Yours Lovingly - Part 4
Saturday, July 30, 2016
Running away from everyone, with the love of their lives in their hands, nothing seemed better for them.
Palm in palm, pace with pace, heart with heart.
Three years, it was what it took them to realise their true feelings for each other. But now, wasting another second seemed like wasting a lifetime and spending one moment away from each other was what’s not in their mind.
They made their way away from everyone, who were gaping at them with wonder struck faces which gradually switched to that of contentment. Everyone present there knew that they were meant to be with each other. They all had tears in their eyes looking at those love struck birds finally together.
He held her palm tighter by each passing minute which she found truly endearing. But the problem was she was wearing heels and it was too hard for her to catch up with him.
Ayub had something in his mind to do and he wanted to get her there asap.
They took a few more steps ahead when Shrusti lost her footing and sprained her ankle. She was about to fall down when Ayub held her tightly and tugged her into him. She landed face first into his chest as he wrapped his arms around her.
“Shrusti, what happened?” he asked her as she pulled her face away from him a while later.
She tried to rotate her ankle but a jet shot of pain coursed through her and she flinched.
“Gue...guess I’ve sprained my ankle,” she said biting her lip to control the pain.
He bent down on his knees and gently removed her heel as she closed her eyes.
“It doesn’t look bad,” he said examining it and gently trailing his hand on it. “Does it hurt?”
She flinched once again anticipating another shot of pain but it didn't look that bad as of a few seconds earlier. She nodded indicating that she was fine.
“Can you walk?” he said resting her foot on the ground.
She tried to rest the body weight on her feet but immediately lost her footing again as he once again held her.
“Where are we going?” she said peering at him.
Shaking his head, he scooped her up in his arms, with one arm holding her back and another below her knees as she squealed.
“What are you doing! Put me down,” she said squirming in his arms.
“Shhhhh. Let me,” he said as he started walking with her in his arms.
At first she seemed uncomfortable in his arms but got adjusted to it as she wrapped her arms around his neck and laid her head on his chest.
She truly felt at home laid in his arms. She could feel his heartbeat against his chest as she looked at him walk gracefully.
“What are you thinking about?” she asked after a minute.
“You,” he replied looking at her lovingly.
“What about me?” she whispered.
“Everything about you. About how much you mean to me. About how much beautiful you look now. About how much I wanted to hold you in my arms like this. About how much I love you.”
Uh Oh! Her heart fluttered on hearing it.
“Then why?” She asked with a frown.
“Why what?”
“Why did you wait so long?”
“I was afraid.”
“Afraid of what?”
“Of us.”
“You we're afraid of us?” She asked with a bewildered look. She didn’t get it what he meant.
“Yes. I was afraid of what would happen to us if I took a step ahead in our relationship.”
“But why? You should just have…….” she started to say but he interrupted her.
“I knew that I wouldn't be able to bear it if someone went wrong. I've been in love with you ever since I laid my eyes on you. You’re my first thought when I wake up everyday and my last thought before I sleep. I feel content just by having you in my sight. Tell me, is there a single day in these past four years that I haven’t seen you or at least haven’t heard your voice?” he said as he made his way towards the exit.
Nope! There wasn't a day they haven’t met or at least not spoken to each other. Either he called her or she called him. They used to speak for hours together not even realising about it. Time just flew by for them in each other’s presence.
After every single time she cut his call, she would be smiling and grinning like a little girl whose father just presented her a new Barbie doll.
She nodded in affirmation.
“But you should have told me. You don't know what it is to wait for three years for you to propose,” she said glaring at him.
“Believe me, you too don't know what it is to be unsure of what to do when you’re bound to risk your relationship with the person you love if you took one wrong step,” he said returning the glare.
“Even if I wouldn’t have reciprocated the feelings, I wouldn’t have let anything happen to our friendship. I just couldn’t imagine a life without you in it, be it as a friend or as a lover,” she replied.
“Shrusti, let’s not fight now ok? I just got you now after three years and I want this to be special,” he said holding her gaze.
“Special,” she replied.
By this time he got them to his car and gently dropped her to her feet after making sure she could stand by herself.
“Do you remember that first time when we talked to each other on the phone?” she asked as she leaned on to the car.
“Yeah,” he said sheepishly. “It was actually Anisha who called you with my mobile and you didn’t pick it up.”
“Then I called you back later wondering who was it and you picked it. What should have been a thirty second conversation lasted for almost thirty minutes when you kept on speaking, irrelevant of what I would feel talking to a complete stranger,” she said smiling mischievously at him.
“Well…...You’re so beautiful and which boy in his right mind would not grasp on to every single chance he gets to hear your voice. By the way, I fell in love with your voice just when the first words left your mouth,” he said and she blushed as the pinkness crept up her cheeks. “And don't act too innocent. You were the one who slapped me for nothing I did.”
“Hey! I already apologised,” she protested, glaring at him as she wrinkling her nose.
“Whatever,” he said rolling his eyes.
“Yeah whatever,” she replied turning her face away from him and faking anger.
“But I got this cute doll as my girlfriend due to my substantial efforts,” he said holding her nose and pinching it slightly.
He got a little closer to her and suddenly the atmosphere turned intensive. She could feel his breath on him and he could feel his breath on her. She closed her eyes in anticipation of the moment as she waited. But all of a sudden, a melodious music filled the air as she felt him tugging her by her arms.
She opened her eyes to find him gazing at her intently and she followed him as he gently led her a couple feet away from the car.
He raised both his hands and gently held hers as we never averted our gaze from each other. She was lost in his curious brown eyes and he was captivated by her almond shaped eyes peering at him.
It took her a moment to realise that the song was ‘A Thousand Years - Christina Perri’ that filled her ears and situation looked so serene and beautiful that she was completely lost in his arms.
It was her wish that one day she wanted to wrap her loved one in her hands and sway together to the music as she looked into his eyes and he into hers.
"A Thousand Years - Christina Perri"
Heart beats fast
Colors and promises
How to be brave?
How can I love when I'm afraid to fall?
But watching you stand alone,
All of my doubt suddenly goes away somehow.
One step closer
I have died every day waiting for you
Darling, don't be afraid I have loved you
For a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more
He wounded an arm around her waist and tugged her closer to him. He held out his arm as she placed hers in his. She felt truly loved as he embraced her and guided her with slow movements rhythmic to the music. Three years of wait and finally she was wrapped in his arms.
Every single word felt as if it was from the bottom of her heart. Her true feelings were laid in perfect harmony with the proceedings of the song. And yeah! He understood what she meant when she wanted to dance with her loved one to this song. He read her eyes which were filled with the tears of happiness.
She rested her head on his chest as he continued to pour out his feelings
She rested her head on his chest as he continued to pour out his feelings
Time stands still
Beauty in all she is
I will be brave
I will not let anything take away
What's standing in front of me
Every breath
Every hour has come to this
One step closer
I have died every day waiting for you
Darling, don't be afraid I have loved you
For a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more
He couldn’t believe it that the girl he had his heart on for three years was finally in his arms. Every single day he has pined for this situation and it finally came true. He felt as if he had conquered the world.
Those words, which he whispered in her ears in par with the song captivated her. She knew that the words were not just a mere combination of words but were the feelings which he held in himself for three long years that were now emancipating from the deepest chasms of his soul.
And all along I believed I would find you
Time has brought your heart to me
I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more
One step closer
One step closer
I have died every day waiting for you
Darling don't be afraid I have loved you
For a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more
“I love you,” he said.
“I love you too,” she replied.
And all along I believed I would find you
Time has brought your heart to me
I have loved you for a thousand years
I'll love you for a thousand more
He dipped his mouth and captured her mouth with his.
She was too stunned to react at first but eagerly kissed him back literally melting into his arms. He wrapped her so tightly that not even air could pass through. Nothing would ever come in between them.
They closed their eyes as they were totally lost in the kiss. Their breaths mingled and their heart beat synced as their mouths hungrily attacked each other’s.
He raised his arm and wrapped it lightly around her neck while she grasped hold of his long hair a bit too tightly and pulled him a lot more closer.
He let out a yelp at her sudden harshness but quickly got over it as she let out a moan against his lips.
They kissed each other with passion, with hunger, with greed, with promise and with love. It was the kiss laid the path to form a bond that would hold them together forever.
THE END
THE END
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