First Crush

Rain of love

Karan looked around for Monami in the academy. Most of the cadets were in the hall preparing for the party.

"Sid, where is Monami ?" Karan spotted Sid and asked him.

"Monu.. abhi to hamare saath hi thi, hum bahar flowers ke bunches bana rahe the for decorations, but itni zor se baarish hui to sab andar aa gaye. Wo bhi andar aa rahi thi, pata nahi kahan gayab hui. Aapko kuch kaam tha?" Sid explained and asked.

"Nahi...it's ok.. I will find her" Karan said.

Sid smiled "Yahin hogi... aapko chhod ke kahan jayegi"

"Excuse me???" Karan said sternly

"I mean ye academy to uska sapna hai... yahan se kahan jayegi, yahin hogi" Sid explained

Karan checked the rooms nearby - the gym area, the dispensary, cafeteria, the corridors - as Karan walked out he saw a man drenched in water - carrying flowers - surprising Karan.

"Sir!" He saw Karan and gave a salute.

Karan nodded his head.

"Agent Waghmare, aap iss tarah?" Karan asked

"Sir wahan, Cadet Monami baarish mein akele ye party ka samaan manage kar rahi thi to unki help Kar raha tha" the person said to Karan.

Karan stared at him. He put his hands on the waist and angrily said "chhutti nahi hai jo aap ye sab kar rahe hain. Please go and change and get back to work"

The person nodded and started waking.

"Is Cadet Monami still there?" Karan suddenly asked.

"Yes sir, Agent Binwal is still there, helping her" he said and walked away.

Karan reached the ground and saw Monami. Agent Binwal had an umbrella and he was offering her but Monami gave it back to him as he held large number of flowers. Karan could make out from the distance that she was asking the agent to hurry up inside with umbrella.

As Agent Binwal made his way through inside the academy, he saw Karan standing in the covered area and greeted him. Karan asked him for his umbrella by extending his hand. "Go, change and get back to work" Karan roared. The agent nodded and rushed inside.

Karan saw Monami collect the remaining flowers, mostly loose, into a bunch. Karan took the umbrella to Monami. The rain was falling hard 🌧️ , it was thundering, lightening 🌩️ and the wind 💨 pushed the umbrella hard.

Monami didn't see Karan approaching as she was quickly trying to pick up all the strewn flowers, some of which had flown to different parts of the ground.

As Karan reached near Monami, she stepped away to pick up a bunch of flowers to her left. As Karan followed her and tried to call out once near her, she walked again to collect a bunch of flowers on the floor to her right. Karan again went behind her and stood behind her trying to put umbrella over her head. Monami picked up the flowers and again looked ahead to where more flowers were, and tried to walk ahead. Karan was highly annoyed by the this time. So he stopped Monami from going ahead by grabbing her free hand and pulling her towards him.

Monami suddenly found herself close to Karan , their faces a couple of inches away. She immediately got drawn to Karan's aura.

"Tum yahan toofan mein kya kar rahi ho?" Karan asked Monami.

Monami who's eyes were fixated in Karan's eyes, smiled "Main to barsaat mein aayi thi, toofan to ab aaya hai"

Karan smiled. Monami blushed and tried to walk away.

But Karan held Monami's wrist tight. Karan brought his other hand, which was holding umbrella, to Monami's other hand which was holding flower stems and bunches. As he lowered his hand and the cover of umbrella was removed from them, the heavy water splashed their faces making Monami move even closer to Karan, her head almost leaning on Karan's strong chest.

While still holding umbrella, Karan used his hand to push and lift Monami's hand, rubbing her roses on Monami's cheeks. Monami blushed so hard that her crimson cheeks matched the hue of the roses she was holding. As Monami felt intoxicated with the strong sensual fragrance of roses mixed with Karan's own musky fragrance, her hands let go of the flowers she had collected.

In the sudden flow of the things, Karan tried to save Monami's flowers but because of his loosened grip, his umbrella was also blown away by strong winds. As he leaned forward to grab the umbrella, he pushed Monami who started to fall .. till Karan grabbed the back of her waist to save her. As Karan's head hovered over Monami's, she could see Karan's smiling face clearly. Water was dripping from his hair to hers, but her eyes could clearly appreciate Karan's sharp facial features. She touched Karan's face with her hand, and lovingly caressed it.

"Kya keh rahi thi tum?" Karan asked

"Main?" Monami was too lost to think of an answer

"Haan tum Monami. Yahan kya kar rahi ho?" Karan asked again.

Monami moved up, brought her lips to Karan's ears and said seductively "Living one of the best days of my life"

"Excuse me??" Karan's stern voice brought Monami out of her daydream.

"Yahan toofan mein khade ho kar tum best day mana rahi ho?" Karan sounded angry

Monami was so confused. She couldn't even remember which part of the last few minutes were reality and what was dream but Karan still had his umbrella firmly in his hand and she had her flowers.

Karan pulled her away from the ground and to the shade as Monami still tried to process what just happened.

"Karan, wo..." Monami tried to explain

"Abhi kuch nahi... go and change before you fall sick. I will meet you in your room in 15 minutes. Don't make me wait. I need to talk to you" Karan ordered her.

As Monami went to her room, she turned to see Karan, who was still standing in the covered corridor, looking at her leave as if he was trying to ensure she was fine.

Monami laughed at her daydream. Her rain of love may have been an illusion but her day was indeed one of the best in her life.

———— To be continued ————-