two stories of marriage

chapter 21

Purvi, who was unable to maintain her balance while walking, was completely reliant on kavin holding her while walking to not fall. But here's the thing, needing help is something purvi had always hated, and this wasn't obviously suiting her.

'arre chodo na mujhe!' she exclaimed as she hit kavin on his torso with her elbow, as she stood at a distance from him,

'I AM FINE! Ahhhh!' she said as she fell just a few seconds afterwards proclaiming that she was fine.

Kavin marched towards her and stood with his hand on his hip,

'wow, you are fine!' he remarked as he looked at a purvi who had a gaze full of disdain fixed on him.

He offered his hand, which she reluctantly accepted as he walked her to his car. He unlocked the car with his keys, and opened the door as he seated her on the passenger's seat,

'bhai itni scotch peene ki kya zaroorat thi?' he remarked as after closing his door as well, he seated himself.

'arre it was the spur of the moment na, nahi diya dhyaan, ab jaan leloga kya meri! Aur by the way, yahan tumhe hi boredom se bachane aayi thi main...' she revolted.

Kavin first looked at her with a death stare, probably about to get into an argument with her, but he stopped and rather just chuckled thinking about their night.

'mazaa toh abahut aaya waise.' He replied, as purvi chuckled too,

'sahi mein, yaad hai ek moment mein main shanaya ke baap ko batane waali thi ki main hi shanaya hoon.' She recounted as they both shared a laugh.

'phir tumhe abla naari se seedha bhulne ki beemari ka drama karna pada tha...mera naam! Mera naam? Mera naam...MUJHE KUCH YAAD KYUN NAHI AATA !' said kavin as he mimicked her, as she playfully slapped him in the arm and chuckled herself.

'arre apna bhul gaye, meri nakli beemari ka bahana banake bhaage ho! Bhoolne ki beemari toh tumhe hai, main phir kyun pagalon ki tarah tumhe dawaai dena bhool jaata hoon! Main aisa kyun hoon! KYUN! Chalo yahan se!' finished purvi.

'arre waise uski koi zaroorat thi nahi, mere kyun se pehle hi bhaag gaya woh!' said kavin as he laughed even more.

'suno, yeh tumhara koi zaroori aadmi toh nahi tha na?' asked purvi.

'kyun?'

'kyunki ab hum isse shaadi pe toh nahi bula sakte...'

'arre kyun nahi, kehdenge na, ki chahe yeh mera naam bhul jaaye, par mera pyaar, kabhi nahi...uss pyaar ke naam pe hai yeh shaadi..' he said dramatically, as he pretended to wipe his non-existent tears.

'kavin!' exclaimed purvi as she laughed unbearably.

As kavin looked at her with a loving gaze, and pulled one strand of her hair behind her ear.

'aise kya dekh rahe ho?' asked purvi.

'kuch nahi, aise hi smile karti raha karo, achi lagti ho...' he said as he drove away.

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He stopped the car by her home as he signalled that they reached there. But she didn't react or get out but simply had her gaze fixed on him,

'kya hua?'

'pata hai, aaj mera din pura panick mode mein beeta tha,aisa lag raha tha heart bilkul bahar hi aa jaayega moh se, but ab...' she said as she leaned closer to him.

'ab...'

'ab, mujhe, tum par...bahaut pyaar aa raha hai!' she exclaimed as she ran her finger down his face, as kavin just chuckled thinking that she is really drunk.

'purvi, mujhe bhi tumpe bahaut pyaar aa raha hai..' he said as purvi laughed sheepishly.

'par abhi ghar aa gaya hai, der ho rahi hai, tu tum jao, huh. Kal phir milenge...' he explained as if trying to convince a five year old that school is fun. (it's not though, let's be real.)

'nahi!' she said as she sat with her arms crossed.

'purvi, please...mere liye? You love me, na!'

'acha thik hai..jaa rahi hoon, I DON'T LIKE YOU!' she said as she opened the door of her car, as kavin tried to hold in her laughter.

But before she stepped out, she gave him a small peck on the lip before she ran away.

kavin just watched her walked away, she was trying not to fall,

'yeh ladki sach mein, kambal hi hai!' he smiled with that thought as he drove away.