Kyy Saga: Season 2

Chapter 40

"Seems like you just got legally adopted. Congratulations" Dr. Siyali commented casually while checking Maddy's injuries, "Do you have any more pain here, Mr. Madhyam Oberio?"

7 Months later

"Guys can you please hurry up?" Nandani whined to Alya and Druv while they gave guilty smiles.

"Sorry Nans, I'll get the baking done quick." Alya said while quickly grabbing the cake mound to put it in the oven.

"I'll go set the lights up" said Druv and ran away.

On the other hand,

Even though Abhi has known Mukti for practically a large part of his life, he felt as if the time wasn't right to ask her to be his girlfriend. With that said, he waited for a whole seven months. Seven long months. He noticed Mukti sending him little hints; Abhi knew what she wanted, however he wanted to be prepared. He wanted to her to be ready. Each day, for hours, Abhi was no stranger to the past. He contemplated why he loved her, asking himself all the basic questions, and the not so basic ones.

Finally on this fateful Sunday morning, Abhi decided that it was time. He was finally ready to take the leap of faith and ask his woman of his dreams. He even found the perfect place! The classroom where they first met. Everything looked beautiful. He had his big family helping him set up the whole place and the after party, where he'd propose. Nothing could go wrong, Abhi thought, Nothing at all. At five o'clock sharp, Abhi took Mukti to the college campus and the class where they first met. When they got there, it was a disaster. Right before his eyes, Abhi saw what he feared the most. All the hard work that he and his family had done, gone down in the vain. The flowers were scattered all over the ground without order, the confetti were all over the place, the walls were graffitied on and to top over it, there was mother nature, pouring rain hard. Not the romantic evening he had hoped for, that's for sure. The couple quickly ran and returned to stay in the car.

Out of breath and soaked, Mukti asked, curiously "What are we doing here, Abhi?"

"Mukti, I wanted everything to be perfect. I wanted the flowers to be blooming, the birds to be chirping and the sun to be high in the sky. But nothing is going my way. I'm sorry, but I can't... I can't..."

"You can't what?" confused Mukti asked, not knowing what is stressing her love.

Abhi looked over at Mukti. For some reason the words were at the tip of his tongue, refusing to exit his mouth. "Never mind," he said instead, then lowered his head.

Both their nerves were high. Mukti stared out the window in silence, confused by the moment. And Abhi, well... he kept tugging at his coat collar, sweating like a sauna even with the AC on in the car. He tried to say something twice, except nothing came out. He stuttered every time like a never-ending nightmare.

"Are you trying to propose?" Mukti asked, returning her gaze to the man she loved so dearly.

Abhi nodded, but barely. He nearly became a statue from the fear of Mukti disapproving of the scenery. The intense moment grew longer, it seemed. No one said a word. Their eyes remained glued on one another, waiting for the other person to speak first.

"Where is it?" Mukti finally spoke up.

Abhi pulled the ring out from the glove department.

"Mukti," Jim began, "Remember when we were in college and I saw you sitting on that bench?" he pointed outside the car window towards the classroom "You were angry that day because you met your ex and everyone saw you getting embarrassed and angry."

"I was only a kid back then. Why does that matter?" Mukti asked, slightly embarrassed that even after years Abhi remembers the first time. Her not so good first impression.

"It matters because that day I knew you would one day be my wife. After hanging out with you, I ran home and told my mom that I had found the one. She said, 'good for you, now go clean your room.'" Abhi said laughing.

Mukti laughed.

"It's true. She didn't even believe me. I mean it was my first love! Puppy love but no one really knows if it will ever work out. Do you know what she said to me the day she first time saw you?"

Mukti shook her head.

"She said, 'son, if you don't marry Mukti, I'm going to summon all the dead spirits to haunt you." Abhi chuckled. "I told her I will but not until I'm ready. That was seven months ago. And now, after thinking about long and hard I realize I can't imagine a life without you, Mukti Vardan. You complete me... it's like you're my other half."

Abhi, took off his seat belt, got out of the car, ran around to the passenger's side, opened the door and got on one knee. With the rain pouring down on him, and all, Abhi could care less; he wanted Mukti to see how much he loved her.

Mukti began to have tears in her eyes. She covered her mouth with one hand and allowed the tears to fall. They became one with the rain. Abhi pulled out a handkerchief and gave it to her, though it was wet. This made Mukti laugh. The world seemed to vanish and they couldn't look away from one another.

"Not a day goes by that I don't think about our future together," Abhi continued, "Mukti" he opened the ring case "will you make me the happiest man alive and be my girlfriend? No wait, screw that! Marry me please?"

"Yes," Mukti managed to say between her crying and giggling, and Abhi took out the ring and placed it on his new fiancé.

"This is my birth mother's ring. It's been in the family for four generations."

"Oh my gosh Abhi!" Mukti shouted, jumping into her man's arms. Abhi twirled her around as they kissed passionately in the rain.

7 o'clock

Abhi and Mukti returned back to Oberio Mansion, shivering and sniffing, where everyone had gathered to congratulate the new couple.

"Congratulations on your new relationship" Everyone screamed but soon looked at the couple in horror.

The staring broke when the couple sneezed together.

"Why are you guys wet?" Mrs. Vardhan asked looking concerned.

"Didn't you propose her to be your girlfriend, inside the classroom? Mr. Vardhan asked looking concerned as well.

"Umm, he's my fiancé now..." Mukti said blushing

"WHAT" Everyone exclaimed while Abhi coughed and hid his blushing face, rubbing his neck.  

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