Stay Away

22- I love you too

************flash back**********

Manvi pov:

I don't know for how long I remained locked up in my room. A minute? An hour? no idea..... I felt  strange.....hated myself for confusing him at the last minute and  happy on the other hand realizing that now he knows how I feel about him. maybe we stand a chance....... maybe not. what if he thinks I was joking around and ignore it? what if he thinks I am no match to him in any way...... oh yeah that's possible.... it's true that I am no match to him..... studies, financial position, family background .....  none of mine is equal to him. At that thought I felt so low and all I wanted was the earth to open up and swallow me fully. I placed my head in my hands and stayed in my bed for god knows how long before I heard a knock at my door. 

"Manvi.... come out. we have a guest at home."  I heard my mom's voice.

"Mom.....I am in no mood to socialize." I said.

"The guest is here to meet you, my girl" I heard her giggle at the end.

"I don't care mom..... ask them to come another day." I shouted back.

" It's Vidyut" and the next moment my door was wide open. I saw my mother standing there giggling and Vidyut stood behind her.

"He says he has something important to talk to you." My mother said.

"Oh....." I said not sure as to how to respond.

"I will wait for you in the park next street. Be there when you get ready." He said moving towards the stairs.

"She will be there in few minutes" My mother said as Vidyut turned back to smile before he left the house.

"Make it fast, you stupid girl. Do you even realise how busy he would be..... if he is here, it means it's really important. Make it fast." She said pushing me inside my room.

'Only if you know what I had just said to him, mom.' I thought to myself but all I said was "Ok mom." Before shutting the door behind me.

I leaned back on the door frame and took a deep breath. Either he is going to accept me or make fun of me for my stupidity or comment on my innocence to think his concern to be love. Whatever it is I am supposed to face it. No other go. I took one other deep breath before I left the door frame to get ready.

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Vidyut pov:

The air at the park was cool and
heart warming. Small kids  were playing around making the evening environment  both noisy and lively at the same time. There were also couples sitting and walking around the park holding hands making it a lovely atmosphere.

I thought the park would be the best to talk about it as it would both be lively and that nobody would bother our presence. I took a corner bench at the park and sat down while waiting for her.

It took Manvi other 15 minutes to reach the park. She looked damn pretty and eligent while she walked towards me in her sky blue color salwar. She smiled as she reached me but spoke nothing. I stood up to greet her precense.

Maybe she is hesitating..... I thought.

"About earlier....." I started to avoid the awkward silence.

"About earlier..... were you serious when you said that?" I asked still not sure as to she was serious or not.

"In any way do I look like joking around? I meant every single thing I said earlier but I am not sure as to how you feel about me. So.... if you would listen I have few things to tell you before you tell me as to how you feel." She said looking straight into my eyes.

I was wrong about thinking she was hesitating. Now I find no sense of hesitation in it.

"Go ahead. I'm listening..." I said as I knew well that I had no other option other than that.

"I was damn sure about what I said earlier today. Every time I look at you..... my mind just goes carzy. I find it difficult as hell to look into your eyes and talk. This is my first time to feel this way.
But... I am not sure as to how you feel towards me and all that. I know that I am no match to you in any way. I know I have just entered your life. I know I am telling you this just a week before your wedding.
But......"
She stopped breathing in hard.
An unavoidable chuckle left my mouth. My god.... this girl is driving me crazy.....

"But..... what?" I asked laughing a little.

"But....." she continued again.

"You can't blame me for it right? Love just doesn't come analyzing all this. I don't really know when I started feeling this way towards you.... but I just did. Which girl can practically not fall for a man like you?" She asked taking a small break before continuing again.....

"Why are you both handsome and caring at the same time?" She asked with a serious face. But this made me laugh.

"Will you even let me talk?" I asked inbetween my silent laughter.

"No... just one more left. Let me finish. I don't know how you feel and all that. But I seriously hope that you feel the same way too. Because, I am not the type to...... nothing..... forget it. If not just say a no and leave as I can't cry in front of you. You know..... that's embarrassing. I know I am late to get you.... that you are about to get married and all that.... so if it's a no..... just don't talk anything else after that as I can't hold back my tears for long." She completed and looked away from my face.

"So..... is it a yes or a no?" She said after a few seconds of silence.

"All that I get to tell is either a yes or no, after you talk this much, is it?" I said not trying to hold back my smile. This girl is so cute in whatever she does man...... oh god save me from this overwhelming cuteness.

"Ok fine. Tell me what you have to tell....."

"Shall I?" I asked just to make fun of her.

"Oh yeah fine...... go on.... tell me ......" she said.

I remained silent just to test her patience.

"Not going to talk? Oh... this is something that I was not prepared for. A new way of rejecting is it, sir?" She said exhaling deeply still looking down at the ground.

"Ok fine.... thanks for all your time and care all these days. And yeah....." A single tear left her right eye.

"Yeah..... happy marri-"

"I love you" I said at the same time making her stop mid way. Her head came up instantly and I found tears damming up in her eyes. Maybe she had decided that I rejected her..... oh god I had tested her for too long I guess.

"Wha....what?" She asked surprised.

"I love you. Oh.... should I say I love you too as you had said that already and I am the one replying to it?" I teased her.

She started smiling hard but her tears started rolling down her chin too. Maybe it's happy tears?

"I love you Manvi" I said again as I was not able to control my happiness.
The next moment she closed the gap between us by a bone crushing hug. The hug I had been waiting for all these days. The feel I was anticipating all this time. Saying that I was happy would be an understatement. I felt like flying up the sky and diving into the deepest ocean at the same time.

"I love you Manvi" I said again slightly bending down to kiss on top of her head without breaking the hug.

"I love you too" I heared her muffled voice making the day, the best day of my life.

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Author's note:

Tadaaa!!!! That's the end of one beautiful chapter. I hope you guys loved reading it as I myself could not stop smiling while writing it all along. But, remember guys... this is just the past.... they joining together in the present would be even better and even happier. Wait for it guys!!!
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