Hamari Raahein

Ch.31- It's A Date!

Tarini's Pov

We arrived at the first place where I wanted to take him and I quickly got off the car to open the door for him.

So far I've only seen Men doing it for their women, so... Of course I had to switch it up! What's the fun in doing usually stuff that everyone has done?

I waited for him to step down but he looked at me appalled.

"How did you get here so fast? You were just sitting next me, right now."

His reaction is valid. I almost jumped out of the car to be able to hold the door open for him. But he didn't waste any time to get down from the car.

When his eyes fell on the place's entrance door, his expression came to a stillness. It is...

"The temple?"

He questioned which is more of a statement. I wanted to visit the temple with him, like this when we both are aware of the feelings we have for each other. As a couple.

Right now it's about empty with only the priest and very few devotees present in the temple.

I waited a few more seconds to take notice of his reaction and despite all my worries he appears to be delighted by my decision. I held his hand and started walking inside the temple and stopped on a specific spot.

"This is where I first saw you. I was standing right here, in the crowd and you were there."

I pointed my finger to the Idol of Shiva and Parvati sitting along their family. Seeing the form of Shiv-Shakti together with him just feels right.

"You were singing the Aarti, that's when I heard your voice for the first time. I was drawn to it but I could only see your back. I wanted to follow you but I thought I will come back some other day and maybe I'll find you again.

Guess what? I didn't have to look for you. Mere baba ne hume khud hi milwa diya tha. Office mein."

I felt his thumb drawing circles on the back of my hand.

"And you didn't tell me for so long? We had no clue that our journey actually started from here."

I stared up at him , Only I know how it feels to long for being able to look at him for hours and hours and yet it seems unsatisfactory no matter how much I see him.

[A/n-In aankhon se yeh bata, kitna main dekhu tujhe? Reh jaati hai kuch kami, jitna bhi dekhu tujhe. 😌💗🙈]

My steps moved ahead to take us to the place where The Shivalinga was. We both sat down on the floor and he gestured me to say whatever is coming to my heart right now.

"I know ,people of our age usually take each other to adventurous places, fancy restaurants, cafés or something like those places for their dates but I... I brought you here-"

I began speaking while fidgeting with my fingers. But I was cut in the middle of my sentence when his hand stopped me from fidgeting, assuring me.

"And it is the perfect place to start our date. It couldn't be any better than this. After all we both love your bholebaba equally."

How could I dare to think that a Shiv Devotee would want to miss out on visiting his most favorite place? Guess I was worried about nothing.

"Som, every place where you can find Shiv is my home. When I had nowhere to go, when I was left alone, abandoned, He gave me shelter. He took care of me, fed me, gave me place to sleep at night. He is the eternal part of my life, which will never be erased.