
Wow! What a comparison !! When will her choice of films improve???
"Kya soch rahe ho?" She tapped my forehead
"Hai jo iraade bata tu tumko
Sharma hi jaaogi tum
Dhadkane jo suna du tumko
Ghabra hi jaaogi tum"
Seeing her mood change a bit, I pulled her towards myself and twirled her
"Humko aata nahi hai chupana
Ho na hai tujhme Fanaah ..
Chand sifaarish jo karta humari
Deta wo tumko bata
Sharmo haya ke parde gira ke
Karni hai humko khata
Zid hai ab to hai khud ko mitana
Hona hai tujhme fanaah"
With the last lines I pulled her back towards me and she ended up landing so close that our faces were barely a few inches apart. When she looked straight into my eyes I lost count of time and things that were happening around me. For those few minutes all of my attention and existence revolved around this girl in my arms, whom I met on a red light singing to herself in a car. This is what they call destiny I guess.
"Dev.." Her voice broke my reverie and I released her from my grip. With her inching away from me gradually my fear of loosing her grew stronger.
Another flash of lightening and subsequent thunders happened and then the lights went off.
Damn! Saari nautanki aaj hi honi thi kya??
I guess the world wants to conspire against me so that I keep on saying
Dil me mere hai Dard e Dixit
Dard-e-Dixit Dard-e-Dix...
I felt her hands clutching mine tightly.
"Ms. Sonakshi Bose who likes to watch nothing but silly horror films is afraid of the dark ... Waahh!!" I mocked at her ajeeb-o-gareeb harkat.
"Haa.. To mai ... Films ... Light on karke dekhti hu na ..." And thus came the most lame answer expected of watching horror films with lights on "Can ... We pl..eeasse go outside"
I led the way and we were once again outside the house. Sitting in the lawn under the stars... Well not exactly the stars because the clouds had over shadowed them but still we were outside the house in the open
Sona's POV
We were finally outside sitting on a bench in the lawn. Its his parents house. I took a second out earlier while eating to Google about Dev's parents. They died in an accident when he was quite young. I'm glad I didn't scratch his wounds by asking him. Still, I am elated by the fact that out of all the places in the universe he chose to bring me to his parents villa. He is serious about me. Maybe he wanted their blessings for us. I don't need any other assurance now.
"Sab gadbad ho gaya na?" Dev said " I thought we'll have a romantic dinner in the open hearing some good romantic music... I'll show you around the house... But the lights went off ... Sab gadbad ho gaya" Despondence was ruling his tone.
"Well ... The food was great and as far as roaming around the house is concerned we can still do that but only when the light comes" I took his hand in mine and rested my head on his shoulder. "As far as this 'date' is concerned ... Ummm ... to make an honest confession I really don't need these big materialistic things to feel special ... All I need is your company and time to feel special ... I don't need cheesy I love yous all I want is you to be by my side while we stay up all night to gaze the stars"
"Stay up all night just to gaze the stars?" His mischeivous side was back and I playfully hit his arm.
"See I hardly know anything about you and I claim to love you" He was blankly staring ahead of him
"Nachiket and I knew each other really well but it didn't work out between us" I lifted my head from his shoulder and faced him "Even though I barely know you I feel secure and safe with you. The way you care for me, my family is enough. I know you'll be there for me no matter what. You have always shown me the right direction. The day we met after my auditions I felt that I can bare my soul to you... I trust you and I love you for all that and a lot more"
"Itna bhi accha nahi hu mai Sonakshi" My name sounded perfect in his husky tone though his low opinion about his own personality did prick me.
"But you are perfect for me even with your imperfections, if there are any imperfections because I just see a perfect Helmet Hero in front of me ... Ehh beside me to be precise" I smiled broadly and my contagious smile caught up with him quickly. He smiled even more brightly and I could sacrifice anything for this smile.
A big drop made its way from the sky and landed on my nose. For some strange reason I feel special when the first rain drop falls on me.
"Let's get inside its going to rain" Dev pulled my hand and I freed it from his grip
"No ... Ekdom na ... Ek to mera boyfriend singer uss par pehli date and ye baarish ... I will not go inside" I kept my hands on my waist, pouted like a kid and stomped my feet.
"Accha baba" He said
"Sing for your fangirl Dev" I ordered like a princess with the excitement of a fangirl
Tujhko mai rakh lu waha
Jaha pe kahi
Hai mera yakeen
Mai jo tera na hua
Kisi ka nahi (*2)
Le jaaye jaane kaha hawayeein hawayein
Le jaaye tujhe kaha hawayein hawayein
Begaani hai ye saari hawayein hawayein
Le jaaye mujhe kaha hawayein hawayein
Le jaaye jaane kaha na mujhko khabar na tujhko pata
The wet mud was sticking to the ends of our clothes and water droplets were slowly dripping from them. All my efforts in getting dressed up for tonight had gone vain as my dress clinged to my body and yet in this moment I found utmost happiness with my helmet hero.
Banati hai jo tu
Wo yaadein jaane sang mere kab tak chale
Inhi me to meri
Subah bhi dhale, shaamein dhale, mausam dhale
Khayalon ka sheher
Tu jaane tere hone se hi abad hai
Hawayein haq me wo hi hai jo tera naam le
Deti hai jo sadayein
Hawayein hawayein
Na jaane kya batayein
Hawayein hawayein
Le jaaye jaane kaha na mujhko khabar na tujhko pata
The rain continued and we after enjoying it to our heart's content went back inside the bunglow. We dried ourselves and changed into fresh clothes. While Dev had his own clothes I had to wear his oversized T shirt and trousers. He lit a few candles in his fairly large balcony. The shade over it was enough to protect us from the rain. It wasn't safe to drive back 15 kms from his house to mine so I decided to stay back partly because of this reason and largely because I don't wan't to stay away from him at all even for a second.
He was lying lazily on the floor of his balcony over a thick matress and I rested beside him.
Life is bliss
I snuggled in his embrace and didn't realise when sleep took over me.
Pata nahi kaisa likha hai
I am writing after 10 days and was having a terrible block in executing the ideas
Sorry for the delay but updating regularly will cost me my study hours and I'll be an idiot if I do that.
For Muthash and others who have a Hindi issue you'll always find a rough translation to the Hindi dialogues next to them. Not in brackets but in place of 'he said', she said etc. And if there isn't a translation then the lines belong to some Hindi song.
Spoiler regarding the next chapters has already been put up on instagram : ritii11 is my insta id.
The story may take longer to finish than expected because of late updates but I don't want to rush it and spoil it.
And thank you for all the love I saw that the chapter 'Mera Dil Bhi...' got 100 votes thank you so so much. Baaki chaps par bhi daya dikhao thodi😁
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