CHAPTER 34- A NIGHT FULL OF SURPRISES

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~•Geet's POV•~

I can't take my eyes off his hands which were on steering wheels and his eyes are crafted so perfectly.  Does he look at me with these eyes? Yeah.

Geet, don't stare  him like a stalker. He will find you creepy.

I concentrated on road and I got a text from Avantika

“Have some romantic time together! Don't forget to click some pictures. I need one. ”

I looked at him and wondered what's meant by romantic time. Should I ask him? His POV. I should.

I took a deep breath and calmed myself down.

“Kuch puchna hai? ” He smiled.

(You want to ask Something?)

“Nhh. I mean haa. ” I stammered before I could find myself completing the sentence.

“Dhruv”

“Yes, Rainbow”

“According to you, what's meant by romantic time? ” I asked slowly, leaving a pause in between each word.

He looked at me ,smiled and his eyes returned to the road again.

“Maybe, just being together, spending good moments. Romance doesn't always mean doing something which you made me read in that book suggested by Anaya.” He answered.

“You are teasing me again, ” I pouted.

He stopped the car and held my hand.

“If I look into your eyes to know the depth of your love for me , hold your hand to know how it feels to know you are always there for me for your Dhruv, ”I listened to him carefully with no expression on my face.

“For me romance is just you and me sitting quietly, feeling our presence and loving each other without any expectations. This is how we were able to complete three years of us. So we have reached,  remembered our friend's  date?  Let's  recreate those moments”  He smiled and leaned to remove my seat belt.

I can't believe someone like him exists in this world or am I fortunate to have him in my life?

I never wanted to fall in love but he gave me every reason to fall for him.

How can he be so perfect? He loves me though he knows everything about me and my past.

“Rainbow” I heard his words which made me aware he was standing opening the gate by my side.

He offered his hand . I kept mine and got out of the car. The time was 8pm.

“Dhruv Bhaiya, bahut dino baad aaye ” The seller greeted him.

(You are here after a long time)

“Ha woh ghar gaya tha aur kese ho aap?” He asked him.

(I visited home and how are you?)

They were talking and he suddenly asked me,“Ek hi plate me khaoge ya alg alg?”

(can we eat together on one plate or shall I ask him for two?)

“Jo sahi lage aapko”

(whatever you say)

“Aap car mai Betho mai leke aaya ”He said, leaning a little.

(Please go and sit in car, I will get it for you)

I nodded and sat inside the car which was parked a little away.

I was waiting for him and suddenly I saw my mumma's call.  Why is she calling me? What if she asks about my sisters? If I don't answer she will call  back again.

“Hello mumma,” I answered, keeping in mind to not stretch much.

“Hi Geet, jyada nahi kahugi par kal dopahar tak Jodhpur aa jana. Virendra ki sagai hai aur Sanjana ki godh bharai bhi shaam ko”

(I won't say much but make sure you reach Jodhpur by tomorrow afternoon for Virendra's engagement and also for Sanjana's baby shower in the evening)

“Kal ? ”

(Tomorrow?)

“Ha mai Vihaan ko bata dungi par tera hi call laga. Avu, kavya aur Vihaan ka unreachable bata raha hai. Kaha toh tum sab? ”

(Yes, I will inform Vihaan about it. I was able to call you otherwise Avu, Kavya and Vihaan's number are unreachable. Where are you all?)

“Actually woh teeno restaurant ke andar hai aur mai sabse last me nikli car se so aapko mera call laga. Aap tension na lo main aa jaungi ” I lied because if I told her where I am exactly she is going to kill me.

(Actually they are inside of the restaurant and I was the last one to exit the car so you were able to connect the call. Don't worry we will be there)

I noticed him coming and he sat inside of the car.

“Garv ka call aaya tha usko Jodhpur bulaya hai ” he informed.

(I got Garv's call and they have called him to visit Jodhpur)

“Mujhe bhi aaya tha mumma ka. Kal jana pdega yaar” I informed, hitting my hand on the gear.

(Even I got one from mumma. I have to go tomorrow)

“I am joining you, don't worry. My family is invited too” He said and closed the car door.

Thank God, we will get more time with each other.  We started eating and he gave his first bite to me.

“Ye lo. Mauka fir pata nahi kab mile?” He offered.

(Have this, I don't know when are we going to get this chance again?)

I ate and I did the same.

“I can't believe ki aapko itni sharam aati hai? ”He said, giving me another bite.

(I can't believe that you are so shy?)

“I am not a child and I have my own hands which I can use to feed myself” I gave him an excuse.

“I know but I don't know when I will get this chance again soon”  He told, stopping me to eat the food by my hand.

We were done with it and the next stop was the Panipuri stall. I can't say how much I love Panipuri.

“Geet, have  you ever thought what if our families don't agree for us? ” He asked while driving .

That question always roams around my mind. What if he is not the one whom I will marry? What if my family forced me to marry someone else?

“Hey,  don't worry. I am joking. I will talk to my parents by the end of this year so they can talk to aapsa and mumma to fix our engagement. We can get married after two years.” He assured me, holding my hand while his other hand was on the steering wheel .

“Will it be easy to convince them?”

“But it's not impossible right?”  He said, while his eyes directed towards the stall.

We got out of the car and gave our order.

“Why do you love Panipuri so much? I mean it tops your favorite list”He asked, standing beside me.

“I don't know but it's my favorite”

“Then there won't be any reason why I am your favorite?”

I didn't say anything because I don't know how to answer his questions.

After having our Panipuri, our stomachs were full and we weren't hungry anymore.  We reached near our car which was quite far away and I checked my watch.

“It's 9pm I think we should go home ”  I informed, opening the car door.  Before  I could go inside, he stopped me and pinned me on the car.

“Dhruv, we are road and koi dekh lega” I

reminded, removing him.

“Mai kuch nahi karunga , trust me. I just wanted to tell you”

(I won't do anything, trust me. I just wanted to tell you)

“Tell me what ?"

He leaned and our forehead brushed each other. I started breathing heavily. I was nervous. Why is he testing my patience? He lifted my chin and looked into my eyes

“I wanted to tell you that I am blessed to have you who has the purest heart where I wish to stay for the rest of my life. So, will you give me this opportunity to call myself as the husband of Geetanjali Kanwar Shaktawat?”

Suddenly he lifted my left hand and placed a ring in my ring finger. I looked down in my hand and I found a ring made of silver.

Did he propose to me?

“I will give you a gold one on our engagement till that make this lucky by wearing it ”

I don't know what should I say? I will start crying if he says anything more. I couldn't understand the words which were stuck in my throat. He opened the back seat gate and kept a box in my hand.

He asked me to open it. I kept the box in his hand and unboxed it without understanding what's waiting for me inside.

There was a book .I turned on my phone flashlight and My eyes moved to find the name of the book.

“The Seven Colours of us”

“By Dhruv Deora”

“Geetanjali, do you know the reason behind this name? ” He asked, pointing at the title of the book with his hand.

“No!”

“You are my   Rainbow with whom I share seven colours of life as Secrets,Trust,Care,Happiness,Sadness,Respect and most important LOVE.” He said, looking into my eyes and holding my hand.

I hugged him and I couldn't stop myself from crying. How can I be so lucky to have him?

“Don't cry, your kajal will spoiled and Avantika will break my teeth”

“When did you publish it? Can't you inform me before? What's the need to keep it as a surprise only to make me cry?” I asked,hugging him tighter.

“If I knew you would cry, I would have told you before. BTW nobody knows this I have published it even Garv”

“It's happy tears. I am so proud of you” I pulled his cheeks.

~•Dhruv's POV•~

Finally, the day arrived when I proposed to her. I won't say it was unplanned, I planned it on my way to Jaipur.

“Dhruv, what if our parents….” Before she could complete it, I stopped her, holding her by her waist which was covered by her top and moved a little closer.

“Trust me, when I say this I can't imagine someone else in your place, I mean it. I know my love for you is pure and I don't think I will be able to imagine someone else in my life as my wife”

She stared and her eyes were clearly reflecting her questions, doubts and fears.

I felt a breeze on my face when it arrived before the rain . I know very well that she doesn't like rain. To be honest, the amount of hate she holds in her heart for the rain is due to her past.

I informed her to get inside of the car but she refused because she wanted to stay with me.

“But Atleast we can go back before it starts raining otherwise we might get stuck if it rains heavily” I asked, removing her from my embrace and opening the car gate.

We both sat and wore our seat belts. Before I could start driving , I checked my phone only to find my friend's message “We are on our way to home. Make sure you reach on time as there are high chances of rain”

She rested her head on my shoulder and silently looked on the road while I started driving.

“Dhruv, when will we meet again? ”She said, folding her hands and I noticed she was shivering.

“Geetanjali, wear this coat ” I stopped driving and removed the blazer. I kept it in her hand.

“I am alright ” She returned back to me.

“I said wear it otherwise you will end up getting cold ”

She raised her head  only to deny again and kept her head where it was last time.  There was a silence between us which allowed us to speak our hearts without the help of any words. I kept the blazer in the back seat.

We were just five minutes away from Vihaan's home.

“Dhruv, I love you” She said, holding my hand.

“I love you too”

“We will be reaching within five minutes. Thank God we are back safely” I informed and she smiled back.

I stopped the car in the parking area and it started raining. What if she starts crying seeing it? I heard a door opening only to see her stepping out.

“Geetanjali, please stay inside. We will go once it stops” I said loudly and she didn't pay any attention to my words.

I got out of my car only to see her standing in the rain. I ran to reach her but it was raining cats and dogs.

“Geetanjali, come let's go inside” I hold her hand.

“Did you remember you told your wish that you wanted to dance with your partner in the rain when we were friends?”She asked, stopping me to take a step.

“ We will do this some other day but not now ” I denied.

“Please Dhruv, I want to love rain just the way I loved it 12 years back. I want to feel it again. I hated it for more than a decade. Please, I want to live these moments. You are with me, what's there to worry about? ” She expressed her wish to love the rain again.

I nodded and she smiled like a child who got her wish fulfilled.

She placed her left hand on my shoulder and my left hand held her right hand. I pulled her closer by placing my right hand on her back.

We both were drenched in rain and there was no one around. It was us, standing in the middle of the rain, closer and closer. I took a deep breath and started dancing slowly so we won't fall down due to slippery ground.

She looked into my eyes ,expressing her love for me. The three years with her , full of love, friendship, respect and most importantly our trust. I spinned her holding her hand and before she could fall down,  I held her in my arms.

She raised a little to stand properly.

“Dhruv,  we should go now. ” She said, trying to remove herself. Her hair was glued to my hands. Her wet eyelashes with raindrops were not less than a beautiful view.

I held her hand  and brought her closer.She was puzzled looking at me, I slowly went nearer and kissed her right cheek.

Our faces were close while our noses touched a little. She gazed into my eyes and nodded her head. What does that mean?

“Does your nodding mean yes ?” I whispered.

“Yeah. You can”She said slowly.

To be honest, I am nervous . I don't know if I should do this.

“Rainbow, can I ?” I asked .

She moved her head a little up and down and came a little closer. She placed her both hands on my shoulder and closed her eyes.

My heartbeat is racing fast. I kept my hands on her waist and kissed her gently on her lips by closing my eyes. She raised a little on her toes I guess to match my height. I felt her top rising a little, so I pulled it down a bit to not make her uncomfortable.

I could feel the softness of hers on mine. I heard my phone ringing and we stopped.

She removed her hands and turned to the other side.

I answered only to find it was Garv.

“Come soon, Mrs. Raichand is on her way home. Make sure you reach before  hers” He informed.

“Yeah, we are on our way to elevator”

“Wait, what will they think about us seeing in this condition?” She questioned.

“Don't worry, they are smart. Even after trying our best to hide, they will find it out ” I informed but She was confused.

“Let's go. ” I said, holding her hand.

We reached the doorstep and Avantika opened the door. She rushed without looking at anyone and Avantika followed her.

Vihaan and Garv were shocked to see me in wet clothes.

“Did you kiss her?” Garv asked, scanning my face.

How did he know? If I start looking for any hint, he will get to know that he is not lying. I tried behaving normally.

“No.. Not at all”I said, taking a towel from Vihaan's hand.

“Don't lie Dhruv. I have known you for nearly twenty years. ” I heard his words and Vihaan started his investigation .

“Garv,  he kissed her. Hawwwww”Vihaan announced in Garv's style .

How do they know this? I can't even check myself for any evidence.

“ I didn't ” I headed towards the room slowly to avoid slipping on the floor.

“Why did your corner of the lips get a red lipstick mark? ” Garv questioned and they giggled.

“What do you eat for sharp eyes? ” I turned and asked them.

“That means you really kissed her. Wait. We were joking  but this was just unexpected.  Dhruv, dhruv,  dhruv, ladka toh chupa Rustom nikla .”Vihaan started teasing.

“Oye hoyeee. ” Garv screamed.

I ignored them and closed the room door to change my clothes. It was not less than a dream dancing with her and kissing her in the rain. Now I realized how it feels when you blush!!

THE NEXT DAY

“Avantika,Geet we are getting late”Vihaan called while having his breakfast.

We are going to Jodhpur for Virendra's engagement and Sanjana jija's baby shower. Garv's family, her family and my family will reach there directly.

All the three sisters exited from their room along with their bags.

“Kavya, Geet and Avanti come and have something for your breakfast ” Vihaan's mom asked them who placed a bowl of fruits on the table.

“Dhruv, you and Geet do make a good couple ”Mrs. Raichand informed us and we all looked at each other. Everyone was confused.

I stared at Vihaan and he denied by his eye movements that he is not the one who informed  her.

“I think you have misunderstood something Mom”She said, sitting on the chair.

“Don't lie, I can see in your eyes. The love you have for each other, the unspoken words in your silence, I can understand that very well. If you need any help, don't forget you both can approach me anytime” She smiled.

We had our breakfast and headed towards the car. We got inside of it and I started driving. Avantika made her sit in the seat next to mine .

She sat silently, staring at the road and then at the ring on her hand which I gave her last night.

The silence of hers was killing me, I know she won't express easily what's going on in her mind.

The rest of them were enjoying the journey sitting in the back seat except us.

She opened my book and stopped at the page where the dedication was written.

“Zindagi ki uljhano mai sukoon hai woh”

(She is peace to all the chaos in my life)

She turned her head and looked at me.

“Am I your sukoon?” She questioned and everyone stopped their talks.

“What's that in your hand? ”Avantika asked and took the book from her hand.

I stopped the car and turned back to get the book back before they read anything but I wasn't successful in doing it.

“The Seven Colours of us By Dhruv Deora ”

They read in chorus.

As soon as they read the cover they started screaming and wishing me .

“Dhruv is so romantic, isn't he?” Vihaan said intentionally, pointing at the lips.

“Wow, now I will call you Mr.Author.”Kavya said, looking at the cover.

“You didn't tell me about this. I am your best friend” Garv complained.

“Stop, I will hand over the book to everyone here ” I yelled to make them silent.

I started driving again to reach Jodhpur on time. I don't know why I have a strange feeling that something is waiting for us. Something bad to be specific. I prayed to my Kuldevi maa to please safeguard us .

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