Naina - mujhe is bare mein koi bat nahi karni.

She tried to walk off from the lake side.
When he hold her hand

Huda - bat na karne se bat khatam nahi ho jati.
Academy mein har koi ye bat janta hai....
Taau ko bhi pata hoga
Phir tu kaise inkar kar sakti hai
Tujhe dikhai nahi deta Kya ke sir tujhe kitna chahte Hain.

His words gave her collywobbles

Naina - tu samajh kyun nahi Raha Huda
Meri wajah se captain rajveer ke sath Jo courtroom mein hua uske bad..

She paused not wanting to recall that time
Meri wajah se sir already bohot suffer Kar chuke Hain
Ek bar pehle bhi wo apna career khote khote Bache hain.

Main phir se....

She was unable to form her sentence as tears choked her throat.

////////

"Ap Naina ko kab bataenge"
He asked beating his drum rhythmically.... As if he is asking a very regular casual question.

Raj who was polishing his shoes for the graduation party kept the shoes down and saw him

"Kya batau use"
He asked with an uneasy expression
Guessing what abhimanyu is trying to poke.

Abhimanyu saw him with playful eyes , knowing that he is a tough nut to crack.

He kept the drum sticks down and got up and came towards him doing a cool walk

"You know what Raj
Agar hum apki jagaj hote
To aisi bewakufi kabhi nahi karte"
He said with a smile of wisdom

He took a sigh pretending to be casual

"Kaun si bewakufi Chauhan sahab"
He asked dramatically

"Ek ladki ko ye bat na batane ki bewakufi
That I love her
Especially agar wo ladki itni beautiful ho .....
Because hum ye chance kabhi nahi lete ke hum der Kar den aur koi teesra use pata ke le Jaye."

He said with a winning grin....

Rajveer was baffled with his sudden attack.

And abhimanyu took his polished shoes and left the room.

Leaving him unsettled with this thought of Naina dating someone else.

///////

Naina - Huda tu Kya Kar Raha hai
Party ke liye late ho jayenge

She tried to free her hand from his grip
As he is dragging her towards girls hostel.

Huda - yar phulan
Humari graduation party hai
Akhri bar Meri bat man le

He stopped with her outside her room

Naina - kaun si bat
She asked irritated with his behavior

Huda handed her a packet

Huda - dekh
Main to ab tujhe Roz propose bhi nahi karta

Naina - thank u so much for that
She said with a cute sarcasms

Huda - par aj ke din
Ye saree pehen le mere khatir

He said pleading in front of her

Naina fumed with anger

Naina - Kya yar Huda phir see nahi
Last time bhi kitni mushkil se penhi thi
aur ab to koi shart bhi nahi hai.

She tried to leave giving him back the packet

Huda - are phulan sun to
Tujhe rajveer sir ki kasam plz

He said in desperation

And Naina halted
And looked at him

Huda - aise Kya dekh rahi hai
Mujhe malum hai
Captain rajveer ke Nam pe to tu world war 3 shuru kar sakti hai
Saree Kya cheez hai
Haina?

Naina - very funny

She took the packet back from his hand.

Naina - this is the last time
I am doing such stupid thing

She flared her nostrils and went to change

Huda smiled putting his hands inside his pockets

///////

Rajveer - what

He asked as he saw Huda blocking his path.
Smiling at him with Colgate smile.

Huda - ab to hum graduate bhi ho Gaye sirji
Ab to bol do

He said with a suggestive smile and Raj saw him with skeptical eyes

Rajveer - kisko Kya bol dun

He asked carefully

Huda - Naina ko
Jo bolna chahiye apko

Rajveer - ap Kya kehna chah rahe Hain lt.huda...
He asked in his typical style

Huda - yahi ke practice Kar lijiye
Wo Kya hai na
Ke use dekhne ke bad ap bole Bina reh nahi payenge

He said with confidence

He said and left with a cool walk whistling a love tune

"Pyar Kiya to darna Kya
Jab pyaar Kiya to darna kya"

He widened his eyes receiving Huda's hidden meaning.

And left shaking his head in disbelief.

///////

He stopped breathing
And his heart beat raced against time

How can she manage to look this winsome nonchalantly.
Just a shiffon navy blue saree and danglers....

And she look as if she has been bestowed with all the grace

How can a girl be so dichotomous
She is sturdy and exquisite at the same time.

The way she is carrying her pallu no one can imagine what a brilliant shooter she is.

But why is she looking so bemused
What exactly is troubling her.

He saw her heading towards mess
And he followed her
Or let's say his legs walking in their own accord

He entered the dimly litted mess
And saw her silhouette in dark

She was fidgiting with her saree
Her head down with hairs falling on her face.

"Cadet Singh all good?"
He asked and she turned abruptly

"Sir"
She muttered and put the saree pallu back on shoulder hurriedly

It's then he realized that she was not wearing her saree properly
Trying to fix her pallu.

He immediately turned back towards her

"I am Soo sorry
I saw you rushing here so just came to check if you are fine"
He explained

"Sir wo
Ye saree
Wo puja nahi thi mujhe khud pehena padi to thik se pleats assemble nahi hui aur ye clip bhi nikal gayi ab lag nahi rahi..."

She said feebly

"Ohh
Should I send someone"
He said in hurry feeling awkward to be in this situation with her

"Sab party mein busy hai koi call nahi utha Raha hai
Pooja bhi pata nahi kaha hai
Shalini mam bhi nahi dikh rahi"
She said and ran her fingers through her waves of hairs.

He was at six and sevens
Whether he should leave from there or should stay and help
But it's her saree which needs to be fixed and not some rifle
How can he help her with that
But it's just a saree pin

A few moment of perplex
He took a few steps forward

Not sure if he should go to her or not

"Tum ruko I will find someone"
He said with pause between words and turned to leave.

He left unable to handle his hyped emotions.

And she smiled at his gentlemen behavior ....

////////////

She was putting all her efforts to walk properly with this 6yards of clothes wrapped around her...
Feeling as if she will loose her saree pleats any moment

"You look lovely"
She heard and her heart skipped a beat

She turned to find him standing there with a poised face and a decent smile.

She looked down and then up again
Brushed her hair waves and took a deep sigh.
And gave a sheepish smile.

"Thanks"
She said feeling nervous in front of him

It's so difficult now days to meet his eyes ,now that she know what he feel for her and she too realized that he is special

"Yaha akele kyun khadi ho"?
He asked wondering why she is not dancing and enjoying with her friends.

"Bas aisi hi shor bohot hai ".
She replied getting conscious as she felt his warm gaze on her

He kept gazing her his face evident that something is running in his mind

She tried to guess what must be running in his mind

"Kal hi ki bat lagti hai
Jab yaha tumse Mila tha
Kitna badal gayi ho tum in do salon mein"
He took a trip down the memory lane

She use to be so naive and impulsive

She too rewind the tape
And recalled all her puerility and dippenes.

"Apke Bina
Main kuch nahi Kar pati."
She said with gratitude in her eyes
And few more deep emotions she is now days feeling for her

And being an expert in communication
He was very fast in catching the signals her heart was sending.

Today in this saree
She is not looking like a stupid confused cadet which he used to love anyway but
Today she is resembling more like an elegant women.

"Drive pe chalogi"
He asked with an easy tone

And she was astound with his request

"Jii"
She replied
Confused about what to reply

"Hum kaise"
She muttered and stoped

Not sure if this act will not creat problem for him.

He chuckled

"Tum ab Meri cadet nahi ho
I can ask you out"
He confounded her with his sudden offer

And she was feeling butterflies of every shape and colour in her belly

"Chalen "
He didn't waited for her reply and started walking out of the party.

She checked on her left and right and followed him.

//////////

Kehna hai
Kehna hai
Aj tumse ye pehli baar
Tum hi to layi
Ho jeevan mein mere
Pyaar pyaar pyaar

He is driving smoothly
With music adding to their mood

She is feeling jittery and giddy.
And the way he hums occasionally adds more to her giddiness ....he sounds so romantic...
"Care for an icecream.."he asks as a hawker passes by....
She smiles all ears at the mention of dessert..and he smiles looking at her ..

"Bhaiyya ek chocochip aur ek strawberry"they stop the car by the side....and he watches her savouring the icecream..

"Naina,: Aapko pata hai sir Jahan Meri posting   hui hai wo area itna remote hai ki icecream khane ke liye 50 kms dur  jana padta hai..."

Army life is tough...but u ll get used to it in a while..."he reassured her smilingly ...."aur sari postings itni tough nahi hogi "
She nods partially engrossed in her chocolate icecream.....he offers her a bite of his strawberry one and she screws her nose.... doesn't like it....

"

He adores her carefree smile....her childish antics.....the way she is so much at ease with herself in contrast to the party where she was constantly getting  concious each time anyone would complement her...

Rajveer - u were looking uncomfortable in the party... Tumhe saree pehenna pasand nahi hai

He asked trying to know her more

She gave a half smile raising her eyebrows

"Mujhe bheed pasand nahi hai
Especially parties and all....
Jaha ap casual nahi ho sakte....
I mean kitna achcha ho agar hum parties mein bhi pyajama pehen sake...it will be so easy .....

She shared her thought

And he broke into laughter.....

She smiled too....

"And I just can't stand too many people...
Matlab din bhar mein max 5 log Milne chahiye bas...."

She was talking with certain amount of ease.

While he was adoring her way of talking.

"So you are an introvert"
He asked taking a bite of his ice cream

"Ummhhh.... I think I am ambivert
Like I can talk whole day with certain kind of people...
Jaise mere dost...."

"Jaise main"
He said quickly

"Haan"
She replied....

And he didn't saw her and kept licking his ice cream as he know she will be blushing with this blooper.

" I mean I like your company...
And ......"
She tried to balance the conversation

"Humm...just my company"
He added enjoying to tease her.

"Wo sir....."
She was spellbound.....

He saw her as she pretend to be busy eating ice cream.

He could look at her forever but rather reminds himself of the reason he brought her out ...
Tumne aage ke bare me Kya socha hai...I mean you ve got any plans for future."he diverts her merry self  to the serious stuff comprising of life and future plans.....reminding her of his mentorly authority over her.

She thinks a bit..."Pata nahi sir...I might opt for the entrance exams for joining intelligence "replying earnestly...

"Mai kaam ke bare me baat nahi Kar raha ....you must have given a thought to getting settled..."he asks...

"Wo Sab to maa baba decide karenge"she replies like an obidient kid.

"Haan...par it's your life cadet Singh... shouldn't you be the one deciding"he says in a teacherly tone....

."I don't think I would be able to decide about that"she replies meekly...

"Why not.?"he leans curiously ...

She wants to tell him  how she is hesitant about the idea if sharing her life with someone....how it's difficult for her to let someone else in...particularly someone who is not him......the mere thought is so unsettling...
"Pata nahi..."she replies with her eyes brimming while she is unaware why...

He comes closer to wipe that lonesome drop falling from those light hazel eyes...

"Naina...."his voice filled  with concern...he curses himself reminding  himself of her naive nature ..this stuff was too serious for her....perhaps he needs to guide her through her own emotions too....

"Mai to aise hi puch raha tha"he rubs her cheek affectionately.....and she smiles reassuring him she is okay..they stay like that for quite a long time...

Winds blowing through her hair...her fragnance weaving magic around him....how can someone be so lethal and practically unaware about it...he wonders lost in admiring her.....

She notices the way he is gazing at her....his intense eyes fixed on her as if studying her keenly but in an utterly romantic way...not planning to look away anytime soon..
He seems so unlike his counterpart she had come across in the academy .....as if certain auror has taken place of her flamboyant mentor who knows how to make her quiver with a mere gaze ...

He sighs leaning against the driver seat...a rather restless sigh breaking the spell of his eloquent eyes which have planned to torture her today....

They had never been vocal about their feelings...as a matter of fact about anything ....she often wondered how she used to get tongue tied around him despite of having an urge to speak so much ....despite of looking forward to meet him everyday....perhaps she knows the reason now.....

"Uhmm..chalein sir"she gently breaks his revire and the magical spell woven around them...wishing she'd rather stayed that way ....

As if he had heard her unspoken wish...he doesn't seem to be in any decent hurry...

"You look beautiful..."he phrases....and her insides feel to be melting while her tongue frozen...a rather paradoxical phenomenon.....

His mere voice could make her go weak .she wonders what will happen when he would use more than just words .....and telepathically she feels his fingers curled up on her cheek the exact next moment...finding herself lean to his touch...

His fingers cold against her burning cheeks.....she feels him brushe the strand of hair away from her face and tuck it behind her ear..still guaging the effect he has on her....he smiles noticing her shut her eyes in anticipation....she is his...the realisation that had always been buried and repressed makes its way to the surface finally.....

"Naina,"he paused for her to open her eyes and obidiently look into his....she innocently stares at him...

"Is there someone you like...."he phrases having a rather difficult time hiding his displeasure of having to verbally confirm something he is so sure about...
"I mean...someone you are interested in...,'"

"No sir...no one else"she says it rather quickly making him smile at her innocent clarification...

"Good....so when you get back to your home this weekend....I shall come along with you"he says

She narrows her eyes at a rather weird turn the conversation has taken...but he would rather chose to tether round and round ....extending the duration of his pause....

"To ask your parents if they could let me marry you"he states as if it was a fact as simple as sun rises in the east...

With this he bent down on his knees..
Looking at her with all the love in her eyes...
He forwarded his base part of cornato the one with chocolate....

"Sorry abhi ring nahi hai mere pass.
I will get you one soon...
Bas jawab abhi dedo....
I love you Naina....
Will you marry me?"

She was nonplussed

"Bolo Naina"
He asked again

As she was standing like a mannequin

"Main Kya bolu"
She asked transfixed with this sudden change of event.

He smiled at her

"Han bolo"
He said

With a mischief smile.

"Aur thoda jaldi bolo my knees are hurting"
He said making a fake painful expression

"Sorry sir...
I mean yes sir"
She fumbled

She keeps staring at him wishing for someone to pinch her right away and wake her up from a weirdly pleasant dream...
And as if he has heard her mind chatter again...his lips brush on hers rather carefully....till hers part as a reflex.....and his  cunning ones entrap them in his arrest , savouring them thoroughly without any haste....while she takes her own sweet time to register that she is being kissed and has just been proposed by her rajveer sir.....

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