ᴇᴛᴇʀɴᴀʟʟʏ ʏᴏᴜʀs

Chapter 31

Hello, my lovely readers. I know you all were waiting. I'm really sorry for that. My laptop is not working which has caused this delay. I was waiting for it to recover but later, I found out that my laptop has undergone a major hardware problem and it's motherboard needs to be changed. And furthermore, my college has begun and it's extremely tiring.

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I returned home gloomy and a little agitated. Maa's words were still ringing in my ears and I found it suffocating to grasp her words. I wondered why she acted hostile to Abhi even after so many years. When we were friends, she had no problem with anything. But ever since I got into a relationship with him, she seemed a bit disappointed.

I retired to my room, and found Abhi already sitting on my bed.

With my tired eyes, I looked at him questioningly. He muttered softly, "Come here, Esha. Come to me."

With a small smile, I proceeded towards him weakly because all I needed at that moment was him. I settled down on the bed beside him and he immediately took me in his embrace. I closed my eyes and let the storm of my heart calm down.

His heart thumped against his chest and I smiled hearing his unsteady, loud and rapid heartbeats, the most beautiful sound of this world. I kept my hand on his chest and felt the same against my palms. My smile widened hearing him giggling seeing my activities.

He spoke gently, "You seem tired, come and lay down. I will give you a massage, you will feel better." I nodded at his words and did as he said.

I laid down to stretch my tired body and he softly massaged my waist.

"Esha? Tell me, is something bothering you?" My eyes were forced open at his words and I looked at him abruptly.

"Did Aunty say something before leaving? I'm sure there is something going on in that head of yours. Come on, tell me." He gave a light squeeze on my hand and convinced me in telling him all that was going on in my mind.

"Maa warned me not to get too attached to you." Embarrassment washed over me and I couldn't keep looking at him any more. My eyes were cast downwards, when I found him holding my hand again.

"Why were you hesitating so much about it? Aunty loves you and worries about you. That is why she says so." He tried to reason with Maa's words but I still felt an unsettling feeling.

"Look at me, Esha." He placed a finger beneath my chin and made me look at him. He looked at me lovingly and I melted with the soft, angelic look on his face.

"Her words trouble my heart. I know she-um- she might have found out everything but we have already been in a relationship for so long. Now even if we decide to live together, is it a wrong decision? I know she worries about me, she fears that at the end I may have to suffer, but after so long hasn't she recognized you even a bit? Doesn't she know that you will be the last person in this world to hurt me? Doesn't she trust her daughter and her choice?" I breathed heavily as I finally vented out everything.

He brought his hands near my eyes and wiped its corners. I didn't even know that I was crying until he wiped my tears.

"Why are you crying? She is a mother after all, and no matter what she thinks of the worst things that can happen to her daughter. It's normal, Esha. Don't feel bad, Esha. I know, she just wants us not to live together before our marriage. That's it."

"Abhi, I know what she is thinking and what she wants. While being in this relationship, we have been apart for so long. Now, when we are older enough to take decisions in our lives, we have decided to live together. I know it was you who proposed this idea, but it was me who gave the consent. You really suffered for a long time. I can feel how lonely you were in that one year with no one near you." I held his hands tightly in mine and continued, "Even I felt the void in me in that one year. I also wanted you near me, beside me, with me. When you came over for our dates on the weekend, I was over the board in joy. Do you remember how happy we used to be when we met each other after weeks and sometimes even months?" He nodded his head vigorously in response to my question.