Tejran-a promise

date- a disaster?

It has become a comfortable routine. Meeting in morning or evening, for a cup of tea with all of my loved ones. It was soothing. Karan would join s often.
It was not just us. i could see it in small-small things, how my father will look towards wall for time or ask me about Karan’s whereabouts.
My mom always made an extra cup of coffee for him.
Everything seemed so fairytales types that I was starting to get anxious.
Because how could everything be so on point.
Somebody honked  outside.I smiled.
Because it was him.
I went out in balcony .
He was inside the car , waving at me.
I waved back.
“ oyee jaldi aa mere cheete” he yelled.
“ arree Dheere , aa rhi hu”
I went downstairs.
“maa, I am- .”
“haa, go beta, tell karan to come for dinner in night, theek hai, uska favourite kheer bhi banayi hai”
“phir toh woh paka aayega. Ok see you”
I was wearing a loose crop top and pajamas. I didn’t even bother dressing up at this point. Because then I will be late and make a saddu face.
I open the door and sit inside the car.
He hugs me and says.
“I missed you , we met after so long .”
I gave an eyeroll.
“kal toh mile the, sahab” Rahul said.
“ haan wohi toh , pure 22 ghante baad, too long .” he winked at me.
I laughed.
“ chalo , where are we going?”
“ hum? Rukho, jaan. It’s a surprise .”
“Agar acha nahi laga toh dekhna , baby today I won’t let you go”
“ I don’t mind , you can hold me forever”
“ sheeh kundriii, aaj itna pyaar”
Rahul was driving. He seemed as if he wasn’t listening but it wasn’t fooling me.
I fell asleep as it was taking too long to reach the place.
When I woke up again, the sky was a bit darker than before .
The car wasn’t moving.
Rahul was nowhere in sight and kundri was sitting next to me staring at me
He was in a relaxed position that suggested that it had been a while that he was sitting like that.
Suddenly I got self conscious of my post sleep puffy mendek face.
“ what , let’s go out, where is Rahul?”
I said pushing him towards the door.
“ hayee , sharma gayiii” he said with a smile
I hit his shoulder.
“owww, acha acha , chalo wo pehle he chala gya bahar “
We got out of car. Ohhh .
We were at chowpaty. The place was a couples hub. I came here only twice before.
“yahaan kya kar rahe hai ?”
“batata hu , wait..”
He held my hand and took me to opposite direction from beach .what?
Though it was much quieter this side and less people were staring at us .
We took a cut towards right and suddenly all we had in front of us was sku , sand and water.
There was no one here.
A beach hidden from people.
There was just me , him and nature around us.
“ arrey teju baba, wahan toh dekho ,nhitoh mehanat barbaad hai meri” he pointed towards a table an two chair which were artistically set up.
“ohooo” I said and ran towards it.
On the tabe was 2 glasses(not wine, they were plastic), coca cola bottle. And vadapav .
I laughed because it was such a kundri thing to do. I would have been happy if it was wine and some English or Italian dish but this, this made me escastic.
I jumped him, he caught me in his arms.
“ thankyouuuuu, thankyou” and then I kissed him.
It was a light brush just passing my feeling to him.
We sat down.
We drank and ate in silence as the music produced by nature kept echoing in our ears.
The wind, birds and waves were our muscians.
So peaceful.
At last my stomach was full and so was my heart.
“ kisi ko bolna mat date pe coca cola aur vadapav khilaya sochenge paise bacha raha hu” he said with a laugh.
“ kya pata bacha hi rahe ho” I teased .
He smiled at first but then his eyes got serious.
“oh , you don’t like it? I  can do everything the filmy way if you want but mujhe laga you will like this. Sorry”

“ haan I don’t like this “ I say seriously.
His eyes got sad but he was trying to keep the smile in place.
“ koi baat nahi, jaan , I will make it up to you.” He said.
It tickled me and I laughed out aloud.
He looked at me in confusion and then understanding lit his eyes that I was joking.
He tried grabbing but I ran away towards the wave.
“ jhoot jhoot” he yelled.
And that only added fuel to the fire and made me burst out laughing more.
He grabbed me. I let go of myself and ceased running. He was there. He held me in a hug. My back flush to his chest.
I closed and my eyes and breathed in the fresh air.
His face was on my shoulder staring out at sea.
“u liked it?” his voice held a quiver of uncertainity.
I held his eyes and said “ Nah,loved it”
And just for a confirmation kissed him deep, pouring all my love , taking the doubts away.
“let’s go ma is waiting for dinner” he said.
“ you knew?”
“of course she messaged me before telling you”
“ my family is taking your side more and more nowadays, Daya kuch toh gadbad hai”
I say impersonating asp pradyuman.
“ dramebaaz” he ruffles my hair. “ chalo, Rahul Bechara bore ho gya hoga itni der gum ke .”

"M hu girlfriend ya Rahul? , uski zyad chinta hai"
"Rahul" he says and run away.
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