AVENGING LOVE

Chapter 31 : Forever Kinda Love

Abhimanyu and Akshara woke up around 1 in the afternoon. Getting showered, they quickly got ready for the day. Abhimanyu wearing a blue jeans with white sweatshirt and a blue jacket over it. While Akshara was twinning with him in an oversized turtleneck white sweater over blue jeans.

“So, where to milady ?” - he asked bowing his head slightly, making her chuckle as they stepped out of the resort.

She intertwined their arms together, a bounce in her step. Smiling brightly.

“Paragliding!” - she said excitedly.

He put his hands in the pockets of his jacket while they walked beside the road.

“Paragliding ? Where does that came from ?” - he frowned but the smile was intact on his face.

“It's not sudden. I have wanted to do it since I was 6 but Bade Papa was too scared that something would happen with me to allow me to.” - she said pouting cutely. “And honestly, I was a little bit too.”

Her sheepish look caused his smile to brighten further.

“And you're not scared now ?”

“No. Because you are with me.” - she said grinning. Like it was a usual thing.

His heart soared at that. She was ready to do the things that scared her before just because, HE was with her ?

‘Now that, is an achievement.’ - he thought, disregarding his entire collection of achievements of 20 years.

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Waknaghat is more famous as a paragliding spot around the Lower Range Himalayas. Since the place is not exactly located in Shimla— at a distance of 20 km from the city— a person will be able to paraglide towards the main city and experience the paradisiacal views from the top.

It took them exactly 45 minutes to reach there. Quickly going through the procedure, as it was already 2 in the afternoon and the timing for gliding ended at 4:30 PM, they were ready for their flight.

Akshara flat out refused to sit with a pilot. Stating, she wanted him along herself.

“But love, an expert is a must naaa...” - he tried to persuade her gently.

“You said you have done this before.” - she said, looking at him with hopeful eyes.

On their way here, he had told her that he had paraglided several times before. Which was a fact. He had. But he couldn't risk her journey on that basis.

“I have but-”

“Abhi please...” - she pleaded softly. Her beautiful black eyes wide as saucers while her lower lip quivered.

And that was the point when he realized he had already lost.

“You are such a drama queen! Do you know that ?” - he sighed, shaking his head as she gave him a shining smile.

“I don't know what are you talking about ?” - she said, fluttering her eyelashes innocently.

And he couldn't help the smile that came on his face at her antics.

Grinning, she dragged him towards the departure point. They both sat on the harness, suitable for two, under the supervision of an expert.

In paragliding, launching and the landing is done with the wind. The wind is used as an airstream by running, being pulled or with the help of existing wind. Among the three types of launch, Abhimanyu opted for Forward Launch, in which the pilot has to run forward with the wings hanging behind, due to it being the easiest way of launch and he didn't want to overwhelm Akshara with the other twos.