Wishpered Promises Of LoVE

The meet

In the morning,
"Everything would be alright, na?"Rehan asked Azel over the phone for the umpteenth time. They were on a video call. "Everything will be absolutely fine, Love. You just take a deep breath and relax, okay?"Azel tried to console him once again. "Moreover why are you getting so worked up from now itself, Lunatic...Daddy asked you to meet with him for lunch today. And there is still a lot of time left for that,"She added with a bit of hope that he would relax now at least.
But who was she kidding? He was anxious beyond anyone's imaginations. And so was she! Though she was not showing it because at this point panicking with Rehan would only worsen the whole situation. Hence, she needed to be strong...strong enough for the both of them.
"B..but what if I...mess up? What if uncle doesn't like me for you? What if he rejects me? I..I can not lose you, Azel. I will die..."Rehan panicked just at the thought of a life without her...no..no..no! He could never do that. There would be no existence of Rehan without his Azel.
"Hey, not a single word more like that,"Azel's voice came out strictly this time. "You will never lose me...never ever. I am not going to leave you...not even if you ask me to, did you get that?"She tried to boost him up...which worked somehow as Rehan immediately replied,"I can never ask you to do such a thing...never in my worst nightmares as well. Because there will be no Rehan without this Azel. You are not only my lover, Princess. Rather you are my entire being...my whole existence..my everything. You are the peace I always crave for...you are the love I always yearn for. I love you very very very much, my Love,"though he was not that great with words but he never backed off from expressing his love for her.
Everyone says actions speak louder than words do..yet he believed that words can create wonders which actions might fail to do at times.
Tears never liked to listen to Azel when it was about her Re. Then how come today they would obey her? The salty pearls cascaded down her eyes without no restraint. "I love you too...no in fact I love you three...four..five..and till infinity. I just want to jump into your arms right now. I want to be in your arms right now,"the sentence came out more like a whine. Rehan chuckled at her words,"I'm only yours, my Babygirl. Though I can't take you in my embrace right now as uncle-aunty are at home today. Hence I think I will have to play the part of a sneaky thief once again, you know...after all, nowadays I can't get any sleep without holding my Wild cat to my chest tightly."
Azel started blushing furiously looking at him shyly. Rehan forgot to blink his eyes looking at the adorable girl who had the power to make his heart race at the speed of light. He placed a kiss on his phone screen directing her forehead. She closed her eyes..both of them knew that they could not feel it. Yet, the feelings, the emotions, were felt by both of them equally.
Azel once again looked at him...her eyes filled with love, adoration and respect for the man in front of her,"If only I had the power to rip open my heart for you...maybe then I would have been satisfied knowing that you know how much love it holds for you. Because words are just not enough to express them.
It might seem cliche but I need you in my life to keep breathing...because you are as important as oxygen for me. My heart needs you to keep beating...because you are just salient like the pacemaker. My brain needs you to keep functioning well...as your significance is no less than the neurons. I'm crazily...madly...insanely in love with you, Re.
You are my that prayer towards GOD for which I would keep praying my whole life. And in my every prayer I only pray towards GOD that if you get to live hundred then I wish to live hundred minus one day so that I never have to live without you. Because your Princess would never be able to live without you. As long as there is Azel there will have to be Rehan, you understand?"Azel asked him...he did not know what to say to her. But his eyes were leaving their own traces of unspoken words.
"Hey, I don't like to see my man in tears,"her authoritative proclamation succeeded in making him smile through his tears. That was how she affected him. "Okay, your man won't cry anymore. Because I cannot see my girl sad because of her man,"his words made her giggle. How can someone be this beautiful...he never got the answer to this question. All he knew was GOD must have taken all HIS precious time to create this wonderful girl, who was not only beautiful from outside...but her inner soul was much more enchanting.
"I love you so much, Re. So much that passing even a moment without you feels the hardest punishment of all times. I don't mind if I have to give thousands of tests...if all those challenges would make us stronger as a couple. If those would lead us towards a better future...our beautiful future. If those would make us fall for each other more than we are now. I don't mind anything, Re...as long as you are with me. And even if you mess up I will clean all that mess. Even if Daddy doesn't like you I will find ways for him to develop a liking towards you. Even if Daddy rejects you I will convince him to give the approval for our relationship. But in no condition, you are going to get rid of Azel Edward,"she joked at the last part.
He could not help but chuckle through his tears,"I never want that as well...even though you are the craziest person in this whole universe,"she gasped at his outrageous statement,"YOU? Did you just call me crazy?" "I guess I did,"Rehan bit his lips to hide his smile that was threatening to make its way to his lips.
"You go away...I'm not talking with you for the next 2 weeks...no..no actually one month,"she huffed in anger just like a little kid. Her puffy cheeks fluffed more due to the angry pout her lips had formed. Aww she was looking just so cute. "But I can't do that. Because no matter if you are crazy but you are still mine, na? My crazy Princess,"Rehan's last words were enough to melt the angry queen's heart. Azel blushed at his words while he left no stone unturned to make her feel the butterflies fluttering in her tummy.
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After sometimes, at the Tyler mansion,
Rehan's POV:
"Hello, uncle. I am Rehan..and you..."Eww! That's too dumb of me to introduce myself like that, of course he knows that I'm Rehan. I could not help but roll my eyes at my reflection on the mirror. Umm...would it seem really crazy if I say that I was practicing in front of my mirror as to how I would present myself in front of my father-in-law today?
If it seemed crazy then also I had nothing to do..cause honestly I was doing it right now. Gosh! I never thought meeting with someone whom I knew from years ago would be this difficult? But then again, that situation was different. And today's circumstances would be different as well.
Everything would be okay, Rehan! Just brace yourself up, man. You got this. I motivated myself once again proceeding for another round of rehearsing my introduction part.
"Uncle, I want to marry your daughter,"I looked towards my mirror. "And I want to kill you,"suddenly I saw a flash of uncle Andrew pointing his gun towards me. No..no..no! I gulped my own saliva in fear. He would not do such a thing...yeah..he would not. Encouraging myself, I again fixed my gaze at my reflection trying to form a smile on my lips...which came out as horrible as a rotten egg. Gosh! I'm going crazy now.
Taking another deep breath, I once again tried..sincerely tried,"Hi, uncle. How are you?"I slapped my own forwarded hand with the other one. Just shut up, Re. What was that? Seriously after all the mess you had created you think he would be in a funny mood to exchange pleasantries with you?
But for the sake of basic manners I could at least ask him that much...right? I asked, knowing full well that I was not going to get any answer to my question. Argh! Why did uncle have to scare me like that in the past? He would always look at me with such narrowed and suspicious eyes as if I had committed a murder and being the lawyer he is, was suspecting me.
I must say he was one of the toughest men I have ever seen. He has a kind of 'You don't mess with me' aura which is enough to make the other person standing in front of him to feel hell nervous. And he didn't even have to put much effort into that. But he was also the sweetest man for his family. Uncle was a totally different person when it comes to his family.
But I never understood what his enmity is with this poor me! "Oh right, as if it was not you with whom his daughter is in a relationship!"My subconscious mocked me trying to insert some sense in me. I sighed because somewhere I knew that he didn't really despise me...but just me dating his one and only daughter was something that uncle was unable to digest. I knew everything from the very start even before I got into a relationship with her...I knew how possessive her Dad was regarding her. And dating Wild cat would only mean I would have to face such a situation one day.
Still the heart was too stubborn to listen to anything...it always wanted what rightfully belonged to me. It was her...since day one. Because at our first meeting itself, my heart whispered to me that she was special...someone very special. And guess it was never wrong.
"So what is my son dreaming about that he is blushing this hard in the broad daylight?"My head snapped towards the direction from where mom's voice came. I was startled at her sudden intrusion,"I..I..uhh. No, I mean..who is blushing? I'm not blushing. See...where am I blushing? Where?"I closed my eyes at my own stupidity...not knowing what did I say just now?
Mom started laughing at my state..coming towards me she pulled my cheeks,"Yeah..yeah, it's not my baby who is blushing. His ears and cheeks are just naturally red and he tends to fumble at times,"she teased me. "Mommm,"I whined to escape the situation..but mom being mom,"Yes, sonnnnnn,"she imitated me as she again started laughing. While I scratched the back of my neck looking here and there knowing full well I was caught red handed.
"Okay, now tell me..why are you so nervous?"She asked me this time...concern was clearly evident in her face along with her voice. "It's...nothing, mumma, just some stuff,"I tried to shrug it off, not wanting to worry her with my inner turmoil. She held my hand before making me sit on the bed...she also sat beside me,"Sweetheart, I know you have grown up to be a mature man. My little baby is now a responsible son, a successful businessman, and a loving life partner. But for me, you are still my little son, Re..who always used to run into my arms whenever he messed something up or whenever he was scared of anything. He used to share all his nervousness with me because for him I was his super woman. And no matter how much you grow up you will still be my little Re for me, Baby...whom I love the most in the world,"as she said those words to me...I could not hold myself back from jumping in my mother's arms. It was just heaven for me...since forever.
Mom also wrapped her arms around me, hugging me tightly to her chest...just like the old times. It was when I realized how much I missed being in her arms. How much I missed our precious moments. How much I actually missed my mother. In order to win the race of life, I never truly realized how much I was leaving behind. Indeed I grew up..but my heart, it always felt like a baby whenever I was with mom. And it would always remain that way..I would still be her baby no matter even after 20 years more from now on. "I love you, mom...I love you so much,"I snuggled in her warm embrace.
"I love you too, my Baby,"she placed a kiss on the crown of my hair...while caressing my back,"No matter what happens, Re...always remember that your mom is always there with you. Whenever you will look back, you will find me as your back, sweetheart. So don't worry about anything...just leave everything towards GOD. And everything will be fine,"she boosted up my courage. "You know mom, you will always be my super woman? I'm the luckiest son to get you as my mother. You are the best, mumma..always the best,"I looked into her eyes which were filled with tears...still her lips were stretched out in a beautiful smile. This time I placed a kiss on her slightly wrinkled cheek. At this she gave me her most adorable smile...making me smile too. "Tears don't suit my beautiful lady,"I wiped away her tears with a pout as she chuckled. "Your beautiful lady is getting old now, Mr. It's high time you bring my daughter here. I don't like the company of both workaholic father and son anymore. I want my cutiepie,"she demanded like a child. It made me blush once again,"Very soon, mum,"I mumbled underneath my breath as she started teasing me again for blushing like a teenager in love.
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At noon, in front of an exquisite restaurant,
a black colored Bugatti stopped in front of it. Andrew was seen coming out of his car...giving his car keys to the valet, he walked inside the restaurant in all his grace.
"Good noon, sir. How may I help you?"An attendant immediately ran towards him, bowing his head in front of the elegant man to show all his respect. Andrew nodded his head in response,"Good noon. I had a reservation under the name of Andrew Edward."
"Oh yes, sir. This way please,"the attendant took him to his respective table. He left after giving another bow to Andrew..who looked at his wrist watch which showed 2:15. They were supposed to meet at 2 pm.
"Maybe the boy got stuck in traffic,"Andrew mumbled, shrugging his shoulders. "Good noon, sir. I'm Hannah, I will be attending to all your requirements for today,"the waitress said and added,"Sir, would you like to order right now or want to wait for sometime?"She asked politely.
"An espresso will do for now. And I will order the rest after awhile,"after placing his order, Andrew looked outside the window of the restaurant. It was a sunny day...with a soft breeze blowing at times. At that moment his eyes fell on something as the corner of his lips twitched into a small smile.
From the transparent glass of the restaurant a school was seen which was situated just at the opposite. Students were coming out of the gate indicating the school ended for the day. A girl of around 4 to 5 years old came out of the school...looking very tired. Yet, she had a wide smile plastered on her face. She looked here and there, trying to find someone in particular. But guess she could not notice the person she was searching for. Hence her face fell while her shoulders slumped in defeat maybe.
But out of the blue that girl was swept off her feet as a man lifted her up in his arms...taking her by surprise. Getting out of her shocked state she looked at the man she was in search of. Although Andrew could not hear them still he clearly understood that just now an excited squeal left her mouth as she cupped that man's face asking something which that man answered with full of smiles.
The girl was a total carbon copy of that man indicating that they were father-daughter. The man was wearing a navy uniform. And from their gestures it was clear that they were meeting after many days. The girl said something to her father as he threw her up in the air before seizing her up in his arms...making her giggle. He showered her face with his kisses while she did the same with him. From that far, it was not clear for Andrew whether they were crying or not...but he was sure that both of them were in tears.
A few stray tears left his eyes as well, as his past memories with his Princess came into his view. Indeed every daughter is a blessing...a Princess for her father...and every father is an uncrowned king for his daughter.
"Sir, your espresso,"his reverie broke when the waitress called him. He offered her a kind smile,"Thanks,"while dismissing her saying he would call her when it would be needed.
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It had been an hour, Andrew was still waiting for Rehan. He once again called him. "Sorry, the number you are trying to reach is currently switched off..please try again later. Than..."he cut the call before the robotic voice could complete her sentence.
"Where the hell is he?"Anger was surging through his veins now. Of course who would not feel angry if they were treated as him? Today, he had come here to meet Rehan, not as Tune's father-in-law; rather today he was here as Azel's dad.
Keeping all his issues at bay he wanted to meet with the man whom his daughter loves. He wanted to make sure that he was going to give his precious treasure into safe hands.
He knew Rehan for such a long time...and it was no denying the fact that he was a gem of a person. But still Andrew himself wanted to get assured that he could entrust Rehan with his Princess...so it was definitely not the same as before.
But where was this boy? How could he be this irresponsible? Didn't he know Andrew Edward never waited for anyone? And here this guy was making him wait...it's outrageous!
The clock was ticking at its own pace, the time was passing by as the rule of nature. Minutes turned into hours...one...by one...three hours passed away. But there was still no trace of Rehan anywhere. Nor that guy was picking up his calls. And indeed Rehan's this type of insolent behavior had already started spreading the bitterness in Andrew's mind for him. He wanted to leave from here long ago...but the only person for whom he was waiting for that mannerless guy was his Princess.
In no way, Andrew wanted to see his Princess getting hurt. If in order to see her happy he needed to sacrifice his self esteem, still he was happily ready to do that for his babygirl.
He kept the 15th coffee cup on the table with an angry huff. Hope he would not burst at Rehan the moment he would see him. At that moment, a chair screeching sound caught his attention...thinking it was Rehan, he lifted up his gaze.
But soon his hard gaze turned into a confused one...seeing a girl sitting in front of him. His brows creased in annoyance thinking this girl must have sat here not finding any other seat. He wondered how irresponsible the staff were to let anyone enter inside without a pass.
"Young lady, this is a reserved table. And I'm waiting for someone to come...so I would be happy if you look for another seat which apparently would not be reserved,"he stated gruffly, faking a smile on her lips.
"The man you are waiting for would not be coming here today,"Fayza said with a straight face...crossing her legs one over another. A slight smirk could be seen playing at the corner of her lips...giving her the looks of a true devil. While Andrew felt as if someone just pulled the ground underneath his feet...his eyes widened hearing the things that girl was speaking about. He never thought he would be deceived...deceived by his own family members like this ever!