Sairat - Ye dooriyan

Chapter 6 - Closing the distance

Virat drove Sai back to her hostel. The ride was quiet. When they arrived she thanked him and took off her seatbelt to leave the car. However the seatbelt hooked on her earring.

Sai: Owww

Virat: Kya hua? (Virat asked concerned)

(What happened?)

Sai: Meri earring seatbelt se atak gayi hai (She said as she held her ear trying to get it out)

(My earring is stuck to the seatbelt)

She was only making it worse

Virat: Ek minute (He stopped her and leaned over to help)

(One minute)

One of his hands went behind her head and the other around the front to try to get the earring out (She was basically within his arms). As he moved closer to look at the earring their faces came closer. Their hearts raced. Virat forced himself to look at the earring and not at her.

Virat (in his mind): Aankhon mein mat dekho. Mat dekho

(Don't look in the eyes. Don't look)

Sai felt a little shy at their closeness and she started breathing quicker. She tried not to look at him but she could feel the heat building up inside of her. As Virat got the earring out he slowly pulled away from her but not before looking into her eyes. Her eyes met his and they were both entranced. Their breaths hitched and their hearts raced faster. 

Virat was the first one to look away as he reminded himself that there was nothing between them anymore. As he reluctantly pulled away and fully returned to his seat, Sai let out a breath she didn't know she was holding.

She quickly got out of the car and almost sprinted to her room. Virat looked at her as she left and then to his hand where he held the earring.

Virat: Vo to earring hi bhool gayi

(She forgot the earring)

Virat 1: Aur tum. Tum to dooriyan banana hi bhool gaye. Maine bola tha na, aankhon mein mat dekho.

(And you. You forgot to make distance. I said not to look in the eyes.)

Virat 2: Kaise na dekhoon? Kitni pyaari Aankhen hai

(How can I not look? What lovely eyes)

Virat rubbed his forehead trying to forget all about it. He then drove off.

What neither Sai or Virat noticed was that from a distance they were being watched...

Sai in her room

Sai kept thinking about the evening they spent together and their moment in the car. It made her heart race when she thought about it.

Sai (in her mind): Jab bhi Virat sir mere paas aa jaate to aisa kya hojata hai mujhe. (She thought as she blushed a little)

(Whenever Virat sir comes close to me, what happens to me?)

Sai (in her mind): Sai tu kuch bhi soch rahi hai. Pagal hogayi hai. Chalo padhai kar lo. (She scolded herself)

(Sai you are thinking anything. You have gone crazy. Come on let's study.)

Sai tried to study but she kept thinking about Virat. From when they bumped into each other in the club, to when he dropped her off that evening. She reminisced all the moments they spent together. They had a year filled with memories like this but somehow this time it seemed different for Sai. Maybe it was because she now knew for sure that he didn't love Pakhi, or maybe it was because they were apart for so long that their every moment together now seemed more precious. She didn't know why but she knew it made her happy.