Forbidden Love

Chapter Four

Chapter Four

Vocabulary

Jaan: Means life and is a term of endearment.

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Soumya sat down on a bench in the chilly air, angry at the sudden turn of events. As soon as she made it to the station she went straight to the ticket booth but her bad luck made her bump into a handsome stranger. At first glance he seemed nice enough, but soon she realized how rude he was. They argued and she ended up missing the train entirely.

She'd decided to go to Delhi because of their farmhouse there, as well as ishi's engagement, deciding to stay there until the whole matter cooled down a little bit. She was freezing, but didn't have anything to cover her arms with other than her dupatta. It was almost 8 o'clock at night by now and the train wasn't here yet. The ticket master said it was late and it was starting to get dark outside.

Almost all the passengers had boarded their trains and the station was practically empty save for her, and a small group of boys and occasional strangers. The man she'd met earlier was nowhere to be seen. Soumya had caught the boys staring at her a couple times, which only increased her anxiety. She shifted uncomfortably in her seat, trying to ignore the glances being thrown her way.

It didn't help that she was still in her lehenga. If it came down to running then she'd have a good amount of trouble running or defending herself. But there was no one else around her and she couldn't leave the area in case her train came. So she sat rooted to her seat with her hand on her phone, ready to dial bhabhi if she needed help.

But sitting her wouldn't do her any good either and she was starving. So she got up, looking around for a food stall. There were none close by so Soumya headed up and over the stairs that were situated above the rail tracks to the other side of the station. There were a few people littered around there that she hadn't been able to see because of the train on the rail tracks. They were all boarding their train as it was about to leave.

Soumya looked around to see if she spotted anyone familiar and noticed the same dark haired man she'd argued with earlier sat on a bench with his laptop in front of him. She turned back around only to see the same group of guys from earlier coming down the steps she'd just been on. If she'd been worried before now she was going into full panic form.

Why did she have to miss her train? Things would have been going so much smoother if that stranger hadn't messed it up. He caused this mess too and he was going to fix it. She looked back towards the dark haired man, who was now closing his laptop and putting it in its bag. She took a deep breath before shouting.

" Jaan! " She cringed at her own words. " Tum yaha ho, meh tumhe doosre side dund rahi thi. " ( Your over here, I was looking for you on the other side. )

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Rajveer looked up, confused when he saw the same girl from earlier yelling at him. Jaan? Since when was he her jaan?. He did a double take when she ran towards him and launched her arms around his neck. He got pushed back in shock. He smelled like mint, that was the first thing Soumya noticed about him.

" What the- " He muttered.

" Wo ladke mera peecha kar rahe hai, please play along. " The Soumya pleaded in his ear. ( Those boys are following me, please play along. )

He looked up and in front of him and sure enough there was a group of 4 or 5 guys standing staring at her. Oh so she was feeling threatened and came to him for help. He may have been rude but he wasn't heartless so he wrapped his hands around her and hugged her back.