As he
entered in the room he saw a cynical smile coming up on her face. He looked at
her with questioning eyes to which she replied… So??
So, means?
What? He said and shrugged.
Hmmm, she
continued clearing her throat, so, who is Pinky huh? Why you didn’t introduce
your first love to me huh??
Ma told you
na… we played together when we were kids and nothing else…
Really??? Ma
told me something else too.. are you forgetting something? That you should have
told me long back?
What… You
don’t try to pull my leg… I’m not gonna fall prey ok!! He declared
So who use
to hold her hand and drop her to school every day and bring her back from
school to the auto… Ahh you had such a great caring sense when you were a kid…
You mean I
don’t care now? He got serious…
Aree yaar,
this is not fair when you ask me all mischievous questions, I’m supposed to
answer them with 100% truthfulness and when I’m just trying to …
Interrupting
her, he hold her by her shoulders and made her sit on the bed… while he sat on
his knees, ok… fine you want to know who is Pinky right… ?
Yes, she
said gaining back her lost enthusiasm.
Hmm, Pinky
is not my friend or love, she is more than that, she is my guide, she has been
always there for me, as you know by now, we studied together in same school and
they stayed a house next to ours, so being in same colony we even played
together. As we grew our friendship also did! That’s it.
Ummm and
what about the proposal?
What
proposal, that was just our parents or rather my parents who thought she will
be a great daughter I law…
Don’t tell
me… even you were ready, right for the marriage?
If she would
have agreed… he blushed
Ohhh… that
hurt her so deep, she was in pain… So you still fantasize about her being your
wife?
What non
sense… are you Mad, out of your sense? I said, we were just friends, and I had
no problem if she would have accepted the marriage proposal... Think before you
speak mad lady, she is someone’s wife now. He stretched his words.
And what before
she was someone else’s wife? You did think about her often huh?
Yes… that
again hurt her, I did think, not about her, and then I thought that I’m
someone else’s husband… Are you going to stop those stupid questions? Or
we are planning to play a quizze show her, ok then now my turn… Did you ever
feel I’m not true to you? Someone brings up some topic and you start
questioning?
Ohh, I had
no intentions of hurting you; I just thought I should use this chance I got to
tease you!! Why are you angry…
And you have
met Pinky… he again cut her sentence in between.
What… me…
when? Pinky?
Preeto you
remember she came here yesterday with mama mami.
Preeto Di...
she is Pinky… ?
Yes!! Pinky
is her pet name, but after marriage everyone has stopped calling her Pinky, he
doesn’t like it seems, people calling her by name Pinky and she is older than
me, so she had refused the proposal.
Older and
you studied in same class, She was confused now.
When Did I
say same class? Same school… We were together in same school, after she passed
10th she went for college to other city and then our communication
had broken.
Ohh… so sad…
A great love story had to break in middle of making history… Things could not
happen… She remarked sarcastically… you feel sad about it?
No… Not at
all, because if she would have accepted the proposal, I would have been in a
great loss!!
What loss…
??
I would have
missed you in my life… he said and he hugged her. In his arms she forgot
everything… She softly replied to his hug, “I know you love me a lot!!!”, looking
up to him in his eyes, she continued… “I can see that in those twinkling eyes…”
to which he just smiled and kissed her forehead!
Promise me,
you will not ask such questions again… you won’t doubt my love again... you
won’t hurt me like this again… he has a series of questions.
I never
doubted you dear, I was just teasing you, but I can’t promise I will never do
it again... now whenever I will see Preeto di... she paused releasing herself
from his arms, she continued these questions are going to come in my mind!! she
grinned and ran to the other side of bed.
After
running for a while behind her, he was able to get hold of her, both gasping
for breath “Shhh… don’t forget Ma and Papa are also there in the house…” she
laid her head on his shoulder and after their breath regained normal speed she took
his hand and said, you know I was very hurt when you said you were ready to
marry Preeto….
Why?
I don’t know
why… may be the realization that I was not your first choice was hurting me…
It is the
main drawback of arrange marriage you know, he said pressing her hand, You have
to reject so many before selecting the one… But… Hmm… Madam… Mera man ek kora
kagaj tha… jispe bhagwan ne tumhara naam likha hai.. (My heart was a blank paper on which God has written ur name) and
now it is no way going get erased…
She was
content with his answer, no questions left in her mind!! But he had something
store for her… He pulled an envelope from the pillow and handed it to her, she
looked at it surprised with perplexed eyes, as she opened it, two tickets to
Singapore popped out of it…
Wow!!! She exclaimed
as she had never imagined she would be there even in her dreams…
She
questioned him what is all this… ??
This is my
treat for you for your today’s accomplishment... for treating and caring for my
family like yours!! I hope you like my treat. The trip is in next month as this
month is a bit hectic and me getting leave is not possible.
She had
never expected something like this would be in store for her, she was
overwhelmed, It was very big thing for her, tears started flowing and she could
not speak a word, she was full of emotions.
She just
cuddled into his arms and made herself comfortable, though the day was hectic,
she was not feeling sleepy, and she had so much to share with him, ask him and
so much to create memories to cherish them throughout their life about these
couple of days which had brought with them bundle of joyous memories.
Chatting,
thinking, knowing more about each other, planning for the Singapore trip,
somewhere they went to sleep.
